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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [161r] (318/481)
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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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.
, AJen,C)th March 1910.
(Addressed to h\)rei<in, Delhi, repeated to P>ombaij Political, Secretary of
State for India, lliyh Commissioner, Cairo.)
1S6.A.P. Saiyid Mustafa, interviewed Aden, states:
“ idrisi and Imam are irreconcilable; each lias Ids own ends in view.
Imam is altogether pro-Turkish ; Sherrill is inwardly pro-Turk and is
assisting them. What will be precise result of our union and how will it
operate ? ”
lie implied that Idrisi had done his share of lighting, and that Arabs are
waiting for a military success on our part. He recognises the importance of
fall of Krzeroom and of death of Nuri I>ey. Arabs union against lurks
appears chimerical, though each may move separately if supplied with a
clearly defined policy from us, pecuniary aid, and military backing. Expe
rience of the Yemen indicates correctness ol Saiyid Mustafa s opinion.
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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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