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in Cairo for ten years. was he who ordered British tanks to surround Farouk's palace in 1942

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*ILITARY REVOLT shakes Egypt and

ends the reign of Farouk.

An unknown Strong Man from the Army-General Negulb seizes power. His avowed design is to crush corruption and in- trigue.

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Farouk is gone; his eliminated as War Minister.

The functionaries in Farouk tourage some notorious for th Influence-are dismissed.

brother-in-law is

immediate en- unfortunate

un.

This is an internal affair which Britain's 50,000 troops guarding the Canal Zone can only watch.

Provided British lives and property are touched we cannot interfere. Our Forces can be only a steadying influence to halt extremists— and daunt possible Communist intervention.

He would be a rash man who tried to prophesy what is going to happen next, yet if out of the tur- moil a stable, honest Administration can be

"Repeat after me: 'I, Ahmed Fuad, son of Farouk, do solemnly swear, NO DICE, NO ROULETTE, NO LATE NIGHTS..

THE TRAGEDY OF

KING FAROUK

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Garnet Wolecicy at Tel-el- Kebir in 1882.

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In all my years in Egypt it was axiomatie. that the army was loyal to its king,

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Has this cordial relationship changed? No one can say with complete authority but points to this crisis being completely internal affair.

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London Express Bervice.;

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nected with the upheaval in Negulb's military, coup is con- Perala, which

appears threaten the Shah, would the wildest guessing.

What alono is absolutely certain is the wisdom Britain has shown in standing Arm by her Treaty, rights to retain her troops on the Canal to guard our feline through the Mid- dle East, and in refusing to be stampeded into deserting the Sudanese.

established, Anglo-Egyptian self, he was untainted by impetuous, he may have schemes before the war was

To say, for example, shown himself unduly sento set up a school on the amity may once

be the prevalent corruption. more restored and the chances of For all his peccadilloes, sitive in his determination lines of the best type of

his bad publicity, his flam- to keep the national honour English public school.

His Eton by the Nile, alas. boyant gallivanting in the intact:

did not materialise, but given None the less, he is an I am strongly opposed casinos of Europe, Farouk.

free hand he might well be be the intelligent man with to any idea of a republic for happened

the best man to lead his coun- Egypt. The violence of op staunchest anti-Communist grasp of the international try to a settlement of the issues

political parties force in his country.

Issues at stake. I choose in dispute with Britain, posing

a king's Aly Maher was alwaya then face might

Throughout my dealings to believe he was not always

the worthiest of man from over the ultra motives. .He belleved tho restraint. Stable govern- with him during the war happy

pursued he made no secret to me of, nationalism.

by monarchy was the best form of ment might be impossible.

government for his country. He In my time in Egypt the his strong views on the, his Ministers.

When the mob became was the devoted servant of King

Farouk's Fuad palace, as the fountain hend post-war dangers of Rus

'and riots father. He was the of all honours and prefer- sian dominaj on. It was easy over-inflamed ments, exerted immense in- to misjudge Farouk. He started this year, it was Prime Minister who Farouk fluence over the national member he was the first Farouk who called in the guided

entirely Independent army to restore order, and through his forma- Farouk was rich through sovereign of an independentummoned to office the very inherited possessions. Him- Egypt. Young and

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THE LAST OF THE FABULOUS MONARCHS

Al Monte Carlo, Deauville, and Cannes Farouk gambled on a scale which the casinos have. seldom seen. And frequently he won. At Monte Carto last year ninety minutes' play brought him £20,000; two years ago lie won £7,000 a night for several nights.

When he married the 16-year-old Narriman Sadek, it was said that the bride's presents were worth

£2,000,000.

✪ Spending, spending on an incredible scale marked all Farouk's visits to Europe. His hotel bills ran to £1,000 a day. A cirrus of 60 servants went with him on his honeymoon trip.

Hls income was put at £2,000.000 a year.

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various times he owned four palaces, large estates, two sea-going yachts. and had a squadron of personal aircraft.

