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Denies
She VIII Join
|Saud's Talks

DAMASCUS. syria. Oct. u
lP.--The Foreign Ministry de-
MED today that Syria Is about
TO take part in mediation talks
with Turkey under the auspices
of King Saud.
An ofiicial statement said
Syria win carry through its
complaint TO the United Ma
tons that II is threatened by
Turkish troop concentrations
on the border.
Army Chief Of Stan Mai. Gen.
AMI Bizry prepared to leave for
a visit to Saudi Arabia. But
the Foreign Ministry said his
trip had no connection with re-
ports that Syria and Turkey
had accepted Saud's invitation
to attend q conference to dis
cuss the Middle East crisis.
A Syrian spokesman said
Gen. Bizry's trip Is in response
to an invitation which Eaud ex-
tended during the Kings visit
to Syria last month.
Turkey Ii Silent
Turkey neither confirmed nor
denied the report Of an impend-
ing mediation conference. broad
cast last night by the Saudi
Arabian radio In Mecca. There
were rumors. however. that
Premier Adnan Menderes had
received q message from Saud.
The Saudi Arabian broadcast
said ofiicial delegations from
Syria and Turkey would arrive
today or tomorrow In Damman.
Saudi Arabia.
King Saud returned home
(State Department Press
Ofhcer Lincoln White told
reporters today the Depart
ment had been informed that
both Turkey and Syria had
accepted Saud's mediation
offer.)
yesterday after q To-day visit
to Beirut, Lebanon.
Moscow continued repeating
its charges that the United
States is pushing Turkey TO
attack its southern neighhor.
which has been under increas-
ing Soviet influence for two
months.
An editorial In IEvestia. the
ofiicial Soviet government
newspaper. implied strongly
that Russia might use nuclear
rocket weapons II Syria is at
tackled. Izvestia said Turkey
has turned the Syrian border
into Q hotbed Of military
provOcationS.
Macmillan Accused
Pravda. the Soviet Commu-
mist Party newspaper. charged
British Prime Minister Mac
milan win try to work out q
plan Of aggression against the
Arabs in his conferences in
Washington this week.
In Syria and Turkey there
still were no signs of general
alarm. Premier Menderes.
campaigning In Izmir for the
October q general elections,
made his first mention Of the
crisis In a campaign speech.
He charged that Moscow Radio
Is urging Turks to vote for his
opponents.
The leader Of Mr.. Menderes'
chief opposition. Gen. Ismet
Inonu, asserted that the troop
reinforcements the Ankara gov
eminent has rushed to the bor-
der were ''untimely demonstra-
tons" which "have been un-
necessary"
The U. N. Assembly prepared
to begin debate tomorrow on
the Turkish-Syrian crisis. One
source at U. N. headquarters
said the 82-nation body might
hold morning. afternoon and
night sessions In an effort to
get speedy action.
Four or five resolutions for
Assembly action were expected
to be submitted-by the United
States. Syria. the Soviet Union
and others.
Syria. backed by Russia, has
charged Turkey with threaten
ing to attack her. The Syrians
asked q U. N. commission to
be sent to investigate the bor-
der situation.
The United States was re-
ported anxious to have such a
commission instructed also to
investigate its own earlier
charge that Soviet influence in
Syria Is what really is threat
ening war in the Middle East.
A Syriatn source at the U. N.
said his government would
not be happy" to see such in
structions given,