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Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.' [‎65r] (129/323)

The record is made up of 1 file (160 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1933-7 Aug 1940. 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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/ill these documents are a few of many which
we possess and which show the Jewish ambitions to
own the Maejid el Aksa and to reconstruct the Temple
of -Solomon in its place after taking it from the
Moslems. We forward with this memorandum several
photographic illustrations which the Jews have
secretly printed and distributed all over the world.
Ihese show the Masjid el Sakhra el Mosharrafa (the
oly Hock) the Jerusalem Mosques, the Mosque of
Abraham in Hebron, as well as other Moslem Holy
places which the Jews are ambitious to own. They
have laid over the Dome of the Holy Rock, the
Jewish Crown, the ten commandments and other Jewish
b00 *® as wel1 as emblems of their Religion and
beliefs as is shown in the illustration. Besides
these illustrations we send you herewith other
Jewish illustrations showing the Holy Hock and
over it the Jewish emblem, the Wailing Wall and
other Moslem Holy places which the Jews imagine
" l11 oecome their property when they take from the
hand of the Moslems• Amongst these illustrations
is the one which represents Theodore Hertzel the
great Zionist leader standing facing the Holy
filing Well (El Biraq) with a road open for the
Jewish mobs towards the Masjid el Aksa; We also
send you a copy of an appeal which the Masjid
Committee for the protection of the Moslem Religious
and ^oly places iformed several years ago for this
purpose by certain Moslem notables and learned men
in Jerusalem) issued when they saw the danger
approaching. We also send you a copy of the
report of the Defence Committee of the (Biraq)
(Wailing 4all) formed in ; erusalem which contains
’'detailed

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This file documents British concerns regarding the pan-Islamic movement, particularly in Palestine but also in other parts of the Middle East.

The file features the following principal correspondents: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo (Miles Wedderburn Lampson); the High Commissioner for Palestine (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); the President of the Supreme Muslim Council, Palestine [Muḥammad Amin al-Husayni]; officials of the Foreign Office, the Government of India's Foreign Department, the Government of Palestine, and the Palestine Police Force's Criminal Investigations Department, Jerusalem.

The correspondence includes discussion of the following:

In addition to correspondence, the file includes the following:

  • Copies of extracts Palestine police summaries from 1933-1935.
  • A copy of a translation of a memorandum (author unknown) written in 1935, which discusses British policy regarding Palestine, as well as Jewish immigration and Zionism, from a Palestinian Muslim perspective.

The French material in this file consists of a copy of a French translation of a sermon given by Sheikh el Maraghi [Muhammad Mustafa al-Maraghi] in early 1938.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (160 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 161; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-160; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.' [‎65r] (129/323), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2118, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040674814.0x000084> [accessed 4 June 2026]

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