In England, where he was brought up, he was frequently seen cycling through the lanes of the In Cairo, after succeeding to Burrey.

cyclo WAS age of 16, the throne at the

Ile taved to exchanged for a red sports car.

many Among its drive is at high speed. gadgets was one which imitated the sound of a dog being run over. Few of his political pronouncements are

racord. But some years ago he made prophecy: "In a few years there will be only five kings left the King of England, and the kings of hearts. spades. diamonds, and clubs."

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is true, Aly now made, Prime Minister Maber's record was wobbly. Like a few the astute Aly Maher Pasha..

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other highly placed

not know which

It is the truth, of course, that by his folly Farouk has side was going to +forfeited his wonderful win. Prime Minia- Aly Maher TC- heritage. He came to the ter

tired

to his country throne as a boy Prince with estate. a brilliant future.

now

is

commander-

What of Strong. Mari Neguib, and the Egyptian Army It is a tragedy that he of which he should have so wantonly chief? dissipated this chance to

Fifty-two-year-old make good for his throne wiry Neguib,

far as I am inform- and his people.

What role will Aly Maher, an exceeding

ly efficient officer of integrity, He play?

typical of the keen, school of young officers bred in wartime Egypt.

I knew this statesman well. He is a man of rapid decision, of strong charac ter, with an agile, ingenious brain ably suited to finding

way through Egyptian political rinth.

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smart new

Whatever may be his ultimate ambitions it is fairly certain that he loathes civilian inter- ference with the professional labye of the soldier,

the

Aly Maher, a lawyer by profession, used to admire British character and methods. One of his pet

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Negaib, the new strong

man in Egypt

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From SEBASTIAN PRATT

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Belgrade.

TALIN has directed twa of his most trusted marshals to hasten the final unification of the East European satellite armies Bo that, in the event of war, they will fight na part of the Soviets own armed forces, according to inform- ed sources. in Belgrade... -Early this year, accord- ing to these sources, the Cominformist "Council of Mutual Security," set up in 1951 to do the spadework for the formation of an “Iron Curtain" military alliance to counter the AL- lantic Fact, was ordered to proceed full speed ahead.

Originally composed only of the chiefs of staff of each of Russla's

in. puppets

Eastern - Europe-Poland, Czechoslovakia,- Hungary, Rurnanta and Bulgaria and headed by Russia'a Marshal

has now: Koniev, the Council been expanded to include top- ranking political representatives from each country, including

Russla

More recently East Germany was admitted.

In the light of the latest de-

Its representatives are Walter how farcical Libricht, No. 1. German Red, and velopments

been if we had General Von Lenski. would have yielded to the claim that King Forouk should King of the. Sudan,

The Counell has held a series

be declared of meetings in satellite capitale I can think of no major in-

this year, Chairman is Marshal. staneo in which the Egyptian

The Sphinx gazes on inscrut-Nikoll Bulganin, a subsikute Egypt, Docs the Imember of Stalin'g Politburo. Army has hitherto acted inde ably over

Egyptian know the answer to this new One session, held in Warsaw, was pendently of the Crown since General Arabi twist in, the 'riddio?

attended by Molotov. Pasha was defeated by Sir

(London Express Service)

DON IDDON BERMUDA-BOUND

that

readers

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Emigrate? done...

On the agenda for discussion were these two main tasks:

The build-up of the satellite armed forces which, according to the Yugoslavs, now total ap proximately 760,000 men-Into united operational whole and

2. The clarification of the. strategic plans of the alliance.

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But I said we would take a Mrs Marlon Stanford, of Near the Church, and a tightening-up Even so, out of the sawdust HIS is positively the

ring and the barker shows near holiday from politics and politi- moor Hoad, Birmingham: Why of morsi sumdards generally." last

about working Diary's

One amusing letter from Albert nog people ap- the Chicago stockyards a man has clans, even from Stevenson.

The Council also considered tho A proportion of their. Darkes, of Bolton, Lancashire, pearance for

I would liko. alio to take a harder? some emerged who represents the best

hollday from readers, but feel personal wages is deducted in Bayu: "Does he [don] have no political and general conditions weeks. I am heading for in American Hile.

It is a duty to answer some of taxes, and before they even get time off at all? Good grief, no- in the satellite armies as well as Pink Beach, Bermuda.

