ABSTRACT
President Gamal Abdel-Nasser’s tactical skill in diplomatic bargaining, which led to the Anglo-Egyptian agreement of 1954, was a turning point in Egyptian foreign policy. He began to support first the Algerian Liberation Movement which turned to open rebellion in November 1954, one month after the signing of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty. The Arab masses and leaders admired Nasser for his open opposition to the British and French and for his support for Arab liberation movements. Egypt’s support for liberation movements was repeatedly pronounced with pride throughout its participation in the non-alignment conferences of which Egypt was one of the most active members. After Egypt concluded the Anglo-Egyptian agreement of 1954, Nasser, henceforth, pursued a vigorous pan-Arab policy. Pan-Arabism under the leadership of Nasser was enthusiastically revived after the new pro-Cairo Ba’athist leaderships in Damascus and Baghdad came to power in 1963.
