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File of printed papers marked 'Egyptian negotiation' between Curzon and Adly Pasha and the Egyptian delegation [‎33v] (66/178)

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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Dear Abdul Hamid Bey, Foreign Ojjice } -July 14, 1021.
1 enclose a copy of the note on the functions of the financial and Judicial
Commissioners which Lord Curzon promised to send to the Kgyptiau official delegation
during the conference to day.
Yours very truly,
^ J. MURRAY.
His Excellency,
Abdul Hamid Bey Bedawi,
Carlton Hotel,
Pall Mall, S.W. 1.
Financial Commissioner.
The Egyptian Government will appoint, in consultation with Ilis 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 paymerit of the following charges :
1. The charges for the budget of the Mixed Courts.
2. All pensions or other annuities payable to retired foreign officials and their
heirs.
3. The budgets of the Financial and Judicial Commissioners and their respective
staffs.
For the proper discharge of his duties, the Financial Commissioner shall be kept
f ully informed on all matters within the purview of the Ministry of f inance, and shall at
all times enjoy the right of access to the President of the Council of Ministers and to
the Minister of Finance.
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.
Judicial Commissioner.
The Egyptian Government will appoint, in consultation with His Britannic
Majesty’s Government, a Judicial Commissioner, who, in virtue of the obligations
assumed by Great Britain, shall be charged with the duty of watching the administra
tion of the law in all matters affecting foreigners.
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
Ministers 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).

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1 file (87 folios)
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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.

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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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