DAILY REVIEW OF THE ARABIC PRESS

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• Publication Date: June 26, 1948
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DAILY REVIEW OF THE ARABIC PRESS
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EMBASSY OF THE U.S.A., CAIRO-EGYPT.
MORNING
SATURDAY Juno 2Gth, 19.8*
Palestine.
Akhbar El Yom strikes possiraistic noto.
? Akhbar El Yom the important pro-govornr.iont
weekly, pub . slue a s ory in its front page under a banner
headline in which it says that the Drabs have decided to
resume war on the mornin? of July 9th, that is on the data
when the truce ends. The headline roads: 'UEgypt pro--~aros
for the resumption of war. Bernadottets solution is expec-
ted to fail. Important riooting at Koubbah Palace", The
weakly than coos on to say; "Egyptian circles have little
hole that Count Bernadotte will find a solution acco,,tablo
to both Arabs and Jews. Arab leaders are aCrood that not
one minute should be wasted after July 9th. if no solution
is found by then. The latest Tel Aviv incidents sup, orted
the Arab viewpoint that the Zionists are nothinr? but
terrorist gangs with which no ar-rocrient can be reached".
i;khbar El Yom also says that a secret meetinG
took place this woo: a_ Koubbeh Palace which was presided
over by His Egyptian I.Ia jcsty and attended by P'.Ti. Nokrashi
Pasha, Defence I.Iinistor Hoidar Pasha, Chief of the Royal
Cabinet Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha.' and As is tant Chief of
the Royal Cabinet 1Eassan Yussuf Boy. The mooting concerned
military questions, says the paper.
Akhbar El Yom says that military discussions took
place between King Varoilk and King 11bdullah during the
latterts visit to Egypt.. The two monarchs talked about the
stops which should be taken when the truce ends as well
as the military administration of the occupied retions in
Palestine, "The two monarchs talked things over very
frankly", says Akhbar El Yom, "Things which would have
normally taken months to settle were settled in a few mi-
nutes . What happonod botvieen the bid; powers after the war
will therefore not happen between the Arab allies when
the Palestinian issue is settled. The disaGroericnt bet--
ween the big countries over the administration of Berlin
is Iuc to lack- f ch,,f t1 0 "
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Sawt Al Urraa coru:icnts on the
appointment of r.Ir Tuck to the bard
of Directors of the Suez Canal Suez,
Under the headline: "Tho former American lxabassa-
dor and his appointment ' as member of tho board of the Suez
Canal Co", Sawt Al Urma the Iuafdist daily, writds : "It
was reported a Tow days ago that Mr Pinknoy Tuck, the
former American Ambassador in Egypt who resiSncd his post.,
had boon appointod morlbor of the board of directors of the
Suez Canal Company. It is indeed surprising; that the
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g;yptian u-ovornriont adopts a negativo attitude and takes
no action about this matter. The, Suez Canal Company
has not oxocutod the Eg;yp tiara law eoncorning; the nimbor
of Egyptiais who should be appointed members of the-
Companyt s board of directors. We are therefore very'
surprised that the Govornriont has failed to take a
decisive action especially when America does not possess
sharoholdings in, the Company. Mr Tuckts appointment can
only mean that America is concerning; herself with tho
policy and and administration of the Suez Canal Company.
"Tho matter was raised at the Eritish House of
Commons, Mr Dovin replied to a question concerning; this
subject by saying; "This appointment was in Nr Tuck?s
personal capacity". 17o arc still asking; what the
Egyptian Covornmont did about this matter, and is it natu-
ral that the ritish parliament raise a subject which
concerns us while we stand quietly as usual"?.
M-w r~~. ?.wr~r? - r r-er.-- a r.
The Sudan. Intorosting; article
by 1%khbar El Yon.
