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No. 37106

Established 1845

MONDAY, JULY 21, 1958.

Price 20 Cents

RELAX IN

DAKS

THE FAMOUS CONFERE IN ACTION TROUBEKO

Whiteaways

ALONG KONG &

Khrushchev Plan Not To Be Rejected: UN Preferred

Hussein's Danger WESTERN REACTION TO SUMMIT MOVE

HB-Iraq coup emphasisve,

Tas nothing else has done

O graphically, the dangers of Rubversion in countricu Whore authority

сол-

contrated in the hands of

a few people.

of Western

01

dn the

Guarantees

event of attack

ennnot assure that Govern-

ment's

survival against

internal revolt. In the caso

of Bagdad Phet members,

the provisions operate

tlack

only

chooses to make

them do so,

U.S. To Give ‘Constructive 'U.S. To Back

Reply Says Washington

Washington, July 20.

when the government under In the absence of any clear replies by Western Governments to Khrushchev's proposal for a summit meeting on the Middle East in Genova, it appeared today that the West would not turn down the proposal but would soek solutions through the Security Council and the General Assembly first.

Article, eight of the Anglo-

Iraq Agreement of April 105, when Britain joined the Bagdad Pact, states:

"In the event of an armed

Kovern

the

President Eisenhower today promised Nikita Khrushchev a "con- attack against Iraq ur the

structivo" reply to the Soviet Premier's proposal for an im- threat of an armed attack which, in the opinion of the

mediate summit conference on the Middle East crisis. contracting Lwo ments endangers men

But he said he would not viding a new torum for Russian the Govern- security of Iraq, ment of the United King-undercut" the United Nations. propaganda.

There were indlantions the dom at the request of the United States was considering a Government of Iraq, shall

which it would plan under make available assistance, agree to a meeting of Chiefs of Inter If Russia would if Including

necessary State Lo help to withdri w its opposition lo

U.S. proposal to let United Nations forces relieve American troops in Lebanon,

armed forces defend Iraq".

Article 51

There aho was zome specuin- might the cash

the pen when the Security Council inker

compromise Japanese plan for easing tensions in the Middle East.

LAST week, the plotters

slew King Faisal, Crown agree, fo Prince Abdul Bah, and Premier Nuri of Said, vir- fully the only three who could have assessed the danger and summoned help, chev Jeller were: and replaced them by a new administration which fur

up

Other reactions to the Karush-

According to Reuter. usually reliable sources from desiring the help of said Britain would be prepared the West, wished it na furto consider such a meeting but from its borders as possible. it would reject Khrushchev's

proposal in its present form,

The new Arab Union,

corn-

prising Jordan and Iraq, had not become integrated to such an extent that on of assuming the powers Head of State Hussein could have declared the Union a8 a whole under attack. And inter- Iraq's national defence agree- ments had been extended to Include Jordan. Thos iray | was lost.

none

ان

16.

What has saved both Jordan and-the Lebanon from (1 similar fate is article 61 of the UN charter_which en- ables

Government threatened with attack to call on the assistance of

unli! other nations

the Security Council can take Anfeguarding Retion. Honour Bound

is arguable whether the bf All "attack" in these instances Was reasonable, but the threat of imminent atranga- lutinu surely entitles the

Interpretation

The same report said that the Idea of a Geneva meeting was made with the object of pro-

Did K

Write That

It is believed Britain will con- centrate on seeking a solution through the United Nations.

*

A Paris report said the French Government con- sidered that nothing the Middle East Justified the "dra- nalle tone of the Khrushchev

$11

letter and it was felt that the

Soviet

move

was aimed prl-

gical effect on public apintur In preparation for the political batfle in the United Nations. The will not reply until French after the Security Council s considered the matter further.

of

BRITISH OPINION

JORDAN ACTION

on

London, July 20. The Indian Prime Minis-

interven Anglo-American ter, Mr Nehru welcomed

tion in the Middle East is Mr Khrushchev's invitation and said that if an agreement was approved by two out of renched "we'll gladly offer our three people in Britain, services to it in the cause

a publle opinion poli pub peace".

Hahed by the Chronicle sald ́ today. Fifty-four per cent answered proposal bui Inslated that the United Nations was the most "Yer to the question "Do you competent authority to deal with approve the dispatch of British the present Middle East situa- troops to Jordan?"

The Yugoslav Government controlled press today welcome as "positive" the Soviet

tlon.

Japan's Resolution

United Nations, July 20. The United States will sup.

of

the

EYE-WITNESS TELLS HOW

KING FAISAL DIED

London, July 20.

