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Back In Jordan

THE Brillah are back to Jordan.

but it is to be hoped that the news is not granted with the comment: "Aba, they can't do without ปริ For although Just Beation may be argued for Euch view, British troops Плув strictly limited and temporary role-and when the reason for their prosence no longer exlets, they will be as dispensable Glubb wa

Why are the Brition back in Jordan? Hussein has invited them to help maintain the in- dependence of

country his under Article 61 of the United Nation Charter which permits a nation threatened with "in- ternational conflict to Cail upon the help of others pend- ing safeguards by the Security Council. The external threat is abulous. Jordan's Arab Union partner, iraq has apparently succumbed to forces controlled

by Cairo. The internal threat is equally as great. A coup similar to the one which claim. ed the life of Husacin's cousin Fall,

could topplo the monarchy In Amman AB apeedily.

More Difficult

PRITISH forces сать secura Husson's kingdom against Iraq and Syrla, attack from but the danger of Internal ro- volt le more difficult to com. bat. And whether our troope In stay a month or a year Jordan, the threat will remala s long as Nasser is in power. What chance ls there that the

presence of British and Ameri.

troops in CEN

Jordan and

The

wider

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RELAX IN

DAKS

THE FAMOUS COMPORT IN ACTION TROUSERS

Whiteaways

Labour Forces A Division On British Aid For Jordan

PREMIER'S PLEDGE ON IRAQ

Troops Not To Be Used JORDANIANS WELCOME Russian Against Revolutionaries

BIG GOVERNMENT MAJORITY

London, July 17.

Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, tonight won a Yote of confidence after categorically telling the House of Commons that British troops who landed in Jordan today would not be used against the revolutionaries - in Iraq.

The voting was 314 to 251

--a Government majority of 63 against Labour Opposition protests at the Government action.

Mr Aneurin Bevan, Labour' Foreign Affairs spokesman had aeclared: "The Government may have taken a long step towards plunging

Into

war."

this country

Mr Hugh Gill kell, Leader of the Oppasillon, drew attention

to reports of Nursian military movements aud urged the

on

ment with the Soviet people.

"It has aut reduced my wish to have a summit meeting

prepared and Ines reasonably likely to be effective in some muensure," he said.

The Dangers

He was well aware of dangers Government to talk to then the Government's action in Soviet Union about the Middle Jordan-dangers to Britain's Enst situation.

own position, to future develop-

of our small

But, he said, there would be

was

the

U.S.-BRITAIN NOT URGING HUSSEIN TO ATTACK

Washington, July 17.

was 2,000, said: "It is certainly dangers and these Impress me The United States and Bri- not the purpose force to suppress the revolution the most"--in letting things

slide. Among them donger of dishonour in not ne- Hussein's ceding

King request,

in Iraq."

No Collisions

to

My Boyan sald the Opposition The Opposition, in yesterday's

not agree that Britain debate could

C11 American troops should intervene gratuitously in landing in the Lebanon had not various parts of the world thought it to divide the house, where she was asked to "gend our boys in to support some tering government or anelent Urone."

tain are not urging King Husicin to send his armed forces against the Bagdad junta, it was learned to- night.

Reliable sources said that in the White House and State Da-`

If it is not right to vote partment talks with the Brush Foreign Secretary, Mr Selwyn against America why is it Flahifloyd, today no plans of this to vote against Britain," the kind were discussed. Prime Ministen concluded.

The Prime Minister, announcements in the Middle East and Lebanon will help to break them that the initial number of perhaps all over the world. power of Nanner? H, G

troops being sent to Jordan Amartcan say, thoir forces are United thors only until the Nationa takes over responsibl. tity and it has hitherto been reluctant-It is hard to belleve than that he can be mofo temporarily frustrated. Fears have been volcad over the

consequences of "intervention' but in comparison with Octa- bar, 1950, whan Britain Invaded the Suez Canal, the present Western action has far -support. This time Britain and America are acting together. And although there are again wide differences of opinion in the Security Counell there no possibility of a repetition of the disastrous divisions of 1968 which virtually scaled the fate of the Suez expedition. This time the West has the colld support of the Moslem members of the Bagdad Pact who now recognise the dangers

of Cairo's deal Ing with Moscow and threat posed to the Middle East by Moscow-inspired subversion by the United Arab Republic.

Not Likely

Mr Bevan word on: "I have always held the view that it is fabsolutely essential, Especially

the

BRITISH TROOPS

Amman, July 17.

was

a squadron of

}

Threat In Security Council

United Nations, July 17,

Council adjourned, tonight until tomorrow morning

The first detachments of 2,000 British paratroopers landed The United Nations Security

here today. Accompanying them Hunter jet fighters.

to

The troops will be used soul of Jordan's boundaries, particularly the Northem and Western boundaries.

for

They will not be used internal security, according to a Jordan Government spokesman, The airft of two battailons of paratroops will be completed by Tomorrow morning,

The troops will be supplied and maintained from Cyprus.

No U.S. Troops [In Washington, a State Depart- ment spokesraan sald "thora is no plan for United States troops to go into Jordan." He Bald "This does not seem war- ranted at this time." Asked whether significance the should be allaghed to words "at this time," and whether the U.S. might not in the near further adopt a de- cision to send military forces to Jordan, the spokesman said he did not wish to make any predictions.

Jordan's Ambassador to Britain, Assayed Abdul Monem Hlial, said today that Jordons had

asked for United States well as British mid.

The U.8. Embassy in Amman announced. however, that U.8. air force and commer- cal tankers were starting a massive airlift of petrol from Bahrein to ease Jordan's critical fuel shortage.]

Sir Winston Churchill joined They noted that King Hussein in the Year of Conservative made nis appeal for help as cheers for

Jordan and not as the Prime Minister King of

was belleved hore this WOS done expressly to avoid GDY time further actions for the being in the Middle East,

In the Middle East, that Wo watcht greeted the voic. Chief of the Arab Union. It 'Frightfully Nico'

should conduct our affairs in Reuter. such a way as not to collide with the Soviet Union"

MOT

Iteferring to Russian oeuvres on the Persian frontier Mr Bevon said: "If the request from King Hussein ranks a justification for putting troops into Jordan, the Iraqi govern- ment in Bagdad would be per- feetly entitled to invite assistance from Russia,**

He feared a situation where British troops were drawn more into collision with and more Soviet troops and where the prestige of both power blocs became increasingly involved.

THIS

HIS time Russia is not itself Involved in military action, as it was in October 1958 when Imre Nagy led a "courageous

"Tut is why we earnestly revolt in Hungary. Moscow has warned that it cannot stand up that the Government even by idly as a spectator" and has now will try and detach Itsell from the situation intu which it

launched manoeuvres, on the

borders of Parela and Turkey.has gol," he sold.

But it is unlikely that it will ge further, realising that time Ja on Nassor's side and that British and American Intervan- tion is more likely to antar ponlas Arab feeling against the Wost than rally support for It there any malefaction for London and Washington It te that they, have been able to act positively and in accord, that strength has been demonstrated at a crucial moment, that Nasser has been temporarily thwarted. The palley may pre serva for a time the Indopen- danca of Jordan and Lebanon, but against infitration and

We Warned

Mr Bevan said "Yesterday we warned the Government wo would not support them if they scht troops into Join or the Lebanon or any part of the Middle East where we had no

he existing treaty obligations,"

went on,

Ita spite of that, the Prime Minister had decided that the welfare of the King of Jordan was more important than the unity of the British nation,"

There were loud cries of pro- 1est ut this from Conservative members.

Winding up the debale, Mr subversion which розо the Meemillan said he did hot think greater threat of an Internal coup, there can be no durable anything that had happened had guarantee of safety in either reduced the possibilities of try

country,'

| ing to get somo, kind of agree-

RAF May Make Reconnaissance

Flight To Iraq

London, July 17. The News Chronicle says in

front page report today that if nothing is beard soon from the Royal Air Force station In Iraya "reconnaissance force" will be sent there. According 10 the newspaper's

political correspondent, the

force will be sent to the air- field "Lo make sure that the R.A.F. men and their families there are calc.”

The

correspondent adds: ANK such an expedition is veces- Bary, the Government will not Initially took upon it as inter- vention,

"Ministers will make certain that the forees flown out to the airfield are purely an to

Great Deal They said a great deal of the tulks at the White House and at the State Department dealt with how to consolidato

and

Among the first 300 British troops to arrive at Amman were advance group from Guards Independent Parachute

an

company,

the

Erigade Major A: H. Farrat Hockley Buid "Everyone was frightfully friendly and nice."

U.S. AIR DEMONSTRATION

OVER JORDAN ....

