The Herald Press · 12 March 1958
CP-1958-003
Gaza Palestinians Get Voice In Gov’t.
The Associated Press, Cairo, March 12
Transcribed from the clipping
“CAIRO, March 12 (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.
But the Egyptian governor general will have veto power over all legislation and Egyptians will dominate the nine-man executive council. This will be the first time Gaza Palestinians have had a hand in governing the strip as a whole. The strip has been governed by Egyptian military authorities since the 1948 Palestine war.”
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The same Associated Press copy as the Evening Sun the day before, trimmed and re-headlined.
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"Gaza Palestinians Get Voice In Gov’t.," The Herald Press, 12 March 1958, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1958-003. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1958-003
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