EGYPT'S POLITICS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17057, 11 June 1926, Page 10

EGYPT'S POLITICS.

ZAGHLUL PRESIDENT OF

CHAMBER

(Sydney Sun Cables.) (Received July 11, 1 p.m.) CAIRO, June 10. Zaghlul Pasha has been elected Vro siilcul 'of the Chamber.

in December. 1914, a British Protectorate was declared over Egypt, but in November, 1919, it was officially announced that; the policy of Great'Britain in Egypt was to preserve the autonomy of that country under British protection, and to develop the system of self-government under an Egyption ruler. A mission under Lord Milner was sent to Egypt with the object of working' out this policy. The Egyptian Government discussed with the British Government, at the end of 1921, the question of substituting for tin; protectorate it relationship which, while securing the special interests of •Great Britain and enabling the latter to offer adequate guarantees to foreign Powers, would meet the legitimate aspirations of Egypt, but no agreement was reached. Discussions were renewed early in 1922, and it was officially announced on February 28 that the Protectorate wiis to be terminated and Egypt recognised as an ' independent, sovereign State, Die British Government reserving for future discussion the questions of security of communications in Egypt, defence, protection of foreign interests anil of minorities, and the Sudan. Ahmad Fund, who succeeded his brother as Sultan in 1917, was proclaimed King of Egypt on March 1(>, 1922. ' i '