Then it was proposed that twenty people elect this method of election in the difficult matter, so let us now investigate it. I had a long discussion on this matter, during which I presented many proposals. I will not prolong the discussion to explain its merits and demerits. I will only mention the most prominent features of the project that I see as preferable to others in its simplicity and ease of implementation. It is proposed to follow the method used in appointing deputy judges in the Mixed Courts, which is that the representatives of the states be asked to prepare lists of notables or dignitaries from their subjects. These will be the elected body (with a kasra on the 'lam'). Each of them will have the right to elect twenty members. It is stipulated that, apart from the four advisors I mentioned appointing, no more than four members from each nationality may be represented, whether they are judges, elected members (with a fatha on the 'lam'), or members appointed by the government from outside the government. Their discussion will follow. It is hoped that each elected person (with a kasra on the 'lam') will elect the first four from among their own nationality, and then elect the remaining sixteen from the candidates of other nationalities. It is proposed that each elected person meet the following qualifications: (1) They must be at least 30 years old. (2) They must be a genuine resident of the Egyptian territory, and have resided there for at least three years. (3) The amount they pay in land taxes or property revenues must not be less than a certain amount. It remains for us to determine the number of elected individuals to be appointed by the representative of each state. I propose that each political representative of Germany, Italy, Great Britain, France, Greece, and Italy provide a list containing no less than 25 names and no more than 100 names. The subjects of these countries constitute more than 96 percent of all Europeans in Egyptian territory and account for approximately 79 percent of European import and export trade. (1) I have not yet addressed the amount until now. (2) The figures concerning the population are taken from the 1897 census, which is the only census available at present. When the glorious census is published, they can be corrected. The occupying army, numbering 4906, has been excluded from the British population count. The number of Roman subjects mentioned in the 1897 census, estimated at 163,000, was not included in the 1922 census, except for those who were on a transport ship passing through the Suez Canal on the day of the census. Therefore, they were excluded from the count. I have also excluded Iranians, Moroccans, and Chinese. (6)