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Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt [60r] (119/300)
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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any further attempts, at a very expensive cost, to get one.
Let us show that there is a point at which, if the
Egyptians will not help us to rule their country, we will
at any rate pro tem carry on ourselves.
The American recognition of our Protectorate will
have helped us somewhat. If Zaglul and Co. were definite
ly and effectively turned down in Paris - as I trust they
will he - it would help us still more.
All these are arguments against the immediate
despatch of the Mission.
But I am not equally clear that they are arguments
against its early announcement.
When Parliament meets next week we shall be pressed
for an early statement of our policy, and it will not be
possible to temporise for long.
To me it seems that the announcement that at an •
early date, or if you like in the course of the summer,
Milner will go
conduct the en
welcome. There would be no need to announce the names
of the Commissioneis instanter. That v/ill require a
little consideration.
The main reasons for letting it be known that
Milner is going would be the public confidence that would
be created and the removal of any excuse for Zaglul and
his confederates remaining longer in Paris. If they did
they would forfeit their chance of being heard at Cairo.
These are the ideas that are floating in my own
mind and I shall be glad your opinion on them.
I should add that the various officers and
officials v/ho are fresh home from Egypt and of whom
several have been to P.O. are united in deploring the
policy which has been pursued since Allenby’s arrival and
which has apparently been adopted without the approval of
out as Special Conmissioner from England to
4Uiry which he has desH^etf would be very
bi
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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
- 59r:61v, 74r:75v, 83v, 115r:118v
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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