أوراق مكتوبة بالآلة الكاتبة وأوراق مطبوعة لمجلس الوزراء وأوراق برلمانية عن الأحداث في مصر [و‎‎٣‎٢] (٥٢٠/٦٣)

On the cutbreek of trouble he proposed th,°t one blsck
battalion should V- moved from the Soudan to Assouan tc
protect the Dam and the Europeans in that locality.
Lefence Schemes v;ore in existence for the I.elta and, so far
• s possible for U. per Sgypt ^/hich rovided for tho protection
of .hiropoans; but it would net be possible to protect
mroooans in isolated districts; especially in Upper Sgypt.
Llobile columns r^ould at once be organised to operate in the
Delta; and all motor cars and bicycles would be requisitioned.
Upper ”gypt f in the first instance, might have to be left tc
itself. If tho ?rhole population of Dgy t were hostile, and
if the Egyptian Army sided with them, a contingency which he
did not consider probable, he considered that two Divisions
(24 battalions) might be required to restore order. ''*• On the
other hand ho laid before the Committee a telegram, dated
22/10/21, from General Congreve to the Chief of tho Imperial
General Staff (printed as Appendix II to these minutes),
in v/hich General Congreve stated that in the event of a rising
similar to that of 1919, he would require 2 Brigades in addition
to the present garrison in order to hold Bgynt as well as
the assistance of the Hoyal Davy.
DOBD ADB'iDBY, continuing, said that if the negotiations
broke derm, the followers of Zaghlul would become excited.,
and Zaghlul would probably make some movement which would
justify his arrest and banishment.. If the British Government
showed firmness, Zaghlul 1 s arrest would have a very good
effect. Mth assured support from Kis I.Iajosty's Government
a moderate Government oould be formed which would maintain
itself, with tho support of the British Army. That hnd been
tho position after the rising of 1919 had boon suppressed
by British troops. The country was tranquil until lord
Milner resuscitated Zaghlul, v.*ho at that time was moribund.
Zaghlul had seized on the opportunity to ma.:e extreme dem nds
and had succeeded in a large measure in ro-ost.°blishing
his influence in the c^untr^.
TOBD/