Washington, July 17. More than 50 U.S. war planes flew over Jordan today to de- modialrate Fupport of British forces rushed to that country. The Navy said in Washington that the planes were from the Bixth

Fleet's super aircraft Carrier Saratoga, and that the purpose of the flight was to "let it be known they were there,"

without taking action in

the Middle East crisis. Bul Russia promised to de- mand un immediate emergency session of the General Assembly unlesa the Security Council ordered American and British troops out of Lebanon and Jordan immediately.

The

U.S. Ambassador, Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, demanded The armada, including jet fighter priority in the voting tomorrow And altack bomber plates, morning on the American resolu few tow along the west bauktion to send an international of the Jordan river. The police force into Lebanon under manoeuvre look an hour and | the U.N. flag. 10 minutes.

The Navy at the same Ume an- nounced thai planes from the aircraft carrier Essex few 148 sorties in support of U.8. Marines in Lebanon yesterday. →→→→U, P.L

SOVIET TROOPS

ON THE MOVE

Teheran, July 17.

Soviet troops, and armour were seen today moving

towards the frontier town of Astara.

USD

to wand

This would be the easiest place, many Yugoslavs see a threat to for the Russians to grab the their own security in the present land bridge which they could tense international situation.

Radio Belgrado tonight - "volunteers" 10 ilght in Persia, Iraq or Syria. tacked the Brilish leadings in Under the Russian-Persion Jordan as "absurdly dangerous" Friendship Pact of 1921, Russia and said they represented

of aggravation

the may send forces into Persia if further the Soviet feels threatened by Middle East situation.

and air Bulgarien land, sea eny move within that country.

forces are to start manoeuvres tomorrow together with units of the Soviet Air Force, Belgrade Radio reported tonight London Express Service, U.P.I.

Dangerously Close

Another

for Soviet way "volunlcers"" to rench the Middle East is by sca to the and Reuter. port of Latakia in Syria bullt

improve the present situations Ecge of the Sword" sold the largely with Yugoslavian help.

In Lebanon and Jordan.

Major Furrar-Hockley, veteran of Kores, and author of "The

parachutista had no specific orders for the time being and They understood particular would wait and ser."

Reuter's attention was given as to how

correspondent al to enable Hussein to have Amman said the British skymen, stable situation in his country in of the 10th Independent Para- chule Brigade group, immediate, view of the events in Bogdad.

They said this might result Inly began selling Into the some drastic steps being taken to settle once and for all the refugee problem in Jordan.

a

Mr

Mey also understoda Lloyd urged that the Jordanian and Lebanese complaints before

Security the U.N.

Council chaud

be combined so that more emphasts could be given to the world of attempted subver sion in those two countries. —

If the Russians tried to fly men in over the Balkans, planes would have to pass dangerously close to Cyprus and Turkey.

Stephen Constant writes: Western diplomats were not impressed by Russia's announce- oldment that Red Army manoeuvres are starting today in the military nres facing Turkey and Perda. In Washington, the Defence Department said today it did not consider Soviet forces mossed along the Irani border a threat to American and Brilish troops in the Middle East,

by

Royal Air Force butted camp at Amman airport.

commanded They are Brigadier T. C. Pearson.

A Cheer

The Jordanian troops who greeted them still wear British type battle dress and the flowing red and white beaddress of the

old Areb Logion.

Jordanian officers shook them warmly by the hand as they climbed down. from the alteraft- and men working on the fringe

missed Soviet troops, lank and A Pentagon spokesman dis-

plane manoeuvres in the area north of Iran, historic Middle East invasion route, as part of the Russlan "propaganda

of the almeld downed tools to campaign." give them a cheer.

the

Yugoslav Fears

Bcl-

This afternoon, the British

A Reuter report trom pamtroopers, stripped to waste in the blazing heat, were grade said some, highly-placed expressed making themselves comfortable Yugoslavi

Close Identity Earlier, it was announced that President Eisenhower and Mr Selwyn Lloyd, achieved "a close identity of view" on US-British nction in the Mid-East crieis, Thic

The White House Press Secre- Labour Party would not

said Mr Lloyd and Mr in their new home and preparing | Private fears for some weeks oppose rescue operatlan to tary brlog out servicemen and Dulles would continue discus- for the remaining 1,700 expected that Western intervention in their familles If this became slons this afternoon and to-to arrive tonight,

the Middle East might be used; (Contd. on page 5, col. 6) as a pretext. for a Soviet ut- necessary."Benter.

morrow.-U.P.I.