Under the hoadlino,: "In a nutshell", Akh.bar El
Yom prints the following article inside a panel in to
.front Paco: "No doubt the oducatod class in tho Sudan
favours the E.c;yptian Crown. Dut it is hard to convince
the uneducated Sudanese of the benefits derived from the
unity between Egypt and the Sudan. ViritinC articles in
\npcrspapors or riaking spoochos from platforms are useless
when the Sudanese see how nocloctod the Egyptian provinco
Asswan (the nearest province to the Sudan) is neglected.
We forgot that As swan is ,art of Eg ylpt and that it is tho
bridgo between this country and the Sudan, It should thore-
fore be the symbol of our civilization. Instead, v e send
the undesirable covornront officials to that province as a
punishment. Two years ago I (?;Iaitro Al Sawi *ho sicns the
article) visited a pooplots kitchen at Asswan.I saw dirty water
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3!jTJ1M,Y Juno 26th, _ 191A.
served in rusty muss as soup. Pies could not have drank
that stuff. It is onou;h for the British to point at
As swan and say to the Sudanese: "Look what is happeninG
to the .E yptians at the hands of the EGyptian -ovornriont".
Akhbar El Yom corm u :cents on
the Sudanisation scheme.
Akh.bar El Yom writes: "It must be understood
that 'ESyp did not `r:c' use to participate in proparinu-
the Sudanese for self-rovornmont. Egypt merely insisted
that the number of Egyptian members in the Executivo
Council should equal the number of British members so
that the ECyptians nay play an important hart in propa-
rint the Suda.noso for self-r-ovcrru:iont. The British have
not yet explained why they object to our having an equal
*number of members in the Executive Council, The EUy-ptians
would have no objection if the whole of the Executive
Council is composed of Sudanoso. But they object to the
British controllinG the Council.
The covernnont sends letter to
Sudan Governor-General.
11 1.1isri virites : "Nckrashi Pasha sent a letter
on Jung 2 tothe Governor-General of the Sucan-neti-
fyinC him that the Egyptian Government objected to the
prorru lGation of the ordinance settii; up an Executive
Council and cu oloctod Legislative I,ssembly in the Sudan.
In his letter,, Nokrshi Pasha said that the Goyernor-
General had no right to take such a step on the `strcn-th
of the approval of the British Govornnont alone.
"The note which EGy t will send to the Sritish
G;oircrnment will be subr.iittod to the Council of T.Tinisters
to-morrow. If it is a ,p,roved, it will be sent to the
EGyptian Ambassador in London for forwarding to the
British Foreign Office".
Dornadotte's proposals,
TYndcr tiro above hear inG, Al :.'isri writes: n oadors
will have noted that the Rhodos discussions andod in the
Arab Advisors insistinG on the unityT of Palestine while
the Jews insisted on partition. There is nothing now in,
this report. ~J1zat is now is the report that Count Dorna-
aotto himself favours partition with modification of the
borders. He also favours Jewish irimiGration to Palestine.
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This is definitely contrary to lirab demands, and it scorns
that the Arabs are movinG in eirclo , We arc back to where
We started. It would be riuch better for the Arabs if
they shut the door of political noCotiations and again
brandish the sword to solve the Palestinian question.
We fully ail rove of Azzan Pasha Y s statement that unless
the Arabs acree to the unity of Palestine, the Arabs will
resume fiGhtino the riinutc the truce ends. This is the
tune which we like to hear".
Al Hisri expresses Alarm at the
world situation,
;t,1 EZisri treats the rift between the allies in
E9rlin as op story ' of the day. It publishes the noses under
screaminG headlines, ton inches deep, which cover the
ontiro width of the front pale.. It also publishes an
editorial in which it says that should war break out civi-
lization will coml)lotoly disa,l,car from Europe.
Cc,rraorcial news,
Al 11isri remarks that Egypt has to export to
Ariorica 90,000 tons of rice in oxchanCo for 50,,000 tons
of American maize by the end of August. "Tirmo is GettinG
short", roriarks Al I.iisri", It is a bio quantity of rice
which we must find between now and u' Cust. It took Egypt
.10 nonths to export to America last year 200,000 tons of
rice, The first quantity of Amorican riaize, amountinG
to 960Q tons, will reach L ypt in a few days".
