§ Sir E. Erringtonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he is taking to obtain some settlement of the compensation to former British officials of the Egyptian Government in respect of their wrongful dismissal in 1951.
§ Mr. R. AllanThe interim payment of £100,000 received from the Government of the United Arab Republic under the Financial Agreement of February, 1959, is being paid as compensation to the officials concerned. Our Diplomatic Mission in Cairo have been urging the United Arab Republic authorities to reactivate the Commission to assess final compensation and fulfil their remaining obligations to the officials under the Financial Agreement of February, 1959, and the United Arab Republic authorities have recently assured us that the Commission is in process of reformation.