1 Ⅰ Note from Dr. S. K. Alfred Sze to Dr. Hamed Mahmoud London April 23, 1930. Mossieur le Charge d'Affaires, Referring to the correspondence we have exchanged on the matter of the conclusion of a provisional commercial arrangement betwe-en China and Egypt, I have the honour to inform you that the Na-tional Government of China agrees to apply the most-favourednat-ion treatment to all the products of soil and industry of Egypt-ian origin imported into China and destined either for consumpt-ion, re-exportation, or transit. Provisionally, the said treatm-ent shall be applied to the products which shall be imported in-to China by the way of countries having no commercial arrangeme-nts with China. This treatment is granted on condition of complete reciprocityand under reservation of the treatment granted to the productsof the Sudan or applied to the products of certain neighbouring countries by virtue of regional conventions. The present arrangement shall come into force as soon as you will be good enough to confirm to me that you have obtained the agre-ement of Your Government. It can be terminated by either contra-cting party by means of a previous notice of three months. At a-ll events this provisional arrangement shall have no effect aft-er February 16, 1931, the date indicated in the Egyptian Law No.2 of the year of 1930 (concerning the Customs Tariff). I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellencythe assurance of my high consideration. (signed) S. K. Alfred Sze Minister Ⅱ Note from Dr. Mahmoud to Dr. S. K. Alfred Sze London April 23, 1930. Monsieur le Ministre, Referring to the correspondence we have exchanged on the matter of the conclusion of a provisional commercial arrangement betwe-en China and Egypt, I have the honour to inform you that the Go-vernment of Egypt agrees to apply the most-favoured-nation trea-tment to all the products of soil and industry of Chinese originimported into Egypt and destined either for consumption, re-exp-ortation, or transit. Provisionally, the said treatment shall beapplied to products which shall be imported into Egypt by the w-ay of countries having no commercial arrangements with Egypt. This treatment is granted on condition of complete reciprocityand under reservation of the treatment granted to the productsof the Sudan or applied to the products of certain neighbouring countries by virtue of regional conventions. The present arrangement shall come into force as soon as you wi-ll be good enough to confirm to me that you have obtained the a-greement of your Government. It can be terminated by either con-tracting party by means of a previous notice of three months. Atall events this provisional arrangement shall have no effect af-ter February 16, 1931, the date indicated in the Egyptain Law No. 2 of the year of 1930 (concerning the Customs Tariff). I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellencythe assurance of my high consideration. (signed) Dr. Hamed Mahmoud Charge d'Affaires China severed diplomatic relations with Egypt as a eonsequenceof the latter's recognition of the puppet Communist regime in P-eiping on May 16, 1956.