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CHINA MAIL

No. 34951

Linklater To Fulfil

Ordered To Report An Ambition

For Expulsion

Abadan, July 20.

The Persin police here today ordered two senior officials of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to report to the Passport Office in Teheran "with- in a day or two" to be expelled.

Mr W. J.. Freegard, company security officer, and Mr E. J. Donoghue, senior engineer in the company's communications department, were summoned to the police station this morning.

Mr Donoghue told Reuter "In a day or two. Let us know that the police were "friendly" when you leave." and when asked when he must Mr Donoghue, whose home they said is near Winchester, Hampshire, report to Teheran,

said that he and Mr Freegard, who have not yet had expul alon orders Berved on them, might go to Teheran on Sun- day,

MISSOURI

A Persian has accused

'announcement

Mr Freegard of

Iranian No-

BREAKS ITS falling to secure

LEVEES

tional Oil Company property against theft and charged

Donoghue, who

Mr

recently dis-

missed Perslan employee for incompetency, with "removing an Iranlon national security post."

from a

Erla

Tokyo, July 20.

Linklater, noted British poveilst, will visit Australia next month to fulfil an ambition he has had since childhood and to see the Great Barrier Reef.

At present he is touring Japan and Korea collecting material for a popular hia- fory he is welding on the part

by British Played Commonwealth forces In the Korea campaign.

He will lecture in New Zealand for the British Connell and will then la Aus- spend six weeks tralia. Ha said that his vlalt to Australia would be solely for pleasure and that he had made no planu for the six weeks-Reu- ter.

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ABDULLAH WAS SLAIN

BY A TAILOR

Second Son Appointed

To The

Regency

Amman, July 20.

King Abdullah of Jordan was shot and killed instantaneously in Old Jerusalem today. The assassin, who was killed by the King's body- guard, was later identified as a tailor of the Old City of Jerusalem, whose name was given here as Mustafa Shakri Ashshu.

It was stated that during the Arab-Jewish war he belonged to the "dynamite squad" of the Arab irregular force, which was associated with the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem.

The assassin was hiding behind the main gate of the El Aqsa

Thorez Mosque when the King arrived for prayers.

Mystery

From Joan Harrison

French

Parts, July 20. coun'or - espionage

St. Louis, Missouri,

July 20.

British Embassy spokes- The

Missouri, River

man in Teheran sald that headquarters in Paris, the DST crumbled protecting levees Britain would probably protesi (Defense Service du Territoire) the official Persian believe, in spite of Communist near here today as its flood- against awollen waters drove to- charges that the Anglo-Iranian staternens to the contrary, that Oll Company instigated Sun- the Fronch Communist leader, wards a crest at the junc-day's riots here in which an Maurice Thorez, hos died or tion with the Mississippi. estimated 20 people were has been "liquidated" in Mos-

killed,

Army engineers predicted that all dykes at the confluence of the two great rivers would be swept away within the next and trucks 40 hours. Army amphibious vehicles have been rushed to the area to help in rescue work.

The Const Guard is standing by with boats for the peak of the food, which is expected by

the weekend. Reuter,

Loan

To Spain

Washington, July 20.

The United States Export Import Bank announced today it had granted a $7,500,000 loan to the Improvement of Spain for the Spanish rullway system.

The loan was part of a $62,- 500,000 special appropriation voted by the American Congress for Spain's use and it brought the total of loans granted to Spain this year to about $30,- 500,000.-Reuter.

WANT EXPLANATION

the

cow.

·

him

was much worse, the French

Seddon Moscow.

Thorez was flown to Russia The spokesman said that the

November for special protest might be delivered to-last

troke morrow. At the same time the treatment following a

loft which Embassy is expected to ask

partially paralych Minter, Baghir Porolan Foreign Kazemi, to explain why the Last week, at the same time residents' permit was withdrawn

rumours from Stockholm from Mr Richard

Richard birted that Thorez's condition yesterday Seddon, the Anglo- Iranian chief representative in Teheran. Commist paper L'Humanite The Embassy would ask Mrom a picture of Thorez stating Karami if there were day that it had been taken in charges against Mr officially and, if so, what were their nature, the spokesman added.

There has been a press and campaign in recent weeks against Mr Seddon's "illegal activities."

Mr Averell Harriman, Pre- sident Truman's special envoy is here studying who Anglo-Persian oil dispute, was spending today, the Sabbath, resting

radio

The pleture shows him with his wife, Jeanette Vermeerch.

Madame Thorez, who was re-

A state of emergency was proclaimed in Jerusalem and its suburbs after the assassination.

A curfew was clamped on Amman, the capital of Abdullah's kingdom.

