Content Note | Topics covered:
Commonwealth War Graves in Alexandria Summary of the history of all Commonwealth war cemeteries and graves in Egypt; account of the correspondence between the Commission’s Participating Governments and the United Arab Republic concerning with the proposed removal of Commonwealth war graves from Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery and Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery; details of the proposed development of the Hadra and Chatby areas of Alexandria and plans for the new site in El Alamein War Cemetery, where all war burials were to be transferred; details of the request submitted by Commonwealth Ambassadors in the negotiations against the removal of Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery and Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery; discussion regarding considerations by Commission Members for the proposed removal of war graves and the Ambassador’s proposals, including concerns about the responsibility for costs to remove and re-establish the cemeteries, the security of tenure at El Alamein and fate of non-military and civilian graves at Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery; details about the draft Resolution prepared by the Commission that was to be transmitted to Participating Governments.
Other Business Details about the publication of an illustrated booklet on the Runnymede Memorial by Pitkin Pictorials Limited in collaboration with Sir Edward Maufe and the Commission.
ATTENDEES: Admiral Sir Guy Grantham GCB CBE DSO (Vice-Chairman of the Commission) Mr H. F. Ellis-Rees (Representing the Secretary of State for Defence) Colonel Alan Chambers DSO OBE (Representing the High Commissioner for Canada) Mr F. C. Boyle (Representing the High Commissioner for Australia) Mr R. M. Miller (Representing the High Commissioner for New Zealand) Mr D. S. Preller (Representing the Ambassador of South Africa) Brigadier R. K. Batra (Representing the High Commissioner for India) Major Ahmad Shamim Khan (Representing the High Commissioner for Pakistan) Mr J. W. T. Pritchard (Representing the Minister of Public Buildings and Works) Sir Arthur Rucker KCMG CB CBE Air Marshal Sir Charles Guest KBE CB Mr David Griffiths MP Sir Robert Black GCMG OBE Colonel Sir Richard Glyn BART OBE TD DL MP Miss Joan Woodgate CBE RRC
SECRETARY Mr W. J. Chalmers CBE (Director-General)
ADVISER Sir Edward Maufe RA FRIBA (Chief Architect and Artistic Adviser)
Also in attendance: Mr P. G. F. Henderson (High Commission for Australia) Major B. N. Fayta Murti (High Commission for India) Mr A. K. Pallot ((Assistant Secretary) Director of Finance and Establishments) Brigadier K. F. Daniell CBE BA (Director of Works) Mr W. F. W. Harding OBE BSc (Hort.) (Chief Horticultural Officer) Mr P. N. Dolan (Chief External Relations and Records Officer) Mr I. E. Morgan (Senior Legal Assistant) Mr A. E. V. Shephard |