EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT

Evening Star, Issue 20372, 2 January 1930, Page 11

EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT

BRITAIN'S PROPOSAL FOR TREATY ‘ DAILY HERALD’S ’ ADVICE. (British Official Wireless )• Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright, - RUGBY, December 31. (Received January 2, .t 2 p.m.) ‘The Daily tiera.u,’ Labour newspaper, pubiisiits a leading article on the formation of tiu.VVafd mm.strymEr, pt by Naims Pasha as the result m e Wald’s victory in the .elections., t expects that Nahas will mtimai a his par.lament his intention o negotiate a treaty with Britain, on e basis ot Mr Henderson’s propc s. While recognising that Nabs wii> os within his right in asking for a Humification of the details, the ‘Herald’ urges him to remember that the essentials of the proposals do represent tlie extreme limit to which the British Government can go. The British government has had to face a sti. -ig attack for going so far. It will st: nd by its offer to Egypt;; but the Egypt us must co-operate. Mere they to ask not merely for a minor modification, but tor amendments touching the substanc of the proposals, their pressure for a change n one direction would be met by an insistent pressure for a charge in the other direction and the treaty might trke a form not more, but less, favourable to Egypt than the proposal. By the acceptance of the substanc' of the proposal as inalterable they .11 be safeguarding themselves as wet as facilitating a' speedy signature of the treaty., ' REAL INDEPENDENCE DESIRED. CAIRO, January 1. (Received January 2, at 2 p.m.) Nahas Pasha has formed his Govern, ment. The Minister’s main object .es will include Egypt’s real independence with an honourable stable agreement with Britain, combined with an amicable policy towards all foreign Powers,