§ 81. Sir J. Lucasasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what provision is being made for Britons, such as judges and their dependants, pensioned by the Egyptian Government, who are now receiving nothing, bearing in mind the fact that in the last war 83W British judges in Siam, who had to leave, were given a temporary allowance of £800 per annum from Siamese assets held in this country pending a final settlement.
§ Mr. Dodds-ParkerAs the House will be aware, the Egyptian Government have sequestrated British property, including, presumably, any money paid into Egyptian accounts to the credit of British subjects such as these pensioners. Her Majesty's Government hope that this sequestration will only be temporary. I do not think the analogy with pensioners of the Thai Government is an exact one. Thai assets were taken under control during the last war, and agreement was subsequently reached with the Thai Government to devote a portion of these assets to the satisfaction of claims by British subjects. I understand that nothing was paid to British subjects until the Thai Government consented to the use of their assets for this purpose.