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Poland's Dilemma
estimates of Soviet- Matellite trade provide one convincing
of
the most
reasons why the Polish
Communist Party chief, Mr
Vladislav Gomulka joined
ather Communist bloc chiefs
in branding the lat
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No. 37103.
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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1958.
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'TROOPS LAND IN TURKEY
Reported Move
Africa
From
Istanbul, July 16.
garian Premier, Imre Nagy Military transport planos carrying troops
as a revisionist and traitor.
At the time the China Ma Magested
that Khrushchev have have threatened onomic sanctions
against Poland had it persisted In refusing to tuo the Moscow line. And although this bus not been confirmed, it is possible to realise now what #uch a threat would have meant in economic terms, Latest figures avaliable illus- trate Poland's heavy de- pendence on both the Soviet Union and the Communial bloc. These countries alone [ necount for almost 60 per cent of its trade. And during 1930-1956. Russia supplied Poland with
per
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cent of its iron ore needs, 49 per cent of its liquid faci, 81 per cent of its col- ton and 43 per cent of its imported
and jeops began landing at Adana, south Turkey tonight from Casablanca according to reports reaching Istanbul still unconfirmed officially,
Adana is in central south Turkey near
the border with Syria.
UK Cabinet
Holds
Long Meeting
As une observer comments: For a country like Poland to break with the Soviet bloc opens the prospect of economic paralysis. Poland, A like other satellites, is pursuing
an
ambitious
Industrialisation programme. And the receipt of Soviet machinery and technical ald forms an im
contribution to it. portant
is nisu truly said that the dependence of each Com- munist country upon the rest of the blúc as à market
for its exports also induces caution for would-be dis- sidenta,
Yugoslavia's break from the Soylet bloc in 1948 caused
the
other
losses which have
DIFFERENCES
OF OPINION?
London, July 17. cabinet meeting here early today was thought by political quarters to have considered a request of from King Hussein Jordan for British aid.
*hene quarters believed the question of British troops for Jordan was considered at the meeting."
Britain's civilian and service leaders emerged from the dis- cussion of the Middle East crisis after the longest cabinet meeting since the Second World War.
one
SURPRISE
called
The nationality of the troops
| reported to be landing was not known Immediately but the United States maintains al pir buse at Rabat about 60 miles from Casablanca, Morocco.
The report sald about 10,000 Troops altogether were expected.
They said civilians were bar red from the airport and the surrounding
litary arco at Adano.
U.S. Comment.
fa Washington, omelala de- clined to confirm reports that troop carrying aircraft pos- sibly with US forcen WEET landing at Adana Turkey from Moroccan baars.
Mr
James Hagerty, the White House Preus Secretary, said he had nothing to add to his sixtement tula afternoon
he recalled that he had said then that is United States was moving troops around, and
there were many intermediate slops but that he could not disclose where these stops were.]
Land In Naples
A Naples report said a US Air combat- Force alrift rushed equipped troops nerosa Europe to the Middle East today.
Glant C-110 flying boxcars How Into Capodleia military
airport at Naples and C-124 Globemaster transports landed at Clamping Airpori at Rome for refuelling stops, and huke
they Jeft for Middle East points. taken years to make up, and
The Mr Harold Macmillan it was only timely aid from
planes were carrying troops. Airport United States
and the surprise cabinet last night, American Western
hour after o
souces said the planes apparcol- House of Countries soon after Yugoslav-Soviet Centons debate on the Unitedly were headed for Turkey, a relations were ruptured that Sintes landing In the Lebanon. major Nato staging base just a few hours flying lime from the saved the country from The Prime Minister invitad Lebanon and iraq.. economic collapse. Poland the Service Ministers and the has, of course, been re- Chiefs of Staff to the Cabinet ceiving American aid'in re- n sign that important military cent years but the propor- matters were under review.
is still small compared tlon with what it receives from Russia and the Satellites, and
questionable
whether America could re. place assistance on this scale ir Mr Gomulku wanted to Carry independence to
of breaking with Moscow.
really,
his
stage
the
Other than economic-measures would at any rate have been involved in that event. The
the suppression of Hungarian- revolt was un doubtedly intended s warning to other malcon-
tents in the Soviet camp that secession would not
be tolerated and that
economic presauro
failed
to
cure revisionism, military
No Landing
In Amman
London, July 10,
A, spokesman for Number 10 Downing Streat sald today a report that Bri-, tlah troops were already landing In Amman, Jor- den, was totally untrue."
