Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DECLASSIFIED OFFICE OF 12065, Sec. 3-402 6, THE SECRETARY OF STATE E.O. Guidelines, March 99-81 WASHINGTON State By DEB Dept. NLT, Date April 3, 1952 SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS EGYPT The British Foreign Office informed Embassy London yesterday that the Governor General of the Sudan would table the draft constitution in the Sudan Assembly during the course of the day. The Foreign Office said that arrangements for this step had been made for some time and it was felt that any postponement would result in speculation possibly leading to trouble in the Sudan concerning the government's intentions. The Governor General was under instructions, however, to make it clear in presenting the draft constitution that his act was merely a final consultative step in the Sudan and that before anything further could be done in promul- - gating the constitution it must be submitted to the Co-Domini (Egypt and the UK) for comment. In Cairo British Ambassador Stevenson reported this fact to the Egyptian Foreign Minister who took it very amiss despite the palliative reference to Egypt's role in reviewing the Sudan constitution. Stevenson and the Egyptian Foreign Minister are working on the text of a joint declaration which would be acceptable to the Egyptians. How- - ever, the Egyptians are still hedging on a number of points. They remain adamant against any mention of collective defense and insist that the declara- tion should say that negotiations will be based on the withdrawal of all British naval, military and air forces from Egyptian territory. They also refuse to accept Stevenson's proposal to state that one of the objectives of the negotiations should be to devise a solution of the Sudanese title problem in consultation with the Sudanese. The Foreign Minister insists that this problem is to be settled by the British and the Sudanese and that as far as Egypt is concerned the title is an accomplished fact. TRIESTE The British Foreign Office has given us a summary of its position on Trieste (which is presently awaiting clearance by Mr. Eden) prepared for the London tripartite talks on Trieste. It assumes that the Italians will demand: 1) a substantial share in the directi administration of Zone A; 2) the introduction of Italian troops into the Zone; 3) the control of the Venezia Giulia police force; and 4) the right of the Rome Court of Cassation to adjudicate in the Zone. The British understand that there is a division of SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION