- 9 -As for the Ministry of Finance, the number of Muslims and Copts in its departments is as follows: | Ministry of Finance: | Muslims | . | Copts | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | | Accounts Department... | 74 | .. | 109 | | Legal Affairs Department... | 9 | ... | 30 | | Inspector General... | .. | .. | 1 | | Inspection... | 12 | ... | 3 | | Secretariat... | 28 | ... | 10 | | Properties... | 128 | ... | 134 | | Allocated Funds... | 22 | ... | 50 | | Registry Office... | 19 | ... | 16 | | **Departments:** | | **292** | **353** | | Post Office... | 354 | ... | 448 | | Customs... | 405 | ... | 120 | | Coast Guard... | 149 | ... | 49 | | Ports and Lighthouses... | 63 | ... | 42 | | Surveying... | 27 | ... | 19 | | Government Press... | 11 | ... | 1 | | | | | **679** | | **Total** | **...** | **1301** | **1033** | In the Ministry of the Interior, the number of Copts greatly exceeds the number of Muslims. However, the salary census, which includes the salaries of directors, governors, and others, indicates that the total salaries of Muslims slightly exceed the total salaries of Copts, i.e., 44 percent compared to 40 percent.

The preceding figures indicate that the number of Coptic employees in the Egyptian government and their salaries greatly exceed what would be expected based on their proportion to the Muslim population. Therefore, they cannot have any complaints.