Neguib pushes on with Egypt purge. Lietuenant-General Neguib Mohammed, newly-appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army, pictred at his desk as he conferred on latest developments of his 'purge' of Palace and public figures in Egypt. general Neguib, in a broadcast, assured the nation his coup d'etat was undertaken to carry through reforms, conduct a purge in the Army, clean up the public services and raise again the standard of the constitution. 26th July 1952