The

authorities here have ordered three months' mourning. was flown The Kiny's body

Jerusalem fo Amman from Airlek. A communique an- nouncing the appointment of

Emir Nolf,

Abdullah's second son, as Regent, said this Wag because of the presence

the

FEARLESS MAN

Paris, July 20, King Abdullah of Jordan never feared danger or death he flirted with them,

A sniper's bullet or a mortar shell

might as casily have Killed the King Instead of a private in his Árab Legion

desert

Repercussion Fears

Mounting India-Pakistan Tension

Moslems Protest Against

Troop Movements

Karachi, July 20.

A mass meeting of an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 shouting Moslems last night demanded the immediate withdrawal of Indian troops massed on the Pakistani borders.

Newspapers bannered a message the Grand Mufti of Palestine sent the Prime Minister, Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, expressing the greatest concern about the gather- ings on the borders and pledging the support of other Moslems.

word

He said Indian troops In New Delhi, the Prime,] Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, "within easy striking distance" froin appealed to dissident Congress and were a few miles Party members to unite to meet the West Paltistan borders." the crisis resulting from ThesofIndian troops had been . worsening Indo-Parkistani brought up during the course of the last 10 days or so, Sir intions,

Mr Nehru branded the re- Mohammed

said, He did not give the disposta two signation of

Congress tion of Pakistan

troops or the Ministers, Mr R. A. Kidwal and

Mr A. P. Jain, es "particularly distance they were from India's

borders. distressing" in view of the

He said that In view of "kinds of crises facing us".

Meanwhile, Calcutta reports fact that Pakistan made said a Pakistani regiment com-

the

по

troop movements until India

posed of fierce Baluchi tribes-began her troop concentration, the Indian confention that the men was concentrating near

for defensive purposes "can- East Pakistan. United not hold ground."

abroud of the Crown Prince for during the battle of Jerusalem Stability In Middle the Bengal border where Indis Indian troops movements were

planned

to

driv

meets

East jeopardised rest.

the

assuring."

reported

10

against

"CURIOUS?

of

ind given or WELS

In 1948. medical attention.

I have passed the King The 38-year-old Emir Inter

ug along the hilly road from took the

constitutional Oath his Palace in Amman, speeding before the Council of Ministers round "hell fire corner" beneath

London, July 20.

NOT REASSURING

The Pakistan Foreign Minis- and

new duties the

Karachi, July 20, Mount assumed his

of Olives

Fears that today's assas-

ter described as "eurious" Mr and

The Pakistan Foreign Minis- Nohrubs statement that - the the communique, drawing crowds as he entered sination of King Abdullah immediately,

ter. Sir Mohammed Zafrullah n gate of the Old City to visit of Jordan may undermine Khan, toki a

Boldvilies of Brkish added,

military Press conference advisors, officers and ex-officer When

"des-ls forward troops. the 69-year-old

visit to the the precarious stability of here today that the Indiano Pakistan were adding to the Other times of Mahomet" and an cendant associate of Lawrence of Arabia Mosque to pray, tooit Abdullah the whole Middle East were Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal training of reto koks, boween was killed, the only frontier Into Old Jerusalem.

freely expressed here as Nehru's reply to the Pakistan india and Pakdelen.

Minister Prime

Ho ated that no British post between Israel and Jor- dan-the Mandelbaum

In 1949 Palestinian refugees the news of the outrage indian troop concentrations Gate

officer now, in tha employ planted land mines on the road spread through Middle East Kashmir was "far from Pakistan was immediately closed

་མ་ An official Jordan.communique the King

us diplomatic quarters."

giving my adyot to Pakistan said that King Abdullah was between his winter palace and

Bir Moheramed sold that Mrum Indo-Pakistan relations and The firmness of King Abdul- killed at his noon-diny prayers. Amman, Fawzi Mulid Pacha,

Nehru's reply, "instead of being least of all advising Pekiston Jordanian Abdullah's

older son, Emir former

Defence Jah's administration, backed by

.appre-on "war-like preparations and Intimate

of the most elelent army in the reassuring has created Talal, 40-year-old heir apparent Minister

Tradin East,

Britishhension,"

Sir Mohammed to the throne, returned to Am- Abdullah, told me today. Police Middle

Ho said that the statements

said that has been man from England on June 27, rounded up the would-be officered Arab Legion,

any to recognised as a big made by Mr Nehru in his cable Pakistan had not made generally

the suggestion after a fortnight's travel abroad assassing.

factor le maintaining the un-to Linquat All Khan on July 17 specific

Incorrect,

half Security Council but had only on the advice of his doctors,

Before the court passed sen- certain armister between Israel were either

furnished it with a copy of Me 28-YEAR RULE

tence Abdullah asked to scend the Arab alotes. which truths or fallacious"

All Khan's

reply to Liaquat made bis followed

Sir Mohammed them.

the end of the Pales- fighting of 1948 and 1949. statement here when he releas- Mr Nehru yesterday the death of

A specific suggestion" WAS He faced them and said, "You

nt of Jordan's

King ed Mr Liaquat All Khan's re- Abdullah, a striking figure have plotted against my life, has

gent last implied in the Pakistan Prime has also

to Mr Nehru so disturbed the balance ply

to Mr Minister's first coole His oil expert alde, Mr Walter

with a trimmed black beard, but I am going to give you your of power between Egypt

and night.

