مجموعة مختارة من الوثائق القانونية والتاريخية والجغرافية التي قدمت لمحكمة التحكيم لتأييد وجهة النظر المصرية (تابع) المرفق رقم (12) صفحات 50، 51، 52، 53 من يوميات ويد في تقرير تعليم الحدود التركية المصرية 1906

"وزارة الخارجية المصرية، الكتاب الأبيض عن قضية طابا، القاهرة، 1989، ص 201 - 206"

DEMARCATION

OF THE TURCO-EGYPTIAN BOUNDARY

8.-INSTRUCTIONS.

          On returning to Cairo 1 resumed ordinary duty from which I was -summoned by telegram on September 25. I then received instruc- tions to the effect that the agreement would probably be signed in a few days and that I was to bold myself in readiness to assist in the demarcation of the frontier in accordance with the agreement by putting down semi-permanent marks on the lines previously selected. On the 28th September I had an interview with H. B. M. Charge d'Affaires at AIexandria and was shown the draft agreement which enabled me to make the necessary preparations. The detail as to method decided on, and equipment will be found on page 54. By October 1 all was in readiness, and on receiving a telegram to the effect that the agreement had been signed I left for Port Said and sailed in H. H. S. "Abd el. Moneim" on October 2, reaching Rafa on the 3rd.

9.-OUTLINE OF DEMARCATION OPERATIONS

          The demarcation operations were on the whole uneventful. The main camp was not able to break up at once, so that the first two days work was done from Rafa as base, returning to camp at night, and on that account rather less rapid progress was made than afterwards The first traverse ran across a wavy stretch of dunes from A.13. to A. 11. On the third day we reached A. 11., keeping the line perfectly 1 straight The line was marked by telegraph poles at distances of from to 2 1/2 kilometres and intervisible. These were set in position at the place indicated by me, and agreed to by the Commissioners on both sides, the working party being under the direction of a Yusbashi of the Egyptian Army, belonging to the Department of Works

          We reached A. 11. at sunset and some uncertainty prevailed as to where we should find the main caravan On arrival at El Auga near A. 11. we heard from the Turkish depot that it had gone on to Birin, so though somewhat tired with operations which-had begun at 5. 30 a.m and continued all day, we had to march again, and found the camp at 10.30 p.m.

           From Birin camp next morning I went back to A. 11. and carried the line from that point half way to A. 10. bis, the next point on the

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