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Page 154 - Arrete, or other enactment hereafter to be made or promulgated shall apply to the Sudan or any part thereof, save in so far as the same shall be applied by Proclamation of the Governor-General in manner hereinbefore provided.
Page 152 - And whereas it is desired to give effect to the claims which have accrued to Her Britannic Majesty's Government by right of conquest, to share in the present settlement and future working and development...
Page 153 - Sudan' in this agreement means all the territories south of the 22nd parallel of latitude, which: (1) have never been evacuated by Egyptian troops since the year 1882 : or (2) which having before the late rebellion in the Sudan been administered by the Government of His Highness the Khedive were temporarily lost to Egypt and have been reconquered by her Majesty's Government and the Egyptian Government, acting in concert: or (3) which may hereafter be reconquered by the two Governments acting in concert.
Page 92 - State. 2. So soon as the Government of His Highness shall pass an Act of Indemnity with application to all inhabitants of Egypt, martial law as proclaimed on the 2nd November, 1914, shall be withdrawn. 3. The following matters are absolutely reserved to the discretion of His Majesty's Government until such time as it may be possible by free discussion and friendly...
Page 92 - The following matters are absolutely reserved to the discretion of His Majesty's Government until such time as it may be possible by free discussion and friendly accommodation on both sides to conclude agreements in regard thereto between His Majesty's Government and the Government of Egypt: — "(a.) The security of the communications of the British Empire in Egypt; "(b.) The defence of Egypt against all foreign aggression or interference, direct or indirect; "(c.) The protection of foreign interests...
Page 153 - The supreme military and civil command in the Sudan shall be vested in one officer, termed the " GovernorGeneral of the Sudan." He shall be appointed by Khedivial Decree on the recommendation of Her Britannic Majesty's Government, and shall be removed only by Khedivial Decree, with the consent of Her Britannic Majesty's Government.
Page 153 - II The British and Egyptian flags shall be used together both on land and water, throughout the Sudan, except in the town of Suakin, in which locality the Egyptian flag alone shall be used. ARTICLE III The supreme military and civil command in the Sudan shall be vested in one officer, termed the 'Governor-General of the Sudan.
Page 321 - As regards foreign relations, His Majesty's Government deem it most consistent with the new responsibilities assumed by Great Britain that the relations between your Highness's Government and the representatives of foreign Powers should henceforth be conducted through His Majesty's representative in Cairo.
Page 24 - ... reforms, however desirable they may be, unless those reforms are so essential that their non-execution would contribute to produce serious political or financial complications after the British garrison is withdrawn. All that we have to do is to leave behind us a fairly good, strong, and — above all things — stable Government, which will obviate anarchy and bankruptcy, and will thus prevent the Egyptian Question from again becoming a serious cause of trouble to Europe. We need not inquire...
Page 152 - AGREEMENT between HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT and the GOVERNMENT OF HIS HIGHNESS THE KHEDIVE OF EGYPT, relative to the future administration of the Sudan.