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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [‎173r] (342/481)

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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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THE 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. ,
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holy tree of U;e rophet. od be with uim and
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2>. After very cordl'il tr«etlntn,i inn to in-
fora you tmt your letter dated 7th oharruiu l.,o4,
Clbth ovtinber received on tne 1 . -tn day
of Uie aid month, a received it wiUi i.uci< delight
and reopect and 1 thanked the Almighty ( od for
tne knowledge that you are enjoying good health
and contentment,
ir, i fuily understood everything you ao
fully explained in your letter or inferred,
^ i do not believe tut re war, any necesi Ity for
you to put yourself to the trouble of making tr-ese
explanations because since two years we have been
In a position to know tiiat each vowel of tuem con
tained a whole trutin Vhe honourable and respected
present Secretary of «tate for «ar (Lord Kitchener)
could testify to the truth of my statement in this
respect, when he was m.e poiiticui preetiitttive
of tne (reat Power in gypt. is seen ^cuy at the
time was the capable and intelligent t r Ctorrs. .<e
appreciate the feelings of the great Government to
wlilch i have alluded towards .er friends, nds
iunoafledt'e

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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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