HC Deb 07 July 1908 vol 191 cc1461-2
DR. RUTHERFORD

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Turkish authorities are fortifying the town of Awga, between Bir Saba and the Egyptian frontier, as a counter-move to the fortification of Kassima and Rafakh by the Egyptian Government last year.

SIR EDWARD GREY

The Turks are reported to be building quarters, not fortifications, at Awga. There are police posts at Kassima and Rafakh, but no fortifications.

MAJOR ANSTRUTHER-GRAY

Are these quarters not fortified?

SIR EDWARD GREY

I have given all the information I have and can answer no further Question without notice.