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Jordan Crisis
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THE present politicni
crisis in Jordan follow- ing the dismissal of the Prime Minister, Mr .Suliman Nabulsi, and the Army Chief of Staff Al Abu Nuwar, could weil lond to a swing in the balance of power in the Middle East. It may if King Hussein manages to retain control even mark a turn in the tide towards reconciliation with Western Powers.
K King Hussein
the
can
manage to retain the sup-
port of the Army, an army created by Britain and the
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HUSSEIN BANISHES THE MAN WHO HELPED OUST GLUBB PASHA FROM THE ARAB LEGION NOW THE KING IS IN CONTROL
New Government Formed
Complete
BUT DEMONSTRATIONS Recovery
RAGE IN
JORDAN CITIES
London, Apr. 14.
Cairo reports say that King
Hussein of Jordan had dismissed, arrested and then exiled General Aly
only one of consequence Abu Nuwar, the man who is said to among the Arab nations, have engineered the downfall of then he will be able to contain the fervent and Glubb Pasha, head of the Arab over-zealous nationalists Legion.
who appear to be
cap-
This was stated today by the Middle
tivated by President East News Agency, which is Egyptian Nasser of Egypt and Government sponsored and by the United the Communist supported Press correspondent In Beirut, radicals.
The pressure on the young King since he was crown- ed has been tremendous. It was sufficient to dis- mish General Glubb, the British appointed com- Arab the Legion just over year ago. It was the last act in the abortive attempt to get Jordan to join the Bagdad Pact.
mander oI
KING
Hussein's hopea since then have - prob. ably centred on the iden of building up a genuine- ly Independent State That might have been possible K A strong Jordanian nationalism existed as distinct from Arab nationalism, but the country is an artificial one, created by Britain and sustained until re- cently by aid from Bri- tain.
There are two main sources of political power in the country. One is the Army,
A Beirut report said King Hussein was in control in Amman tonight.
huge crowds are reported be do
monsunting in crusalem, Nablus and Ramlah against Hussein,
of the Arab Legion manned tanks and armoured Loyal Bedouins and conservative elements cars to give the King control of the capital, however.
As many as 13 were reported killed in clashes on Saturday night at Zirga Camp, 17 miles north of Amman, between Bedouins of the the third regiment, members of the Moslem Brethren Organisation and contingents of artil- lery supporting General Nuwar
Both Exiled
The Bedouins are reported to have ordered shopa closed and to have shouted slogans call- ing for the dismissal of General Nuwar and acclaiming King Hussein,
The King visited the camp after
ended, the report, added.
the clashes
Both farmer pro-Russian Preinter Suleiman El Nabulsi, who was forced to reign last week, and All Abu Nuwar, were reported on their way to exile in Syria, Nuwar was later reported to have arrived In Damascus,
Hussein arrested Nuwar with army units loyal to the throne and placed Nabulsi under something resembling house arrest in his palace.
Tanka and armoured cars manned by loyal Arab Legion men drew up around the palace and infantrymen stood with bayonets ready.
Other Legionnaires mounted roadblocks on
all roads leading to Amiran.
The King's coup broke the
back of the
Jeftist coalition which had forced a stalemate in Hussein's efforts to form a new Cabinet to re- place the Nabuls government with something more conservative,
'Lid Could Blow Off'
The general populace has yet to learn of until yesterday the King's coup and observers belleved that
who
aismissal of
was the
TO-
led by Ali Abu Nuwar, when they do the lid could blow off at any the Grey Eminence of time.
Only the Army could hope to control Jordan,
demonstrations that could develop into nation- wide violence, major force behind the King Hussein's test of strength within the General | Army itself was by no means over, according Glubb. He saw himself to high Jordanian and diplomatic sources.
Hussein's fight for control of the Army as another Nasser preportedly began last week, when he began pri- paring to stage a military vately sounding out officers on whether they coup against the King. would stick by him.
Nuwar was reported furlous The Cabinet was described when he heard of this and officially as being made up of
Hindependent, personalities”. ordered the Army to "man
position 01
cuvre" into
appalling strength around Amman.
The other force in Jordan is the refugee element living under conditions following their expulsion from Palestino and it is these conditions that have made them ripe for violence.
THE King managed to curry some popularity with this element by bla professed anti-British stand but they!
(Top) Nuwar, the
who sacked by Hussein (centre) and (below) Glubb Praha, now Bir’John Glubb, who was opsted by Husseln and Nawar,
The list of Cabinet members Nabulsi repor.edly averted 24 was submitted tonight to King military crists then and the Hussein, who was in the Basmon guarded by near-escape from open violence Palace strongly Premier. reportedly cooled the Lefilet | troops.
Said El Mutt, an Amman The King demanded and ob- lender of Circassian origin, was tained Nabüisi's resignation last wesit in a disput over Nabulsy's three times Prime Minister and
Leftist views.
at present is the President of the Jordan Senate.
