مجموعة مختارة من الوثائق القانونية والتاريخية والجغرافية التي قدمت لمحكمة التحكيم لتأييد وجهة النظر المصرية
(تابع) المرفق رقم (6) الإنذار البريطاني إلى تركيا بتاريخ 3 مايو 1906
"وزارة الخارجية المصرية، الكتاب الأبيض عن قضية طابا، القاهرة، 1989، ص 153 - 155"

Sir,
WITH reference to my telegram No. 80 of today's date, I have the honor to transmit herewith copies of the note and of its accompanying translation in French relative to the Turco-Egyptian frontier question and the occupation of Taba by Turkish troops, which I have today addressed and delivered, in accordance with your instructions, to the Ottoman Minister for Foreign Affairs.

I have, & C.         

(Signed)     N. R. O'CONOR

Enclosure 1 in No. 163

Sir N. O'Conor to Tewfik Pasha

         YOUR Excellency is doubtless aware that by its note verbale of the 13th April, 1892, the Imperial Ministry for Foreign Affairs was good enough to transmit to this Embassy a copy of the Firman of Investiture granted on the 27th Shaban, 1309, to His Highness Abbas Hilmi Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, together with a copy of the telegram addressed on the 26th March, 1908 (the 8th April, 1892), by Jevad Pasha, then Grand Vizier, to His Highness on the subject of the Sinaitie Peninsula. In virtue of these instruments that peninsula is to be administered by the Khedivate in the same manner as it was administered by Abbas Hilmi Pasha's predecessors, Tewfik Pasha and Ismail Pasha.

         Notwithstanding this provision, the imperial Government has occupied Taba with a military force, which it refuses to withdraw, though repeatedly requested to do so, and though Taba is indubitably situated within the territory the administration of which is vested in His Highness the Khedive.

         Both the substance and tone of the Grand Vizier's communication to the Khedive have made further negotiations at Cairo impossible. The contentions as to the frontier put forward in the Grand Vizier's reply are quite inadmissible; if admitted, they would seriously prejudice the position as regards the Suez Canal and Egypt. Negotiations have now been prolonged over several weeks not only without progress, but with increasing claims on the part of the Porte, to the prejudice of the administrative frontier of Egypt.

         The imperial Government is well aware that His Majesty's Government can not remain indifferent in presence of any act tending to circumscribe the territories of Egypt, not view without concern any violation or infringement of the rights of His Highness the Khedive as defined and established in the Acts and Treaties now in force.

         I have consequently the honour to inform your Excellency that I have received from His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs instructions to request that the Ottoman Government will agree to the demarcation of the line from Rafeh to the head of the Gulf Government will agree to the aforesaid telegram of the. 8th April, 1892, and that, pending such demarcation, Taba shall be evacuated.

         Further delay must increase the difficulties of the situation. and I am therefore to add that if this request should not have been complied with within a period of ten days, the position will become grave.

I avail, &C.