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Papers of the War Cabinet's Eastern Committee [75r] (149/544)
The record is made up of 1 file (272 folios). It was created in 13 Mar 1918-7 Jan 1919. 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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3. \\ ith regard to such areas as are now occupied by the Allied forces, it is the
intention and desire of the two Governments that these areas should be
permanently delivered from the oppression under which they formerly
suffered, and that their future government should be based upon the
principle of the consent of the governed.
4. With regard to areas still subject to Ottoman oppression, it is the desire of the
two Governments that the inhabitants of these areas should be delivered
from the oppression to which they are now subjected, and that the
inhabitants should be put in a position to decide upon forms of government
which appear most suitable for the various regions with due regard to the
maintenance of security and order.
5. The two Governments desire to make it clear to the Government of Hejaz
and to the Arabic-speaking peoples above-mentioned that on the part of
neither Government has there ever been any intention of annexing these
areas nor of disposing of them, nor allowing them to be disposed of by
any other party, in any way other than is desired by the populations
thereof.
6 . The two Governments further wish to make it clear that they desire to facilitate
to the utmost co-operation, alliance, and unity of purpose among the
the various elements of the Arabic-speaking peoples in the regions
mentioned in the first paragraph, with a view to the ultimate restoration
of the liberty and prosperity which these areas formerly enjoyed.
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This file is composed of papers produced by the War Cabinet's Eastern Committee, which was chaired by George Curzon for most of its existence. The file contains a complete set of printed minutes, beginning with the committee's first meeting on 28 March 1918, and concluding with its final meeting on 7 January 1919 (ff 6-214 and ff 227-272).
The file begins with two copies of a memorandum by Curzon, dated 13 March 1918, proposing the formation of the Eastern Committee. This is followed by a memorandum by Arthur James Balfour, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, approving Curzon's proposal, and a copy of a procedure for the newly created committee, outlining arrangements for committee meetings and the dissemination of information to committee members.
Also included is a set of resolutions, passed by the committee in December 1918, in order to guide British representatives at the Paris Peace conference (ff 216-225). The resolutions cover the following: the Caucasus and Armenia; Syria; Palestine; Hejaz and Arabia; Mesopotamia, Mosul, Baghdad and Basra. They are preceded by a handwritten note written by Curzon 'some years later', which remarks on how they are a 'rather remarkable forecast of the bulk of the results since obtained.'
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- 1 file (272 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 272; 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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- Mss Eur F112/274
- Title
- Papers of the War Cabinet's Eastern Committee
- Pages
- 1r:214v, 216r:272v
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