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Middle East Committee and Eastern Committee [15r] (29/42)
The record is made up of 1 file (21 folios). It was created in 18 Jan 1918-31 Dec 1918. 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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foreign Ofxice r
August 1,1918
I. Unless you seo some objection,! propose
'go ask Oliphant,8huc&burgli,and ..-acdonogh to neet to
gether frequently,so that all routine matters arising ait
oi the Persian and —middle nast telegrams and involving more
than one of the oslices can be rapidly disposed of without
interdepartmental correspondence, they might meet in :y
room t /o or "uhree times a week, or oloener i^- necessa.ry ,and
unen could see that they did not dispose ox any really
important matter v/ithout consulting you,or i~ neces ar^/
ha s t e rn 0om littee.
Z, e have telegraphed to -*arlin : dexinitely
asking him to come home as soon as he thinks it safe for
his wife and xamiiy,and 1 presume v. : e should now oiler the
appointment to xercy Cox. -^ou afreG,c..o you nob, Ghat v/e
should cell him opecial Commissioner or something ox that
kind,to indicate that,at present at any raoe, bhe appointment
is of a■temporary characterV
"5, I have seen a report from one Colquhoun ao.r t
the Caucasus and Russia,in which there is not very much that
is new,but incidentally he calls attention to the -excellent
Curzon of —e dies ton,
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This file relates to two War Cabinet committees: the Middle East Committee (originally named the Mesopotamian Administration Committee), and the Eastern Committee, both chaired by George Curzon.
The first half of the file consists almost entirely of printed minutes of meetings of the Middle East Committee, dated 19 January, 26 January, 2 February, and 18 February 1918 respectively (ff 2-9). The main topics of discussion in these minutes are British policy in Palestine and future British policy in Mesopotamia.
The second half of the file contains correspondence received by Curzon regarding the workings of the Eastern Committee, which inherited the responsibilities of the Middle East Committee (ff 10-21). The correspondents are as follows: Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, War Cabinet; Edwin Samuel Montagu, Secretary of State for India; Robert Cecil, Foreign Office. The letters discuss the dissemination of the committee's minutes among military representatives, the frequency and attendees of committee meetings, and whether the committee should be severed from the War Cabinet and absorbed by the Foreign Office's recently created Middle East Department. One letter touches on Anglo-Persian relations.
Also included is a note by Curzon, dated 27 October 1918, regarding a memorandum from the advisory committee of the Foreign Office's Eastern Department (ff 17-18).
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- 1 file (21 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the final folio with 21; 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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- Middle East Committee and Eastern Committee
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- 1r:21v
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