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and Burma, and every Arab ma
ton from Morocco to Iraq.
At a refueling stop in Rome,
Mr.. Menzies declined comment
on the Egyptian plan. Accom-
panying him to Rome were
United States Delegate 10y Hen
derson and Swedish Foreign Min
lister OSten linden. The chief
delegates of Iran and Ethiopia
returned from Cairo to their
own capitals.
Sir Anthony arranged a work.
Ing dinner party tonight at which
the crisis will get a thorough re-
view. Mr.. Menzies will attend,
along with French Premier Guy
Mollet and Foreign Minister
Christian Pineau.
British officials indicated Sir
Anthony and Mr.. Mollet were
likely to decide whether to take
the whole question to the Sc
curity Council and, if so, in what
form.
Cairo Talks Fail
The five-nation Menzies COM
mittee ended its week-long talks
with President NasSer at a brief
farewell meeting last night. The
Egyptian Presidents parting
words included the warning that
any attempt to impose "collec-
tive domination" on the Suez
Canal would be the signal for in
calculable strife"
An exchange of documents re-
vealed that neither side budged
an inch during the Cairo talks.
Mr.. MenzieS told reporters the
situation was very, very grave. "
Frances Premier Guy Mollet
and Foreign Minister Christian
Pineau scheduled a meeting with
the British leaders at No. 10
Downing Street this afternoon
to assess the results of the
MenZieS mission and decide what
to do now.
British public opinion seemed
to favor an appeal to the United
Nations. Newspapers of varying
political views predicted such a
course.
The French. on the other
hand, still seemed to prefer a
stronger course. Mr.. Mollet told
a public meeting in Normandy
that his previous statements that
Premier Nasser's naturalization
of the Suez Canal was a grab
which could not be countenanced
still remain valid"
In Washington State De-
partment officials appeared less
alarmed than the British and
French. United States off,
Gals viewed the Carlo discus
sions as at least providing a
cooling of period and felt it
was unlikely Britain and
France now would resort to
military force to keep the
canal free from Egypt's sole
control)
Dulles Plan Presented
The Cairo mission carried tt
President NaSser the plan oil
United States Secretary of State
Dulles for an international board
including Egypt. to run the canal
President Nasser nationalizec
the old canal management, the
Suez Canal Co. AZ days ago. The
action provoked fear in Britain
and several other countries that
the Egyptian strongman might
close the canal at any time, hike
tolls exorbitantly. or allow it tt
fall into disrepair.
Fear also was expressed thai
other Arab nations, encouraged
by Egypt's action, might nation
alize the Middle East oil fields
that supply Europe.
Eighteen nations at recen
London conference Of % coun'
tries Endorsed the Dulles pro,
posal and delegated the Menzie
committee to present it to Nasser
The opposing arguments at tn
Cairo talks were disclosed in doc
uments made public by the Aus
tralian government.
Mr.. Menzies denied Presiden
Nasser's stand that international
control would violate Egyptian
sovereignty. The Australian