New Candidate
But
counted
до
nor
King
BIG QUAKE
Big Outbreaks
Outbreaks Of Flu
Of Eden And Measles In Colony
Predicted
Boston, Apr. 14. Sir Anthony Eden, rest- ing comfortably after his fourth major operation in four years, today looked forward to a complete re covery from the intestinal trouble which has plagued him since 1953.
Although she, do,lors noted mild degree of fever today, they said It was a normal pos- operative reaction and Bir Anthony's general condition was satisfactory.
After observing yesterday's operation at ho New England Bap.lst Hospital, Sir Anthony's personal physician, Sir Horace Evans, reassured that Sir An hony could look forward to
a complete recovery, flew home
to Britain today after a morn ing consultation with American doctors.
A bulletin issued' today by the Labey Clinic, diagnostic arm of
the Zogodialemide
"RETURNING-
-DOCTORS HAVE A BUSY TIME
Hongkong has had its worst outbreak of measles on record this year-and now thousands-men, women and children. are going down with flu and are giving Colony doctors one of the busiest spells they can remember..
A senior Government health officer said: "We've had more cases than we've ever recorded before." In the first quarter of this year there were four times the number of cases in the first quarter of last year.
The flu outbreak is more difficult to assess. It is not a notifiable disease. But rep is from all over the Colony say hundreds have been stricken,
At Kowloon outpatients clinic one morning last week two doctors worked flat out treating 160 government employees AND HAD TO TURN AWAY 200 MORE because they couldn't cope with the numbers.
Young French
Authoress Badly Hurt In
Car Crash
School classrooms have been shows that this year these wero particularly badly, hit, first with almost three times the number nonsley and now with shu And golded last year-103 against to make matters worse, chicken: 78. At this time of yeary: boy box and German measles are
ever, mecnice nurs are "MMER!- * by higher t portva in large.
then, at most to othe the Head-mes of the your w of: St Paul's College Now the measles outbren
On Saturday, mirtress
Cage Many B. Kote- jaeems to be dying dowli, a
wall
that 49 of her Not All Notified 480 primary school students were
AWAY with
Influenza, ménales or German messlin,
"This is a record parber," abre safi. -
Dying Down
The Sentory Government Health offer Dr AH Coombes told the China-Maul that nouiffed case of metals
pkining" the death rate, De
igen" are,/notified, all "In manỹ"'instances
brought in with
Included in the
amber
nbor! skida turnber of
Parla Apr. 14. Francoise Sagan, "He had a roundnable coming of the best selling fortable night His general condition this morning is satis novel "Bonjour Tristenes," the three months to March 1 schools in the Colony bed ve
*badiy factory. There is a mild degree was critically injured today totalled 643 with 41 deaths. The pored belys
for the whole of last year tofal of fever which is a normal past when her
metisies Aston-Martin
was 709 with 80 deaths. Accord community had also repor operative reaction (at this time sports car swerved at highing to the Government Gazette many cases. Moviles": a ditch and between January and March latet
epidermic, he "Sir Horace Evans is return-speed, leaped ing to London today after visit rolled over several times in year there worn only, 148 cases seemed to occur in save every
notified, ing the hospital this morning
an 'bpen field.
a These figures show, therefore, to or large years. Followin
"bad" year, the incidencal was for consultation with Dr Richard
Hér threo
that in three months Hongkong generally lowers MT dhon ka kaks. passengers Cattell and Dr John Wi Nor- Veronique Camplon, Bernard has had only 68 less than for it there is any parlouderson cross, of the Lahey Clinic."
Frank and Philippe Ctein (all the whole of last year, and more for that-ft la just the way of
Lour
times as many in the the thing," he added.
After yesterday's 76-minute | Alm and literary figures)--were than arter this year as in the
operation to relieve a bile duct obstruction, doctors announced: "There was no inflammation and no malignancy."
Dr Cattell, who performed the Speration, said Sir Anthony had withstood it very well, i
Dr Cattell sald there were "reasonable prospects" of "com plate recovery-United Press,
Aga Khan Better
Cannes, Apr. 14.
Aret
Miss D. 1. Ogio, Headmistress also hurt but not seriously.
of the Peak Sobool Bewald: Miss Sagen, 21, remarked a first quarter last year, year ago "I love to drive 200
Dr Coombes said the actual "Measles has been right through
cases kilomeres (125 miles) an hour number of
was always the school. It started with the barefoot," and was publicly much higher then the number five-year-olds and want right up warned by Paris Police officials of notified cases because many to the 12-year-olds, or ge
"A tremendous number have get to drive carefully or have her Chinese people did not license laken away.
Wasbarn medical practitioners boon down with it. It is dying outmand now the children äre Tonight she was in a coma to treat them.
But the A comparison of figures for getting chicken pox. in the oxygen tent of a Paris
with March, 1956 March, 1957
(Comid, on bacă page, Col. 6) hospital.
Severe Concussion
The young writer, who was suffering from severe,
and cussion internal injuries The health of 86-year-old Aga | shocic, was in a serious condl- Khan, who was lately reported tou. ill, hás much improved, his She was taken to the Maillot wife, the Begum, sald today. She clinic in Paris after receiving said he was much thinner. first aid at the Corbell hospital.
RECORDED Today, the Aga Khan took a near the scene of the addent.
son,
drive in brilliant sunshine In Berkeley, Apr. 15. the new Mercedes recently given A major earthquake centred to him by his second in the south-west Pacific Ocean, | Saddrudin:—France-Presse
the Fiji Islands, possibly near was recorded today on the Uni versity of California selame-
raphs,
Sell Your Jewels'
Dr Don Tocher said the quako had an intensity of about 75 He was considered in politicalan the Richter scale of 10. At
· New Delhi, Apr. 14.- circles A being a moderate | ***
The Indian Premier Jawaharlal he California Institute of Nehru appealed to the Indian "with sound views, and with Technology in Pasadena, Dr women today to sell part of experience in government."
Charles F. Tichier gave it their gold and Jewellery to the reading of 7.8.
relieve Government to "belp Both scientists agreed the India's difficult foreign exchangi quake was of "major propor- | position.--United Press, dong" which could use con siderable damage in a populated
still remain the unpredict Nuwar and his officers went able factor in the balance of along with the politicni develop power in the country.
| men:3, confident that Nabuls!
would win
Amman Radio has stopped broadcasting-All agencies. neither Nabulal It now appears that the Prime Nuwar
Minister and the Chief of Hussein's coup today which un- Staff were undermining the north barone, a Bomb Dumps Found area, King's position and pre-cast for the time being.
I said the King had appointed paring to
over the General All El Hiyari to fuccc0 1 country with the assistance Nuwer, but Reuter said "ttione of the Communist-inspired was some confusion about such refugees.
Tho
take
a change".
Elyari is reported to favour the Bagdad Pact, King's sudden and
The Middle East News Agency
• unilateral action in
dis said the situation, following the missing the Prime Minister Royal Palaco STILASTOCITIEnu and the Army chief seems yesterday that "Irresponsible to point towards a realign elements" had tried to stir up raint with the West and trouble · in the Jordom Arpy, against Nasser and tho was "periour" and mati in a die Syrians in favour of the
patch from Amenon that a Elsonhower doctrine.
ramber of Jordanian political lenders had boot arearfod,,
If this is the case then tho New Cabinet
contre pin of Soviet-
Meanwhile a Bagdad report Egyptian plotting le knock- ed out of place and there is quoting Jorden diplomatic, "source" who" haf jual spöken : to overy likelihood that in the Royal Palace in Amena" creased pressure will be put said that Sald El Mufu, hec on Jordan in the near succeeded", forming a n204:
future
Cabinet In Jordan,
The earthquake,
recorded was In two waves.
Dr Tocher said he determined
Penang, Apr. 15. -Three big dumps of Japanese bombe, relies of World War II the centre of the quake to be found in the south-west Pacific, but bcoupotion, have been
bored in hillido tunnels on Dr. Tichter said he was unable Penang Island, North Malays, it to locate the direction of the was reported today. Bomb dis shock. Both agreed it was ap
sal squads are investigating proximately 5,000 miles off the Use armediniz.—Reuter, --
California coast-United Prem
A
..
Big Robbery
Casablanca, Apr: 14. The American Express Com- the U.B. air pany branch of base at Novatour was robbed of 32,000,000 francs (US$89,600) last Thursday night, police re-
vealed today-United Pres
SOVIET DESTROYERS HEAD FOR
Copenhagen, Apr. 14,
Bovick destroyer fella headed for the open its today after 20 hours of mysterious | MANOJUVIĆu, near the narrow entrance to the Kattegat: than
· strifeglo
beta under
OPEN SEA
out? the? Beviot ätalreysts, diplomatic fire from beow believed to be of the :1,900' for welk
Skory 'clam, and turned the
over to Norwegi Dayal patrožu,.
Haviet
Francoise Sagan's first novel, "Bonjour Tristesse", published when she was 10, was seclaimed- by critics as a masterpiece. Her second
Dovel, "Un Certain Sourire" (A. Certain Smile) was equally popular.-Yranco-Pece,
So Sunday
School In A Pub
Whitley Bay, Apr. 14. Fifty children went to Sunday School in a pub today.
After he had shouted "time" please" the || #gnal for lest drinks the tavern: owner
Robert Jacksom, deared away the pidas and laid out prayer books," The Legiona were held at the pub after the Vicar of the local, church, sald It would be easier to accommodate, some young- sters there, as they lived too far from the Church. C" Ching Mall Special,v: «
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