Anno XXXV - N. 2. FEBBRAIO 195 5. ORIENTE MODER NO RIVISTA MENSILE

D'INFORMAZIONI E DI STUD! PER LA DIFFUSIONE DELLA CONOSCENZA DELL' ORIENTE, SOPRA TUTTO MUSULMANO, PUBBLICAT A A CURA DELL' ISTITUTO PER L' ORIENTE. - VIALE DAVID LUBIN 2, ROMA CONTO CORRENTE PosTALE 1/26932

SEZIONE POLITICO-STORICA

DOCUMENT I

Accordo aoglo-eglziano per la Base del Article 2. - The Government of the declare that the Treaty of Alliance Canale di Suez (19 ottobre 1954). signed in London on the 26th of August, 1936 (3), with the Agreed Minute (4), Ex• Pubblichiamo ii testo ujficiale inglese del• changed Notes, Convention concerning the im• l'Accordo anglo-egiziano per la Base de! Canale munities and privileges enjoyed by the British di Suezfirmato al ii r9 ottobre r954, aggiu11- Forces in and all other subsidiary agree• ge11do in nota riferimenti al testo u.fficia/e arabo ( 1 ). ments, is terminated (5). Article J. - Parts of the present Suez Ca• AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERN• nal Bas!', which are li3ted in Appendix A MENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF to Annl'x II, shall be kept in efficient working GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRE• order ((,) am\ capable of immediate use (7) in LAND AND THE EGYPTIAN GOVERN• accordance with the provisions of Article 4 MENT REGARDING THE SUEZ CANAL of the present Agreement. To this end they BASE shall be organised in accordance with the provisions of Annex I I. October 19, 1954 Article 4. - In the event of an armed at• tack by an outside Power on any country The Government of the United Kingdom which at the date of signature of the present of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Agreement is a party to the Treaty of Joint the Government of the Republic of Egypt, Defence between States, signed in DESIRING to establish Anglo-Egyptian rela• Cairo on the 13th of April, 1950(8), or on Turkey, tions on a new basis of mutual understanding Egypt shall afford to the United Kingdom such and firm friendship, facilities as may be 1wcessary in order to place HAVE AGREED AS F0LLOWS:- Article I. - Her Majesty's Forces shall be (3) II testo de! Trattato c pubblicato m completely withdrawn (2) from Egyptian terri• Oriente Moderno, XVI, 1936, pp. 652-668. tory in accordance with the Schedule set forth (4) mal,u!ar. (5) II Trattato anglo-cgiziano era gia stato in Part A of Annex I within a period of twenty denunciato dall'Egitto nell'ottobre 195 I: Orientr months from the date of signature of the pre• Moderno, XXXI, 1951, pp. 203-2o6. sent Agreement. (6) /i bfilah ,dlit,alt Ii 'l-isti'mdl. (7) mu'iddah li-'l-istikhdrim. (I)"Pubblicato in al-Ahrrim, 20-10--1954. (8) Testo pubblicato in Oriente Moderno, (2) taglu gafri'an trimman, XXX, 1950, pp. 55-57.

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the Base on a war footing and to operate it ef• Annex II without the consent of the Govern• fectively ( 1 ). These facilities shall include the ment of the Republic of Egypt. use of Egyptian ports within the limits of Article IO. - The present Agreement does what is strictly indispensable for the above• not affect and shall not be interpreted as affect• mentioned purposes. ing in any way the rights and obligations of Article 5. - In the event of the return of the parties under the Charter of the United British Forces to the Suez Canal Base area in Nations. accordance with the provisions of Article 4, Article II. - The Annexes and Appendices these forces shall withdraw immediately upon to the present Agreement shall be considered the cessation of the hostilities referred to in as an integral part of it. that Article. Article I2. - (a) The present Agreement Article 6. - In the event of a threat of an shall remain in force for the period of seven armed attack by an outside Power on any coun• years from the date of its signature. try which at the date of signature of the present b) During the last twelve months of Agreement is a party to the Treaty of Joint that period the two Contracting Governments Defence between Arab League States or on shall consult together to decide on such arran• Turkey, there shall be immediate consultation gements (7) as may be necessary upon the between Egypt and the United Kingdom. termination of the Agreement. Article 7. - The Government of the Re• c) Unless both the Contracting Gov• public of Egypt shall afford over-flying(2), land• ernments agree upon any extension of the ing (3) and servicing facilities for notified flights Agreement it shall terminate seven years after of aircraft under Royal Air Force control. For the date of signature and the Government of the clearance of any flights of such aircraft, the the United Kingdom shall take away or dispose Government of the Republic of Egypt shall of their property then remaining in the Base. accord treatment no less favorable than that Article IJ. - The present Agreement shall accorded to the aircraft of any other foreign have effect as though it had come into force on country with the exception of States parties to the date of signature. Instruments of ratifica• the Treaty of Joint Defense between Arab Lea• tion shall be exchanged in Cairo as soon as gue States. The landing and servicing facilities possible. mentioned above shall be afforded at Egyptian In witness whereof the undersigned, being Airfields in the Suez Canal Base area. duly authorised thereto, have signed the present Article 8. - The two Contracting Govern• Agfeement and have affixed thereto their seals. ments recognise that the Suez Maritime Canal, Done at Cairo, this nineteenth day of October, which is an integral part of Egypt, is a water• 1954, in duplicate, in the English and Arabic way economically, commercially, and strategic• languages, both texts being equally authentic(8). ally of international importance, and express ANTHONY NUTTING the determination to uphold (4) the Convention RALPH SKRINE STEVENSON guaranteeing the freedom of navigation of E. R. BENSON. the Canal signed at Constantinople on the · 29 th of October, 1888. Article 9. - (a) The United Kingdom is ABDEL LATIF BAGHDAD! accorded the right to move any British equip• SALAH SALEM ment into or out of the Base at its discretion (5). MAHMOUD FAWZI (9). (b) There shall be no increase above the level of supplies(6) as agreed upon in Part C of (7) tadtibir. (1) li-tahyi'al al-qti'idah Ii 'I-barb •u,a idti- (8) wa yu'tabaru kilti 'n-na11aini muttisti• ratihti idara/'"' fa"tilatan. wiyaini fi 'r-rasmiyyah. (2) murur. (9) Nel testo arabo nel seguente ordine: Ga• (3) nuzul. ma! 'Abd en-Na!?er l;lusein, Mal}mild Fauzi, (4) if,tiram. 'Abd el-Latif Ma.l}.mild el-Boghdadi, Mol].ammed (5) l;,asaba taqdirihti. 'Abd el-l;Iakim 'Amer, ~alal_i ed-Din Mu~tafa (6) muhimmtit. Salem.