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File of printed papers marked 'Egyptian negotiation' between Curzon and Adly Pasha and the Egyptian delegation [78v] (156/178)
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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lilies, in a form unobjectionable to His Majesty's Government, apart from references
to Kin^ Fouad as “ King of Egypt and the Soudan " and to the Soudan as “ belonging
to the Egyptian Kingdom.” Sarwat, however, informed Lord Allenby that he was
quite prepared to modify or even to omit these particular clauses.
Egypt and the Lausanne Conference.
56. Shortly after the 15th October Sarwat expressed the wish to send an
Egyptian delegation to the Lausanne Conference, which was then about to assemble,
to take part in the discussions when the clauses relating to Egypt in the Turkish
1'reaty were under consideration.
5L There ensued a complicated series of negotiations between Lord Allenby and
Sarwat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, as a result of which a general measure of agreement was reached
regarding the articles of the new treaty which should replace articles 101 to 114 of
the Treaty of Sevres.
58. His Majesty's Government felt justified in going far to meet the wishes of
t he Egyptian Government in regard to the form of the new articles, as they had every
reason to hope that Egypt would then formally accede to the treaty on its signature.
The effect of this accession would have been to invest the unilateral declaration of
the ^8th February, 1922, with the force of a bilateral agreement between Great
Britain and Egypt. With such an agreement His Majesty’s Government could have
afforded to regard the future relationship of the two countries with equanimity, as
treaty sanction would have been secured to the reservation for future settlement of
the lour questions described in the declaration as being vital British interests,
viz. :—
(1.) The protection of Imperial communications.
(2.) The defence of Egypt against external aggression.
(3.j The protection of foreign interests and of minorities.
(4.) The Soudan.
As satisfactory arrangements for Egyptian participation in the conference had
been reached with Sarwat, the French and Italian Governments were asked to join
with His Majesty’s Government in inviting a duly accredited Egyptian delegation
to proceed to Lausanne.
Fall of the Sarwat Ministry.
59. This was the position when at the end of November the following telegram
was received from Lord Allenby :—
“ Sarwat has informed me that he proposes to place his resignation in the
hands of the King on 30th November.
“ He stated Ids relations with His Majesty, which had long been strained,
had recently become impossible; that King not only obstructed conduct of
Government, but lost no opportunity to weaken Cabinet's position, and openly
sided with elements hostile to it.
“ I asked him whether he was not willing to stay in office until Constitution
was passed by King, since he knew he could count on my full support.
“ He replied that this was impossible because the King, even if forced to
sign Constitution, would make it known through his press that whole respon
sibility rested on Sarwat, whom, a propos of Soudan articles, His Majesty had
gone so far as to describe as a traitor, who was trying to force His Majesty to
assent to a document that deprived latter of half of his dominions.
“ Sarwat went on to say that in these circumstances it was impossible to
remain in office, and he made it clear that his decision to resign was definite.
“ I fear there is much justification for Sarwat’s statements about King,
whose attitude has lately swung towards Zaghlul. Although Sarwat was
insistent that his relations with the King were his only reasons for wishing to
resign, I think it possible that he has been moved by—
“ (1.) Decision taken two days ago by Adly Party to withhold their support
if he met my wishes in regard to Soudan clauses of Constitution;
“ (2.) Growing apprehension of criticism of line he has taken in accord with
His Majesty’s Government with regard to revision of Treaty of Sevres; and
perhaps also
“ (3.) The recent political murders (of members of the new Liberal Consti
tutional Party).
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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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- File of printed papers marked 'Egyptian negotiation' between Curzon and Adly Pasha and the Egyptian delegation
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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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