THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1959.
COMMONS DEBATES DEFENCE Leopold leaves it
Churchill on German help in
British loan to Hồng Kong.
case of war with Russians for airport
WARNING OF RED POWER
London, March 16,
Winston Churchill told the House of Commons today that Europa cannot be defended against Soviet attack without the active aid of Wesforn Gormany.
After calling for a secret session of Parliament on the question of Britain's defences, the veteran wartime leader said: "Speaking personally, this Western Europe long front cannot be successfully defended without the active aid of Western Germany.
"The mighty mass of Russian armies and their satellitos lie like a cloud upon the German people; and the Allies cannot give them any direct protection."
Mr. Churchill deplored the|
to offer "We 51 unable
uny to the Germans that dismantling of potential' war assurance plants in Germany and may not be overrun by the
belated trials of aged German Generals as a threefold evil,
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the de-
Soviet or asatellite Invasion, Mr. Churchill said, adding that Germany was al present disarm case unble to give any mill- They hindered réconciliationary sarees to assist in between-France-und-Britainua ichier of her vast_frent, Germany, played tule the hunts" of the Cominuirists tard a sister in the revival of Nazis, he sapl. -
My Churchill was peaking
during the debate on the derener budget for 1950-53 following the;
160,000,000 presentation of the Estimates by the Deware Minis- ter, Emanuel Shinwell.
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"The mighty mass of the Rus- gian armies and their satellites le BEC a fearful cloud upon the Gerong people and the cannot give them any direct pro- tration" Mr. Churchill declared.
FI continued, "We have no
to en Axtaranier to #ive except to en-
to en Jagann a wor after wireking what is leat of European civil tius. 1 would no doubt erl
Western
Mr. Shinwell, opening the de- bate, said that progress had cere
only been made with the Cum-mately in the defeat of the So
towards the viets, but it might begin by Con- monwealth countries
raumist enslavement of tnership working! defenen matters which the Goy- Germany unt not only of Western ernment regarded as their goal.
They would continue to stinly mintters of mutual concern as they affected the different members of the Commonweath.
Atomic bomb
the Germans are to have to guaranteed defence
by our utmost exertions to the highest possible level”.
No delusions
Mr. Churchill continued, "Do not nurac foolish delusions that We have
any -other -overall affective shield.at the present time from mortal danger than the-atom-bomb-in-the-posses... slon, thank God, of the United States of America.
London, Meron
The London, March 18...
The Beitleb Avernment hammastectoken provision. for #123,000,000 lomp to the Hong KanoGovernment to mast expenditure on the construo tignofcan,
20: dfcun, airport, the Civil Estimates for i 1960.51, pub- lished soday,dlectoescri
The loan witabo free of inferesk and; the Jerms ofɩro- payment will.ba, mettled:fator. It is that required immediata- lyle bus token provision, la mader in order that, Parile- mentary approval of apranga- ments may be obtained......
(The Estimates include £150,000 of.........- grant .... af £280,000 in ... respect; af..., the University of Hong Konh Reuter,
BRITISH COLONIAL GRANTS
London, March 16. "But for that there would be no
Britain will spend £5,848,- hope that Europe could proserve is freedom or that our Jaland 500 more on developing her ordeal incom: Colonies in emilt excupe an
the next 12 parally more severe than that we
but, the grant to months, have endured.
"Let us, therefore, labour for Malaya in ald of local re- peace, only by insuring our de- yenues is cut by £2,000,000, by bringing it down to £3,000,-
000. closed to any hope of reaching a
the publication of Government Fure one on estimates for the Foreign and settlement in this traple period. This was announced_today with' In increasing strain and Imperial Services in the financial. anxietyurchill asked Mr.
March 31, 1951. year cuding spin-
The extra money for Colonial'
but also ience in strength, making
sure that no door
when two works uther
Mr..
1
up to Parliament
Geneva, March 16. Exiled King Leopold stated today that the Belgian Parliament must decide whether he should return to the throne on the basis of Sunday's referendum which gave him 57.6 of the votos.
| If Parliament-in, which the majority decides against his return, he is ready to retire, the 49-year-old King stated.
