§ 12. Mr. SWANasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government have formally notified the Powers of the abolition of the British protectorate over Egypt and that Egypt is now an independent sovereign State; and, if so, what is the actual text of this notification?
Mr. HARMSWORTHI would refer the hon. Member to the White Paper respecting the status of Egypt (Command No. 1617).