‘The Sherif [Shereef] of Mecca.’ [‎74v] (4/4)

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The record is made up of 1 file (2 folios). It was created in 19 Jul 1915. 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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Content: Printed copy of a secret memorandum, subtitled ‘(Communicated by Sir Reginald Wingate G.C.V.O., &c., &c.)’, written on 19 July 1915 at Erkowit in Sudan, by Captain George Stewart Symes, then Private Secretary to the Governor General. The memorandum is a statement, given by an anonymous source, about the Sherif [Shereef] of Mecca, Hussein Ibn Ali [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī]. The statement describes: the Sharif’s origins, character, political views; his attitude to and standing amongst Arabs, Turks, and Europeans; his household, including his sons; his enemies at Mecca, including Sayed El Idrissi. Symes’s introductory note describes the extent of correspondence in political views between Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī and his son, Ali bin Hussein [‘Alī bin Ḥusayn].
Extent and format: 1 file (2 folios)
Physical characteristics: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 73, and terminates at f 74, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 73-74; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and won't be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B211
Title: ‘The Sherif [Shereef] of Mecca.’
Pages: 73r:74v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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