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PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)' [10r] (19/136)
The record is made up of 1 file (65 folios). It was created in 10 May 1930-8 Mar 1939. It was written in English and French. 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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TCXTPaCT PROM "EGYPTIAN GAZETTE" - July 9^ 1938.
PRINCE MOHAMED
REVIVAL OP
^IMPOSSIBLE
London, July 8.
Prince Mohamed Aly accorded the H Ahram H correspondent
an interview yesterday. His Highness, who is looking ve ry
well despite his indisposition Before leaving Egypt, spoke of
his pleasure at Being in London, and in contact again with
Their British Majesties, to whom he expressed his thanks for
their kind thoughtfulness in presenting him with a Coronation
medal, although owing to illness last year he was unaBle to
represent Egypt at the ceremony.
Having attended '^ueen Victoria’s JuBilee and the
Coronations of her two successors, it would have Been a great
pleasure for him to attend the crowning of King George VI, and
he greatly prized the medal.
His Highness referred to the special ties now
linking Britain and Egypt as a result of the Treaty. It was
natural that the members of the two Royal Families should oe on
the friendliest of terms. This was shown to the Prince By
the most cordial reception accorded him By the King and pieen.
friendly relations now existing oetween Britain and Egypt
were reflected in the maimer in which he was not only received
By Their Majesties, But the good feeling shown By Mr. ChamBti-lain
and the Foreign Office. He was certain that the good
understanding Between the two countries would continue and Be
increased By the forthcoming visits of the Egyptian premier
and Hassan SaBry
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
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The file contains mainly despatches received by the Foreign Office, reporting on the Egyptian proposal to establish a modern Islamic Caliphate under King Farouk. The main correspondents are Sir Miles Lampson, British Ambassador to Egypt, and Sir Reader William Bullard, Minister at the British Legation, Jedda. They comment on the reaction and support for the revival of the institution of the Caliphate among Muslim leaders Ibn Saud (King of Saudi Arabia) and the Aga Khan (Aga Khan III), as well as among Egyptian and Turkish government ministers. The file also contains Government of India correspondence from the Director of the Intelligence Bureau in the Home Department, concerning the religious propaganda activities of Egyptian ulema (Muslim scholars) sent abroad, and a report about the likely reaction of Indian Muslims to a revival of the Caliphate. There is a personal memorandum in French, from the former Turkish minister General Chérif Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to the British Government in 1930, advocating a Caliphate in Muslim India under the rule of the exiled, former Ottoman Caliph Abdul Medjid II. There are news articles published in the Pratap , Lahore, The Egyptian Gazette , Cairo and the journal Great Britain and the East , London.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (65 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 67; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Title
- PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
- Pages
- 10r:11v
- Author
- al Ahram
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Title
- PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
- Pages
- 10r:11v
- Author
- Egyptian Gazette
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- Public Domain