§ 69. Captain CROOKSHANKasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can make a further statement as to the present position with regard to the proposals for a draft treaty with Egypt?
§ Mr. DALTONYes, Sir. The speech from the Throne at the opening of the Egyptian Parliament on the 11th January contained a friendly reference to the treaty proposals which, the High Commissioner reports, was cordially received by the Chamber and by the public generally. The Egyptian Parliament has hitherto been occupied with its internal re-organisation, and, while these inevitable parliamentary preliminaries are in progress, the new Egyptian Government has naturally been unable to establish contact with the Chamber on the treaty issue.