Coll 15/1 'Egypt Affairs: General Situation 1931; Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, 1936' [‎106r] (212/493)

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Agreed Minute.
The United Kingdom and Egyptian Delegations desire at the
moment of signature to record in a minute certain points of inter
pretation of the provisions of the Treaty of Alliance upon which they
are agreed.
These points are as follows :—
(i) It is of course understood that the facilities provided for in
“"iPticie 7 to be furnished to His Majesty The King and Emperor
include the sending of British forces or reinforcements in the
eventualities specified in that Article.
(ii) With reference to Article 7, it is understood that as a result
of the provisions of Article 6 , there will have been mutual consulta
tion between the two Governments in the case of a risk of a rupture.
In the case of an apprehended international emergency, the same
principle of mutual consultation applies.
(iii) The “means of communication” referred to in the second
sentence of Article 7 include telecommunications (cables, telegraphs,
telephones and wireless).
(iv) Amongst the military, administrative and legislative measures
referred to in the third sentence of Article 7 are included measures
under which the Egyptian Government, in the exercise of their
powers as regards radio-electric communications, will take into
account the requirements of the W/T stations of the British forces
in Egypt, and will continue to co-operate with the British authorities
to prevent any mutual interference between British and Egyptian
W/T stations, and measures providing for the effective control of all
means of communications referred to in that Article.
(v) The words “ Geneifa area” in paragraph 2 (a) of the Annex
to Article 8 mean: along the shore of the Great Bitter Lake from
a point 8 kilometres North of Geneifa Station to a point 8 kilometres
South-East of Fayid Station to a depth of 3 kilometres from the
shore of the lake.
(vi) With reference to paragraph 2 ( 6 ) of the Annex to Article 8 ,
it is understood that the exact sites in the area therein referred to
where the air forces will be located will be defined as soon as possible.
The Boyal Air Force Depot at present situated at Aboukir will
also be transferred to this area not later than the date of the with
drawal of the British forces from Cairo under paragraph 8 .
(vii) With reference to paragraph 3 of the Annex to Article 8 ,
it is understood (a) that British barrack accommodation includes
married quarters for officers and for a proportion of the other ranks,
(b) that though the site of the convalescent camp cannot be definitely
fixed at the moment, El Arish might possibly prove suitable, and
(c) that the Egyptian Government, in pursuance of the policy which
it has already taken in hand for the benefit of the inhabitants of
those areas, will take all reasonable sanitary measures for the
combating of malaria in the areas adjacent to those where the
British forces are situated.