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| | Arabi Pasha, Alexandria, Egypt, 1882 |
 | | The Army, in the opinion of Arabi, should be raised to its full complement of 18,000 men, as allowed by the firman of the Porte in 1841, the extended dominion in the Soudan being taken into consideration. |
 | | At the beginning of the present year the Khedive and Sherif Pasha, according to promise, called together the Assembly of Notables—that is to say, of "Omde," elected for each district by the village mayors, "sheikh-el-beled," who are men of wealth holding an hereditary municipal office. |
 | | Arabi was then appointed Under-Secretary of State for the War Department, and was raised to the rank of Pasha. |
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