And at Suez, where the total number of European police is 188, the need for European police in cities with a large European population is generally known. Of the European employees, 33 are inspectors and assistant inspectors in the provinces. I do not exaggerate if I say that the discussion and debate regarding these eleven inspectors exceeded all that is said about the employment of all other Europeans in the country. This is not surprising, as their appointment is of great importance, unlike the appointment of others. However, this does not justify ignoring the reality of the situation and saying what is contrary to fact. Those who oppose the employment of Europeans in provincial positions always claim that Europeans have filled the country. Their talk has increased, especially after the system introduced to Egypt in 1904, which involved the establishment of a European royal service by selecting young men from British universities. But their talk is far from the truth. It is reported that 33 Britons were employed. This new system, in the three years that have passed, namely 1905-1906-1907, trained 20 of them in Sudan and only 13 in Egypt. Another 15 are currently studying in various universities, with 6 of them to be assigned to Egypt in 1908 and 8 to Sudan. As for the twelve appointed in Egypt, five are in the Ministry of Finance and 8 are in the Ministry of the Interior. Of these eight, they are assistant inspectors in the provinces. As for the seven who complete the number of eleven, they are men older than these and were appointed before the new system. The inspectors are a group with which they directly deal, but there is no benefit in quoting them. In reality, they are advisors to the directors, and their appointment is not necessarily for precise and detailed work, as Mr. Mitchell explained. Anyone who considers this issue will admit that this system is not without its shortcomings and flaws, because the punishment for it, as intended, is difficult in practice. The presence of inspectors, on the one hand, weakens the authority of the directors and reduces their sense of responsibility. On the other hand, their complete absence from the provinces could lead to the return of the drawbacks of "the past institution" and cause great confusion in the administration. Therefore, the discussion has continued from the early days of the occupation until today regarding the difficulty of avoiding the harms resulting from increased intervention in Egyptian administrative affairs, while avoiding the unavoidable harms if that intervention is completely abstained from. Many methods have been devised to reconcile the "principles" of this discussion. It is not to say that any one method has succeeded completely, as complete success is not achieved in implementing a system that depends on the ethics of the "specialists" involved and their unique "ideal" qualities. Some have described a miraculous cure for this ailment, which is that the directors should be English. I am not