And we will provide evidence for the validity of this by quoting the statements of the great Englishmen themselves regarding the Fashoda incident and the Anglo-Italian Treaty of 1891-1894.

1. On October 12, 1898, Lord Salisbury stated to the French Ambassador that the Nile Valley was and still is Egyptian property. He added that all the treaties and the situation that resulted from the Mahdi's conquest and occupation of this property had been nullified by the victory of the Anglo-Egyptian army at Omdurman (1).

2. Lord Rosebery said in a speech he delivered at Epsom on October 12, 1898: "We are now about to return to Egypt, according to the statements of all French ministries, Egyptian land" (2).

3. Lord Curzon proved the following in a speech given in honor of Lord Kitchener: "The withdrawal from Fashoda cannot affect France's honor, because the French government itself declared that the disputed territories are Egyptian property" (3).

On the other hand, the second clause of the Anglo-Italian agreement concluded in 1891 and 1894 stipulated: "The Italian government, in case it is compelled to act to meet its temporary military needs, may occupy Kassala and the territory adjacent to it up to Atbara. However, it is understood by both governments that any temporary military occupation of the additional territories designated in this clause does not nullify the rights of the Egyptian government over those territories. These rights remain suspended only until the Egyptian government is able to resume occupation of the aforementioned region."

(1) See Blue Book, October 5, 1898. (2) See The Times, October 12 and 24, 1898. (3) See The Times, November 15, 1898.