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PZ 5636/35 'Egypt: Annual Reports 1934 -1938' [‎72r] (150/342)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (166 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1935-22 Sep 1939. 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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received rt-nW t f news P a P ers were 1 sub S 1 di S ed and certain journalists
were encouraged to Ll P , 1,0 ” 10 ^ 6 P r op a ganda along these lines, while local Jews
ment of s Tew?!^ tn P that . the . { tall . a P Government would assist in the establish-
at hLbe? r ttlement ^> ssmia ' Promises of employment in Abyssinia
"■inifter Pay We T he l d ° Ut t0 young Moslem teachers, but the'Prime
mstei promptly gave orders that passport facilities should be refused.
nn^Jih There , wa *. am P le evidence to show that the Italian Legation and
consulates were inciting students to create trouble by strikes and demonstrations,
we 1 authenticated reports were received of arrangements for sabotage,
particularly m oil depots and aerodromes, should hostilities break out.
75. Side by side with these activities existed propaganda, both oral and in
the press aiming at destroying the hope of the signature of the Anglo-Egyptian
treaty, this was directed to the opponents of the Wafd and to the Copts. In
rru r . umours were spread of Italy’s readiness to sign an anti-aggression pact,
which _ it was hoped, by removing Egyptian apprehensions, would stiffen the
Egyptian negotiators in their reluctance to sign the military clauses of the treaty.
76. Two cases of espionage were discovered during the sanctions period. In
March an employee of the Lloyd Triestino Steamship Company, who had been
under observation for a considerable period, was arrested by the Suez Canal police
in possession of photographs of Royal Air Force aerodromes in the Canal area.
The matter was brought to the notice of the Italian Charge d’Affaires by the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the man was deported, to receive, it is rumoured,
promotion in the company’s Trieste office. The second case occurred early in
November, when a Maltese clerk at Headquarters, British troops in Egypt, with
the knowledge of his superiors, handed to an Italian agent, against payment,
a document marked “ Secret.” The agent was promptly arrested. The Prime
Minister was much incensed and declared that simple deportation would not be
regarded as adequate. The Minister for Foreign Affairs talked to the Italian
Charge d’Affaires in the same sense, and the agent was sentenced by his consular
court to nine months’ imprisonment with “ sursis ” and deported.
77. The actual effect of sanctions upon the trade between Egypt and Italy
are shown by the fact that from December 1934 to mid-July last imports from
Italy fell from £E. 1,014,269 to £E. 194,618, compared with the same period a
year earlier, while Egyptian exports were reduced from £E. 1,440,824 to
£E. 375,083.
Japan.
78. The development of trade relations between Egypt and Japan resulted
in the establishment of a Japanese Legation in Cairo on the 1st January. It still
remains under the charge of Mr. Tokuji Amagi, Charge d Affaires, no Minister
having been appointed.
79 Negotiations for a commercial convention between the two countries
have been suspended. The Egyptian negotiators informed the Japanese that they
did not desire to restrict Japanese imports into Egypt either by special duties,
by ouotas or otherwise, except in so far as may be necessary (a) to protect Egyptian
industries, and (b) to prevent disturbance of Egypt s trade relations with other
countries They required, however, that Japan should maintain a fair balance
of trade with Egypt. It is understood that the Egyptian Government intend to
o-ivp effect to this policy by retaining the existing 40 per cent surcharge on
Japanese ^cotton’goods an/to give effect to principle ( 6 ) by admitting other
Japanese goods at minimum rates of duty up to the total value of Egyptian
exports to Japan during the preceding six months. When this figure is exceeded,
maximum rates will be imposed.
PolcstlTlG
so The unsatisfactory state of affairs obtaining in Palestine during 1936
° V without its repercussions in Egypt, though the Prime Minister was
Tble to keep any violent reactions in the press within bounds by appealing to
iournalists not to exacerbate feelings between Great Britain and Egypt whi s
treaty negotiations were in progress. ^
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Content

The volume comprises five printed Foreign Office annual reports (for the years 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938) relating to Egypt.

The printed reports follow the same format. They start with a letter from the High Commissioner to Egypt (Sir Miles Lampson) to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir John Simon, Anthony Eden, Viscount Halifax) with a summary of significant developments.

Accompanying these letters is an enclosure with the annual report for each year. Each report starts with a contents section. The reports have an introduction and sections on internal politics and relations with the United Kingdom and the British Empire; international relations by country; relations between Egypt and the Sudan; economic and financial situation; and general matters.

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1 volume (166 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 168; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-165 ; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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