Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/5/41
Title
Letter from General Sir Reginald Wingate to Robertson, 10 Sep 1916, on subjects including the Arab Revolt and famine in Arabia
Date(s)
- 1916 Sep 10 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
4pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir (Francis) Reginald Wingate, Governor General of the Sudan, notably requesting the promotion of temporary Lt Col Philip James Vandeleur Kelly, Commander of the Darfur Expedition; a conference in Egypt between temporary Gen Sir Archibald (James) Murray, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Col Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon, High Commissioner of Egypt, and Col Cyril Edward Wilson, British Military and Political Representative in the Hedjaz, on British support for the Arab Revolt led by Sharif Hussein Ibn Ali, King of the Hedjaz; reported famine conditions in Medina, Arabia. 4pp.