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Report of the Special Mission to Egypt under Lord Milner, and related papers [168v] (339/473)
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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Empire.
21. Egypt relying on the undertakings of
Great Britain as defined in clauses 2 and 3
hereof and desiring to demonstrate her pacific
intentions to her neighbours undertakes within
5 years of the coming into force of this Treaty
to abolish compulsory military service.m
22. The High Contracting Parties reaffirm
their adherence to the Botttros-Cromer Convention
and the Convention supplementary thereto of
1899 in regard to the Sudan.
23. Great Britain undertakes to secure fo:*
Egypt her fair share of the waters of the Nile
and to this end the High Contracting Parties agrue
that no irrigation works on the Nile or its
tributaries south of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Haifa shall be under-
taken without the concurrence of a Board of tfee
Conservators representing Egypt, the Sudan,and
Uganda respectively.
24. The peaceful development^ of the Sudan
being essential for the security of Egypt and
for the maintenance of her water supply, Egypt
undertakes to continue to afford the Sudan Govern
ment the same military assistance as in the past
or in lieu thereof to provide the Sudan Government
with financial assistance to an extent to be
agreed upon between the two Governments.
25. On the coming into force of this Treat
Great Britain undertakes to communicate its terms
to Foreign Powers and to support an application
by Egypt for admission as a member of the League
of Nations.
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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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- Mss Eur F112/260
- Title
- Report of the Special Mission to Egypt under Lord Milner, and related papers
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, 42r:50v, 53r:76v, 76ar:76av, 77r:140v, 143r:143v, 144ar, 144r:235v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence