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had felt to be inevitable rendered it advisable that the re-conquest of 

 the Egyptian Sudan from the north should be, to some extent, combined 

 with an advance, of geographical knowledge at any rate, from the Uganda 

 Protectorate into the southern part of the Egyptian Sudan. Colonel 

 iMacdonald accordingly was sent out to make this geographical survey and 

 political reconnaissance. It was decided by the Foreign Office that he 

 should be allowed to choose an escort from amongst the Uganda Sudanese 



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soldiers. When this request reached the Commandant, Major Ternan, 

 and the acting Commissioner, Mr. Greorge Wilson * (the Commissioner 

 was away on leave of absence), it was received with some dismay. Never- 

 theless, a large body of Sudanese were told off to accompany ^Nlajor 

 ^Nlacdonald's expedition. These companies had just returned from the 

 pursuit of the runaway Mwanga in Buddu, for Mwanga, after ineftectually 



* An official who rendered great services in. Uganda iiroper during the trying time 

 of the nuitiny. He is now L)ei)Uty Commissioner for Cganda. 



