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File 3136/1914 Pt 7 ‘German War. Turkey. Situation in Egypt &c.’ [102r] (208/256)
The record is made up of 1 volume (124 folios). It was created in 9 Nov 1914-30 Mar 1918. 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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In the r^ne of God, the Merciful, the compassionate.
Praise be to God and prayer and salutation to the mightiest
leader the Prophet of God, his companions and such as
follow him. "if you seeh victory, victory is at your
hand”.
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Psople of Egypt,
You are assailed by the wiles and schemes of
treacherous nations of the Cross, to the end that your wide
and glorious land, your sweet and blessed rivers, your
exalted and pure religion, your own persons which God
declared free the day you were bom - that all these may
become a pledge in the hand of certain nations of
Christendom, whom need and hunger have thrown upon your
land, whom your own natural generosity has encouraged to
seefc dominion over you. To-day they are in your country
with no intent but to turn your freedom to slavery, your
glory to abasement and to seize for themselves the good
things you possess. Nay, they have fallen on you like
hungry beasts upon the prey, they portion you out like
goods and chattels in the market place; you are become
their spoil and plunder. They seek to beguile you with
the show of their spurious civilisation and blind your
eyes with their evil inventions, that they may rule over
your hearts and numb your sensibilities and lead you in
painful and pernicious paths. Thoughtlessly you submit,
blindly you follow their guidance; despite successive
warnings and continued disaster M you still stand heedless
and bemused", you are ignorant of the vicissitudes to
come,
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Papers concerning Britain’s declaration of Egypt as a British Protectorate in November 1914. The volume includes:
- Correspondence relating to Britain’s annexation of Cyprus in November 1914, and the status of Cypriots and Egyptians in Cyprus as British subjects (ff 120-125).
- Papers concerning the status of Egyptians as British subjects (ff 116-119, ff 78-83), including Foreign Office guidance on the new Egyptian Nationality Law, dated 9 June 1915 (f 83).
- Copies of two proclamations (undated, both translations in English) addressed to the ‘People of Egypt’ (ff 102-115, ff 87-99), one of which claims to have been authored by the Senoussi [Senussi]. The proclamations are responses to Britain’s declaration of Egypt as a British protectorate.
- Translated documents taken from prisoners on patrols of the Bir Mahadat [Bi’r al Mahdāt], which are anti-British in rhetoric (ff 73-77).
- A copy of an intercepted letter (in French), dated 26 December 1915, addressed to Mohammed Farid Bey [Muḥammad Farīd], and presumed by British intelligence officials to have been written by Abdul Aziz Shawish [‘Abd al-‘Azīz Shāwīsh] (ff 61-65).
- Secret reports from MI1 (Military Intelligence, Section 1), reporting intelligence relating to Egypt, Turkey and Germany (ff 47-58).
- Papers reporting on the movements and actions in 1917 of the ex-Khedive of Egypt [‘Abbās Ḥilmī Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ], including his relations with Turkish officials (ff 5-36).
The volume’s principal correspondents are: the British Ambassador at Berne, Switzerland (Evelyn Mountstuart Grant Duff, Horace George Montagu Rumbold); the Foreign Office (chiefly Ralph Spencer Paget); the 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. (Arthur Hirtzel, John Evelyn Shuckburgh).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (124 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 3136 (German War) consists of 6 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/462-467. The volumes are divided into 6 parts, with each part comprising one volume. The part numbers are: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. There is no part 3.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 126; 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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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/467
- Title
- File 3136/1914 Pt 7 ‘German War. Turkey. Situation in Egypt &c.’
- Pages
- 102r:115v, 87r:99v
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