File of printed papers marked 'Egyptian negotiation' between Curzon and Adly Pasha and the Egyptian delegation [‎27v] (54/178)

relationship which would, while securing the special interests of Great Britain and
enabling her to offer adequate guarantees to foreign Powers, meet the
legitimate aspirations of Egypt and the Egyptian people.
On the lines of that declaration they were free to discuss every point, and Lord
Curzon was there to hear the views of the delegation on every point, and then to lay
before them the views of His Majesty’s Government and to see how far it might, be
possible to arrive at an agreement. The task before them would not be easy ; it would
require patience on both sides, and they must not be alarmed should dirhculties, and
even acute divergencies of opinion, arise. , .
Adly Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. then thanked Lord Ourzon for his welcome and for the spirit in which
he was prepared to negotiate. The delegation had the greatest desire to amve at an
agreement and they were convinced that negotiations undertaken in this spuit would
succeed in finding a satisfactory, solution of the questions before them. ihey. were
seeking to realise the aspirations of Egypt, and, above all, to secure the recognition of
Egypt ns an independent State, which necessitated the abolition of *the protectorate.
They did not, however, fail to realise the interests of Great Britain in Egypt, and he
recognised that there must be guarantees ; these were discussed last year and weie
embodied in the Milner memorandum. To this memorandum reserves were made in
Egypt in order to clarify details and to make sure that guarantees proposed weie not in
contradiction with the status of independence.
Lord Milner deferred the discussion of these reserves until official negotiations were
undertaken. He took the line that his memorandum was only a sketch and that
naturally both sides would have reserves to bring forward. Adly himself and his
colleagues would.perhaps have to seek for greater precision on other points not coveied
by the reserves.
Lord Curzon expressed his appreciation of Adly Pashas kind words. The Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
had alluded to certain reserves which were formulated by Zaghlul Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and communi
cated to Lord Milner at the end of last year. Lord Milner had, of course, not been in a
position to consider them, and he had thought it unwise to discuss them.* Lord
Curzon recognised the propriety of this course and thought it would make his present
task easier if he were aware—
1. Of the present form of these reserves.
2. How far they represented the views of the present Egyptian delbgation.
Lord Curzon understoo 1 that they had been the views of Zaghlul and his followers ,
were they the views of the delegation ? .
Idushi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. said that these reserves had been formulated by the various bodies
in Egypt who had been consulted with regard to the Milner memorandum. In view
of the source from which the reserves came the delegation was bound to observe
them, and intended to present them, therefore, in the actual form in which they had
been drawn up.
Adly Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. then interjected that the reserves were not Zaghlul’s reserves but those
of the country, and for that reason the delegation was bound by them. Ibe. most
important was the abolition of the protectorate, and with regard to that His Majesty s
Government had already cleared the ground.
The reserves were then produced and Lord Curzon requested that they should
be read.
1. Abolition formelle du protectorat.
2. Suppression de la secoude disposition de Talinea (a) de 1 article 3 portant d une
manibre generale que “1’Egypte confbre a la Grande-Bretagne les droits
necessaires pour la sauvegarde de ses intbrets ainsi que pour la rendre a
meme d’avancer aux Puissances etrangeres les garanties necessaires pour
Tobtention de l abandon de leurs droits capitulaires,” et cela pour ne pas
laisser entendre que I’figypte confererait dautres droits que ceux limita-
tivement enumeres dans le projet.
Bushdi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. explained that this reserve was not in the nature of a clause in a
treaty; it was merely the explanation of the motives which the treaty should define.
3. Suppression de la clause subordonnant la mise en vigueur du traite h, 1 acceptation
par les Puissances du transfert de leurs droits capitulaires k la Grande-
Bretagne et a la promulgation des decrets sur la reorganisation de Injustice