The declaration said, "It is ↑ the function of Parliament to
take political responsibilities
SOBANT
As the organ of national jezik
sovereignty it is its duty.
virtue of the powers, given it by the law.of July 10, 1945-to. find, without further delay, the solution to the present crisia?!: „....wolte denken
He said that whatever decision Parliament may įtakosha bow before that decision, da
would
COMET SETS DOUBLE RECORD
Potato Mag Basu poula Jeančonj!March 16,
Britain's De Havilland Comet, the world's Erstall-jet airliner, made a double record flight to and froth Rome between break- fast and tea-time today, es
With the Royal Air Force's
He added that it the Assemblyamous wartime night-fighter considers that this prerogativas should not be returned to him he pilot Group Captain John Con- +nigham; "Sat" "the controls, the will retire in order to preserve Comet touched down at Hatfield from serious politi-Airport London, this afternooni- leaving
the
call..
"If, on the other hand," he 2 hrs. and 9 mins.. after sold, the Parlamentary
tary Assem
Earlier today, the Comet' set up
Romer
bly, enlightened by the consulta-a new record for the London to tion, returns my prerogatives to Rome fight in 3 hrs. 2 mins. fly- me, the principle of Parliamen Ing at 10,000 feat at an average lasy majority on which the speed of 480 miles an hour. gime is based will demand that everyone respects it and that the Chambers wit rosume their work within the rigorously spected framework of the .cons. titutional law."
Prince's port
!
King Leopold's Announce- of days ment followed three urgent conquitations with Bel includ gian political loaders,
Ing the Cathelle Prime Minis tor, M. Gaston Eyskens, at his lake-alde villa at Pregny, near Genava...
The fight was described by a De Havilland official as a normal routine test fight to checic fuel consumption and performance.
The
previous
Landon-Rome record was held by Squadron Leader Neville Duke, who made the trip in 2 hrs.,30 mins. 58-2/5 scen. in a Hawker. Fury aircraft in May, 1049-Router.
MIR LAIK ALI IN PAKISTAN
Karachi, March 14.
Mir Laik All, former Premier of Hyderabad, has reached Pak-
tonight.
allowed to make a general enn- well to say why Britain has sold development la, the biggest item 19-year-old son, is believed to bastant it was officially announced,|
tribution to the framework of de-
lewe, the must cousule the the "We shal{ aire continue to thought that they have no initi
éxpenses to beur.
cannot
Princo Badouin, King Leopold's
attending the talks. He will suc- ceed to the throne if his father A cryptle nine-word Press note Hasued by the Foreign Affairs Belgium's General Federation Ministry said, "Mir Lak Ali and. of Labour sald today that its this family have reached Pakis plans to stage a series of nation- tan Reuter, wide
general strikes will go into action only if the King, relum MALAYA-UK PHONE to the country without the sont of Parliament.
jut planes to Argentina, and Egypt in an overall increase in the ser- instead of putting them into services of 113,187,465
The total estimate is £80,018,-abdientes vice with the Royal Air Force..
Mr. Shinwell said Britain could 948. Of this £19,100,000 will be meet, to the muximum possible without hesitation that
not afford to buy the nation's spent on opening up the resour for tle-ges of the Colonies and improv extent, requests for assistance the effective defence of European entire jet plane output building up the Sghting servires |
be achievedd is stored in order
purposes so it let some being the welfare of their people.
to keep the The next largest increase is of the other Commonwealth cout-ontiers
£5,443,338 for the general work- factories working at full
produc tries. There is, in addition, a con- the German contribution is ex- start flow of offlers and other cluded.
tion. Many exported planes, he ing of the Colonial and Middle added, no to Allies of Britain and East services for which the total
estimate
£ 18,455,770. The help make them stronger.
main item under heading is £5,- 600,000 for war damage compon- sation schemes in the Far Eus-
un
ranks of the three Services Joan, on exchange or on courses," he subi.
