Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
جهاز تصفية الحراسات
English translation:
Office for the Settlement of Sequestered Properties
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Aisha Maniar
Jun 10, 2005 10:33
18 yrs ago
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جهاز تصفية الحراسات
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Egyptian governmental agency
This is an agency within the Egyptian Ministry of Finance. In the context of the report I am translating, it is a party to a land dispute. I know what the words mean but is there a standard definition for it in English and does anyone have a good idea of what the agency does (as opposed to my vague idea!)?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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| 3 +4 | Office of Settlement of Sequestered Properties |
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Office of Settlement of Sequestered Properties
I can't find an English source, but this is what the office does - it is working on returning the property sequestered by Abdel Nassir's government from King Fuad's family and his Pashas back to their living descendants. It started under Sadat, and has been going on albeit very slowly.
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Note added at 1 hr 1 min (2005-06-10 11:35:38 GMT)
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sorry, King Farouk\'s - I am not historically functional today :-(
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Note added at 1 hr 1 min (2005-06-10 11:35:38 GMT)
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sorry, King Farouk\'s - I am not historically functional today :-(
Peer comment(s):
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Mohamed Gaafar
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neuneutek
: Excellent job. :) This one is really hard.
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Dina Abdo
: agree with neuneutek too :)
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Fuad Yahya
: The activities are not restricted to returning sequestered properties, but include such modes of disposition as transfer to the public domain, liquidation, et al. Sequestering continues today. In Nasser's time, it went far beyond royal properties.
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Comment: "Thank you VERY much, Sam - both for the excellent translation and explanation!"
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