§ 15. Sir J. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many British-born subjects have had appointments in one or other of the Egyptian services terminated in the last three years; and to what extent the vacancies so created have been filled by the appointment of persons from this country?
§ Sir J. SIMONAccording to the information available to me 48 British officials of Class V and upwards left the service of the Egyptian Government in 1423 1930, of whom 14 retired voluntarily; nine were replaced by other British subjects, and in all 26 British subjects were recruited during the year. In 1931, 27 British officials of Class V and upwards left the service of the Egyptian Government; 27 British subjects were recruited, of whom 10 occupy posts in succession to British officials who left. The above figures do not include the University and the teaching staff of the Ministry of Education. The figures for the present year are not yet available.