Adlai Stevenson must have the letters sent to me as A these wages there is the firm's ho'is much too busy drinking all questions concerning armament

the glasses of water supplied to and training Everyone tells me that this winced at the prolonged burles result of the hometown Diary. profits, which are also taxed."

Several

customers of the Pull- Mr R. apparently

American of Dixon, Lewes,

All branches of the satellite is the wrong time of the que and recoiled from the bed- year to go to Bermuda. All lam. He is a sensitive, subtle, have the impression that I de Sussex: "I am neither Conserva- man Company and interviewing forces are trained on the Soviet

Hp clared

double glas in system under the guidance of the British could five nor Socialist, I mm Brah, people sipping I know is that it is the profound, scholarly man.

apart from the politicians. work stands

harder. I did not.. 1 and I need not tell you how proud London's swagger hotels, where, Soviet senior officers, and most ot to right time of the year He has a quality of distinctive, merely reported that the people I am of ti-a young man, not out of course, all the really hard work their equipment, including...

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of Jets, get out of New York, leave ness which is iure and remark I listened to said harder work of the old

Russian. Chicago far behind, escape able. He is an intellectual with would restore, or help to restore. No, I want to be here to witness the rebirth of Great Britain and politics, the heat, the, mos a gift for sharp and penetrating Britain's fortunes.""

help when the time comes. and

"No charabane trips or pleasure Now Soviet experts are pushing trips for him? No, ha prefers to ahead standardisation plans; to analysis. He is resourceful quitoes, the noise, the pace, adroit.

MIA. Brown, ove just read do things the hard way, rough it entire hint the whole entance near Barnsley: "I have

the and the pressure.

To the end he refused all deals,

Just read on the latest Transatlantic forry. Miss Margaret Briggs, a York- your article and find it very dia "No sport, or cinemas, or weapons and ammunition. Ta New York, is subdued. It bargaining, or traficking for

help in this, arms output in votes. He abhors the "fix" and shirewoman living in Chelten heartening. I have Just Rnished idling either? ND;, ho io for is almost as if the people the five-per-center. If there has ham, writes: u wish you and me a lift us the you have written busy grooming, starching, brush-arsenal outalde 11s own borders, brush-Czechoslovakia, Russia's biggest have been bludgeoned into been corruption in the De others would continue to rub in these things

tho Beltish man, males me feel bitter bitter to Old Trafford with his father has been considerably apathy and submission by mocratic Party, Stevenson will the fact that the monstrous heat which purge the party cleanertinti generally speaking, is not work- nijainst people who have now who the Lancastrians are all righ

You can talk a day's work in their lives, who knew because I am a Londones vast plants-Skoda (now

The rate of production in two- Many are confidently predicting ing bard.egound to older,

sooner starve than work get would

get cracking Bild In the right

and Zbrojovka

16 cord to beat Elsenhower. Where men of experience and they will people like your publican and places. How about täst

London start have been 40 percent up on 1051 comments for your

Smith, Hythe, near Hotel in or for a started in the first quarter of this year In his speaches, As for and plodding

Besides Bulganin and Korjev, rallways, the original and

that the I think that is roughly a cross-other Soviet aten disgrace to our

Mrs M. Williams, of Southamp- Krilish, race as a whole are not section of the opinion, expressed Poland's From the British boint of view

has been roasting them alive for days.

Even the aftermath of the

Democratic Convention has failed to stir or refresh them. Yorkers want polillos.

he has the qualities and the re- anywhere in

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ventions have tumed out well. land the greatest country m the doing far more than their share a holiday, but even newspaper- I think we have seen the last Both Eisenhower and Stovenson world, and we, its people, sind while others sit back and 24ck, men must have a rost sometime. Candidates

Internationalists, and proud to belong to it. It smoking and drinking the inevitand: I'm sure many of you want Europoon army are Konley hadr political Convention on the old are confirmed pattern. The coil is for stream willing and eloquent admirers of seems as if some wicked influence able cups of lea....The answer lined Conventions stripped of British achievement and charne has cast its spell over this lovely to our problems, is a return to

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