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File 4931/1916 'Arabia [Nejd]: Bin Saud's subsidy. Payment of subsidy authorised on 1 Jan. 1917. Question of incidence. Payments made without Treasury authority' [83r] (174/418)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 6 Oct 1916-5 Apr 1922. 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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regard to Palestine, His Majesty’s Government are committed by Sir H.
McMahon s letter to the Sherif on the 24th October, 1915, to its inclusion in the boundaries
tt lnc ^ e P ei ^ r | en p e - t^ e ,y have stated their policy regarding the Palestinian
Holy 1 laces and Zionist colonisation in their message to him of the 4th January, 1918 : 17
^ , . That so far as Palestine is concerned, we are determined that no people shall
be subjected to another, but that in view of the fact :
(m) that there are in Palestine shrines, Wakfs, and Holy Places, sacred in
some cases to Modems alone, to Jews alone, to Christians alone, and in others to two
or all three, and inasmuch as these places are of interest to vast masses of people
outside Palestine and Arabia, there must be a special regime to deal with these
places approved of by the world.
(h.) That as regards the Mosque ot Omar, it shall be considered as a Moslem
concern alone, and shall not be subjected directly or indirectly to anv non-Moslem
authority.
“ That since the Jewish opinion of the world is in favour of a return of Jews
to Palestine, and inasmuch as this opinion must remain a constant factor, and
further, as His Majesty’s Government view with favour the realisation of this
aspiration. His Majesty’s Government are determined that in so far as is compatible
with the freedom of the existing population, both economic and political, no obstacle
should be put in the way of the realisation of this id^al.”
This message was delivered personally to King Husein by Commander Hogarth,
and the latter reported on his reception of it as follows :—
“ The King would not accept an independent Jewish State in Palestine, nor
was I instructed to warn him that such a State was contemplated by Great
Britain. He probably knows nothing of the actual or possible economy of
Palestine, and his ready assent to Jewish settlement there is not worth very
much. But I think he appreciates the financial advantage of Arab co-operation
with the Jews.”
Finally, it may be noted that King Husein was violently disturbed by the
allusions to the Anglo-French Agreement of the Kith May, 1916, made in a speech by
Jemal
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at Beirout on the 30th November, 1917, and reported in No. 101 of the
“ Mustakbal,” of Paris . 1 ' 5 Jemal represented that Great Britain and France would so
interpret their special position in Mesopotamia and Syria respectively as to confine
King Husein’s effective power to the Hej az. In view of the King’s attitude towards
this question recorded above, the effect upon him of Jemal’s insinuation was
inevitable.
Relation of Commitments regarding Mesopotamia under (iv.) to British Desiderata.
Area. —His Majesty’s Government stipulated for “special measures of administra
tive control ” in Basra and Bagdad vilayets. The Sherif, in his final statement on
the subject on the 1 st January, 1916, referred to Irak, which is equivalent.
N.B.—In November, Faroki talked to Sir Mark Sykes about a special position for
Great Britain in “ Mesopotamia,” and the same word is used in Sir Mark Sykes’
report of the Sherif’s message to him on the 20 th May, 1917.
It is not clear whether this is simply a rendering of “Irak” or is intended to
include Jezireh.
Terms. —Sherif Husein laid down no terms except a monetary compensation to
himself (as representing the Arab Confederation) for the duration of the British
control. He left the fixing of the amount to His Majesty’s Government. Flis
Majesty’s Government have not committed themselves to such payment or to any other
condition.
Duration. —Throughout the negotiations the Sherif assumed that this would be
limited, and it is clear from his conversation with Captain Lawrence that he regards it as
understood that it shall be short. His Majesty’s Government, on their side, have
committed themselves to no time limit whatsoever.
(v.) Relation of Slier if Husein to Great Britain.
In his first letter of July, 1915, Sherif Husein proposed that Great Britain
should enjoy priority of economic enterpiise throughout the territory included within
17 245810/18. 18 123868/18: King’ Husein’s letter of the otti June, 1918, to Sir R. Wingate.
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The volume contains papers, mostly correspondence and 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 Reference Papers, mainly relating to the subsidy paid to Ibn Saud, Emir of Nejd [Najd]. It includes papers relating to the following:
- The proposal to pay Ibn Saud a monthly subsidy of £5,000 per month, the cost of which would be borne by Imperial Revenues.
- The enquiry into the authority given for the continuance of the payment by the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, of the £5,000 monthly subsidy to Ibn Saud beyond the period of six months originally sanctioned by the Treasury.
- The proposal to debit Ibn Saud’s subsidy against the surplus revenues of Mesopotamia [Iraq].
- The request to 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. from the War Office for a refund of £69,068.
The main correspondents are: 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. ; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; the Foreign Office; the War Office; the Treasury; the Civil Commissioner Baghdad; Sir Percy Zachariah Cox; and Harry St John Bridger Philby.
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 (202 folios)
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The subject 4931 (Arabia [Nejd]: Bin Saud's subsidy. Payment of subsidy authorised on 1 Jan. 1917. Question of incidence. Payments made without Treasury authority) consists of one volume.
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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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 202; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 59-178; these numbers are written in crayon.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 4931/1916 'Arabia [Nejd]: Bin Saud's subsidy. Payment of subsidy authorised on 1 Jan. 1917. Question of incidence. Payments made without Treasury authority'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:73v, 75r:76v, 78r:124v, 126v:129v, 135r:135v, 138r:202v, ii-r:iii-v, back
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