The negotiations for a treaty tween Great Britain and Egypt were still proceeding. at the Foreign Office at 3 o'clock this morning in an effort to remove the crisis which the newspapers ase tas tie demands" made by Nuhas Pasha, the chief Egyptian delegate, The difficulty being experi adjourned at 4.80 this morning, with a: two hours interval for dinner, They will be resumed this afternoon after the points on which agreement has been reached have been supe mitted to the Cabinet.
According to the' papers, the Egyptian claims to the Sudan.con stitute the stumbling-block, Ape, The Foreign Seevetary, Arthur Henderson, informed the Mouse of Commons this morning. that the statement he had hoped to moke before the Easter adjournment regarding the Anglo-Egyplinn negotiations would have to be post= poned, TI had been hoped, he said, that a complete agreement would be reached before tie Mouse rose, hut tain important points still' pres ited difficulties and it had accor ingly been agreed that the di cussion should be adjourned over the Parliamentary recess, This announcement followed a further protracted meeting between the British and Egyptian delegations. They met yesterday afternoon and continued their discussions. until long after midnight, meeting again at an early hour this morne ing, when the decision to adjourn, fora few days was taken, The Egyptian deloseetion, in a communique issuel tonday regards ing the negotiations for an Anglo-Evyptian treaty, state they thought fan agreement had been' reached, hut found early thie morning that their proposals regariling the Satan which they describe. as being uunaceeptable, Consequently "wan "wary. modorat woved
decided, after a further discussion this morning, that" Nahas Pacha, the chief Eygyptinn delegate, should be given time Ca consult hid colleagues in Expt, as Mr, Avthut Henderson, the, Dvitish Foren Secretary aad chief. Brith gate, also had to consult
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