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compromise in President Essen
hower's latest statement last
week on the Suez crisis. Mr..
Eisenhower in effect. admitted
Egyptian ownership of the canal
but demanded that the waterway
be kept free for international
shipping. Jovially, the Egyptian
leader said:
"In general outline, President
Eisenhower's viewpoint is the
same as that of Egypt
it seems President Eisenhower
wants exactly what we offered. "
Col. Nasser conceded that he
and Mr.. Eisenhower might have
"some difference on the imple-
mentation of our views"
Col. Nasser has indicated will
ingnesS to sign treaties to guar
antee freedom for all shipping
to use the canal. but the largest
users of the waterway want
something more than treaties.
Most of the optimism felt here
was traced to Mr.. Eisenhower's
conciliatory sounding statement.
Soviet Support Mentioned.
On the other hand, when asked
whether he would get Soviet
support in the event of an attack
by Britain and France or other
Western powers. Col. Nasser
laughed and said:
Naturally if you are attacked
you will ask anybody to help
you"
Members of the Suez Canal
committee besides the silver
haired Menzies are: 10y Hender-
son, United States State Depart
ment trouble shooter for Middle
East affairs; Ali Arabian, foreign
minister of Iran, Ethiopian For.
eign Minister Alto Akilou Habte
Void and Swedish Foreign Min
lister Oesten linden.
There were still storm clouds
aplenty. In the government
controlled Cairo newspapers, the
arrival of the five-nation delega-
ton was played below banner
headlines telling of the arrest of
five more Egyptians in an alleged
British spy ring.
The developing spy story has
contributed to anti-British feel
ing here. Three Britons are held
in a Cairo jail accused. of mas
reminding the theft of military
and political secrets and are said
: to be facing possible death SEN
fences. Four Egypt lans were ar
! rested previously as their &C.
! complies. Two British diplomats
: have been expelled in the case
!. and Britain has retaliated by
! sending Nome from London two
OF Egypt's diplomatic secretaries
Pineau Defends Buildup
French Foreign Minister
Christian Pineau defended to the
hilt the French-British military
buildup. He charged in a speech
/ in France that Col. Nasser is q
: dictator whose intentions are al
: dangerous as Hitler'S.
Another French ship sailed
J! from France with military SUP.
; plies to- staging areas in thu
: eastern Mediterranean. 9Th,
government2has requisitioned 81
ships to move men and. store:
to Cyprus. British base $50 miles
from Cairo, and other staging
areas.
The exodus of British wives
and children from the Middle
East was extended to Jordan
and Syria. Families of the
, British Embassy staff in Cairo
also are being encouraged tt
leave.
The Moscow radio again dashed
out at what it called the threat.
OF aggression against Egypt BY
Britain and France. 1t quoted
the Communist Party newspaper
Pravda as saying threats to use
force against Egypt" endangered
both the cause of peace and the
United Nations.
The Egyptian government or
dered ships to pay Suez Canal
tolls henceforth in Egypt in cur.
rency transferable to Egyptian
J pounds. The order apparently
: was a move to regularize pay
| ments as the basis for makins
claims later against shippinl
companies. Since the canal.
: naturalization, Egypt has al.
+ lowed passage of all ship
: through the canal even if they
r insisted on paying the tolls t.
/ the old company in London o.
, Paris.
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