Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-20
FOR THE CONTROL
OF The SOUDAN.
Important Treaty Between Grea
Britain and Egypt.
KITcHENER'S TERRITORY,
Recently Conqucred,yyfii he Governed
by 10th Governments, who VIII
Have Equal Rights.

Cairo. Jan. i9.-Thc Oniciai Gazette
today publishes convention between
Great britain and Egypt relating to the
future government OF rcclnqucred
soudan provinces.
After rcci'!Ag that the provinces
were rccoiquercd by the Joint military
and financial efforts 81 the british and
khcdiNai governments. and setting
forth the desire t. rive effect to the
ciuimH that have accrued 10 her Brit.
,anic majcHtya government b. right u
conquest. the claim to nharc In the
present settlement aud future working
and development of the administration
10 the tcrfitorleu ana pointing out that
the territories OF wndl Halfn and sua-
kim may be most effectively adminis-
tered In conjunction with ID. recon-
qucrcd provinces. the convention pro-
cccda uH follnwHs
1T ~ hereby agreed and declared by
the undersigned. duly authorized. that
tho word soudan In this agreement
means an the territories south of the
twcnty-Hecond parallel 81 latitude
which has been vacated hy the Egypt
Ian troops since 1872. or which. having
been administered by the kh,divcs
government prior to the late rebellion.
We're temporarily lost tu Egypt aud
have been rcconducrcd by the iiyltish
and Egyptian governments acting In
concert, or which may hereafter b. ~
conquered by the twu governments
acting IN concert
THE British and Egyptian fags shah
De used together on both land and
water throughout the soudnn. except
suakim. whore the Egyptian nts alone
shall be used.
THE supreme military and civil
command IN the soudan shall be- vessel
In one officer, termed the governor
general. appointed by khcdivai decree
with the consent 90 Great lirltaiu, ana
to be- removed only by khvdlvai de-
cree, with the consent Of Great iifit-
ain"
The next clause gives the governor
general ABSOLUTE power Ia make, alter
or nbruEute By proclamation, laws. or-
dcr or regulations for the good yuv-
crnmcnt of the Soudan. and f1r tho
regulation. holding and disposal ~
property uf every kind situated IN tnH
Noudnn. but nll such pfucinmutiuus
must forthwith be- notified 20 the agent
~ her lirittnnic majesty nt Cairp aud
To- the president ~ the khcdivni ruun.
ell. No Egyptian law, decree or IN.
nctmcnt hereafter made or prunulgat-
cd IL tn apply 10 any part ~ the Sou-
dan save by the proclamation .: tho
Governor general.
Regarding the conditions under thlrh
Europeans shall be permitted e. trade.
reside or hold property IN the soulnn.
the convention says
NO special privileges shall b. ne
corded the subjects OF any one or inor'
I,owcrr. Import duties shall not be-
levied on goods from Egyptian terri.
tory. but they shall b. leViablo On
goods from elsewhere. In the onaa u
goods entering the soudan nc Suaklm
or any other Rcd sea port, the duties
must not exceed the amount ifvlthle
upon foreign goods entering ErypL
Duties may be levied upon goods leuv.
ms the Soudan. the rates 60 be pee
scrihcd by proclamation"
The convention provides that the
Jurisdiction ~ mixed tribunals shall APP
ply to no part of the Soudnn except
Runklm. and the whole Soudnn. except
Suakim. shall remain under martial
law until the governor general pro-
claims otherwise. No cotsuinr ugentr
shall be accredited To- ar allowed TO rr.
side In the Soudan without the prryi-
aus consent ~ Great britain. The I'm
portation ~ expectation Of slaves IN
absolutely prohibited.
The convention. witch ~ dated nt
Cairo Jan. H. 1889. II signed by the
khcdivnl minister OF foreign affairs
Iioutron pasha Chall. ana ny Lord
cromcr. British agent ana consul IN
Egypt.