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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nGreat Britain and France, greater regulation of foreign business interests, and an\nincreased xenophobia. Besides seeking greater independence for itself, Egypt has\nalso, as a leader of the Arab League, extended its influence throughout the Arab world\ngenerally.\nThe outcome of two issues currently before the UN will materially affect the imme-\ndiate future of Egypt's relationship to the Western Powers. The first is the Egyptian\ndemand that Great Britain withdraw its troops from the Nile Valley and terminate its\ncontrol over the Sudan. The second is the Palestine issue. In the Anglo-Egyptian\ndispute, the Egyptians feel bitter toward the US for not using its influence fully to\nsupport Egypt's case in the SC. Also, Egypt holds the Western Powers responsible for\nthe Palestine trouble and, together with the other Arab countries, is highly critical\nof the pro-Zionist stand which the US has taken.\nSoviet relations with Egypt are not close, but Egyptians, although shunning any\nstrong alignment with the USSR, have tended in recent years to look more toward the\nSoviet Union in the hope of gaining support for the Arabs in counteracting unpopular\nUS and UK policies in the Middle East.\n6.\nMILITARY SITUATION.\nThe Egyptian armed forces are poorly trained, inadequately equipped, and ineffi-\nciently led. They could not defend the Suez Canal area against a major adversary\nwithout immediate foreign aid in the form of air, sea, and ground units. Because of\ncurrent financial problems, Egypt would be unable to improve its armed forces without\nforeign financial and technical assistance. Egypt, however, in conjunction with the\nother Arab countries, could furnish some support to the Palestine Arabs should hostili-\nties break out between them and the Jews.\n3\nSECRET"
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