§ 44. Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was on the ground of interference in State affairs that the British authorities in Egypt advised the King of Egypt to dismiss Zaki El Ibrashi Pasha; whether this was done at the instance of the Egyptian Prime Minister; and whether his attention has been drawn to the disavowal by the Egyptian Government recently of any charges against Zaki El Ibrashi Pasha of having interfered in state affairs?
§ Sir J. SIMONThis question is put, I venture to think, under some misapprehension. It was the Egyptian Prime Minister, Tewfik Nessim Pasha, who advised the King of Egypt in this matter. The High Commissioner supported the suggestion that the official in question should be transferred.
§ Mr. DAVIESWill the right hon. Gentleman be good enough at some convenient date to clarify the position with regard to Egypt and our relationships with Egypt, so that the Egyptians and ourselves may know who is actually governing Egypt?
§ Sir J. SIMONI would like to suggest that a good way to begin would be not to put questions down which assert that the British authorities in Egypt have offered advice which was in fact offered by the Egyptian Prime Minister himself.