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Dg cypher . Sir M.Clieethan (Cc.iro) Septemher 15oh, 191GL
Do 8.5 pm. Se;ouernoer 15th, 1919. /
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R P 8,55 a n. Sc ot ember 16th, 1919.
No. 1355 ,
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Very Urgent .
Your telecrcm No . 939 .
prime Minister has made a fait her appeal for
•oostTDonemerit of Lord Milner 1 s Mission u.til signature
of Peace with Turkey c Mis via , shared as already-
reported by Suit an of Epypt and Cou-icil of Ministers
is that the independe_xe party will remain i_iflue._tial
until their policy is proved to be defective by
action of peace Conference. Meanwhile their object is
to prevent Mission from reaching a settlement of
Egyptian relations with Great Britain prior to peace
with Turkey, it being widely believed that Mission
is being sent to ertort some expression of consent
to protectorate. The Extremists hone to attain (? their)
ends by promotion ( ? of a) general strike which will
paralyse industry and Government authority on arrival
of Mission e
The strike movement has been reported in Cairo
Despatches 382 and 431, I will deal in another telegram
with immediate Government measures designed to a.lleviaxc
existing (?conditions) due to high prices and to
counteract political agitation. I appreciate considera
tions advanced in your telegram 989 but I feel bound
to pit forward prime Minister’s views again as they^
appear to be confirmed from intelligence sources and
by many indications that further movement is being
engineered to stultify work. of Mission which may oe
i nt erf er ed v/it h by a,ct ual di st urba^xes and r elu ct an c e
of Egyptians to appear before it.
(16 .9 8/4) .