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Communists organized more
mass demonstrations around
the world yesterday against
American and British interven-
ton In Lebanon and Jordan.
Indian Prime Minister Nehru
was reported 10 have sent q
message to Soviet Premier
Khrushchev urging him 10 use
moderation In the Middle East
crisis In the interests Of peace.
Sources close 10 the Indian
Foreign once reported Mr..
Nehru told Mr.. Khrushchev
that action IN the United Ma
tons was the best course.
Authoritative Indian sources
said Mr.. Nehru was intent on
preventing any dispatch Of So
Wet troops or volunteers 70
Syria or Iraq.
Canada also sought 10 exert
Q calming influence. Prime
Minister John Diefenbaker said
Canadian Foreign Secretary
Sidney Smith. In Washington
for British-American talks this
week. sought assurances "that
no action be taken that would
extend any previous action by
any nation beyond the bounds
Of Jordan or Of Lebanon"
The largest Of the Commu-
mist demonstrations was in
Peiping. capital Of Red China.
Peiping radio said about one
million Chinese paraded with
flags and placards chanting:
United States troops get out
Of Lebanon" and British
troops get out Of Jordan"
Protests In Moscow
Bundles Of written protests
against the landing of para
chute troops In Jordon were
handed in to the British EN-
bassy during the demonstra-
ton. the broadcast said.
Moscow's press said soldiers
In the Caucasus bordering Iran
and Turkey and sailors Of the
Black Sea fleet we're holding
rallies to protest the British
and American landings.
Soviet newspapers said the
soldiers declared in resolutions
their willingness to do their
duty 'in defense Of the State
interests Of our homeland"
Moscow has announced that
military maneuvers are pro-
ceeding in the border areas.
United States Ambassador
Llewellyn E. Thompson, jr,
made a strong protest to the
Soviet Ministry over the DEM
onstration at the United States
Embassy In Moscow Friday.
More than 275 windows were
broken and the embassy walls
stained with ink. The British
delivered q protest over a
smaller demonstration at the
British Embassy.
There were no further dem.
onstrations at either embassy,
but curious onlookers gathered
before the American Embassy
to look at the damage.
Had No Protection
In Berlin. United States Col.
Robert p. McQuail, chief Of a
iaison mission at Potsdam,
said the East German Com
munists planned Fridays mob
attack on the mission. Hood
lums entered every room of the
mission except one which was
defended by two unarmed
American soldiers. Col. Nc
Quail said.
He reported the mob shouted
insults and began breaking
windows on his two-car convoy
when he tried to drive to the
mission. He was given only a
token escort of one Soviet car
and two officers when he APP
pealed to Soviet headquarters
for protection, he said.
The West German press
much Of which has voiced
criticism Of the British and
American actions, was praised
for its "objectivity" by the EN-
bassy of the United Arab Re-
public in Bonn.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry
said it still considered the
Baghdad pact was in existence,
though it might have to be
altered in form because of the
pro-Nasser coup In Iraq, one
Of the members Of the pact.