COX, Sir Percy.

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Collection of royal warrants, notices of political appointments, and other certifications and grants, several signed by George V and one by Winston Churchill. A wide-ranging collection of formal documents, chronicling Cox's stellar service as a political operative and military officer in the Gulf. Cox was Winston Churchill's key advisor at the Cairo Conference, and his career peaked with his appointment as high commissioner in the new state of Iraq.Cox (1864-1937) served as political resident in the Gulf between 1904 and 1920, proving a highly successful manager of Britain's relationships with the rulers of the Trucial States, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. "That he was nevertheless little known to the general public was due in part to his own silence and profound dislike of anything that savoured of self-advertisement; and in part to the widespread and erroneous belief that Colonel Lawrence had something like a monopoly of knowledge of Arab affairs and of prestige among the Arabs" (Graves, p. 19).The earliest document in this collection, dated 23 April 1915, promotes Cox to resident of the first class. Accompanying it is 1921 appointment, signed by George V and Winston Churchill (as secretary of state for the colonies), making him Britain's senior political and military representative in Iraq. A warrant from the following year, signed by George V, empowers Cox to negotiate a treaty of friendship and alliance with Faisal I, and also included is a grant of arms for Lady Cox

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