Egypt's Threat To Purge Nile Valley of British

Chronicle (Levin), 15 August 1947, Page 5

Egypt's Threat To Purge Nile Valley of British

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Received Thursday, 7 p.m. LONDON, August 14. The Times's Cairo cdrrespondent says - that the tone of most of the Arabic press since th'e openiug of the Hgyptian case before United Nations, has become increasingly beiiicose anu truculent. Articies proclaim* that it Egypt's claims are not conceded there will be a' war of small powers againsi the great. One newspaper insists thai Egypt will purge the Nile Valley of the British even if opposed by all countrie'of the Security Gouneil. Anotlie. warns the British the Egyptians mas lose their patience and start a wide spread revolutio'u or a • guerrilla cam paign "for which the British alom would be responsible ". . There is muclv more in the same vein. Whether this campaign of menacc!-. is nierely calculated to pnt^pressure oji Britain and United Nations to acceUe to the Egyptian claims or whether it is evidenee of a deflnite intention. remains to be proved but it can oo stated that with a strong Premier lik Nokrashi Paslia, serious disordeiv. could ■ hardly take , place unless the Government relaxed its present contro/ of the situation. The Times correspondent adds thai two Egyptian groups who, in then public . utterances, most strongly ad vocate ahti-British- violence, are thc Moslem Brotherhood and Combmed youth organisations. The brotherhood have repeatediy shown a xenophobic character despite protestations to the ;ontrary. i^s for the Combined Youth organisations, Gommunist influences ari vvorking untiringlv am'ong young Egyp tians whose patriotie fervour thev would gladly tuni not only against Britain but also against the Egyptian authorities. In this eonnection there is reason to - believe that the Communists are paying speeial attention to Llie Egyptian police and are trying to bring about a police strike.