King Faisal, Crown Prince Abdul Illah and other members of the Iraqi Royal Family were wiped out by a tommy gun burst fired by a rebel Army captain after being asked if they had any last wishes, according to an eye-witness's account which reached London today.

The full story given by a Palace servant, sald the 22 Get Out By July 30 year-old King was the first to In from the tommy-gun burnt end the Crown Prince fell dead on top of his nephew's body.

The Crown Prince's aged mother was the third victim-~~ she fell dutching the Koran.

Hugo Pool Of Blood

said, Palace

Then, the eye-witness came the tum of the maidservants, All were left lying in huge pool of blood. The witness himself had his shirt pierced by bullet but was able to escape.

port Japan's resolution for additional United Na tions measures "lo ensure the territorial integrity and political Independence Lebanon" informed American SourceS sald tonight. They said the United States regarded the draft, due for in- troduction in

Security Council tomorrow, as a first step towards producing conditions in which American troops would be withdrawn from Lebanon,

The resolution, fabled early

have

the loday, would

Mr Secretary-General,

Das Hammarskiold, "make arrange ments forthwith for such men- Eures" in addition to the opera- observation group tion of the sent by the Council on June 11

Everyone was asleep at the to ensure against illegal inflira- | Royal Palace when the rebellion Hon into Lebanon from Syria,

broke out in the early hours of Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Brist

last Monday, the account said, Foreign Secretary, before leav

Crown Prince Abdullah ing for London tonight said that left his bedroom in his night Britain also would support the clothes to find the Palace sur- resolution. The principal ques-rounded by Umurgents.

the tion tonight was whether

The Crown Prince was cool Soviet Union would do no more and composed until told of the than abstain, thus ensuring revolt but then rushed to the adoption of the resolution.- radio and tuned in to the Bag- Reuter.

rad slation, the account said.

Struck His Head The radio was blaring rebel announcements and confirmed

News Nasser Meets

Kuwait Ruler what his servants had told him

Khamba Ultimatum

To Chinese In Tibet

Katmandu, July 20. warrior sect in Tibet, known as the Khambas, have given an ultimatum to the Chinese government to withdraw from Tibet by July 30.

The Khambas live in northern Tibet, Approximately 3,000 of them, armed with all available weapons, mostly outdated, live Joined lines. The operation was finally completed on July 16.

has Khamba Nearly every removed his movable property and family to adjoining Bildam

and re- and Indian territory turned to he front with arms purchased through underground channels.

Determined

Sever Khamba have 30- poalled their property under sale cualody of the Dalai Lama and have joined in line with their brethen in the finai fight against the Chinese forces.

but wo "are

European Police Officer Killed

+

A European Sub- Inspector of the Hongkong Polion was killed and Chinese Revenue Ofoer WIK Berfottaly jajared shortly before 3 o'clock this morning when the car in which they were traveling crashed against the callingn of Shatin Bridge, north of Abatin Village, in the New Territories.

the two Particulars of persons are being withheld ut notification pending next of kin,

of the revolt. When the Crown Prince heard this he struck his London, July 20.

his hand. He im President Nasser conferred in head with

this

evening with modiately ordered servants to But 28 per cent said "No" and Damascus

unfur

a white flag on the Palace Prince Abdullah Selem Ei Sabah,

A group of responsible Kham peace signal. The Lebanese President 18 per cent had no opinion.

the ruler of Kuwait, Calro Radio s

While this was going on, the bas who crossed into Nepal this and Camille Chamoun

British action in Jordan was

reported.

continued, King Falsal work with their families and Premier Sami Es-Sollt denounced backed by 78 per cent of Con-

The radio gave no further de-account servatives Khrushchev's move.

12 per tails but questioned,

said that President woke up and come downstairs, property said "We are prepared

on equal terms cent were against and 10 per Nasser had today visited Syrian Two mortar shells then hit the to live peacefully with Chinee the United Nations, cent gave no opinion.

troops on the Syrian-Lebanese palace. feeling in many quarters or Labour Party supporters border.

The Army captain entered the determined to free our country today appeared to be that al 34 per cent agreed with the

Palace and walked towards the from the Chinese at all cost. Briteln has a major interest in

A Khamba chief, responsible fusion the other members of the longues, hoped to be back on sunult conference, perhaps agreed and 17 per cent gave no | 1930 reached more than 54 mil-

the Buyal Family including some good might emerge, an opinion..

lion tons of crude all. that at worst it would enable all

Almost identical results were Britoln continued io rush Crown Prince's wife and sister, the front before July 30.

