No. 486.
Mr. Comanos to Mr. Evarts.
Agency
and Consulate-General of the United States in
Egypt,
Cairo,
September 6, 1879. (Received October
4.)
No. 335.]
Sir: Referring to my dispatch No. 332 of the
1st of this month, I have the honor to inclose herewith translation of
the Khedive’s decree, dated the 4th day of September, 1879, which
re-establishes the control general of the receipts and expenses of the
state, under the provisions of the decree of November 18, 1876, and
appoints Mr. Baring (English) as controller-general of receipts, and
Mons. de Blignierés (French) as auditor-general of expenses, and
controller of the public debt.
The consular authorities of France and Great Britain having by order of
their respective governments informed the Khedive that the latter had no
other persons to propose, His Highness finally concluded to sign the
decree, appointing Messrs. Baring and de Blignieres.
I have as yet received no communication from the Egyptian Government
concerning the proposed commission of liquidation.
Some of the unofficial journals persist in affirming that Mr. Rivers
Wilson is to come to Egypt about the middle of next October as president
of the said commission, and that Mr. George Coulon, a Frencii lawyer, is
to come out from Paris at about the same time to occupy some position
equivalent to the one for which Mr. Wilson is designated.
I am, &c.,
[Inclosure in No.
335.—Translation.]
Decree reappointing controllers-general of the
receipts and expenses of the state.
We, Khedive of Egypt:
Whereas by note of the ministry of foreign affairs, dated the 31st of
March, 1879, the Egyptian Government consented to re-establish the
control general of the receipts and expenses of the state upon the
bases of the decree of the 18th November, 1876;
Whereas the English Government has proposed to us Mons. Baring
instead of Mons. Romaine, and the French Government has proposed to
us Mons. de Blignières instead of Mons. the Baron de Malaret;
Do decree and promulgate:
- Article. I. The control general
of the receipts and expenses of the state is re-established
under the conditions stipulated in the decree of the 18th
November, 1876.
- Art. II. Mons. Baring is
appointed controller-general of receipts.
- Art. III. Mons. de Blignières is
appointed controller-general of the “Comptabilité (i. e., the
department that deals with the expenses) and of the public
debt.
- Art. IV. Our ministers of
foreign affairs and of finance are intrusted, each in that
which concerns him, with the execution of the present
decree.
Done at our palace of Ismailiah, at
Cairo, the 4th day of September,
1879.
By the Khedive:
MEHEMET TEWFIK.
The minister of foreign affairs:
Mustafa
Fahrin.
The minister of finance:
Haidar.
