Evening star., 1951-10-09
Britain Insists
On Full Rights
Of Egyptian Pacl
Morrison Declares
London Won't Accept
One-Sided Rejection
By the Assoeio,ed Press

LONDON, Oct. 3. - Britain
warned Egypt today she intends
to keep her full rights" under the
two countries 20-year defense
pact. Cairo moved yesterday to
void that treaty.
This was taken to mean that
Britain intended to keep troops
in the strategic Suez area despite
Egypt's proposed cancellation of
the treaty.
Foreign Secretary Herbert Nor
rison said in a statement that
Britain would not recognize the
legality of Egypt's one-sided &C
tion in moving to reject the treaty.
The statement said Britain
takes "the strongest exception" to
the Egyptian action.
In Cairo crowds were showing
their hostility to the British and
support of their governments de-
cision. Police kept the crowds
away from the British Embassy.
which had denounced the Egyp-
tian action as illegal.
May Bargain Over Sudan.
Premier Mustafa El Nahas
Pasha laid before the Egyptian
Parliament yesterday bills calling
for the ousting of the British from
the vital Suez Canal area and
giving Egypt control of the Sudan.
Britain's right to maintain troops
In the canal area and her joint
rule with Egypt over the Sudan
are provisions of the 20-year
treaty, signed in 1886 and which
still has five years to run.
There was talk among diplomats
in London that Egypt would de-
mand the Sudan as her price for
joining the new Middle East de-
fense system proposed by the
Western powers.
The British Embassy in Cairo
said Nahas Pasha's action "has
no legal force since the treaty
contains no provision for denun-
citation at any time
However. the pact contains, a
provision permitting renegotiation
of its terms after 10 years. The
two countries have been arguing
over them since 1916.
Workers and students in the
streets shouted Long live King
Farouk of Egypt and Sudan" +"
Police were alerted to prevent dis
orders.
I'm Washington. the State
Department declined comment.
Its public caution, however, aP-
peared to overlay considerable
official concern about the state
of Middle Eastern defenses.)
Bills As Good As Passed.
In the British-occupied area
along the canal. a British army
spokesman reported "all is quiet
and work is going on as usual." 3"
He denied reports that British
army leaves had been cancelled.
The British army hires an esti-
mated 10000 Egyptians.
The treaty denunciation bills
appeared to be as good as passed.
The Egyptian legislators decided
to stay in session until they COM
pleted action on them. postpon-
ing the month-long adjournment
that was to have begun Monday.
Nahas Pasha declared Egypt
"isn't going to wait any longer"
for Britain to leave the country.
The deputies cheered and shouted.
Long live King Farouk."
Expulsion Tactics Planned.
The treaty permits Britain to
station 10000 soldiers and a 400
plane air division in Egypt. The
Egyptians have charged the Brit
ish with failure to keep to those
limits.
Nahas PaSha indicated he had
planned tactics to force the Brit
ish out.
He said the British troops would
be deprived of privileges stem
ming from the 1886 treaty. These
include the right of Britons in
Egypt to trial in British rather
than Egyptian courts-exemption
from Egyptian taxes, the use of
military ports and British Army