,l IIisri reports that the Eiyptian Govornriont
will issue an order authorising; the sale of locally manu-
factured cotton cloth at 12 P.T. per meter more than the
prosent price.
How Kin" Abdullah addressed KinG Farouk,
Akhbar El Yom publishes the following; interesting
story: "King Ab lah used to address Kinc Farouk durin'
his visit to` EGyp t with' the word ";",fandina", This word
was used in adc:rQ sin the Sultans of Turkoy in their
,cc rMcity as Khalifs".
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EMBASSY OF THE U.S.A., CAIRO-EGYPT.
SUNDAY IlorninC
June
27th,
19x18
SUNDAY Evening
June
27th,
19'x8
MONDAY Morning
Juno
28th,
1948,
SUNDL Y Morning June 27th, 19 8.
Palestine.
Important statements by Emir
Foisal and Azzam pasha,.
H.R.H. Emir Foisal ,aeudi Foreign ISinistor,
arrived in Egypt yesterday. bhon as;:od by Al Lasri about
the nature of conversations which he had with fir Jevin,
the Saoudi Emir said that they wore in connection with
Saoudi-Pritish relations. Ho added that ho formed the
inprossion that Lritain intends to remain strictly noutrhl
about the Palestinian question. "America and other coun-
trios may reconnizo Israel and exchange diplomatic ropresen-
tations with it. This has no effect. whatsocvor on the Arab
attitude towards the Palestinian question. I do not approve
of America's behaviour in this matter". Foisal is re orted
by Al Eisri to have told its reporter.
Emir Foisal expressed pleasure to Al I isri at King
Abdullahts visit to Riad and added that ho cId z~o~-k-now
whether he was returning to Hedjaz immodiatcly or remain
in Egypt to attend the meeting of the Arab League's Political
Conmittoo. He also said that the Arabs would not_accc t
anything short of coiaplote independence and Unity of Pales-
tine and the preservation of the country is Arabism.
Azzam Pashats statomont.
Azzam Pasha, Secretary General of the Arab Loaguo,
who also arrived in Egypt yesterday made a statement to
tho Arabic Dross in which he said: There are Egyptian,
Maghrob, Sudanese, Lobanoso, Ycmonito, and other volunteers
in Palestine who ontorod tho Holy Land two weeks before
the Arab organised armioa. A largo number of well equipped
volunteers are ready to enter Palestine at a r:lonontts notice.
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SUNDD-Y Morniy Juno 27th, 194.18.
The Arabs arc not prol)arec1 to consider the oxtonsion of
the truce scoinC that the Jaws have violated the present
truce on several occasions. Dornadotto's proposals are
oxpoctod to roach the Arab Loa duo to-day (Juno 27th) and
the Political Cotriittoo is c.. octod to moot Tuesday Juno 29th.
The now Iraqi Cabinet.
The Arabic 'Prose reports that 57 year old I.Iuzclliii:1
Amin Pachachy, a fornor Iraqi SIinistcr to London, has boon
appointed now Prime I.Iinistor of Iraq. The new Cabinet
consists of :
TMMuzahi-m Amin Pachachy Prints .Iiiristor
Mostafa of-Ovary Intorior -
Nek;uib of-flawy Education
Sadok ol?-iasstn Dofonce
lily Muntaz o1-Daftory Finance
Galal Daban Coy munications
1.4ohariod Hassan Koubbah Justice
Abdulwahab Mir jan Economy
The Prime Minister will also hold the office
of ActinL, Forei"n Minister for the tiro boini.
Kind; Abcdullahs S visit to Saoudi Arabia.
The Arabic newspapers soon as excited over the
visit of Kin; Abdullah to Saoudi Arabia as thoy wore, over
his visit to Euypt. 11'j .ullah's visit to Ibn Saoud is "ivcn
front pace publicity by overy_l,rabic newspaper in the country,
but xione of those , apors in dulC o in -uo s s o s or c oruiont s .
