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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [169r] (334/481)
The record is made up of 1 item (242 folios). It was created in 1915-1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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No. 2 6 .
Thei
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
,
Cairo.
^eoruary 7th. 1916.
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I have the honour to transit to you herewith
copy of a letter, dated December 28th. 1915. receiv
ed by Dayed All el Morgan!, K.C.M.O., from the
3herlf of : ‘ ecca ' together with the report of the
messenger who brought the letter.
You will notice that the messenger refers to
lhe lncreaBlng P° wer <«id prestige of the sherif.
The letter is couched in rather vague language,
but the audan authorities, through whom I have
received the letter, consider the translation cor
rectly represents the original Arabic, the wording
o wn:ch is in places very obscure.
as in his last letter to me. the hherif indicates
his unwillingness to enter into any direct negotlat-
ions with J’rance regarding Syria.
i'e affirms once more his intention of pursuing
a waiting policy until the moment arrives when he
can declare himself openly. He refers more definitely
than in any previous communication to the assumption
by himself oi the Khali fate, and seems to infer that
he wishes to consolidate his temporal position before
openly laying claim to the Khalifate. He again men
tions his efforts to prevent the Donaliland f.ullah
from
Right Honourable,
air -dward Grey, aart. ,K.a.,?.c.,
6t»C.
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Part 4 consists of correspondence relating to the possible declaration of a caliphate in Arabia and is a continuation of part 3 (IOR/L/PS/10/525/1). The papers tell of the British assessment of the situation and the French attitude, as well as correspondence and negotiations with Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, the Grand Sharif of Mecca. The file also discusses the British view of the proposed blockade of the Arabian ports in the Red Sea.
The file also includes a printed document (ff 25-242) marked 'secret' entitled 'Policy in the Middle East', which consists mainly of communications on the military situation in Mespotamia from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Mark Sykes to the Director of Military Information.
The discussion over such matters is mostly between Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, the General Officer Commanding, Egypt, and the Commander-in-Chief, India.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/525/2
- Title
- File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc'
- Pages
- 3r:14v, 15ar, 15r:65v, 72r:78v, 80v:125v, 129r:129v, 131r:172v, 179r:184v, 188r:188v, 190r:196r, 198r:203r, 204v:242v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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