Fergusson might have been more in- formative. Why was it
that the leaflets. concerned were not used? Were they considered to be too feeble? Or too frightful? And how was their production cost explained away? What sorts of substitutes were used? Was the text of the one which Mr. Bevan read out to the House of Commons correct? Or is one to infer from Brigadier Fcrgusson's short denial that no leaflets of any sort were used?
Many other and more important questions seem likely to remain unanswered indefinitely. Was the mass murder of the Arab inhabitants of the village of Kafr-el-Kassim, in Israel at the end of October, 1956, intended to serve as a feint in the direction of the nearby Jordanian border? Was a British warship attacked by Israeli aircraft? Did at any, time British soldiers fight Israeli troops? Did a French warship attack an Egyptian destroyer before the ultimatum? Were British aircraft bombing Egypt before the ulti- matum? Were American civilians evacuated from Alexandria during British air raids? Did French helicopters fire into the houses of Egyptian families in Port Said? How many women and children were killed and wounded in Port Said and in Port Tawlik? Were upwards of one hundred thousand Egyptians in and around Port Said rendered destitute for months after the 'campaign'? Were napalm bombs dropped by the British, French, or Israeli Air Forces on Egyptian troops?
The National Peace Council printed photographs showing the effects of this 'campaign' on civilians in Port Said, as did also the Arab Students Union. Readers* who consider that the posing of these ques- tions is fruitless or mischievous are recommended to study them.--Yours faithfully, DAVID MORRIS c/o The Hong Kong & Shanghai Ranking Cpn., Penang
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