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Crisis In Egypt
ENERAL. Naguib Roy's coup d'etat introduces an entirely now element into Egypt's troubled state of affaire. Its real Ригроке has yet to be clarified. The thin story that It WAS curried out in order to nchieve a purge within the higher rankca of the Egyptian Army is nct readily acceptable. Reports from Cairo and Alexandria Auggest that the coup has been directed mainly against the royal house, yet It is noteworthy that Naguib Bey' has made no effort to establish n military junts or to forcej King Farouk to abdicate, This may still be a develop- ment to come. Explanation for Naguib Bey's revolu- tionary action may be his determination to satisfy personal ambition. It is known that King Farouk
CHINA
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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1952.
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EGYPTIAN SITUATION
'CRITICAL'
New Premier Forming His Cabinet
Cairo, July 23.
The Egyptian Army which today staged a bloodless revolt had by tonight installed an elder statesman, Aly Maher, as "Emergency Premier."
The declared purpose of the coup out by troops, tanks and planes
carried
- was to demand
a purge in the High Command of the armed forces and a clean up in political life.
Tonight, Aly Maher, who was imprisoned refused to approve of his during World War II for pro-Axis activities, de- appointment as War Minis-clared, "The situation is very critical. ter, and he has now settled clarify itself in a day or two."
for the position of Com- mander-in-Chief. Still to be revealed is whether this represents the limits of Naguib Boy's ambitions, or whether he is planning to secure further power at the expense of the constitution. THE political implications
It may
He was reported to have formed his Cabinet, retaining himself the portfolios of War and Marine, Foreign Affairs and the Interior.
General. Naguib Mohammed, author of the coup, was rejected by King Farouk a fortnight ago as a War
Minister.
Once his forces had occupied the main cities today of the latest developments he proclaimed himself Commander-in-Chief and tonight in Egypt can not im-
was confirmed in that post by the King. mediately be determined,
After
Aly but they must inevitably be Maher he unching with
"The object of far-reaching, particularly our action is to force a return to on lasues such as the Anglo-constitutional life and to purge Egyptian dispute and the Army of corrupt elements Egypt's future attitude to The Army swung into action the proposed Middle East at 3 am. barely nine hours after Ahmed Hilaly Partia and his
"What the Army is doing today is in the best interests of the country and the people and within the lindts of the Con- stitution," he added.
dofence plan.. By installing row-Cabme" had been sworn in /high Chito simmets tbis.
put
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CATI Claim For Possession Of 31 Ex-CNAC Planes
Civil Air Transport Incorporated began action before the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, in the Supreme Court this morning for a de-. claration that the 31 aircraft now detained at Kai Tak airfield, formerly the property of the China National Aviation Corporation, are the property of the plaintiffs and they have the sole right to possession.
There was no appearance entered for the CNAC, who are the de-
fendants in the action, and they were not legally represented.
Appearing for the CATI are the Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, Mr John McNeill, QC. and Mr.D. A. L. Wright, all instructed by Mr P. J. Griffiths, of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist.
A wire recorder and microphones were installed for the proceedings. Special Police precautions were taken in the corridors.
were controlled by the Com- munists then they could not} have operated the flights.
Plaintiffs kept in touch with the Chinese Nationalist military Mr d'Almada sald that the commanders in the localities by
DANISH
plaintiff's had leave to proceed their own India communication STEAMER
in the
ex-parte. A number of inter- network and they kept up with locutory applications and orders the military situation would possibly have to bc areas. brought to his Lordship's notice in the course of the hearing.
For the Court's convenience there were four les divided as follows: Applications, Inter- loculory applications and orders;; the evidence; egreements for sale:: the Governor's Order-in-Council and correspondence. In addition there was printed record of the CATI and CATC which had been prepared for the Privy Counell the hearing of which was now. in progress.
Mr d'Almada then proceeded to read the statement of claim which in part, is as follows.
The plaintiffs are a Corpora- Hon
Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, and registered as a foreign won under the laws af
The defendants at all material ties wore a limited. Company
on
Flights to Hainan- were carried throughout January 1932. The Chinese Nationalist Govern-
(Contd on back page, coL 2)
Queries About Spiritualism
SINKS
17 Feared Drowned
Copenhagen, July 23, Seventeen people, includ ing two women and a little girl, were feared drowned today after the mysterious London, July 23.
sinking of a Danish steamer Lord Dowding is to ask in the House of Lords on July 30 late on Tuesday night in "whether, in view of the clightly the Kattegat off the islad different attitude of Ministers of of Anholt. the three Service departments towards spiritualism, they can Four members of the crew state:
survived. Three were rescued immediately A and (a) That spirituallam is re-almost
Ds cognised a religion In the brought to shoro end a fourth Services.
was picked up two hours later come miles from where the abip sunk.......
