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Miscellaneous papers on the Near and Middle East [26v] (52/70)
The record is made up of 1 file (35 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1916-18 Aug 1919. 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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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, and a map concerning various aspects of the post-First World War settlement of the Near and Middle East. The file covers the discussion around the Sykes-Picot Agreement (also known as the Asia Minor Agreement; see folios 1-3) and the settlement of other Arab territories, the future of Constantinople, the need to protect the Trans-Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) from the Bolshevik advance, the peace settlement with Turkey, and Persian claims at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
Correspondence is between George Curzon and officials at the War Office, Foreign Office, League of Nations, and various political and diplomatic offices in the region concerned. The file also contains some pages of manuscript notes by Curzon himself.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (35 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in rough chronological order, from the front to the back.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 35, 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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- Reference
- Mss Eur F112/279
- Title
- Miscellaneous papers on the Near and Middle East
- Pages
- 1r:1v, 4r:35v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence