It took more than 12 days for the French foreign minister to realize he had fled, and the British were not able to arrest him in Egypt, after that country granted him political asylum.
După 12 zile Ministerul de externe francez a luat oficial cunoștință de plecarea sa, iar britanicii nu l-au mai putut aresta în Egipt, deoarece această țară i-a oferit azil politic.