Nehru on July 15, urging him Levy, WOS meeting someness last year, he had been

the rest of the Arab world In

by

his latest cable 10. Mr Oll severely reprimanded by the hawklike nose and flowing Arab freedom."

to remove "Indian members of the Persian

robes, had ruted his fittle King-The-men-were-reloased, --

today, the centrations- for objecting 10

against Pakistan's Commission tonight to discuss Politburo"

has Mulki flew the Jordanian flag removing the sole ruler who, by Nehru, released the dom for 28 stormy years.

repson of his world oil

Independent Pakistan Prime Minister, marketing distribu-Chinese infiltration into

His dream was to create one at half mast over his Legation policy,

Mr Nehru most borders," Sir Mohammed said. tion procedure.-Reuter,

Pakistan Prime was prepared to ques-again urged Indo-China war,

A copy of Islamic State of all Moslem here this alteroon when he tion orthodox

League

to earnestly Arab

withdraw these

Minister's telegram had 01:0 countries-and he constantly

had this cable, "Inform you policy.

forces so that this threat to the pushed his plan for a "Greater with

with great sorrow of catastrophe This League, formed in 1944, security of Pakistan and inter been furnished to Dr Frank

Gruham

am, United Nations Kach- Syria” merging Syria, the which has befallen us with the consists of Egypt, Jordan, Syria. national

mir representative, who is at Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, martyrdom of His Majesty King Iraq, the Yemen, Saudi Arabla Sir Mohammed said.

Karachi. Abdullah took power

in Abdullah by a criminal assassin and the Lebanon.

present in

COMMENT OF THE DAY

IF

the

Moslem

elected to the French Assembly in the recent elections flew to Russia

a few weeks ago. The Qual d'Orsay In Paris state that the French Ambassa- dor in Moscow has never been allowed to sce Thorez despite repented requests.

Just before Thorez's sudden

A Truce In The Balance

truce talks do break the Korea down in the next 24 hours it will be on a point which the Communists have at no time been entitled to try to place on the agenda. Moreover, if they continue to insist that the early withdrawal of foreign troops from Koren must be a subject for discussion among the present truce delegations they will demonstrate beyond dispute that they entered upon the armistice For, from negotiations in bad faith.

the beginning, it was made clear that the United Nations representatives were not permitted to discuss any issues of a political nature and the Communists entered into the talks And in fully aware of this proviso. making this reservation, the United There Nations have acted correctly.

is only one immediate task to fulfil at Kaesong: it is to reach an agreement on a cease-fire and to concur on a deployment of opposing forces that will enable the armistice to be faith- fully observed. Long-term questions such as the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea, the unification of the country, and who should play the leading roles in bringing about any unification, must be left to authorities and higher than field commanders their liaison officers. In any event, as Mr Dean Acheson has forcefully stated, if there is an effective armistice, the United Nations forces must remain in Korea until genuine perice has been firmly established and the Korean people have an assurance that they can work out their future free from fear of aggression. This states the position of the United Nations recolve the explicitly, and it will general approval of the free world. The firm stand taken by the United Nations on this issue must not be

of desire to mistaken for

any loss reach a satisfactory' truce. The de- termination to do everything pos- sible to "achieve an armistice оп terms that are compatible with United Nations principles, already expressed and reiterated, remains unshaken. As one UN delegate spokesman said after Thursday's deadlock in the talks: "We will have an agenda if the basic item is left out."

on

was

An official communique broad- cast here today said he "not well."

TLDS

the

troops con-

Asked what Pakistan would do

peace is removed." Mr Liaquat All Khan Transjordan after the first in the Mosque of Jerusalem." Reports from a usually resent a copy of his cable to the

If India refused to remove her World War when he fought the The signature read "Nait",lable source reaching London Security Council. Turks in the desert alongside the dead King's younger son, which attributed the murder to The Pakistan Foreign Minis- troops as demanded by Pakistan,

of Arabia Britain now appointed Regent.

a terrorist who has in the past Lawrence

ter admited that there had Sir Mohammed' said that would recognised him under a trustee-

VISIT POSTPONED been, known as an agent of the been Pakistan troop movements be a matter of another Press

conference. ship.

exiled Mufti of Jerusalem, along the Indian borders but, As Emir of Transjordan, he

Mulki said he left AnaJA

Amin El Husseini, were no sald, "only after there had Haj prepared and guided his last Friday. He had gone there considered in diplomatic quar- been Indian troop

Pakistan's country to self-rule and gave at the end of June as the guest ters here to point to local Pules- tions against It the protection of the British of the King who had asked him tinian politics as the motive for ders."

the crime. trained Arab Legion, one of to become Foreign Minister,

30 9215

Special communiques read about the assassination.

