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Typescript and printed cabinet papers and parliamentary papers on events in Egypt [117r] (233/520)
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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taken any prejudice to the ideal to which they aspire or an intention
on the part of His Majesty’s Government to alter the policy I have
indicated. In taking these measures, the sole desire of His Majesty s
Government has been to put an end to a harmful agitation which, by
arousing popular passions, might have such consequences as to
jeopardise the whole result of the efforts of the Egyptian nation.
These measures were taken primarily in the interest of the 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 the wise spirit which is the root of the Egyptian character and
asserts itself in times of crisis, 1 am happy to be able to announce
to your Highness that His Majesty’s Government are prepared to
recommend the accompanying declaration for the approval of Parlia
ment. This will, 1 am confident, establish a regime of mutual
confidence and lay the foundation for a satisfactory and final solution
of the Egyptian problem.
9. There is no obstacle to the re-establishment forthwith of an
Egyptian Ministry for Foreign Affairs which will prepare the way
for the creation of the diplomatic and consular representation of
Egypt.
10. The creation of a Parliament with a right to control the policy
and administration of a constitutionally responsible Government is a
matter for your Highness and the Egyptian people to determine.
Should circumstances arise to delay the coming into force of the Act
of Indemnity with application to all inhabitants of Egypt mentioned
in the declaration accompanying this note, I desire to inform your
Highness that T shall be prepared, pending the repeal of the
proclamation of the 2nd November, 1914, to suspend the application
of martial law in respect of all matters affecting the free exercise of
the political rights of Egyptians.
11. It is now for Egypt to respond, and it is to be hoped she will
justly appreciate the good intentions of Great Britain, and that
reflection and not passion will guide her attitude.
Enclosure 2 in No. 35.
Declaration to Egypt.
Whereas His Majesty’s Government, in accordance with their
declared intentions, desire forthwith to recognise Egypt as an
independent sovereign State; and
Whereas the relations between His Majesty’s Government and
Egypt are of vital interest to the British Empire;
The following principles are hereby declared : —
1. The British Protectorate over Egypt is terminated, and Egypt
ia declared to be an independent sovereign State.
2. So soon as the Government of his Highness shall pass an Act
of Indemnity with application to all inhabitants of Egypt, martial
law as proclaimed on the 2nd November, 1914, shall be withdrawn.
3. The following matters are absolutely reserved to the discretion
of His Majesty’s Government until such time as it may be possible
by free discussion and friendly accommodation on both sides to
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence