The Evening Sun · 11 March 1958
CP-1958-002
Palestinians Due More Voice In Gaza Rule
The Associated Press, Cairo, March 11
Transcribed from the clipping
“Cairo, March 11 (AP)—Egyptian authorities are to announce Saturday a new organic law for the Gaza Strip giving Palestinians greater participation in the government. But the Egyptian military government will retain supreme powers.
As published in the Gaza Official Gazette, the law gives Palestinians a big majority over Egyptians in the 30-man Legislative Council… This will be the first time Gaza Palestinians have had a hand in governing the strip as a whole…
Nasser Motives Eyed. Palestinians living in the area have elected their own municipal councils but had no participation in the over-all government… An all-Palestine government was formed in 1948 with its capital in Gaza and still exists in theory.
This government never took over administrative functions in Gaza, however, and its ministers spent most of their time in Cairo. The new Legislative Council will include 23 Palestinians and 7 Egyptians.”
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"Palestinians Due More Voice In Gaza Rule," The Evening Sun, 11 March 1958, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1958-002. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1958-002
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