Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-03-03 | Page 2 | New Leader Calls Suspension of Egypt Parliament

I Leader Calls Suspension of I Egypt Parliament CAIRO Egypt March 1 3 wv- wv Egypt's new Prime l 1 Minister nister I Ahmed Naguib Pasha announced announced an an- ani i suspension of oC Parliament Parliament Parlia Parlin- ment for 30 days and md Monday headed into a reform regime dedicated to purging corruption from the government lIe He also began preparing for new talks with Britain on control control control con con- of the Suez Canal Zone and the Sudan Announcement of the Parliament Parliament Parliament Parlia Parlia- ment suspension which his hig predecessor predecessor pred pred- i Aly Maher 1 Pasha had refused to approve was a first firstI I major action of or the 60 year old jurist and Independent Sund Sunday night following swearing in of oC his cabinet I Close Fund Fuad University The new government also suspended suspended suspended sus sus- indefinitely operation of Egypt's biggest school Fuad University University University Uni Uni- in m Cairo after students began a strike protesting protesting protesting protest protest- ing continued martial law and any agreements with the West Nest Late Sunday afternoon police cleared out the students and and closed the university grounds Maher Pasha resigned unexpectedly unexpectedly Saturday Some political political cal leaders had wanted him to dissolve Parliament and call new elections This was sought as a move against the strongly N Nationalist Nationalist Na Na- 1 Party which now dominates the legislative group Hurried Cabinet Met Meet Suspension of Parliament was first announced Saturday morning morning morning morn morn- ing but Maher Pasha after a hurried cabinet meeting announced an m- pounced his government did lid not approve the action Shortly after he resigned The Cairo dispatches which are strictly censored did not say who issued the first suspension decree but presumably it came from King Farouk's palace