The End of the Cairo Conference at the Pyramids
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The end of the Cairo Conference of 1921 is held at the Egyptian Pyramids.
The end of the Cairo Conference of 1921 is held at the Egyptian Pyramids. In a telegram, Churchill explains the unanimous decision of the conference to install the Hashemite Prince Faisal as the first king of Iraq. Bell wonders about the consequences.
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The End of the Cairo Conference at the Pyramids
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The end of the Cairo Conference of 1921 is held at the Egyptian Pyramids. In a telegram, Churchill explains the unanimous decision of the conference to install the Hashemite Prince Faisal as the first king of Iraq. Bell wonders about the consequences.
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