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End of Negotiations ** In less than 6 months the deed of the Suez Canal will be signed in Egypt’s capital Cairo. As we know, France gave up the fight for the important canal a long time ago. As Disraeli says: “This is probably the biggest investment ever made. The world is getting smaller, that this is now true. The distance between our own country and our most important colony, India, is getting substantial shorter”. Govenour Clive writes in a letter: “This is the important trade route between the east and west. The travel will be safer, we can avoid illnesses like scurvy, and of course we can save lot of time, since we don’t have to pass Cape of Good Hope which is known as very hazardous”.
 * The long going bargain between Egypt and Britain seems finally to come to an end. The Suez Canal is soon under British command. “This is leading to an outstanding short cut in our extended and wea ** ** lthy empire. This has to be the biggest investment in history”, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli says.

The first spit of building this big canal began 16 years ago and was finished just 5 years ago. It was developed and built by the French company, // [|Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez]. // They hired over 30 000 employees to finish the massive work of finishing the canal.

Disraeli also adds that the developing and the building of the canal created an important role: “The delegation of authority perceived this as a golden opportunity because they found it interesting in both geopolitical and financial ways. Of course the opening led to some small problems in different ways. However, the problems got solved after a couple of months. So as we can see these days, this canal has changed the world trade dramatically”.

Disraeli has taken a part in negotiations in Egypt where the Prime Ministers of both Egypt and Britain have had determining roles. Rumours say that it is bidden over £4 000 000,- for the canal ,which is one of the biggest purchases ever made in history. No doubt, the British are looking forward to the day when Suez is under our command. As we know, it is not only the Canal they are taking possession of, but also the area around the Canal. The UK has good reasons to be optimistic and satisfied when this happens.