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Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East [66r] (131/348)
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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of the Great hWled- powers (or alternatively
of the council of the League of Nations) .
Such a provision might prevent the Greek
Government from making a private and corrupt
bargain vdth.e.g. Hustapha fcemal over
Smyrna or elsewhere,
(6) No loan to he contracted hy the King or
Greek Government without the approval of
the Allied Financial Commission at Athens*
Such conditions would he an effective check either
upon the father or the son. If they were subsequently
broken hy whichever of the two was king, recognition
could he withdrawn, and any penalties that were thought
desirable could he imlicted.
It would he a matter for discussion whether such
an intimation if agreed upon should he made to the Greek
Government or the Greek people and at what stage.
The policy of choosing, or requiring the Greek
Government to chose the son, which is favoured oy If*
yenizelos, is attended hy the following difficulties -
that the Greek electors may decline to vote for anyone
hut Constantine, that the Greek Government may not he
strong enough to impose the son, that the latter, even
if invited may decline the nomination, and that if
nominated and chosen he may he either a phantom or a
puppet in the hands of his father.
The question really turns in the last resort upon
the policy of adherence to the Treaty; and if this
question he .answered in the affirmative, upon the
acceptance of the candidate for the Greek Throne who is
most likely to he true to it.
(Sgd.) CURZON.
27th November, 1920*
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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)
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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 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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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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