News of the Week
THE extreme difficulty of the Egyptian situation was indicated by the holding of a special Cabinet meeting on Monday. The immediate matter to be considered was the Egyptian Note which had been received in reply to the British Note. The British Note had been despatched immediately after the rejection by Egypt of the draft Anglo-Egyptian Treaty. The sense of the kgyptian Note, of which the text has not been published when we write, apparently was that the British Note was regarded as " an act of interference " in the internal affairs of Egypt. The British Note protested against `certain measures now before the Egyptian Chamber as likely to expose foreigners and foreign interests in Egypt to unnecessary peril. It must be remembered that Britain has accepted responsibility for the safety of these persons and their property, and that both France and Italy have been careful to inquire from time to time whether the British Government were fully mindful of their responsibility.
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