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Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt [120r] (239/300)
The record is made up of 1 file (150 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1918-13 Mar 1920. 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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elsewhere than here. Brunyate is a man great ability. Everyone
is agreed as to that. But he is, however, absolutely loathed out
here by every single person, both European an^ Egyptian. This is
owing to his overbearing manner, and his supreme tactlessness. He
has brought the latter to a fine art. If he had not gone on leave
when he did there is little doubt that attempts would have been made
on his life. This being so, I hope personally that he will not
return. His absence would also make Crawford’s work considerably
easier when he comes out.
I wonder when Cheetham or his successor returns here. When
he does 1 shall be able to leave; not that I want to but, as you
know, I must get back. Cheetham is overdue for promotion, I under
stand, but there is an idea here that he will come back to t^.is
country, and not be promoted until after Lord Milner’s Commission
has sat. Surely it would be better to send a new man out now, so
that he could get into harness before Lord Milner comes out. He
would then be able to carry on the policy of the Commission for some
years, instead of leaving at once for another country, as would be
the case if Cheetham returned.”
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The file contains official and private correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to political affairs in Egypt. The correspondents and authors are officials at the Foreign Office (Lord Curzon was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the time), War Office, Air Ministry, Admiralty, Colonial Office, Board of Trade, Board of Education, as well as those within the Egyptian civil service.
The papers discuss the situation in Egypt following unrest by nationalists in 1919, including how to respond to the crisis, accounts of events on the ground, and plans to form a special mission to investigate the causes and propose solutions. Several pages of Curzon's manuscript notes are contained in the file.
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- 1 file (150 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.
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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 150, 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 F112/259
- Title
- Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt
- Pages
- 1r:14v, 28r:33v, 54r:54v, 67r:69v, 79v, 84r:85v, 119r:120v, 126r:150v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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