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Lord Lloyd, less than thirteen years ago, was solely responsible for removing from Egypt Dr. Hassan Nashaat, then the power behind the late King Fuad's throne. Recently, Dr. Hassan Nushaat Pasha (he has since risen to that exalted rank). ar- rived in London as Egyptian Am- 1938bassador at the Court of St.

"SPECIAL SERVICE"

James's. So the pendulum swings. The two men will inevitably meet;

Lord Lloyd, now president of the

British Council for Cultural Re- "Special Service" has taken on lations, still takes a keen interest a sinister meaning in Shanghai in promoting Anglo-Egyptian in consequence of the startling friendship; and there will be no exposure of Japanese methods danger of a diplomatic "incident.” last week-end, and the prótest Lord Lloyd himself, in his book lodged by the. Shanghai Munici-Egypt Since Cromer," says that pal Council could not err on the Nashaat Pasha was "possessed side of over-stressing the gravity of remarkable abilities and an at- of the facts disclosed. It seems tractive personality; moreover, British evident that the Japanese mis-he, was friendly to the chief-makers did not give the connection and believed in the S.M.P. and the foreign military advantages of Anglo-Egyptian

effi- authorities credit for the

co-operation"; facts which made ciency of their plans to meet any the task of removing him all the outbreak of disorder, with the re-less easy and less pleasant. sult that Japanese attempts to Nashaat Pasha, for his part, bears create incidents were stifled be-no grudge! His long exile has fore they had a chance to develop been agreeably spent represent- and at the same time before the ing his country, abroad, first in real origin could be concealed or Madrid and for some years past left in the slightest doubt. By far in-Berlin. While in Germany he the most serious discovery was developed that country's trade made at the Sun Sun Hotel, where with Egypt to such an extent that agents of the Japanese Special Germany now is Egypt's second Service Section were found in best customer, ranking immed- in this tervention the previous evening Ambassador's efforts.

concen- which threw alarm into the country will be largely S.S.S. ranks, the probability was, trated on further cementing according to official reports, that Egypt's friendship with the Brit- of closer these bombs would have been ish Empire by means used in a deliberate attack on and more extended trade rela- Louza Police Station by Japanese tions. Unlike almost every other tools operating in the crowded arrival from Central Europe. street. The whole purpose of the Nashaat Pasha is a complete opti- Japanese activity, apparently, mist. He has been, naturally, in was to demonstrate the incapacity close touch with Central Europ- of the Shanghai Municipal Coun- ean opinion he had half an cil to maintain law and order in hour's tete-a-tete talk with Herr BATTERY $270: the International Settlement. Not Hitler shortly before leaving Ber- only has the S.M.C. come out of lin; and he is convinced that the affair with colours flying, but there is going to be no European they have brought to light clear war, but that we are, of evidence of underhandedness

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