File P 53/1915 Part III 'German War: Turkey; Arab Kingdom; Caliphate and Jemal Pasha'
IOR/L/PS/10/525/1
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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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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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- 1 item (30 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/525/1
- Former external reference(s)
- P 53/1915 Pt 3
- Date(s)
- 1915-1916 (CE, Gregorian)
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- File P 53/1915 Part III 'German War: Turkey; Arab Kingdom; Caliphate and Jemal Pasha'
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- 272r:272v
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- Russian Empire: Minister for Foreign Affairs
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- IOR/L/PS/10/525/1
- Title
- File P 53/1915 Part III 'German War: Turkey; Arab Kingdom; Caliphate and Jemal Pasha'
- Pages
- 243r:271v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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