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Printed papers on the political situation and military policy in Egypt [19r] (37/176)
The record is made up of 1 file (88 folios). It was created in 23 Apr 1923-17 Nov 1923. 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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depends for its effectiveness on the assumption that the maintenance of the British
garrison in the capital is the cheapest form of insurance against the outbreak of disorder
necessitating armed British intervention. But the political difficulties inherent in such
a policv may render it a most costlv and embarrassing commitment, whereas, in
the absence of British troops in the interior, the outbreak of grave disorder would, as
in 1882, free the hands of His Majesty’s Government from the restrictions which the
political developments of the last few years have imposed.
12. In the opinion of the Foreign Office, therefore, the undoubted physical
advantages of Fgypt as a permanent 'place d'armes are discounted by the political draw
backs, and it would consequently be imprudent to count on the indefinite maintenance
of the present disposition of the garrison. A standing defence scheme for the Suez
Canal must take into account political as well as purely military considerations, and it
is therefore suggested that the basis for such a scheme should be sought in the
perpetuation of effective British control over the Soudan and Palestine and the
acquisition of such control over the Sinai peninsula, including, if possible, the Port
Said-Suez Bailway. pan passu with the progressive withdrawal of the present garrison
from the interior of Egypt.
Foreign Office, August 9, 1923.
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and newspaper cuttings relating to the political situation in Egypt. The memoranda are written by officials at the War Office, Admiralty, Colonial Office, and Foreign Office and mostly concern military policy in Egypt and the defence of the Suez Canal. The Annual Report on Egypt for the year 1921, written by Field Marshall Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, High Commissioner of Egypt, is also included. The report covers matters such as politics, finance, agriculture, public works, education, justice, and communications. Some correspondence from Ernest Scott, Acting High Commissioner in Egypt, to Lord Curzon can also be found within the file.
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- 1 file (88 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in roughly 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 88; 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 1-88; 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 F112/263
- Title
- Printed papers on the political situation and military policy in Egypt
- Pages
- 2r:86v
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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