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SUND;Y Evening June 27th,. 1948.
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hashaba Pasha versus the Cabinet.
;,j Z.aman, the important ovoninC daily reports
that Forei .n stor ;hashaba Pasha tole. its ro,ortor
that he was not oinr- to attend the Cabinet moetinC s'che-
dulod for this ovoninc (Jurro 27th) "for health reasons".
The same paper reported yesterday that the pasha refuses'
to take part in ctraftin the note which the E~ylptian
Goverment is sondinG to the ritish ovornmcnt concorninC
the Sudan.
The nowsnapers reported sorletimo aGo that the
E ;T',ptian Foroir*n Minister took roor view of his Cabinet
colloaCucs re joctinG the Sudanisation scheme which he
has. already approved and initialled, (Soo pace 5 the
story concorninr the Pasha=s reported rosiGnation from
-Cabinet).
The Palestinian question as related
to I in4 dullahts visit to ILinG Farouk.
Al Zaman writes : IiinG Abc.ullaht s visit to KinG
arouk gave the fo to the Zionists who used. to allelic
that there is secret ar-reoiaont bot eon bdullah and therm
selves concorninG the future of 1alostino. Iron AbCullahIs
statement that ho would never aL;roc to the ostaNlisiv-lont of
a Jewish state in palostino and his visits to =Link; Farouk
and KinG Ibn Saoud show that the Arab monarchs arrt. loaders
hold the same views on the Palestinian question".------
The HaCanah - Irc,un disa,'rooment.
!~l Zaman remarks in an editorial headlined:
t"Vie warned er:1 and still warn them" that the recent
armed conflict between the Hannah and Ir un showed that
,anisations were nothinG but cri.i:linal
those two Jewish orr-
,ants. "The real reason for the oonflictt9 says Al Zaman,
0is that while the Hz-anah wishes to cooperate wit .T."
Truman t s 8overnr:-icnt., the IrCun and Stern Viiish to throw
their mythical state t s lot in with Russia. W o warned
the nations which support Zionism aGain and aGain that
the ostablishr;D nt of a Jewish state in Palestine would
mean the infiltration. o: f. corn. unisrl into the Middlo East",
pays tho paper. -
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SUNDI.YwEvoni~nC Juno 27th, 191A*
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Henry Wallace is traitor to his
country, says Al Zarian.
The Arabic press has so far sho i no interest in
the nomination of Hr- Dewey as I;o,ublic-i ,residential
Candidate. The news was reported and ;ivon some'prorii-
nonco, but there have boon no editorial corr.ients. Al
Zaman, however, publishes an article hoadlinc a "i~al ace,'
ova- is succossor" in which it calls the Amoricon entlo-
i n "traitor and Charlatan who would be willing; to
commit the most abominable acts of treachery to carry out
the plans of his master,, Stalin".
"Vie arc not really interested in Deti:woyts nomination
as much as we c ro interested in V allaco t s oandi;laturo,
scoinC that the latter is supported by Stalin who is i:repa-
rinU him for the post ,of Ituss is t s tool at the V7hito IIousc.
The Prosidential battle between the Democratic and
i e ubli-can parties is confined to America. Doth , artios aim to
work for the ,o od of the country. Put Henry Wall'-wools
candidature has international implications sooinc that ho
is supported not by the Anoric an public but by the f us s ians .
"while we are certain that Wallace will suffer
terrible defeat, we cannot' help but fool that should ho
win by sonic chance, the destructive communist doctrine will
sproad all over tho world. Wallace will shod crocodile
tears over world ,)oaco and pretond that ho will work for
peace should he be 'olocted !?resident of the U.S..,. The
1:4mericans, however,, soc through that charlatan",-----
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P 20ND Juno 28th, 1940.
as sayin 'that he was not Coin" to Mond the Cabinet
inootin" scheduled_ for last night rrbocauso of health
hashaba Pashats resignation from
the Cabinet,
ashaba Pasha was ro~,ortod by Al Zar an last night
reasons'r. Al Icutlats reporter called on tho Foroi1n
Ministor lash`nib1t at I.Iohanod All Club and had the
following conversation with him:
Good Evoninc Pasha
,&hlan Wasahlan
We hope you fool better
I never felt bettor. I.11y health is excellent, thank you.
