§ 25. Mr. ROSS TAYLORasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if proposals to enter into negotiations with a view to concluding a treaty between His Majesty's Government and 740 the Egyptian Government have been made by or on behalf of either Government?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNo, Sir. But His Majesty's Government have been aware, since the speech made by His Majesty the King of Egypt at the opening of the Egyptian Parliament last December, that the Egyptian Government are looking forward to the opening of negotiations at some opportune moment.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODCan the right hon. Gentleman leave it to the Egyptian Government to start negotiations?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is the sort of question to which I have just replied.