Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-11

for a drive to get the United
Nations General Assembly's
emergency session to demand
withdrawal Of United States
troops from Lebanon and
British troops from Jordan.
Mr.. Gromyko was expected
to speak early in the general
debate, which starts Wednes-
day. He said on his arrival
from Moscow yesterday that
the Soviet government con-
siders the question of the with
drawals very serious" and his
delegation will do their best
DID,. to achieve positive results"
AS Mr.. Gromyko sought to
line up support for the Soviet
plan. President Eisenhower and
Secretary Of State Dulles con-
ferred at the White House on
the United States proposals
which will be offered to the
General Assembly.
Asian neutralists were re-
ported seeking SOME means Of
Inducing the Western powers to-
lpull their troops out quickly So
The Assembly could concentrate
on other Middle Eastern prob
Ilems.
Diplomatic sources said Bur-,
ina, Ceyion, India and Indonesia
were seeking to bring the 90
nation Asian-African group to a
common policy on the with
drawal question. The group,
which generally opposes foreign
troops on Asian or African soil.
holds the balance of power in
the 81-nation Assembly. where
a two-thirds vote is needed for
Iany major decision.
There was some belief that
enlargement Of the U. N. bor-
der observer corps in Lebanon
might get United States forces
lout Of there. They admitted
Jordan was a tougher problem.
The United States and Brit
ain have promised to withdraw
their forces when the U. N. can
protect the two countries,
whose governments have said
the United Arab Republic is
working to overthrow them.
JAR Fights Charges
UAR Foreign Minister NAH
moud Fawzi left Cairo by plane
with instructions from JAR
President Nasser to fight his
hardest against any attempt to
charge the UAR with interior
ing in its neighbors' internal
af1a1rs.
DR.. Fawzi also was ordered to
press for withdrawal of United
States and British troops from
Lebanon and Jordan. This
particular part Of DR.. Fawzi's
mission is not subject to bar
gaining whatsoever" the semi
official Cairo newspaper said.
Undermining the difhcult task
facing the Assembly. however.
was a broadcast by King Hus-
sein Of Jordan accusing Col.
Nasser Of serving as interna-
tional communism's first agent
in the Arab world"
At the same time, a Jordan
government investigating COM
mittee charged that U.A.R.
SyrianS and Lebanese rebels
Ismuggled explosives into Jor-
dan-some of it aboard U.N,
planes-for terrorists planning
to create a state Of chaos. The
committee said that one Of the
plotters, an Arab employee Of
the U.N. Relief Agency for
Palestine refugees, had the use
Of U.N. planes.
Asian delegates at the U.N.
picked holes in the Middle East
plan proposed by Secretary
Dag Hammarskjold Friday 1t
calls for "a q pledge by Arab
countries Of mutual noninter-
ference. (2) big power agree
ment not to interfere in the
Arab countries, 81 general CO.
Operation for Middle East eco
nomic development and a.
protection for Jordan, Lebanon
and the Israel-U.A.R. frontier.
Some Asians said this asked
a lot from the U. A. r. and the
Soviet Union and promised lit
tie in return. They contended
it would hamper expansion of
U, A r. influence while leav-
ing untouched the Baghdad
pact alliance on the southern
Soviet border, the British hold
on the southern and eastern
Arabian coast, and French rule
over Algeria. not to mention
Israel.
The United States is report
ed planning to propose a police
force to protect threatened
countries, a watchdog commits
lsion TO monitor propaganda