Editorial Note
On July 8 the Egyptian Prime Minister addressed a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations in which he stated that “British troops are maintained in Egyptian territories against the unanimous will of the people. The presence of foreign troops within the territory of a member of the United Nations Organization … is therefore contrary to the letter and spirit of the United Nations Charter”. The communication invoked Articles 35 and 37 of the Charter and requested the Security Council to direct “total and immediate evacuation of troops from Egypt, including the Sudan” and “termination of the present administrative régime in the Sudan.” The text of the letter is printed in United Nations, Official Records of the Security Council, Second Year (hereinafter cited as SC, 2nd yr.), No. 59, page 1343. The Security Council placed the matter on its agenda on July 17 and deferred consideration of the matter until August 5 (ibid., pages 1345, 1346).