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Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [‎586v] (1177/1220)

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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(c) members of the British Forces shall pay the ,
being in force for the registration of a nrivafp 7 e for thetimc
(subject to the provisions of Article 6 (h) hereof) at'ah ^ Cta,t *»
and tolls leviable in consequence of the user of suM? « Ues -'tat®
(d) members of the British Forces shall nay Cr l aft :
tion fee for the time being in force for a private 0r re gistr a .
on any public road maintained by the Egyntian pV r Vehi de
any privately owned aircraft; -1 ^ ov ernment or f 0r
(e) the Agreement between the Egvntian
British Military Authorities dealing with imports fl U ^ nment anfl^
British Naval Military and Air Force Authorities ^
imports by individual members of His Majesty’s L Wel1 * s »iai
Navy Army and Air Force Institutes, dated the UtbTi^
amended up to the date hereof, shall remain in fnP f y> 192l -as
provided, however, that, in the event of a change in if! and efiect :
party to the said Agreement shall have a rmht to dV a either
of the ad valorem rates which have been accepted b & revisio11
as equivalent to the actual duties and dues charL ?^ 1
tariff now in force. The principle of an ad valorem enLttu""
be maintained; e( l uiv a lent shall
Save as above provided, British camps, the British P,
the members thereof shall be immune from all taxatin 1 [ ces an(l
Municipal rates for services enjoyed, and from all 61
or charges unless there has been an agreement Koff , feee
Governments to the contrary. a 8 ree ment between the two
8 . The Egyptian Government freely offers everv *
British aircraft in distress, and will accord full facilities r?
Majesty s personnel and stores to proceed to and from the 1 ,
any aircraft in distress that may have made a forced ^
Egyptian territory.
9. The Appropriate British Authority will surrender, on row
of an application signed by the appropriate official of the EcvZ
Ministn of Justice, persons not being members of His Maiesb’d
Forces and who are within any British camp, and
(a) against whom a warrant of arrest has been issued in reaDect
of any offence triable by a court in Egypt; or
(b) against whom an order of imprisonment has been made bv
any court in Egypt; or 1
(c) . against whom an order has been issued by an appropriate
Egyptian military authority for desertion or absence without leave
from the Egyptian army; and
(d) who are not immediately ejected therefrom as would
ordinarily be done in the case of such persons who take refuge therein
from the Police.
Every application for the surrender of an offender, under these
provisions shall be accompanied by a certified true copy of the
warrant of a
an d by such
abouts of the
10. The
(a) the si
members of.
absentees wi
Appropriate ]
{ 0 ) the pi
British Force
would have r
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preceding Ar
arrest by the
would justify
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nature of the
sent forthwitl
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Appropriate I
(d) Full i
together with
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(2) When
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of such allege
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priate British

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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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