The 'Canadian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent
in Beleut tonight reported that British troops had landed in Amman, Jor-
dan-Reutar,
The Cabinet, in the Prime
measures would be employ Minister's room at the House of
a?
About 50 of the Globemasters picked up the saddlers in Ger- many in a continuing operation that started Inte yesterday about the time US Marines landed in revolt-'orn Lebonou. Some of the soldiers reached Beirut's Marine-guarded airport today.
'60 Days'
The Air Force gave the troop movement priority seldom ac- corded except in wartime. One Indication of its urgency came when Austria's neutral govern- ment complained that the planes Jad violated Austrian air space by flying ni 15,000 feet over the West Austrian province of Tyrol.
The
airlift started at the American Bir
in West Germany. base Plots were reported to have been told to be prepared to be away for up to 60 days."
Ramstein Landstuhi
U.S. spokesmen here refused
to give my official information on the number of troops in- volved or their destination.
A London report said troops
ed. Mr Gomulka, realising commons, tasted two and three-of several nations were reported the risks, therefore seems to have had little choice Harter hours.
other than
MDBCOW'S Similar
accept When it ended. Mr Mac-
millar
several and
senior orders. considerations are Ministers began a private meet- involved in the case of g to review questions which Indood, had arisen.
other
insofar
Satellites.
as economic ties are concerned, Poland of
all the Communist bloc
TROOP REQUEST
There was no official indica-
nations is least dependent ton of what had been discussed.
Russian and intra-bloc But political quarters thought it. trade. For whereas 41 per kely that King Hussein hud cent of its trade is with the made a formal request to Bri- Free World, Hungary and tala for help and the question of
Czechoslovakia trade only British troops for Jardan
being considered.
to the extent of 29 per cent,
East Germany, 27 per cent,
Fania, 24 por cent, Buli
1 per cent and
Albania only three per cent, with the Free World.
Way
There might have been differences of opinion within. the cabinet on this, the quarters thought,
Mr
Macmillan's decision to These figures emphasise the summon the midnight meeting “dependence_of these coun- caused a complete surprise in
trios upon Russia and each Whitehall. other. They stress
moreover
that economic A cabinet had been arranged 1999 | for 10 am, today and ministers considerations play a major and others assumed there would part in determining politi-be no gathering before then. cal policles and diplomatic
relationships in the Com- In Nicosia, British paratroops munist bloc. And until massed on Nicosia airport to- this trend is significantly night to await u posalbie fight: roversed, it would be un- to the Mid-East troubla zone. reasonable to expect. Satel-
The paratroopers were at least Ilte leaders.to allow battalion strong. It was un conscience or conviction to demtood they were on six hours take precedence over stand-by orders. Reuter and economic realities.
U.P.I.
alerted and on the move across the Middle East tonight,
Troops On Move
Radio reported ★Ammaa
that Iraqi troops loyal to King Felsal were within a few hours' march of Bagdad,
(Contd. on Pars 9, Col. 5)
Recognition
Warsaw, July 10. The Polish Government de- clied to recognise the newly formed Republican Government- of Iraq, it was announced here. In Bucharest, Rumania today olleially recognised the now fraqi Republic, the Rumanlan France-Presse.
egency
announced.-
news
LLOYD & DEFENCE CHIEF FLY TO U.S.
London, July 10. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and two top alden flow to the U.B, for top level mliliary and political talks tonight as Russia Ureatened to Intervent in the MIA- East orisis,
"Everyone must realise that
developinente in the Mid-East | have created a serious altum- Hlớn," Lloyd said as he board- ed the plane at London air- port. "I think in these or cumstances It is very wise to
Was A troope
. falk to Mr Dulles
who and to Mr Lloyd told a reporter (Canadian Minister for Ex- asked him if there ternal Affairs) Dr Sydney channe of British Smith.**
going into Jordan: "3 am not going to add to anything I said in the House of Commons this afternoon."
'T think the situation
critical," the Foreign Secretary said, "We have to review a lot of problems thrown up by recent events,”
Asked why Defence Chief
Bir
William Dickson whe com- Danying him to Washington Mr Woyil said: "He is coming to give me advice
within his sphere,”
(The Forelen Secretary in his statement in Paritament today
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Commons Debate On Crisis In Middle East
ibility of Brilish troops going. Info Jordan).
London, July 16,
made no mention of any pos- Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, said tonight he thought the close co-operation of the British and American governments: in an attempt to face the Middle East problem together was "a gain for the world."
