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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [90r] (176/481)
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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x 20111 I 119 10,000 1/10 [364]
COPY OF TELEGRAM.
From
General Lake
Dated Basra* 30th March 1916.
Received at London Office
~¥y- ley rn^rr" of 19th AprH No . 119 6/^regarding proposed
despatch of Fcrokhi and El Masri to Mesopotamia* I have
given matter careful consideration* Please refer to
P
Cox*s telegram 82*8* dated December 3rd* For similar
reasons to those which Cox consi der(ed) that it was
inexpedient to keep Noori Saad in Mesopotamia, and likewise
quite recently Dr* Shahbandar> we feel unable to concur in
deputation either of Farokhi or El Masri to Mesopotamia now*
Turks maintain to the fullest extent vigilance in
search for spies and it is not consi dered possible that
either of above individuals could themselves pass over
from occupied territory to the sphere of the Turkish troop*
opposed to us on the Tigris or Euphrates, or could be of
any practical use to us if they did* From the political
standpoint it appears to us that their political views
and schemes are much too advanced to be safe pabula for the
communities of occupied territories and thei r presence m
any o' the towns of Irak would be in our opinion undesirabl
and inconvenient. Should it be possible for them to reach
by other routes than via
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
or Irak the districts
in rear of the Turkish forces now operating against us
there would appear to be no military objection to their
attempting such measures as they may think „ .
detaching Arab element in the Turkish army.
But in previous attempts made from here to utilise
captured Arab officers professing to be able to influence
their compatriots in the Turkish ranks they have always
eventually
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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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