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Chronicle (Levin), 18 January 1947, Page 5

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Press Assn.-

Anglo-Egyptian Negotiations WAFDIST ACTIV1TY BLAMED

By Telegraph

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Eeeeived Friday, 8.15 p.m. LOXDOX, Jan. 17. . The Times' Cairo corresponclent says the revised Anglo-Egyptian Treaty seems as far i'rom conclnsion as ever. The two sides are still unable to rceoncile their viewpbints on the Sudan and a resort to UXO is increasingly thought prel'erable to this apparenlly interminable dispute. It iriight l)e othenvise if the 0%c knew what the realities of tlre differenee were, l)iit ignorance is hedevilling Ihe siluation. Ever smee the opening of the negotia lions unanthorised versions of Ihe protocols and intevprotations have been cimilating and are being der.'.ted with liKle regard for their anthenticily. Reports that fving Farouk is considering the l'ormation oi' a Coalition'Govermnent are groundless. Tliey are the product oi' Ihe heaver-like aetivitv oi" Ihe AVal'dists who, desii'ing X'okrashv Pasha's downl'all in l'avour of a Prime Minister oi' laxei* principles, rest neither day nor night, firstlv, to eonvinee the Britisli that Egypt will never he bound by a treaty signed by a Government that excludes AVai'dists, and. seeondly. to persuade Ihe Egyptians that the Brilish will sign rto treaty exeept vvith a Government that includes Vdal'dists. Uni'ortnnately this sednlous propaganda has not been without its cft'ect. but Xokrashy has Farouk 's lTill suppoi't.