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The official propaganda paid some attention to the argunent
that if another power seised Uganda the headwaters of the
Vile and the British position in Egypt would be endangered. C1)
But little attuetion was given in the resolutions to
political considerations of this kinds but it was
precisely the place of Uganda in the content of the
European balance of power struggle which finally p,: rouaded
the Cabinet to move towards retentions The official and
unofficial minds of Imperialism were thus widely divergent
on this issue.
The Government doss not seed to have been much
influenced by the agitation, ainco to decision to Bond
Portal as Commissioner to Uganda to report on the beat
way of dealing with the oituation, was taken on 7th
Iovembcr, before the agitation had really tot underway.
Portal Iwan known to be in favour of retention no that
abandonment of Uganda wan highly iinlikoly once the docicion
to send him had boon taken. Rooobery did not bring
Portalºn report before the Cabinet till December 1893, and
Uganda was not Formally annexed till April 1894.
(i) 1. L. Bentley# Or cit"