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Papers on British policy and the Arab movement [75r] (153/380)
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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The areas mentioned in the memorandum fall into four
oategories :~
5^ Areas in Arabia which were free and independent before
the outbret^ of war.
2. Areas emancipated from Turkish control by the action
of the Arabs themselves during the present war;
3. Areas formerly under Ottoman dominion occupied by the
Allied forces during the present war,
4. Areas still under Turkish control. In regard to the
first two categories, His Majesty 7 s Government recognise the complete
and sovereign independence of the Arabs inhabitating these areas and
support them in their struggle for freedom.
In regard to the areas occupied by Allied forces. Hie
Majesty 7 s Government draw the attention of the memorialists to the
texts of the proclamations issued respectively by the General Officers
Commanding in Chief on the taking of Baghdad ( ) and Jerusalem
( ). These proclamations embody the policy of His Majesty’s
Goremmant towards the inhabitants of those regions. It is tfcw wish
and desire of His Majesty’s Government that the future Government of
those regions should be based upon the principle of the ocneent of
the Governed and this policy lias and will continue to have the-jupport
of His Majesty’s Government.
In regard to the areas mentioned in the fourth category,
it is the wish and desire of Bis Majesty’s Government that the oppreseM^^,
peoples of these areas should obtain their freedom and independence and
towards the achievement of this object His Majesty’s Govenamerd cotrtlime^*
to labour.
His Majesty’s Government are fully aware of, and take into
considsrr.tion, the diffioultdes and dangers which beset those who workr^
for tie regeneration of the populations of the areas specified*
In spite, however, of these obstacles His Majesty’s Govern
ment trust and believo that they can and will be overcome, and wish to
give all support to those who desiro to overcome them. They are pre
pared to consider any scheme of oo-operation which is compatible with
existing military operations and consistent with the political principLl^v^n
of His Majesty’s Government and the Allies.
(End of R.) Text ends.
You should request Syrians to treat matter as oonfideiitia-L.-^^^. ^
please report how reply is. received by memorialists.
(12.6. 8-4).
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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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