Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
Emphasis Put
On Peace Aims
In Nasser Talks
Only Russiu Seems
Unyieldino in View
On Suez Problem

CAIRO. Egypt. Sept. l lP.-
Delegates from five nations east
and west of Suez converge on
Egypt tomorrow for canal crisis
talks in which the Egyptians
have been urged by Soviet Rus
STA to refuse compromise.
The five-nation mission,
headed by Australian Prime
Minister Robert G. Menzies. is
arriving to determine at the
talks beginning Monday how far
President Canal Abdel Nasser
is willing to go toward acceptance
Of a Western proposal to put
the Suez Canal under interna-
tional control.
While saber-rattling could be
heard in the background, the
emphasis in the center of thS
stage was on peaceful negotia-
tons.
The Menzies mission represents
18 Of the % nations which took
part in the London SueZ confer
ence. Most of these 10 also ad-
vocate a peaceful settlement of
the dispute. though Britain and
France are strengthening their
Mediterranean forces in what
they call a precautionary move.
Eisenhower Opens Door
President Eisenhower Friday
gave strong support to Egyptian
hopes for peaceful settlement
with his statement recognizing
Egyptian sovereignty over the
Suez Canal while urging guar
antees for international usage of
the waterway. Egyptian OBJ
servers said Mr.. Eisenhower APP
peared to open the door for
serious talks.
Mr.. Eisenhower gave the
Egyptians the impression he was
not insisting on any particular
solution being adopted. but gen.
ulnely was seeking a peaceful
solution
A similar attitude has been
expressed from the other side
of the fence by Indias v. K.
KriShna Menon. Although he
was the architect of the London
conference minority plan ad-
vocating only international adj
vice for Egypt in running the
canal. Mr.. Menon this week de-
clared he was not pressing Col.
Nasser to accept any specific
plan.
At the same time Egyptians
close to Col. Nasser say the
Egyptian President himself is
eager to open doors to find some
solution CONSTANT with Egyptian
sovereignty.
May Last Week
Cairo newspapers forecast the
talks will last about a week They
said Col. Nasser will meet the
Menzies mission in his Office
Monday morning with Foreign
Minister Mahmoud Fawzi and his
foreign affairs adviser. Wing
Comdr. Ali Sabry. in attendance
Comdr. Sabry was his observ E
at the London conference, which
Egypt boycotted.
"Nasser is ready to talk. talk,
talk. to negotiate. to explore, to
do everything possible to solve
this problem peacefully" an
Egyptian source said. although
he can not compromise on Egyp-
tian sovereignty"
Contrasting with these mild
words were signs of trouble from
countries at the opposite poles
of the crisis
Britain has granted France the
right to move troops to Cyprus.
$50 miles off Egypt's north coast,
and both countries have an
nounced a continued huildup in
the eastern Mediterranean.
Russian Sees Nasser
At the other extreme. Soviet
Ambassador E. D. Kisselev paid
his 18th call on Col. Nasser since
the Suez crisis began. to urge him
to stand firm on the Menon plan
and to resist, Western proposals.
Moscow statements have limited
that in the event the Western
powers used force. Egypt would
not fight alone"
Tension was heightened this
week when Egypt announced it
had uncovered an espionage
ring and named seven Britons
as being involved. Three Brit
ons are under arrest and two
British diplomats were expelled
from Egypt. Britain replied by
expelling two Egyptian diplo-
mats.