asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the actual agreement between His Majesty's Government and the Egyptian Administration prohibiting the passage of foreign civil aircraft over Egyptian territory, in view of the fact that the proposed treaty with the late Sarwat Pasha was not ratified?

No agreement such as that referred to by the hon. and gallant Member exists. What my right hon. Friend the Under-Secretary pointed out in reply to a question on 4th March last, was that the point of view of His Majesty's Government in the matter was perfectly well known, since a Clause covering the question had been agreed upon with the late Sarwat Pasha, and included in the published draft treaty.