Evening star., 1953-05-14
EgypfCutsO Off
Supply Sales 10
British Troops
$4,000 Suez Guards
Must Bring in All
Food and Material
By the Assoeiofed Press

CAIRO. Egypt, May IL
Egypt was reported today trying
to throw an economic moose
around. the 10000 British SOL
diers she wants to push out of
the bitterly disputed Suez Canal
zone.
Interior Ministry sources said
Premier Mohamed Naguib'S cab
met has prohibited commercial
transactions with British forces
in the Suez except by special
approval by the Supply Minis
try"
The order. these sources said,
applies to food Stuffs, alcoholic
beverages. building materials
and other raw materials. Ban
ming of Egyptian sales of all
these would force the British
to supply their vast establish
ment entirely from outside
Egypt.
Egyptian political circles viewed
the cabinets new move as the
start OF a growing economic boy
colt of British forces in the
Canal Zone. It followed a not
exchange of charges between
Britain and Egypt in which each
accused the other of a series of
shooting attacks in the Canal
Zone since April l.
SalvO Sets Off Firing.
Cairo newspapers claimed
today that an Egyptian gun
Salvo last night, announcing the
beginning of the Moslem holy
month or Ramadan, touched off
five hours of British firing in
which one Egyptian was
wounded.
An Associated Press dispatch
from Port Said, however, said
that all was quiet today at the
Canals northern end. The dis
patch said that one British ves-
sci arrived from Cyprus today
and began unloading war ma
terial, and another was expected
later in the day.
This report added that the
British deStroyers Chequers,
Chevron and Chieftain were ex-
pected there "any time" today.
In connection with the eco
nomic boycott threat, the news
paper AL Ahram indicated today
that the Government might act
soon against the native labor
force employed in the Canal
Zone.
Following 1851 troubles in the
Suez. Egypt ordered 10000 native
workers off the British payroll.
Eight Deaths Reported.
The Egyptians charged Of
f1cially last night that British
soldiers had killed eight Egyp-
tians and wounded II in the zone
since April l. A Government
statement said the incidents had
been due to "the British mill
tary's provocative actions"
A British military spokesman
said two persons had been killed
and two wounded on the British
side since April l. British Min
lister of State Selwyn Lloyd told
the House of Commons in Lon
don Tuesday there had been 80
attacks on the British during
April and May.
Egyptian dispatches from Suez
said the firing last night con-
tinued sporadically from 10 pm.
until 1880 am. today, near the
old village of Kafr Abdou. The
village had been partially de-
stroyed by the British in Janu-
ary, 1852, to clear space for a
roadblock during Anglo Egyptian
strife then current.
An Interior Ministry source
said British authorities in the
area had been advised before
hand that gun Salvos would be
fired to herald Ramadan, the
month during which MoSlems
fast from dawn to dusk.
The Egyptian casualty figures
were announced shortly after
Egypt's chief of staff, 1t. Col.
Canal Abdel NaSSer. predicted
a popular uprising against Bri-
ish forces unless the London
government removes it's 10000
man garrison from the canal
zone within two or three months.
Egypt has demanded uncon-
ditional British evacuation of
the zone.