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Cairo Talks to
Begin March 1
CAIRO Febi 26-v ( A-A.P. ) .— Talks be-'
tween the ? Prime Minister ( Aly Maher
Pasha) and the' British Ambassador (Sir
Ralph Stevenson) will start on March 1.
This was announced last
night by one of the Pre
mier's secretaries after a'
Cabinet meeting.: .'
Maher Pasha, in , a broadr
cast, said he wanted speedy
and decisive negotiations
"with no protraction or put
ting off." ' :
: Conclusions . reached
woura oe put to one nation
which had "the last and
supreme word.
"If -the conclusions real
ise what our hearts- and
views desire then the power
of the peope will direct
- them to the preservation of
a new era under segis of the
> crown of King Farouk." , ...
He said the Egyptian
| people were determined to
; achieve their rightful de-
i mand,.
; The Government, in the
coming talks, woud r not
|; negotiate over the principle
j| of evacuation, but on the
means of implementing it
i and achieving unity of the
ii Nile Valley
! If the talks failed he
i would stand with the na-
1 lion in the struggle .. in
; which every citizen would
: lake full part,
j A British spokesman said
ponce Anglo-Egyptian differ-
L ences were settled the talks
j might cease to be bilateral
and become multilateral to
Include Britain, the United
.States, France and Turkey
-—the four. Powers which
last October offered Egypt
membership of. the Middle
East Defence Command "in
equal 'partnership as a
founder member."
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