"It la

must

of

the most modern and powerful The King had planned to By incorporating considerable fighting forces in the Middle go to the Mosque on Friday, territory west of the Jordan into East,

July 6, during

the Ramadan his Kingdom in the summer of check- Abdullah became King after fast and I was going with him," 1950, King Abdullah

mated the hopes of the Gaza the second World War, when sald Mulk.

of Palestinian "Because of the inconveni-Government Britain surrendered the mandate In other words an agenda

the Mufti of his 35,000 square mile cace of travelling while fasting Arab, directed by sufficient to bring about a speedy

from Cairo, of, assuming control territory, In 1850 after the Arch the visit was postponed."

The armistice has already been agreed

war swith Israel, he doubled the

пусту

King, he said, had been of all Palestine outside the state

of Israel. active" lately, upon and it only requires the Com-

his kingdom by antiexing

On the assassination he said. munists

parts of Arab Palestine occupied

NO CONNECTING LINK to refrain from trying to

by his troops.

la going to have terrific re- inject unacceptable proposals, to have

Jerusalem Radio, Amman's percussions, This means ari Observers in London were not that agenda implemented into practical official broadcasting station, cane irreparable loss to the country, disposed to see any direct linke

all

am amazed and and I

shocked. celled

programmes form. Everything now depends

the Turbo between

assassination switched to reading

meant excerpts Abdullah

well for his whether the Communists will give way.

from the Koran immediately on people. Ho did everything he former Lebanese Premler, Riad verything he King Abdullah and that of the They can do so without any loss of

the news of the King's assassina could to improve the state of El Solh, in the Jordan, capital

affairs In lion.

Jordan and to of Amman last

but face, for at no stage has either side

week He was were strengthen her tier.

the effect of the two. officially revealed the main point of

very daring in his opinions and

be to create p dispute. Admittedly It has been

ideas and he had enough cour- mounting volume of tension and ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE. specifically suggested by the pro-

ege to state his views Irrespec-instability in an area where Abdallah made an annual pletive of what the masses mishi aghting has boen Intermittent pagandist radios of Peking, Pyongyang

grimage to the precincts of the have been led to think,"-Reu- for

of Omar-the ter.

the and Moscow, but officially the Com-

three years. | Great MosqW?

past A further grave consequence third hokest Meslem shrine-10 munist delegates at Kaesong remain

his father's grave. This Mosque

of the assassination is the Im- uncommitted. There need not; in fact,

It la

la llable to have pact which tands within the walls of the be any announcement that the Com-

Old

Israeli-Arab relations,

Abdullah, becmiss of his munists have withdrawn on any issue.

independence of temper and The world will be quite content to be

posliion, was told that the two delegations have reached agreement on an armistice agenda. It is difficult to believe that the Communists, having shown an cagerness equivalent to that of the United Nations to achieve a cease-fire, should. at this stage utterly wreck negotiations for the want of placing on the agenda, an item which they know. full well the UN representatives have no power to discuss. There is still time to settle this difference without com- promising futura negotiations on the wider fazuen,

Jardan

on Clly of Jerusalem the New Air Liner

Mosque, where-the

"King

the

only Arab

King was murdered, La about In The Making ruler who consistently worked

200 yards away, within half a

mile of the Israeli, bordėr,

The line dividing Jersualem

for a polley of reconciliation London, July 20. and

understanding with Israel as laid down in the armistice Britain is now building a more This factor 15 undoubtedly agreements between Jordan and powerfully engined Comet jet-ans of the Israel-runs roughly north ander which will be able to cover caused

18

elements

ha

which

1.assassination,

polley while the whole of the the journey from London to New His removal from south ancient walled city to the east of with a stop at Gander in making in the Middle East hout seven hours actual flying greatly lessens the chance of an In what is now Jorden.

time.

eventual understanding between Most of the modern city of

Allowing for a 00-minute halt Tract and the surrounding Arab Jerusalem, including the railway at Gander, it should link London states and sharpens the danger alation and the administrative and New York in about eight that the armistice buildings, is in Texel, national The big platon engined air-

Thuy and a half hou Abdullah is to have a

King Abdullah's death is also funeral Monday, it was craft at present in general use a very covero blow to Brilh foumed here. He will be buried aire about 10-17 hours for the policy in the Middle East, Klag in the Royal Cemetery near London - New York stelp, -- Abdullah (wasga kilong-standing 'Amman Palace-Beuter,

friend of this country,--Beuter.

Reiter.

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Today's conference was at. tended by American, Russian, bar-French Arab, Indian and Pakis

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