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their minds when they draw up the preliminary project 

 we have agreed to prepare, pending a more complete 

 work accompanied by plans, maps, sections, estimates, 

 and other confirmatory documents : 



" 1. In regard to the entrance from the Eed Sea 

 make it clear whether the present port will be 

 used, what work will have to be done in the way of 

 jetties, &c. 



" 2. Indicate the precise direction of the canal 

 from the sea to the ancient basin of the Eed Sea, 

 called the Bitter Lakes. 



"3. Explain in what way it is proposed to utilise 

 this basin, and if in passing through it the maritime 

 canal ought to have a continuous bank or none 

 at all. 



"4. Trace the canal to the basin of Lake Timsah, 

 intended to serve as an inland port. 



" 5. Works to be executed in order to make Lake 

 Timsah suitable for the object proposed. Give the 

 length of the walls of the quay. In passing through 

 Lake Timsah the canal will have to be much broader 

 than at other points, so that vessels may be able to 

 anchor there, or approach the quay without obstruct- 

 ing the passage. These quays are to be formed as 

 near as possible to the Sweet "Water Canal. 



" 6. Direction of the maritime canal from Lake 

 Timsah to Lake Mensaleh. 



" 7. Works to be executed along the shores of 

 Lake Mensaleh, or in the lake itself. 