Lack on Yugoslavia.

vestigating group.

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London, July 18.

British opinion; as reflected by newspapers today, was divided on the sending of British troops to Jordan as in the case of American troops for the Lebanon, and comment generally reflected more concern than hitherto at what the

fature may bring.

cannot

The Times endorsed the action, in history as a blunder but Brl- further rash step which would In Jordan were jeopardise the United Nations that there was thetish landings but claimed on Britain and the charged with oven graver perils, utfulness the Daily Herald United States can extricato "Armed intervention by the urged, "The Rae Johnstone Story," the brutally hourst expose of the themselves without exposing the West might delay, but

The Daily Telegraph bellaved REAL facis behind the race tracks of the world, continues with regimes they have, helped to in-conceivably crush, the upsurge the great Jockey telling how he was offered £10,000 to lose a blastant collapse.

of Arab nationalism," it said, that the landing of British Jordan deserves FROO-ons that he lost in any case,

The Manchester Guardian and concluded by urging the troops in

British support, but Also in the 20-page weekend journal sro:

accused the Government of West to come to terms with the unlied Two full pages of local news pictures....by China Mail turning back the clock and Arab world.

urged Wesle polley to take hoed of the "ominous rumbling" Staf photographers;

voiced the suspicion that: Mr looked tur "The Egoistic Actress'!....another Hongkong short story | Macmfiion had not

The Daily Mail said the vital in the United Nations fuctor was that unity has been

***The next slope by Elizabeth Beachim; "Show Busincasinaide stories of filmdan by top: The Daily Express claimed achieved between Britain and necessarily obscure, although alm of Anglo- reporters in Hollywood and Britain,

that its poll of public opinion the United States, while a the boule

editorial in the American polley is clear. It is showed that 67.9 per cent of the front-page Including all your favourite cartoons, comics, another chapter public approved of aid to King Bally Herald portrayed Britain to prevent the.

United Arab of "Lok's Tako Honakong's Word" by B. W. Thompson of the Hongkong Uniretally; and all the falcai news and vlaws around the Hussein.

or plunging info the dark. Republic from sprogding dis- Under an editorial headlined wire bag our government to osion and revolution through- world. Take home a China Mail tomorrow.

"Mind, Blind, Blind," the Dalty eshcentrats on seeking a United out the area," it added--China ++ | xtiyor said Bues will go down Nations solution and take no Mall Special.

ahead.

Jave

They realise an armed attack on their county would mean world war. Nevertheless, Bume people in Belgrade wonder whether the Keemilin now supports the view that wer is Inevitable.

If this view is now in the ascendant in Moscow, as fore Belgrade circles bellove, Yuzo- lays fear that almost anything could happen. From Belgrade, the outlook now oppeur highly

ominous,

Ominous

It was earlier announced from Moscow that Soviet land and air forces were starting manaCUVIOS in the Transcaucasian and Tur- kestan military districts, which border on Turkey and Persia. Bulgaria has a 146-mile land border witr Turkey,

The datest news from Bulgaria was reen tiera da, padicularly ominous. Bulgarla's other neigh- bours, apart from Communist Rumania, are Yugoslavia d Greece.

Although the manoeuvrea aro regarded" chiefly as a Soviet. warning to the West linked with the American and British land- ings in the Lebanon and Jordan,

Pledge

Both the United States and withdraw Britain pledged to their troops LF Boon E such a U.N. fores could take over. Ad- ditionally, Britain, in response to a query from the Ambassador of Iraq, cald British forces would be withdrawn from Jordan whenever King Hussein request- cd it.

Earlier, Sir Pleron Dixon had defended Britain's, decision' to send troops to Jordan and sold his Government had no [doubt whatever of the "prepara- Hon of further attempts to [overthrow the Jordanian, regimo

and create internal disorder,"

Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, in what he' termed the "most serious and fateful statement" he had made as America's Uniiou Notions delegate, sald It clear "there is in the

was

Middle East a common" purpoar to take ova: everywhere all at

onico."--U.P.1. & Reuter

SEE P 3 FOR DEBATE

Oil Flow

London, July 17. Iraq Petroleum Co. reported today that oil was continuing to flow normally through I.P.C. pipelines to Lebanon from the east Iraq petroleum fields.-U.P.I.

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