Article I, guaranteeing passage to all ships during war and peace, was in tension with Article X, which allowed the Khedive to take measures for "the defence of Egypt and the maintenance of public order."
Artikel I, som garanterede passage for alle skibe i krig og fred, var i konflik med Artikel 10, som tillod Khediven at tage skridt "i forsvaret af Egypten og opretholdelse af offentlig orden."