Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
Rebel Syrians
Seize House
0fPar|iament
Thousands March,
Demand Resignation
Of New President
DV the Assoeieted Pross

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 81
Thousands Of demonstrators
supporting the rebel army forces
who ouSted Syria's dictator
president, Gen. Adib Shishekly,
swept through Damascus today
and seized the House of Parlia-
ment.
The demonstrators demanded
the resignation of the new tenn
porary president. Maximum ell
Kuzbari, speaker of the house
who took over yesterday after
Gen. Shishekly fled the country.
Usually reliable sources said
the demonstration appeared
aimed at installing one of the
rebel leaders in the presidency.
The demonstrators who broke
into Parliament beat up
Druse deputy, Mohamed Abou
Assault. who supported Gen.
Shishekly's measures against the
Druse rebellion. Police saved
his life but with difficulty.
Planes Drop Pamphlets.
Warplanes belonging to the
military command of Aleppo flew
over Damascus and showered
down pamphlets as crowds
Swarmed through the city. The
informants said the Damascus
army garrison withdrew to its
barracks.
The pamphlets urged the
Army to ignore any pressure
exerted by what it called "a
small number of officers of the
mechanical unit" still support
ing Gen. Shishekly.
I'VE appeal to all officers, sub
officers and privates of the Army
to maintain unity" the pamph-
let's said, land prove to the
world that it never has and
never will act against it's own
Nation"
The advices received here said
Col. Shawkat Shkeir. the Army
chief of staff who issued a state
ment saying he supported the
interim president in his at
tempts to work out constitu-
sional solution, had resigned. "
Shishekly in Exile.
Kuzbari, the speaker Of the
house. took over as president in
automatic succession under the
provisions Of the constitution
adopted in Gen. Shishekly's
reign as a strong man. He said
he would hold the Office until a
new president could be chosen in
a constitutional election some
time in the next two months.
Gen. Shishekly is exiting him.
self in Saudi Arabia, sister
state of Syria in the eight
nation Moslem League. He took
off by plane today for Saudi
Arabia after an overnight stay
in Beirut as the guest Of the
Saudi Arabian legation.
The provisional regime estab-
lished yesterday in Damascus.
the capital and southern me-
tropolis of Syria. was assailed by
the radio at Aleppo, the COM
mercial center of the North,
where the uprising against Gen.
Shishekly was master minded
Thursday.
Communications Lines Cut.
Telephoned advices from Da-
mascus said communications be-
tween the northern and south
ern parts of the country had
been cut.
A communique broadcast from
Aleppo, whose $4,000 people
make it Syrias largest city, de-
clared the aim of the Aleppo
rebels was not only the removal
of Gen. Shishekly but the chang
ing of the entire government and
constitution. It declared they
would continue the struggle until
completely successful.
Heard in Beirut, the radio
called on army forces in Damas-
Gus to revolt against Capt. Hus-
sien Hidden and Capt. Abdulhak
Shehaden." 1t described the two
captains as officers controlling
the Damascus garrison and
called them criminal slaves of
imperialism.
The broadcast charged the two
(See SYRIA PAGE A-2l