§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked in what papers the press campaign against the present Egyptian Government and the British occupation, referred to on page 7 of His Majesty's Agent-General's Report [Cd. 5633], was published; whether all such papers were warned under the Press Acts; and what steps were taken by the Government to stop such a campaign?
§ Sir E. GREYI do not know what are the papers referred to particularly in this passage. The names of papers actually warned were given in reply to a question on the 28th of March.
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked the Secretary of State whether the complaints, if any, of the Coptic community in Egypt have ever been brought personally to his notice or to the notice of His Majesty's Agent-General in Egypt by any accredited representative of the Coptic community or Coptic Congress; and whether any such Coptic representative has ever made any request to place the views of Copts personally before him or His Majesty's Agent-General?
§ Sir E. GREYAs far as His Majesty's Consul-General in Egypt is concerned, the answer about the complaints of the Copts is contained in Sir Eldon Gorst's Report, and I entirely approve of what he says. I have received a request for a personal interview from Mr. Fanous, who stated that he had been authorised by the Coptic Congress to represent their views; but I consider it better that the question should be dealt with in Egypt.