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FORMER TYPIST RE-UNITED WITH AFRICAN CHIEF
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, August 20. Mrs. Ruth Khama, London wife of Seretse Khomo, climbed out of a small aircraft into the shim- mering heat and dusty aridness of a landing strip at Francistown on Saturday morning. She stood for a moment, a lone but dignified little figure, looking vainly for her husband, Chief
the
tribe Bamangwa Designate of Bechuanaland.
But Seretse was still speeding A few by car to the alstrip. minutes later, he drove up to the plane to embrace his wife and kiss her. Both shielded their face from the camera.
They then
rove of to me Jocal European re- home of a sident where they had morning They refused to be inter- viewed and refused to peerpl telephone calls, several of which Excited nu- came from London,
ves gathered at the house and
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Attacks Blockade
Shanghal, August 21. In an editorial denouncing the Nationalist blockade, the British- owned "North China Daily urged the British News" today left by car
Left For Tribal Seat At noon, the pair
for Scrowe, Bechuanaland, te government to "take every pos-
tribal seat, 100 miles away.
There had been no government or official personages at the air-
trip to
to meet Mrs. Khama when she arrived in the land of her
The only adoption.
person of any importance was a local re- silent who had gone in the hope of getting a photograph,
Ruth took in the situation, then nipped back into the plane, get- ting out again when her hus band's car arrived,
With many of his benilmen,
sible step" to end such action the Kuomintang.
The newspaper strongly criti- vised Britain and other powers for their failure to stop the two- month old blockade long ago. it pointed out that the British and other foreign communities stay- ed in Shanghat after the occupu- tion in carry on trade with China and had the right to expect their assts- government would given tance to them.
The paper said the blockade had no effect on the Communist and what operations
Seretac wae. dressed amartly
wife military aa any young would desire. Ruth was empty, success it had attained in keeping attired in a long dark coat and out ships and cutting off foreign Was hallens but with a bright trade was "argely the result of
her neck. scarf round her
the failure of the powers to take steps against it." Seretse
reise had arrived on Friday afternoon from Serowe in a
in a con- voy of cars. But for some rea- zon, Ruth's private charter plan was unable to fly on trum Vic- toria Falls where she had landed by dying boat from London 20
It said the British and other foreign communities are encoun- tering huge losses which would otherwise be nonred by trade.
Recalling the decision of the British to remain in China, the newspaper concluded, "It is hop- government
the Soilbern Rhodesia witle ofed that the British
the river.
even now will take every pos- sible step to put an end to the develop- Shunned The Public
ridrulous and costly So while
ment which ought to have been spent
very night with European friends in nippert in the bud at the Framelstown, Bechuanaland, Mrs, outset."--United Press,
Seretse
the
Khatun was in seclusion in her
bedroom and shunning the public Kashmir Issue
rooms of the luxurious Victoria Falls Hotel,
She had travelled under the assumed name of Mrs. Jones and her fellow passengers in the fly. ing boat did not know her iden- tily.
As she stepped nshore from the dying boat, Ruth showed no shyness when the fow
to learned of her arrival photo. who graphed her.
Co.raph
May Go Before UN
New Delhi. August 10. The United Nations Kastunir
people Comission, which has called off Indian-Pakistan proposed talks, may now refer the funda-
the
But she declined to talk to mental points of differences on a to the United Nations anyone about her trip and after truce having tea with other passengers Security Council, competent ob- at the landing stage, she wasservers said here tonight.
driven to her hotel.
An alternative was that the to find Q There she went straight to her Commission-trying
solution of the room, leaving il this marning: permanent
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Mrs. Ruth Khama, former London typist, is seen hero with her husband, Serette Khama, African tribal chieftain, Francistown, South Africa. whom she has now rejoined in
The marriage roused considerable opposition from both Eurd. pean and negro sections of the
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But it was reference to the Security Coun eil was more probable since there had been full discussion on the various points raised by India meeting and Serete and Pakistan
Ruth, ground was found, these
serves added,
the Kashmir
Tribesmen Cheer The pair left Francistown in the bluc
which bought for specially Hundreds of tribesmen cheered.
car
While they had stayed inside
Earlier today
10
the house of Mrs. Feltelberg. Commission announced that the their European friend, the proposed indo-Pakistan confer- New be held in house was securely locked.
ence, due to All the other Europeans in the Delhi on August 22, had been community, although aware of called off because it was evident Even on the Ruth's presence, gave no evid- that agreement,
not be reached. ence of interest.
agenda could
that The European who was of the was understood here
to alrstrip when Ruth arrived, was Pakistan was not prepared George Jacobs, He was unable liave on the agenda the question and disarming to take her photograph because of disbanding
of her evasive action,--Associated "Azad (Free) Kashmir" forces,←→
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Strasbourg, August 20, With a week of sustained oratory behind them, tha 101 delegates to the European Assembly wero preparing today to face the more solid diet of Committee work.
..
In the two general debates so far the most tangible proposals call for the creation of a code of human rights and the establishment of a Court to uphold it. There are also several sugges strong appeal for the inclusion of tions for achieving closer politic-, Western Germany In the Council
શ of Europe. hut is doubtful al unity.
whether there will be any debate this session on the subject.
All these proposals and others which emerge in subsequent gen. eral debates will be examined in detail by the six Committees whose members are being chosen this, week-end.
It The Committees, became known today, have decided to sit in private. An official observer will give a general account of the proceedings to the press after ench sitting.
Mout representatives from all member countries are inclined to question the wisdom of such a debate especially after study. ing the tone of some "election
made speeches
by German loaders.
Committees After the various bave done their work their re ports will be examined by the detall and votes Assembly in taken.
the Assembly's Then,
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national Parliaments detalled and their tees
get down to constructive proposals, the reat their discretion. bone and skeleton wil suddenly appear in the hitherto formless mass of the organisation.
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