According to a 13 February 1798 report by Talleyrand: "Having occupied and fortified Egypt, we shall send a force of 15,000 men from Suez to India, to join the forces of Tipu-Sahib and drive away the English."
V podobnom duchu sa niesla i Talleyrandova správa z februára 1798: "Po okupácii a opevnení Egypta, vyšleme 15 000 mužov zo Suezu do Indie, kde sa spoja so silami Tipu-Sahiba a vyženú Angličanov."