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'Correspondence with the Grand Sherif of Mecca' [8r] (15/16)
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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2. lu Egypt, maybe in Sharcjia, is a place known as Isna al Jabal. Keep
it under observation in some inconspicnous manner, because it will be a
place from which will be mnde comniiinications with the exterior.
3. They asked us to send as quickly as possible 10,0()0 camels for
transport to arrive within 45 days, and we excused ourselves.
4. It is desirable, even necessary, to exercise close vigilance upon the
coasts of Yemen, beginning at Leith, because of the money sent to them
through our country by Haia (for they are in great need) in order that they
may be reduced without trouble (actual fighting).
j. The matter uf our personal property 1 is not of great importance to us,
because, as they say, there is fallen into the trap something bigger than the
bird (i.e., greater things are at stake).
G. It is imperative to keep the grain, with the remainder of the provisions
and munitions.
20.—Sherif Abdall i to Mr. Storrs.
'To my good and dear friend,
With the fingers of joy and exultation 1 received your noble letter
dated 1 llabi al Akhar (4th February) and 1 cannot describe my joy thereat,
as it set forth true friendship and sure affection. Verily 1 am, praise lie to
God, in good health and spirits, and as you well know of a sincere intention
and transparent honesty; and my hope, God willing, is the accomplishment
of meeting and converse in the very near future, and have instructed the
bearer to inform you of what is necessary.
(iod protect you. Kxpress our best greeting to the noble Commissioner.
14 Rabi al Akhar 1334. A bdall a iny H osayn.
(18th February.)
21.—Verbal message from the Sherif Abdalla to Mr. Storrs.
Thanks and messages.
My father is following up a policy which requires time, while 1 work out
the practical details by means of a secret council of Arab notables and
Islamic dignitaries, the result of which he will soon perceive.
We have written certain requests, which we hope will be granted without
delay or loss of time.
1 request 3,000Z. for myself.
Be assured that • very thing is going forward excellently, and success is
certain. 1 wish to make the Bedawin work properly and this requires
money.
1 desire speedy despatch of letter to Tdrisi, the matter being important.
22. —Communication from Sir A. H. McMahon to the Grand Sherif.
(After customary greetings.)
We have received your letter of the 14th Uabi al Akhar (18th February),
duly delivered by your trusted messenger.
We are grateful to note the active measures which you propose to take.
We consider them the most suitable in the existing circumstances, and they
have the approval of His Majesty's Government. I am pleased to be able to
inform you that His Majesty's Government have approved of meeting your
requests, and that which you asked to be sent with all haste is being
despatched with your messenger, who is also the bearer of this letter.
1 Tins alludes to a verbal message sent to him on the occasion of the last visit of his
messenger, informing him that his personal property in Egypt was being well looked after.
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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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