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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' [67v] (134/136)
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-aid. Fifth, arising out of above the extent ol territory to be held and adininisteied^
After such a conference I shall be in a position to mahe definite recommendations
to the Cabinet for action. . . .
I shall also endeavour to use this conference as an occasion lor getting iiito-
personal touch with the various British authorities in the Middle Eastern tiiangle
who are being placed under the authority of the Colonial Office, such as Resident oi
Bushire, High Commissioner of Palestine and Administrator of Aden, who are also
being summoned. ... . • , . -
New department will comprise within its sphere an effective contiol ol all ractois
in the Arabian problem. It is greatly to be hoped that the Inter-Allied Gonfeiente
summoned in London for 21st February will revise Treaty of Sevres so as to secure a
real peace with Turkey. 1 hope this result will be known to us at the time of our
discussions. .
1 am sorry to put you to this trouble, but it is absolutely necessaiy and J canno
do more than meet you half-way. 1 must therefore request you to facilitate canying
out of mv proposal to the utmost of your power ; but ol course, ii you considei youi
absence from your post for nearly a month would be disastrous, you should state your
case. In the event of a conference being impossible, I shall then have to come to
decisions here as to the actual course to be followed. If conference in Egypt proves
feasible, it is desirable that we should have our hands as f ree as possible in order to-
take the best decisions from a central point ol view.
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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.
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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
- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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