Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26

Sept. 26 (P.-United Nations
Secretary GeNeral Dag Ham
marskjold said today he would
ask the Security Council to
take up Israeli Jordanian
clashes in Palestine if the sit
uation is not brought rap
idly under control"
JERUSALEM, Sept. 26 Up
A punitive raid into Jordan by
artillery backed Israeli infantry
men. the third of its kind this
month, set off seven hour bat
tie that ended at dawn today
with heavy casualties on each
side.
Israeli spokesman said so Jor-
danians were killed in the raid
on army and police positions
near Husan, 6 miles southwest
of Jerusalem. Israeli aeknowl-
edged five of the raiders were
killed and 10 wounded.
Jordanian Army officers in
Amman, the Arab kingdoms
capital, declared about 100 of the
Israelis we're killed and the rest
forced to retreat in disorder after
blowing up a police post and
some houses. BY their account,
81 Jordanian soldiers. policemen
and national guardsmen lost
their lives as the fighting ragged
through attack and counterat-
tack.
Jordan said the Israeli attack
was made in brigade strength,
meaning perhaps 1000 or more
infantrymen took part in the
raid 2la miles inside the arms,
ltice demarcation line. Jordan.
ians had estimated Israeli
strength in each of the two pre-
vious attacks this month at
900 men.
Called Warning Raid
Israeli's government grimly
labeled the raid as a warning
against aggression, IAN effort to
bring home to Jordan auth0ri-
ties their own interests in put.
ting an end to attacks against
Israel citizens and Israel terri
tory" Six Israelis had been
killed in border incidents since
Sunday.
The Israeli army said a Jor-
dan army post as well as the
police station was overrun and
dynamited. Explosions from the
battlefield were heard in Jerusa-
lem through the night.
Jordan army headquarters told
Of the finding of the bodies of 10
Israelis, including one captain,
near Husan and boosted its esti-
mate of the Israeli death toll to
around 100.
Unconfirmed Jordanian re-
ports said 60 tanks, as we'll as
field guns. had supported the
Israeli rifle companies.
A newsman returning to AM
man from the battle-ground
quoted eyewitnesses as saying the
Israelis removed many. of their
casualties in the predawn hours
under searchlights piled from
heavy tanks.
British Attention Stirred
Israeli's reprisal policy stirred
diplomatic attention in Britain,
which has been preoccupied with
the Suez crisis. and in Syria.
linked with Jordan in an ALI
ance to combat what the Arabs
call Israeli aggression.
The British Foreign Office ex-
pressed sympathy for Israel over
what it called the irresponsible
shooting from the Jordanian
side that killed four members
of an archaeological party at
Jerusalem Sunday, then de-
nounced the Israeli raid.
"Her majesty's government
1deplor all reprisals and must ex-
press once again their condemna-
ton of policy based on them"
the Foreign Office said. A spokes-
man explained: What we are
now condemning is the Israeli
governments declared policy Of
carrying out reprisals."
| Syrias cabinet met in emer-
Igency session in Damascus to
discuss necessary measures" in
the Jordanian- Israeli situation.
Syria recently posted mobile
military division near Jordan's
border. Military officials said
the division was ready for duty
against Israel any time the Jor-
dan government asked for aid.
i A United Nations spokesman
said the shooting lasted for
some seven hours--until about
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