GENEVA: Egypt today [Oct 12] accused Britain of trying to take over Libya financially and politically. The Egyptian delegate told the United Nations Libyan Council here ... that Britain`s offer to meet Libyan deficits was dangerous to Libyan independence and ... showed Britain`s desire to take over responsibility for Libyan financial future. The Egyptian delegate criticised ... the [UN] Libyan Commissioner for `having made the British offer possible` and the [US], French and Italian delegations for accepting it. `No one can deny that the United Kingdom has replaced the [UN] as the chief moulder of Libyan`s future, that is, if the [UN] General Assembly accepts what looks now like a political and financial fait accompli,` he said.

[Meanwhile, according to news agencies in L ondon,] It is learned the USA has advised Britain to swallow [its] pride and to seek negotiations again with Premier Mohammad Mossadeq for settlement of the Iranian oil dispute `at the earliest possible date`. The USA is said to be increasingly convinced that Mossadeq was ... possibly the only safeguard against extremism in Iran.