Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East and Africa, Volume II

783.003/155: Telegram

The Minister in Egypt (Fish) to the Secretary of State

Cairo, February 3, 1937—noon.
[Received 1:10 p.m.]

13. My telegram No. 6, January 18, 1 p.m.⁵ Supplementary Egyptian note received this morning. Full translation about 800 words is being telegraphed through London today. The note deals only with the Mixed Courts regime.

As anticipated the Egyptians have requested more than they hope to obtain. Childs⁶ is acquainted with the minimum Egypt will accept and to which Great Britain will consent. However, Beckett advised me that one change occurred subsequent to Childs’ departure. It is with reference to the substitution of Egyptian judges in the Mixed Courts of First Instance to which Great Britain will consent, the details of which will be communicated to the Department by the British Embassy in Washington.

Fish

5. Not printed.
6. J. Rives Childs, Secretary of Legation in Egypt, recently assigned to the Department.