أوراق مكتوبة بالآلة الكاتبة وأوراق مطبوعة لمجلس الوزراء وأوراق برلمانية عن الأحداث في مصر [و‎‎١‎٧‎٧] (٥٢٠/٣٥٣)

declaring that nothing can bo scceptod or even discussed
bnt what you heve put forward yourself, this in fact
being- identical, as we gather, with the deoaends which
tha Egyptians have now formulated as their minimum.
If it be true tin t no Egyptian dsr;e at present
sign his n.ime to anything- short of complete independence,
there must have been g change in Egyptian sentiment
which was neither foreseen by yourself when you left
England nor by Sarwat pasha when he first offered
to form a ministry. Tie have as yet received no
adequate explanation of this violent metamorphosis,
and we cannot but regret, from this point of view,
that you did not accept our suggestion to send Amos
and Clayton to furnish the fuller information which
we sought. His Majesty’s Government cannot therefore
accept your resignation until they have had an opportunity
of seeing you in person aiad hearing from your own lips
the cireumf/tuneds that have led to the present
position. Accordingly they will be-glad, it you will
come home at once to acquaint them with your views.
In the meantime, as it seems desirable that no mis
apprehension should exist as to the present position
and policy of His Majesty’s Government, or as to the
circumstances in which you are being invited to come
hare to discuss it, we propose to issue here on
Mondey, January 30th, and shall be glad if you will
issue simultaneously in Egypt, a brief summary oi the
situation, the text of which is contained in my
immediately following telegram. It is of course useless
at the present stage to place before the Egyptian ox-
Minis te rs proposal which you state your inability to
support end which, for reasons we are unable to hppreciato v
are certain, in your opinion, to meet with a hostile
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