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Sugedo Egyptian) ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATIES 167 without the previous consent of Her Britannic Majesty's Govern ment .

Art . XI . The importation of slaves into the Sudan , as also their exportation, is absolutely prohibited . Provision shall be made by Proclamation for the enforcement of this Regulation.

Art. XII . It is agreed between the two Governments that special attention shall be paid to the enforcement of the Brussels Act of the 2nd July, 1890, in respect of the import, sale, and manufacture of firearms and their munitions , and distilled or spirituous liquors.1 Done in Cairo , the 19th January, 1899.

CROMER . BOUTROS GHALI .

(6) The “ Suakin Amendment to the Agreement of January 19 , 1899 . AGREEMENT BETWEEN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KHEDIVE OF EGYPT, RELATIVE TO THE INCLUSION OF SUAKIN IN THE AGREEMENT OF JANUARY 19 , 1899 .

[Signed at Cairo , July 10 , 1899.) Whereas under our Agreement made the 19th day of January, 1899 , relative to the future administration of the Sudan , it is pro vided by Article VIII that the jurisdiction of the Mixed Tribunals shall not extend nor be recognized for any purpose whatsoever in any part of the Sudan except in the town of Suakin ; And whereas no Mixed Tribunal has ever been established at Suakin , and it has been found to be inexpedient to establish any such Tribunal in that locality, by reason notably of the expense which the adoption of this measure would occasion ; i Art . VIII of the Brussels Act prohibits importation of firearms and ammunition into territories between 200 north latitude and 220 south latitude and extending westward to the Atlantic Ocean , and eastward to the Indian Ocean and its dependencies , &c . , save under certain conditions defined in Art. IX .

Art. XC-XCV are restrictive measures concerning traffic in spirituous liquors, prohibition of importation and manufacture of such for native use in regions of this zone where either on account of religious belief or from other motives the use of distilled liquors does not exist or has not been developed ,

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