أوراق مكتوبة بالآلة الكاتبة وأوراق مطبوعة لمجلس الوزراء وأوراق برلمانية عن الأحداث في مصر [و‎‎٢‎٢‎٨] (٥٢٠/٤٥٥)

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In the course of the discussion attention was drawn
to the inconsistency between Article 1 the draft Declara
tion, which declared Egypt to be an Independent Sovereign
and Article 3, which reserved important natters to
the discretion o** His Vajesty’s Gov^rnnent. This was felt
to be unavoidable.
Soree discussion took place in regard to the draft
letter to be sent by Lord Allenby (Paper C.P.-3745). Sone
criticism was directed against paragraph 5, but it was
pointed out that this paragraph enunciated no new policy
and was intended merely as a reply to criticisms the
despatch of December 3, 1921.
The suggestion was made that the last sentence of
paragraph 6 t viz.:-
"They are claimed without any desire to
impair ^gyutians enjoying full rights
o** a national Government’’,
was hardly consistent with the reservations made in the
interests of British Imperial ne^ds. In view of Lord
AllXnby's insistence on the suspicion which would be aroused
in Egypt if material alterations were made in the draft, it
was considered that it would suffice to alter the first
words, ’’they are claimed’’ to "they were, claimed’’.
In reply to a question, Lord Curzon informed his
colloagues that the capitulations regained unaffected by the
policy contemplated. The negotiations already begun would be
continued by the British Foreign Office, with the co-operation
of the Egyptian Foreign Office.
'Whe Cabinet agreed —
(a) To approve the draft Declaration to
Egypt (Append ix,I ):
(b) That Lord Allenby should endeavour to
form an Egyptian Government on the basis
of this Declaration. On the formation o
such a Government he should communicate
the Declaration to the Sultan of ‘■g:/P t «
m he Declaration shoiild be simultaneously
communicated to the British Parliament,
but should not be rat4^ id until after
a Debate in Doth TVn*-n: