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File 94/1915 Pt 5 ‘German War – Turkey; Turkish & Arab prisoners in India – Sayyid Talib, &c.’ [‎19r] (46/454)

The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 1915-1920. 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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Minute Paper
Department
Sityid Tallt>«
1; The file ie iricomplete in certain particulare,
2. Sayid Talih is the son of the Naqib of Basrah
and for his previous history please see Personalities
paf:e 95.
3. In August, September and October of 1914 the
^ Resident Bushire was in touch with S&yid Talib through
the Shaikh of Mohoxaerah, and in conjunction with the
arrangements made with the latter for his participation
in military operations against the Turks it was
proposed to enlist if possible the cooperation of
Sayid Talib. On the 14th of September the Resident
Bushire telegraphed to the Government of India for
of
their sanctior/the draft of a proposed letter to
Sayid Talib offering him in return for his cooperation
with the Shaikhs of Koweit and kohomerah the following
terms: -
(1) Exemption from revenue on his date gardens
between Fao and Gurnah.
(2) Guarantee against reprisals by Turks.
(3) Safeguarding of hereditary rights and
privileges of his family in Basrah.
4. On Octoner 28th the Resident was informed that
: pending the actual outbreak of war the proposed terms
could not be communicated to Sayid Talib in writing
but that he might be told informally that "upon the
degree of his influence and the extent to which he
! uses it in our interests will depend his eventual
position
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Papers relating to Ottoman government officials who were detained as prisoners of war by the British occupying force (Indian Expeditionary Force ‘D’) at Basra in late November 1914, and sent to India for the duration of the war. The majority of the papers concern two prisoners (Seyyid Talib Bey [Talib bin Rajab Al-Naqib], and Shaikh Salim Al Khayyum [Salim al-Khayyun]). These include notes and reports on the two individuals (outlining their family background, history, political sympathies, character, and potential use to British causes in the Arab world); and details of their detention in India (in Bombay [Mumbai] and Bellary [Ballari]). Papers dated 1918-1920 also detail Seyyid Talib’s return to Basra via Egypt. At the front of the correspondence are copies of letters exchanged between British officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and several of the rulers of the Arab coast of the Gulf, in response to the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, and the prospect of war between Britain and Turkey (ff 209-221). The file’s main correspondents are: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox; the Deputy 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. , John Edwin Clapham Jukes; the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department.

The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (223 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 94 (German War: Turkey) consists of 4 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/532-535. The volumes are divided into 4 parts, with each part comprising one volume (1, 3, 4 and 5). There is no part 2.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 225; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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