The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 as the final stage of political-legal formulation of the model of «Veiled Protectorate»

Abstract The article deals with one of the most important aspects of the evolution of the colonial strategy of the United Kingdom in the interwar period related to completing the contractual relationship with Egypt. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the factors that lead to the actions of the government offices of R. McDonald and C. Baldwin resolution existed in this context. The article, moreover, is characterized by the key events associated with the preparation of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936, which became the most important political and legal basis of British policy in the region for the next two decades. Keywords: Egypt; British political elite; the transformation of the Imperial strategy; the model of “veiled protectorate”