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defactointernationalacceptance.Notsurprisingly,Germanassent
tothechangesinEgyptcameonlyin]uly1904,afterlongandbitter
negotiationsthatleftmuchillfeelingonboththeGermanandBrit-
ishsides."After 1904 divisionsandfears amongtheReichandits
Europeanrivals,particularlyBritain,intensified-notonlyinEgypt
butelsewhereintheMiddleEast.