British officials of the Arab Bureau
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British officials of the Arab Bureau were a group of British intelligence and political officers in Cairo during World War I who specialized in Middle Eastern affairs and played a key role in shaping British policy in the Arab world.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British intelligence officers
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British political officers ⓘ group of people ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Arab Revolt leaders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharif Hussein of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employedBy |
British Foreign Office
NERFINISHED
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British government NERFINISHED ⓘ British intelligence services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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diplomacy ⓘ intelligence ⓘ military intelligence ⓘ political analysis ⓘ |
| focusRegion |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising on British policy in the Arab world
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coordinating Arab affairs for the British government ⓘ gathering intelligence in the Middle East ⓘ |
| influenced |
British policy in the Arab world
ⓘ
postwar settlement in the Middle East ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Aubrey Herbert
NERFINISHED
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David George Hogarth NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrude Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinahan Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Storrs NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Newcombe NERFINISHED ⓘ T. E. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ William Ormsby-Gore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arab Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializedIn | Middle Eastern affairs ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British High Commissioner in Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British military command in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1916
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1917 ⓘ 1918 ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
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