Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

OVAeA0Cu ENVtu EHSt AZ
sands of fresh troops--includinf
about 5000 British Commando.
into the battle for the Sue1
Canal.
The railroad town of E
Qantara. 80 miles south of PorI
Said. was an objective Of the
French forces. French head.
quarters said this afternoon
they had covered eight miles.
British and French aircraft
wrought fresh destruction. Egyp.
tan coastal defenses on a break
water reaching north from the
canal mouth were a target today
The French said 80 tanks were
destroyed in attacks yesterday
on the Egyptian army camp
Huckstep. near Cairo.
Conflict in Accounts
Conflicting reports painted q
confused picture of the British
French landings. A French in
formation officer said Egyptians
watched curiously from the quay
as the troops disembarked. The
Egyptian army troops, police and
civilians fought the troops and
"the situation is under control. -
Switzerland called for a sum-
NIT meeting of the United States,
Russia, Britain. France and In
dia on grounds that "the danger
Of a third world war with all its
tragic consequences is threaten
ing humanity"
AS heavy fighting ragged at a
half dozen points near the
northern end of the canal, the
conflict gave more signs of grow
ing than shrinking.
British Prime Minister Eden
and French Premier Guy MoIlet
were reported deeply concerned
by letters from Soviet Premier
Nikolai Bulganin saying Russia
is fully resolved to use force to
crush the aggressors and estab-
lish peace"
But despite a Russian refer
ence about terrible modern
means of destruction" the two
allies announced they would
press on with their plans for
a temporary occupation of the
canal zone.
The Egyptians still awaited
promised military aid from their
Arab allies.
Shiek Abdullah Qalqili, Grand
Mutt Of Jordan, called on every
able-bodied Jordanian to join
war against Britain, France
and Israel.
The Cairo radio said Saudi
Arabia. center Of American oil
interests. is breaking OF diplo-
matte relations with Britain and
France and has banned the
shipment of oil to both coun-
tries. There was no confirma-
ton Of this at the British For
eign ONCE.
Britain and France threw
their ground forces into &C.
ton in Egypt 10 back up their
parachute troops that opened the
invasion of the canal area early
yesterday. The landings at dawn
were the first seaborne assault
In the day-old invasion.
British commands punched
into Port Said to join the fight
ing that broke out again last
night after local-level surrender
talks we're broken of.
May Link Up Drive
French forces went ashore at
Port Fuad, the canal point oppo-
site Port Said. A French Defense
Ministry spokesman said French
troops had moved on to the
Southern edges Of Port Said. pos
sibly indicating an early linkup
of the two drives.
Egyptian military headquar-
tiers in Cairo said British and
French troops we're being landed
by sea and air at Port Said and
reported the population lis fight-
ing heroically in the streets. I"
The statement added that the
situation is under control and
morale is high"
Egypt's government radio de-
clared the Moscow radio had in
terrupted a broadcast 70 say the
Soviet Union reserves the right
to act alone" in order TO halt
aggression against Egypt"
Raid Warnings In Cairo
Air raid warnings sounded
again IN Cairo for the seventh
straight day and heavy explo-
SionS we're reported east and
n ytheaSt Of the capital.
The Egyptian national news
O. ncy in a report from a COR
= 7ndent I'D Port Said claimed
ti about 400 civilians were
killed fighting the paratroopers
VINO landed in the FIRST assault
The correspondent said the
population Of the port streameo
into the fighting crying "lonS