Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Egypt to Take Control
OF GAIA After Riotino
Protests u. N.
Gunfire to
QueII Mob

CAIRO. Egypt, Mar. II (P.-
The government announced to.
day Egyptian administration
will take over responsibility for
GAIA Immediately" Gen. Hassan
Abdel Latif was appointed gov
ernor of GAIA and directed to
take over his duties at once.
The announcement conceded
with one saying that Egypt has
protested to United Nations Sec
rotary General Dag Hammar-
skiold the action of U. N. forces
in breaking up demonstrations
by GAIA residents with the use
OF gunflre. Col. Abdel Kader
Hatem, Egyptian information
director, announced the protest.
walter Eytan. director gen.
eral of the Israeli Foreign
Ministry. demanded today
that the U.N. Emergency
Force take effective police ac-
ton in GAIA. Broadcasting by
Jerusalem radio. he charged
that Egypt had resumed send
ing fedayeen (commandos)
Ito operate against life and
property in Israeli
Hundreds of Arabs demon.
strated in the GAIA Strip yester.
day in favor of return of an
Egyptian administration. A tenn
porary U. N.-sponsored admins.
tration is being set up there fol.
lowing Israel's withdrawal last
week.
Demonstrations Go On
The Cairo radio reported today
that violent demonstrations were
continuing in GAIA.
Col. Hatem in announcing that
Egypt had appointed Gen. Latif
as governor of GAIA said he
would take over his duties i'm
mediately.
Col. Hatem declared Egypt had
agreed that the U. N. Emergency
Force could enter GAIA only for
the specific purposes of preserv~
ing a cease-fire. and observing
the withdrawal of Israeli troops
behind the armistice lines.
4 Any other task being carried
out by the UNEF forces will be
refused by Egypt" Col. HaAem
said.
I The U. N. has set up its own
civil administration in GAIA with
Col. Carl Engholm of Denmark
as military governor.
Burns and Bunche at GAIA
Maj. Gen. E. L. NJ. Burns. the
UNEF commander, and DR.. Ralph
Bunche. undersecretary of the
U, N, are in the GAIA area now
on an inspection trip.
tAt U. N. headquarters in
New York diplomats expressed
fear that Eeypts move to take
over the administration of the
GAIA Strip will plunge the
Middle East into new and
serious crisis. Informed quar-
ters expressed belief the U. N.
General Assembly which went
on standby basis Friday
night. might have to be called
back into session at once)
Dispatches from GAIA said
about 300 Arabs stormed
through the streets yesterday.
waving banners and shouting
for the return Of Egyptian ad-
ministration When U. N. troops
in vehicles herded the demon.
Strators down Gaza's main street
and out of the center of town.
the rioters began throwing
stones.
The Arabs tried to smash the
gates of the UNEF troops, using
quarters, The U. N. troops, using
tear gas and firing over the riot
ers' heads. forced them to dis
perSe. The demonstrators made
several unsuccessful efforts to
reform their ranks.
No casualties we're reported on
either side.
Curfew Is Moved Up
After the outbreak. curfew
previously ordered for 6 pm. was
moved up to pm. Sound trucks
drove through the streets order.
ing the population to obey, but
the military police had difficulty
in getting the excited Arabs to
comply.
The clash erupted while Gen.
Burns was in GAIA for talks with
See GAIA, Page AS