Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, The Near and Middle East, Volume IX, Part 2

(641.74/11–352: Telegram

No. 1022
The Ambassador in Egypt (Caffery) to the Department of State¹

secret

Cairo, November 3, 1952—2 p.m.

1103. Naguib handed Stevenson yesterday Egypt-Sudan proposal substantially as reported mytel 1078 October 30, rptd London 357.

Stevenson showed me this morning tels to London setting out his admiration for Naguib’s “courage and statesmanship” and recommending:

1. That London go along with reasonable postponement of elections.

2. That London join with Egypt in joint statement.

3. That London accept “advisory commission”.

4. That London authorize Stevenson with assistance Gov Gen’s advisers to discuss with Egypt Govt their proposed amendments to statutes.

Caffery

1. Repeated to London as telegram 369 and unnumbered to Paris, Rome, Moscow, Ankara, Tel Aviv, Tehran, and the Arab capitals.