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File 3372/1916 Pt 2 'Arabia: French and Italian policy' [‎10r] (28/498)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (243 folios). It was created in 30 May 1917-11 Dec 1918. It was written in English, French and Italian. 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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MEMORANDUM.
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1 th* > resard t0 the raemoranda already circulated'
“ “ ^ »« ueeful if I nBde a brief
recapitulation of tde wnole KntonterArab oltuatlon.
ven ure therefore to analyoe the various factors
as follows;-
The King ot Hejaz i 8 Influenced by two
considerations;
(D Hie ambition to be titular chief of the
whole of the Arabic-speaking peoples.
(2) Hie fear lest he be unwittingly contributing
to the handing over of Arab countries to European"
powers, thus exposing himself to the public charge of
reachery and the private stings of his own conscience
reSard to t,he flrs t of these considerations •>
I *eel we have no concern: with regmi to the second ’
? feel .we owe him not only sympathy but that we ought
to do everything we can to help him.
As the Klng.of Hejgz is an Arab and a strict.
Moslem, to him the idea of helping European power?
to annex what is either:-Islamic or Arab country must
naturally be repugnant, I have no doubt that he is
surrounded by advisors, some doubtless in Turkish pay
who impress upon him firstly, that the French wish to’
Frenchify Syria, and that the British intend to
Indianise x Mesopotamia,.while the more
fanatical .elements will insist that the-
French
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The volume contains papers largely relating to French policy in the Hedjaz [Hejaz] and Arabia, and Anglo-French relations concerning the region. It includes papers relating to the following:

  • The French mission being sent to the Hedjaz under Mustapha Cherchali.
  • The French Military Mission in the Hedjaz.
  • The British desire for French recognition of British predominance in the region.
  • The Sykes-Picot Mission.
  • The recommendations of HM High Commissioner, Egypt, on future British policy in Arabia.
  • The desire of the French government to send the equivalent in gold of 975,000 francs to the King of the Hedjaz.
  • The question of a revised agreement between Britain and France regarding Arabia and the Hedjaz.
  • The activities of a French agent at Mecca, Mahomet Bin Sasi.

The volume also includes papers relating to the policy to be adopted by Britain towards Italian ‘pretentions’ in Arabia.

The papers mostly consist of: correspondence between 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. and the Foreign Office, with enclosures including correspondence between the Foreign Office and the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom; copy correspondence between the Foreign Office and Sir Reginald Wingate, HM High Commissioner, Egypt, sent to 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. by the Foreign Office; 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. Minute Papers; and other correspondence and papers. Some of the papers are in French, and there is also a copy of a newspaper cutting in Italian.

The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (243 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 3372 (Pt 1 Arab Revolt, and Pt 2 Arabia) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/615-616. The volumes are divided into two parts, with part 1 comprising one volume, and part 2 comprising the second volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 243; 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 foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English, French and Italian in Latin script
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