Interviewed by the United sides to play for time in the obtained on the question of troops to possible Middle East and reven or eight Arab maid Press International, the Khimba chlor suid: "Last year the present explosive situation.

American Intervention in the hotspots as for apart as Bahrein servunts had joined the scene. The British Labour Party Lebaron, 62 per cent approved, In the Persian Gulf and Toburk, No Resistance Chinese bombarded my village London, July 20.

demand "on will

im-28 per cent disapproved and 20 Libya today, in the biggest mill-

killing 87 members of my family, Diplomats believed today

The captain ordered them to Almost 3,000 people were killed mediate and unhesitating accept per cent had no opinion, try build-up since Suez.-Reu- that Nikita Khrushchev Race of Khrushchev's proposal", France-Presse.

ter and UPI..

Hoe up outside the Palace and

pur village which asked them

If they had any located round the areas of the personally wrote yoster- said Mr Harold Wilson, Socialist

wish. The Crown Prince sa most important monastery, A day's crisis letter to the "shadow Chancellor of the Ex-

they had none and the captain large number of monks died and Wost--and that he was chequer, sala today. concerned when he wrote

least 1 harm could come from British action, 48 per cent dis-Kuwait's oil production, which in young King. During the cone for assuring supplies to his col- HK BORDER

it.

Letter?

Glib propaganda declarations which punetunted dozens of previous sumunit letters from Othe Kremlin were missing.

intended victim to tenore stead there was a phraseology

of

greater

ย

British newspapers today were generally united in ariation the belief that the should be accepted.

Meeting

RUSSIA PROPOSES A TREATY

OF FRIENDSHIP

Moscow, July 21.

The President, Vice-President, legal quibbles. In the case reniniscent of Khrushchev's Richard M. Nixon and the na-

hoth

the countries,

own blunt speeches.

tion's top diplomatie and mill- danger

existed

After two years of unceasing tary officials met at the White internally fomented, how-letter-dispatching from Moscow, House for nearly three hours ever, externally. And as Mr diplomats were convinced that late this afternoon to discuss The Soviet Union has called for an East-West Macmillan told the Com- the Kremlia has a large letter Mr Khrushchev's call for mons last week, the West was virtually honour bound to accede to the requests of the two threatened states,

If there is any argument over

..

the Western action there- fure it can only be concern-

department which

writing

over first Nikolal operated Dulganin's signature and now Khrushchev's. But the latest message was different,

11

munit inceting on Tuesday. Following the meeting, the Press Secretary Mr James Hagerty would

all

then fired killing them all. Bald The eye-witnesses stories about the Crown Prince lighting or making resistance were untrue.-Reuter,

พริ

it caused great tension between the Chinese and the Khambas, and We also took to rema killed nearly 1,000 members of the Chinese forces. There have been many attempts to bring a compromise between us and the

(Contd. on Page B. Col. 4)

MOUNTAINEERS Chinese, but without result.

FEARED DEAD

Rawalpindi, July 20,

"treaty of frendship and co-operation" that

Two members of a lour-man would in effect dissolve Europe's iron curtain.

Bitish expedition to 23,000-foot East-West Mount Minrpin in the Kara- say only that The treaty, binding eastern Reduction of

of the Himalayas the draft of the U.S. reply to the and western European nations

torces in Germany "by korum range

or another agreed are missing, feared dead, ae- Biting Tongue Soviet premier would be pre- and the United States, would one-third

sented to the 15 North Allantic Include among its provisions a fraction" in the next "one or cording to unconfirmed reports

{wo years." seen in the Treaty allies before being sent broad plan for disarmament, il

to the Kramila.

The biting Longue Khrushchev was

declaration that U.S.

ed with whether interven-letter's

tion was the right course, Sixth Fleet Commander Adm.

But it seemed obvious trom Charles R. Brown should And sa temporary mea-

be the, lack of advance prepara- sure it undoubtedly was. To put on trial Or

an acht to

tions that the President had no in the asylum.

Intention of hurrying to Geneva provide safeguards

love of earthy, on Tuesday Khrushchev'a form of a treaty against the

as urged by Mr

In London, Khrushchev, kind of treachery which understandable phrases was sech engulfed Faisaland Nuri is in his simile about bringing high Western surve said the Intention of the heated atmosphere to the allies and no impracticable:

without of help bolling point-seeing that it is rushing to summit. talks "at the promise

clready sufleiently permeated crack of the Soviet whip."

some

Yet

would

set up a nuclear-free zobe In central Europe.

The new Moscow proposal

of

tonight.

