Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-12


weeks British French invasion
of the Suez Canal zone continued
to reverberate around the world
New Red Threats
Both Russian and Communist
China issued new threats II
send volunteer" to help Egypt
throw out the British anc
French "aggressors."
At Beirut, the heads of f1vl
Arab states met in a top secre'
parley to discuss the whole
Middle East situation.
Reports said the leaders o.
Iraq. Jordan, Syria. Lebanon
and Saudi Arabia would discuss
not only the French in.
vasion but the threat posed bS
the rapid spread of Communist
influence in the area.
In New Delhi, Indian Prime
Minister Nehru met with the
prime ministers of Burma. Indo-
nesia and Ceylon to discuss both
the Middle East and Russian
repression in Hungary.
Both India and Ceylon are i'm
portant Asian members of the
British Commonwealth, which
has been split by the British in
vasion of Egypt.
Police Posts at Issue
The biggest single snag to the
entrance of the U. N. police force
into Egypt appeared to have been
the question of where they would
be stationed.
Britain, and France made clear
In hating their invasion that
they expected U.N. forces to
take up posts in the canal
zone. They said they would not
withdraw all their forces until
u N. troops arrived.
Egypt apparently expected the
UN. force to be stationed along
the Israeli-Egyptian border,
from which the Israelis launch
ed their own attack into Egypt
several days before the British
French invasion of the Suez.
But Egypt'S position on occupa-
ton of the Canal Zone has not
been announced.
Cairo radio quoted Col. Abdel
Kaber Hatem, chief of the Egyp-
tian Information Department.
as saying Egypt has received
guarantees that the police force
will not infringe or violate Egyp-
tan sovereignty. There was no
immediate elaboration.
Other Major Problems
On the Israel-Egyptian bor-
der. too, there were major prob
lens to be worked out on the
stationing of U.N. forces.
Israeli Premier David Ben
Gurion has not yet agreed to
pull his conquering forces out of
the GAIA strip. which Egypt had
occupied since 1948. Meir Argov,
chairman of Israel's parliament
tary security and foreign affairs
committee, said fatty that the
strip would remain part of
Israel.
The legal status of the strip
Is still in dispute, and this is one
of the problems Gen. Burns has
sought to work out in his con-
tinuing discussions with both
Col Nasser and Mr.. -Gurion.
While the United Nations
troops marked time, Moscow
propaganda organs kept drum
ming out threats to send "volun-
teer" Communist airmen, tank
ers and artillerymen to fight
alongside the Egyptians unless
the British. French and Israeli
soldiers quit Egypt quickly.
Communist China said a
quarter million Chinese volun-
teers-"tens of thousands of
them former soldiers" - had
signed up to go TO Egypt. There
was no indication how they
would get there.
Truce Broken by Firing
Uneasy quiet returned to the
ceace-fire line rs miles south of
Port Said where opposing Egyp-
tian and Britlsh-French forces
are dug in. The unofficial
arfnistics was broken yesterday
by three hours Of fire from
Egyptian lines and an answering
one-hour barrage from the Brit
ish and French. Associated
Press correspondent Leonard
Leddington reported there we're
no allied casualties.
Oficers OF the U. N. police
force forming at Naples, Italy,
made plans to take over occupa-
ton duties from the British and
French in stages.
Egypt gave provisional ap-
proval" Friday TO the idea Of the
police force. but wanted the
details OF its composition and
plans spelled out before giving
the final go-ahead.
Gen. Burns said Col. Nasser
had been cooperative and had
not, 70 Gen. Burns knowledge.
Observers on Way
With Egyptian approval. Gen.
Burns said. 10 observers from the
Palestine truce supervision or
sanitation are already en- route
TO Egypt.
In Cairo. acceptance Of the
police force was repeatedly the
major topic at q 2-hour and IS