Correspondence with Ahmed Abboud

Scope and Content

Correspondence with Ahmed Abboud, relating to a request to arrange to receive daily reports on the cotton market, and on any features in the Manchester Guardian pertinent to Egypt. These reports are to be used by El Kashaf, a new Egyptian daily newspaper to be founded by Ahmed Abboud.

Also included are internal memoranda between C.P. Scott and E[dward] T[aylor] Scott which discuss potential responses to the request, which is declined.