Must have policy
have a
gafil
the that Mr. Shinwelt
"The decision does not rest with Oris country alone but we must cumfries were Commonwealth
polley and the House being invited to a meeting of the
ought to know what is our polley Advisory Com- Commonwealth
"It is
to witness the mittee on defence selence in Bri-
painful
and also the tain during the summer for the present indecision cussion on a wide range of sub-petly annoyances by which re-
conciliation of France
is-hindered by Eulated dismantling of a few remaining factories and still more
of aged Germa belated tripis
"All
Commented Mr. Churchill: cannot understand why, a British Government should have allowed diminish the supply anylling to of jet fighting aircraft upon which our deterrent against war, and our survival should it come,
On lite atomic bomb, and its a Waith with- Güttha and Great might be likely to depend..
jeck
Mr.
Shinwell
more deadly development, the hydrogen bomb, said, "We know that Soviet Rug
1s
tern territories.
On the domestic side, Britain will step up her civil defence costs by £2,310,000 next year. The total bill for England and Wales will be £6,104,270.. The cost of training civil defence workers will be down by £272,- 390, but, grants to local authori tles will be up £1,680,400, are Reuter.
Some have been sold to the Argentine or written off against what are called Sterling balances to Egypt.
(These Sterling balances vices and supplies to during World War 11.)
sia made progress more raplily gene this plays into the hand money pwed to Egypt forsery,
thin at one time seemed likely
The Americang continued to develop the knowledge required bombs. to Improve on earlier Britain was following her own programma.
of the Communist-fitth column In Western Germany, and assists Nazism or neo- the reviving Nazism, which is only another variant of the anme evil.” Mr. Churchill said that he did Atlantic defence
not quarrel with the Navy Esti- Mr. Shinwell asserted that Bri- males but, rather, was sorry to. tain will continue to seek peace see no increases in Fleet Reserve and security through the Intern-strength during 1950-51. tioun machinery ot the United Nations:
"We seek no conflict with any other nation or nations," he told the House.
a
plan
Britain
"Passos reason” "It is already public know- ledge that 100 jet aircraft fighters have been sold to the Argentine for little more than £2,000,000. There is sense of disproportion about an act like this which passes the frontier of reason."
-potondale to us. in.the.than £2,000,000 of foreign ex-
TB CAMPAIGN IN SÈ ASIA
Dr.
of
con-
Before Leopold can return to the throne a joint session of both Houses of Parliament must be heid, and vote to repeal the de- gislation, passed in 1945, which established the Regency.
London, March 16. Radio telephone service be- tween the United Kingdom and Malaya may be reopened by the middle of 1930.
The Earl of Lucan, Assistant Government Whip in the House Both Houses separately must of Lords, said today that installa-
relar first approve the holding of the ion of
equipment at Nairobi and at the terminal at joint session.-Reuter.
Singapore is almost complete.- Associated Press.
SQUATTERS IN MALAYA
London, March 10, The Colonial Secretary, Mr. James Grimths, tald Parliament. today that the settlement of the 400,000 Chinese squatters Malaya
Isa formildable task which will inevitably take time. in a written reply to a ques- had Geneva, March 16.
tien asking what progress been made in Edinond McSweeny,
the matter, Mr. Dublin, has been appointed Ad- Griffiths sald: "The principle has viser to the World Health Organ-been accepted by the State and Governments that isation's tuberculosis campaign in Settlement South East Asia and will leave
wherever possible
squatters should be retiled, and given title "There is no surface lett "To gain perhaps a little more Geneva today for New Delhi.
The Organisation also reported to the land, in the areas
where already live,-but-that-where world
"they which the Liverpool that-lts-campaign-against-tuber. Exchange could have culosis in South East Asia is well settlement of this kind is not inoved possible, they should be these under way, Three.training centres o year, 100 of
have been established in India to other areas." and and other such centres are to Funds have been made avall. follow forty in Burma, Ceylon able by the Federation Govern- ment for roads, draining, police Before joining the WHO, Dr. and other essential services in McSweeny was Senior Medical the existing settlements and the Inspector in the Elrean Govern-new areas of resettlement Mr. ment's Department of Health, Griffiths said.
such Voluntary Organisations where ho supervised the national
as the Malayan Chinese Asso- tuberculosis, sorvices. Previously,
provide he held medical posts in England, elation have helped to Iraq and Palestine as a member transport and building materials of the Royal Air Force.-Reuter, I for the squatters-Reuter.
