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File of printed papers marked 'Egyptian negotiation' between Curzon and Adly Pasha and the Egyptian delegation [25v] (50/178)
The record is made up of 1 file (87 folios). It was created in 13 Jul 1921-4 Jan 1923. 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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8. The Egyptian Government will enjoy the right of
appointing consuls in foreign countries when Egyptian
interests require.
9. For the general conduct of diplomatic relations
with foreign Governments, His Britannic Majesty’s
representatives in foreign capitals will place themselves
at the disposal of the Egyptian Government and will
render them every assistance in their power.
10. His Britannic Majesty’s Government will con
tinue to conduct the negotiations for the abolition of
the existing capitulations with the various capitulatory
Powers, and accepts the responsibility for protecting the
legitimate interests of foreigners in Egypt.
IV.—Employment of Foreign Officers.
11. In view of the special responsibilities assumed
by Great Britain and of the existing position in the
Egyptian army and public services, the Egyptian
Government undertake not to appoint any foreign
officers or officials to any of those services without the
previous concurrence of the British High Commissioner.
V. —Financial Control.
12. The Egyptian Government will appoint, in
consultation with His Britannic Majesty’s Government,
a financial Commissioner, to whom shall be entrusted in
due course the powers at present exercised by the
Commissioners of the Debt, and who will more especially
be responsible for the punctual payment of the following
charges:—
I. The charges for the budget of the Mixed Courts.
II. All pensions or other annuities payable to retired
foreign officials and their heirs.
III. The budgets of the financial and judicial Com
missioners and their respective staffs.
13. For the proper discharge of his duties the
financial Commissioner shall be kept fully informed on
all matters within the purview of the Ministry of Finance,
and shall at all times enjoy the right of access to the
President of the Council of Ministers and to the Minister
of Finance.
14. No external loan shall be raised nor the revenue
of any public service be assigned by the Egyptian
Government without the concurrence of the financial
Commissioner.
VI. —Judicial Control.
lb. The Egyptian Government will appoint, in
Gonnnlta-tKm with His Britannic Majesty’s Government,
a judicial Commissioner, who, in virtue of the obliga
tions assumed by Great Britain, shall be charged with
the duty of watching the administration of the law T
in all matters affecting foreigners.
16. For the proper discharge of his duties, the
judicial Commissioner shall be kept fully informed on
all matters affecting foreigners which concern the
Ministries of' Justice and of the Interior, and shall at
all times enjoy the right of access to the Egyptian
Ministries of Justice and of the Interior.
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The file contains correspondence, minutes, and memoranda relating to negotiations between the British and Egyptian governments over Egyptian independence. Most of the file consists of minutes of conferences that took place at the Foreign Office during July and August 1921. These conferences involved an Egyptian delegation, led by Sir Adly Yeghen [Yakan] Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , and the British, led by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord George Nathaniel Curzon. Matters covered in these meetings included: the termination of the British Protectorate, Britain's military presence, foreign relations, legislation, employment of foreign officials, financial and judicial control, Soudan [Sudan], the Suez Canal, communication rights, protection of minorities, retirement and compensation of British officials, and diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Also contained within the file are minutes by Ronald Charles Lindsay and John Murray, both Foreign Office officials, and correspondence between Curzon, Lindsay, Adly Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , and Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan. These papers all concern matters covered by the negotiations.
Documents of note include a copy of the Report of the Special Mission to Egypt, dated 9 December 1920 (folios 4-23), and a memorandum on the political situation in Egypt by John Murray, dated 4 January 1923 (folios 74-87).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (87 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in rough chronological order, from the front to the rear. On the inside front cover is a manuscript index with a numbered list of the file's contents.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 89; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-87; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Mss Eur F112/261
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- File of printed papers marked 'Egyptian negotiation' between Curzon and Adly Pasha and the Egyptian delegation
- Pages
- 25r:26v, 60r:61v, 63r:63v, 64v, 65v, 68r:69v, 70r:70v, 87r:87v
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