The Archive · 1926

Sharing the Waters "of the Nile

Egyptian Irrigation Commission London, Feb. 19.

The British and Egyptian Gov. ernments have agreed that the work of the Irrigation Commission, which was interrupted by the illné of the late M. Cremers,, president] of the Commission, should be resumed by the two remaining] members.

Tt will be recalled that by an exchange of notes dated January 26, 1925, the two Governments anged to study and report on basis of irrigation conforming with Com its re the interests and rights of Egypt)

port before June 30, 1925. It began its meetings on February 17, 1925. Its members ¥ important places and investi ch_ their engineers and experts different] aspects of the problem. Tt was on the point of completing its vestigations and preparing sport when HI. Cremers was taken ill, Having regard to the importance of the work, the two remaining members of the Commission, Mr. MacGregor, the British Delegat. and Abdul Samid Soliman Pash the Egyptian Delegate, will now complete their investigations and. present their report—British Wire-ess through Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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