HC Deb 27 March 1911 vol 23 c872
Earl WINTERTON

asked whether any action had been taken by His Majesty's Government in order to bring about an alteration in the Capitulation Laws in Egypt, with a view to avoiding the anomalies referred to in successive reports by Lord Cromer and Sir Eldon Gorst?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

No steps have yet been taken to bring about a general alteration in the Capitulation Laws.

Earl WINTERTON

Have any negotiations been in progress between His Majesty's Government and the Government of Egypt?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

Certain special matters in connection with those laws have been matters of discussion.

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