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File 1647/1918 Pt 1 'Arabia: Hedjaz; Hostel for pilgrims at Mecca; British Representative at Mecca' [105r] (49/525)
The record is made up of 1 item (260 folios). It was created in 21 Apr 1918-31 Jan 1921. 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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^.Loalc. ,1 yu^geEt, be recognibed that
mea8UreE takRn b y Indi ^ ^ better the condition £
111 thf HedJaz wlll * ln P' rf sent circumetances,mect
Wlth BUCh 0 PP°eition. The money win be thrown
away;the odium of the failure wili react on the
reputation and prrrtige of the G of India;and
l.uhammadanB in India and eleewhere are not at
;gent disposed to be very friendly critics. '
Puroher-and thus is perhaps the root of the matter-
We Cann0t embark on « P^icy of providing suitable
arrangements for Indian pilgrims in the HedJaz ( ever
m - flnu tlj< P f rsonnel and pay the bill) without
0f llli ' t,ri ’ K:1 gradually into a position where incr-
p-'Eing interference with King Husain will become
essential in order to secure any practical benefit
from the expenditure incurred. Tlu moreaur
activities increase,the more points of friction
there win be. The more money we spend,the tax
i.i eater the necessity will become for forcing upon
King Husain a policy which will permit Indians to
reap substantial benefit from the expenditure.
And an the indications are that such a course
would be inexpedient at present;and would pre-
cipitate an open rupture.
°* -* ;1 circumstances,it would seem "better
to abandon,at once,the hostel scheme. If that
project be dropped,there would seem to be an
obvious and legitimate excuse for withdrawing the
M Pcotector of pi 1 grirns H from Mecca,
1 1 i s admi ttedly v e ry un sati sfacto ry,but
theie is a large amount of cumulative evidence point in..
conclusion that,while Kin^ Husain remains in
his present temper,and while conditions are so
unseetlrd in the Hedjaz, v ?e can in fact do nothing
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The item contains correspondence and other papers regarding the planned establishment of a hostel at Mecca to house pilgrims from the British Empire, and the appointment of a British Muslim Representative at Mecca to look after the interests of such pilgrims. Topics discussed include:
- Estimated budgets and considerations over how both the hostel and the representative will be financed, and a proposal to divide the costs between the dependencies and protectorates from which the pilgrims originate
- The pre-existence of hostels in Mecca used by pilgrims from Egypt, and an agreement to instead divide the costs between the Government of India and the Government of the Straits Settlements, with the division being proportional to the average annual numbers of pilgrims originating from each territory
- The British Government’s agreement to contribute to the costs of the representative, but not to that of the hostel
- The appointment of Captain Nasiruddin Ahmed [Naṣīr al-Dīn Aḥmad, also written Nasi-ud-Din Ahmad in the item] as representative, and the temporary appointment of Captain Ajab Khan [‘Ajab(?) Khān] until Ahmed becomes available
- Suggestions that the title ‘British Representative’ might be interpreted as an attempt at political interference in Mecca and the proposed alternative title Mu’in ul-hujjaj il-Hindiyyin (Protector of Indian Pilgrims)
- Ahmed’s arrival at Mecca in June 1920 and meetings with King Hussein of Hejaz [Al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]
- Ahmed’s resignation and his opinion that the position is untenable due to Hussein’s antagonistic attitude and placing of police surveillance and other restrictions on him
- A decision not to immediately replace Ahmed and to postpone plans for the hostel.
In addition to Captain Ahmed, the primary correspondents are: the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; the 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. ; the Treasury; the High Commission, Cairo; the Government of India; and the Government of the Straits Settlements.
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- File 1647/1918 Pt 1 'Arabia: Hedjaz; Hostel for pilgrims at Mecca; British Representative at Mecca'
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- 81r:161v, 162ar, 162r:232v, 232ar:232av, 233r:276v, 277ar, 277r:329v, 330ar, 330r:340v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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