Cairo, Nov. 1.
Following its decision to form a modern army of 100,000 men, with 1,000 modern aeroplanes, the Egyptian Government has announced a scheme io form the nucleus of an Egyptian feet together with plans for the creation of a naval academy at Alexandria and auxiliary depart-, ments, such as arsenals, naval' stores and repair workshops.
Abdel Wahab Bey, Director of the General Coast Guards Administration, said today -that it might be necessary to send naval officers to England for training.
"The new similar British institutions, where a number of Egyptian naval officers have already been trained and are X! ready to become instructors in the new academy."—Reuter.
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