Uut your Excellency said to Al Zanan that you woo not
coin to attend the Cabinet nebecauso of health
reasons.
Oh yes. So I did. .7011 I suppose my health is bac'
after all.
or four scats in the Sudan t s Executive Council and that
it is stupid for the Egyptians to be stubborn s iriply
bocauso the pritish aro stubborn. Vlhon the Cabinet disa-
Creed with him, ho bocai:mo anCry _and is reported. to have
rosiCnod. We need not point out the fallacy of Miashabats
ar[,;urn ont . It is sufficient that the Cabinet and the
Sonato ts ForeiCn Affairs Coiumittoc have rejected the schome.
Nolashi Pashats attitude,' however, is not any bettor. , He
would have ai;rood to the Sudanisation scheme if the Dritish
arroed to give the ECyptians the same nu::iber of seats in
the Executive Council as themselves, . Eut this is not what
the Egyptians and Suda oso' want. They want the ritish to
qu t the ilrc aVal]asee2y r'
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Al Kutla and Al ~1s as (Nokrashi Pashats i:iouthpioco)
report that the r'oroiL;n _I:inistcr told.tho Primo.I.iinistor
that he wished to loavo the Cabinet to -et some rest. Nokrashi
Pasha communicated Ioaashaba t s wish to the Cabinet and it
was agreed at last night is Cabinet riootin that I?o'.Lrashi
Pasha should try to porsua0 o the Foroir-n I. inister to remain
in off ico .
The Arabic pa-,,ors are aCrocd that I~hashaba Pasha
has re s igno d (or is r o s igninf) office because he wanted the
Cabinet to al-,--)rove the Sudanisation schema (which ho had
. ,proved) while his Cabinet eolloa uos, headed by the Primo
I11nister, are opposed to it.
Iahashaba 'and Nokrashi are both
wr one, says Al Kutla.
Al Iutla says: 'rlTho ForciCn 11inistor holds the
view that i is the sane whothor the Egyptians cot throe
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MONDAY June 28th, 19'-F3.
Al Misrits allegations.
Al Misri alleGes that the Sudan Government arrested
"Sudaneso nab oval loaders" who opposed the Sudanisation
schoi.io, "on a false Marco of beink; communists; It is
intorest.ing to note, hovrovor, that the paper does not non-
tion the names of those "loaders".
Al Misri also reports that the Egyptian government
is sonc'in!' o-?ca7 (Juno 28th) a note to the brit ish i+ eroiGn
Office notifying it that the Sudan Governor General had
no right to pursue the Sudan ref ems without the approval
of the Egypt ions .
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Palos tine.
Al I.Tisri quotes Nokrashi Pasha as tolling the
Press the Ze Egypt is n L;ovornmoAt will continua to ,rovont
supplies from reachinG Joviish settlements in Southern Palos-
tine. The Ejyptian jovovnnent will son? its reply to Count
Doinadotto to-day, ad?W the Prime ;:Minister.
Azzan Pasha told the press that the Loaaucis Politi-
cal Committee would neot to-r:iorrdw (3 no 29th) to consider
Ecrnahtto t s proposals for the solution of the Palestine
question. "It is understood that the Arabs will resume
fiGhtinC as soon as the truce ends if ornadotto s proposals
do not satisfy their aspirations", says A! I isri.
l.AccordinG to the Arabic press, Azzari Pasha received
at his Arab League offices the Spanish Minister in Egypt.
The press doos not say, however, why the Spanish Gentleman
called on the LoaGuots Secretary General.
