Abolition of Capitulations at the Montreux Convention 1937

15th October 1937 - Abolition of Capitulations at the Montreux Convention. Photogravure by the Survey Department, Cairo. Usage valid until 14 January 1938.

On 8 April 1937 the Montreux Convention was signed, under which capitulations in Egypt were abolished. This was one of the 1936 Treaty's results. These capitulations were obtained by foreigners in Egypt in the various trials and transactions.