(b) That spiritualist person- net may have their identity disks
the Second
Five haval veascis, two alte inia por the Republic of China engraved accordingly, and
of at
and several small-boats (c) That there is no objec- craft and registered as a foreign cor- in principle to spiritualist searched for survivors. But poration under the laws of Hong meetings being held in ships, fate today 17 people were still Kong
times prior barracks and camps if suitable missing-13 crew members, the At all material
wite, accommodation is available." - Captain's to December
the 12, 1049, *Reuter. Government of the Republic of Chine owned 80 per cent of the shares of the defendants und Pan American Airways Corporation owning the remain- ing 20 per cent of the shares;
LETTER CONTEACT
By contract contained in a letter of offer from Claire Lee Chennault and
on
Miners' Claim
Rejected
London, July 24.
Engineer's wife, a little girl sponding her holiday ship,
steward.
1,105
on the
and the brother of a
The owners of the ship,
tons Portland, said they had no iden why she sank. The ship was almost newly
A miners' claim for a 30-bullt in Scotland only last year.
Sho was especially bulit to
In his broadcast to the nation the General said, "I molered
morning and was very pleased Pasha Aly Maher
by King Farouk at Alexandrianto note that calm and security King Premier,
Farouk, By the aftermon Hialy Pasha prevalled everywhere and that. obviously at the behest of had reigned.
the general públic is in a con- General Naguib Bey, has
Tonight the military were still tented mood, brought to political leader in control in Cairo but heavy General Naguib urged all ship a man who is regarded mechanised anny units,
public security officials, Lho by observers as an Indepen-cluding Shirman tanks which general pubile and foreign dent. Nevertheless the had patrolled the streets all residents to join in "one in-
is day, were beginning to withraw.
destructible security of his office
bloc."" clearly at the dictates of
He added, "I trust my fellow Many shops and stores Nagulb Boy whose purpose down their steet shutters but countrymen will take no heed of of any dis- may be to use him as a people were in the streets of any false rumours camouflage to further the city without any trace of turbances. Peace and quietness prevail in the country. Long moves aimed at over- feat.
Live Egypt and may victory General Naguibis first move always be on her side." throwing both the monarchy
Whiting Will-shilling-a-week wage increase
had successfully weathered and the constitution. As a was to take into custody same To Reuters the General said.
alter to the National Govern has been rejected by the Na-carry her cargo of cement and militarist. Naguib Bey is sentar efcers whom he brand-"The Army has no intention of
ment of the Republic of China tional Coal Board.
Rejection of the miners' claim heavier seas, dated December 5, 1910, where- follows the Minister of Labour's as "traitors"
of interfering in the political affairs
-Questioned-about-a-suggestion because hardly likely to adopt jed
sabotage of the of the country." the their alleged
is endorsed the offer by the action earlier this week in ask- over Stockholm. Radio that the пет attitude to
Government through από Army's strength and progress. of the country-Router.
the survivors said no explosion question of British. troops General Naguib emphasised,
In a confused and noisy third day session the dele-Gov
Chun-sang,
Deputy Secretary ng 12 distributive trade wages ship was sunk by a mine, two of in the Canal Zone, and however,
TO SIT TIGHT that these senfor
gates shouted down impassioned protests against the anti-General of the Executive Yuan boards to think again on pro was hear
The Fist Mate on board 210 it will
a plea officers would come, as
in no way be
in that behalf, posed wage increases. London, July 23.
Truman "regulars" of Texas and also scated the "re- duly authorised hid ila 80 per had a ten per cent rieg turned picked up three survivors, also In June, three railway unions German ship, Neuenge, which sant surprise if any radical harmed and would be released
British troops in Egypt will
Then it got into a parlia- the Goverment sit tight in the Canal Zone and gulars" from Mississippi.
down. change. In Egyptian policy "in due course."
Now the shipbuilding | said: "I cannot tell you why the Willauer to Chen-
unions are ship was wrecked but no ex- regarding the country's
and engineering He said that he aimed at an maintain a palley of strict non-mentary tangle over Virginia and Carolina voting rights. cult and W
ot By the letter offer. Chen- the domestic
heard. We sailed differences with
Britain early end of martial law and interference in
While all this commanded the approved. The report sealing all
offered to wondering what will happen to plosion was emerges from
the new had no intention at all of im- crisia,In Egypt.
posing a curfew.
This was the belief in usually delegates attention, the hand-the delegations was approved by: nault and Willauer well-informed quarters in Lon-wagon carrying Governor Adlai a voice vote a moment later and purchase (inter allo) the assets their £2 claim when the em- half a mile behind the Portland.
Reuter
capsize." Reuter. Stevenson toward the presiden- the Dixie rebels technically were of the defendants. On Decem- ployers reply tomorrow week when we suddenly saw her
ber 13 the offer don.
was approved nomination appeared to in.
by Nih in his No comment on the position of tal
plcked up irresistible But the question was raised and accepted
Chairman British troops in Egypt was, have
of the as to whether the capacity us momentum. While the con- immediately
non-signers could Board of Directors of CNAC; however, contained in the state-mo
The consideration
the sale ment on the Egyptian crisis fusion over rules and votes was remaining
height, Senator Estes vote on the subsequent Conven- made today by the Prime Minis- usd the convention tlon business until they took the of the 80 per cent shareholding.
the ter, Mr Winston Churchill, in
pledge. Chairman Blair Moody of defendants together with with hla 81-year-old the House of Commons-Reu- Ifall
of the Rules Committee took the the assets was US$2,000,000; - father.
position that the rebels will be
The assets of the defendants continuously subject to points of included and include 31 aircraft on the airfield at Kal Tak to- ander until they adhere to
gether with all spare parts, "loyalty" rule.
