In that, but I hope what I have proposed will be a peace that will serve as a basis for the general report in Egypt. For the Egyptians now – which delays the progress of the country and what is right in terms of foreign privileges – here is a project based on the project I explained to you. It is the only way to free yourselves from that. And to the Europeans who have made Egypt their home, I say that I am European and no less than you in that. My desire is no less than yours to guard against the return of government tyranny, which was the purpose of foreign privileges to protect against its evil. If you will ask for certain rights and privileges that you greatly enjoy, sometimes in one form and sometimes in another, you will use other benefits of equal value in substance, and they will not be objected to as they are objected to. You will also use a privilege of no value, which is that you ask for your benefits instead of relying on European politics and its fluctuations and the opinions of the general public, who are ignorant of current needs, even if they intend the best. And it is true in finance that giving a people the right to manage their own affairs is considered one of their privileges, except in the lands of the infidels – the lands of wonders and illusions. So I ask the prominent Europeans residing in Egypt, with or without the support of a system that has passed its time and is an obstacle to true progress, or do you prefer to help reform that system so that it becomes consistent with the conditions of the country after its change, and thus proceed with the foundation upon which Egyptian nationality is built in the best sense that is practiced and relied upon from the meanings of this word, which has been much debated.

(6) The Consultative Council of Laws and the General Assembly The functions of the Consultative Council of Laws and the General Assembly and their organizational law are known to all who have paid attention to the affairs of Egypt. But I infer from what sometimes appears in the English newspapers that the public is unaware, so I will explain them briefly, as there is no need for detail. The Consultative Council, which is the most important, consists of 30 members, 14 of whom are appointed by high Khedivial order, including the president of the council and his deputy. The remaining sixteen are elected. And the manner of election.