أوراق مكتوبة بالآلة الكاتبة وأوراق مطبوعة لمجلس الوزراء وأوراق برلمانية عن الأحداث في مصر [و‎‎٢‎٢‎٤] (٥٢٠/٤٤٧)

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(2) With rnfer^nce to Cabinet 5 (22), Conclusion 2,
the Cabinet had before them the following documents relat
ing to policy in Egypt
(i) Telegrams to Lord Allenby, No,32 dated
January 20, 1922. and No.33 dated January
28, 1922 lPaper CeP,-3674)i
(ii) Lord Allenby*s despatch dated February 2,
1922 (Paper K,1482/1/16):
(iii) A draft ccmmunicatioii to the Sultan of
Sgypt from the High Comnissioner (Paper
C #?«“-3745) t
(iv) A draft Declaration by the British Govern
ment to Egypt (Paper C,P,-3745 A),
The Prime Minister reported to the Cabinet the
results of Conferences he and the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs had had with Lord Allenby during the last
two days. He first recalled the circumstances in which the
present difficulties had arisen. After the breakdown of
the negotiations with Adly Pasha, Lord Allenby had ap
proached Sarwat Pasha with a view to the formation of a
Ministry, As the result of these negotiations, Sarwat Pasha
had agreed to set up a Government on condition that, without
waiting for the conclusion of a Treaty, His Majesty’s Gov
ernment should abolish the protectorate, recognise Egypt
as an independent Sovereign State, accept the re-establish
ment forthwith of an Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
■favour the creation of a Parliament with the right to control
the policy and administration of a constitutionally responsi
ble Government, and abolish martial law. Only after all
this had been done were the points of special concern to
the British Government to be discussed, e,g,, security of
the communications of the British Empire, the defence of
Epypt against all foreign aggression, protection of foreign
interests in Egypt, The Cabinet, however, had decided that
in so vital a matter it could not trust to luck, and that . he
points affecting the British Government must be definitely
reserved as part of the arrangement, Lo v, d Allenby had
then offered his resignation. Or t’’ -s f * r rve-r'n» 1 ^nt had
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