Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-03
Porty ExpeIs Zhukov
From High Position

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Presidium Member. A. I. XII
richenko. Bulganin, Voroshilov,
Lenin. Khrushchev, Deputy
Premier Anastase I. Mikoyan
and two other Presidium mem
beers. Mikhail A. Suslov and
Nikolai NJ. Shvernik.
Others Also Present
Mr.. Mao was preceded to
Moscow by Ho Chi Mimi, presi-
dent of Communist North Wet
Nam. Mr.. Ho arrived yesterday.
Other delegation leaders here
or expected included:
Waldyslaw Gomulka. first
secretary. Poland; Premier
otto Grotewohl and Party Sec
rotary Walter Ulbricht, East
Germany; Premier Janos
Kadar of Hungary; Party Sec
rotary Gheorgie Gheorghiu-
del and Premier Chevu Stoica.
Romania; Party Secretary
Antonin Novotny, Czechoslo-
vakia; Party Secretary Enver
Hoxha, Albania; Party Secre-
tary Tobor zhivkov, Bulgaria;
Premier Kim II Sung, North
Korea: Premier Zedenbal, Mon
| golia. and Palmiro Togiliatti,
secretary Of the Italian Com
munist Party.
The Communist Party news
paper Pravda announced be-
latedly that President Tito OF
Yugoslavia will not be present.
Yugoslavia will be represented
by Vice Presidents Edward
Kardelj and Alexander Ranko-
vic.
marshal Tito's govern
ment said he is suffering
from lumbago and is unable
to travel. Western diplo-
matte sources in Belgrade
said he was unhappy about
the removal of Marshal Zhu-
kov. apparently engineered
while the latter was visiting
Yugoslavia.)
Kremlin Abustle
Preparations for civilian fea-
lures of the celebration were
proceeding in downtown Mos
COW. The Kremlin was a scene
of great activity, with much
going and coming.
However, there have been no
rehearsals for the traditional
military parade, either on the
ground or in the air. since last
Saturday. That was the night
Marshal Zhukov was relieved.
The downgrading Of Marshal
Zhukov was obvious in the pre-
celebration events in Moscow.
There were three military func-
tons yesterday attended by
numerous Soviet marshals and
generals, but he was absent.
The functions were in con-
nection with the visit to Mos
COW Of Egypt's minister Of war,
Mai. Gen. Abdel Hakim Amer.
Gen. Amer was greeted on his
arrival by Marshal Rodion Y.
Malinovsky. Marshal Zhukov's
successor as defense minister.
| Mr.. Khrushchev had q long
discussion today with Gen,
Amer on international affairs
and viet-Egyptian relations.
Marshal Malinovsky was pres
ent.
Chorus Begins
Communist Party organiza-
tions from widely scattered
points Joined the chorus of
approval of the downgrading of
Marshal Zhukov.
In Kiev, members of Com
munist writers group pledged
cooperation with the Commu-
mist Party and the armed
forces. The leader announced
that writer's of the Ukraine
were prepared to help rewrite
the Soviet Unions military his
tory from the proper viewpoint
of party leadership.
Tass reported army and air
marshals hailed the Central
Committees decision at meet
ings of Communist Party work.
ers in Moscow. The news
agency said both Marshal Ma
linovsky and Marshal Kon-
stantin Rokossovsky, recently
appointed to command the So
Wet forces along the Turkish
frontier, spoke here in full sup
port of the ruling.
Others who joined in back
ing the party and in criticism
of the former Defense Minister
were reported to include Mar
shall of Aviation K. S. Ver-
shinin, chief of the Soviet air
force: Marshal K. S. Moska-
ierko, commander of the Mos
COW Military District; Marshal
S. S. Biryuzov, communicating
chief of antiaircraft forces
and Marshal Ivan Bagramian
a Deputy Minister of Defense
Tass Describes Meeting
Tass gave this account Of
a mass meeting at which dis
cussion was led by Ekaterins
Alexeevna Furtseva, woman
member of the Presidium:
Mrs. Furtseva described the
Zhukov faults and explained
the necessity for his custer
from the Defense Ministry and
from the Communist Party
leadership.
Marshal after marshal, some
of whom had been Mar
shall Zhukov's close associates
Joined in. All declared the for
mer war hero had "rudely
violated party principles ano
aimed at sundering the army
from the Communist Party"
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