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TREATY SERIES. No. 2.
1908.
AGREEMENT
ADDITIONAL TO THE
1
CONVENTION
COMMERCIAL
BETWEEN
TILE UNITED KINGDOM AND EGYPT
OF
October 29, 1889.
Signed at Cairo, December 16, 1907.
Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Alajesty.
January 1908.
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AGREEMENT
MERCIAL
UNITED
TO THE COMCONVENTION BETWEEN THE
OF
KINGDOM AND EGYPT
ADDITIONAL
OCTOBER 29, 1889.*
Signed at Cairo, December 16, 1907.
THE, Undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the Contracting Parties
to the Commercial Convention
between Great Britain and
Egypt, signed on the twentyninth day of October One thousand eight hundred and eightynine , being duly authorised by
their respective Governments,
and, so far as Egypt is concerned,
within the limits of the powers
conferred by the Imperial Firmans, have agreed as follows:
LES Pldnipotentiaires Soussignds des Parties Contractantes
de la Convention Commerciale
entre in Grande - Bretagne et
11gypte, signde Is vingt-neuf
Octobre Mil-huit-cent -quatrevingt-neuf, dfinent autorisds par
lours Gouvernements respectifs,
et, en co qui concerns l'Egypte,
daps les limiter des pouvoirs
confdrds par lea Firmans Impdriaua, soot convenes de ce qui
suit:-
let. The stipulations of the
said Convention shall not be
applicable to any of His Britannic Majesty's Colonies , Possessions or Protectorates beyond
the seas , unless notice to that
effect shall have been given on
behalf of any such Colony, Possession or Protectorate by His
Britannic Majesty 's Representative at Cairo, to the Egyptian
Government , within one year
from the date of the signature
of this Agreement;
10. Les stipulations de ]a Bite
Convention ne seront applicables
it aucune des Colonies, ou des
Possessions, ou it aucun des Protectorats do Sa Majestd Britannique all deli des mers, A moms
qu'avis it cet effet n ait dtd donnd,
an nom do cette memo Colonie,
ou Possession, ou de ce memo
Protectorat,par le Reprdsentant
de Sa Majestd Britannique all
Caire, an Gouvernement E°gyptien, dans le ddlai d'un an it
partir de la date de la signature
du prdsent Accord;
■ See Parliamentary Paper " Commercial No. 9 (1890)."
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2nd. His Majesty's Govern-p;,;, 2°. Le Gouvernement do Sa
ment shall also have the right Majeste aura egalement le droit
to terminate the Convention de ddnoneer la Convention, s4separately on behalf of any par4ment pour Is compte do
British Colony, Possession or toute Colonic, Possession, on de
Protectorate which may have tout Proteotorat Britannique qui
acceded thereto, at any time on y aurait accede, et ce &' tout
giving twelve_ montl_is_ notice to moment en donnant douze mois
that effect;
a l'avance avis a cet effet;
3rd. His Majesty's Govern3°. Le Gouvernement do Sa
ment may, in the same manner, Majestd pourra, do . Is me^me
give notice of accession on behalf maniere, donner un avis d'adheof the Island of Cyprus, in virtue sion, pour Is compte de l'Ile de
of the Convention of the fourth Chypre, en vertu do Is Convenday of June One thousand eight tion du quatre Juin Mil-huithundred and seventy-eight, be- cent-soixante-dix-huit, entre la
tween Great Britain and Turkey. Grande-Bretagne et la Turquie.
It is understood that the stipula- Il est entendu que les stipulation of the present and of the tions du present ainsi que des
preceding Articles referring to prdcedents Articles visant les
British Colonies, Possessions or Colonies, Possessions on ProtecProtectorates, applies also to the torats Britanniques, s'appliquent
Island of Cyprus.
egalement a l'.Ile de Chypre.
Done in duplicate, at Cairo,
Fait en double, an Caire, Is
the sixteenth December One seize Ddcembre Mil-neuf-centthousand nine hundred and sept.
seven.
(Signed)
ELDON GORST.
(Signed)
BOUTROS GHALI.