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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [217r] (430/481)
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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[This Document Is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government
and should be returned to the Foreign Office when done with
unless required for> official use.]
7 .
^ POLI'jTBAI),
iscy;:her.Sir H* LlcIIahon (Cairo) Doceubor ICtn.
"D. 1,30 p u m,
No. 73.
Hr 3.45 p,m.,
Do combo.
In regard to divergonco of opiiuor udojo importance
of Crier iff of Mecca Riiown in ycwr tolcgvam No- 374 November
I}.tii and my telegram No. 736 a report f r <m Ba.rr?ih on
authority of Arabs from Hail shows Sheriffs Son Abdallah
has recently penetrated into Sideir, mol rued Baria and taken
tribute from other tribes,
A Turkish officer from Assir captured last week in Red
Sea reports Sheriff has independent jurisdiction ovor
^shraf and levies his own taxes in territory roughly sounded
by Medina in North meridian 46 in East parallel 12 in South
He also expresses opinion that in the ovent cf hosoil-uties
between Turks and Sheriff in rledjaz Sheriff ftould hin„
Letters found on another Turkish officer indicace importance
which Turkish Government attach to attitude cf Sheriff.
This and other evidence confirms the view that area
and strength of Sheriff's temporal authority have enormously
increased during past 2 years while his influence has
extended in proportion.
Addressed' to Foreign Office.
' / 7 v
DECISIS .
x NV
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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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- 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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