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'Correspondence with the Grand Sherif of Mecca' [1r] (1/16)
The record is made up of 1 file (8 folios). It was created in 24 Sep 1914-10 Mar 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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B. 222.
This Docuitieid is the property of His Majesty s Secretary of State for India.
SECRET.
Correspondence with the Grand Sherif of Mecca.
1.—Telegram to Mr. Clieetliam, Cairo, from Foreign Office, dated
iMrth September 191 1. Xo. 211). Secret.
Following from Lord Kitchener :—
Intelligence report Cth September, statement regarding attitude of
Slierif of Mecca. Tell Storrs to send secret and carefully chosen messenger
from me to Sherif Abdullah to ascertain whether " should present armed
" German influence at Constantinople coerce Calif against his will and
" Sublime Porte to acts of aggression and war against Great Britain, he
" and his father and Arabs of lledjaz would be with us or against us.'
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2.—Telegram from Mr. Cheetham, Cairo, to Foreign Office, dated
3ist October 1914. Xt). 233.
Your telegram Xo. 219.
Messenger has returned from Mecca with letter from Sherif Abdalla.
Communication is guarded, but friendly and favourable. Desires "closer
union ' with Great Britain, but expects and "is awaiting written promise
" that Great Britain will abstain from internal intervention in Arabia and
" guarantee Kmir against Foreign and Ottoman aggression."
Sherif himself in a secret conversation with messenger, expressed
himself more Freely and openly, saving " Stretch out to us a helping hand
and we will never aid these oppressors."
Messenger was received and treated with great consideration, it should
be noted that Sherif Abdalla is only repeating without any additions
proposals he made to His Majesty's
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on 8th January (group
u ndecy phe r a ble).
Reply is being prepared subject to your approval disclaiming all
intention of internal intervention and guaranteeing, against external
aggression only, independence of Sherifate.
Messenger mu^t leave Monday morning or week will be lost. Please
instruct me at once.
-o.-
-Telegram to Mr. Cheetham, Cairo, from Foreign Office, dated
31 sl October 1914. No. 303.
Your telegram No. 233 of .'>lst October.
Following from Lord Kitchener.
Lord Kitchener's salaam to the Sherif Abdalla. Germany has bought
the Turkish Government with gold, notwithstanding that Fngland, France
and Russia guaranteed integrity of the Ottoman Empire if Turkey remained
neutral in this war. The Turkish Government have against the wish of the
Sultan through German pressure committed acts of war by invading the
frontiers of Egypt with armed bands followed by Turkish soldiers which
are now massed at Akaba to invade Egypt. If the Arab nation assist
England in this war that has been forced upon us by Turkey, England will
guarantee that no internal intervention takes place in Arabia and will give
the Arabs every assistance against external foreign aggression.
It may be that an Arab oL' the true race will assume the Caliphate at
Mecca or Medina and so good may come by the help of God out of all evil
which is now occurring.
s. :«);>.
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This secret file is a collection of printed correspondence. It contains telegrams between Joshua Milne Crompton Cheetham, Acting High Commissioner at Cairo, and the Foreign Office, letters from and correspondence between Shaikh Abdalla Ibn Hosayn [Abd Allāh ibn al-Husayn] and his father, Hussein bin Ali [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī ], Sherif of Mecca, and Mr Storrs, Oriental Secretary to the British Representative in Cairo and Sir McMahon, High Commissioner in Cairo. The subject of the correspondence is the Arab revolt to obtain independence from the Ottoman Empire, with the Sherif writing to the British to request protection and acknowledgment of the Arab countries' independence under an Arab Caliphate.
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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