Word: egyptianized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Aqaba, Egypt's Dictator Nasser last week moved fast to send in one of his generals to administer Gaza's civil affairs. United Nations Representative Ralph Bunche infuriated Israel by announcing, after a 90-minute conference with President Nasser, that the U.N. would "cooperate" with the Egyptian administration...
Without these concessions from both sides, no further progress can result and either an indefinite prolonging of the status quo will follow or one country or the other will resume hostlities. But if these concessions are granted the UN can continue working toward a more general and permanent Egyptian-Israeli settlement...
Hammarskjold faces also the difficult task of presenting to Egypt an acceptable plan which will insulate the canal from Egypt's internal politics to the satisfaction of the West. The Egyptian dictator will not and cannot accept outright international control, either in operation of the Canal or collection of its revenues. Furthermore, Egypt has proved herself capable of operating the canal herself, and if a semi-peaceful situation is established, there is no reason why the foreign pilots who left in October should not return. Egypt was operating the canal acceptably in October and their unexpected success might have been...
...balm the egos on both sides as well as providing efficient administration is an international control board that will leave legal sovereignty with Nasser, but will prevent him from backing out on his financial obligations or restricting canal use. Because of his eagerness to get the money, the Egyptian dictator would probably allow a genuinely neutral control board so long as he gets revenues and can point to Suez as Egypt's property...
...Arab poverty outside Israel can begin to be alleviated. The United States, preferably in coordination with the UN, must be ready to extend economic aid to these peoples. While this will not restore amity between the Arabs and Israel, amelioration of the refugees' lot and improvement of the Egyptian and other Arab nations' living conditions will somewhat remove the powerful economic goad to friction between the Arabs and Israel. Though there will be no love between the two groups, establishing a modus vivendi might eventually lead to Arab recognition of Israel, a peace treaty, and the realization that both nations...