Regarding the finances, administration, and the general situation in Sudan Submitted by Sir Reginald Wingate to Sir Edward Grey March 11, 1904 My Lord, I have the honour to submit my report on the state of affairs in Sudan for the year 1903.

The General Situation The Belgian troops have withdrawn from the positions they occupied in the western Bahr el Ghazal posts, which are situated along the borders of Darfur with the Sultanate of Ali Dinar, and the borders of Misha and Uganda.

Darfur has been free from the various external problems and difficulties that confronted the Sudan government.

However, if we consider that the length of the Sudan borders is 4,000 miles, excluding its border with Egypt and the Red Sea, and that the towns beyond are inhabited by diverse tribes, more than savage, who have hardly any restraint, it is not surprising that disturbances and raids recur, and that protecting and defending the inhabitants of these regions, as required by the organized government, is difficult.

As for the interior of the country, the causes of disturbance were few last year. The situation in Southern Kordofan, which was a source of concern for the government officials due to the increase in raids and the improvement of communications and the introduction of a rudimentary system of justice and administration, has improved. This statement also applies to large parts of the Bahr el Ghazal, Mongalla, and Upper Nile directorates. The extension of telegraph lines to the farthest reaches is also one of the most beneficial factors in their administration.