‘The Sherif [Shereef] of Mecca.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘The Sherif [Shereef] of Mecca.’
- Date:
- 1915/1915
- Description:
- Abstract: Printed copy of a secret memorandum, subtitled ‘(Communicated by Sir Reginald Wingate G.C.V.O., &c., &c.)’, written on 19 July 1915 at Erkowit in Sudan, by Captain George Stewart Symes, then Private Secretary to the Governor General. The memorandum is a statement, given by an anonymous source, about the Sherif [Shereef] of Mecca, Hussein Ibn Ali [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī]. The statement describes: the Sharif’s origins, character, political views; his attitude to and standing amongst Arabs, Turks, and Europeans; his household, including his sons; his enemies at Mecca, including Sayed El Idrissi. Symes’s introductory note describes the extent of correspondence in political views between Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī and his son, Ali bin Hussein [‘Alī bin Ḥusayn].Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 73, and terminates at f 74, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 73-74; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and won't be found in the same position as the main sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Ḥusayn bin 'Alī al-Hāshimī, King of Hejaz
'Alī bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī, King of Hejaz - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000224_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000224_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B211
IOR/L/PS/18/B211