and the ambitions of British policy 107 political Egypt to cause disturbance in the expansion and progress of Sudan on a system that produced all these good results. However, we realize on the other hand that Egypt has a vital interest in the water supply that reaches it passing through Sudan, and we are determined to propose suggestions that would remove Egypt's concern and anxiety regarding the sufficiency of that supply for its current and future needs." These proposals, to which Lord Milner referred, were elaborated by Lord Curzon to the official delegation in his memorandum dated November 10, 1921, stating: "Since the high progress of Sudan is a necessity for Egypt's security and the continuity of its water resources, Egypt pledges to continue to provide the government of Sudan with the same military assistance it provided in the past, or to provide in lieu thereof to the government of Sudan, financial assistance whose value is determined by agreement between the two governments." They are explicitly asking Egypt for the price of the water that passes through Sudan to Egypt and giving it a choice between paying this price in cash or providing military force to act as police in Sudan, because the British have transformed the Egyptian army into a simple police force, and they have now transformed most of it into a Sudanese force, as shown in a special article.