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RIVAL RADIOS FILL AIR WITH CONTRADICTORY REPORTS 31 Dead Of The IRAQI REVOLT PUZZLE From
Day
BACKGROUND
TO IRAQ
HE unrent that has now
Tengulfed northern Iraq
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no surprise. It
Is the result of R bitter
Government Claims Shawaf Captured
Rebels Place £10,000 On Kassem's Head
faction fight between the The Government-controlled Bagdad
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Communists and the pro. Nasser group which been in progress ever since the murder of King Faisal and Nuri Sald in July fant year. The latest news la confusing but the dangers cannot be ignored. The Communists are the only ones likely to gain from the revolt and neither the Nasser Kroup nor the Каваст Government arc popular or strong enough to command the country's entire allegiance,
The state of the revolt today
Anybody's is
KUCHE.
Kassem's henchmen claim to have liqukinted Colonel Shawat by bombing, counter
coup and arrest.
Shawaf,
or a velce purporting to be
his, claims to be still very
much alive in the rebel-held
that Colonel Abdul Wahab Shawaf, revolt, had been captured.
ELIZA
SYRIA
IRAQ
ARABIA
London, Mar. 9. . Radio claimed tonight leader of the Iraqi
"Another report from Bagdad sald, the Colonel had been "dragged from the streets" of the all town of Mosul and "torn to pieces by the army and people."
Conflicting
after a
These reports came day of conflicting accoubles of the revolt, which Bared up yesterday in the northern part of the country, and of the tale of Colonel Shawof.
A Reuter cable direct from Bagðað raid the general in pression: thern `was that the hind .bean Fished. revolt
But the rebels claimed' in broadcasts from Mosul to be still fighting and mid they had wiped out a government force sent 'against them. The rebel radio also denied carlier Bagdad reports that
city of Mosul. Bagdad's MACMILLAN ASSURES FRANCE: Colonel Shawat had been
clims to have crushed the Insurrection may thus be a dosperate bid to hold the
affections of the people of southern Iraq in the face of, the growing success of the rovolt.
TE area in which the
THE
rebels are now said to be concentrated is alightly to the north of Iran's ofl fields at Kirkuk, Assuming
Colonel Shawaf still holds Mosul, the reason for Kassem's anxiety becomes clear. For not only doen the rebel leader hold the) key to Iraq's
No Allied Pullback In Europe
Paris, March 9.
economic British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, assured
prosperity by dominating the one city from which all the major pipelines run
west to the Mediterranean,
but he controls the railway Hne to Turkey and Syria.
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would
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anxious French leaders today that Britain is
as much opposed as any of its Allies to an Allied pullback in Europe.
Macallan gave the assurante |
to French Premier, Micael
prolonged campaign Debre, at the outset of two-day Wallace Claim
Krissom.
be ruinous to Anglo-French talks on ways and means of negotiating with the Russians
Germany.
over
Berlin and
Russia's interest in the affair is of course intense. It is near enough to northern Imq to intervene if Kassem asked-and Kassem and the Communists are very close allics, But the crossing of Turkish or Persian air spaco In such a defiant manner, so soon after the signing of last week's bilateral defence greenient between these countries and the United States, would
After the first round of taika Rusein may
grenter between the two Premiers, a advantages in bidding her British spokesman told repor time and exploiting unrestlers: in Iraq with her strong Communist party.
be risky.
.sec
agreement with Nikita Khrush- chev to “study" the possibility at disengagement in Europe,
DISENGAGEMENT
NCTAGENT
Settled.
Settlement of a claim against John Wallace, of 32 New Kimberly Street, third · floor, for $1,433- money borrowed last year ***was announced in
this morning.
the
killed by his own troops.
But tonight listening stations in the Middle East reported they had picked up no.rebel broad- casts for several hours.
In Control
The Intest broadcast droi Bagdad said the "masses névolt- | img againat: Chg: traitors? were, in control of Mosul, the rebel head- quarters.
business Cinemaa houses closed in Bardad. But curfew. imposed all oper Bagdad since the July Re- volution last year, was lift cd,
Kervices and train Mosul were reported resum ing tonight,
10
Brandt Spurns Khrushchev Complaint
MAYOR WILLY BRANDT *Noted with interest'
Wife Had Perfumed Revolver
Definite Nein'
To Soviet Invite
Over
Cyprus Fracas
Nicola, March 9. About 31 citizens of Fama- gusta, Greeks and Turks, complained to police today about "British troops Berlin, March 9. who attacked our pro Herr Willy Brandt, perty and cars last night.” governing Mayor of were damaged in an "attack."
They said their car windows West Berlin, has re- A Greck Cypriot driver re- fused an invitation ported to rolico in Famagusta that his bus was aloned by four from Mr Khrushchev, sealers near Caraolos camp, glasi the Soviet Premier, to near the town, and the discuss Berlin, the West German News Agency DPA reported tonight.
DPA Baid it had learned. unofficially that Herr Brandt felt that an acceptance of the invitation would have changed the legal status of Berlin.
