King Idris was a relatively tolerant monarch .
King Idris generally treated the Italian population well : in 1964 Libya there still were 27000 Italians , of which 24000 living in the metropolitan area of Tripoli .
King Idris was a relatively tolerant monarch , and generally treated the Italian population well : in 1964 Libya there still were 27000 Italians , of which 24000 living in the metropolitan area of Tripoli .