No confirmation could be obtained here of reports that Egyptian forces are marching on Palestine’s borders, and qualified observers interpreted the rumors as an attempt to frighten the United Nations into adopting a decision favorable to the Arabs.
The Ministry of National Defense refused to confirm the reports of troops ##ments and a spokesman said he knew of no such orders to the army. It was point## out that the chief of the Egyptian General Staff went to Alexandria today to inspect troop units, which he would be unlikely to do if military movements were in congress. There were also no indications here that the paramilitary formations of ## Moslem Brotherhood were moving towards Palestine.
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