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No. 27.
The Marquess Gurzon of Kedleston to Field-Marshal Viscount
Allenby (Cairo).
^Telegraphic.) Cannes, January 14, 1922.
THE Prime Minister and tlie rest of my colleagues have already
left Cannes, so that 1 cannot deal immediately with the issue raised
in your telegrams of the 12th instant, which must be referred to the
Cabinet. I shall be back in London early next week, and 1 will
lose no time in bringing forward your proposals and in acquainting
you with the decision of His Majesty’s Government.
No. 28.
The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston to Field-Marshal Viscount
Allenby (Cairo).
(Telegraphic.) Foreign Office, January 18, 1922.
YOUR telegrams of 12th January: Formation of new Egyptian
Government. _ . ;
Before arriving at final decision on your proposals, His Majesty s
Government desire fullest available information as to the present
position in Egypt, and would like to hear personally the authorities
most capable of advising them on the matter. 1 suggest that you
send to England with least possible delay Amos and ('layton, if you
think that they best correspond to the above description.
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No. 29.
Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby to the Marquess Curzon of
Kedleston. — (Received January 20.)
(Telegraphic.) Cairo, January 20, 1922.
Sm G. CLAYTON, Mr. Amos, Mr. Patterson and Mr. Dowson
completely agree with me and have nothing to add to the views
which they have expressed already. Were I to send home the two
advisers as suggested in your telegram of 18th January it would
considerably undermine my position, and any prolonged indications
of hesitation on the part of His Majesty’s Government will have the
same effect. Counsels of conciliation and moderation based on hopes
for the near future prevail at present, but this situation cannot
continue. Therefore the importance of not losing time is vital.
Mr. Selby will probably arrive in London on Sunday, and can
give you an up-to-date and accurate account of the whole political
situation here. You could have no better informant. In addition
I can of course telegraph the fullest information on any specific
point.
The following points have not perhaps been sufficiently
explained : —
(a.) My next move will be interpreted as the true explanation of
the action taken in deporting Zaghlul. I intended this as