One of the missig men was A "system of control and said to be the expedition leader, The other inspection" over the cen-Mr Edward Wars.

was not named, was announced suddenly in the tral Europe de-nuclearised zone

the decreases

troop Other members of the expedi- midst of international debate and

in Germany. This tion, which left Liverpool on over Middle East problems. It strength

would include "aerial surveys" March 30, were Dr Frank Houyt, was said to have been the sub-

'surprise attack." Mr Dennis Kemp and Mr Waller Jock of a note handed to the to "prevent

Sharpley. European and American EnVDYS

of "the An expression

The unconfined reports Bald in Moscow Jast Tuesday.

readiness of (pact) signa-MÊ Warr and his companion |tories to exchange experience were belleved to have died Disarmament

Hussein cannot long retain with inflammable material," But there were signs the ad- The treaty as proposed focused in research and industrial about 300 feet below the aum- His throne. The stationing And again when he said that ministration would be willing to attention on disarmament. But applications of atomic energy mit-Reuter, of troope in Jordan and once a Are was started it is attend a summit meeting later if it covered a wide range includ- and also raw and other materiais Lebanon, however, provides better to extinguish the flames Russia agreed to the Japanese in a non-aggression agreement and equipment" no permanent solution.

at the very start rather than compromise plan in the Security among the nations

Increased trade and cons- of Eszt and

mic co-operation among Ilussein may now look to King when the blaze has spread to Council and if preliminary Western Europe prat the United

neighbouring houses hardly talks indicated that a meeting Slates, the sharing

of atomic the nations involved without

and Ibn Saud for support or, the language of a Foreign of chlets of state might be dala and increased East-West, discrimination with the help of the UN, ask Ministry legal expert,

restrictions of any kind." the West to help resettle

The signing of a formal tion-aggresalon pact be-

the large and troublesome

Arab

Hussein's

guardian

No Nasser

fruitfulAll agencies.

Irade.

Actually, what is proposed is. a formalized treaty bringing to

'Jordan Coup

artificial

an end the East and West blocs tween Warsaw treaty and Nato

In Europe-Nalo and the Soviet-nations. backed Warsaw Pact,

refugee population As evidence that Khrushchev Jordall Unofficially is concerned, diplomats cited that

A pledge among signers fact that he was willing to go to most rollable

To this end, Russia offers the

to try for development of London, July 20. may be not summit conference without angel

nother Coinmunist leaders attend- the West, Ibn Saud or the ingand, more significantly e

The British government has following proposals as part of contacts, with each other in the UN, but Israel, which would conference of the middle fast had no reporte on a revolution the proposed draft treaty among fields of "science, technology almost certainly not without President Nasser.

breaking out in Jordan, a For- the European states and the US and culture."

An end to the "arms race" The Soviets explained they tolerate complete encircle- In the past six months Russia eign Office spokesman sald the

and reduction of the forces were motivated by a "desire to ment by Nasser. At the first had held out for participation by day.

work out joint stops that could of trouble in Amman, enough other Communist states Earlier reports from Damascar of Nato and the Warsaw Pact

Establishment of "a do prevent Europe from slippingt flussein many and himself in to put the Frust and fest in bad quoted a "Jordan clandes

nuclearised zone In into war." Europe suffered in tine radio” as stating revolulloh nominally equal terms.

immediate two world wars, It observed, the

paradoxical position of

Khrub héy droppók thla had broken out in that country Europe" being supported by Israel demand, apparently in haste to and, that King Hussein had been vicinity of the Uno dividing the and today.ives under the until others,can come to his eliminate any possible roodblock captured furgents, military grouping existing in threat of a still more horrible

by

disaster."-U.F.I. aid."

Europe"

to immediata (alka/VPT.

France-Proses.

Who

Minor Operation

On The Queen

London, July 20,

The Queen today under. wont a minor alnus opera tion,

from statement

Paince' suld

Buckingham today.

The Queen has been suf- toring from moute catarrhini ainusīkls for a fortnight.

After being visited by her three doctors, it was decided to carry out "Irrigation of the afimcted · ainuasa," the

·France. statement said, Prosse

The

PROTEST

Ro- Government Publio lations Vitice today confirmed Look that A demonstration pas yesterday afternoon at the border between Höngkong and China.

The PRŮ sald

20

that

A crowd 'estimated et 1,000 persons demonstrated against *Tiled intervention in the Middle

there were Dan, but Incidents. Chinese newspaper reports said that the crowd was estimated at as much as 2,000 and that they shouted anti-British and anil-American slogana,

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