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While in Cairo, Kriss interviewed a number of government officials and came away impressed by Arab officialdom's penchant for privacy. "Getting permission to take a picture anywhere in Cairo," says Kriss, "can be a feat in itself." Beirut Bureau Chief Gavin Scott, who did most of the reporting for the cover story, has become inured to this sort of thing; last week he was making his 25th visit to Cairo in 18 months. "Blind censorship is rigorous," says Scott. "You never know what's been subtracted from outgoing cables-or added for that matter. Despite such hazards...
...Middle East, political prospects are always hazardous to predict. Nonetheless, cabled TIME Correspondent Gavin Scott from Cairo: "As long as diplomacy remains credible to Egyptians, Sadat's authority will remain unchallenged. His turn to the West, balanced by effusive May Day thanks to the Kremlin and motions toward Arab federation, is highly popular. Educated Egyptians have no taste for falling under the political influence of Moscow. Tentative as they are, the signs of rapprochement with Washington are gratifying." Now it remains to be seen whether Sadat will give Washington comparable cause for gratification by sincerely pressing the pursuit of peace...
...more elevated level, James M. Gavin, a retired lieutenant general who was a distinguished paratroop commander in World War II, warns that "junior
...people didn't know whether to stand by the government in hope or turn against it," Qabus told TIME Correspondent Gavin Scott. "If we had let things go as they were, they could have taken a disastrous turn." With the obvious connivance of the British, who have provided Oman with high-level advisers since 1898, the young prince plotted his father's overthrow. The coup was quick and occurred completely within the palace: a brief gun battle, a chase through the corridors and Said, 60, was off to exile in London...
...gunfire from El Al guards (Leila's companion was killed). Now back in Beirut, where she cuts a modish figure in floppy hats and close-fitting slacks, Leila is downright indignant about the El Al security men. "They had no sense of responsibility," she complained to TIME Correspondent Gavin Scott last week. "Bullets were flying all over the cabin. They were completely ruthless...