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Ask this blessed inspection if it informed Egypt and the Egyptian government at the appropriate time about the flood situation, and if it guided them to the flood or to the east so that they could take measures for this and that? And did it gather information for Egypt so that it could resort to preventive measures at the appropriate time?
In the report of Sub-Inspector McDonald, published on February 25, 1920, which caused an uproar during the case of Sir and Wilcocks, there were figures indicating that the Gebel Auliya dam could not be filled to the prescribed level, and that when filling it at the beginning of the flood, it affects the river's condition to the extent that it becomes impossible for farmers in Upper Egypt to cultivate maize before the end of an Egyptian month. If he had the slightest understanding of agriculture in this country, he would know and realize the resulting damage to the maize crop, and then subsequently to the winter crops, due to the floodwaters being late in entering the basins.
However, the English, who yesterday were celebrating their intentions and goals and understanding them in the name of Egypt and Egypt's interest, have now lifted the veil from those intentions. They are no longer deceived by their words or promises. We saw Lord Milner acting in the name of Egypt and Egypt's interest. They have now lifted the veil from those intentions.
His memorandum to the Egyptian delegation mentioned Sudan and the agreement regarding it. Egypt, describing its issue as part of the Egyptian issue, said in his first proposal, which he presented to the Egyptian delegation in the thirteenth clause: "The issue of Sudan shall be the subject of a special agreement." He said in his letter to Adly Pasha on August 8, 1920, regarding the reason for neglecting to mention Sudan in the agreement: "The subject of Sudan, which we and Zaghloul Pasha and his companions have never discussed, is entirely outside the scope of the intended agreement for Egypt. The two countries differ greatly in their conditions, and we believe that the discussion of each must be in a different way than the discussion of the other. Sudan has made great progress under the current administration, based on the articles of the 1899 agreement. In this case, no restriction should be allowed to occur in the situation.