Evening star., 1958-07-14
King OUT Prince Reported Slain;
President Calls Capitol Leaders
Coup Comes
As Surprise to
u. S. Officials
BY EARL H. VOSS and
GARNETT ID. HORNER
Star stan Writers

President Eisenhower today
called an emergency bipartisan
conference of congressional
leaders on the new Middle East
crisis.
The President summoned top
Republicans and Democrats to
a White House session set for
2::30 this afternoon after he
conferred for more than an
hour with Vice President Nixon
and Secretary Of State Dulles
on the overthrow of the pro-
Western government in Iraq
and its implications for the
United States.
The atmosphere of tension at
both the White House and the
State Department indicated
that American officials take a
very serious view of the Iraq
coup.
Off1cialS conceded that the
administration had no fore
warning of the development. 1t
was said that intelligence re-
ports had indicated anti-gov-
ernment plotting, but did not
pinpoint the timing of the re-
volt or predict its fury.
Military Action
The Presidents unusual call
for a meeting with congress
sional leaders seemed to raise
the possibility that he might
be considering some action by
United States military forces
IN the area under the so-called
Eisenhower Doctrine. The doc
trine pledges aid to any Middle
Eastern country asking it
against Communist aggression.
Asked if there had been any
request for action under the
Eisenhower Doctrine. Associate
White House Press Secretary
Anne Wheaton said: II cannot
discuss the situation at ALL"
Those summoned to the con-
ferenceS included Senate and
House leaders of both parties,
plus the top-ranking Demo-
cratic and Republican mem
berS of committees handling
armed services, appropriations
and foreign affairs in both
Houses.
The list included Democratic
Senators johnson of Texas,
Mansfield Of Montana, Hayden
of Arizona, HenningS of Mis-
souri,, Green of Rhode Island,
Fulbright of Arkansas and Rus
sci of Georgia.
Republican Senators on the
list included Knowland of CAL
ifornia, Dirkson of Illinois,
Bridges of New Hampshire,
Saltonstall of Massachusetts,,
Wiley of Wisconsin and Smith
of New Jersey.
Representatives Invited
The Democrats from the
House invited included Repre-
sentativeS Rayburn of Texas,
Mccormack of Massachusetts,,
Albert of Oklahoma, Morgan
of Pennsylvania, Carnahan of
Missouri, Vinson of Georgia
and Cannon of Missouri.
On the House Republican
side, the list included Repre-
SentativeS Martin of MaSsa-
chusetts, ArendS and Allen of
Illinois. Halleck of Indiana.
Chiperf1eld of Illinois, Vorys of
Ohio and Taber of New York.
The meeting will discuss in
formation reaching the State
Department that a cabinet of
colonels and leftiSt civilians has
taken power in Iraq.
The leader of the young
army officers who staged the
coup is Brig. Gen. Abdel Karin
KaSSem, unknown to State
Department officers available
early this morning.
Secretary of State Dulles
arrived at his office at his usual
time of 800 am. to study three
cables from the American Am
basSador in Baghdad, Walde-
mar Gallman.
There was no official comment
on the effect of the Iraq coup
on the future of the Baghdad
Pact or of the possible reactions
from Turkey, Iran or Israel.
AirpOrts Closed
The new government closed
all Iraqi airports and the bor-
ders. This proclamation was
broadcast to foreigners:
you can rest assured this
country is not an aristocratic
or dictatorial country but one
for the people. We shall pro-
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