Hussein-McMahon Correspondence/Definition

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Hussein-McMahon Correspondence [r]: A 1915 exchange of letters between Hussein ibn 'Ali, the Sherif of Mecca, and the British High Commisioner for Egypt, Sir Henry McMahon, the High Commissioner for Egypt, setting the terms for Arab participation in the war against the Ottoman Empire, and their expectations for territory and independence as a result.