MEMORANDUM At a time when it appears we are on the verge of concluding an agreement between ourselves and England, thanks to the foresight of the current Ministry of Finance and its pursuit of justice and fairness, and its respect for the principles of peoples' rights – those principles that previous British ministries regrettably rejected, creating a thick veil between us and the English nation, which is imprinted with the sanctity of these principles, since England occupied our lands. Yes, at this time when the spirit of tolerance and harmony appears to be hovering over the heads of both parties, I appeal to the English nation and its current government to extend a hand to resolve an issue that is unworthy of its dignity to remain unresolved until now. That issue is the Sudan. And I am certain that once the facts I will mention later reach the English public, they will hasten to judge it with a just solution in accordance with the principles of right. So I say that they accused us of losing the Sudan, while we did not lose it, and it would never have been lost if they had left us to act according to our will. Here are the proofs: Abdel Qader Pasha, with the local force under his command, was able to suppress the sedition and extinguish the fire of the revolution in almost the entire island. Would he have been incapable of restoring security to the regions of Sudan if he had been supplied with tens of thousands of soldiers and the command of the chaos had been entrusted to Hicks Pasha? God forbid. The mistake that was made was a wise plan, which was to continue the link between him, his army, his artillery, and the fleet of steamers along