HC Deb 03 August 1922 vol 157 c1652
15. Mr. SPOOR

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Egyptian policy of His Majesty's Government in regard to the independence of Egypt, the support of the Cabinet of Sarwat Pasha, the deportation of Zaghlul Pasha, the holding of an election, and the relaxation of martial law, as announced on 14th March, is still the policy of His Majesty's Government; whether he has evidence that it has so far succeeded; and whether the recent arrest of the members of the Egyptian delegation and the rigid continuance of martial law are features of it?

Mr. HARMSWORTH

The policy of His Majesty's Government as announced on the 14th March remains unchanged. The peaceable and orderly Government of Egypt by Egyptians, which the recent action taken under martial law was designed to facilitate, will furnish the best proof of the success of that policy.

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