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Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [135r] (274/1220)
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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n newspaper or
biication containing seditious matter, may, on conviction
other puo . to or i n lieu of any other punishment, be
rfered to give security for good behaviour.
01 r ^ Matter calculated to excite tumult or disorder in Egypt or
u- Maiesty’s dominions or in territories under His protection
- or to excite enmity between His Majesty’s subjects
or pJ^ptian Government or its subjects, or the authorities
aIld toects being within the limits of this Order, of any Power
• S mitv with His Majesty, or between the Egyptian Government
1D d t subjects, shall be deemed to be seditious matter within
the meaning of this Article.
(3) An offence against this Article shall not be tried except
on a charge.
131 ^ny member of the British Forces who: —
(a) publicly derides, mocks, or insults any religion estab-
lished or observed in Egypt;
(b) publicly offers insult to any religious service, feast, or
F ceremony established or kept in Egypt, or to any
place of worship, tomb or sanctuary belonging to
or revered by the followers of any religion estab
lished or observed in Egypt; or
(c) publicly and wilfully commits any act tending to bring
v an y religion established or observed in Egypt, or
its ceremonies, mode of worship, or observances,
into hatred, ridicule or contempt, and thereby to
provoke a breach of the public peace; shall on con
viction thereof be liable to imprisonment not exceed
ing two years, with or without hard labour, and
with or without a fine not exceeding one hundred
pounds, or to a fine alone not exceeding one hundred
pounds.
132 . Any member of the British Forces who commits any
act which, if committed by a person subject to the jurisdiction
of an Egyptian tribunal, would be an offence against the
Egyptian laws concerning the import, export, manufacture,
supply, purchase, sale, procuring or possession of opium and
dangerous drugs for the time being in force, shall be guilty of
an offence under this Order and shall be liable on conviction
to such punishment as may be provided by the Egyptian laws
applicable to the offence.
133 . Where there are established by the Law of Egypt sani
tary, police, port, game or other Regulations, the Court may,
subject and according to the provisions of this Order, entertain
any complaint brought by the Crown Advocate against a
member of the British Forces in respect of any breach of such
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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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- Title
- Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:13v, 15r:28v, 30r:88v, 92r:140v, 142r:147v, 150r:164v, 167r:182v, 184r:185v, 187r:202v, 205r:212v, 214r:310v, 313r:361v, 436r:439v, 441r:443v, 446r:486v, 489r:503v, 506r:530v, 533r:550r, 552r:589v, 591r:607v, back-i
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