Coll 15/1 'Egypt Affairs: General Situation 1931; Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, 1936' [‎106v] (213/493)

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(viii) With reference to paragraph 6 of the Annex to Article 8 ,
it is understood that, with regard to road No. (iii), the Egyptian
Government will, unless they are able to make arrangements with
the Suez Canal Company for the use of this road by the British and
Egyptian forces and for the improvement of those sections which are
not already up to this standard so as to satisfy the conditions laid
down in paragraph 6 , construct an entirely new road connecting these
places.
fix) With reference to paragraph 12 of the Annex to Article
is understood that the number of the detachment referred to shall ue
limited to the minimum strictly necessary to handle and guard this
material.
(x) With reference to paragraph 18 of the Annex to Article 8 , it
is understood that flying will take place for training purposes mostly
over desert areas, and that populated areas will only be flown over
where necessity so demands.
(xi) With reference to paragraph 2 of the Egyptian Note relating
to military matters, it is of course understood that the cost of the
Military Mission will be defrayed by the Egyptian Government, and
that the words “ proper training” in this paragraph include training
in British military colleges and academies.
(xii) Paragraph 2 of the Egyptian Note relating to military
matters only applies to persons who are already at the time members
of the Egyptian armed forces.
(xiii) The word ‘ ‘ equipment ’ ’ in paragraph 3 of the Egyptian
Note relating to military matters, means all such stores as it is
desirable for forces acting together to have as a common pattern.
It'does not include articles of clothing or articles of local production.
(xiv) With reference to paragraph 1 of Article 11 , it is agreed that
the Governor-General shall furnish to His Majesty’s Government in
the Uhited Kingdom and the Egyptian Government an annual
report on the administration of the Sudan. Sudan legislation will be
notified directly to the President of the Egyptian Council of Ministers.
(xv) With reference to paragraph 2 of Article 11, it is understood
that, while the appointment of Egyptian nationals to offlcial posts in
the Sudan must necessarily be governed by the number of suitable
vacancies, the time of their occurrence and the qualifications of the
candidates forthcoming, the provisions of this paragraph will take
effect forthwith on the coming into force of the Treaty. The
promotion and advancement of members of the Sudan Service shall
be irrespective of nationality up to any rank by selection in
accordance with individual merits.
It is also understood that these provisions will not prevent the
Governor-General occasionally appointing to special posts persons
of another nationality when no qualified British subjects, Egyptian
nationals or Sudanese are available.
(xvi) With reference to paragraph 3 of Article 11 , it is under
stood that; as the Egyptian Government are willing to send troops
to the Sudan, the Governor-General will give immediate considera-