- 56 -As for how those who attack the occupation army in the future will be punished, it will be considered in the coming (January 2nd) and it is a thorny issue with many complications, whether from a legal or practical perspective.

(9) Egyptian Royal Service It is a matter that the public acknowledges that the assistance of Europeans is necessary to the extent required for the functioning of the Royal Government. However, opinions differ when it comes to determining the limit of this necessity, and a group of different educators have provided strong evidence for the correctness of their opinion. They say to me that the service falls short of achieving the desired level of excellence, and that reducing the number of European employees below what is needed is detrimental to the public interest. The vast majority of Egyptians should be prioritized in all considerations, even if the majority of Western Egyptians do not allow them to form a good government if their men are not in the government. In this case, it is indispensable to employ a sufficient number of Europeans for the time being. And a group argues, as is narrated, that Egyptians prefer a government that reflects their own if its men are Egyptians, and a better government if its men are foreigners. And it is a matter of policy to promote education and civilization and to open the doors of high government positions to the educated. And Egyptians will not learn to govern themselves unless they are given the opportunity, and all the world's problems that lead to mismanagement and decline will gradually disappear. And it is not enough to reduce the number of Europeans employed in the Egyptian government to the minimum necessary to prevent its collapse and shortcomings, but rather it is imperative to reduce them further and allow for many government errors and collapses in order to achieve the desired goal.

However, I see no benefit in discussing these abstract principles, as many of them are speculative, as I have mentioned in another part of this report (1). The issue at hand is one of those issues where policy requires choosing a middle ground between opposing extremes. What is clear and needs no further explanation is that if we want to introduce Western civilization to Egypt, we must do so with the help of Europeans or Egyptians who have absorbed the spirit of Western civilization and acquired the necessary knowledge to work in the Western ways of government. The point at which we should stop in appointing these Europeans and Egyptians who have learned like Europeans depends on the available number of these Egyptians. And the most difficult thing in this matter is that the available number is far from sufficient.

(1) See (4) The Egyptian National University