§ 65. Mr. Turtonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards British schools in Egypt; and if he will give an assurance that, pending the settlement of their claims against the Egyptian Government, no step will be taken towards dissipating their assets or preventing their reopening at some future date.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe assets of the British schools in Egypt are the responsibility of the governing bodies of those schools which are independent legal entities. In the absence of diplomatic relations between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of the United Arab Republic, I am not in a position to make a statement, but so far as I am aware there is no present intention to dissipate any of these assets.