Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [‎576v] (1157/1220)

entire security of navigation of the Canal m
Contracting Parties do not agree thereon be III lf the High
Council of the League of Nations for decision in aconH^ to the
provisions of the Covenant in force at the time of aance wi th the
present treaty or to such other person or body of nerf 811 ^ 6 the
in accordance with such other procedure as the 1 ° r deci8i on
Parties may agree. Contracting
vu mitcie a.
1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 7
forces of His Majesty The King and Emperor tn k ’ the . numb ers of h
vicinity of the Canal shall not exceed, of the land fn >e m , ainta ined i n C
air forces, 400 pilots, together with the oecessa.vT 8 ’,, 10 ’ 000 '*"'i of I
administrative and technical duties. These numbers I'Wooonel
personnel, e.g., clerks, artisans and labourers. 110t lncl ude civili an
2. The British forces to be maintained in the vicinit
be distributed (a) as regards the land forces in Moas ° f the Ca nal will
area on the south-west side of the Great Bitter Lake^J the Gen eifa
the air forces, within 5 miles of the Port Said-Suez ^ as
i air rorces, witnin o miles ot the Port Said-Suez rnllJ \ ; as regards
m the north, to the junction of the railway Suez-Cairo Vc 0 ® Kantar a
in the south, together with an extension along the T RmQ m * u . e *-Ianaili a
to include the Royal Air Force Station at Abu Sueir and , C ?, ]ro railff av
grounds; together with areas suitable for air firing a
which may have to be placed east of the Canal. ^ tombing ranges,
3. In the localities specified above there shall be provided f
land and air forces of the numbers specified in narapranl, i / or the British
4,000 civilian personnel (but less 2,000 of the land forces 7m 0 ’f lncluding
forces and 450 civilian personnel for whom accommodatio i al a the air
the necessary lands and durable barrack and technical ^ ady eXlsts)|
including an emergency water supply. The lands, accommodationT? 341011 ’
supply shall be suitable according to modern standards* Tr,
amenities such as are reasonable, having regard to x a , <lltlon )
localities, will be provided by the planting rftr^tdthe^
gardens, playing fields, &c., for the troops, and a site for the eLSV
convalescent camp on the Mediterranean coast. 0 s
4. The Egyptian Government will make available the lands and eonstrm
the accommodation, water supplies, amenities and convalescent camp ref! 2
to in the preceding paragraph as being necessary over and aboyeT
accommodation already existing in these localities, at its own expense bit
Hi's Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom will contribute (1) the
actual sum spent by the Egyptian Government before 1914 on the construc
tion of new barracks as alternative accommodation to the Kasr-el-Nil
Barracks in Cairo, and (2) the cost of one-fourth of the barrack and
technical accommodation for the land forces. The first of these sums shall
be paid at the time specified in paragraph 8 below for the withdrawal of
the British forces from Cairo and the second at the time for the withdrawal
of the British forces from Alexandria under paragraph 18 below. The
Egyptian Government may charge a fair rental for the residential
accommodation provided for the civilian personnel. The amount of the rent
will be agreed between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom
and the Egyptian Government.
5. The two Governments will each appoint, immediately the present
treaty comes into force, two or more persons who shall together form a
committee to whom all questions relating to the execution of these works
from the time of their commencement to the time of their completion shall
be entrusted. Proposals for, or outlines of, plans and specifications put
forward by
Kingdom w
outside the
paragraph 4
taken by the
of both Go\
member of t
or their rep
stages of tl
committee rr
j; irried oe
m^iie at any
or alteratioi
suggestions ;
condition th
obligations c
of machinery
it is agreed
forces will b
Majesty’s Gc
accommodati
expense imp
in the areas
6. In pu
railway comi
communicatii
Government
railways: —
(i) Ismaili
Zayat, Dama
(ii) Ismail
Sweet Water
(iii) Port
(iv) A linl
Suez road ah
In order t
general traffic
&c., and be r
tary purpose;
They will coi
the ordinary
Bridges ar
columns of <
mechanical tr
the distance 1
vehicle next {
to be 14 tons,
18 feet. Wit!
axle of one v
to be 20 feet,
middle axle t
to be 8-1 tons
for as weighi
distance of 3
ahead; the 1c
of 13 feet upi