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Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt [65r] (129/300)
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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4.
the head of a special mission, to undertake the
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necessary investigations on the spot, in close co
operation with His Highness the Sultan and the High
Commissioner. The date on which he will commence
his labours cannot yet be fixed, for in our opinion .
the task alloted Lord Milner and those associated
with him cannot be carried out to the best advantage
until order is restored. Were we to send out the
Commission before that consummation had been reached,
its purposes might be misunderstood, and its work
would certainly be hampered; but we can assure the
House that we are anxious to avoid any undue delay,
and that Lord Milner will be asked to begin his work
at the earliest convenient opportunity. ,T
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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
- 62r:66v
- Author
- Balfour, Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour
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