Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt [‎134r] (267/300)

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AMENDED DOPY,
Decypher e Sir TU Hodd (Rome) 0 ctoboi* 6 th 1919,
Do 4,0 pjn. October 6 th 1919.
R. 9.15 p,m. October 6 th 1919.
No. 635 (R).
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I have spoken recently to President of the Counc?Ll and to-day
to Minister for Foreign Affairs on my own initiative, pretexting
proximate departure of Commission, about delay in recognition
by Italy of British protectorate in Egypt 0
Minister for Foreign Affairs told me it was his intention
to announce Italian recognition very shortly taking first
opportunity to do so (group omitted) exchange of letters embody
ing arrangements he had concluded wrch Lord Milner on Aincan
questions* He would have one or two desiderata to express on
behalf of Italian subjects*
I reminded him that when analogous question arose o: cur
recognizing annexation of Tripoli, we had considered question
stimulating certain conditions for British subjects out nad - o-
nounced any such intention and accorded unconditional recognition
while it was understood that when time came for modifying
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capitulations in Egypt Italian Government would act similarly.
Minister idr Foreign Affairs said that he had never con
templated making conditions* The most ho would do would be to
express a pious hope.
MO-8-4)