Sen. Alexander Wiley, ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned on the Senate floor today that “we must keep our powder dry when dealing with Nasser.”
The Wisconsin Senator charged that “Nasser has been trying to play both ends against the middle.” He said the American position toward Nasser’s United Arab Republic “should be one of friendship but caution. We must be alert.”
Sen. Wiley took note of Nasser’s forthcoming visit to Moscow. He told the Senate that the Egyptian official radio had broadcast “inflammatory propaganda” against not only England and France but also the United States.
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