Letter. Hadj Arab, Jerusalem to Mark Sykes
- Reference No:
- U DDSY2/1/9/376
- Dates:
- 11 Sep 1908
- Description:
- Discusses recent changes to the Ottoman constitution, including freedom of speech, compulsory military service and equality between different religions, and a purge of government officials and civil servants. Also discusses the role and opinions of Ibrahim Pacha, Abdo Swayd, Akmad Izzak Pacha and [Diya Bey], the experience of Fouad Pacha in prison, celebrations in Jerusalem and setting up a fund in aid of the Committee Union and Progress Salonica. Asks for more details of their trip to Birejik.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- French
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
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Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere