Reginald Wingate, the British high commissioner, understands…

March 1919 CE

Reginald Wingate, the British high commissioner, understands the strength of the nationalist forces and the threat the Wafd represents to British dominance and has tried to persuade the British government to allow the Wafd to travel to Paris.

However, the British government remains hostile to Zaghlul and the nationalists and adamant in rejecting Egyptian demands for independence.

Wingate had been recalled to London for talks on the Egyptian situation, and Milne Cheetham
had become acting high commissioner in January 1919.

When the 1919 Revolution began, Cheetham soon realized that he was powerless to stop the demonstrations and admitted that matters were completely out of his control.

Nevertheless, the government in London has ordered him not to give in to the Wafd and to restore order, a task that he is unable to accomplish.

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Reginald Wingate View → Saad Zaghloul View →

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