The I?ilo Valley hiGhor Committee
for saving; Palestine.
a Committee a allod "The Nile Valley Hiahor Committee
for savinG Palestine", was formed on December 9th, 1907 for
tho purpose of colloctinC contributions in Egypt for the
defence off' Palestine. . The Committee issued a statement
which is published by Al Kutla to-day in- which it says
that seeing; the 'Arab Cavern =jopts had decided to liberate
Palestine and urge it from the Zionists, there is. no
lonGor any need for" its existcnco : The Committee hold
a ;cotino on June 19th, 1918 and took the followinG reso-
lutions.
1 No contributions shall be accepted by the Committee
after July 1st when the Committee's books will be closed.
2 -- Tho Conmtttoo will send LE 10,0o() to the Ministry of
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1,101 ~DiY June lath, 1918.
Defence for the wolfaro'of the E,yptian troops.
3 -. It will Civo LE 20,000 to the Epy,tian RcC. Crescent
to be spent on aidinz; the Arab vn unc.od solC.iors in Palestine.
The Committee will a 2.s6 aid the farlilies of the Arab
soldiers, who died in battle,-
5 - vdhatovcr Lienoy is I oft `r. ill be put in the t?Palostino
bo p? at the Lral; League Secretariat in accordance with a
resolution Lasses by the Arab Loauo Council.
Prince Foisal raakos a 'state-
mo.nt to Al Ikhwan.
Emir Foisa 1, the Saoudi Foreign Socrotary, i:iade
a statement to Al Ikkhwan in which ho said the 'quostion
of the Arab coun"Trio 'h.Saoudi Arabia included) - alpl)l in';
ooononic sanctions to the US.A. and the Euro )oan coon--
trios, which support Zionism: depends on the Arab Lea;u:o i s
Political Co.,, mittoo taking; a decision to this offoct,
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"What's News" is prepared to give American readers a quick, at-a-glance,
objective poll of Egyptian newspaper interest; to show what Egyptian
papers are "playing up" and what they are "playing down." Where possi- June 28th Papers:
ble, it cross-sections the press--right, left and center--concentrating " p
on major and most influential papers. Topics are listed in the order of Ikhwa n
the importance given them by edito.rs...and thus are listed in the order "Misri"
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PALESTINE: Bernadotte's activities.,. internal
conditions...British military losses - -
89
five
BERLIN: Military situation; action - -
57
five
ABDULLIH' S VISIT TO RIADH - -
GREEK CIVIL WAR - Military conference;
52
four
declaration of Sophoulis - -
35
five
ATTLEE ATT,',CKS COI;l1UNISM - -
33
four
GREEK CHILDREN RETURN HOME DELAYED
14
three
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Socialists and Communists join - 8
one
ITALIAN SOCIALIST PARTY opens National Congress
session - -
HARTLEY SHAWCROSS' declaration on danger of world
7
one
famine - -
7
one
POPE PIUS addresses Communist workers - -
5
one
CHINESE FIGHT COMJ :UNISTS - -
5
one
GRECO-BULGAaI:N TALKS end in failure - -
5
one
BRITISH DOCK WORKERS still on strike - -
1900 MORROCANS arrested for pro-Palestine
5
one
demonstrations - -
4
one
PORTUGUESE SCIENTIST claims to be inventor of A-
bomb - -
DISTURBANCES IN 11itLAYA -
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HOW THIS REPORT IS PREPARED...
"What's News" does not translate news stories,
reflect the individual point of view of any fa
By an objective statistical. conversion of "hen
"story placement" and "display" into figures, -
a general picture of how the newspapers of Egypt rate current
news.
To give this picture, every story on the major news pages of a
representative group of newspapers in each language is given
a "point value," based on story display and position.
These point values are reached as follows:
1. A single-column headline is given an arbitrary value of
two points. A two-column headline rates four points. A
three-column headline earns six -- etc. The basic point
value of a story is set at twice the width of its headline.
2. Three points are added to the value of all stories published
on "Page One". . and an additional two points are added to each
story published in the tog third of Page One. Thus an eight-
column "banner" headline on image One rates sixteen points, plus
three points, plus two points -- 21 points.
