§ 67. Mr. T. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many British soldiers have been murdered by Egyptians in Egypt; how many thefts of British goods by Egyptians have taken place there; and how many burnings of British property by Egyptians have taken place since the Egyptian Government unilaterally denounced the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936.
§ Mr. NuttingDuring the period from 16th October, 1951, to 1st June, 1954, 47 British Service men in the Canal Zone are known to have been killed by Egyptians. In addition, seven Service men are missing, presumed killed.
147WThere was a total of 3,297 thefts of British official property, of which 1,767 were of Army telecommunications cable, and there were 10 cases of deliberate sabotage by burning of British official property.
I should perhaps add that thieving in Egypt by professional robbers from British dumps has always been a fairly common practice. But the abnormal local conditions of the last 2½ years have encouraged armed robbers for political reasons as well as for private gain.