London, Feb. 9, An explanation of the position of the Brilish Government In relation to the negotiations for the abolition of the regime of capitulations in Egypt was given to-day by Viscount Crane borne, in reply to a question in the House of Commons.
Ho slated that during the last few weeks, His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo, Sir Miles Lampson, had quainted the Egyptian Government with detailed views of His Majesty's Government regarding the matters dealt. with in -Arlcle XII of the recent Treaty and the manner which effect should be given to the Article, and they had established the existence of a large measure of the agreement between the views of the: two Governments, Regarding the proposals despatched by the Egyptian Government to the capitulatory' Powers, in anticipation of, a. conference at Montreaux on April. 32, he pointed out that they would naturally deal with aspects the matter which the Egyptian Gov. ernment considered most. Important. from the Egyptian point of view, He added:
'"Hiis Majesty's Government _hope the Powers will receive the proposals most sympathetically, but think necessary to make clear that there are other points which will have to settled at Montreaux which are not referred to in the Egyptian Note, and that a certain number of points Which are dealt with in the Note in general' terms will have eventually, to take the form of detailed and pre-else provisions in a future convention, Wireless through Reuter.
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