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had felt to be inevitalile rendered it advisable tliat the re-couque.st of 

 the Kgy[)tian Sudan from the north should be, to some extent, combined 

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

 Protectorate into the southern part of the Egyptian Sudan. Colonel 

 Macdonald accordingly was sent out to make this geographical survey and 

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

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



178. A LOYAL SUDANESE NATIVE OFFICER: KEHAN EFKEXIH 



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

 and the acting Commissioner, ]Mr. (feorge 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 Major 

 Macdonald's expedition. These companies had just returned from the 

 pursuit of the runaway INlwanga in Buddu, for Mwanga, after ineffectually 



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

 of the mutiny. He is now Deputy Commissioner for Uganda. 



