§ Mr. SPOORasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether thirteen vacant posts in the Egyptian Government School of Medicine, Cairo, advertised in the "British Medical Journal" on 26th July, 1919, have all been filled by Britishers; whether an application for one of these posts was made by Mr. H. Mahmud, M.B., Ch.B. Edinburgh; and if he can State why, having regard to the qualifications of this Egyptian gentleman, his application was not favourably considered, remembering the desirability of associating Egyptians as much as possible in the various Departments of the Government of their own country?
Mr. D. WARDHis Majesty's Government are in no way concerned with1952W appointments to the Egyptian Government service. Selection of candidates rests with the Egyptian Government, and if Englishmen are chosen it is with the approval of the Egyptian Ministries concerned.