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Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [135v] (275/1220)
The record is made up of 1 volume (606 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1936-18 Apr 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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Regulations which does not in itself constitute an offence other-!
wfsftmn°shable hereunder, and may apply upon conviction a,
nenalW applicable under the Egyptian Law in question, but
fn no casegreater than three months imprisonment or a fine of
0n i34-(i r ) d Wher n e dS an application is made to the Appropriate
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n London on" the 26th August, 1936, which Article is set out
n the Second Schedule to this Order, for the attendance of
m Uie O -D U -Pnrrpc; as a witness in an Eerv/ntian f™
n thp Secona bcneauic tu t; ' . -r, ^ a
"ember of the British Forces as a witness in an Egyptian Court
" before an Egyptian Judicial officer the Appropriate British
Authority may order that he do attend in such Court or bof„ re
such judicia! officer, and for such purposes as aforesaid.
(2I If the person so ordered to attend,
' m heintr duly summoned makes default in attending; or
, { "fuses to take oath or make a solemn declaration
legally required to be taken or made; or
run refuses to produce any document in his power 01
control legally required to be produced by him; or
fivl refuses when a witness to answer any question to which
( the tribunal may legally require an answer; or
fvl is guilty of contempt of the tribunal by using insult-
V ing or threatening language or by causing interrup-
tion or disturbance in the proceedings of such
fvil when examined on oath or solemn declaration before
1 the tribunal wilfully gives false evidence;
he shall without prejudice to his prosecution for any other
offence be guilty of an offence against this Order, and shall
be liable on conviction to imprisonment not exceeding two
months with or without hard labour or to a fine not exceeding
ten pounds. . . , „
135 . Any member of the British Forces who commits any
act in the course of or in relation to proceedings before the
iudicial officer of any State in amity with His Majesty, which,
f done in course of or in relation to proceedings in the Court,
would be punishable under Article 33 hereof, shall be punish-
able as if the said act had been committed in the course of or in
relation to proceedings in the Court.
Part XIII.
Inquests.
^36.—(1) The Court shall have and discharge within the
district of the Court all the powers and duties appertaining
in England to the office of Coroner, in relation to the deathsoi
members of the British Forces in Egypt or of members ot the
British Military Mission.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, letters, correspondence, memoranda, notes and Parliamentary questions relating to the 1937 Montreux Conference on the abolition of capitulations in Egypt. These capitulations had created extra-territorial jurisdiction for many foreign powers in Egypt, including Britain, France, Italy and Belgium. This negotiation of the revision of the capitulations was one of the provisions of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty.
The correspondence in the volume relates mainly to British interests and negotiating issues as well as the difference between British subjects, British protected persons and citizens; errors in some of the drafting and how these mistakes should be rectified, and the process of ratification of the convention by all parties concerned including the Egyptian Government and the governments of the Dominions.
Included in the volume are the following documents:
- a printed copy of the 'Statutory Rules and Orders, 1937 No. 936 FOREIGN JURISDICTION The Egypt Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1937' (ff 116-139)
- a printed report (ff 295-312) to Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Antony Eden, on the proceedings of the Montreux Conference for the abolition of Capitulations in Egypt
- 'Egypt No. 1 (1936) Treaty of Alliance between His Majesty, in respect of the United Kingdom and his Majesty the King of Egypt ... Convention concerning the Immunities and Privleges to be enjoyed by the British Forces in Egypt, London, August 26, 1936' (Cmd. 5270) (ff 574-589)
- 'Instruments signed at Montreux on May 8th, 1937' and 'Report on the Convention regarding the abolition of capitulations ...' (in French and English) (ff 363-435)
- a printed memorandum 'Procedure for Giving Effect to Capitulations: Provisions of Anglo-Egyptian Treaty' (ff 590-601)
The volume features the following principal correspondents: the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Anthony Eden); HM High Commissioner to Egypt and Sudan (Sir Miles Wedderburn Lampson); the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Dominions Office; Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Dominions Office; President of the Council of Ministers, Cairo (Mustapha El-Nahas).
The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (606 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough 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 608; 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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- Title
- Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:13v, 15r:28v, 30r:88v, 92r:140v, 142r:147v, 150r:164v, 167r:182v, 184r:185v, 187r:202v, 205r:212v, 214r:310v, 313r:361v, 436r:439v, 441r:443v, 446r:486v, 489r:503v, 506r:530v, 533r:550r, 552r:589v, 591r:607v, back-i
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