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Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East [76v] (152/348)
The record is made up of 1 file (174 folios). It was created in 16 Nov 1917-17 Jan 1924. It was written in English and French. 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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informed with what was passing and to show iis the document before it was signed.
He could see no reason why this should not have been done, but we were living in
days now when the old conventions were not always strictly observed and when,
conversations took place, and arrangements were made between Prime Ministers which
sometimes superseded the efforts of the old diplomacy. Had M. Briand been acting as
Foreign Minister, he would undoubtedly have behaved in the way 1 had suggested.
On the other hand, as Prime Minister, he evidently thought he had discharged his duty
by whatever communications he had made to the British Prime Minister.
I replied to this argument, which did not‘altogether convince me, by postulating
a situation in which the British Government having done the same or a similar thing,
and the Comte de Saint-Aulaire having come to me on instructions from his Government
to make a protest, I had delivered the reply with which I had just been favoured
by him Would he have been altogether satisfied with such an explanation?
His Excellency endeavoured to dismiss the subject as one of no great importance,
arising from the peculiar circumstances of the hour.
I said that I was not content to accept this plea and that I had discharged what I
thought was a necessary duty in informing him of the point of view, from which we
had no alternative but to regard it.
1 am, &c.
CURZON OF KEDLESTON.
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, maps, and notes on various subjects connected to the Near and Middle East. The majority of the papers are written by George Curzon himself and concern the settlement of former territories of the Ottoman Empire following its break up after the First World War. Matters such as the Greek occupation of Smyrna, the division of Thrace, the Greco-Turkish War, Georgian independence, and the Treaties of Sèvres and Lausanne are all discussed.
Other matters covered by the file include those concerning the Arab territories of the former Ottoman Empire, American advisers in Persia, and the future of Palestine, including a report by the Committee on Palestine (Colonial Office) dated 27 July 1923 (folios 168-171).
Correspondence within the file is mostly between Curzon and representatives of the other Allied Powers, as well as officials from other governmental departments and diplomatic offices.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (174 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the back.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 174; 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.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F112/278
- Title
- Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East
- Pages
- 2r:12v, 15r:48v, 54r:93v, 95r:105v, 118r:145r, 147v:153r, 154v, 156r:161v, 163r:173v, back, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence