The Archive · 1934

EGYPT'S NEW PREMIER

Cairo, Nov. 7.

A successor has been found to Yehia Pasha, who resigned as Premier yes-jay on account of the alleged interference of the British Residency 1 Eypt's home polities.

Messim Pasha, who was Premier in 1920-21. when he showed but litle disposition to ce-operate with the British Authorities, to-day accepted the invitation of King Fuad to be the new head of the government.

The offer "of the premiership. to Messim Pasha was conditional on his maintaining the present regime.

The new Premier is unlikely to call a General Election before 1936 when the present parliamentary term end "The policy of Messim Pasha in 192 aroused considerable opposition ana. hho hada close escape from death. when political extremists tried to assassinate him while he was out

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