Here, the Minister of Foreign Affairs agreed and added that accepting the symbolic Egyptian crown would pave the way for Egypt to make an unjust claim, and therefore he rejected it. The Minister of Foreign Affairs concluded the meeting by expressing his hope that the Imam would discuss these matters with the British Ambassador in Cairo, and he also expressed his belief that Major General Naguib would not object, even though he had not yet agreed to the British amendment to the constitution, despite not having informed the Governor-General of it. The Minister of Foreign Affairs concluded his speech by expressing his thanks for the Imam's visit and how he had the honor of meeting the Imam for a second time, and the Imam replied that he was satisfied with the visit.

Meeting with Mr. Churchill On October 16th, the Imam met with Mr. Churchill, accompanied by Mr. Al-Siddiq Al-Mahdi, where the following conversation took place: Imam: I am pleased with this opportunity you have afforded me to meet you. We met before in 1946, when I sought your permission to translate your book "The River War" into Arabic. That book was relatively fair, despite the hostile circumstances in which it was written, and we are now sitting as friends. Churchill: The war between us was an honorable war, and I am pleased that Sudan is now moving towards steady progress. I will gift you a copy of "The River War," and I hope that when it is translated into Arabic, you will gift me a copy signed by you, as I will do. Imam: I take this opportunity to express our thanks to the British nation and the British government, in your person, for all the statements and positions they have taken towards Sudan, preserving the rights of Sudan. Churchill: My government will stand by its promises to the Sudanese, and I support everything Mr. Eden has said. Egypt will only receive a nominal title. Imam: We do not recognize any title and consider any such action a breach of your promise and an infringement on the right of the Sudanese to self-determination by their own choice and freedom. As long as we are demanding self-determination in 1953, what is the value of titles? The time has come for the Sudanese to have their say in the fate of their country. The Egyptians offered us in the Alexandria talks with the government of Pasha Hilali 109