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Show 4A The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, Xo ember 2, 1X3 revolutionary comcan expect to remain firmly in th saddle as lorg as its leaders avoid quarrels. armys mand council Bans Foreign Languages will be The only problem Libyas New Army Junta Bogs Down in Official Decrees, Unemployment ak By Michael Goldsmith Associated Press Writer - The TRIPOLI, LIBYA young military officers who overthrew King Idris two months ago are finding out that its harder to run this desert land than it was to take It over. Many among the urban masses, particularly the young, still are bursting with enthusiasm for the new regime which won quick popu- larity by: Banning alcohol and padlocking night clubs where Arab and European girls entertained foreign oil workgo-g- o ers; Outlawing signs not written in Arabic and the teaching of English or any ether foreign language in the schools; Making the "liberation of Palestine" a national objec- tive; Telling the Americans ar.d the British they will have to lea'.e their military bases when current leases expire. Concrete Action But beyond these gestures, carried out to reverse the of Libya under the monarchy, the new regime has taken little concrete action in its first weeks in power. Much government activity is bogged down because hundreds of ministers, officials and businessmen with administrative skills are in jail, charged with corruption, and others are in exile. The army junta has named a largely civilian government but the junta makes all the Their important decisions. decrees making Arabic the only official language and banning alcohol may backfire economically. brewTripolis German-ru- n ery is closed. Its Libyan workers gather glumly around the empty trucks In the yard. More than 330 men lost their jobs there and unemployment elsewhere is rising. Man Wells Foreign technicians, many of them Americans, man the oil wells that provided King Idris with billions, to build roads, schools and hospitals and raise per capita income from $10 a year to $1,200 within a decade. Many are unhappy with the alcohol ban and have threatened to quit. Oil workers also say removing safety signs in English could result in a disaster that w'ould limit the flow of oiL Banks and business firms, with key employes who do not speak or understand Arabic, say it is impossible to keep books in the language or follow the Islamic calendar as the junta has ordered. Street signs in English have been removed, painted out or smashed. Foreigners have to directions at every turn. traditionally are Libyans suspicious the regime to protect of foreigners, but is exerting efforts foreign residents and their property. See Revolution Many diplomats said it was easy to see the revolution coming and are not surprised at the first actions of the Moslem puritans who took over. The elite around the regime of King Idris made the most of its slice of the oil cake. Graft and corruption were common. Some 35,000 Italians left over from Italys colonial rule had a virtual monopoly on Libyas commerce. They lived in sleek that buildings apartment sprang up among the crumbling Arab dwellings of Tripoli. They shopped in the ele- -' gant stores along Istiglal (Freedom) Avenue that sold foreign goods the average Libyan could not afford. from Despite complaints Arab revolutionary neighbors Algeria and Egypt, King Idris a staunchly pursued policy and allowed the British to set up a base and he Americans to operate Wheelus Air Force Base, one of their biggest outside the United States. Protestants. An army spokesman said it was not clear what drew the two hostile crowds to the center of the city. The troops are one step ahead of the situation, he Said. Soldiers moved Protestants east of the city tenter and rushed Catholics back to the Bogside area. Violent riots between Catholics and Prntestnnts broke out in Londonderry last August. disin Bogside Catholics that mantled barricades sealed off their area of the city only a few weeks ago. In Belfast the top policeman person killed was a Libyan air force pilot who apparently miscalculated his altitude after making a pas over Tripoli and crashed his $2 million into the F5 fighter-bombMediterranean. Lampoon Idris Now Arabic banners everywhere proclaim support for the Libyan Arab Republic. There are no personal attacks on the former king. The government - controlled press, radio and television er denounce the corruption of people who were around Idris. On a few occasions Idris has been lampooned in television programs, but with a gentle and humorous touch rather than in the harsh manner used for his entourage. When you see or hear the propaganda nowadays, one Western diplomat said, you get the impression they have a guilty conscience about breaking their oath to Idris A Libyan official put it differently: You must never forget that Idris brought us our independence and was regarded as the father of his country. There may be a third reason for the regimes velvet-glove- d treatment of the king Bedouin tribesmen his reign, who, throughout were regarded as his fanatical followers. After taking over Libya's main cities, the regimes first concern was to secure the desert tracks leading to tribal areas in eastern Libya where the kings support was strongest. Now all reports from the interior indicate the regime has the mmmmm the situation in controL Oil workers who operate near the Bedouin areas say they have heard of no trouble or unrest since the coup. But security forces are spread thin at best in this huge desert nation, the size of the continental United States but with only two million inhabitants. The diplomats generally discount the possibility of a countercoup from any direction in the near future. 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The police force, whose officers were recruited from Libyas small middle class, backed up the kings crackdown on the army, its upstart rivaL The police force was three times the size of the 7,500-maarmy. Plot Revenge From that moment on, army officers began secretly plotting their revenge. They waited for the king to leave the country and then within 90 minutes on Sept 1 they took control of all key installations. Tripoli and Benghazi radio broadcast orders that were obeyed without question. Two -- Salt Lake City Commissioner Modern Army At the same time he built up a modern army, navy and air force with American and British help. Officers were recruited among the underprivileged masses because the sons of the rich were too busy making money to put on a uniform. The young officers, their rat- Arab-Israe- These people in the y ' have been face to face d;. tlie ostentatious wealth el i r U. wealthy Libyan and elite for too long. 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The only satisfying the expectations of the urban pmletariaL Thousands of peasants and nomads abandoned Libya's farms and olive groves w hen the oil boom started and came to the city. Libya exported grain, fruit and olive oil in the days of the Roman Empire. food.' imp arts most cl cg:e:i f.rovo and. - ' |