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Report of the Special Mission to Egypt under Lord Milner, and related papers [223r] (448/473)
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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soon rendered it almost impossible to carry on the
government of the country and it was therefore decided
in March 1919 to deport Saad Zaghloul and three other
prominent agitators. Their deportation was followed by
an outbreak of violent disorders which rapidly spread
throughout the whole of Egypt.
By March Elst the disorders had assumed such
serious proportions that Lord Allenby,who had just
proceeded to Paris for the Peace Conference,was hastily
senf back to Egypt as special High Commissioner with
full authority to restore order.
This task he successfully accomplished, one
of his first acts being to e the deported agitators
who had been imprisoned in Maroh. Zaghloul and his
associates were then joined by some colleagues from
Egypt and the whole party proceeded to Paris with the
object of laying their claims before the Peace Conference.
Early in April Lord Allenby induced Rushdy
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
to form a new Ministry but this was of short duration
and Rushdy
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
again resigned on April 32nd.
A new Ministry under Mohamed Said
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was
formed on May 21st and by degrees the country commenced
to settle down. In the meantime His Majesty 1 s Government
had decided to send a special mission to Egypt under
Lord Milner to enquire into the causes of the existing
unrest and to make recommendations for the future
government of the country. There were obvious objections
to the mission proceeding forthwith to Egypt where order
had scarcely heen restored and where the extreme neat Ox
summer would have rendered their task unusually trying.
It
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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