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Article 8. — The Agents in Egypt of the Signatory Powers of the present 

 Treaty, shall be charged to watch over its execution. In case of 

 any event threatening the security, or the free passage of the 

 Canal, they shall meet on the summons of three of their number, 

 and under the presidency of their Doyen, to proceed to the 

 necessary verifications. They shall inform the Khedival Govern- 

 ment of the danger which they have perceived, in order that the 

 Government may take proper steps to insure the protection, and 

 the free use of the Canal. Under any circumstances they, shall 

 meet once a year to take note of the due execution of the Treaty. 



The last-mentioned meetings shall take place under the 

 presidency of a Special Commissioner, nominated for that 

 purpose by the Imperial Ottoman Government. ACommissiorer 

 of the Khedive may also take part in the meeting, and may 

 preside over it in case of the absence of the Ottoman Commis- 

 sioner. 



They shall especially demand the suppression of any work, or 

 the dispersion of any assemblage on either bank of the Canal, the 

 object or effect of which might be to interfere with the freedom, 

 and the entire security of the navigation. 



Article 9. — The Egyptian Government shall, within the limits of its powers 

 resulting from the Firmans, and under the conditions provided 

 for in the present Treaty, take the necessary measures for ensuring 

 the execution of the said Treaty. 



In case the Egyptian Government should not have sufficient 

 meansat its disposal, it shall call upon the Imperial Ottoman Govern- 

 ment, which shall take the necessary measures to respond to such 

 appeal ; shall give notice thereof to the other Signatory Powers 

 of the Declaration of London 17th March, 1885, and shall, if 

 necessary, concert with them on the subject. 



The provisions of the Articles 4, S, 7, and 8 shall not interfere 

 with the measures which shall be taken in virtue of the present 

 Article. 



Article 10.— Similarly, the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 7, and 8 shall not 

 interfere with the measures which His Majesty the Sultan, and 

 His Highness the Khedive in the name of His Imperial Majesty, 

 and within the limits of the Firmans granted, might find it 

 necessary to take for securing by their own forces the defence of 

 Egypt, and the maintenance of public order. 



In case His Imperial Majesty the Sultan or His Highness the 

 Khedive should find it necessary to avail themselves of the excep- 

 tions for which this Article provides, the Signatory Powers of the 

 Declaration of London shall be notified thereof by the Imperial 

 Ottoman Government. 



It is likewise understood, that the provisions of the four Articles 

 aforesaid, shall in no case occasion any obstacle to the measures 



