The Sinai Peninsula, during this era, was under dual supervision. The northern part, including the Governorate of Arish, was under the Ministry of the Interior, while the central and southern parts were under the Ministry of War. All border sheikhs now requested that officials be stationed near them to handle their minor disputes, which were frequent among them. If these disputes were not settled immediately, there was a fear that their severity would escalate, even leading to bloodshed.

It was decided that the entire Sinai Peninsula would be under the Ministry of War. A British officer from the Egyptian Army would be appointed as its director and commandant, stationed in Nakhl. Egyptian nazirs would be appointed in various locations within the peninsula, and a British inspector would likely be stationed in Arish.

The administration in 1907 would follow the system still in place there today, with one exception: the connection with the Arab tribes in the farthest reaches of the Sinai Peninsula and the extension of authority over them.

In my previous report (pages 22-25), I briefly described the judicial system based on the customs and ancient traditions of the Sinai Bedouins. The intention is to maintain this system as it is and not to change anything unless necessary to preserve the simplest principles of justice and fairness. For example, I mentioned last year that the judge, known among them as "Al-Bash'a," judges based on dreams he has about whether the accused is guilty or innocent. If this judge is tasked in the future with judging based on facts and information known while awake, rather than on dreams seen in sleep, I do not believe it would be a matter of introducing the system of civilized people to those people prematurely.

The Sinai budget for this year has been increased by 7,000 Egyptian pounds to cover the necessary improvements in administration there.

(3) The Egyptian National University (1) It is difficult even for those well-informed about Egyptian affairs to distinguish between the multiple intellectual currents that are currently manifesting in various forms, leading to the formation of a local public opinion that aligns with the mental image.

(1) We translated the foreign word "Nationalism" as "Al-Jami'a Al-Wataniyya Al-Misriyya" (The Egyptian National University), following the convention of some writers in naming "Nationalists" as "Al-Hizb Al-Watani" (The National Party). Otherwise, we would have translated it as "Al-Qawmiyya" (Nationalism), as this is closer to the intended meaning. [Translator]