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Coll 15/1 'Egypt Affairs: General Situation 1931; Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, 1936' [173r] (346/493)
The record is made up of 1 file (246 folios). It was created in 15 May 1931-10 Dec 1947. 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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present positions at Cairo, they vvould be maintained at ether
important strategic points as near e.s possible to Cairo,, jr.der
such an agreement, ho'..evcr, the British troops v/ould also
remain at the Canal and at/or in the neighbourhood of
Alexandria a
The precise dispositions under an agreement on these
lines must depend to some extent on the course of ohe
conversations (in which his Majesty's High Commissioner v.ill
have the assistance, as technical experts, of senior naval-
military and air officers): They cannot be forecast with
certainty in advance-
It is the intention of the Government of the Unites
Kingdom, in any Anglo-Egyptian treaty, to reserve to themselvjs
exclusively the responsibility for the security of the Suez
C anal«
As a make-weight in the discussions the Egyptian
• delegates will be reminded by Sir .ales Lampson that as a
result of a treaty Egypt will be anaoled to modernise and
increase the strength of her army.
From the beginnin • it will be made clear to the
Egyptian delegates by His majesty’s High Commissioner that any
proposal put forward depends for its validity on agreement being
reached on axl points, and that the Government of the united
Kingdom must retain a free hand in respect of agreed portions
or' any proposal if cn other portions there shoulu oe faii.u..^
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- Content
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence and government printed papers. On the front of the file is written in red ink 'Secret Cupboard'.
The correspondence concerns the general situation in Egypt in the periods 1931-1937 and 1945-1947. Correspondence also discusses the issues relating to the negotiation and conclusion of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty 1936, including:
- negotiating points
- concessions
- capability of the Egyptian army
- location of British military facilities
- the significance of the Suez Canal as an 'artery of communication' for the British empire
The main correspondents include: the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs; the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia; the Minister of External Affairs, Union of South Africa; and HBM High Commissioner to Egypt and the Sudan (Sir Miles Lampson).
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (246 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 246; 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 in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2762
- Title
- Coll 15/1 'Egypt Affairs: General Situation 1931; Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, 1936'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:32v, 36v:77v, 79v:94v, 95v:157r, 158v:245v, 246v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence