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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [42r] (80/481)
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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phis Document Is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.
and shonld be ret urned to the Foreign Office when~done with
nnless rcqnlred for official nse .1
/ WJtb
-^- feurTr.-'T.,
nec’^h-.-r bir H. McLahon (Cairo)
D * 3 ‘50 P.u. Lay SiidSlS^* 1916 *
' 9 * 50 a.m. lay 3rd.1916, .
AO. zzz.
iisaYPT-
Your telegram No. 341.
Blockade of Arabian coast -It/.m the sphere.
"^ed sea patrol will be brought into full force on
^ 15th> Lewyhil ® mailings of dhows from 3^t
■" aC b ° Ud " n are beto ”‘ prohibited and navy are uidertaking
preparatory measures by policing the seas, turning back^
ano^s and generally disseminating news. Ko punitive action
'all be taken before May 15th. I have decided not to publish
a proclamation but am announcing blockade along the follow-
ixig lines*
(Beginning of R.) Begins*
It is well knovai that Great Britain his always been
the friend aid upholder of Islam end tint about a year
ago, moved by compassion for sufferings of the people and
p.oof ox her friendship towards the Arabs, she re
moved blockade restrictions xic. freely allowed food to be
orou-ht to Jeddah and Hedjaa hoping the Arabs would ensure
t.ms food be reserved for the sustenance of themselves
unair families alone, yet realising danger of its fall-
lAg into unfriendly hands. Great Britain however has ob-
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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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- File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc'
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- 3r:14v, 15ar, 15r:65v, 72r:78v, 80v:125v, 129r:129v, 131r:172v, 179r:184v, 188r:188v, 190r:196r, 198r:203r, 204v:242v
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