Lloyd George, Curzon and the Control of British Foreign Policy 1919-22

This article revises the accepted narrative about British foreign policy in the aftermath of the First World War, which portrays the Foreign Secretary and Foreign Office as subservient to a dynamic and interventionist Prime Minister inthe formulation of foreign policy. It argues that the relationshi...

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Published in:The Australian journal of politics and history 1999-12, Vol.45 (4), p.467-482
Main Author: Bennett, G.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baldwin, Stanley
Bonar Law, Andrew
Curzon, George Nathaniel Curzon, lst Marquis
Decision making
Diplomacy
Great Britain: Foreign relations
Great Britain: History
Great Britain: Politics and government
Great Brtain. Foreign Office
Human relations
Influence
Intervention
League of Nations
Lloyd George, David
Middle East: Foreign relations
Ministers (Government)
Prime ministers
Role
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Summary:This article revises the accepted narrative about British foreign policy in the aftermath of the First World War, which portrays the Foreign Secretary and Foreign Office as subservient to a dynamic and interventionist Prime Minister inthe formulation of foreign policy. It argues that the relationship between Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, was far more complex than that suggested by the historical consensus, shaped, in part, by David LloydGeorge’s political opponents and Curzon’s enemies. Comparisons are drawn between Curzon’s influence over policy towards specific geographical areas, and between Curzon’s experiences under Lloyd George and his eventual successors as Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin.
ISSN:0004-9522
1467-8497
DOI:10.1111/1467-8497.00076