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...forth between the Queen Mary and Downing Street. Eden, who had flown back from Washington, worked late and long in emergency conferences. So did the War Office. Britain's strategic reserves on Cyprus were readied for transfer to the Canal Zone; the Mediterranean Fleet was alerted. If King Farouk had not put down the revolt, the British were prepared to move on Egypt. After Farouk's action, Eden turned to conciliation, said Britain was ready to satisfy Egypt's "legitimate national aspirations" so long as Britain's strategic interests were safeguarded. The British lion might...
...King Farouk and Egypt's wealthy ruling pashas had read the danger signal in the daylong, $300 million mob orgy fortnight ago in Cairo's streets. It was no spontaneous outburst of patriots angered by the British troops who killed 46 Egyptian policemen at Ismailia the day before (TIME, Feb. 4). The riot was blueprinted and timed to the instant. Rioters struck at 220 different points within 30 minutes. Jeep-borne leaders coordinated the separate gangs, providing target directions, fuel and weapons...
Taking office, Aly Maher surrounded himself with 'cabinet nonentities and kept for himself the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, confirming the impression that he has been instructed by Farouk to rule as a strong man. Under martial law, he is also military governor...
...national policy," said Aly Maher, "is to achieve evacuation [of the British] and unity of the Nile Valley [meaning Sudan] under the crown of Farouk . . . to maintain peace and security, and safeguard the rights of both natives and foreigners, in order to prove the government's ability ... to give the country a peaceful life...
That did not quite sound like a man eager to renew friendship with Britain. Yet London and Washington regarded his appointment, and Farouk's decisiveness in making it, as a turn for the better. Trying to negotiate with a strong man could be difficult, but trying to negotiate with a mob is impossible...