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and gave him absolute authority. Gordon Pasha was in the position of in Shaban, year 1301 AH.
In the middle of Rabi' al-Awwal, the government announced its rejection of this proposal.
or even from official news sources that the mission of Gordon went to London, intending to go to Cairo, where he hoped to present himself as the representative of the British Consul-General in Egypt.
Rabi' al-Awwal, year 1301 AH. Gordon arrived in Cairo and in Gordon received all the instructions he had to follow. He met in his mission.
He mentioned the pardon of the offender, the return of his rank and titles, and his decorations.
Gordon said to me, "What happened to me from the loss of my rank, titles, and decorations which I earned while accompanying Gordon in the Equatorial regions when he was governor of the Equatorial regions. It has been about a year since then.
In Rabi' al-Awwal, year 1301 AH, two letters came to me, one from Major General Wode, Pasha, Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, and the other from Toba Pasha, Prime Minister.
Each of them asked me to meet him. I went to the Sirdaria and met Wode Pasha.
He told me that Gordon had sent him a telegram asking him to intercede for me.
in my return to Sudan. I replied that I was dismissed from government service.
He asked me to seek a pardon from His Highness. I replied that I knew that, but Gordon...
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