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Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt [142r] (283/300)
The record is made up of 1 file (150 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1918-13 Mar 1920. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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[T , Doourwnt ia the Property of His Brltaiinlo Majesty’s Government, and should
“ returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official usa.J
EGYPT.
POUiXlCI^.
Docypher* ViGcount Allenhy (Cairo) November 14th, 1919
D. 6.4o p,m, November 14th, 1919..
He 9.20 a.m. November 15th, 1919.
No* 1582.
Clear the, line..
Very Urgento
prime Minister came from Alexandria today to
see me, and I announced to him the policy and
intentions of His Majesty^ Government in followhg
words which are practically same as those which I
used to Sultan on day of my arrival.
Begins.
(Beginning of R)i
“The policy of Great Britain in Egypt is to
preserve autonomy in that country under British pro
tection and to develop system of self Government under
an Egyptian (? ruler).
The object of Great Britain is to-defend Egypt
against all external danger and interference of any
foreign power, and at the seme time to establish a
constitutional system in which under British guidance
as far as may be necessary the Sultan, his Ministers
and elected representatives of people may, in their
several spheres and in an increasing degree, cooperate
in management of Egyptian affairs.
His Majesty T s Government has decided to send to
Egypt a mission which has as its task to work out
details of a constitution to carry on this object; and,
in consultation with General pcdle Sultan, his Ministers
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The file contains official and private correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to political affairs in Egypt. The correspondents and authors are officials at the Foreign Office (Lord Curzon was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the time), War Office, Air Ministry, Admiralty, Colonial Office, Board of Trade, Board of Education, as well as those within the Egyptian civil service.
The papers discuss the situation in Egypt following unrest by nationalists in 1919, including how to respond to the crisis, accounts of events on the ground, and plans to form a special mission to investigate the causes and propose solutions. Several pages of Curzon's manuscript notes are contained in the file.
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- 1 file (150 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 150, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Mss Eur F112/259
- Title
- Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt
- Pages
- 1r:14v, 28r:33v, 54r:54v, 67r:69v, 79v, 84r:85v, 119r:120v, 126r:150v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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