Attitude of Gr. Britain Towards Egypt Unchanged
British Official Wireless. BtJGBY, July 23. Replying to questions In Parliament to-day, the Foreign Secretary, -Sir Austen Chamberlain, stated that he had no statement to make on the recent development in Egypt The attitude of the British Government ’remained unchanged. They regarded the Egyptian Parliament and constitution primarily as matters for the King, of Egypt and the Egyptian people to determine. Sir Austen Chamberlain added ■ that the Government had had some previous indications of wijat was going to happen and Lord Lloyd, tho British High Commissioner, and ho had carefully refrained from expressing any opinion or tendering any advice. It had been the consistent policy of His Majesty's Government, stated Six Austen, to refrain as far as possible from interference in purely, Egyptian affairs and to safeguard only those interests which Britain had to maintain and those obligations which it was Britain’s duty to fulfil.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6670, 25 July 1928, Page 7
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