Egyptian Sudan 80 The Egyptians were secure, so the Sudanese government appeared in its true form, meaning it was purely an English government. When some Sudanese learned this, they were placed in positions of authority in the same way as the Egyptians and were even preferred over them. This validated the words of Lord Salisbury, to whom Lord Kimberley, the leader of the opposition, asked in a session on February 6, 1899, "Has Sudan indeed become a part of the British Empire?" He replied, "Some time will pass before Sudan becomes as peaceful and secure as Cape Colony or Natal. If the questioner, Lord Kimberley, were a man famous for England's history, like William the Conqueror, they would have called him 'the Conqueror' before he conquered all the regions of England and Gaul." Similarly, England was the owner of Sudan, and Sudan was a part of the British Empire before England had a hand in it, and before England deceived Egypt about it.

The Governor-General ruled, so he chose all the heads of the Sudanese government from the English and waged war against their partners, the Egyptians, in Sudan by appointing one of them to a high position. In 1910, they decided to form a General Council or Shura Council to assist the Governor-General in ruling, due to the expansion of interests and affairs in that country. They formed this council exclusively from the English. Here is the text of the regulation they established for it: "Whereas the agreement concluded on January 19, 1899, between Her Majesty the late Queen of England's government and His Highness the Khedive of Egypt's government has authorized the Governor-General to head the military and civil administration in Sudan and granted him the specified powers therein. And whereas, with the approval of the aforementioned two governments, it has been deemed appropriate to establish a council to share with the Governor-General in exercising his executive and legislative authority; It is hereby ordered as follows: 1. This law shall be called the Governor-General's Council Law of 1910.