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Brickhill, England,
February 15.
A secret experimental Flying Wing tghter blew up in the Iair fodny killing its Royal Air
Force test pilot.
The tailless plane was one of two models owned by the Minin-
try of Supply, the government's purchasing agency. It was on high speed trials from the RAF base at Farabouth.
The name of the pilot was not immediately announced.
Bangkok, February 15. U.S. diplomats onded their Far East conferenco yesterday, and highly compotent sources said they agreed on a policy of shoring up South East Asia against the Communist tide. While policy must be set in Washington, these sources said the following main points were agreed upon after three days of exhaustive sessions:
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1. The United States is prepared | Communist-threatened-South-Eust Kivé amx and economic ↑ Ash and other world trouble old to South East Asia nutions if | spois, their people shown will to light the Red threat to their ladepen- dence. No U.S. woops 'would be sent, however.
Mr. Leonard II. Pumeroy, the Department's munition5 vision, anic American Britin and Japanera arms, have been Indo-Chlan, trace to rebels in
Thailand and Burma. All are currently plagued with disorders
to exploit,
2. A Chinese Communist inva <lon of Inrio-China Is unlikei because it is unnecessary. In-whie Comimtists have sought stead, the Communists will seni aring to Ho Chi Minh. who se regline is already recognised by Red China an:l Rusala. He is said to have plenty of men, and
only guns.
The place, known as the DH- 100, was built by the De Havill-needs and Aircraft Company, makers of wartime jlnties and the many post-war Vampire Jet fighters.
Captain Geoffrey de Havilland, de son of Captain Sir Geoffroy Havilland, technical director of the company, was killed in erish in 1948 when he was test- flying a similar nodel for him father company.
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The Ministry of Supply dis- closed tast year that the DH-108 has been flown ne speeds faster 11:02 Kount. The top speed attained, however, is still a secret.
On Apr 12, 1948, de Havilland test pilot John Derry Bew the edd-looking little craft to a world record of 605.23 miles per hour miles) for 100 Rilanetres (82.3
over a closed course-that is, in a rough circle.-Associated Press.
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Serious situation
3. The situation of the Re-
Korea of South
In Public serious baçAUBO' A Communist victory there would threaten Јаран. Зарат is now the major American poltion In the Orient.
4. It is unlikely that the Chi- nese Nationausts can hold Tai-
want.
discussed
between Russia.
The conference also the treaty of alliance
and Communist China Much thought was given to the tears of South East Asian coun- tries that they might be swent up in the Communist drive ever Asio.
"The diplomats wald these fears were increased by signing of tho pact in Moscow. Observers Thought the Moscow Announce inent was timed to take the edge off this conference,
Some American diplomats were, represented as toubtful whether there still was time for the U.S. to aut to forestall the Commu-
Brussels, February 15, Five and a half million Belgining of voting age will be called to the polls on March 12 to take part in a referendum on the question of
exiled King Leonists. provisionally
poki's tourn to the throne, lt wus
rand: today,-Reuter.
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Comments on Churchill's Election campaign speech
London, February 15.
in South Fail Asia as part of a British newspapers today had much to say about the speech made by the
stop-Communism campaign. Associated Press.
Approach to Russia is lauded
Paris, February 15, Professor Sirvepalli Badhar Krishnan, the Indian Ambassador this to Russia, said here today he noted with satisfaction a len seney, both in Britain and the United States, for a fresh au- proach to Soviet Russia on question of a settlement of out- Etanding difference.
Kanbar Professor
Krishano, who is is Paris for a mertug of the 18-nation Executive
Educational, the United Nations Scientifle and Cultural Organisa- tion, cited recent speecites by Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. Al- thony Eden and Sir Hartley Shawcross in Britain any by the Secretory . of State. Mr. U.S. Dean Acheson.
"They are all calling for a set- tiement, for a friendly approach to Russie," he said, "The peoples of the world welcome this with The hungry peo- great relief.
pie do not want isms, capitalisan or Communism. They want on opportunity to eat and so long ha we are wasting our resources on Europe and huge armaments in
America these people will be thrown into economic misery. CAN
The Indian Ambassador, who
for has been in Moscow
alk months and met Marshal Stailn last month, continued: "From my alight acquaintance with the Soviet Government, aro quite keln on peaco would not fight-heartedly go an opportunity for an derstanding with the West." Reuter.
A State Department offeint in Washington, meanwhile,
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Conservative laador, Mr. Winston Churchill, in Edinburgh yesterday
in which he referred to another high-level, talk with Russia. This reference 'was made in a guarded suggestion,
Mr. Churchill said, "I cannot help coming back to
this idea of another talk with Soviet Russia on. the highest level. The idea appeals to me of o supreme effort to bridge the gulf between the two worlds, so that each can live their life, if not in friendship, at least without the hatreds of the cold war. It is not easy to see how things could be worsened by a parley at the summit."
