and administrative hardship, which we have often been confronted with from other angles. This matter requires much research and is currently under consideration. It is hoped that a decision will be reached within my report for the current year. (8) The Dinshaway Incident I do not intend to dwell at length on what is known as the Dinshaway Incident, as I have already said all I wish to say on this subject in a memorandum dated July 12, 1906, which has been published. I will only add to that that no one regrets the occurrence of this unfortunate incident more than I do, and that the government officials whose careers have been affected have done nothing about it. Its outcome was unfortunate and bad in two ways. The first is that although I never doubted the necessity of taking swift and effective measures against those who attacked the British officers, or the justice of the sentences passed by the court appointed to try those criminals, I was not unaware that this incident would lead those with little knowledge of affairs in Egypt to form an incorrect judgment of the country's judgments and administration. This error is regrettable. The second is that this incident occurred before the agitation caused by the border incident between Turkey and Egypt had subsided. People thought that there was a connection between the two incidents, but there was no connection between them, nor did they occur at the same time. The border issue was resolved on May 15, when Sir Nicholas O'Conor, the British Ambassador, wrote his last letter to the German Foreign Minister. The Dinshaway incident, however, did not occur until June 13. The Dinshaway incident had no connection with any other matter than what I mentioned in a memorandum dated June 13, and which I have repeatedly drawn attention to in recent years. It is one of many signs that the spirit of rebellion against the law is increasing, and the reason for it is not politics, but the difficulty of maintaining law and order in Egypt. The transition from despotic rule to legal rule in these years. (1) A group of people, without any intention of publishing a book, have falsely claimed in a letter to me about the border incident that it was an extension of the "border incident" and that there was a connection between them. The truth of the incident is that the two incidents did not occur at the same time, and that the border incident was resolved on May 15, while the Dinshaway incident occurred on June 13. The connection between them is that both incidents indicate the dissatisfaction of the Egyptians with the British occupation. (2) "الانتظار" (al-intizar) is an unclear word in the original text. It could be "الانظار" (al-anzar) or "الانتشار" (al-intishar). (3) "المعطى" (al-mu'ta) is an unclear word in the original text. It could be "المعني" (al-ma'ni) or "المبعوث" (al-mab'uth).