File 53/1915 Pt 5 'German War: Turkey; Arab Kingdom; the Petrograd negotiations' [‎207r] (418/436)

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9^ Tli6 hypotliosis tliat l rcinc6 aDcl Cxreat Britain are desirous of assisting in the
creation of an Aiab State or C onfederation of Aral) States, the following proposals are
submitted for the consideration of the British and Trench Governments, after
conversations with M. Georges Ihcot and after consultations between the competent
departments of His Majesty’s Government.
It is understood that the putting into effect of these proposals is contingent on the
$ successful assistance of the Arabs and their leaders in the establishment of an Arab
State or Confederation of Arab States under the protection of Trance and Great
Britain ; and on their active co-operation with the Allies.
It is further understood that if the negotiations with the Arabs lead to a
satisfactory result, the proposals respecting the special interests and desiderata of
France and Great Britain respectively in the portions marked in blue and red on the
accompanying map are contingent on the consent of the Russian Government, which
Great Britain and France will endeavour to obtain, and dependent on the arrangements
which may be made in the peace negotiations respecting the future of the Ottoman
Empire.
1. That France and Great Britain are prepared to recognise and protect an
independent Arab State or a Confederation of Arab States in the areas (a) and (b)
marked on the annexed map, under the suzerainty of an Arab chief. That in area (a)
France, and in area (b) Great Britain, shall have priority of right of enterprise and
local loans. That in area (a) France, and in area (b) Great Britain, shall alone supply
advisers or foreign functionaries at the request of the Arab State or Confedeiation of
Arab States. -n • • i n i
2. That in the Blue area France, and in the Red area Great Britain, siia.i be
allowed to establish such direct or indirect administration or control as they desire
and as they may think lit to arrange with the Arab State or Confederation of ^ la >
States. in the ] 3 rown area there shall be established an international ad mi mstra-
tion, the form of which is to be decided upon after consultation ^
subsequently in consultation with the other Allies, and the tept '
Shereef of Mecca. ^ ^ accorded (1) the t f Haifa and Acre ^guarantee
of a given supply of water from the Tigris and Euphrates m ^ (“Ujuto
His Majesty’s Government on their part undemkeAattl^ll^^ ^
negotiations for the cession of Cypius to any
consent of the French Government. , f tl r itis i,
5. That Alexandria shall be a free port as regards iluics as
Empire, and that there shall be no “ ^AhaU be fiidom of transit for
regards British shipping and British goo », ia , . t | |e ];] lie area, whether
British goods through Alexandretta an _ ‘ V pLa irea & or (B) area, or area (A) ;
those goods are intended for or originate m t , 4 ^ j st British goods on any
and there shall be no discnimnation d.rec areas mentioned.
against British goods oi ships a. an} p t J e o 0 f France, her dominions
Haifa shall be a free port as regards he ade of pane or
railway or
and th^rT AS^ereT^ Heedom of
facilities as regards French sh.ppnig and T mn ' d^ ^ through the Brown
’whether those goods are intended ^ on f!^ or ‘indirect, ‘against French
^rSy^gtsAtTgoodB or ships at any port serving the areas
and there shall
:s as regards French shipping am. rai ] wa y throng
transit for French goods through Ha^andp^ in Ae Blue area, area (a) or
area, whether
area
goods on any — „. _
mentioned. n i r) 0 ii, vnv qhall not be extended southwards be\on(
6. That in area (A) the Bagdad hr ‘ ' ‘ ‘ imt il a railway connecting Bagdad
Mosul, and in area (B) nortpvpds beyond Samarp nn ^ then only wlth the
with Aleppo via the Euphrates ' alley has been i
concurrence of the two Governmen s.
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