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'File 53/1915 Pt 2 German War: Turkey; the Caliphate and Pan-Arab movement' [22r] (48/444)
The record is made up of 1 volume (218 folios). It was created in 1915-1916. 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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13
{Received with Office Memorandum No. 1993, dated Delhi, the 16th November
1915, from II. A. F. Metcalfe, Fsq., Assistant Frivate Secretary to the
Viceroy.)
{Secret.)
The High Commissioner for Egypt presents his compliments to the Viceroy
•and Goyernor General of India, and has the honour to transmit herewith the
Arabic text* of the letter addressed by
Sir Henry McMahon to the Sheriff of
Mecca, the English copy of which was
enclosed in his despatchf to the Foreign
Office, No. 131-Secret, of 26th October 1915, copy ot which was forwarded by
bag to His Excellency by last mail to India,
IThe
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
,
Cairo, 3rd Noyember 1915.
* Xot printed.
f Enclosure to Serial No. 15.
21
Telegram P., dated the 18th (received 19th) November 1915.
Prom—His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, London,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy^(Foreign and Political Department), Delhi.
Arab negotiations. Please see your
telegram t
of
J Serial No. 16.
§ Vide Enclosure to Serial No. 15.
10th instant. Fol
lowing from Cairo :— Begins. “ Messen
ger has arrived with letter§ from Sheriff.
Letter is long and requires careful trans
lation to ascertain full meaning but fol
lowing are main points. (A) He agrees to exclusion of Mersina and Minisandria
•Spartan (?) Alexandretta. <B) He maintains that Vilayats Alleppo and
Beyrout are Arab and should be under Arab Mohamedan Government. (C) He
maintains that Mesopotamia is Arab also, but as Great Britain has special
interests there it may for the present be left out of discussion. Meanwhile he
requests subsidy for what he terms “the Arab Kingdom.” (D) Fourthly, he
expresses fear lest European peace should leave Arabs at mercy of Turks and
wishes Great Britain to bind herself not to abandon Arabs.
They will come in at once on these four conditions. Messenger states
feeling amongst Arabs is very favourable tons. Sheriff impresses upon him
readiness and intention of Arabs to begin work without delay.
Abdulla, son of Sheriff, has returned from Nejd bringing several Chiefs
whom he detached from Bin Rashid’s cause. Oppenheim having been expelled
from Medina is said to have returned to Syria. Faisal, son of Sheriff, has left
Mecca and is negotiating on behalf of his father with Arab Chiefs.” Fnds.
Please repeat to Nixon paragraph regarding Mesopotamia, adding that we
have communicated to McMahon sub-
11 Senai No. 19. stance of his telegram of 14th November,
358.H
21-A.
MEMORANDUM.
The papers specified in the margin were
’The Shebiee oe Mecca.
Proposed issue of a proclamaiion giving the text
•of proposals to the Sheriff of Mecca and the Arab
party, so far as Iraq and Mesopotamia are affected
thereby.
Endorsement by the Government of India in the
Army Department, No. H.-8UlO,T[ dated the 3rd
November 1915 (with enclosure).
V Serial No. 11.
Telegram to the General Officer Commanding,
Force “D,” No. 33-D, S ** dated the 10th November
.1915.
transmitted to the Secretary, Political
Department,
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.
, London, for the
information of His Majesty’s Secretary
of State for India, under* cover of the
Foreign Secretary’s letter No. 59-M.,
** Serial No. 17.
dated the 19th November 1915
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the war with Germany and Turkey and implications for the Caliphate and the pan-Arab movement. The discussion in the volume relates specifically to the view of the Government of India on Sir Henry Arthur McMahon's correspondence and negotiations with Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, Grand Sharif of Mecca. Also included are the views of Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes.
The volume includes the text of the Grand Sharif's letter and the text of Sir Henry McMahon's reply. Further discussion surrounds the advance on Baghdad, the protection of Muslim shrines and the deferment of any public pronouncement until the city had been captured by British forces.
The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Secretary of State for India; the Grand Sharif of Mecca (Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī) and the Viceroy (Charles Hardinge).
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, subject headings, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (218 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 55 (German War) consists of 5 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/524-527. The volumes are divided into 5 parts with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume each, parts 3 and 4 comprising the third volume and parts 5 and 6 comprising one volume each.
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 220; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:85v, 90r:91v, 100r:108v, 110r:157v, 159r:192v, 197r:219v, back-i
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