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was *B, Wylde, (the son of bº. 1. W -ldo a Foreign Office
official and A. S, S. 0 member) who was in business on the
Pod Sea and believed that there waa a groat future in
African trade,
(1)
The idea woe to form a syndicate
of capitalists who would obtain a concession from the
Egyptian Government who'would also guarantee four percent
interests on the capital. Not surprisingly the Egyptian
Government refused.
(2)
The A. S, S. `looked on the Mahdist revolt in the
Sudan an a slave traders's revolts and the Society was
very hopeful of the outcome of the Gordon mission.
Some embarrassment was caused by Gordon9s proclamation
granting immunity to the slave traders, and hin roquont
that a' notorious, slave dealer # Zöbehr Pasha $ should join
him in Khartoum. The Committee made a poottivo protest
LlgUinot tho appointment of Zobohr in Fobruary 1864.
This was the only official Position taken in 1884; the
Committee felt unable to äxprcen an opinion on 'the policy
of a permanent maintenance of British authority at Kh rtoum. "r
.
(5)
(1) Anti. -S1nyary Rnrarter, April 1885.
(2) tbi4, February 1885.
(3) Ibid, July 1884.
(4) Ibid. . March 1884.
hir; ingham Ladies l egroco Friondn Socioty, Rauort for 1884.
(5) anti.. lavery Rop ter, Mtirch 1884.
(3)
(4)