Young King Farouk of Egypt was today acclaimed as Caliph of Islam during a ceremony attended by some of the highest dignitaries of the Moslem world. Attending the ceremony at which Farouk was thus hailed were Emir Seif Islam Hussein of Yemen, Emir Feisal of Saudi Arabia, his brother, Emir Khaled, and 500 Egyptian officers. A movement to restore the caliphate with Farouk at its head has been in progress since early last year. The plan has been brought forward at various times as one means of restoring the unity of the Arab world, and particularly of setting the strife in Palestine.
Meanwhile, delegates to the Arab conference here today discussed a proposal to send Ragheb bey Nashashibi, leader of the Arab moderates, to the London negotiations in a consultative capacity rather than as a member of the delegation. The proposal is understood to have been put to Nashashibi, but no reply has yet been received.
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