Sudan Clause, No. XIII Changed to No. XI Wi jut Any Good Effect: Door Left Open Despite Egypt's Rejection London, May 22. draft of the Notes to be annexed to Documents relating to the recent the (Treaty. The alternative Egyptian abortive treaty negotiations between drafts provided either that' the Great. Britain and Egypt are Sudan question should be reserved published in the form of a White thin one year or that it should be reserved Paper to-day.
The discussions began on the for future. negotiations and. that basis of the British proposals of meanwhile the de facto position in gear, which wore described by Ki the Sudan should be preserved. Fuad at the opening of the Egypt Similar suggestions having already Parliament. og being inspired cly been rejected, Nahas Pasha was inspirit of friendship and concilis formed that unless he agreed to the Those proposals were set out. in restoration of British (? protection) sixteen draft clauses and comparattreaty was possible. ively little difficulty was encounter-'AN the meeting which took place ed in scouring agreement on the first the following day the Egyptian De-seven. They covered the ques legation expressed their willingness of ending the British occupation of to accept the British draft with two Egypt; the establishment of a minor amendments provided the! friendly alliance; Egypt's proposed British agreed to their putting in a membership of the League of! statement of their position in the Nations; an agreement to concert {orm of a Note, The Note, however, together in the event of a dispute: was to the effect that the Acticle with a third party; an undertaking id) not, in. anyway affect Egypt's to be given by each of the contract-right of sovereignty over the Sudan ing parties not to create difficulties: find the joint administration of that for the other in foreign countries; country by the two high contracting British recognition of Exypt's re parties. The Egyptian Delegation ponsibility for the lives and property Wwere informed that. their counter-foreigners in Egypt, and the: rate. and Note combined were un-treement of each to come to the acceptable, of the other as an ally should Agreement, by now, had been either become engaged in war. reached on all the Articles of the Tt also proved possible at an early'
Treaty except the Sudan and the tage of the negotiations to reach White Paper gives the text of the agreement on certain formal articles rate as agreed, Tu the re-arranged of the proposed draft. Regarding form, the Sudan "Article became draft clauses VIL and X, it, was!
Article XI and was Toft blank. greed their substances should be embodied in an exchange of note ment resulted in an Egyptian de-Porther forts to secure a settle indicating Britain's appreciation of mend for the right of restricted im-Egypt's desire to facilitate progress migration of Rgyptian nationals into sively the Egyptianization of its Government services, but the ter-! the Sudan andi was of possible arrive at any formula to' satis mination of the employment British officials should not involve the Egyptian Delegation were finally further progress being impossible, their replacement by some other; foreign influence, formed that the Treaty could only:
Phore wan much discussion on the saved if they would accept ant next draft clause dealing with the jen an amended" version of the Capitulations, but a complete agree-Sudan Article which, with the agreed ment on this complex subject was) amendments, would read as follows reached.
"While reserving liberty to. eon-'After discussion, draft clause XT, clude new conventions in the future, relating to diplomatic representation, redefining the Convention of 1895] was also accepted. and settling the Sudan Question, the 'A very lengthy discussion on the High Contracting Parties agree that, question of the defence of the Suez without prejudice to Egypt's rights. Canal, which formed the basis of} and material interests, the status of draft clause IX resulted in agree-the Sudan shall be that resulting
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