[ Communist Party of Great Britain. ] Duplicated Typescript headed 'Discussion Statement prepared by Middle East Committee', and titled 'Imperialism and Economic Background of Egypt'.

5pp., 8vo. On five foolscap leaves, with duplicate copy of p.4 present. In good condition, lightly aged. The report is single-spaced, and leaning towards the factual rather than the polemical, with the introduction subdivided into sections on 'Strategic importance of Egypt', 'Economic position of Egypt', 'The Land', 'Crops' and 'Banks', followed by sections on 'Role of Industry in Economic Life of Country', 'The Egyptian Bourgeoisie and British Imperialism' (with subsections on those with 'Tendencies to oppose British Imperialism': 'Industrialists', 'Mesr Group', 'Saadist Party', 'Big Landowners'), 'What Constitutes the National Movement?' (subsections: 'Peasantry', 'Workers', 'Petty Bourgeoisie and intelligentsia'), 'Main Political Parties and their Character' (subsections: 'Chaab-Ittehad', 'LIberal-Constitutional Party', 'Saadist', 'Kotla', 'The Wafd', 'Moslem Brothers', 'The Palace'). From the papers of Jimmy Shields of the International Department of the Communist Party of Great Britain. No other copy traced.