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Papers on British policy and the Arab movement [72r] (147/380)
The record is made up of 1 file (187 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1916-7 Dec 1918. It was written in English and French. 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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[P 4410]
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From Political Officer, Baghdad, 4th October 1918.
(Repeated to Simla and Cairo.)
(Received 5th October, 11.30 p.m.)
8362. 4th. Following telegram sent to Political Officer^ -
Convey thanks of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief to the U-leana
^notables, merchants, and the Persian Consul for their congratulations.’ -
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief desires you to remind them it is well-
known to all that Great Britain entered into war with Germany in order to
maintain the inviolability of international treaties and the freedom of
smaller nations whose welfare depends on the observance of those treaties.
The instant result of the victories gained by the arms of the Allies in the Near
East is to set at liberty the nationalities which have suffered under the
oppression of the Central European Powers and their Allies. Bulgaria has
sued for peace, and her defeat entails the evacuation of Serbia and Albania,
where the Bulgarian armies have for close on three years spread desolation.
With a true regard for the rights of nationalities those regions of Bulgaria
which are inhabited by Greeks will be handed over to the custody of Greece,
while those which are inhabited by Serbians will be placed in charge of
Serbia.
“ The same solicitude for the rights of nations governs the policy of the
Allies towards the armies. Just as the Serbians have participated in the re-
conquest of their native land, so the Arabs have fought side by side with
the Allies for the liberation of an Arab province.”
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This file contains correspondence, memoranda, maps, manuscript notes, and other papers relating to the political and territorial settlement of parts of the Middle East following the First World War. Many of the papers were collected for the attention of the Middle East Committee (later named the Eastern Committee, following the mergence of the Foreign Office's Russia Committee and the interdepartmental Persia Committee) of the War Cabinet. Contributors include officials from the War Office, Foreign Office, Admiralty, and 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. , as well as indivduals such as Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence. Correspondence comes from representatives of the French and Italian governments as well as British officials in Cairo and other parts of the Middle East.
The papers deal with plans for the region presuming and following an Allied victory in the First World War and take into consideration the imperial ambitions of the victorious European Powers (France, Italy, Russia, Britain, and the United States) and the multitudinous commitments made by the British to various groups. The plans are based on evolving agreements rooted in the Sykes-Picot, or Asia Minor, Agreement between the British and French of 1916. Regions under consideration include the Hejaz (sometimes written Hedjaz), Syria, Northern Iraq, Southern Iraq, Palestine, Armenia, Turkey, the Idrisi state, Yemen, Persia, and Afghanistan. Various matters are covered in the file, but particular focus is given to plans for the Sherifian family of the Hejaz, led by King Husein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], which impacted upon policy in Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, and the Arabian Peninsula. Other matters include the situation between Jews and Arabs in Palestine, wartime commitments to ruling shaikhs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the French position in the region, and desiderata of the Government of India for any peace settlement.
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- 1 file (187 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the back.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front first page with 1, and terminates at the inside back last page with 187; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Papers on British policy and the Arab movement
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- 1ar:1av, 1r:14r, 14r:14v, 14v, 22r:59v, 62r:98r, 99v:120v, 125r:133v, 136r:165r, 166r:167r, 167av, 168r:173r, 175r:176v, 178r:187v
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