مجموعة ٣/١٥(١) "مصر. إلغاء الامتيازات في مؤتمر واتفاقية مونترو ١٩٣٧" [ظ‎‎٢‎٩‎٧] (١٢٢٠/٥٩٩)

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25. The Egyptian SfcZS
mi the itth and 12th Api ^ ^ t were accepted as bases of discussion, and
Mid the new R.O.J. 1 to the General Committee under the
the first of J h ^ m pol?tis and the second to the Reglement Committee under the
presidency of M. P ° 11 ’ g e objectionable features were dropped by the
presidency of M. H^T afts before they were issued as the result of our
Egyptians from then 1 comm ittees always sat at different times, and, in
discussions with them. , nractically all the personnel of the conference.
fact, each of them was attended by practically a^^ P ed the standards of
The discussions in the com brief and to the point, and frequently
most international confere ), ded to ensure that points were not over-
1 ° The discussTons were, moreover, conducted almost without exception in
looked, the discuss no “ incidents m committee,
an admirable tone “d ieie (though there a little private
2 b. JNO aimcuities Fno-lish language on an equality with French in
grumbling) ov„ th. oili, .bin .h, Dr.t.i.g
f s h S ,h ' ” B0J No
for the use of Italian wa^smade^e in a first read ing of the two drafts
27. me nr j P nnr«;p of these discussions all the points in
in the two committees, and n other .mints. The majority
Document A were raised an ■ , Kin' r dom delegation, but other
of these points were raised ^Un^d B Pl "f n om an « e ^ mted States) by
asssm’S'*. ,o ts iTiSS««£“o[ srys:s
reach conclusions m the light of t ^ , p. noon f or ^ en days.
r:XS e^ny , the end.
creditably^good humoureT c[uegt . ons of p rinc i p i e remained for decision by the
larger committees until the last week, viz. .
(i) The length of the transitional rdgime; Tribunals of first
(ii) The replacement of foreign judges in the Mixed uired for
instance, and the number of additional judicial peison q
the Mixed Courts under the new conditions; and <( , . » 0 f
(iii) The status before the Mixed Courts of “ sujets and proteges
the capitulatory Powers.
29. Therefore, during the first four days of the last ^ texts
committees had to take decisions on these points, as well as app ^ working
prepared by the Drafting Committee; and the Drafting Commi
till the end. . • w f nrma l approval
30. Two sittings of the conference m plenary session ±01 fina i meeting
of the texts as well as the printing of the texts for signature and t * . g week
for signature and congratulatory speeches had also to be workea i ti waS
31. In the morning of Saturday, the 8 th May, a final plenary meeu ^
held—attended by M. Motta, President of the Swiss Confeder o^ ^
formal speeches of congratulation were delivered, and the co
and final act were signed. . 4 . ^ ™rticular points
32. A more detailed account of the discussions on certain pa j
will be found in Section V of this report, and before proceeding V ed i n the
submit in Section IV a resume of the final results of our work as emb
instruments signed.
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drawn UP aT
the
IV. Principal Results of the Instruments
Conference. . . . ire d by
33. The preamble of the Montreux Convention is obvioush i n P e ntion
article 13 of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of Alliance. Article 1 ol