CRISIS OVER TALKS

Chronicle (Levin), 30 September 1946, Page 5

CRISIS OVER TALKS

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Egyptian Cabinet Resigns leakages to arab press

By Telegraph

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Received -'Monday, 9.55 am. CA1RO, Sept. 29. King Farouk gave separate audiences to the British Ambassador, oir. Ronald Campbell, ,and the Pri'me Miuister, Sidky Pasha, following the resignatioh of the Egyptian Cabinet. King Farouk has asked Sidky Pasha to remain in jflice whii'e the situation is stud.ied. ,Mo§t of the Egyptian political parties met today and discussed the situatiQh . arising out of ' Sidky Pasha's resignation. The Exchange Telegraph's cor-respon-den.t believes the resignation resulted from a heated meeting of che Egyptian deleg'ation at which Sidky Pasha faced a clamour from colieagues for the eessation of negotiations, and also the fact that Britain .was reported as not prepared to rnake new concessions. "We would not gain by ridding ourselves of our alliance with Britain but sueh a step would benefit another power,"' said Sidky Pasha .n- a -statement in the newspaper Alahram. He added that Egypt, as ihe •geographieal - centre of the world 's naval and air communicaJons, was threatened by rivalries oetween the big Powers and was i'orced to have friendly relations with one. Sir Ronald Campbell and the ch-ief British negotiator, Lord Stansgate, are expeeted to go to London on Oetober 2. Reuter's correspondent says it is generally believed that Sidky Pasha's resignation was caused by i'requent leakages to the Arab Press jf det.aiis of the treaty talks. The Arab Press on September 28 printed not • only the' text of the latest Egyption note to Britain before it had been delivered to Lord Stansgate, but also the details of a heatDd diseussion at the latest meeting of the Egyption delegates. Sidky Pasha told reporters that the erisis was -entirely internal, and did mot ' reflect on the treaty negotiations. The deadlock in the talks :lid not necessarily mean a failure r breakdovv'n.