'The safety of our Indian Empire': Lord Curzon and British predominance in the Arabian Peninsula, 1919.

From: Middle Eastern Studies | Date: July 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Diplomat George Curzon felt the actions of the British Foreign Office between 1916 and 1919 failed to establish the predominance of British interests in the Arabian Peninsula. He questioned the support of a unified Moslem bloc under King Hussein and thought British interests were better served in letting the conflict in Hejaz resolve without British intervention. Curzon also thought the Foreign Office had failed to pursue assurances from the French and Italian governments establishing British dominance despite having conceded large portions of the Middle East to those powers.

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