I believe the committee currently working on adjusting government employee salaries has considered this matter. When I first saw the great increase in the number of Europeans in the past ten years, I was initially concerned, because it might seem to someone at first glance that no effort was made to implement the policy I explained at the beginning of this chapter. However, upon closer examination of the details, that impression changed in my mind. This is because it became clear to me that out of the five hundred and sixty-two Europeans who increased during those years, 303 were added to the railway department, where the government had little authority until recently. Furthermore, the public's comfort, safety, and even their lives depend on the efficient management of the railway when traveling. Therefore, there is no room here for general arguments and suspicion of policy regarding the priority of employing Egyptians. Additionally, 47 of those Europeans were added to the Ministry of Public Works, where a large number of Europeans were indispensable and where the results that the country experienced proved their employment to be justified. And 68 were added to the Ministry of Public Instruction, where their increase was necessary to implement the policy of gradually replacing Europeans with Egyptians. And 37 were added to the ports department and ministries for specific reasons that have already been explained. These four departments accounted for 455 of the Europeans who increased in the past ten years. The remaining 107 are not a large increase during that period, considering the special circumstances that necessitated their employment. I do not mean by this that it was not possible to do without a few of the Europeans who entered the Egyptian government service, but if we look at this issue in general, we find that their increase was not significant enough to warrant criticism or gossip. In any case, the increase in some European employees was unavoidable, and I do not see it as possible or appropriate to refuse to increase European employees unless the need for their increase is proven and necessary. There is another aspect to this matter, which is that Egyptians have no right to complain about the employment of a moderate number of Europeans, provided that they make an effort to gradually train and educate Egyptians, so that their share of government positions increases. This is something I wish to impress upon the heads of departments, and I hope they will also impress it upon their subordinates, because I believe that the training and education of Egyptian employees under European supervisors can be increased beyond what it is now.