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but the appointment may ease matters with the King and facilitate the discussion of the
Constitution. If the King would only tell me the points on which he is dissatistied with
the Constitution [ think I could meet him on most of them except the question ol
Ministerial responsibility. Adly, by the way, is very confident that we shall succeed
on that point, as popular feeling is so strong and the wishes of the British Government
are clear. I am not quite so hopeful, hut I do feel that I have one very strong weapon,
in that it would be extremely awkward for His Majesty if the Ministry resigned,
because he would not agree to a Liberal Constitution. I do not at all want to take that
step, but I shall take it if necessary.
“ As to the immediate situation, I don’t think there is much to be done in the next
few days. It is for the King to move. I have left entirely in his hands the question of
the appointments abroad. Let us await events.”
September 8, 1922.
APPENDIX (C).
Agreement between Her Britannic Majesty's Government and the Government of
His Highness the Khedive of Kgyyt relative to the Future Administration of
the Soudan.
WHEREAS certain provinces in the Soudan which were in rebellion against
the authority of His Highness the Khedive have now been reconquered by the joint
military and financial efforts of Her Britannic Majesty’s Government and the
Government of His Highness the Khedive;
And whereas it has become necessary to decide upon a system for the administra-
t ion of, and for the making of, laws for the said reconquered provinces, under which
due allowance mav be made for the backward and unsettled condition of large
portions thereof, and the varying requirements of different localities;
And whereas it is desired to give effect to the claims which have accrued to Her
Britannic Majesty’s Government, by right of conquest, to share in the present settle
ment and future working and development of the said system of administration and
legislation;
And whereas it is conceived that for many purposes Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Haifa and Suakin
may be most effectively administered in conjunction with the reconquered provinces
to which they are respectively adjacent;
Now, is is hereby agreed and declared by and between the undersigned, duly
authorised for that purpose, as follows :—
Article 1.
The word “ Soudan ” in this agreement means all the territories south of the
2*2nd parallel of latitude, which—
1. Have never been evacuated by Egyptian troops since the year 1882; or
2. Which, having before the late rebellion in the Soudan been administered by
the Government of His Highness the Khedive, were temporarily lost to Egypt, and
have been reconquered by Her Britannic Majesty’s Government and the Egyptian
Government, acting in concert; or
3. Which may hereafter be reconquered by the two Governments acting in
concert.
Article 2.
The British and Egyptian flags shall be used together, both on land and water,
throughout the Soudan [except in the town of Suakin, in which locality the Egyptian
flag alone shall be used].*
Article 3.
The supreme military and civil command in the Soudan shall be vested in one
« officer, termed the “ Governor-General of the Soudan.’’ He shall be appointed by
Khedivial decree on the recommendation of Her Britannic Majesty’s Government,
and shall be removed only by Khedivial decree, with the consent of Her Britannic
Majesty’s Government.
* The passages in square brackets were cancelled by a subsequent convention concluded on the
10th July, 1899.