Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [‎297v] (599/1220)

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25. The Egyptian SfcZS
mi the itth and 12th Api ^ ^ t were accepted as bases of discussion, and
Mid the new R.O.J. 1 to the General Committee under the
the first of J h ^ m pol?tis and the second to the Reglement Committee under the
presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of M. P ° 11 ’ g e objectionable features were dropped by the
presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of M. H^T afts before they were issued as the result of our
Egyptians from then 1 comm ittees always sat at different times, and, in
discussions with them. , nractically all the personnel of the conference.
fact, each of them was attended by practically a^^ P ed the standards of
The discussions in the com brief and to the point, and frequently
most international confere ), ded to ensure that points were not over-
1 ° The discussTons were, moreover, conducted almost without exception in
looked, the discuss no “ incidents m committee,
an admirable tone “d ieie (though there a little private
2 b. JNO aimcuities Fno-lish language on an equality with French in
grumbling) ov„ th. oili, .bin .h, Dr.t.i.g
f s h S ,h ' ” B0J No
for the use of Italian wa^smade^e in a first read ing of the two drafts
27. me nr j P nnr«;p of these discussions all the points in
in the two committees, and n other .mints. The majority
Document A were raised an ■ , Kin' r dom delegation, but other
of these points were raised ^Un^d B Pl "f n om an « e ^ mted States) by
asssm’S'*. ,o ts iTiSS««£“o[ srys:s
reach conclusions m the light of t ^ , p. noon f or ^ en days.
r:XS e^ny , the end.
creditably^good humoureT c[uegt . ons of p rinc i p i e remained for decision by the
larger committees until the last week, viz. .
(i) The length of the transitional rdgime; Tribunals of first
(ii) The replacement of foreign judges in the Mixed uired for
instance, and the number of additional judicial peison q
the Mixed Courts under the new conditions; and <( , . » 0 f
(iii) The status before the Mixed Courts of “ sujets and proteges
the capitulatory Powers.
29. Therefore, during the first four days of the last ^ texts
committees had to take decisions on these points, as well as app ^ working
prepared by the Drafting Committee; and the Drafting Commi
till the end. . • w f nrma l approval
30. Two sittings of the conference m plenary session ±01 fina i meeting
of the texts as well as the printing of the texts for signature and t * . g week
for signature and congratulatory speeches had also to be workea i ti waS
31. In the morning of Saturday, the 8 th May, a final plenary meeu ^
held—attended by M. Motta, President of the Swiss Confeder o^ ^
formal speeches of congratulation were delivered, and the co
and final act were signed. . 4 . ^ ™rticular points
32. A more detailed account of the discussions on certain pa j
will be found in Section V of this report, and before proceeding V ed i n the
submit in Section IV a resume of the final results of our work as emb
instruments signed.
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drawn UP aT
the
IV. Principal Results of the Instruments
Conference. . . . ire d by
33. The preamble of the Montreux Convention is obvioush i n P e ntion
article 13 of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of Alliance. Article 1 ol