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File 287/1917 'Arabia: Deportation of undesirable Indians' [‎120v] (253/324)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (155 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1916-14 Jun 1920. It was written in English and Urdu. 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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Telegram R., No. 47, dated (and received) the 28th January 1917.
From—The British High Commissioner, Egypt, Cairo,
To The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
Your telegram No. 122-S., January 26th. Only persons deported to date
are those named in my telegram No. 19, January 17th. Will notify names of
any further deportees as requested.
14
Telegram R., No. 55, dated (and received) the 30th January 1917.
From—The British High Commissioner, Egypt, Cairo,
To The Secretary to the Government of Jndia in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
My immediately following telegram gives en clair full names of the five
deportees asked for in your telegram 122. No others have yet been despatched.
The figure 20 given by Colonel Wilson (see my telegram No. 19) is only an
estimate of probable ultimate total.
15 .
Telegram, dated the 30th January 1917.
From—His Majesty's High Commissioner, Egypt, Cairo,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart^
ment, Delhi.
Maulana Mahmud Hassan, son of Zulficar Ali. Maulvi Hussein Ahmed,
son of Sayyed Habibullah. Wahid Ahmed, son of Siddik Ahmed. Auzer
Gul, son of Shahid Gul. Nasrat Hussein, son of Seyyid Zein el Abdin.
16 .
Telegram, No. 984-W., dated the 7th (received 8th) February 1917.
From—The Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Political Department,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
Your telegrams 83-S., and 91-S., 15th and 18th January, regarding four
Indians deported to India from Jeddah. Efforts to trace arrival of men in
Bombay have failed. Inspector of Bombay Criminal Investigation Department,
who was sent to Jeddah on special duty, has returned a nd states that, when he left
Jeddah on 13th January, men were still in Mecca and no action had been taken
against them. Action contemplated against men was settled as result of
report against them and Inspector thinks cable was based on misunderstanding,
action contemplated being regarded as action.
17
Telegram R., No. 196-S., dated the 9fch February 1917.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi,
To—The British High Commissioner, Egypt, Cairo.
Your telegram 01917, January 17th. Four Indian deportees. Bombay
Government report, February 7th:— Begins. Efforts to trace arrival of men in

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The file contains papers, mostly 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. minute papers and correspondence, relating to the deportation from the Hejaz of certain Indians for anti-British and pro-Turkish activities (as part of the silk letters movement), and their internment in Malta.

The file includes correspondence between the 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. and the following: the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the High Commissioner for Egypt, Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon; the Foreign Office; the Colonial Office; and the War Office. The file also includes correspondence between the High Commissioner for Egypt, Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon, and the Foreign Office, and between the High Commissioner for Egypt and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department.

The file includes photographic copies of the silk letters, which are written in Urdu (folios 63 to 66).

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1 volume (155 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 157; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English and Urdu in Latin and Arabic (Nastaliq variant) script
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