CRISIS IN EGYPT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18467, 31 January 1922, Page 5

CRISIS IN EGYPT

<v-xK I 1 LORD ALLENBT EECAIOTL? If ' ' SOVEREIGN STATE SUGGESTED. THE GOVERNMENT’S TERMS. Preas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 29. • It is reported that Lord Allenby has been recalled to London to confer with, the Government on the present situation' in Egypt. )A The Foreign Office has issued a’ "staler ment confirming Lord AUenby’s returns ,% The Government expresses its readiness to. - invite Parliament to terminate the fprOte<> torate and to recognise the existenceLflf, t-j JBgypt as a sovereign State on the follows mg conditions:— ■ That the Imperial communications to A which Egypt is essential are assured. s 'd That Great Britain shall retain the. yF right and the power to protect foreign Vcommunities in Egypt. ' l! That Egypt is safeguarded against all i foreign aggression or interference. ; * When an agreefnent embodying these ’ conditions is arrived at between the ; Egyptian Government and Great Britain . < the latter Government will invite parliamentary sanction to the proposal.—A. and | SUCCESSFUL POLICE RAID* - >, L| ■ 'I BOMBS PISTOLS .SEIZED. ' A CONSPIRACr THWARTED. CAIRO, January 29. '%■ i The signatories of the non-co-operation 1 ./il manifesto, who were recently arrested,' -fy have been released, and the newspapers Vl winch were suspended for publishing the )i manifesto have been permitted to publication. , k The police seized a quantity of bombs and automatic pistols in a native .house, - '■%> and made several arrests. ’ l Newspapers state that the action of the police thwarted a conspiracy to'kJJl Sj&r wat Pasha, with _ whom the TBrifwh ill authorities are negotiating for the accept: ance of the Premiership. " ‘ - ii A second raid disclosed more bomba M and; pistols. Six students wore ' arrested? —Reuter. . ' 'll — M ~ ■ ■- - J