'Policy in Arabia'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Policy in Arabia'
- Contributor:
- India Office, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India (author)
- Date:
- 1918/1918
- Description:
- This printed memorandum is a note, dated 20 November 1918, by Sir Frederic Arthur Hirtzel of the India Office concerning British policy in Arabia. The note discusses 'The Status of the King of the Hejaz [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]' and 'The Status of Iraq', and largely focuses on British interests in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The policy note makes it clear that Britain’s main objective was to gain control of the whole of Mesopotamia.2 foliosFoliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 133 and terminates at folio 134, 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 folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Arabian Peninsula - Extent:
- 2 folios
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002dc_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002dc_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B297 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers