and administrative hardship, apart from other objections raised against it. This matter requires much discussion and is currently under consideration. It is hoped that a decision will be reached during the writing of this year's report. (8) The Denshawai Incident I do not intend to dwell at length on what is known as the Denshawai Incident, as I have said all I wish to say on this matter in a memorandum dated July 12, 1906, which has been published. Rather, I wish to state that no one regrets the occurrence of this unfortunate incident more than I do, or more than the government officials whose duties required them to take action in it. Its consequences were unfortunate and detrimental in two ways. The first is that although I never doubted the necessity of taking swift and effective measures to punish those who attacked the British officers, or the fairness of the judgments rendered by the court appointed to hear the case against those culprits, I was not unaware that this incident would mislead those with little knowledge of Egyptian affairs into forming an incorrect opinion about the country's judgments and administration. This error is regrettable. The second is that this incident occurred before the agitation caused by the border incident between Turkey and Egypt had subsided, leading people to believe there was a connection between the two incidents, when in fact there was no connection, nor did they occur at the same time. The border issue was resolved on the 15th, when Sir Nicholas O'Conor, the British Ambassador to the Sublime Porte, sent his last letter to the Ottoman Foreign Minister. The Denshawai incident, however, did not occur until June 13th. (1) The Denshawai incident had no connection to any other matter outside of what I mentioned in my memorandum dated June 12th, and to which I have repeatedly drawn attention in recent years. It is one of many indications that the spirit of rebellion against the law is increasing, and the reason for this is not politics, but the difficulty of maintaining law and order in Egypt during its transition from autocratic rule to legal governance in these years. (1) It has been repeatedly suggested that the purpose of publishing a book without a signature was to convey my message about the border incident, and much attention has been drawn to it, to prove the fairness of the severe judgments passed by the special court on the culprits of Denshawai. To dispel any such misconception, I state that my aforementioned message is dated May 21st, about a month before the Denshawai incident occurred. Perhaps the reason for this suggestion was that my message was not presented to Parliament until July, and the reason for the delay in its publication was the preparation of translations, or other reasons entirely outside of politics, as far as I know.