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036-000544688 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Grand Sharīf of Mecca, 967-1925

1. IOR/L/PS/10/637

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/637
Title:
File 5235/1916 Pt 1 'Arab revolt: Shereef's title.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the assumption by the Grand Shereef of Mecca [Grand Sharif of Mecca, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of the title 'King of the Arab Nation' in 1916, and subsequent discussion by British officials of the implications of the move, and suggestions of alternative titles. The British we...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
31 Oct 1916-18 Dec 1918
Extent:
1 volume (223 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/638

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/638
Title:
File 5235/1916 Pt 2 'Arabia: Shereef''s title.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns various titles proposed for the Grand Shereef of Mecca [Grand Sharif of Mecca, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], following his recognition by the British and allied governments as King of the Hedjaz [Hejaz]. The papers include: the declaration by certain other rulers in the region ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan - 25 Oct 1917
Extent:
1 volume (149 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/601

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/601
Title:
P 2100/1916 Pt 6 'German War - Arab revolt'
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the rebellion by the Arab tribes in the Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula. The papers tell of the British response to the situation, covering the following matters: Turkish and German plans for a campaign in the Hejaz the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 volume (386 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/600

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/600
Title:
P 2100/1916 Pt 5 'German War: Arab Revolt'
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda and printed reports relating to the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule in the Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula during the First World War (1914-1918). The papers tell of the British response to the situation, covering the following matters:...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 volume (220 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/10/602

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/602
Title:
P 2100/1916 Pt 7 'German War. Arab revolt'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule. The papers cover the British response to the situation, covering the following matters: defective information regarding Turkish military movements the report by Ron...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 volume (301 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/10/597

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/597
Title:
File 2100/1916 Pt 1 'German War - Turkey. Arab revolt'
Scope & Content:
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 a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 volume (201 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/10/598

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/598
Title:
File 2100/1916 Pt 2 'German War - Turkey. Arab revolt'
Scope & Content:
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 Imā...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 volume (219 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/10/599

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/599
Title:
File 2100/1916 Pt 3-4 'German War. Arab Revolt. Moslem feeling etc'
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the British-backed revolt of the Sherif of Mecca against Turkish rule during the course of the First World War (1914-1918). The papers cover the British response to the situation, including the discussion over the military and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 volume (498 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/10/525

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/525
Title:
File 53/1915 Pt 3-4 'German War - The Caliphate'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the war with Germany and Turkey and implications for the Caliphate and the pan-Arab movement. The discussion in the volume relates specifically to the view of the Government of India on Sir Henry Arthur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915-1916
Extent:
1 volume (271 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/10/657

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/657
Title:
File 756/1917 Pt 1 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 1 to 65’
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of individual copies of the Arab Bulletin numbers 1-65 produced by the Arab Bureau at the Savoy Hotel, Cairo. They deal with economic, military, and political matters in Turkey, the Middle East, Arabia, and elsewhere, which – in the opinion of British officials – affect the ‘...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1916-1917
Extent:
1 volume (616 folios)