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Secrets of Egypt: Sadat facing rebellion in 1976
An American intelligence document revealed that the late President Anwar Sadat succeeded in eliminating attempts at rebellion by military officers in 1976
The document, declassified on Wednesday, said the US intelligence service had received information on March 30 about a two-week rebellion in some ground and air bases
The document attributed the anger of the military to their opposition to Sadat's policies and "selling it to the Arab cause." To contain the insurgency, troops of the Second and Third Army were withdrawn from the disrupted Canal area in an effort to curb the spread of anti-regime sentiment
On April 1, 50 air and ground forces officers were arrested in two separate incidents following new rebellion attempts.
The document said that the reasons for the rebellion in the two cases were one, the "low morale" of the officers because of the policy of "no peace, no peace," and the deterioration of the military capabilities of the Egyptian army after Sadat cut ties with Moscow and the process of replacing officers with civilians in government positions. The army is in the last place instead of the first, in addition to the failure of the salaries of officers in the face of high prices
The document, prepared in June 1976, states that after Sadat's control of the rebellion, Sadat went to the Suez Canal and met the army troops there. He gave them an enthusiastic speech about the Egyptian soldiers' championship during the 1973 war and promised to do everything possible to replace their Soviet weapons.
The document concluded the section on the internal situation of the Egyptian army, stressing that the armed forces are the absolute guardian of the regime, and that the position of many other elements of Egyptian society will be affected by its position on Sadat's support in accordance with its relationship with the army and its officers.
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