مجموعة ٣/١٥(١) "مصر. إلغاء الامتيازات في مؤتمر واتفاقية مونترو ١٩٣٧" [و‎‎٥‎٧‎٦] (١٢٢٠/١١٥٦)

the Council of
of the Council
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Minister^
of Agriculture,
ind in good and
His Majesty
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Egypt and His
t the Court of
igue of Nations,
cognising Egypt
ny request for
present in the
tracting Parties
cordial under-
not to adopt in
iconsistent with
sistent with the
Article 6.
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Parties will consult each other with a view to tne eettf Contraol ™S
said dispute by peaceful means, in accmluce"vith th ?? 1 ° f - the
of the Covenant of the League of Nations and ift^X ™ 3
national obligations winch may be applicable to the ease
Article 7.
Should, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 6 above, either
of the High Contracting Parties become engaged in war the other
High Contractmg Party will, subject always^ the ^sions o!
Article 10 below, immediately come to his aid in the capacity of an
any.
. The of His ^ a i est y the King of Egypt in the event of war
imminent menace of war or apprehended international emergency
will consist m furnishing to His Majesty The King and Emperor on
Egyptian territory in accordance with the Egyptian system of
administration and legislation, all the facilities and assistance in his
povei, including the use of his ports, aerodromes and means of
communication. It will accordingly be for the Egyptian Government
to take all the administrative and legislative measures, including the
establishment of martial law and an effective censorship, necessarv
to render these facilities and assistance effective.
Article 8.
In view of the fact that the Suez Canal, whilst being an integral
pait of Egypt, is a universal means of communication as also an
essential means of communication between the different parts of the
In it Eli Empire, His Majesty the King of Egypt, until such time as
the High Contracting Parties agree that the Egyptian Army is in a
position to ensure by its own resources the liberty and entire security
of navigation of the Canal, authorises His Majesty The King and
Emperor to station forces in Egyptian territory in the vicinity of the
Canal, in the zone specified in the Annex to this Article, with a view
to ensuring in co-operation with the Egyptian forces the defence of
the Canal. The detailed arrangements for the carrying into effect of
this Article are contained in the Annex hereto. The presence
of these foices shall not constitute in any manner an occupation
and will in no way prejudice the sovereign rights of Egvpt.
It is understood that at the end of the period of twenty years
specified in Article 16 the question whether the presence of British
forces is no longer necessary owing to the fact that the Egyptian
Army is in a position to ensure by its own resources the liberty and
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