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Typescript and printed cabinet papers and parliamentary papers on events in Egypt [113r] (225/520)
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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“4. Ff Egyptians have regarded these guarantees as being out of
keeping with position of a free country they have, on the other hand,
lost sight of fact that Great Britain has been obliged to claim them out
of consideration for her own security in face of a situation which
demands great prudence on her part, particularly in the matter of
disposition of her troops. Present world conditions, however, and
state of effervescence which has prevailed in Egypt since armistice are
not permanent factors, and it is to be hoped that while, on one hand,
« former will eventually improve, on the other hand, time will come
when, in language of note, Egypt’s record will give confidence in her
own guarantees.
“ 5. As to any desire to interfere in internal administration of Egypt,
fs His Majesty’s Government have sufficiently stated, and repeat, that
their most ardent desire is to place in Egyptian hands conduct of
their own affairs. Draft agreement proposed by Great Britain does
not depart from this idea, and in making provision for presence of two
British officials in Ministries of Finance and Justice, it was not her
intention to use these two officials for the purpose of intervening in
Egyptian affairs but solely in order to preserve contact requisite for
protecting foreign interests.
“ 6. Such is sole bearing of guarantees demanded by Great Britain.
They are claimed without any desire to impede Egyptians enjoying
full rights of a national Government.
“ 7. Animated as she is with these intentions, it will be under
stood that it is repugnant to Great Britain on the one hand to
see Egyptians delay by their own acts realisation of an ideal
aimed at by both parties, and on the other to be compelled her
self to intervene to re-establish order when it is threatened in such
a way as to arouse fears of foreigners and involve interests of foreign
Bowers. It would be much to be regretted if Egyptians should see in
exceptional measures which have recently been taken any prejudice
to ideal to which they aspire or an intention on the part of His
Majesty’s Government to alter policy I have indicated. In taking
these measures, sole desire of His Majesty’s Government has been to
put end to a harmful agitation which by arousing popular passions
might have such consequences as to jeopardise whole result of efforts
of Egyptian nation. These measures were taken primarily in the
interest of Egyptian cause, which has everything to gain by being
studied in an atmosphere of calm and friendly discussion.
“ 8. Now that tranquillity seems to be re-establishing itself,
thanks to wise spirit which is root of Egyptian character and asserts
itself in times of crisis, I desire once again to interpret to Egypt good
intentions which His Majesty’s Government have not ceased to
entertain towards her.
“ 9. Without wishing in any way to exercise pressure on free will of
Egyptians to adhere to this or that treaty, His Majesty’s Government
desire, nevertheless, to prepare way for a regime of mutual under
standing which will result, they are confident, in a satisfactory and
final solution of the Egyptian problem.
“ 10. With this object in view, 1 am happy to be able to announce
to your Highness that His Majesty’s Government are prepared to
recomend to British Parliament, without waiting for conclusion of a
treaty, abolition of protectorate and recognition of Egypt as an inde
pendent sovereign State. There is no obstacle to re-establishment
forthwith of an Egyptian Ministry for Foreign Affairs which will
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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.
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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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- 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