Record

Unique ID	CWGC/1/1/6/12
File Number	WG 1063/1
Title	Acquisition Of Land - Egypt - Agreement With Egyptian Government
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Description	Main topics: negotiations between O.C. Graves Registration Units; Egypt; and Egyptian government re acquisition and upkeep of British military cemeteries; as reported to DGRE; negotiations between Anglo-Egyptian War Cemeteries Executive Committee and Egyptian government re acquisition of sites for and concentration of cemeteries; proposal to incorporate agreement war graves into a future Anglo-Egyptian treaty; gift of land for cemetery sites from Egyptian government; recognition of Anglo-Egyptian Committee by Egyptian government as representing Commission; difficulties of acquiring isolated graves and ensuring their perpetual care.
Content Note	Including:Pr. pamphlet 'Agreement between the United Kingdom and Belgium respecting British War Graves In Belgian Territory'; HMSO; London; 1919.Extracts from minutes of meetings of Anglo-Egyptian War Cemeteries Executive Committee.Memorandum re legislative measures restricting legal privileges of foreigners in Egypt; with letter; 4 Apr. 1933.
Date	24/10/1916 - 4/4/1933
Extent	1 file
Collection	Archive
Category	Archive