The Archive · 1928

Sensational Press Disclosures

Cairo, June 24, A meeting of the Wafd parliamentary group adopted a resolution to-day expressing confidence in the Prime Minister and expelling from the party Khashaba Pasha, who resigned from his post as Minister lof Justice yesterday.

Torahim Fahmi Bey, the Minister of Public Works, has also resigned.

No further resignations are pected, but the position of the (Cabinet is still regarded as critical.

London, June 25.

In connection with the polit crisis in Egypt mentioned earlier, telegrams from Cairo state that the opposition newspapers publish documents alleged to be signed by Nahas Pasha, the Premier, Wissa Wassef, the Presidemt of the Chamber, and Gafar Fakhry, a leading Deputy belonging to the Wafd Party. These three were the law. yers engaged early last year by t mother of the mad Prince, Ahmi Self-ed-Din, who escaped from an asylum in England, to obtain removal of the restraint under which the Court had placed the Prince. the case. He explained that Nakag Pasha, since he became Premier, had, with the consent of the clients, not' proceeded with. the affair.

Wissa Bey hho had also" dropped the case. 7 Gaafar Fakry alleges the dotux ment, purporting to be the contract falsified, and a translation from the: 'Turkish' is now being made half of the Wafd, is Tearned that this document was stolen. from the house of Fakry' Bey three months ago. i The three accused Iawyers are bri ug an action for criminal de tarnation of character,

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