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'Papers relating to transfer of Middle Eastern Affairs to the Colonial Office and creation of a new Department there, 1920-1921, with Cabinet notes of Milner, Montague, Churchill, self, and others' [46r] (91/136)
The record is made up of 1 file (68 folios). It was created in 1 May 1920-10 Feb 1921. 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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1'
Note by the Secretory of State of India a
After the pledges that have been made to
Sir Percy Cox, and after the statement
Mini s ter y e s t e rday, I w cal a. ur ge ' b a t
should non be relieved of rcsponsibili
Government of Mesopotamia, The respo:
this Office are too great to continue
cf the rr
the India
ty for the
rsibilitie
with this
ime
Office
Civil
s of
imraense
task and I am prepared to hand over iorncrrow to any
Department selected for the work. Even if partial
evacuation is decided upon the policy will be so out of
harmony with the work which we have been doing, so
contrary to the advice that we have given, that it had
hotter be carried out under the auspices cf some other
Office.
(Intd) EcS C M u
A
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.
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December 16th, 1920
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The file contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and reports concerning the administration of Mesopotamia and other Middle Eastern territories and the transfer of responsibility for Middle Eastern Affairs to a new department within the Colonial Office. Authors and correspondents include Curzon himself, members of the Cabinet, officials from the 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, Air Staff, Imperial General Staff, and High Commission in Baghdad.
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- 1 file (68 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the back.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 68; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-68; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Mss Eur F112/281
- Title
- 'Papers relating to transfer of Middle Eastern Affairs to the Colonial Office and creation of a new Department there, 1920-1921, with Cabinet notes of Milner, Montague, Churchill, self, and others'
- Pages
- 1r:2v, 5r:39v, 41r:68v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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