§ Mr. LUNNasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a delegation from Assiut to Lord Allenby pointed out that Adly Pasha in his first public declaration promised the; abolition of martial law; and whether the delegation was informed by Lord Allenby's oriental secretary that the British Government was not responsible for Adly's statements, and that it was impossible to abolish martial law?
Mr. HARMSWORTHI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I have just given to the hon. Member for Barnard Castle (Mr. Swan). I have no information with regard to the delegation referred to, but His Majesty's High Com- 2097W missioner for Egypt recently received a resolution signed by some 20,000 inhabitants of Assiut Province declaring their full confidence in the present Ministry to carry on negotiations with Great Britain.