Thusitisplainthat，whileIwasendeavouringtodomyduty，otherswhoshouldhavebeensupportingmewereactuallysupportingtheslave-hunters。NopeoplecouldhavehadtheabsurdaudacitytoattemptthepassageoftheriverinfrontofFashoda——agovernmentstation，garrisonedbytworegiments，andprovidedwithtwosteamers——unlesstheywereinleaguewiththeofficials。
MypersonalinterferencehasrenderedtheslavetradeoftheWhiteNileimpossiblesolongasthegovernmentisdeterminedthatitshallbeimpossible。Atthecloseoftheexpedition，thehigherofficialshadbeenchanged，andthecountryappearedtobeingoodhands。ThegovernorofFashoda，JusefEffendi，hadcapturedtheslavevesselsofAbouSaoodaccordingtomyinstructions。IsmailAyoubPachahadbeenappointedgovernorofKhartoum。HusseinKhalifah，theArabdesertsheik，wasgovernorofBerber，andvariousimportantchangeshadbeenmadeamongthehigherauthoritiesthroughouttheSoudan，whichprovedthattheKhedivewasdetermineduponreform。
OnegrandandsweepingreformwasabsolutelynecessarytoextinguishtheslavetradeofCentralAfrica，andthisIleadthehonourtosuggest：——”ThatallthepresentexistingtradersortenantsoftheWhiteNileshouldbeexpelledfromthecountry，preciselyasIhadexpelledthemfromtheterritoryundermycommand。”ThegovernmentwouldthenassumethemonopolyoftheivorytradeoftheWhiteNile，andthenativeswouldinafewyearsberestoredtoconfidence。
Solongastheso-calledtradersofKhartoumshouldbepermittedtoestablishthemselvesasindependentpiraticalsocietiesintheNileBasin，theslavetradewouldcontinue，andtheroadthroughDarfurandKordofanwouldbeadoptedinplaceofthetabooedWhiteNile。
ShouldtheWhiteNilecompaniesbetotallydisbanded，thepeoplenowengagedmustreturntotheiroriginalagriculturalpursuitsintheSoudan，andtheirlabourwouldtendtoanincreaseoftherevenue，andtothegeneralprosperityofthecountry。