Coll 15/1 'Egypt Affairs: General Situation 1931; Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, 1936' [‎24v] (49/493)

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Article V
Nothing in the present treaty can in any
way prejudice the rights and obligations
which devolve, or may devolve, upon one
or other of the high contracting parties
under the Charter of the United Nations.
Article VI
The high contracting parties agree that
any difference on the subject of the appli
cation or interpretation of the provisions
of the present treaty which they are unable
to settle by direct negotiation shall be
determined in accordance with the provi
sions of the Charter of the United Nations.
Article VII
The present treaty is subject to ratifica
tion. Ratifications shall be exchanged in
Cairo as soon as possible. The treaty shall
come into force on the date of the exchange
of ratifications. The present treaty shall
remain in force for a period of twenty
years from the date of its coming into force
and thereafter it shall remain in force
until the expiry of one year after a notice
of termination has been given by one high
contracting party to the other through the
diplomatic channel.
Annex 5
British Evacuation Protocol
The Government of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and
the Egyptian Government:
Having regard to the abrogation by the
Treaty of Mutual Assistance signed this
day, of the treaty signed in London on
26th August, 1936, which provided for
the stationing in Egyptian territory of
certain British forces; and
Desiring to settle by agreement the
arrangements for the withdrawal from
Egypt of the British forces which are at
present there, and for the removal, or
disposal, of the large installations, stores
of material and equipment, and communi
cations facilities which those forces have
made or accumulated in Egypt; and
Further considering that these arrange
ments should be such as to provide that the
withdrawal of the forces should take place
as soon as possible, and to secure that both
this withdrawal and the removal and
disposal of the material, equipment and
facilities should be co-ordinated with the
measures proposed by the Joint Defence
Board in accordance with article 3 of the
Treaty of Mutual Assistance signed this
day. having in view the continued security
of Egypt and neighbouring territories :
Have agreed as follows :—
Article 1
(i) That given full co-operation and the
facilities required from the Egyp|pn
authorities—
(a) By 31st March, 1947, all British
forces shall be withdrawn from the
cities of Cairo and Alexandria and
from the Nile Delta with the excep
tion of those required to man the
wireless stations at Abbassia, Maadi
and Heliopolis until a new location
is found for them and certain other
minor exceptions as may be agreed
between the military staffs.
{b) By the same date the total number of
British forces in Egypt shall be
reduced and certain field formations
of the army and certain operational
and training units of the R.A.F.
shall be withdrawn from Egypt.
(c) By the same date all naval forces
shall be withdrawn from Egypt
except a small number of personnel
directly concerned with the with
drawal of the military and air
forces referred to in this article.
(ii) The Egyptian Government under
take to lend their co-operation and to pro
vide the facilities which the Government
of the United Kingdom require in order
to enable them to carry out withdrawals of
forces provided for in paragraph (i) of
this article.
Article 2
The evacuation of the British forces from
the remainder of Egypt will run concur
rently with the period covered by article 1
for the withdrawal of all British forces
from the cities of Cairo and Alexandria
and from the Nile Delta and will continue
after that period has been completed. This
will be carried out with all possible speed
until only those forces remain which are
required during the period covered by
article 3 for the guarding, operation and
removal of the installations, stores of
material and equipment and communica
tion facilities made or accumulated in
Egypt by the British forces during their
presence in Egypt.
Article 3
The installations, stores of material and
equipment and the communication facili
ties made or accumulated by the British