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No. 1312
The Ambassador in Egypt (Caffery) to the
Department of State1
1208. Following is ESB communiqué issued 7 p.m. by Saleh Salem:
“The army undertook the July 23 revolution with deep belief that it represented unanimous wish of the nation to attain its goals which are the evacuation of the imperialists from Egypt and the Sudan, saving the people from the old corruption and having a perfect parliamentary democratic rule.
“When the leaders of the revolution thought that it was the peoples wish to return to parliamentary life, they did not hesitate to take the necessary steps immediately. They decided to end the transitional period, leaving their posts gladly.
“The RCC then saw the attitude of the people within the past few days. It was clear that the people, with all organizations represented, were determined to have the revolution continue until the [Page 2251] country achieved its goals. Consequently the RCC has decided to carry on its responsibilities in full. It has taken the following decisions:
- “1. Suspension of the decisions taken on March 5 and 25 until transitional period has ended.
- “2. Establishment immediately of a national advisory council in which all organizations and different districts will be represented and whose establishment and jurisdiction will be defined by law.”
- Repeated to London as telegram 400, to Amman as telegram 81, to Baghdad as telegram 55, to Beirut as telegram 92, to Damascus as telegram 45, to Jidda as telegram 37, to Tel Aviv as telegram 59, and unnumbered to Bonn, Paris, Valletta, and Alexandria.↩