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CAIRO TO DAMASCUS
"If the reactionary system refuses all reforms, the only way
to change it is by violence. When I speak of armed struggle
against the English, it means I am thinking of guerrilla training against a government we will have to fight eventually."
"How long will it be before violence begins in Egypt?"
"It depends on the world situation;" Ramli answered. "If
economic conditions continue to grow worse, it will be sooner
than if conditions were better. In Egypt the revolution will
come about 1955. Egyptian feudalism is the best ally for
Egyptian Communism."
"What about the Green Shirts and the Ikhwan? What
role do they play?"
Ramli shook his head contemptuou