London, Mar. 31.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Arthur Henderson, will be the rineipal British delegate and the:
ier of Egypt, Nahas Pasha, the} ineipal Egyptian delegate, at thi Forthcoming conference here to negotiate the outstanding political issues between the two country Mr. Arthur Henderson, extending welcome from the British Government at the public opening of the! Dontereton ab the Peign Often Way, said they met to seal by al treaty the friendship of two peoples whose interests were identical in many respects: He refused to Rontemplate the possibility of Yoilure, He declared that Exfpt should be enabled, a free, inde-Pendent and. sovereign State, to play a part in the comity of nations' befitting her ancient greatness and_
Nahas Pasha, in reply, tween Britain and Egypt did not) discourage them in their determination to reach a loyal understanding swith Britain and. they were con 'Vinced.their task would be suacessfully achieved. It was natural that, Britain, "the Mother of Liberty,' would joyfully greet entry of Egypt, "the Mother of all civilization; into the League of Nations.
The Conference then sat privately.
The negotiations will be based ripon the proposals for an Anglo-Egyptian Treaty published last iMugust after conversations in, Lin-don between Mahmud Pasha, the then Egyptian Premier, and Mr. Arthur Henderson. The proposals: bby Bie. Henderson as limit to Which he recommend the British Government to go in their desire achieve a lasting and honourable,
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