Mr Lloyd sald he would be in America for "two or three days.”—U.P.L. and Reuter,
OVER U.S.
RESENTMENT OVER
FORCES IN LEBANON
Rebel Head Considers Calling
For Foreign Troops'
Beirut, July 16.
United States Marines took up positions in Beirut itself to- day amid increasing local resentment over their pre- sence here.
Te
where
Civilian Christians greeted McClintok, and in the the American troops with no sidential clamation as, led by tanks, Westerners live. they rolled into the dock areas in krop convoyo.
A few Marine patrols also established themselves outside the realdense of the United States Ambassador, Mr Robert
THE QUEEN IS X-RAYED
London, July 16. The Queen han bean X-rayed for her ainus catarrh. It was learned at Buckingham? Palace Inst
night.
Bhe got up from her sick bed this aftomoon for the first time since she became It sight days ago.
She had • comfortable night and enjoyed good day today.-Reuter.
STOP PRESS
MANOEUVRES
BY RUSSIA
Moscow, July 17.
· Soviet land and air forces will hold manoeuvres 25 From tomorrow in Turkmen military distriols, the Soviet News Agency, Tam An- nounced today.
The Turkmen Republic has a common frontier with Persia
Manoeuvres which has sald would also be held in Trans-Catenatan districts were reported in today's 50- viet Press.
The Transcaucasus borders both Perala Reuter,
and Turkey-
no
re many
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But
the Moslem population showed
enthusiasm and neither did modernies either ride. Extremist opinion was indented by the cease-fire order issued by the Beirul rebel tender Seeb Salum. must co-operate with the army against the America BOTS," Salom declared,
Possibility
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Salam and other Lebanese opposition leaders discussed at moeting today the possibility of ari appeal
"friendly powers" to send troope to ald the Lebanese rebels, Informed Eources Bald.
to
A report from Damascus carlier today quoted the Byrian daily newspaper Alrat Alnak as saying that General Fouad Shehab,
Commander-La-Chief
of the Lebanese Armed Forces, had warned the United States to withdraw her troops within
24 hours.
om-
Stopped In Malta
London, July 10. The troopship Novase, gulward bound for Hong- kang with over a thousand British troops and their familie. És remaining st Malla waliing for fresh tho salling orders from War Office, New orders aro the expected to relate to evacuation of British nationals in the Lebanon, In that event, the Nevass will disembark the troop at Valetta and mail for Beirut to collect the British evacuees,➡Express Service.
Envoys See Iraqi Premier
It was also a foundation upon might have been possible and which to tulid for the future, even justifiable in the 19th he told the House of Commons. Century Init which in moderi Не was referring the conditions seems to us to be in- departure tonight for Washing- uppropriate and profoundly dan- tan of the British Foreign | gerous-then I can only say, Scorelary, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, for God help us all." talks with Mr John Foster If the Americans contem- Dulles, the American Secretary plated, with or without British of State,
help, putting troops into Jordan und Iraq, they would be at- tempting by force to set up a govemment filendly to the West. "I feel we should hesitate bo- fore we commnlt ourselves to any such dangerous course of action," he said.
Mr Macmillan was replying to
debale on
the American landing in the Lebanon, which bad
been eriticised by the Labour Opposition.
Dangerous
Mr Macmillan said recent Mr Galiakell argued that pro- events in the Middle East had lecting a particular government created "a critical and dun-from Internal -revolution could
rebound on the West gerous situation.”
there was in a Communist
"We must be very careful not
Whatever course they took a revolution there were grave dangers for country such as Poland. What Britain and many other coun- if the government of that coun→ tries, especially in Europe, try baked for old from Russia?
If things were allowed to drif there was no telling what would be the end of the story.
What would be
the impact the Sudan, Libya, other jarts of Africa and upon Bri- tuin's friends in Persiu, Turkey and Pakistan?
on
Backing the American sclion Macmillan in the Lebanon, Mr said: "There is no doubt from the legal point of view that neither American assistance nor any other assistance can be re- garded as illegal, still icse can it |be regarded-on-insmoral,ji
Mr Ancurka Bevan, Labour's Foreign Affairs spokesman, sodd be belleved ine American Marines were
Lebano not because of evonia
the Lebanon Itself but to deal with the situatica In Ing.
That is where the trouble might start," he said.
He disagreed with President Elsenkawer that even's in the Middle East were evidence t universal Soviet plot. National- ism in the Middle East could no, be suppressed
West and the should adjust itself to it.
where we could not morally to put ourselves in the position pose Intervention of that kind he said.Reuter.
