Prince Omar Toussoun, may God have mercy on his soul, welcomed my visit to Egypt. He received us with great hospitality and honor. King Farouk, who had been crowned a few months prior, also received me. I found him to be an intelligent young man, adept at conversation. He mentioned that his complexion was fair and that he had strived to darken it by exposing himself to the sun. He also said that he had asked a man from his retinue to emulate him in changing their skin color from white to brown.

I congratulated His Majesty on his coronation. He then said to me, pointing to the "makauba" he was wearing, "Your Excellency is also a 'mutawwah'." I replied, "Turbans are the crowns of the Arabs."

At the head of the palace was a man who believed in a policy of understanding with Sudan, Mr. Ali Maher. However, I did not engage in discussions with him until about thirteen years after this date, when we met in Switzerland in 1950. Ali Maher was not in power at the time, but he told me that he would soon assume power, which indeed happened. In that meeting, we discussed the political issues concerning Sudan and Egypt. My position was clear: to insist on Sudan's full independence and complete sovereignty, while maintaining friendly relations and good neighborliness with Egypt, and looking after the true interests of both countries. Mr. Ali Maher spoke about the political struggle in Sudan and wished that the Sudanese would unite their voices so that they could confront the British united. He then presented his views on the solutions he saw for the Sudanese issue. The days proved the foresight of that wise statesman, as the Sudanese, as soon as they united their voices with independence and confronted the British united, achieved independence.