Human Geography, Sociology, Middle Eastern, History & Theory, National & International Security, Political History, International Relations 

In June 1921, Winston Churchhill unveiled before Parliament his pan for supporting Sherif Husain, Amir of Mecca and two of his sons for rulership position in those middle Eastern countries recently liberated from Ottoman rule. By his so-called “Sherifian solution” Curchill hoped that support for King Husain in the Hijaz, Fasal as first ruler of mandatory Iraq and Abdullah as Amir of Transjordan would reconcile the demand of Arab Nationalists with Britain’s strategic and economic interests in the region.
This study traces the development of the Sherifian policy during the period 1920 – 25. That policy was devised by the British for the territories involved, with little regard for the wishes of the indigenous populations. therefore, while not ignoring the Arab perspective, this work places heavy reliance on the records of more than two dozen individuals in London and ‘on the spot’ who supported or oppose the policy.
After an introductory chapter treating generally Britain’s war-time Middle Eastern policies and the activities of the Sherifans, the individual cases of Fasal, Abdullah and Husain are considered in separate chapters. With regard to Fasal and Abdullah, the analysis concludes at that point at which Britain made a definitive commitment to Sherifian rule in Iraq and Transjordan. in the final CHAPTER, Britain’s policy of supporting Husain is considered and the reasons for the failure of the policy of supporting g the family as a whole are assessed in light of the collapse of Sherifian rule in the Hijaz. Despite that failure, the author concludes that, viewed in the context of the post-war Middle Eastern settlement. British sponsorship of Hashemite rule represented sound policy.

 

Timothy Paris examines Winston Churchill's involvement in the struggle for power in a number of Middle Eastern countries between 1920 and 1925. His study traces the development of the Sherifian policy, a policy that was devised by the British. - from Amzon 

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .............................................................. p. 1
I BRITAIN AND THE HASHEMITES, 1914-19:
AN OVERVIEW............................................................. p. 7
1 Husain ibn Ali and the Amirate of Mecca ...................... p. 9
2 War and Promises .................................................... p. 22
3 Towards a Settlement ............................................... p. 49

II 'AN AMIR SUCH AS WE DESIRE': .................................. p. 67
FAISAL FOR MESOPOTAMIA
4 The Parallelisme Exact .............................................. p. 69
5 The Wilsonian and the Lawrentian Schools ................... p. 87
6 Restructuring Middle East Policy-making ...................... p. 108
7 'Very Much the First Choice'........................................ p. 124
III SUNNYJIM ................................................................. p. 151
8 Fait Accompli,1920-21.............................................. p. 153
9 More of a Picnic than an Administration....................... p. 184
10 The 1923 Assurance ............................................... p. 205
11 The Limits of Support ............................................. p. 228

IV 'A PAMPERED AND QUERULOUS NUISANCE': ................. p. 247
KING HUSAIN AND THE FAILURE OF THE
SHERIFIAN SOLUTION IN THE HIJAZ
12 The Deterioration of the Foreign Office's ................... p. 249
'Husain Policy', 1919-21
13 The Colonial Office and the Treaties ......................... p. 277
14 The Hajj................................................................ p. 299
15 Husain, India and the Caliphate ............................... p. 320
16 'A Case of Chickens Coming Home to Roost': 1924 ..... p. 341
CONCLUSION ................................................................. p. 363