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Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [‎578v] (1161/1220)

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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to be enjoyed by the forces of His Majesty The King a H p ters
who are in Egypt in accordance with the provisions of ^hp ?i! r ° r
treaty will be determined in a separate convention to b ^ PreSen
between the Egyptian Government and His Maiestv’o ^ Conclu(le 'l
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Article 10 .
Nothing in the present treaty is intended to or shall in
prejudice the rights and obligations which devolve, or may d V
upon either of the High Contracting Parties under the Covpnw r
the League of Nations or the Treaty for the Renunciation of 4°
signed at Paris on the 27th August, 1928.( 4 ) ' ar
Article 11 .
1 . While reserving liberty to conclude new conventions in future
modifying the agreements of the 19th January and the 10th July’
1899, the High Contracting Parties agree that the administration of
the Sudan shall continue to be that resulting from the said atrree-
ments. The Governor-General shall continue to exercise on the joint
behalf of the High Contracting Parties the powers conferred upon
him by the said agreements.
The High Contracting Parties agree that the primary aim of their
administration in the Sudan must be the welfare of the Sudanese.
Nothing in this article prejudices the question of sovereignty over
the Sudan.
2 . ( 5 ) Appointments and promotions of officials in the Sudan will in
consequence remain vested in the Governor-General, who, in making
new appointments to posts for which qualified Sudanese are not
available, will select suitable candidates of British and Egyptian
nationality.
8 . In addition to Sudanese troops, both British and Egyptian
troops shall be placed at the disposal of the Governor-General for the
defence of the Sudan.
4. Egyptian immigration into the Sudan shall be unrestricted
except for reasons of public order and health.
( 4 ) Treaty Series No. 29 (1929) (Cmd. 3410).
( 5 ) See note No. 3 on page 21.
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Content

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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