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to cut off hope of reaching a conclusion, as the current system, the current system leaves Egypt in a state of

legislative deficiency, increasing its connection and cost day by day because its needs

are increasing, and the increase in its needs necessitates an increase in the number of areas where the need for

legislation and lawmaking is felt.

The continuation of the situation as it is will cause harm and damage to the interests of all, Europeans and Egyptians alike,

they are equal in bearing the harm.

The change I have proposed includes the abolition of some legislation that is currently being enacted politically

by the representatives of the powers, and its replacement by a local council composed entirely of Europeans, with

limited legislative authority. No law will be enacted without the approval of the powers

and their ratification, and the acceptance of the majority of this council, and the ratification of both the Egyptian government and the British government.

I will also address some of the most prominent objections raised against the acceptance of this project.

(C) Duration of the Occupation Army

I have heard many say that the interests of Europeans are not sufficiently protected by the opinions I present, unless the relationship between the British government and the future is clarified more clearly than it is now. This is the opinion endorsed by the British Chamber of Commerce in its book (see Volume I).

Therefore, I seize this opportunity to discuss a matter that has long been debated by the same authors,

concerning Egyptian affairs from the beginning of the British occupation until now, which is the extension of British government

protection over Egypt.

Protection, in the opinion of politicians, can have various meanings. The objective of the British government for the Ionian Islands, according to the Treaty of Paris of 1815, differs in many ways from France's protection of Tunisia according to the agreement signed at the Palace of Sa'id on May 13, 1881. The mere extension of protection over a country does not necessarily entail the annulment of the rights of resident foreigners. Their rights in Tunisia were not annulled until after negotiations between the powers and the French Republic following the extension of its protection over Tunisia. This is in addition to other strong objections raised against British protection.