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Coll 15/1 'Egypt Affairs: General Situation 1931; Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, 1936' [‎112v] (225/493)

The record is made up of 1 file (246 folios). It was created in 15 May 1931-10 Dec 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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(b) The Government of the United Kingdom undertakes to take
all reasonable steps to secure the attendance of any member of the
British forces as a witness at any proceedings before the Egyptian
Courts, including the Mixed Courts, courts-martial, disciplinary
tribunals or courts of enquiry, upon application being made to the
Appropriate British Authority signed by the appropriate official of the
Ministry of Justice or the President of the Tribunal concerned.
14. The Egyptian Government and the Government of ^be
United Kingdom agree that it is desirable that any person, ordryd ^
to attend a British military tribunal under Article 18 (a) above and
who is accused of any of the following offences, should be amenable to
prosecution before the appropriate Egyptian Court, that is to say :—
(i) being duly summoned makes default in attending; or
(ii) refuses to take oath or make a solemn declaration legally
required to be taken or made; or
(iii) refuses to produce any document in his power or control
legally required to be produced by him; or
(iv) refuses when a witness to answer any question to which the
tribunal may legally require an answer; or
(v) is guilty of contempt of the tribunal by using insulting or
threatening language or by causing interruption or
disturbance in the proceedings of such tribunal; or
(vi) when examined on oath or solemn declaration before the
tribunal wilfully gives false evidence.
Similarly it is desirable that a person ordered to attend an
Egyptian tribunal under Article 18 (b) above who commits any of the
offences specified above, shall be amenable to prosecution before the
appropriate British military tribunal.
The exact manner and the extent, however, to which effect can
be given to the two preceding paragraphs of this article depends upon
the laws of the United Kingdom and of Egypt respectively, and the
two Governments agree that there shall be further discussion at a
later date in regard to this matter.
15. Each Government shall pay to the other on demand all
reasonable expenses incurred in execution of the provisions of
Articles 8, 9, 1(7 (a), 13 (a) and 13 (b) hereof.
16. The privileges and immunities provided for in the present
Convention only apply to persons stationed with or attached to those
forces of His Majesty who are present in Egypt in accordance with
the provisions of the Treaty of Alliance and as further defined in
Article 1 above.
As regards military and air force personnel, the limitations as
to numbers provided for in the said Treaty (without prejudice to the
provisions of Article 7 thereof) apply.

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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence and government printed papers. On the front of the file is written in red ink 'Secret Cupboard'.

The correspondence concerns the general situation in Egypt in the periods 1931-1937 and 1945-1947. Correspondence also discusses the issues relating to the negotiation and conclusion of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty 1936, including:

  • negotiating points
  • concessions
  • capability of the Egyptian army
  • location of British military facilities
  • the significance of the Suez Canal as an 'artery of communication' for the British empire

The main correspondents include: the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs; the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia; the Minister of External Affairs, Union of South Africa; and HBM High Commissioner to Egypt and the Sudan (Sir Miles Lampson).

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (246 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 246; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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