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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' [51r] (101/136)
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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in para, 4 vie,, tho "prevalence of peace conditions" -
since it is obvious that, of Turkish Nationalists and
Eolshoviks fill tho void which wo shall have created,
tho nuir.bor of troops which wo shall require to hold tho
shorter lino must be conditioned by the number of troops
thoy can brine against us. How do wo propose to socuro
tho prevalence of peace conditions? I would suggest to
my Colleagues that there is only one way of doing so
viz., a rovision of tho treaty of Sovros, vvhoroby, in
rotum for the formal restoration of so immense an aroa to
tho Ottoman Empire the Turlcish CoToj-nmont undertake to
grant complete autonomy to the Arabian provinces and a full
amnesty to all their inhabitants who have assisted us.
by such an agreement with Turkey wo might not only secure
peace tut also save something from the wreck cf our prestige.
24th December, 1920.
E.S.I1
P.S. Since I wrote this I have received officially from
the V/ar Office a copy of their telegram 87319 of 23rd
December which they state has been sent to C-onoral Officer
Commanding, Baghdad "as a result of recent Cabinet decisions"
This telegram contains the sentence "The Oabinot are anxious
to reduce ex ondituro in Mesopotamia by withdrawal to a
*
n.
position covering 'lasra at the earliest possible moment".
As I have already said, I am not aware o:; any such doossion
l&d I must strongly protest against any attempt to anticipate
one. I am informing Sir r.
Cox that no decision has boon arrived
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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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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the back.
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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 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.
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- Mss Eur F112/281
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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'
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- 1r:2v, 5r:39v, 41r:68v
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