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File of printed papers marked 'Egyptian negotiation' between Curzon and Adly Pasha and the Egyptian delegation [27r] (53/178)
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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty s Government.]
CONFIDENTIAL.
EGYPTIAN NEGOTIATIONS.
Minutes of First Conference with the Egyptian Official Delegation held at the Foreign
Office, July 13, 1921, at 3 p.m.
Present:
Foreign Office.
The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston.
The Hon. R. C. Lindsay.
Mr. R. Vansittart.
Mr. J. Murray.
Mr. A. D. Cooper.
Egyptian Official Delegation.
His Excellency Sir Adly Yeghen
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
(President).
Members :
His Excellency Sir Hussein Rushdi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.
His Excellency Ismail Sidky
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.
His Excellency Mohammed Shafik
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.
His Excellency Ahmed Talaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.
His Excellency Youssef Soliman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.
Abdel Hamed Bey Bedawi (Secretary).
LORD CURZON began by welcoming tbe delegation, and then briefly recapitulated
the events which had led up to its being sent to tt L country. Without dwelling on
the disorders of 1919, he referred to the fact that it was subsequent to those disorders
that a mission under Lord Milner, as the best qualified of all British statesmen, was
sent out to Egypt to enquire into the situation and report as to the best means of
arriving at a satisfactory settlement for the future. This mission had not had a
particularly easy time in Egypt; it had nevertheless collected a large amount of
information, and had returned. During last summer the mission had had the advantage
of conversations with various prominent Egyptians in this country, as a result of which
they eventually drew up the report which had been published. This report had been
considerably discussed both in this country and in Egypt. The present delegation had
now come here appointed by their Sovereign, and representative, Lord Curzon hoped,
of Egypt, to negotiate with himself as a representative of His Majesty’s Government.
Neither party were committed by the report or by anything that had gont* before.
The sole commitment of His Majesty’s Government was contained in the words of the
declaration wh^ich Lord Allenby had been authorised to make to the Sultan in February
last, which Lord Curzon then read to the meeting:—
“ His Majesty’s Government, after a study of the proposals made by Lord
Milner, have arrived at the conclusion that the status of- protectorate is not a
satisfactory relation in which Egypt should continue to stand to Great Britain.
While they have not reached final decisions with regard to Lord Milner’s
recommendations, they desire to confer regarding them with a delegation nominated
by the Sultan with a view, if possible, to substitute for the protectorate a
421—1 [6628] ' B
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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).
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- 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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- front, front-i, 2r:24v, 27r:40v, 46r:53v, 55r:59v, 62r:62v, 64r, 65r, 66r:67v, 71r:85v, 88r:88v, back-i, back
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