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Correspondence with A J Balfour, Sir R Wingate, Lord Allenby, Lord Milner and others on Egypt [141r] (281/300)
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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and representatives of Ecyptians. to inxiertalce the
preliminary work which is requisite before future
form of Government can be settled..
It Is not function of mission to impose a con
stitution on Egypt. Its duty is to explore, the
ground; to discuss in consultation with authorities
on the spot 8 the reforms that are necessaiy; and to
propose, it is hoped in complete agreement with
Sultan and his Minhstors^ a, schemo of Cov omment 'which
can subsequently ba put into force 3 *
(End of R),
He told me that he could not continue to hold
office if mission arrived as he considered Its (? advent)
would cause risings and bloodshed*
He had already learnt from Sultan the substance of
v,'iic.vu I tolci hum; are. Sultan lias new informed me by verba]
massage that he deprecates arrival of mission, because of
threats 0
Resignation of prime Minister*
prime Minister has assured me that he will not
resign without further reflection, but I think it likely
tliuco ne will event sally do so in deference to what ho
considers to be public opinion,
I Inn.uk nevertheless that rollcy of Kis Majesty 1 s
Governmoxu should x euiaj.n unchanged and that
shoiild com 65 ,
I am m-uclrg public policy of Ills Majesty^
me-Uo in forms of quotation above*
Ine Gi'dian ami Ministry return to Cairo on
ins fa no.
( 15.11 8 / 4 ).
*AJ.i.3 ^ i. JI
7 th
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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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