SITUATION IN EGYPT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20374, 1 October 1929, Page 9

SITUATION IN EGYPT.

THE POLITICAL CBISIS.

DESIRE TO SEE IT END.

RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN.

HiOrOSKI) NEW TREATY. RATIFICATION EFFORTS. By Telrsra'ph--Press Association—Copyright. Aiistrnlifin fnd N.Z. Press Association (Received September 30. 5.05 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 30. The Dailv Chronicle's Cairo correspondent says there are indications that the political crixi.. in connection with the proposed Anglo-Sgypt ian treaty will end tomorrow. Even the Wafil Party feels that it cannot be allowed to continue. King Fund spent some hours in conversation with Mustaphii, president of tho Wafd Party, after a luncheon at the house of Sir Percy Lorraine. High Commissioner for Egypt. British officials have been in communication with the Prime Minister, Mahniud Pasha, suggesting that the cleavago between t lie Wafd and the Cabinet' is decreasing. The Wafd wishes to have free elections for the new Parliament on tho basis of universal suf.'rago with a neutral Cabinet in office during the elections. (.in the o her hand, tho Government favours a coalition Cabinet for the purpose. Members of the Ministry, however, sav they hav: no desire to remain in office if thero is a certitude of the proposed treaty with Britain being ratified. It is widely recognised that the important. thing is to have the treaty accepted, so commonscnse and goodwill arc likely to prevail.

The text rf flic proposals for an AngloEgyptian settlement agreed upon as a result of recent conversations in London between Mohamed Mnhniud Paslia, Primo Minister of Egypt, and Mr. Arthur Henderson, Br tisli Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was published early in August. Tle propoxals were contained in a draft of 16 paragraphs, and in the attached hotcs explanations were given of several imp>rtant "matters of detail'' covered by the suggested settlement. Paragraph 3 read : "The military occupation of Egypt by the forces of Britain is terminated," and paragraph 2 stated that an alliance was established between the twer countries. Other points in the proposals ai e: —

Britain undertakes to support Egypt's application for admission to tho League of Nations. In the event of a dispute with a thirl State involving a risk of a rupture with that State, the two countries agree to concert with a view to ils peaceful* settlement. Each country undertakes not tn adopt in foreign countries an attitude inconsistent with an alliance, rior will either conclude with a third Power any agreement of a political character which might be prejudicial to the interests of the oth.T party. Tho responsibility for the live s and property of foreigners in Egypt devolves henceforth upon the Egyptian Government. Should either of the jarties become engaged in war the other will immediately come to his aid in the capacity of an ally. In the evsnt of Egypt requiring foreign military instructors these shall be chosen from amonj; British subjects. To secure to Britain the protection of the Suez Canal Brit! in is authorised to maintain upoa Egyptian territory in localities, to be agreed upon, to tho east of longitude o2deg. E., such forces as Britain coniiiders necessary. The Egyptian (.Severnmerit, wliei engaging tho services of ioreign dfliria's, will as a rule engage British subjects. The capitulatory regime is recognised as no longer in accordance with the spirit of the times and the present stale of Egypt, and Britain undertakes tri support its being changed. Britain wil. be represented in Egypt by an Ambassador, to whom will be reserved the highest diplomatic rank at the Court of the Kinj; of Egypt. The status of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan shall be as defined by the Convention of 1899. Modifications nay bo made, bv arrangement between thi two parties, in the terms after the expiralion of 25 years from the coming into force of a treaty based' on the present proposals. In the irst of the explanatory notes (which relates to the Ariny) it is agreed that exist iig arrangements, under which the Inspec;or-General and his staff exercise certain functions, shall terminate, and that Britisi personnel shall he withdrawn from the Egyptian forces. Further, it is agreed that, in the interest of close cooperation. the armament and equipment of the' Egyptian forces shall not differ in type from those of the British forces, find that, n tegard t.o the British forces in the Car a! Zone, the Egyptian Government Will provide, free of cost to Britain, lands, bar acks, etc., in localities agreed on, equivalent to those now occupied by the British forces in Egypt. In regard to the Sudan the British Government ivs (in a further explanatory note! that, if the. treaty is worked in (he same flierdly spirit in which the proposals we e negotiated, it will be prepared lo examine sympathetically a proposal for lie return to the Sudan of an Egyptian battalion simultaneously with the withdiawal of the British forces from Cairo.