A photograph of the principal delegates at the Cairo Conference of March 1921. The purpose of the conference was to decide British foreign policy in the Middle East. Seated at the front-centre is Winston Churchill, then Colonial Secretary. The lady standing on the left is the archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926).

Collection: Images

Project: 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.

Chronology: XX

Scope: Secondary Education, Higher Education

Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14428/1921-cairo-conference/

Resource type: Image

Format: Images

Source: World History Encyclopedia

Owner: Porto group (Modernalia)

Abstract: Cairo Conference