US Politicians Don't Think
Russia Will
Enter Conflict
Washington, July 16. American officials and con- gressional leaders said today they did not bellava Russia would risk general war in the Middle East to counter American inter- vention in Lebanon.
They voiced this view despite a Soviet warning that Rúista "rezerves for itself the right to toke the necessary measures to protect peace and security."
Labour Cheers Amid Labour cheers he said he hoped Mr Macmillan had scat Mr Lloyd with a message to the President that Britain The White House-nald the could not "go it with the Amer! Soviet note, demanding that cans in milltary adventures in U.S. Marines got out of Lebanon the Middle East"
Mr Bevan said the opposition once," had not yet reached here. Tho Soviet Foreign feared that the same "rid and Minister, Andrel Gromyko, logie" which led to handed the 1,000-word message the landing of troops in withdrawn entirely
the to the U.S. Ambassador
United States. Embassy cinis refused to comment on re- ports that influential military by quarters had been angered Hike American Marine move into the city and now wanted the
Americans from the Lebanon.
Observers
Where here sald wns virtually та ChrisJan- Mosiem difference in the army ranks on this issue,
Gunfire
London, July 16. Bagdad Radio said today tha British and American ambassadors were received by the Prime Minister' of Iraq in Bagdad yesterday,
The Prime Minister also re- ceived the Japanese envoy.
All three meetings were held at the request of the diplomats and took place "In a friendly atmosphere and complete under- standing," Bagdad Radio ported.
TC
Bagdad Radio adied; "The Brlich Ambassador Sir
Gunfire and at least one bomb shattered Beirut's Informa, fruce after U.S. tonight shortly Marines completed their take- over of the capital harbour and
Michael Wright hod expressed | strategie Instalatione here,
his satisfaction with the arrange- Shooting broke out between ments made with regard to Bri- a Lebanete Army unit and rebellish subjects." forces around the Government
It sald: "The Americana Am- equara post office, close by bassador had expressed his ad- Marines occupying the dockside.miration for the efforts of the A bomb exploded in parlis-Iraqi Republic to malatuin ment square barely 10 minutes peace, and order as well as for -after a Marine platoon had left its concern for the American
its position there, apparently citizens."-Reuter. occupied by mistake.
It was the first violence hero in the 24 hours since the first Americans swept ashoro without opposition yesterday afterNIOOTA
in Washington, a U.S. Defence Department spokesman today that the mission of the US Marines in Lebanon is "merely to protect government installa- tons."
The spokesman said the U.S. Commander in Lebanon, Admiraj James Holloway, has no plan to conduct offensive
operations"
against Lebanese rebels.—AD Agences.
Wants Half Million For Husband's Death
New York, July 15.
A half-million-dollar negligence sult was. Bled in Brooklyn Tederal court today by the widow of the engineer of a gasoline Maker which collid ed with a Swedial freighter In Eass Alvor on June 25.
complaint charged that' Tommy Waller Erickeen, 19,
The
want down with his ship, Erickson's body was recovered the Empress Bar, after colilä-
from the river on July 1.
ing with the Feolgbter | Mire Erickson,. 28. `otalma her Nebraska
husband suffered intense pain and asked, tho ovuri fer $500,000 for the loss of her husband,
Mrs
Erickson charged thu Nebraska's owners. Redere A/B Tranatlanile -- with negligence in the operation of the froigtster.
The Swedish firen has 20 days to answer the complaint,m U.F.L
culmind
Lebanon night tempt the
crument to respond to an invewellyn Thompson in
tion to send troops to Jordan and Iraq.
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The State Department would not specifically comment on the If that happened, the govern-implied threat of armed Russian ment would divide the nation intervention in the Middle East. The debate ended without But tho. Department spokesman, vala.
Earlier Mr Hugh Guliskell, Lincoln White, said, "I am sure the Opposition leader, had said the Soviet propaganda pumpa the government must not assume are out full blast."
The Acting House Foreign Labour support for using British Affairs
Committes Chair- troops to aid the Jordan govern man, Thomas S. Morgan, die mant to suppress the revolt in missed the Soviet threat
propaganda. "At this stage I would urgo | "I don't think they're really upon the government very for a major war," he said. great caution In what they Mo,"
Senator Hubert H. Hum- ho.Bald.
phrey, a member of the Senate "If we are to attempt to im- Foreign Helations Committee nose by force our will in the end a eritle of the President's Middle East, to re-establish a action, agreed with Mr Morgan. system of
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