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Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt [115r] (229/300)
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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Wedneaday, 4 JUNE 1919
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The lon^-axpected haa haiopened, and Wingat*,
who has baen showing syiaptom of increasing uneasiness and
annoyance at his own position — which I admit is rather
equivocal — has rrm definitely cone out with a letter to ne.
a copy of which I enclose
In his conversations with ne he has net as yet nade
any complaint, but this letter is the result of n long interview
between him and Orahanw in which he complained bitterly of the
v/ay in which he had been treated, and endeavoured to ascertain
what he regarded as the charges that had b^en brought against
him or his administration. Graham dealt with him with the
utmost courtesy and conciliation, but did not conceal — as,
indeed, he could not — that at one stage, namely that of the
eerly interview with Zagloul, the Foreign Office thought that
Wingate night advisedly have acted in a different way. Fresh
from this interview, Wingate sits down and writes to me the
letter of which I enclose a copy. It is thrt of a nan who is
not
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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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