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 consulaires ou autres existants dans ce pays, seront immédiatement et inconditionnellement étendus à la Grande-Bretagne et aux sujets britanniques, si le Gouvernement britannique à un moment quelconque exprimait un désir à cet effet.

En foi de quoi les soussignés ont signé la presente Convention, et y ont apposé le sceau de leurs armes.

Fait à Alexandrie le trente-et-un juillet, mil huit cent soixante-et-quinze.

CHAS. A. COOKSON.

CHÉRIF.

Decree establishing the 'Caisse de la dette publique,' 2 May, 1879. , the Khedive of Egypt, desiring to take definitive and opportune measures for obtaining the unification of the different debts of the State and those of the Daïra Sanieh, and also desiring the reduction of the excessive charges resulting from these debts, and wishing to bear solemn testimony to our firm intention to secure every guarantee to all persons interested, have resolved to establish a special Treasury charged with the regular service of the public debt, and to appoint to its management foreign Commissioners, who at our request will be indicated by the respective Governments as fit officials to fill the post to which they will be appointed by us in the quality of Egyptian officials, and under the following conditions. Having consulted our Privy Council, we have decreed, and do hereby decree as follows:—

I. A Treasury of the Public Debt is established, charged with receiving the funds necessary for the interest and the redemption of the debt, and with applying them to this object exclusively.

II. The officials, the local Treasuries, or the special Administrations, after collecting, receiving, or accumulating