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Typescript and printed cabinet papers and parliamentary papers on events in Egypt [2r] (3/520)
The record is made up of 1 file (260 folios). It was created in 10 Jul 1921-27 Feb 1922. It was written in English and French. 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.
DRAFT OF PRINCIPAL CLAUSES OF A
PERMANENT CONVENTION WITH EGYPT.
I.—Termination of Protectorate.
1. THE Government of His Britannic Majesty
agrees, in consideration of the conclusion and ratifica
tion of the present treaty, to terminate the protectorate
declared over Egypt on the 18th December, 1914, and
thenceforth to recognise Egypt as an independent State
under a constitutional monarchy.
There is hereby concluded, and there shall hence
forth subsist, between the Government and people of
His Britannic Majesty on the one hand, and the Govern
ment and people of Egypt on the other hand, a perpetual
treaty and bond of peace, amity and alliance.
II. — M ilitary Occupation.
2. Great Britain undertakes to support Egypt in the
defence of her vital interests and of the integrity of her
territory.
For the discharge of these obligations and for the
due protection of British Imperial communications,
British forces shall have free passage through Egypt,
and shall be maintained at such places in Egypt and for
such periods a^shall., from time to time be determined.
They shall alsdTnaveiacilities for the acqui: ition and
use of barracks, exercise grounds, aerodromes and naval
yards, and for the free use of naval harbours.at all tim^s.
III.— Foreign Relations.
3. The Foreign Affairs of Egypt shall be conducted
by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs under a
Minister so designated.
4. His Britannic Majesty’s Government shall be
represented in Egypt by a High (’ommissioner w r ho,
in virtue of his special responsibilities, shall at all times
be entitled to an exceptional position, and shall take
precedence over the representatives of other countries.
5. The Egyptian Government shall be represented
in London by a High Commissioner, who shall deal
directly with His Britannic Majesty’s Government.
f).l In view of the obligations which Great Britain
has undertaken in Egypt, notably in respect of foreign
countries, it wall be necessary that the closest relations
should exist between the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and the British High Commissioner, who
will render all possible assistance to the Egyptian
Government in respect of diplomatic transactions or
negotiations.
7. The Egyptian Government will not enter into any
agreement with foreign Powers without consultation wdth
His Britannic Majesty’s Government through the British
High Commissioner.
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and other papers concerning the political situation in Egypt and negotiations between the British Government and an Egyptian delegation for the end of the British Protectorate in Egypt. The papers cover the effort to come to an agreement on future relations between the two parties following negotiations in the summer of 1921 and up until Britain's unilateral declaration of the end of the protectorate in February 1922.
The majority of the memoranda is written by Foreign Office officials, including the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord Curzon. Records of meetings of the Cabinet and a sub-committee on the Egyptian situation, and of a few high-level gatherings at 10 Downing Street, make up a substantial part of the file. There is also a large amount of correspondence between Curzon and Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, High Commissioner of Egypt, on the question of Egyptian independence and events in Egypt. Other papers include printed collections relating to the Egyptian situation that were presented to Parliament.
At the back of the file is a chronological summary and a résumé of events in Egypt since the publication of the report of the Milner Mission to Egypt (folios 238-260).
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- 1 file (260 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 260; 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 1-260; 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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- Typescript and printed cabinet papers and parliamentary papers on events in Egypt
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- 2r:3v, 20r:20v, 45r:48v
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