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Report of the Special Mission to Egypt under Lord Milner, and related papers [129r] (259/473)
The record is made up of 1 file (237 folios). It was created in 15 May 1920-14 Oct 1921. 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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ii ) Imports into Egypt.
The value of the Imports into Egypt in 1919 was
£.E. 47,402,319, and of this total the United Kingdom con
tributed £.E. 21,837,890 and the British Empire other than
the United Kingdom £.3i 5,766,332. The Countries next in
order, v/ith the values consigned from each to Egypt, stated
in £.E. were. United States, 2,889,749, Italy 2,512,028, France
2,447,809, Greece 1,893,105, Japan 1,729,164 and China 1,317,270.
The prinoipal classes of commodities imported in 1919 were
valued in £.E. as follows:- Cotton piece goods, 11,087,457, Goal
3,001,021, Tohacoo leaf 2,856,472, Kerosene 1,710,897, Cotton
manufactures other than piece goods 1,694,873, Silk Yarn and
manufactures 1,665,326, Manufactured Iron and Steel, 1,430,705,.
Chemical manures (mainly Chili Nitrate) 1,425,746, Cotton Yams,
1,395,399, Woollen and worsted cloths and mixtures 1,125,330,
Meat fresh or refrigerated, 942,838. These articles made up
60 per cent, in value of the imports. The countries from which
they were consigned are shewn below:-
Value in thousand £.S» of Imports in 1919.
British France
United fosses- and Italy. Greece U.S.A*
Kingdom biems. Algeria
Arxicles.
Japan. China!
t
Cotton piece goods.
10,085 ;
35
i
32
791
Wm
7
166
Cotton yarn and
thread
655
606
15
109
-
1
S
1
Other cotton goods.
630
20
210 ;
169
-
79
439
8
Goal.
2,573
370
-
51
-
-
Tobacco leaf
83
124
1
14
1,568
25
148
‘ 843
Ko r o s ono.*•••••••••
-
-
1,480
-
-
"' Silk yarns & goods.
55
16
494
805
-
8
388
401
Manufacimrod Iron
and Steel.........
1,148
6
38
6
-
105
45
-
Chemical Manures...
163
75
-
-
-
-
—
Woollen oc Worsted
cloths
1,037
i
40
32
—
2
4
Meat, fresh or
refrigerated.......
943
—
-
-
All other articles.
5,469
3,570
1,618
1,186
&S5
! 1,132
533
64
21.838
5,766
r .—
8.448
2 ,512
1,893
[8,890
1.729
1,317
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The file contains official correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to political affairs in Egypt. The correspondents and authors are officials at the Foreign Office (Lord Curzon was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the time), War Office, Air Ministry, Admiralty, Colonial Office, Board of Trade, Board of Education, as well as those within the Egyptian civil service.
The file contains copies of reports of the Special Mission to Egypt (folios 1-7, 75-93, and 175-194), led by Lord Alfred Milner, whose purpose was to investigate and advise following the Egyptian Revolution of 1919. Much of the content of the file is in response to the findings and recommendations of the Mission and discusses the possibilities of a political settlement with Egypt.
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- 1 file (237 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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. The file has one foliation anomaly, f 76a.
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- Title
- Report of the Special Mission to Egypt under Lord Milner, and related papers
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- front, front-i, 2r:39v, 42r:50v, 53r:76v, 76ar:76av, 77r:140v, 143r:143v, 144ar, 144r:235v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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