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Eladhal's telegram to Eltaher |
Rumours had preceded the telegram that France was about to move Abdelkrim from his exile in La Réunion to a new prison in France. Eltaher and members of the Arab Maghreb Bureau in Cairo during the 1940s45 were aware of these rumours, but did not know how and when the transfer of Abdelkrim to France would take place.
The moment he received the telegram, Eltaher consulted with them about the matter and they all agreed on a plan to rescue Abdelkrim from French custody when the ship arrived in Egypt.
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At the Arab Maghreb Bureau offices in Cairo in 1945.
From right to left: Habib Thameur; Allal El-Fassi,
founder and leader of the Moroccan Istiqlal Party;
Haj Amin Al-Husseini, Mufti of Palestine;
Tunisian leader Habib Bourguiba, and Mohamed Ali Eltaher |
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