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Printed papers on the political situation and military policy in Egypt [48r] (95/176)
The record is made up of 1 file (88 folios). It was created in 23 Apr 1923-17 Nov 1923. 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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tobacco, from £E. 308,000 to £E. 7,000: cotton hosiery, from £E. 349,000 to
£E. 169,000; silk cloths, from £E. 182,000 to £E. 127,000; silk yarns and silk waste,
from £E. 137,000 to £E. 8,000; glassware, from £E. 175,000 to £E. 20,131 ; paper,
from £E. 139,000 to £E. 3,000; Silk shawls, handkerchiefs and scarves, from
£E. 139,000 to £E. 61.000; and ready-made underclothing, from £E. 76,000 to
£E. 4,000.
Decline in Prices.
■ 174. There has again been a general fall in prices during the year. The
following table shows the price of certain articles in December as compared with
a value of 100 in January : —
Cotton textiles ... ... ... ... 91
Cardiff coal ... ... ... ... 40
Newcastle coal ... ... ... ... 44
Copper and brass ... ... ... ... 60
Tin 69
Lead and zinc ... ... ... ... 62
Rice ... ... ... ... ... 88
Kerosene ... ... ... ... ... 45
Benzine ... ... ... ... ... 69
Liquid fuel ... ... ... ... 39
Persian carets ... ... ... ... 53
Morocco goods ... ... ... ... 66
Manufactured iron and steel ... ... ... 66
Cotton yarns .. ... ... ... 65
Wheat ... ... ... ... ... 62
Wheat and maize flour ... ... ... 49
Fresh fruits ... ... ... ... 66
Dried fruits ... ... ... ... 75
Sugar ... ... ... ... ... 37
Fresh and preserved fish ... ... ... 94
Household soap ... ... ... ... 65
Olive oil ... ... ... ... ... 50
Export Trade.
175. The value of general merchandise exported has decreased from
£E. 84,516,000 to £E. 35,653,000, and that of cigarettes from £E. 951,000 to
£E. 704,000.
Cotton.
176. This large decrease in value is due to the lower price of cotton. The year
opened with cotton tariffed at £E. 5T80 per kantar; the price fell to £E. 3-335 in
March, and rose again to £E. 5 380 in April; this was followed by a gradual fall to
£E. 4-090 in July, when the price again rose and attained its maximum £E. 9 870
in October, after which it fell to £E. 7 050 in December. The quantity of cotton
exported during 1921 increased from 4,002.000 kantars, valued at £E. 75,096,000, to
4,792,000 kantars, valued at £E. 28,375,000. During the latter months of 1920 there
was a considerable decrease in the quantity of cotton exported, owing to the large
fall in the price; this resulted in an unusually large stock remaining in the country
at the end of the season 1920-21. The higher price at the end of 1921 led to an
increased export.
177. The United Kingdom has taken 2.184,000 kantars as against 1.744.000 kantars.
but the purchases of the United States have declined from 1,269,000 kantars to
1,018,000 kantars. France has increased her demand from 408,000 kantars to
413,000 kantars. Germany from 77,000 kantars to 264,000 kantars, Switzerland
from 140,000 kantars to 245,000 kantars, Japan from 56,000 kantars to 215,000
kantars, and Spain from 74,000 kantars to 132,000 kantars; Italy has only taken
166,000 kantars as against 168,000 kantars.
Cotton Seed and Cake.
178. There has been an increase in the quantity of cotton seed exported, from
1,866,000 ardebs to 2.138,000 ardebs, but the value has fallen from £E. 3.492,000 to
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and newspaper cuttings relating to the political situation in Egypt. The memoranda are written by officials at the War Office, Admiralty, Colonial Office, and Foreign Office and mostly concern military policy in Egypt and the defence of the Suez Canal. The Annual Report on Egypt for the year 1921, written by Field Marshall Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, High Commissioner of Egypt, is also included. The report covers matters such as politics, finance, agriculture, public works, education, justice, and communications. Some correspondence from Ernest Scott, Acting High Commissioner in Egypt, to Lord Curzon can also be found within the file.
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The file is arranged in roughly chronological order, from the front to the rear.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 88; 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 1-88; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Printed papers on the political situation and military policy in Egypt
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- 2r:86v
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