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Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East [61r] (121/348)
The record is made up of 1 file (174 folios). It was created in 16 Nov 1917-17 Jan 1924. It was written in English and French. 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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Thera are, it appears two prliioipal forms in v/hioh
pressure mi 6 ht be applied. The International PinanoJLeJL
Commission might veto the issue of fiduciary currency
the IJ tional Ban. of (ireoce. The British Government had
recently imposed such a veto on a lar 0 e paper issue which
the Government of M. Venizelos desired to float but had
withdrawn it on the personal intervention of M. Venizelos.
On the other hand the Prenoh Government who had started
by giving their consent have since withdrawn it. The two '
Governments by maintaining a joint veto might seriously
embarrass the Greeh Government.
The second respect in which action m_ght be possible
would be in connection with the An^lo-Pranco-Greek: Financial
Agreement of 1918., under which a booic credit of £10,000,000
in London, and the franc equivalent of another £10,000,000
$
in Paris were given to the Greed Government. The latter
have drawn about £6,500,000 on the British half of this credit.
The F-ench half is believed to be still intact.
It might be possible to argue that this Agreement, which
was made with M. Vcnisclos’ Government is no longer valid
with a Iqter Government that is diametrically opposed to its
predecessor. It would however be unusual to adopt such a
courso. Its immediate effect would be a collapse of the
drachma exchange. The ultimate effect would be that the
Greeds would have no credit for purchase abroad
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, maps, and notes on various subjects connected to the Near and Middle East. The majority of the papers are written by George Curzon himself and concern the settlement of former territories of the Ottoman Empire following its break up after the First World War. Matters such as the Greek occupation of Smyrna, the division of Thrace, the Greco-Turkish War, Georgian independence, and the Treaties of Sèvres and Lausanne are all discussed.
Other matters covered by the file include those concerning the Arab territories of the former Ottoman Empire, American advisers in Persia, and the future of Palestine, including a report by the Committee on Palestine (Colonial Office) dated 27 July 1923 (folios 168-171).
Correspondence within the file is mostly between Curzon and representatives of the other Allied Powers, as well as officials from other governmental departments and diplomatic offices.
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- 1 file (174 folios)
- Arrangement
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 174; 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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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F112/278
- Title
- Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East
- Pages
- 2r:12v, 15r:48v, 54r:93v, 95r:105v, 118r:145r, 147v:153r, 154v, 156r:161v, 163r:173v, back, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence