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Report of the Special Mission to Egypt under Lord Milner, and related papers [226r] (454/473)
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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(3471) Wt. 22218—332 50,000 10/19
(3471) VVt. 42458—428 100,000 3/20
J. T. k S.. Ltd. 102 (REGIMINT )
J. T. & S., Ltd. 162 (RIGIMINT.)
The result of this declaration was that after
considerable intrigues between the leading Egyptian
politicians and an unsuccessful attempt to form a Coalitifcn
Government representing all parties, a ministry was formed
under Adly
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
whih was received with the greatest
enthusiasm throughout the country.
Shortly after the formation of the Ministry
Zaghloul returned to Egypt. The Government were most
anxious to obtain his cooperation and negotiations tools:
place between him and Adly. A close approximation
to agreement between these two was reached, but negotiations
finally broke down on one point only, due to the inordinate
vanity almost megalomania of Zaghloul r who insisted on
holding himself both the
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
and the control of the
Egyptian Mission* Adly pointed out that as Prime Minister
of the country he could not serve on the delegation in a
subordinate position. The most important Ox Zaghloul s
own followers the members of the former iafd have deserted
him on the ground that his present attitude is unreasonable,
His language becomes more and more intemperate and it is
clear that he has lost ground among the more intelligent
classes in Egypt.
A delegation has now been appointed by the
Sultan under the
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of Adly and will arrive in
England early in July. In the meantime Zaghloul and his
less responsible followers have devoted themselves to a
bitter campaign of agitation against the present Ministry
which culminated tov/ards the ena o_l May in violent
orders in Cairo, followed by riots in Alexandria which
rapidly turned into an attack on Europeans without
distinction
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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