§ 88. Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what assistance this country is making 50W available to the four British subjects being tried in the Egyptian criminal court.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyBefore Egypt broke off diplomatic relations, Her Majesty's Embassy in Cairo gave the usual consular assistance, including visits and help in arranging for defence counsel. Since then, the Swiss authorities have acted on Her Majesty's Government's behalf.
We are at present doing what we can to arrange for British and Swiss lawyers to attend the trial, as well as a representative of the Swiss Legation in Cairo. The Egyptian authorities have agreed in principle to the presence of a Swiss observer and to the return to Cairo of Mr. Edwardes-Ker, the defendants' British solicitor.