BRITAIN AND EGYPT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17237, 17 April 1930, Page 8

BRITAIN AND EGYPT

TREATY NEGOTIATIONS

POSITION UNCERTAIN

CANAL QUESTION SETTLED

(British Official Wir ss.) line" ?, p.m. IUJUIiN , April 16. '(•j„, |.,,iei!!,n Secretary, Mr. Arthui Henderson, Willi Nahas I'asha and Lhu other British and Egyptian delegates, ~.sinned al the Eoieign Uliice tins uiOriling negotiations for an Anglo-Egyptian treaty bused upon the treaty proposals put Vol ward last August on behail ol ihc British Government. The delegates are pushing uii with Mm work in the, hope ol concluding lhu negotiations before Easter, and although lIIIUiS difliiull points have been elieollllI, .red it, is uudei stood thai, very '"" •

yiderable progress has been made. The L'orr.ign Secretary is anxious to make a Pnrliamenlan slatoiiienl on lhu neuot hit ions lo morrow, belorc Ihe House adjourns, but whether this will be possible, or whether it can consist of more than an interim statement, is at the moment uncertain.

As a. result of the parleys British troops will remain along the canal for a period which England and Egypt will mutually decide, Nahas demanded that the League of Nations should" have the right to sav when their troops were competent to have sole, control, and Mr. Henderson referred the matter to Cabinet, which insisted on mutual AngloEgyptian agreeinoiii.

Occupation by British troops for several years is assured, though the actual duration ha.s not been decided. Furthermore, Egypt's demands to decide the strategic points were refused liritish I roups' headquarters will be Tsmaliil, with an aerodrome at Abu Sir, nnd an-aviation ground at Port If and The Sudan issue has not' been settled. but such progress, has been made that die position is much more hopeful. Then is a possibility of the draft treaty being signed to-morrow. It is pointed on! that the Egyptians realise Britain's rliflieulties in giving concessions beyond the Mahmoud draft. agreement.