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Coll 15/5 'EGYPT British community in Egypt: problems of post-war reconstruction' [‎12r] (23/68)

The record is made up of 1 file (32 folios). It was created in 13 Jun 1944-23 Apr 1945. 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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of any large portion of these comniunlties to some part
Of the British Empire in a practicable proposal; and
failing that I agree that everything possible should be
done to assist the members, of these communities, not
only in finding suitable employment here but also in
raising their standard of living and their general social
and educational level. Not only have Cypriots and
Maltese, like other British subjects, been called up in
Bgypt for national service, but leading members of both
communities have played their part on the Boards and
Committees set up under the National Service Order. If
these communities are to remain in Egypt, it is surely
incumbent upon us to do all we can to make them worthy
members of the British Commonwealth. Th e remov al of the
talians from Egypt would no doubt help towards finding
><• C'q ..... C ^ ' ^employment for Maltese and Cypriots, who are likely to
experience the greatest difficulties in this respect owing
S n the part of S syptia^s and the large foreign
ommunities m Egypt; but the arguments against
encouraging the Egyptian Government to institute
measures against any foreign community are very strong.
It is a catching habit, ^
^ u The paragraphs of the Report which deal with
‘^ 1 1 ^ sh oultura l activities (29 and 30) speak for them-
^ selves; and we are not likely to have a better
opportunity for developing these activities which can
play so ptal a part in maintaining our position in
Egypt and which were so sadly neglected before the war.
nr t tl?f t D that i the , ? Uggestions P ut ^orward in this portion
Report will receive earnest and s/mpathetic
consideration.
U. c ,<z
The observations in paragraphs 31 and 32 of the
continued existence after the
^ H nite o Kln s d0in Commercial Corporation
and Middle :Last Supply Centre, will no doubt be
j 01 interest to the Departments of His Majesty’s Govern
ment wnich are considering the future of these
th^iTnftPH 0 ? 8, h — r 3 ; ma facie the arguments for retaining
the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation for a time
MiddJ°Fo«rq!! UC ? i S their favoiir - The fact that the
Middle East Supply c entre is n0w f Ul i y constituted as
^ 2 gl °^ merican or g a nisation presumably debars its
p if rpose of fathering British trade interests
except in so far as this may eventually be possible
under whatever arrangements are agreed for anglo-
American commercial co-operation after the war.
14. The proposal to establish a "British House"
in Cairo (paragraph 33 of the ^eport) has obvious
attractions, the.more so as it was recently reported
that the Americans are also contemplating something
of the kind. Considerable capital would be reouired,
and it seems improbable that the scheme could be
realised without assistance from His Majesty’s Government*
The

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The file is mainly comprised of a letter (ff 8-13) from HM High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan (Miles Wedderburn Lampson, the Lord Killearn) to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Anthony Eden), accompanying a report (ff 14-33) on issues facing the British community in Egypt during the phase of post-war reconstruction.

The report is divided into two sections:

  • Section A. Reestablishment of local servicemen and servicewomen
  • Section B. General position of the British community after the war

A further letter from HM High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs accompanies a memorandum by the Legal Counsellor for submission to the Middle East Demobilisation Advisory Committee.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (32 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 34; 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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