Word: naguib
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...Egyptians could gain from control of the Suez is some sovereignty and prestige," he stated. "It's quite possible that Naguib will make a deal with the British." In return for their withdrawal from the Canal, the RAF in this area and the Egyptians would agree to join some Mediterranean military pact, he speculated...
...Under Naguib's land reform law, landholdings in excess of 200 acres will be taxed five times the present tax rate as of January 1965. Land not voluntarily sold will be taken over gradually with a small compensation paid in government bonds. This land, in turn will be sold to small farmers...
Five called attention to the authoritarian background of Egypt and said of Naguib. The people would deify him. He could easily set up a new dynastic order. The British would by barm to see the crown on a friendly head...
...recent Rockefeller Foundation study reports that the living standard of the Egyptian peasants or fellaheen is below that of peasants in India and China. Naguib has the overwhelming support of these peasants as well as of the army, Frye stated...
Frye said that the landowners are trying to persuade Naguib that this law will ruin Egypt's economy. "He depends on army backing to see this measure through." If the landowners can't dissuade Naguib, they may try to "regain control of the army through bribery," or even kill...