P 3280/1916 Pt 2 'Arab Revolt - Subsidies'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- P 3280/1916 Pt 2 'Arab Revolt - Subsidies'
- Date:
- 1916/1919
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence mainly relating to the subsidy paid to King Hussein [Hussain] ibn Ali al-Hashimi of Hejaz [Hijaz or Hedjaz]. The correspondence largely consists of: correspondence between the India Office and the Foreign Office; and copies of correspondence of the Foreign Office with the Treasury, Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, Sir Reginald Wingate, and Sir Edmund Allenby.The file includes correspondence regarding: the granting to King Hussain of a subsidy of £125,000 a month for four months; a request from Sherif Abdullah [Shereef Abdallah] for a further grant of £10,000 to assist him in his dealings with the tribes to the north of Hedjaz; and the Secretary of State for India being unable to advise his Council to agree to any payment for these grants as charges on Indian revenues ‘for political reasons’.Physical description: The papers are arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Grants
King of Hejaz - Geographic region:
- Hedjaz
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100046690945.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100046690945.0x000002_en
IOR/L/PS/10/609/2
IOR/L/PS/10/609/2