Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE DECLASSIFIED WASHINGTON E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 May 9, 1952 By, DEB NLT, Date 276-85 SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS EGYPT Ambassador Caffery talked with the King for some time yester - day afternoon at the latter's behest. Farouk said that under no circumstances could he agree to prior consultation with the Sudanese be - fore recognition of the title by the British. He claimed that he would "lose his job" if he should do so, and said that neither the present govern- ment nor any other could agree to such conditions. Caffery replied that in that case there was not much for him to say, but that the would never- - theless counsel the King to drop the thesis that a formula should be agreed to by both parties before negotiations were resumed; Caffery added that the British would never agree to the short of formula the Prime Minister wanted. Farouk did not commit himself although he did admit that he saw the logic of the suggestion. Farouk then entered onto a tirade against the British which he said frankly was meant for Caffery to repeat to British Ambassador Stevenson. He said that with things going as they are and to protect his own position in the country he might soon be forced to come out publicly with an all-around denunciation of the British. SOVIET NOTE Mr. Eden telephoned Ambassador Gifford yesterday to urge that the work on the reply to the Soviet note be completed as early as possible. He made a strong plea to have the note ready for delivery in Moscow at the latest on next Tuesday, pointing out that he has a difficult foreign affairs debate in Commons scheduled for Wednesday and in order to meet the growing Socialist opposition to the EDC treaty and the Contractual Relations Agreement he must be in a position to reveal the text of the note to the Soviets and to defend his position. Gifford says he thinks Eden's need is real and he urges we exert every effort to meet this timetable. Chancellor Adenauer, to whom the text of the latest draft reply to the Soviet note was shown yesterday, considers its terms in general satisfactory, but since it speaks of consultation with the Ger - man Government, he would prefer to make a brief report on it to his Cabinet tomorrow before giving his final agreement. Mayor Reuter of Berlin, to whom the draft reply was also shown yesterday, indicated he was pleased with its contents, and said it was better than our first note and went essentially in the direction he desired. SECRET SECURITY INF ORMA TION