Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24
Russia Sends
"A Top Marshal
To Turk Border

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LONDON. Oct. "a R.--The
Soviet Union is sending one Of
Its top soldiers, Marshal Kon-
stantin Rokossovsky, to COM
mand It's forces on the Turkish
border.
Diplomatic observers In Lon
don said the transfer Of
Marshal Rokossovsky. former
Soviet proconsul Of Poland. was
another Russian propaganda
move to keep Middle East ten
sion alive and bolster Syria in
its cold war with Western
Jailed Turkey.
Syria yesterday rejected me-
diation Of the current Middle
Eastern crisis by Saudi Arabian
King Saud. squirting United
States delegates TO the United
Nations 10 press for Q broad
inquiry into causes Of the
Syrian Turkish tension.
The u. N. renews debate to-
morrow on the Syrian charges
that Turkey, prodded by the
United States. Is planning TO
attack Syria. Turkey and the
United States have denied the
accusation. countercharging
that Soviet arms and influence
In Syria are causing the trouble.
zoo Miles From Syria
Tifiis CTbilisiD Radio. in the
capital Of the Soviet Republic
Of Georgia. announced the APP
pointment Of Marshal Rokos-
sovsky to command the trans
Caucasian military area bor-
dering Turkey and Iran. II lies
Just 200 miles from Syria.
Marshal Rokossovsky since
his recall from Poland has been
q Deputy Defense Minister.
The broadcast gave no reason
for the replacement Of Col.
Gen. Ivan Fedyuninsky, last
reported commanding the
area.
Tfiis is believed to be the
location Of Soviet military
headquarters for the Trans
Caucasian area. which has an
efficient road and rail system
along which large forces would
be moved quickly.
The Soviet forces under
Marshal Rokossovsky on the
Turkish border are training In
use Of atomic weapons. a re-
port TO Moscow from Tifiis
said today. The fact that news
of the marshal'S appointment
was beamed abroad was regard
ed by some Western sources in
Moscow as indicating 1t was
part Of the Soviet propaganda
campaign. Military appoint
ments are rarely announced to
the Soviet public.
Second 70 Zhukov
Marshal Rokossovsky was
second only to Soviet Defense
Minister Georgi Zhukov as a
World War II Russian field
commander. Stain sent the
60-year-old Polish-born soldier
to Warsaw in 1919 as COM
mander Of Polish armed forces.
He became o symbol Of Soviet
domination to anti Russian
Poles. and in last October's
Polish Nationalist movement
Communist Boss Wladyslaw
Gomulka got him recalled.
Syria appeared determined
to stand fast against media
ton. Oficial circles in Da-
mascus repeatedly felt that
Syria would lose through me-
diation because Turkey might
win some conditions in return
for Withdrawing her troops
from the Syrian border.
Turkish government officials
said their mission to talk with
Saud In Saudi Arabia might
convince the Arabs Of Turkeys
good intentions.
Syrian officials reported two
incidents on the Turkish bor-
der.
Two Turkish tobacco snug
glers in q band Of seven that
opened fire on q Syrian border
patrol were reported captured.
And q Syrian farmer blowing
q field was injured by the ex-
plosion Of q mine planted along
the border by Turkish authori-
ties to curb smuggling.
Turkeys parliamentary elec-
ton campaign closed last night
with politicians still ignoring
the crisis.
In q bid for a comeback. for
mer President Ismet Inonu adj
dressed q crowd in Ankara.
The crowd was about twice the
size Of one that turned out the
night before for Premier Adnan
Menderes. Police charges dis
persed the crowd as 1t marched
through the streets after the
rally and about a dozen youths
were arrested.
A three-dav han m cam.