The Egyptian Sudan 78 Under no circumstances should the outcome of the solution be that Egypt's position is inferior to the position it would have according to a proposal that occurred to them. It was intended to be published, but for the desire to avoid it now, and for our questioning: Is it not politically better to keep the notification of this proposal to the Egyptians alone, especially to the representatives of the nation and its leaders, and to the government and future negotiators? On the occasion of mentioning the English reservations, apart from the issue of Sudan, we mention in passing that the subcommittee of the constitution has removed all reasons that called for the existence of one of those reservations, which is the reservation of "seriously affecting independence," because the least that can be said is the affirmation of England's sovereignty over Egypt. By this, we mean: the reservation concerning the protection of minorities. If what we have of information is correct, that committee has decided to incorporate the principles called "minority guarantees" into the Egyptian constitution and has declared the impossibility of violating those principles. Thus, the protection of minorities will be guaranteed in the country's fundamental system, and the purpose aimed at by the aforementioned reservation has been achieved. In this case, the Egyptian negotiators will be in the best position to completely avoid this prohibited reservation, especially since it is considered a new demand from the English side. We know from a reliable source that it was never issued by the English negotiators during the negotiations of last summer. Therefore, it is not taken from it to demand Egypt's recognition of England's right to protect minorities in "Egypt."