§ 73. Mr. SWANasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Zagloul Pasha has issued a statement that the Egyptian demand for independence does not exclude the placing of the Suez Canal zone under the control of the League of Nations; and whether His Majesty's Government has asked the League of Nations whether it is prepared to take over such control?
Mr. HARMSWORTHI believe that Zagloul Pasha has made a statement in the sense indicated. The reply to the latter part of the hon. Member's question is in the negative.