File 2100/1916 Pt 2 'German War - Turkey. Arab revolt'

Title:

File 2100/1916 Pt 2 'German War - Turkey. Arab revolt'

Date:

1916/1916

Description:

Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to measures to support the Arab revolt (1916-18)against the Ottoman Turks.The file contains:correspondence between the Political Resident, Aden (Brigadier-General William Crawford Walton) and Idrīsī Imām of ʻAsīr about a rebellion against the Ottoman Turkssupply of munitions to the Idrisiproposed subsidy to the Grand Sherif of Mecca, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī and measures relating to the opening of trade and postal communication with the Hijazfurther discussion surrounding the decision of the War Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence as to measures to be taken by HM Government to support the Arab rebellion against the TurksThe file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file 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 217; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 175-217 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

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

Geographic region:

Hijaz
Arabian Peninsula

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001ed_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001ed_en
IOR/L/PS/10/598
IOR/L/PS/10/598

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