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KING FAROUK

CAPRI. -KING Farouk of Egypt hus broken his silence. The World's most malign- cl. monarch here in Capri with his on honeymoon young bride has

at last answered his crities.

Never has a reigning King been target for such eri ticism us has been aimed at Farouk. Not once since he ascended civilisation's oldest throne fourteen years ago as a boy of seventeen has Farouk answered back,

His silence

has been like as guilt. The Western world bus condemned him. Yet one of it

is true.

Farcuk

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1951.

EGYPT'S KING FAROUK ANSWERS HIS CRITICS

over

about King Farouk. In lengthy and completely informal talks cigars and coffee on the veranda of his Capri hotel King Farouk has discussed frankly with

the

me his life, his love and truth about the scandals

that had pursued him,

He said: "I have been used

and un-

to these attacks for years. It has bren disagreeable fortunale, But that is the only Importance

10 I have given them. I have been content that my own people know the truth about me, i can truthfully say that because

of my Queen 1 attacks will cease, hope the Frunkly, I go to some trouble to protect her from knowledge of such matters.

"In my country, unlike yours, Wonich have no concern fr with politics. It is the same my wife with other women of Egypt. She consults with me on affairs at home and we are partners in

as

all matters col- and our affecilon for each other. cerning our personal happiness

Bul she is not troubled by affairs of State."

boats

"ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS” RUMOURS, SAYS MONARCH IN EXCLUSIVE - HONEYMOON. INTERVIEW

By Norman. Price

He became serious as he said: married when เ "I wig Brst

It was was a boy of soventeen. too young. 1 believe that in a good

husband marriage the should be ten years older than s wife. I do not believe in the husband being the ками nge or younger. He should have

to

te more experience Rude her through life, particu- larly in such a job as my wife must undertake.

1

"It is absolutely ludicrous to say I divorced Queen Farida be- euuse 1 was not given a male heir by her. In this modern world have you ever heard of anton divorcing his wife for such a stupid reason?" It was at Queen Furida's own request that King Farouk tave divorce.

careful as o good Queen' must be for decorum in her actions."

When Farouk was accused in the world press of purloining Narriman from hor Bance, economist Zaki Egyptian Hashem, Farouk as uus made

no statement of dental,

But

Hechem, hinseit only five years younger than Farouk, denied it Hashem and so did Narriman. is now happily married,

Farouk comments on this and similar accusations; "It is very these attacks gnifcunt that always coincide with political situations,"

ADORES HIM

watch Farouk and Narrimit PTER being privileged to

us they dived, danerd, swam und hoated. aquapland together here day after day on Capri. I am absolutely convinced young Queen Narriman adores her husband. They seem to And Jaughter together in everything they do,

"No camera was ever con- fiscated co far as I know," sald Farouk, "onit if films are taken from photographers by police and I have been aware of it, of I have always made a polni vi giving a new spool from my

wn stock."!

Tales of wild cocktail parties and Hross Indulgences and inarathon banquets seem equal- ly malicious. Farouk is a strict festotailer. In the cocktail bar

He wears comfortable linen nuits that do not flatter his heure, and open-necked shirts, When Commander Hamdy, his Naval A.D.C., entered in a dark blue suit, white shirt and blue tie. Farouk boomed jovinlly: ftello, disguised as a genile man, I see."

*

QUEEN NARRIMAN

of the Caesar Augustus hoki another. I assure you I stand here, his friends drink Martinis,

herry, whisky. Farouk sitz of by my country's aspirations.

may see a little more their table, alps orange Juice, clearly than the ordinary man munches salted nuts,

in the street who tends to get excited before he knows the whole

story, but un funda mentals we are entirely agreed,

"I am a good friend of your] Royal Family. As point of historical interest, before the Inst war, I got a written m- vitation from your King to visit

your country officially. The Invitation has since, after the war, been re-expressed and It is just a matter of time and opportunity. As soon or my

I shall work allows.

gladly visit England.

PUT UP TO IT

HA

TAMDY told me: "I was wil LKing Furouk at Deauville and because, of Communist austur- ances in France we had strict

อานต Instructions the King Lover be left alone. Upon my

CLEAN SLATE

YOUR King also saw it to

honour that story of His Majesty making advances to a

grant me the ronk of sixteen-year-old American honorary General In the girl in an hotel lift and send- Drillsh Army. Yes," Farouk Ing flowers is absurd.

laughed, "I om sure

# is probably D zurprise "We discovered the poor to you that #m a Gen- little creature had been put up eral in your Army, and al- to it by an italian journalist though other crowned hends American have received ranks of hono- papor.""

rory Colonel, etc., I am the only honorary General half century."

his King Farouk held out hand, and us 1. look the sald Your

SNOOPERS WHILE Forouk and Narriman try to enjoy their honeymoon, photographers snoop among the rocks, lurk in Ashing seeking to catch them unawares.

He shrugged, enjoyed his never smashed Reporters

1112 be- eigar for a moment, then said:

working for unsuccessfully

cannot allow cameras, does not Indulge in siege their hotel, try to book Crowned heads

by telephone under themselves the luxury of put wild orgies nor gamble

detailed print their phoney titles, attempt to bribe ting into fortunes. He did not steal Farouk's uncommunicative, loyal reasons for divorce, but perhaps the best word is incompatibility. It was a full three years bo- fore I began to think re- marriage. I do not believe in turrying things so important to one's life as remarriage.

nway rooms

Nariman staff. his Queer, from

seventeen-year-old Sadek, now

got hundreds

of

Italy has the arms of tier lover, did not security police guarding their sand flowers to the sixteen privacy. They carry Toaded year-old American girl ot pistols in their bells, stand guard over Die Hotel, patrol tho Deauville last year,

winding rocky Capri paths in powerfui Lanclas behind Farouk's own unassuming-sun- brown Egyptian army jeep with

He did not divorce his first wite, Queen Farida, for falling to give him a son,

NO INTERVIEWS

How can so many reports be HOW

wrong? The truth is that never until this week has any newspaper man get near enough to Farouk to talk to him.

its bare convas scats.

King Farouk speaks English perfectly, was at Woolwich Military Academy. Contrary to the widespread British mis- conception that Farouk is haughty or sullen, ho is

de lightfully Casy conversation-

shanglly, wittily.

perhaps

list, tak se orient

In Egypt, among this strict Muhammedan subjects, the King never rants Interviews, manage our women rather more

He has only twice been an toll-

day cut of Egypt. Last year at

Deauville-was-his-first-holiday

Kolli times

masterfully than is customary

in your country, We try to

of

even

When Farouk's attention is listracted momentarily by any of his A.D.C.'s with whom he daily arranges affairs of State Queen honeymoon, Narriman's eyes seldom leave him. Sho waits with an eager. half anxious ille smile for him

attention, She is to turn back to her with full tinybarely

King Farouk told me: "Mony of the men who have written articles against. 'me have ap-

I

pay

do not

my own

proached these around the for money. Fut blackmail. I prefer life should be the

best pro ganda for me." He smiled. Net because I am stingy, but because F/cel: there are better ways of spending one's money

Ian supposed to have lost vast fortunes at gambling. That much kick as eny man out of playing a tord game, and I rense I play for higher stakes than the

WIDE CHOICE

wanted this time to be most careful to meet the nve feet tall-and beslife helä, of Laurie, untrue. I get as right person and I waited until I did. When that happened 1 got married again.

of

"I was by this time a man worldly experience. My position allowed. me a very wide choice, I should have been very foolish if I did not choose a wife who was able to be happy with me and free in her heart to lovu TIL.

Farouk locks immense.

her Photo- graphers concentrating on un- flattering angles have exag- perated this and make Farouk look balder, fatter, older than his years. He is only 31.

be

ever ordered cameras to confiscated. He shook his head emphatically. "Cameras should not be coußsented. I have never given such an order."

just happens that I

ordinary man. It

." He added with a' chuckie: can afford "But do not think the stokes, 1

I asked King Farouk if he hazy for are higlier than those played for by anybody with a certain amount of financial good fortune. Even my wife, who does not play for stakes, enjoys a small game of cards with her ladies-in-waiting.

GOOD SYSTEM

Farouk invariably poses for

new place. "But afterwards, if

"Queen Narriman and I do love I realise make them happy, but do not each other very much. give them as much powers that-by-western-standards-she-photographers on arriving at s in fourteen years and now he is you do to make us unhappy." Is young. She is exactly seven- on honeymoon.

old, eight months He laughed jovially,

are teen years "We are escorled by armed guards, an old civilisation, you know, but she is not a remarkably French and Italian. with strict my dear fellow, and perhaps young bride by our standards. about She is extremely mature for Instructions to permit nobody have learnt something

hus unauthorised near him.

the best ways to manage these her oge and sedate. She

head squarely on hne things. It certainly takes time her

shoulders and 1s to understand women,'

I am the only Journalist in the world able to tell the truth

THE

PRISONER

bly my visit is unofficial I expect (I ny privacy to be considered. I understand your own Royal. femily require similar discretion when they are appearing private- ly."

extremely

IN OUR

·

OWN MOSCOW EMBASSY

By CHARLES FOLEY

VERY ZEALOUS FAROUK sipped his coffee. "My dimenity is that in the Orient we have certain rather stricter standards than in Europe. We Egyptions are very

zealous Mohamunctions. Already. It is considered extraordinary that I should be going about with my wife in public places, appearing on beaches and in restaurants

It Is most Important that

have a very good system."

He smiled at me quizzically

I would recommend it to any man with a taste for cards. always limit myself to a cer- tain sum that I know is reason- able.

When that sum is reach- ed, I finish. I have never broken this rule and I hope overybody.

dy who gambles - would

do the same:"

Even on his honeymoon King Farouk phones his Cabinet con stantly, reads forty British, and Italian French, Turkish newspapers daily. He speaks these languages fluently as

well as Greck and native

Arabic. why the

"I have often been puzzled British Government and newspapers In the past

the missing British and spoke instead to Mr George was fined £300 and sentenced should avoid malicious photo have gone to such trouble and

Britain's forgotten to 18 months. prisoner behind the Iron Cur.

diplomats have taken Bundock, refuge in the Soviet Em- tain. bassy in Paris-or in one of

Mr Bundock s a prisoner

the satellite legations there inside the British Embassy. -the search could be n stalemate.

All the legations are being watched by the French police, but a demand for the men lo be handed over could be re- fused.

He dare not go out. It has been like that, he told me, for three years and three months.

and

Since then Mr Bundesk hus served a double sentence

prisoner more as an unofficial who dare not set foot outside the British Embassy.

1

graphers. Most of them are not attempting to take a simple picture, but are trying to photo graph me unawares in some posture of disadvantage."

Ils latigh boomed suddenly, "If you have seen holiday snap- "If I did the Rustons would

shot albums, you know what me," arrest

he said. "It all

can be done even without deli seems hopeless. As far as I berate matice and such photo know the case has not bren

graphs circulated in my own discussed for some time. I have | country where our standards aro His voice was forlorn on the heard of no move to get me different could be

un telephone--the votee of a man

out. Have you?" who has had bis day and been

fortunate."

on forgotten, "I don't know when

I shall get home-I only wish family and get letters through, religion oppose him strongly to

For diplomacy depends precedent, and there is a pre. cédent for sanctuary in the uld sense of the word.

1 did."

very

Farouk's Mohammedan

Communism, the spread of which in neighbouring Israel, s one of Egypt's gravest current concerns, Chier and so for almost the only weapon usable and Communist

Mr Bundock can write to his

What negotiations, iz any, there have been between the Mr Bundock, 30-year-old British and Russians over his Already there is a little embassy employee, Was sud release he does not know. known example in-above all denly summoned before A places the British Embassy in People's Court in Moscow on "But it's about time they by Zionist Moscow. And the could certainly invoke this case Russian girl was concerned. es a precedent.

On instructions

Russians a fábricated charge in which a got me out," he said. "Civa against Mohammedan Egypt has

my love to London. Goodbye"

As Mr Bundock is safe in

an embassy, so could be the British diplomats.

from the

the glde

absence

he

I called up Moscow for any Foreign Office he ignored

of Burgess and Maclean summons In his

news

been a bid to discredit Farouk with his people on grounds that Thus, he is over-Westernised.

hope

split Communists Egyptian loyalties.

expense to make an enemy out

of

a person who can for little be had as a friend. They must have spent millions trying to make an enemy of me, and that they have not succeeded is due only to my being able to sea clearly on the political

no horizon. There is

ather reason, believe me..

"Very often your country's papers or mislaformed, circles try to show by devious means. that in Egypt the King is in one camp and the country In

In the Inst

cheerfully: "Yes, when King offered me that Genera)- ship and I took it, I decided that we could call it a day, and wipe the state clean. I am proud to be on honorary General in nation and mine become Armer your Army and hope both your friends in common causes in the future."

(TO BE CONTINUED ON MONDAY)

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