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Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East [83v] (166/348)
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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The Italian Ambassador repeated his reserves.
M. Berthelot said that the assumption of command at Constantinople must not be
too formal ; the necessary orders would be sent to General Charpy.
Lord Curzon said that the important thing was that it should come into force
at once ] _.
Lord Curzon said that we were telegraphing to Athens. W hat was the next step .
The Greek Government would either refuse or ask what were our conditions. In the
latter case we should have the conditions ready. He therefore offered to prepaie a
draft reply to the Greek enquiry for later discussion with the two Governments.
M. Briand gladly agreed to this proposal.
Lord Curzon said there was no advantage in discussing the terms further at
present, since no reply to the first telegram would in all probability be received from
Athens for a week after its despatch, and the terms of the second telegram must
necessarily depend upon the answer to the first.
The Italian Ambassador said it would be better to forward the second draft direct
to Rome from London. Lord Curzon agreed.
Lord Curzon asked a further question as to the alleged missions of M. Pranklin
Bouillon and Signor Tuozzi to Angora. M. Briand replied that M. Bouillon had no
mission from the French Government, but had gone as a French journalist to report
upon the situation. Count Bonin informed Lord Curzon that Signor Tuozzi had been
stopped by the Italian Government at Rhodes.
Appendix I.
Lord Hardinge to Sir E. Crowe.—(Received June 20.)
(Telegraphic.) Paris, June 20, 1921.
Following from Lord Curzon :—
“ Please inform the Prime Minister that 1 have found M. Briand very well-disposed
towards renewal of mediation, for which he thinks psychological moment has arrived.
I gave him all the information in our possession and read to him Colonel Nairne’s
telegrams. French information is to the effect that both Greeks and Nationalists will
welcome a solution of their present difficulties which they can accept without loss of
amour-propre
“ Following procedure has been adopted : A telegram drafted by me and accepted
by M. Briand and by the Italian Ambassador, after consultation with his Government,
is being despatched to Athens to-night instructing Allied representatives there to
address a joint invitation to Greek Government to accept mediation and place them
selves in our hands see my telegram No. 389).
“If they agree, we shall submit to the Greeks, and, in the event of Greeks’
acceptance, then to the Turks, the terms based on Chequers’ programme, upon which,
after prolonged discussion, we have found ourselves in general agreement here.
“ I have also persuaded M. Briand to agree to suspend tripartite agreement in its
present form, though on this point we shall have more difficulty with Italians.
“ I have throughout insisted upon united action, whether at Athens, Angora or
Constantinople, and have deprecated recourse to independent or clandestine negotia
tions conducted by any of the Allies.
“ Whether result be favourable or the reverse, at least the first step has thus been
taken towards a possible reconciliation.” »
Appendix II.
Lord Hardinge to Sir E. Crowe.—(Received June 20.)
(No. 389.)
(Telegraphic.) D. Paris, June 19, 1921.
Following from Lord Curzon :—
“ The Allied Governments', after consultation together, have decided to offer their
good offices with a view to averting a renewal of hostilities in the Near East and to
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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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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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