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File P 53/1915 Part III 'German War: Turkey; Arab Kingdom; Caliphate and Jemal Pasha' [‎267r] (49/60)

The record is made up of 1 item (30 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
Cypner telegram to Sir G.Buchanan (Petrogradl B
Foreign Office, December olst 1915, 7 p,mc
No•3148
My telegram Ho,3123„
Pray inform I.iiniGter for Foreign Affairs that the
fact of our Being in negotiation with the Arabs is for
his own confidential information and should not be com
municated to Djemal Pashao Minister for Foreign Affairs
will no doubt see that no promises are made to Djemal
which are inconsistent with promises made by Allies
to Italy on her entry into the war„

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Part 3 consists of correspondence relating to the potential development of an Arab Kingdom and Caliphate in the Middle East and specifically proposed negotiations with Jamal Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. . A draft note to the French ambassador is also discussed.

The main correspondents include Arthur Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner, Cairo; the Grand Sharif of Mecca (Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī); the Viceroy and Governor General, India (Lord Hardinge of Penshurst); and the General Officer Commanding, Cairo.

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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.

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File P 53/1915 Part III 'German War: Turkey; Arab Kingdom; Caliphate and Jemal Pasha' [‎267r] (49/60), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/525/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100054091590.0x00008c> [accessed 12 June 2026]

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