He would be available, how ever, for a four-power cun- ference at any time.
Readiness
Herr Brandt later tend to reporters the text of the answer sent to the Soviel Embassy,
It said, "The readinoes of the Soviet Prime Minister for talks with the governing Mayor has been noted with interest by the city government,
"It is said "wishes had been expressed for a. meeting be- tween the Soviet Prime Minis ter and Herr Brandt.
"It must be stated that such wishes did not originate from the city government."
smashed..
said" four
Minor Injuries Hospital sources Turks were receiving treatment for minor injuries during last night's incidents,
The Mayor of Famagusta, Mr Andreas Pouyouros, accused Bri tsh troops of attacking Cypriot houses, cinemas, verctors and other people in a letter of com plaint to the government.
This has created, an uaccept- danger of an open clash," he able situation fought with the
wrote.
The Mayor saited for an ́im- mediate inquiry into the alleged events of hɛt -night, and the punishment of those responsible.
Reuter.
Dulles Progress
Washington, Mar 9. Unifed Blates "Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was continuing to make satisfactory progress and his morale ́re- enained good, the State Depart- mient
declared spokesman today-France-Press.
added: American
The communique "such a wish could not have been expressed because - talks with that power which wADIA to change the slates of. Berlin unilaterally cannot be an affair of the Mayor."
Meanwhile the rival radio stations, Olled the air with a
London, March 9. i confusion of contrary assertions.
housewife The rebels tonight threatened A 17-year-old that their "free" Iraq troops
left a perfumed .32 re- volver on a bench after would march to Bagdad General Kasses stayed in power,
being arrested for insult 'Mad Traitor'
ing behaviour by 'accost Their radio announced a price ing male, motorists in of £10,000 on General Kassém'a
Hyde Park, it was stated head--the
that price Kame
In court here today. General Kassem has offered fur
She was alleged to have told Colonel Shawaf "dead or alive."
"I bought a police constable: Colonel dhawaf in
a client yesterday for exiled broadcast
General it oft
21. All the girls in the park Kassen, an “asno dlotator,"
carry this while the Prime
Minister Curry knives," "
Extensive The housewife, Mre Valeria called the Colonel # "und
traflor."
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In
Far East
Stolen Alcohol
Monterey, March 9. The number of dead by
poisonous industrial. alcohol stolen from an abandoned railway tank car stood today, at 31. Another 60 per- sons in hospital were given good chances of survival,
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Doctors said, however, that those surviving will be crippled or blinded for life. Sound trucks toured the city, strects urging the people to throw away of deliver to the. health authorities any alcohol ruspected of being part of the 6,000 litres stolen from the tank car tour days ago.
The tank car was abandoned in a lot near a local migrant former hiring centro after a minor accident' two weeks ago. well soldiers Migrants as frem a nearby army camp got hold of some of the contents, more than 40,000 litres, in the tank, and drank part of it and cold the rest-UPI
UK Favours UN Standby Force
London, Mar. 9. The British Government, foy- ourn the iden of a United Na« tlong standby, force, as suggests - cd by the Secretary Central, Mr Dog Hammarskjöld, ** Mr David Ormsby Hore, · · Minister of State at ME" Foreign : Office Bold today.
He was answering questions in the House of Commons about the British attitude Reuter,
Forces In Alerted
Washington, March 9.
governing | United States forces in the Far East have been alerted to the possibility that a new crisis might erupt in the Formosa Stralt if tensions over Berlin increase this spring, American officinis said today,
Reliable sources
West Brandt Berlin said that Herr had been urged by the Western allies and the West German Government not to accept the Invitation.
To Split West
talks between the
Ann Stephenson, was fined £3 Berlin elty government and
The feeling is growing in de- the Nationalists or to creato' a fence and diplomatie' quarters diversen and thereby add to, the- that the United States might well. pressure for Western acceptance [be]: fedd, ; with co-ordinated sot Soviet terms in Berlin,
Carrimunist moves on two widely Concern over the smouldering situations in the Far East, and separated frente et that time.
No one would be surprised if over the possiblity of a joint the Chinese Communists opened Soviet-Sino move, has been ex-
The British. assurance ap peared to go a long way toward warming up the atmosphere of encounter, the Anglo-French which started out frigid The French were particularly cool abon Maenuitur's Moscow Kowton District Court Reports reaching Ankara, for insulting behaviour and Co representatives of the Western a pecond front ceainst Queme, promed by top officials, including
Turker, said the big garrisons or 14 days imprisonment for Alles were held maternion and Matsu, either to turther beféroe Bephrines export
Khrushchev's talks today with their avowed goal of crushing | Reuter, Mr Edmund Cheung, of of Erbil and Kirkuk in north possessing the revolver with
leader Peter Mo and Co., repre- Iraq had joined the Mosul out holding a firearm certificate. Herr Erith Ollenhauer,
However MIS Stephenson of West Germany's main soning the Vitinin Mp-Garrisoning themtebellion K. N. Bekar, of the Print- Teheran reports sold the Sus brought back into court position. Social Democratic in Kurdistan later and the magistrate, altered Party, was seen in othelst cir- lalmanyah arcu ing House, fold Judge A. A.
cles here as an attempt to split Huggins, that the case hac East Iraq, was niso involved, his decision,
He discharged her absolutely West German opinion. Reuter. Other reports said the revoli been settled and he asked for pertainion 10 with had spread to the south, draw the claim. The re-
A spokesman for the Iraqi in Belnit quest was granted,
Petroleum Company sald the company's pipelines end were operating normally, the company's installations in the oil zones of Mosul and Kir" kuk had apparently been un- affected by the rebellion. Reuter and France-Presse.
