Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Egyptian Council
Forces Naguib Out,
Names His Deputy
BY the Associated Press

NA41NOD GSJPCp CCOs 40. -
Egypt'S ruling revolutionary
council today dropped Mai. Gen.
Mohamed Naguib, front man of
the uprising that made a re-
public of this ancient land of
the pharaohs. from the presi-
dency and premiership.
The II young army officers
of the council named as premier
1t. Col. Canal Abdel Nasser,
So, the tall, dark and handsome
driving force of the bloodless
coup that ousted King Farouk
II from the throne 10 months
ago. He has been Gen. Naguib's
deputy premier.
Col. Nasser also succeeded Gen.
Naguib as leader of the council.
The nations presidency will re-
main vacant.
Under Army Guard.
Gen. Naguib was in army
guarded isolation at his simple,
five-room home in suburban
Heinrich. Capt. Galal FaiZy,
aide to National Guidance Min
lister Salah Salem. said the
revolutionary council has no
intention of taking any measures
against Naguib."
However, the army guard al
ways stationed at Gen. Naguib's
home permitted no one to enter
and the guard commander said:
obviously Naguib will avoid
leaving the house for the time
being" Telephone lines to the
house were blocked.
A communique from the revo-
.lutionary council accused Gen.
Naguib of seeking to draw Egypt
black to absolute dictatorship"
declared he was suffering from
a psychological crisis" and re-
ported unanimous acceptance of
a resignation it said he sub
mitted Monday.
The action came at a heated
seven-hour night session of the
II majors and lieutenant col
onels. who, with Gen. Naguib,
made up the council. Gen. Ma
guib was absent, repeatedly
asleep at his home.
Struggle for Power Seen.
Genial. modest and conserva-
tive. the 53-year-old general has
been avoiding council sessions
lately at which the hard-boiled
Col. NaSSer was present, a fact
which previously suggested
struggle for power.
Guidance Minister Salem told
newSmen the Office of president
Of the Republic will remain va
cant until parliament is restored
by elections which the regime
plans in two yearS-after the end
of the three-year transitional
period" proclaimed last year.
During that period political par
ties are banned, although the
acknowledgement liberation
rally is rising as a political force.
Cairo remained quiet. There
were no signs of unusual mill
tary or police activity except for
a detachment of soldiers check
ing the passes of newSmen
around the Marconi cable Office.
Estate Department spokes-
man Henry Suydam said today
that the custer of Gen. Naguib
is not related to Egypt's inter-
national policies and did not
involve the British Egyptian.
dispute over control of the
Suez Canal. He said this is the
American Governments posi-
ton. regardless of any other
Interpretation of the ouster.)
Political observers believed
there would be little immediate
change in the foreign policy of
Egypt'S vigorous new govern
ment even though Col. NasSer,
dynamic and hard-driving, fl
nally has stepped to the top
leadership so far as the public is
concerned. That foreign policy
has been defined as non-co-
operation with the West until
the British withdraw from the
Suez canal zone.
Col. NasSer is rated the most
fiery exponent of Egypt's cur
rent bid for British withdrawal
from the Suez canal zone. Since
he was a youth of II. he has
been an underground leader of
forces fighting corruption in
government