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Mr. Churchill followed up by The paper sald, "That may be policy of Mr. Ernest Bevin, endorsing in general the foreign a gamble even worse than
the present state."
I The Communist Dally Worker Foreign Minister, by saying, recommise fully that Mr. Bevin.
called Mr. Churchill's suggestion steadfastly
Bustained by Mr. an Election mandeuvre. Aulce (the Prime Minister) h
Stating thas Labour lenders followed In main essentials
have slaylahly followed out Tory policy, the right course in foreign policy but foreign
"Daily the execution of that polley has
editorial. Worker" in Its
sald, been marred by many pitiful
"The Atlantic war alllunes carr!- blunders."
ed out by Mir. Bevin was his (Churchill's) creation, Even while he talks of a new up- pronch, his entire speech reeks of anti-Soviet hatred."
very
The "Manchester Guardian's diplomatic correspondent, saying that, was the first real Tory at tack on the Labour Government's
the policy, asked whether
re- The paper asked, "I he is sin- ference by Mr. Churchill to an- cere in his desire for a new ap- other talk with Russin was clepproach to the Soviet Union why tioncering or more.
did he not propose this, in his The correspondent enld, "Is broadcast of February 6?!"
dded. "On the cons. The paper Bo
addext, this line one which Mr. Churchill
that recont really believes will produce any trary, he used even
broadcast to bolster up Mr.
Govern Bevin and praise the positive results, or is it to be re Corded only as a good, a good, a very election policy? It is certainly a line which to run directly counter to that recently enunciated by Mr. Ache- son (United States-Secretary of State) who made it clear that in his view it was useless to try in reacli agreement with the Rus- sians except on questions practical fact where our position was palpably stronger than Mos- cow's."
'Guardian's advice
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In its main editorial, the "Manchester Guardian advised Election candidates not to fol. low Mr. Churchill's lead, in trying to drag diplomacy 10. wards Russia Into their spea chus,
The paper asked, "What if a gesture such da Mr. Churchill suggests were made and falled disastrously? Are we ready accept the consequences?."
lo.
ment's foreign policy, a polley which he and the Conservatives have supported at every turn."
While Mr. Churchill was sug- gesting at Edinburgh another. "Big Three' talk, President Tru- mon was almost anticipating American official opinion to such
a move.
Sceptical Truman.
have inter-
Churchill was thought to broken the spirit of the Party truce on foreign policy in his speech by throwing the atomic bomb into the Election campaign. He wrote that in raising hopes Russia, "Mr. of a truce, with Church may well set forth a nery issue that will blanket the more parochial problems of jobs food and housing.
The correspondant added that"
Churchill It might be that Bir. had touched off a vote Betting
Herald Tribune" and most of the But the "New York Times,"
York afternoon papers, in New carried Mr. Churchill's speech, on their front pages witli such hood-
•For United lines as "Churchill Statca-British-Stalin Talks."
In Washington. the Deputy and
Mr. Under-Secretary of State, Denn Rusk, told Senators today to that America was prepared
with discusa outstanding issues the Soviet Union and to leave all possible doors open for an ex-. change of viawn... *
But such discussions must not
be a matter of two people sitting in a corner and disposing of the kasle interests of other Govern-` ments or peoples behind Cacics, he stressed.
their
official The State Department was discussing with a Senate Foreign Relations Sub-Committee Interna- proposals to improve tional organisation and sugges- tions for further approaches
to
ameliorato American-Soviet--14- lations,
Official view
It was the drst official United States Government pronounce→ ment on such proposals since Mr. In an interview with: the Churchill made his suggestion "New York Times'" Washing for a new move to end the East ́ten "correspondent, Mr. Tru West cold war. *man indicated that he did not bellave that any Russian pro. mless given in talks would be kopt.
Ho sak that he has no hope that the Russians will keep any agreement which it would be good policy for, the United States to Keele
The London correspondent of the same paper, reporting" Mr. Churchill's speech, said that Mr.
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Mr. Rusk said, "There wers many opportunities for negotia- and Llon in the United Nations through the ordinary channels of diplomacy," he added.
The door to negotiation le al- "ways open on our side,
unless
"Wo: have insisted), “upon, the proper forum for discussion be cause we believe that we con not build for the future those who have genuino Interests na.matter can be heard and can take part in the final decision, an
"The record of the past eight years will show the unusual effort which has been made by the United States and the Western world in taking the initiative to ind possible points of under tanding with the Soviet Union.
"The initiative from the West as been continuous and parals»
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