FAILURE ANNOUNCED

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 108, 9 May 1930, Page 9

FAILURE ANNOUNCED

HENDERSONS REGRET

BACK TO RESERVED POINTS

Britislr Official Wireless. (Beceived 9th May, 11.30 a.m.)

11UGBY, Sth May

Tho -failure of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty negotiations was announced in the House of Commons this afternoon. In a brief statement the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Henderson, said: "I regret to inform the House that in spite of tho most sincere and "friendly efforts on both sides tho negotiations have failed. His Majesty's Government not having seen its way to meet the demands of the Egyptian Delegation in regard to the Sudan. I shall very, shortly lay before tho Houso a White Paper doaling/with the negotiations." Asked whether the status quo was meanwhile maintained on the four reserved points, Mr. Henderson replied that that .must be the inevitable result of the'failure, of negotiations. THE 1922 DECLARATION. The four points referred to were reserved by Great Britain in the declaration of 1922 for future settlement. They; were: — (1) The protection of Egypt from foreign * aggression. (2) The protection of British Imperial communications. (3) The protection of foreign residents and minorities in Egypt. (4) The Sudan. Tho recent negotiations arose out. of tho proposals for an Anglo-Egyptian Treaty settling these outstanding paints, which were made by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Henderson, last August aftetf conversations in London with Mahmoud Pasha, then Prime. Minister of Egypt. Mr. Henderson, in a covering note, described the proposals as representing" the extreme limit which he could recommend the British. Government to accept. Tho present. Egyptian Premier, Nahas Pasha, with.'. his Delegation came to London at the end of March to conduct negotiations on the basis of these proposals andthe discussions have continued ever ainc» except for long intervals while the Egyptian Delegates consulted their; colleagues in Cairo. After sitting almost continuously, yesterday and to-day with only short intervals for rest and refreshment, the delegations finally parted shortly after midday to-day. . After his brief announcement in the House of Commons,, tho Foreign Secretary, who had postponed his intended, departure this morning for Paris and Geneva, caught the afternoon boat train to the Continent. The Egyptian Delegation is expoetc to leave London to-morrow.

TRIENDLY .SPIRIT.

Although discussions failed to pro* duee an agreement, they • were conducted throughout in ;an extremely; amicable spirit and ended ( with statements by Mr. Henderson .1 and Naha3 Pasha expressing regre' at the negative results and appreciation of the friendly spirit shown by all who had taken part in the negotiations. It is understood that so far. as .the questions relating to Egypt were concerned an agreement had. actually been reached or was well within sight upoa all points at issue. The breakdown.occurred over tho Sudan, in regard ; ,to" which the Egyptian Delegation made claims which in the view of the British Government were completely maamissable and contrary to the interests of the Sudan and the Sudanese. The promised White Paper, dealing with the course of the negotiations, will be published, it is expected, within tha next few days.