Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-10
Jordan Kicks Out
2 Egypt ENJOYS
One Accused
OfPIotting
Sayings

| AMMAN, June 10 P.-The
Jordan government today ex-
PEELED two Egyptian diplomats
on security charges. They left
by plane for Cairo.
A government announcement
said Foreign Minister Samir Ell
Rifai asked the Egyptian En-
bassy In Amman to Withdraw its
military attache. Mai. Fuad Hilal,
after he tried to enlist a Jordan
ian in a plot to assassinate
certain official personalities in
Amman"
The announcement said the
recall Of Mohammed Abdul Aziz.
consul general in the Jordan
sector Of Jerusalem, was de-
manded for reasons connected
with security"
Mr.. Rifai earlier told a news
conference Egypt had been asked
to replace its representative on
the joint Egyptian-Syrian-Jor-
danian military command for
"misbehavior." He did not 90
into details.
Ambassador Recalled
Later an official source said
Jordan has recalled its ambassa-
dor in Cairo. Abdul Monem
Rifai. He is due home tomorrow.
the source added.
The Jordanian announcement
was made several hours after
Egypt's Middle East News Agency
published a dispatch in Cairo
charging that the Jordanian
government fabricated a plot"
aimed at involving Mai. Hilal in
planning q conspiracy against
the Jordanian government and
King Hussein."
The Egyptian dispatch. from
Beirut, Lebapon, claimed Mai.
HIlal had been approached by
an emissary-who was not iden-
tifled-from the Jordanian army
chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Habes
Majai. The report said Mai.
Hilal arrested the emissary, OBJ
tanned a written confession "that
MaJah sent him to involve Hilal
In an alleged conspiracy against
Jordan and the monarchy" and
handed him over to the Jor-
danian authorities.
Jordan's Story Different
The Jordanian announcement
told a different story.
1t said Maj. Hilal personally
contacted a certain Jordanian
citizen and tried to induce him
with all sorts of material and
moral promises to undersake
criminal acts aiming at assas-
sinating certain official person.
allties in Amman. He also prom
listed to provide him with the
necessary weapons to carry out
the crime"
The announcement said the
Jordanian Immediately con.
tacted Jordanian military auth
critics and reported what the
Egyptian military attache had
asked him to do and handed
over the weapons he was pro-
vided with to commit the crime"
Maj. Hilal also was accused
OF stirring up other persons
to commit crimes which would
disturb order md security"
Relations Strained
Relations between Jordanian
King Hussein and Egyptian
President NaSSer, have grown
increasingly strained since the
young king in April ousted left
list and pro-Egyptian officials
who dominated the Jordanian
government.
HusSein accused EGYPTIAN
propaganda agencies of aiding
his enemies, and the Jordanian
government radio subsequently
charged that the Soviet Union.
Egypt and Syria had plotted to
dethrone Hussein. King Faisal of
Iraq. King Saud of Saudi Arabia
and King Idriss of Libya.
The Jordanian crisis split the
Arab bloc of Egypt, Saudia
Arabia, Syria and Jordan which
Col. NasSer had put together.
Hussein's cleanout was followed
by a visit from Saud to Irau.
whose government has been a
chief target of Egyptian propa-
ganda because of its member
ship in the pro-Western Baqh-