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Typescript and printed cabinet papers and parliamentary papers on events in Egypt [60r] (119/520)
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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divulgation. From t?,e Egyption point of view, I thought it
would ho unfair and 5iBoourtecu& to ruhlish without rsforenos
to the Suit,an -- heeides which publication in the absence of
Ally
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
might prejudice his actions when he returned, end
might give rise to haghlul demonstrations, which he would not
be there to deal with. Further, publication in Sg/pt of the
fu-l text of both documents was impossible until the texts had
h d time to arrive. On the other hand, we in England were
under a pledge to ta<ce no decision without previously sub
mitting our proposals to Parliament; and although this did not
strictly apply to draft proposals which had been put forward
subject to this condition, which had no- been definitely
rejects *, yet we must be careful as to the exact conditions
under which publication in this country should tame place.
Gould the Minister, I asme^, guarantee that his colleagues
would not oo niTiUnicate in the interim to the press, and would he
see them immediately on hi return to his hotel, .and pledge
them to secrecy, until a decision, upon which I should like
to consult the Prime Minister, was arrived at?
This he undertook to do, stating that as there were only
two copies of the draft agreement in existence, both in his
possession, and both unoer lock and key, it as impossible for
the text to be divulged. Whether his colleaguet will de .Let
from talking is much more doubtful, and, I should say, from
such knowledge as I possess of the Oriental character, most
unlikely. Nevertheless, he agreed that it would be best to
defer publication until he had returned to Cairo and presented
both, the draft proposals and his reply to the Sultan.
I said that if that could be arrang; L , I though that
simultaneous publication in this country and in Egypt was
desiraole, in order that neither nart/ might, so to speak,
steal a march on the other. In publishing we should state
th t these ’ere t.,e proposals wide} ha d been mr:de by His
Majesty's/
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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)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Mss Eur F112/262
- Title
- Typescript and printed cabinet papers and parliamentary papers on events in Egypt
- Pages
- 1r:1v, 4r:5v, 8r:9v, 11r:19v, 23r:44v, 49r:260v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence