The terms of the 1936 treaty

02The terms of the 1936 treaty

• The military occupation of Egypt by British forces ended, though occupying forces remained in certain areas.
• Egypt joined the League of Nations as an independent sovereign state.
• The foreign Capitulations were abolished.
• The Egyptian army was strengthened to a level enabling it to defend the Suez Canal alone; once it reached that strength, the British allied forces would evacuate Egypt.
• All British employees were withdrawn from the Egyptian army, the European security administration was abolished, the European element left the police, and Egypt was held responsible for protecting foreigners.
• Egypt was free to make political treaties with foreign states, provided they did not conflict with this treaty.
• The Egyptian army was returned to the Sudan, and Britain recognised the joint (condominium) administration of the Sudan with Egypt.