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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [11r] (17/481)
The record is made up of 1 item (242 folios). It was created in 1915-1916. 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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[P 1517b]
/ iom Secretary of State to Viceroy, 1st A/ay 1916.
{Repeated to Aden.)
B.ir.S'.S.d2WSS7*! - «*-
food Supply.
[P 1680]
[P 1680]
From Resident, Aden, 2nd A/ay 1910.
{Addressed to Foreign, Simla, repeated to Secretary of State for India.)
199 A.P. Referring to your telegram of the 1st of May re Jeddah food
supplies and commerce, Simla’s telegram of 20th April re despatch of
“ Firenze ” to Jeddah, the effect of blockade policy will be vitiated by
distribution of these goods at this particular time and the Sherriff
embarrassed. I propose, therefore, to permit “ Firenze ” to discharge in
Aden or to return to Bombay.
From Viceroy, Srd Alay 1916.
(Repeated to Cairo.)
Foreign 133 S. Secret. Jeddah food supply. Your telegram of 1st May.
Necessary instructions sent to
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
at Aden. Ihese eo\ei case
of steamship “ Firenze,” mentioned in his telegram 199 A.P. of 2nd May, and
Cairo’s telegram 320 of 1st May to Foreign Office.
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Part 4 consists of correspondence relating to the possible declaration of a caliphate in Arabia and is a continuation of part 3 (IOR/L/PS/10/525/1). The papers tell of the British assessment of the situation and the French attitude, as well as correspondence and negotiations with Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, the Grand Sharif of Mecca. The file also discusses the British view of the proposed blockade of the Arabian ports in the Red Sea.
The file also includes a printed document (ff 25-242) marked 'secret' entitled 'Policy in the Middle East', which consists mainly of communications on the military situation in Mespotamia from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Mark Sykes to the Director of Military Information.
The discussion over such matters is mostly between Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, the General Officer Commanding, Egypt, and the Commander-in-Chief, India.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.
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