The United States' Role in the Early Days of the Egyptian Revolution 1952

In the decade following World War II, the United States sought to establish stability in Egypt in order to achieve its objective of drawing the Middle East into Western defense system. This matter brought a new degree of US involvement in the Egyptian internal affairs. Hoping that King Farouk could bring Egypt into the Western fold and could stabilize the country, the State Department showed its desire to back his regime. Later, when this proved futile, it discarded the monarchy in favor of the Free Officers' movement, which represented itself as the most influential faction that could play a leading role in the Egyptian political scene. Lacking experience and organization, the Free Officers, by their turn, looked for the United States to back their coup. These mutual interests have led to speculation that there were previous contacts between the Free Officers and the Americans prior to July coup of 1952. This early relation is a point of heated debate between scholars and writers. Thus, it is worth pausing to evaluate this debate and the nature of the evidence, as it has some bearing on the Egyptian revolution in respect of Nasserism and its origin