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261. Mss Eur F112/277

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/277
Title:
Papers on British policy and the Arab movement
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence, memoranda, maps, manuscript notes, and other papers relating to the political and territorial settlement of parts of the Middle East following the First World War. Many of the papers were collected for the attention of the Middle East Committee (later named the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Jul 1916-7 Dec 1918
Extent:

1 file (187 folios)

262. Mss Eur F112/278

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/278
Title:
Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East
Scope & Content:
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 Wo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
16 Nov 1917-17 Jan 1924
Extent:

1 file (174 folios)

263. Mss Eur F112/279

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/279
Title:
Miscellaneous papers on the Near and Middle East
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, and a map concerning various aspects of the post-First World War settlement of the Near and Middle East. The file covers the discussion around the Sykes-Picot Agreement (also known as the Asia Minor Agreement; see folios 1-3) and the settlement...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1916-18 Aug 1919
Extent:

1 file (35 folios)

264. Mss Eur F112/280/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/280/1
Title:
‘The Capitulations. What they are, and what effect their abolition will have upon the status of British subjects in Turkey, upon their interests, their liberties and upon British trade generally.’
Scope & Content:
A copy of a memorandum, submitted on behalf of the non-official British community in Constantinople [Istanbul], and printed and published by Page & Thomas Limited, London. The capitulations referred to in the volume’s title were grants made by successive Sultans of the Ottoman Empire to othe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922-1923
Extent:

1 volume (12 folios)

265. Mss Eur F112/280/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/280/2
Title:
‘TREATY OF PEACE WITH TURKEY, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS Signed at Lausanne on July 24, 1923, together with Agreements between Greece and Turkey signed on January 30, 1923, and Subsidiary Documents forming part of THE TURKISH PEACE SETTLEMENT.’
Scope & Content:
A printed copy of the Treaty of Peace with Turkey, commonly referred to as the Treaty of Lausanne. The treaty was signed on 24 July 1923 and formally ended the conflict between the Ottoman Empire and other nations (including Great Britain) that had begun at the onset of the First World War. The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1923-1924
Extent:

1 volume (126 folios)

266. Mss Eur F112/280/2, f 126

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/280/2, f 126
Title:
‘FRONTIER OF TURKEY IN EUROPE; DEMILITARIZED ZONES OF THE STRAITS AND IN THRACE; THE ISLANDS (DODEKANESIA); GALLIPOLI PENINSULA’
Scope & Content:
Map of south-eastern Europe (Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria) affected by the Treaty of Lausanne. The map indicates coastline, hydrology, and human settlements. Also marked on the map are: the Turkish frontier (solid red line); the demilitarised zone in Thrace (blue crosshatch); the demilitarised zones...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1923
Extent:
1 map

267. Mss Eur F112/280/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/280/3
Title:
‘Correspondence with the Canadian Government on the subject of the peace settlement with Turkey.’
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence exchanged between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Governor-General of Canada, on the subject of the Peace Settlement with Turkey, commonly referred to as the Treaty of Lausanne. The correspondence covers the period 27 October 1922 to 24 March 1924. The fi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1924
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

268. Mss Eur F112/281

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/281
Title:
Papers relating to transfer of Middle Eastern Affairs to the Colonial Office and creation of a new Department there, 1920-1921, with Cabinet notes of Milner, Montague, Churchill, self, and others
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and reports concerning the administration of Mesopotamia and other Middle Eastern territories and the transfer of responsibility for Middle Eastern Affairs to a new department within the Colonial Office. Authors and correspondents include Cur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1920-10 Feb 1921
Extent:

1 file (68 folios)

269. Mss Eur F112/286

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/286
Title:
Letters and Papers on the Mesopotamia Commission and the Cabinet Committee on Iraq
Scope & Content:
The file contains memoranda, correspondence, and other papers relating to the Mesopotamia [Iraq] Commission (the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the Mesopotamia campaign), British policy in relation to Mesopotamia after the First World War, and the Cabinet Committee on Iraq. These pap...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 Jun 1917-11 Oct 1923
Extent:

1 file (95 folios)

270. Mss Eur F112/286, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/286, f 30
Title:
‘MESOPOTAMIA. Administrative Divisions & Chief Towns.’
Scope & Content:
The map shows Mesopotamia [Iraq], and part of Western Persia [Iran] East of the Turco-Persian boundary, with the boundary being indicated by a dashed and dotted line. Ottoman administrative divisions in the form of vilayets [provinces] and sanjaks [districts] are also indicated, as are Headquart...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 map sheet