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1. Mss Eur F112/257

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/257
Title:
Memoranda Relating to Departmental Views on the Conduct of the War in the East and the Administration of Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
The file comprises typescript, printed and manuscript memoranda, dated 1918 and 1920 by: Edwin Samuel Montagu, Secretary of State for India; Arthur James Balfour, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (up to October 1919); Henry Wilson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, War Office; and Forei...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1918-24 Aug 1920
Extent:

1 file (58 folios)

2. Mss Eur F112/272

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/272
Title:
Papers of the Mesopotamian Administration (later Middle East) Committee
Scope & Content:
This file mostly consists of minutes of meetings of the War Cabinet's Mesopotamian Administration Committee (later renamed the Middle East Committee), chaired by George Curzon. The papers are chiefly concerned with current and future British policy in Mesopotamia, which during the period cover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1917-12 Jan 1918
Extent:

1 file (39 folios)

3. Mss Eur F112/273

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/273
Title:
Middle East Committee and Eastern Committee
Scope & Content:
This file relates to two War Cabinet committees: the Middle East Committee (originally named the Mesopotamian Administration Committee), and the Eastern Committee, both chaired by George Curzon. The first half of the file consists almost entirely of printed minutes of meetings of the Middle Eas...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1918-31 Dec 1918
Extent:

1 file (21 folios)

4. Mss Eur F112/274

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/274
Title:
Papers of the War Cabinet's Eastern Committee
Scope & Content:
This file is composed of papers produced by the War Cabinet's Eastern Committee, which was chaired by George Curzon for most of its existence. The file contains a complete set of printed minutes, beginning with the committee's first meeting on 28 March 1918, and concluding with its final meeting...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1918-7 Jan 1919
Extent:

1 file (272 folios)

5. Mss Eur F112/275

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/275
Title:
Papers of the Interdepartmental Conference on Middle Eastern Affairs
Scope & Content:
This file is composed of papers produced by the Foreign Office's Interdepartmental Conference on Middle Eastern Affairs. It consists entirely of printed minutes of meetings of the conference, most of which are chaired by George Curzon. Those attending include senior representatives of the Fore...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1919-7 Dec 1920
Extent:

1 file (145 folios)

6. Mss Eur F112/288

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/288
Title:
The Establishment of Mandates, Principally: Mesopotamia, Palestine and Syria
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers relating to the establishment of mandates which were drawn up under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations (signed on 28 June 1919 as part of the Treaty of Versailles that officially ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers). The papers ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jul 1920-Dec 1920
Extent:

1 file (234 folios)