File 2100/1916 Pt 1 'German War - Turkey. Arab revolt'

Title:

File 2100/1916 Pt 1 'German War - Turkey. Arab revolt'

Date:

1916/1916

Description:

Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, parliamentary notices and notes, relating to the progress of the First World War (1914-18) and the development of the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule in the Arabian Peninsula. Further discussion surrounds trade with Jeddah and the blockade of Mecca by the British.Included in the volume is the memorandum 'The Future of the Arab Race' (ff 127-134) as well as copies of correspondence from the Grand Sherrif of Mecca to local Arab rulers and the High Commissioner, Cairo (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry McMahon).The file features the following principal correspondents: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Under-Secretary of State for India; the Political Resident, Aden; and the Controller, Foreign Trade Department.The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 201; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers, along with the leading flyleaf and ending flyleaf, have not been foliated.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Arab Revolt (1916-1918)
Rebellions
Grand Sharif of Mecca

Geographic region:

Hijaz
Arabian Peninsula

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001ec_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001ec_en
IOR/L/PS/10/597
IOR/L/PS/10/597

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