The financial difficulties of Turkey led to the financial Crisis of Egypt, and that obliged the Khedive to hawk about his shares.

In fact, the recent Crisis in Egypt had been caused by the outbreak of those officials, who had this reasonable pretext for their conduct, though, no doubt, they would hear a different account of the causes of the outbreak in the versions that came through sources connected with foreign creditors.

Crisis in Egypt

For months and for years the financial Crisis in Egypt had been anticipated.

Mr. THURTLE: Is the British Government adopting an attitude of strict neutrality in regard to the present Crisis in Egypt?

The PRIME MINISTER: As early as 4th June, when the present constitutional Crisis in Egypt first showed signs of developing, His Majesty's Government instructed the High Commissioner that his attitude must be one of strict neutrality, though consistently with that position it was left to his discretion to remind both parties to the dispute that we at this end were doing all in our power to maintain the good atmosphere in which the treaty negotiations had terminated.

Is it the fact that this specific increase of expenditure is justified only by the continuance of the emergency and the Crisis in Egypt?