"What we have to face in the next few years is the Germanised Soviet U-boat," he added.
away.
"Supposing we had a regiment of lancers 500 strong which may have cost £100,000.
therefore, the air-change, carrier with appropriate Cotton traft naval protection must increasingly earned -in Obviously referring to replace the battleships of former vital instruments have been sent
to of Russin for control of atomic energy, "Mr. Shinwell said, "Unfortunately we must face the unpleasant fact that
neid
not progress in this kept pace with our desires and agreement that falling
Kerucal collective
security, there is no un alternative but to pursue object by other means."
Mr. Shinwell sald substantial progress is being made in mill- tary planning for
defence North Atlantic Pact nations.
our
of
An entirely new type of U-boat has been developed which could manoeuvre below the surface at upwards of 20 knots and could make passages of thousands of miles without appearing on the surface, he shid
"What would have been thought of an administration
the steel which cut off
spear points of 100 of those lancers and sold them to the local Ironmon- ger at half a crown apiece to re- duce expenses?
"That is exactly what this particular transaction has amounted to.”.
Russian strength "The main emphasis of our Ile announced the appointment
Attlee's reply. of Marshal, of the Air Force Lord naval effort at, the present time
The Prime Minister, Mr. Cle- Tedder as chairman of the Bri- should be to create the largest
number of light Fleet alecraft ment Attlee, winding up the de- tish Joint Services Mission in
carriers and auxiliary carriers | bote for the Government, called Washington and British represen- which are capable of carrying the Mr. Churchill's
for. the tative
Atlantic on the North
rearmament of the Germans-as Pact Military Committee, Lord necessary modern type of air-
Mr. Afflec
termed it-extremely Tedder recently retired as Chief craft"
the Air Force irrespons
irresponsible and injudicious. Mr. Churchill said, "In Gorman. rearmament, the forefront stands the enormous Attlee said, was a matter of high numerical strength of the Soviet policy for Inter-Allled considera- Air Force. It we are to have|tion. sufflelent strength to deter war,
the Royal Air Force.
of
Mr.
of less men and more emphasis
Shinwell sketched a policy to
on equipment and research
are
for
Bor-
The
Mr.
the armed forces next year.
Conservatives offered ins He said Britain's armed
or enable us to win through if it vote of misconfidence against the regulars. vices include 420,000
on defence policy, About 50,000
joined comes we require for larger Government recruits cach
numbers of the bigcol class, air- but Emrys Burn coal, Whe he added, not enough craf year,
craft than we now possess.senting Labour's own Left to meet the needs of the services.
"Every sacrifice should be made
what amounted to one- offered The remainder of
of the estimated 750,000 in Britain's armed forces
Service conscripts. National Largo
quantities of military ly, there is the American Air defence enters did
had been transferred equipment
did not press by Britain to North Atlantle Pact Force, far stronger than ours and
their,motion
ion and the debate end-, countries since the end of, the
of equal eruantity is best de-ed without vote when the war, often at low prices.
feated by dually. That is how House, formally took note of te
deferice appropriations, «m <«pro-- "Our defensive forces in fighter Uminary: Blago to eventual aircraft should be calsed and our | passage.—Associated Press, Reu- Mr. Shinwell said the resulting radar protection should be raised ter and United Press.
in other branches of defence to by axpressing regret that the make sure that it is not neglect Government had put an intoler ed. Fortunately, and providential able burden on taxpayers in its
The
Left
is
As far as the Brussels treaty
s concerned, even more compre-
hensive measures bave been
taken", he added.
increase of defensive strength
cannot fall to play its part in
bringing nearer to realisation Purenter stabuty
nter stability in international: affairs.
roluit be
"Should such achieved, reduction in the
burden of armaments may then become practicable propóëj--
ho, enichtsy A
tion
hurchill on
· “fearful cloud”. Sponking in the debate, Mr. Churchill Baid that, the active ald of. Wastern Germany was, Ca¬ beniid to the defensive, blons of
Atlantis: Part nations,
"In the
we got through in 1840,
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