Dever use in relation thereto,
political set-up.
ANDREX Cleansing Tissues
Pure wh
absorbent ong and
Ler,
OFFICERS' WARNING
the
for
Nih
Kefauver's appearance get off Washington, July 23.
д demonstration punctuated with Egyptian officers participat chants of "we want Kefauver" ing in the seizure of power in which tasted 12 minutes until Virginia and South Carolina machinery and equipment for Cairo on Wednesday asked the the Tennessean left the Hall, continued to hold out.
the issue,
Kefauver
American Ambassador, The
wils
NOMINATION
·
RULES
to for
American Embassy there to
By the letter of offer Chen- to refused to resolve striving inform Britain that
they
steam from behind saying he would rule on Vir-nault and Willatter undertook Corporation and to would meet any Briush intergenerate.
as transfer vention
to such Corporation in the dispute with is supporters charged in a ginia and South Carolina vol- force the
the assets of the State Department clowntown speech that backersing rights only when and
(inter alias) of the Illinois Governor were they were contested.
defendants. The plaintifs were "oonniving and scheming" to
ADOPTED The
duly incorporated in the USA Mr Jefferson Caffery, in an put him across with a "synthetic
net draft."
The Convention then adopted on November 30, 1940,
Mr d'Abrada sald that Ét was early report to the Department sald
ity permanent rules, Including TODAY en the seizure of powIT,
necessary to give a short history" the "loyally"
and Pledge that he first heard of reports
Stevenson, Kofauver and the lenders of Virginia and South of the matter insofar previous at 2.45 a.m. Cairo
In Hongkong were into of action
other He added that the re- ilmo
candidates for the Fre Carolina delegations went
Pursuant to agreements in the ports were confirmed less than sidential bid will be put in the long huddle with Convention
on Thursday. Be parliamentarians to get a clue statement of clabn and as a two hours later when one of nomination
hurdle is reached, to their status. Their attitude the Egyptian officers contacted fore int
got possession out of
tho Assistant
Air however, the Convention must was summed up by Senator Harry consequence of not being able to
Virginia Who sold
assets in Hongkong proceedings adopt a campaign platform at Byrd of
and let them
were instituted in Original A first-hand
on the the session on Wednesday night "eep quiet report
Jurisdiction in 1050 and in that action communicated to the Em-in which another North-South throw us.out.
civil battle is bassy asked that the British bebat
expected over.
The squabble over Texas action the plaintiffs claimed the of the righte Informed that officers
In which preceded the Loyalty appointment of a receiver. That the Bald that "underground”
The voting privilego
dubate produced heated application was heard by to oust top nction was solely
crupted when the Conventione
the Leslie Gibson, then Chief Justice, Egyptian military commanders
"loyalist" delegation from: Texos
the
Attach baby'a
issio
I was told that Louisiana, South arguments by frienda of who dismissed it. In an appeal to and that any British intervention Carolina and Virginia delega-headed by former Represents the Full Court the judgment
tive Maury Maverick. But the way upheld.
from the Suez Canal would be tions
met by a determined and eff watered-down "loyalty pledge majority of delegates, shouted
take the refused to
clent underground force.
puslied through the Convention The Embarry was informej
Tuesday Louisiana,acceptance of the regular group handed by Governor Allan shortly after that. Shivers that the Police would co-operate on early
Chairman Paul
United Frud,
· up
previously that
called
EVIDENCE CALLED Mr. d'Almada evidence led by Mr.Wright.
Emile Joseph Rosbort, Direc
acting and that leaders of the action remporary
tor of Operations and were in control in Cairo-Dover of Massachusetts ruled As the Democrats wrangled Assistant General Manager of
CATI, because the through the third day of the the
Mestined that thrco States did not obey the Convention, Kefauver was work- December 1949 and January OFFICIAL QUITS
"loyalty rule they could not ing hard to "stop Stevenson" 1950 he was Director of Opera- Calco, July 24.
vote..
The Tennessee Senator was con- tions. CATI flights were from The chief of King Farouk's
Halez ሰኔ At that point no delegation had sulting again with Averall Har- Hongkong to Szachuca, Yunnan Royal Cabinet, Patha, tendered his resigna been seated permanently because riman with whom he falled to and Halpan, Jaland, PRAY tlon lust night, it was learnt the repart of the Credentials reach an agreement on Tuesday Replying to Mr Wright, the witness, said that if these areas Committee had not yet been, night,Uniles Presi. authoritatively. Reuter,
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