He said that if supplies were not given, he would have to return to Egypt and tell the Egyptian people Moscow had abandoned them, and then relinquish power to one of his peers who would be able to deal with the Americans.
Han hævdede, at hvis forsyningerne ikke blive givet, måtte han vende tilbage til Egypten og fortælle det egyptiske folk, at Sovjetunionen havde opgivet dem, og derpå overdrage magten til en af sine ligemænd, som kunne forhandle med amerikanerne.