12 SEPTEMBER 1924, Page 2

The Prime Minister has sent a letter to Zaghlul Pasha,

who is in Parisi expressing his regret- that Zaghlul had been unable to accept his former invitation to discuss the relations of Great Britain, Egypt and the Sudan, and renewing his offer. This time, it is understood, Zaghlul has accepted, and the meeting is expected to take place in London at -the end of this month. Mr. MacDonald will not, of course, enter into what Zaghlul Pasha would really like—negotiations. The British policy has already been plainly declared and is unchange- able. We cannot and will not put any part of the Sudan under Egyptian rule. Mr. MacDonald is offering quite - rightly to discuss the whole subject with Zaghlul, but Zaghlul will obtain information, not concessions, on the vital point. * *