Autonomy The Independence Movement Delegation to the United Nations When the Sayed-Bevin Protocol concluded and the Egyptian-British negotiations stalled due to the inability to reach an agreed-upon basis, the Egyptian government decided that the path to achieving its goal in Sudan was through the United Nations. Preparations were made to present the Sudanese issue to that international organization. The Egyptian delegation went to the United Nations, headed by Pasha Al-Nuqrashi, accompanied by some Egyptian politicians and a number of Sudanese individuals, to affirm the Sudanese people's agreement with Al-Nuqrashi's demands, which were for the unity of Egypt and Sudan under the Egyptian crown. Imam Abd al-Rahman and his followers from the Independence Movement decided to send a delegation to the United Nations, headed by Mr. Al-Saddiq Al-Mahdi, and including Messrs. Abdullah Khalil, Muhammad Ahmad Mahjoub, and Muhammad Salih Al-Shankiti. This was to clarify the Sudanese demands aimed at recognizing a Sudanese entity that emerged since the country was liberated by Imam Al-Mahdi, with the goal of giving the Sudanese people the right to self-determination, and affirming that Sudanese people would not accept any alternative to their country's independence. The delegation of the Independence Movement made extensive contacts with members of the Security Council and politicians from countries represented in the United Nations. Their demand found natural support in the United Nations, as the right to self-determination was one of the principles established by the United Nations in its Charter and adopted as a methodology for addressing the problems of oppressed peoples. This support and sympathy that the Independence Movement received in that international organization opened the door of international diplomacy to their demand, which aimed to confine Sudan's future within the scope of the Egyptian crown. The Independence Movement delegation returned to the country, demonstrating the established rights of their country and the future of its people.

The Future of Governance in Sudan The nature of the condominium governance necessitated that it proceed by agreement of its two parties. When they disagreed, progress became difficult, as the Governor-General of Sudan was merely an official delegated by the two condominium powers and, according to the law, could not follow a path not agreed upon by the policy of its commissioners. Their commissioners disagreed in a way that made it impossible to reach a unified policy. 87