Miscellaneous papers on the Near and Middle East [27r] (53/70)
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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at the forthcoming Conference#
Here it may be said that previous objections to arming
the Armenians appear untenable if \rmeni?i is to be formed into
an independont State, and, incidentally, this question is
affected by the Bolehevic menace in r Jrane-Ca^pia, tfhich makes
the arming of the Armenians more desirable than heretofore#
(f) It must be made quite clear to the jfrench that
certain Turkish organized units and sympathisers still remain
in the "Blue” zone, and that it will be for the jj'ronch Govern
ment to deal with these in case of opposition.
(g) Should it be decided to establish the independence of
Georgia and Azerbaijan, the British representative with General
Denikin should be given timely warning to prepare the field and
to make it clear to Denikin that ho .fill,lose Allied official
support if he resists the policy of tHe Peace Conference in this
respect#
It is for consideration whether the independence of these
two States should be declared simultaneously with that of
Armenia or whether this point is immaterial. But at first sight
it seems probable that if all three countries were given their
independence at the same tit.e they would have less incentive to
jealousy of each other and mutual aggression.
8. The above can only be a rough sketch to illustrate the
considerations involved# These will doubtless be developed during
the process of negotiations, but it. i. hoped that this explarmtion
may provide warning against what is most to be feared, namely,
a premature public announcement of the decisions regarding Turkey.
If the argument is accepted as correct and reasonable it would
appear to be the best policy to take the Press, as far as porrible,
in to the confidence of the Peace Conference, but to put them on
their
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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.
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- 1 file (35 folios)
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The file is arranged in rough chronological order, from the front to the back.
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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 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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- Mss Eur F112/279
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- Miscellaneous papers on the Near and Middle East
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- 1r:1v, 4r:35v
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