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...obstacles was King Farouk himself. Another was his bitter enemy, the corrupt Wafd Party, which still holds a comfortable majority in Egypt's Parliament. Farouk wanted first to clean up the mess of corruption in Egypt's politics, and then to come to sensible terms with the British over Suez. Maher preferred, instead, to string along with the potent Wafdists and their leader Serag el Din, a prime instigator of the nationalist riots, and with their help do what he could with the British...
...dispute, the Briton developed a sudden "chill" and sent his regrets to Maher by messenger. On medical grounds the chill was somewhat inexplicable, since Sir Ralph, hale & hearty, had been seen playing a rousing game of cricket only the day before. On diplomatic grounds it was easily explained: King Farouk himself had asked the Briton to call off the talks, since he was about to sack the Premier. Maher called a hasty meeting of the cabinet and handed in his resignation. To take his place, Farouk appointed a new Premier who vowed: "No truce with corruption...
Challenge. King Farouk, Hilaly once said, has a good sense of political timing, and is well aware that "an operation at the wrong time can be fatal to the patient." Neither King nor Premier could now capitulate completely to the British, even if he wanted to. Instead, the new Premier decided to turn first to corruption within. He suspended Parliament for a month, and shut down his old Fuad University, which, he said, had become "a rumor serpent." A few days before, Fuad students had paraded with placards threatening riots if the British were not thrown out within 20 days...
...Suez Canal. And Britain would like someone like Field Marshal Montgomery to head the combined show. On the Sudan, the other disputed point (Egypt covets it; the British have promised the Sudanese eventual independence), Britain still intends to let the Sudanese decide their own future. But if King Farouk insists on calling himself "King of Egypt and the Sudan" (as he signed himself with the lavish flowers he sent to George VI's funeral), Britain would probably agree-at least to the title. "He may call himself what he likes," is the British attitude...
...Despite Britain's objections to treaty-breaking, Farouk I styled himself King of this region...