HC Deb 24 June 1959 vol 607 c1171
19. Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what official status Mr. Colin Crowe now occupies in Cairo.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Mr. Crowe is head of the British Property Commission in Cairo which was set up to deal with work arising from the Anglo-Egyptian Financial Agreement.

Mr. Wall

Has Mr. Crowe sufficient accommodation, staff and facilities to perform his duties satisfactorily?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Yes. The staff is working effectively at present, but we have repeatedly said that we should like to have fuller diplomatic representation in Cairo, and that is still the aim of Her Majesty's Government.