Mehmed Ali resolved promotion grievances by appeasement rather than investigation

Evidence

Significantly, in his response to this petition, Mehmed Ali did not order an investigation into the behavior of the senior officers whose names were mentioned by the petitioner; he only ordered the Deputy Director of the War Department to investigate the matter and “please” the man if he had a case, and “silence” him, if he did not. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 931