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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 6250024" data-attributes="member: 8530">Drury-Lowe says, "First, your strongest point was your reference to Bast, but that would mean little to him. He is not a religious man and had not even bothered to identify the Egyptian deity, anybody with even cursory knowledge of Egypt would know that the Cat Goddess is Bast, not Isis.  You should save the religious arguments for other negotiators and not him.Second, he feels that Great Britain is currently in a position of strength.  Yes, we have most of our land forces in Tel el-Kabir, but we still have significant forces in Alexandria, Port Said, and the town of Suez.  And currently Egypt has none of the King's forces in those places, the battalions there defected to Orabi and are now also in Tel el-Kabir.  Mr. Eastman, those are Egypt's three major ports.  General Wolseley could easily take them over and hold them until British reinforcements arrive, using those ports to land at.  Third, you were incorrect in your previous assessment about Britain having no legal standing.  Because of the aforementioned legal manipulations by the British banks and William Ewart Gladstone, Britain could claim title to the canal itself and land immediately adjacent to the canal.  You threatened to have Queen Neferka nationalize it, well Woolsely could make the same threat, and other nation's would recognize Britain's claim.  I would suggest the following approach.  You need to give the General something, anything, that will show your willingness to compromise.  Then call for a recess to give me time to speak with him privately."</blockquote>

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