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The great imperial Zanuck was not amused at Boyo Burton’s refusal and tried to force his hand. On occasions like these, friends of Burton reported, he would counter-attack by releasing his temper, tearing up the room.
His alternative is to call in the army, as he did in 1986 when low-paid police rioted in Cairo. The Islamic militants, by hitting Egypt ’s tourist revenues, would dearly love to force his hand. Military intervention would raise serious questions about the stability of the regime.
The reason for approaching the Archbishop in such a manner was essentially to force his hand as, according to Mrs Whitehouse, he had frequently seemed unwilling to become involved in public debates on questions of morals.