أوراق مطبوعة عن الوضع السياسي والسياسة العسكرية في مصر [و‎‎٤‎٢] (١٧٦/٨٣)

109. I he committee decided that it could not possibly undertake responsibility
lor graves of prisoners of war and interred civilians with its existing staff. A large
number of Turkish prisoners died in various camps and hospitals in Egypt during the
war, and the records available locally were found to be far from complete. The
military authorities accordingly transferred all the above records to London during
the course of the year, for the commission’s decision, pending which the Egyptian
Government undertook to arrange for the supervision of the graves in question by the
various mudiriehs concerned.
23. Visit to the Soudan.
110. I left Cairo on the 27th January for a tour of inspection in the Soudan,
reaching Wadi Haifa on the 30th January, where 1 was met by the Governor-General.
111. The quarantine station at Wadi Haifa was at that time in full use. The
labourers recruited in Egypt for work on the Gebel Aulia and Sennar Dams were
examined and disinfected at this station before entering the Soudan. These work
men were a good type of man who had been recruited in Southern Egypt by contractors
for a period of six months; they were well paid and well fed and generally contented.
The medical officer in charge of the station informed me that a large number of these
men had served in the Egyptian Labour Corps during the war and that they invari
ably expressed great contentment with the conditions under which they had then
worked.
112. From Haifa 1 proceeded to Khartoum, making short visits to Atbara. El
Darner and Shendi on the way. From Khartoum I made visits of inspection to the
White Nile dam works at Gebel Aulia and at the Blue Nile works at Sennar. I left
Khartoum on the 5th February and returned direct to Wadi Haifa, which I reached
on the 7th February, taking steamer there for Assouan and Assiout, whence 1 took
train, reaching Cairo on the evening of the 14th February.
113. 1 found the Soudan materially prosperous. There had been good rains in
all the provinces throughout the seasons and people had in many places more grain
than they were even able to harvest. This should ensure sufficient food supply for
two years to come, and consequent contentment. In spite of a fall in the price of
notton, I found that it could still be grown at a profit in the Soudan, and the
Soudanese who grew cotton on the stations in the Gezira had profited from the
foresight of the Government and the Soudan Plantation Syndicate, who disposed of
the cotton before the fall in prices took place. The merchants were less prosperous
than usual, owing to the general slackness of trade, but were still contented with
recent profits. On the whole, the impression which I received during my visit to the
Soudan was verv satisfactory : there was a general atmosphere of prosperity and
contentment, and satisfaction with Government methods was freely expressed.
Annexes to Chapter I.
(Not printed.)
1. Draft treaty presented to the Egyptian delegation on the 10th November,
1921. Annex l= No. 43 of Minutes of Meetings and correspondence in connection
with the Egyptian official delegation, 1921
2. Lord Allenby's explanatory letter to the Sultan of the 3rd December, 1921.
Annex 11=, No. 3 of Papers respecting negotiations with the Egyptian delegation.
[“ Egypt, No. 4 ” (1921)—Cmd.1555.]
3. The Egyptian delegation's reply of the 15th November, 1921. rejecting the
treaty. Annex 111 = No. 45 of Minutes of Meetings and correspondence in connec
tion with the Egyptian official delegation, 1921.
4. Adly Pasha Yeghen's report on his mission to London, dated the 8th
December, i921—see enclosure to No. 5 of Egypt, 1 ait LXXXIX.
Chapter II. —Finance.
k 24. Financial and Economic Situation.*
114. The o-eneral tendency of the economic movement in Egypt during the year
1921 has been towards stabilisation. The heavy fall of prices in the previous year,
* For a more detailed treatment of this subject l may refer to the report of His Majesty’s commercial
agent for Egypt, published by His Majesty s ^stationery Oftice, 1U22.