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Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [‎134r] (272/1220)

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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Procedure in Criminal Matters.
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approval ° ibi the allowances to be made in criminal cases
Treasur5 binants witnesses, jurors, assessors, interpreters, medi-
t0 lTa?tit "oners’ and other persons employed in the admmistra-
cal pracuuoi conditions upon which an order may be
“de byte Court for such allowances.
Subject to Rules of Court made under this Order,
, r'A Av out of any moneys in its hands arising from fees
th f e roi"rt oTother fees, or moneys received under this Order,
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ord P anv complainant or witnesses attending before the
PlfrTnn the trial of any criminal case (including the preliminary
examination o" the accused antecedent thereto), and also fees
H rrrts to legal practitioners and allowances to assessors,
interpreters, medical practitioners and other persons in respect of
services rendered in criminal cases.
(2) Subject as aforesaid, where on the conclusion of a pre-
liminarv examination the accused is discharged, the Court may,
for special reasons to be recorded in the Minutes, order payment
of the like allowances as are above mentioned to any complain
ant or witness attending before the Court at the preliminary
examination.
^ 26 .—(1) Wherever under this Order any person is to be
taken'to England, or elsewhere, for imprisonment, the Court or
other authority by this Order authorized to cause him to be so
taken may for that purpose cause him to be embarked on board
one of His Majesty’s vessels of war, or, if there is no such vessel
available, then on board any British vessel bound for England
or elsewhere as the case may be, at any port or place, and with
a view to such embarkment may (if necessary) cause him to be
taken, in custody or otherwise, by land or by water, from any
place to the port or place of embarkment.
(2) The writ, order or warrant of the Court, by virtue
whereof any person is to be so taken, shall be sufficient authority
to every constable, officer or other person acting thereunder,
and to the commander or master of any vessel of war, or other
vessel (whether the constable, officer or other person, or the
vessel or the commander or master thereof, is named therein or
not), to receive, detain, take and deliver up such person,
according to the writ, order, or warrant.

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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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