EGYPTIANS, AFGHANS OPPOSE U.S. POLICIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-00915R000700140004-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 19, 1997
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 19, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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EGYPTIANS, AFGHANS OPPOSE U. S. POLICIES
(Ca!ro., In Arabic to the Sudan, May 19 1957)
(Cor .entary by Kh 11d MML khi al-I3th ?The Jo*, Afghan. Communique -
(Excerpts)
Yesterday an Egyptian-Aighanl caxnmwnique was issued concern-
the t le Outcome of the talky between the great guest of Egypt, the
At b i Premier, ar4 President Nar. The most important point of
the co rii unique was the affirmation of the Bandung resolutions and
adherence to the pr ngiples of poatt ve neutrality and opposition to
grt upi ngs. The communique has th r, ee points of stgn? tcance: 1o the
time of its issue; 2. its constents; and 3. the position of the two sig-
natory states,,
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leadership of America,, was directing its attack against the independ-
ence and freedom of the Arab and Aaetan peoples. Following the
failure of the triple aggression against Egypto America started to
direct her attack under the name of the Etsenhowez Plan against the
Ara: sues with the object of underw4n1ng their unity and then
dohnudng them one after another. Perhaps the Jordantan`events `.'
are the beat witness to this. The onmrnu :iique was issued at a time
wher inpper?,alfam was t tenatfying Its attack on the Arab countries
and at a tiu a when sorne politic au chose to forget the Bandung
..prtnncfples and positive ueutrality. Therefore,, the communique was
issued as a canfirrxc.flor. W, the ,BanJ ng princtples and for positive
neutrality acrd as an appeal to restore cohestou awl itaks to what they
were t efore a
Acs for t:he second poLut of the conamuntqueo it came as a slap to ;
those; 1yi.ug to waitwho cold not itragine.that there are shall states
capable of preserving their. Independence and of adhering to positive
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neutrality and helping in the consolidation of world peace. It also
came as a directive to those who say that we must neither be with
the East or with the West-and in this they. of course. mean the
West, The communique showed that joint security (passage
indistinct) is the only way of limiting the domination of one state over
another, It is a way of preventing (bloc?) and groupings,, and it is a
way of preventing the settlement of disputes by force. It also con-
solidates the independence of the smaller states, The communique
also stresses the need for us? we the independent smaller states to
adhere to these principles. since in them is to be found our existence
and security.
As for the the rd. point of significance in the communique. it is
that it was issued by Egypt and Afghanistan Egypt is the liberation
force in the Arab East, and it is a country against which this force s
of imperialism have concentrated in an attempt to isolate it from the
Arab ranks against which out of all the countries of the Arab East,,
propaganda has been intensified in an attempt to revive the old
propaganda concerning direct and indirect Soviet aggression And
now the phrase "positive neutrality" has come to mean Communism
in the view of the Americans,, Afghanistan is a state whose border's
are adjacent to the borders of the Soviet Union and it is a state
(word indistinct) and in spite of this, its policy has been one of
independence and peace. Afgghanf.stan's first thought of how to live in
peace with the Soviet Union and did not think of how to defend itself
against the Soviet Union, Afghanistan had faith in her independence..
and positive neutrality, . The years have passed and the Soviet Union
has reapecteed the independence of Afghanistan and has gtvan her aid
without couditicne and without interfering in her domestic affairs.
The Soviet Union is preserving the independence of Afghanistan.
Thus monarchist Afghanistan is not afraid for her poltttcal regime
and does not fear the Soviet Union and has faith in her positive
neutrality.
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Mow we would lik.r to ask the impertalst pre#z, to sgb*aiiota4'
a zx-Ochisst had Islamic "Mate. which believes. In poe tine zeutr ter
is i ie also -:vtcltfm of Imternsticart Castzirnaniarn Sia+~ere: 'gret~.{
tags to the AfghaM premier and the great Afghan,'. people of,,gIoric
tradi;torn, *ho believe in their freedom, tnciepehde.ree,A`anct pos`ftivv
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