3. After all stories in the newspapers Hovered are evaluated in
this manner, the total' score for each item of news (regardless of
what phase of the story the individual newspaper "plays up") is
added, for the entire cross-sectioned group of newspapers. By
choosing papers right, center and left, partisan considerations
in giving prominence to news are "balanced out". Thus, if the
Wafd gives a story banner headlines and the Administration
omits, the score for this story, even though it is bannered in
a Wafd paper, will be no more than the score for a story given
four-column headlines in both Administration and Opposition
newspapers.
4. The identical system is used in evaluating the Arabic and
French press, except that the Arabic report, because of the
Egyptian custom of bulking international news on Page One,
and major local news on Page 2, scans both these pages. The
French analysis covers"Page One". The 3nglis h Press is not
evaluated because only a single newspaper appears mornings,
another afternoons, and American readers can see immediately
the value accorded specific items by the "entire" morning
and evening English Press.
5. "Editorial Report" simply lists the subjects of major edi-
torials (as opposed to news items) in the press, by newspapers,
for the convenience of those seeking comment on a specific
subject.
WHY THIS REPORT IS PREPARED...
USIS has ""e,,,aluated" the news in less formal fashion for some
time, in order to guide its work. No"Information Service"
can operate into a void; it must know what subjects are of
most vital interest to the papers it services.
Because it has seemed probable that other Embassy officials
and Americarks, unable to read the Arabic and French press
daily for themselves, would find a "shorthand report" of
this sort valuable as a barometer of local press (and thus,
to a degree, public) interest, the above means was devised to
pass along the daily USIS look at the news.
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Subject:
Points:
Papers using:
F,REPT PR 1SS
June 2?3 papers: nProgres Egyptien'',"Journal d'Egypte'r
PALESTINE,' Bernadotte's plan to be presented
today; Arab League political committee
meeting - -
30
two
BERLIN: Military situation: Britain and US
take necessary measures to save food and
fuel; general strike scheduled in Russian
zone - -
25
two
ITALIAN SOCI >LIST PARTY opens National Congress
session - -
20
two
HARTLEY SHA.TWCROSS warns of danger of world
famine - -
14
two
PRESIDENT LAURIOL's declaration on Brussels Pact
12
two
WESTERN UNION Defense planners at work - -
12
two
LONDON WANTS M,RSHALL 4:ID for Far East - -
9
one
KING ABDULE1,H'S TRIP TO RIADH - -
9
one
KHASHABA PASHA does not attend Cabinet meeting - - 7
one
EL M. AR,AGHI BEY appointed Under Secretary of
Ministry of Interior - -
7
one
SOPHOULISt DECLA~R.".TION on Greek Civil War
7
one
CRUISER U,S.S, "WORCESTER," commissioned
7
one
EASTERN EU}?.OrEf,N COUNTRIT S refuse to return
Greek children
6
one
ARABIC PRESS
THE INTERN_yTICNAL SITU..TION -- "i isri" ",,,hram"
THE DLNUBER CONFERENCE "Abram"
FRENCH PRESS
THE RUSSIAN PLAN IN GERMANY "Progros Egyptian"
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"JVhat's News" is prepared to give American readers a quick, at-a-glance,
objective poll of Egyptian newspaper interest; to show what Egyptian
papers are "playing up" and what they are "playing down." Where possi-
ble, it cross-sections the press--right, left and center--concentrating
on major and most influential papers. Topics are listed in the order of
the importance given them by editors... and thus are listed in the order
in which they claim the eyes of Egyptian newspaper readers.
Explanation of the poll system appears on reverse of this page.
S_b j ect :
1^ :BIC PRESS
PALESTINE -- Bernadotte's suggestions; Syrian
Premier's declaration on suggestions; British
evacuation; US battleship fires at Arab
village(Assas only)...
BERLIN -- Possible Municipal Council appeal to U.N.-.57
BRITAIN -- "St