"Nothing like disengagement corresponds to British views, We, like all the other Western;
TESTERN interest in the Allies, are firmly, opposed to
WESTERN tre such an idea.
"hundred British residents are in the oil fields area, Their safety is a prime con- sideration. The Iraq Petro-
leum Company's Installa
Pressed lo clarify recept state- ments by Mr Macmillan which appeared to favour some sort.
Rapack Plan proposal for neutralising Europe, the spokes- man said:
tlons in this area make "Agreeing to study a thing le
up almost the entire Iraq entirely different from agreeing
off
Black Knight Ready
Adelalde, Mar. §. The second British Black
industry and the to it and you can take it from Knight rocket will be fired consequences of a blockado me that Britain is completely the Woomera of the pipelines would be opposed to any disengagement range this scrlous.
The danger of desperato action
along those lines,"
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that
ARMAMENTS by irresponsible people is British
Bources sald thus another element in this while Macmillan in effect dis- complex situation. Britain missed the possibility of any ahould warn that unless the early disengagement," he push- Kassem Government gives ed the theme of a reduction of a firm undertaking to pro- armaments.
Mr Macmillan suggeste ほんさか tect foreign Interests, it will take any action necessary to could be done within the frame. safeguard British lives and worit of a political adjustment
razarding Germany.
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missile testing week if weather conditions are muitable, accord-
Slim Mamie Home
pn the firearms chargo and dis-
for
charged her conditionally ope year for insulting be
haviour.
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He told heri "I am doing that in order to try to make way of life you give up this ark because you are:a"married woman and I don't suppose for a moment your husband has any idea of what you have been up to."-- China Special.
Leftist Demand Resignation
Singapore, Mar. 9. The leftist People's Action Mall Party said today1t
would demand the resignation of the Singapore Government,
Replies Ready
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Paris, Mar. 90 Western Big Three replies to Weshington, Mor. 9. Russia's March 2 note secopling Mrs Mamie Eisenhower. the idea of an East-West ing to a science writer interested, smills and Evo pounds Foreign Ministers conference Adelaide Advertiser.
Hghter, returned home today will be dispatched to Moscow three weeks at plush | in the near future, French Glove The writer said the altitude after attempted would be, 300 mlies. Arizona beauty and health
emment sources sald today. Reuter
resort-UP.
U.F.I.
Mr Lee Kuun-yew, leader of the Parly, gave polico of a motion to be moved at the Legislativo, Assembly noxt Wednesday,
The motion referred to "public disgust and lows of publie ? conądinés”
the moderate Blogspore" People's Alliance, led by Me Lam Yow- hock--feater
Lord & Lady Shaughnessy Want
property. But the chances The impression was the Bri Montreal, March. 9. of an amicable solution to fish sources said, that Mr Mac-
the revolt is unlikely, Iraq millan hoped to win French
ORD and Lady Shaugh: $20,000 Damages
has been the biggest poton-approval for this fact of his prondnessy went to court in flal danger point in the posals in order to be able to a bit of a pique today, Middle East since the fate- present them with French back-
during the discussion that fol- lowed, and PAMERAN Ne
Lady Shaughnessy, the foriner Mary. Whiley, of Hartfordshire, England, adesised a polígo-ser-
Follow changed her husband
They naked the City of Men- Lord Shanshnderr < 37, grand, they were held until ball was geant of uning/vile: language.^.
late, premsant of kin nok. The lacidant occurred VM PARLEMENAT ful date of July. 14, 1958 Ing to Chancellor Adenauer antreal for $10,106 sn charges that son et
pollen fognised them after a taxi | Canadian Faalla Hallway, midjan Fobrneryal,de AR S when Kassom stepped into Thursday a bigger
French and Germany have driver and the Farrested the ligated for Cashela to the vikựrà, Tähawk hnossy charged wide worden the murdered King's shoes, recently moved towards com base (her had the toolver when (21ver that we had gotten wie he was dressed on a brutal and and reten Today she la alpping. And pie solidarity foreign they took his out home Trova k [autiùs and ironid
It looks as if serious trouble policy and French approval comune bajken!
In Iraq In going to make would greatly, strengthen, Mr. Lora SkankaisRY MAN HÖREN world headlinen again in the Macmilian's hand in Bonning a visas kunne, bastante but
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