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No sensible Frenchman , arguing as a European , he went on to say , would contemplate with favour a displacement of Great Britain's centre of gravity ; indeed , to him personally the conception was difficult to understand and seemed ...
No sensible Frenchman , arguing as a European , he went on to say , would contemplate with favour a displacement of Great Britain's centre of gravity ; indeed , to him personally the conception was difficult to understand and seemed ...
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At the same date , by the London Agreement , Russia consented to Great Britain's adding the neutral zone , where the Anglo ... by British troops , and Great Britain thus came into occupation of nearly the whole of Persian territory .
At the same date , by the London Agreement , Russia consented to Great Britain's adding the neutral zone , where the Anglo ... by British troops , and Great Britain thus came into occupation of nearly the whole of Persian territory .
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The old theory of a Persia divided into zones of influence was rendered impracticable by this new element , and Great Britain was faced with the necessity of adopting a fresh policy . She decided to favour the existence of a buffer ...
The old theory of a Persia divided into zones of influence was rendered impracticable by this new element , and Great Britain was faced with the necessity of adopting a fresh policy . She decided to favour the existence of a buffer ...
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