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Bowl-Shaped Gongs. The people are lively, spirited, remarkably intelligent. The basic stock is Malay, with an overlay of Indian, Chinese, Arab and European blood and culture. More than 90% are Moslem, but in Indonesia the religion of the Prophet rests on a foundation of Buddhism, animism and assorted superstitions that date from prehistory. War has always been highly regarded and widely practiced. For centuries, native praus flashed out from inlets and rivers to send kris-waving pirates swarming aboard European merchantmen richly laden with the wealth of the Spice Islands. The conquering Dutch were never able to thoroughly subdue...
...scheduled airliner from Cairo touched down at Damascus airport early last week in routine arrival. To the astonishment of Syrians at the field, out stepped Egypt's Strongman Gamal Abdel Nasser, new President of the United Arab Republic. Nasser had found it wise to come unexpected and in secret, lest the Israelis be tempted to have a shot at his plane as it crossed the Mediterranean from Egypt to Syria. Syria's ex-President Shukri el Kuwatly, awakened and told of the arrival, was so taken by surprise that he was still unshaven and in his dressing gown...
Tears & Cheers. People got up on shoulders, crowded rooftops and balconies. Arab nationalists streamed over from Lebanon bearing banners: "We give our lives for you, Gamal." Shouting paraders carried coffins labeled "U.S.A.," "Eisenhower Doctrine," "Baghdad Pact." One old man told the beaming Nasser: "All Arabs love you. You will carry on the glory of our ancestors." "Your feet are more stable than mountains, your hand will make the future," cried one shabbily dressed woman, tears of emotion streaking her cheeks...
...furious outburst from his Damascus balcony, Nasser abruptly ended his brief truce with the rival Arab Federation (Iraq and Jordan). Evidently Nasser was angered by the Iraqi and Jordanian foreign ministers' attempts to line up Saudi Arabia's King Saud for their union...
Several of the contentions in that story bear rectification: the visit of the FLN representative was arranged by the Arab Students Association. The staff of the Worlds Affairs Council made tentative arrangements to hold a press-luncheon for him. This arrangement was vetoed by the Council's Executive Committee at the first opportunity without much ado, questioning why the Council, a non-partisan, educational organization should provide such a platform. It was questioned why the Harvard UN Council, one of the sponsors of Mr. Chanderli's trip, should not hold a press meeting instead. A membership meeting was suggested instead...