§ MR. J. DILLON (Mayo, E.)On behalf of the hon. Member for the Scotland Division of Liverpool (Mr. T. P. O'CONNOR), I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if the military movement sanctioned by the British Government in Egypt was influenced by representations from the Italian Government; and, if so, whether he can state the nature of those representations consistently with public interests.
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. GEORGE CURZON,) Lancashire, SouthportThe decision of Her Majesty's Government was undoubtedly influenced by the communications received from the Italian Government as to the prospects of an attack by the Dervishes on the Italian position at Kassala, and the effect that this might have on the 1459 military situation and upon Egyptian interests. It would obviously not be desirable to state the exact purport of those communications.