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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1951.
MOVE FOR INCLUSION OF TURKEY & GREECE IN ATLANTIC LINE-UP Appeal American Demands
Being Studied For The Being
Blind
TO BE LAUNCHED |
IN EMPIRE
By The British Govt.
London, May 16.
Britain has started a fresh review of its opposition to American demands that Turkey and
London, May 16. |Greece be brought into the Atlantic Pact, a Foreign
The British Empire Socie-Office spokesman said today.
ty for the Blind is about to
launch a £1,000,000 appeat) The American request is under consideration on behalf of the million but study of the proposals has not yet been com- prople in the Colonies pleted.
estimated to be blind.
This gront sightless population is three times that of the blind populations of Britain and the United States put together. The incitience of eye disease in the Colonies, a statement by the Society said today.
cannot be accurately assessed but has been variously estimated at from 10 to
15
per cent of the general population.
Seventy-five per cent of this blindness and eye disease is pre- ventable. Twelve thousan: blinds people have been recorded in Majaya but it is believed that the blind population may num bry 75.000,
The British Empire Society's plan of action as soon as the berossary funds are obtained is
u series of intensive campaigns in representative regions of the Empire to demonstrate the
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Britain is consulting the other Atlantic powers in addition to the United States, and the spokesman emphasised that the final decision could be taken Atlantic only by a unanimous vote of the North Pact Deputies Council.
The Greek Ambassador exposed flanks unless Turkey called at the Foreign Office and Greece are included.
In addition. Turkey and today to discuss the ques-Greece have large armies com- tion of Greek membership in [pared to the European members NATO.
of the Pact and American quar- in ters belleve their inclusion the Pact would help safeguard the shaky security of the Mid- cile Eust.
American quarters admitted that they faced a diffeully in struring unanimous consent to inta the extending the Pact Eastern Mediterranean,
British sources sand the Reial American position had switched in recent weeks from opposition
admission D/ {u Greece and Turkey to whole, hearted support,
According to reports here, the Bought Turkey's admission be-
practical incans of preventing United States Air Force had eye disease,
The
These quarters do not belleve the safety of Europe and the Mediterranean and Middle East can be divorced.--United Press.
|BOMBING OF
firal campaign, lasting cause of that country's proxi CHINA NOT
three years and costing £25,000, to Russia while the U.S. Army
such extension of its commit- ments,
Britain has opposed inclusion of Turkey and Greece, both of which wint Pact membership,
has already been planned in i had, in the past at least, opponed detail in West Africa.
There would be a continuous
throughout campaign
the Colonies by lims, radio, leaflets and the Press to teach people how to preserve their own and their children's sight, This would cost a minimum [ $5.- 900 per annum.
made to
on
the grounds that has guarantord Turkish security for 10 years by private treaty and ras shuilar informal arrange. ments with Greece.
BEGGAR RACKET
OPPOSITION TO MOVE Grants would be
Diplomatic quarters said the voluntary bodies to extend and Scandinavian and other Northern improve research facilities, eye members of the Part have hospitals and clinies and to de- opposed Greck and Turkish velop existing schools and train-membership for two reasons: ing centres.
1. They did not want to sx- Regional offices staffed by tend the Pact so far away from experts would be established in
the principal each of They would stimulate and co- ordinate work for the blind by Government and unofficial
agencies,
areas.
their own frontiers,
2. There is difficulty enough anong e 12 nations which are in finding arms to go around already Pact members
LONDON FLOODLIT FOR THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
These two pictures give a vivid impression of the new beauty which has come to London with the extensive floodlighting as part of the Festival of Britain. Upper view is of the North Bank of the Thames looking towards St. Paul's. · Below are the South Bank Festival grounds showing the river landing stage with the Festival
Concert Hall in background.
PRACTICAL New Resolution To Gone Are The
American Pilots' Opinions
20th Air Force, Okinawa,
May 16. Men who fly American bom- bers against the Communists in Korea do not believe bombing at present. of Asia's mainland is practical
"We would
lose to many bumbers," said one senior off- cer,
of
United States aircraft losses at present
because are light Red aircraft operate only over the
north-west extremo Korea, and flok is heavy only at Sintiju and at Pyongyang. But not far beyond the Yalu The Foreign
gn Secretary, Mr river. United States escorting The Society concludes: "Most Herbert Morrison, told a ques-
jets would have to return to blind
people in the Colonies live
tioner in Parliament last week their buses, leaving
the family dependents or as beg-
that
the Atlantic nations were bombers to fight their way gars, wandering from town to fown. Blind children are often studying a scheme which would and through probably heavy
draw Turkey and Greece into flak. exploited by
the defence planning of the " MIG wants to slay in and there is eviden
Part _without__making them there_and_get_engine, be -few-Africa-tribes-
factual members.
can do it," said one pilot who infanticide of blind ehi Pruelice-
has
several times.
-still-
eye
ds
a
"Blindness and
The United States, however. disease re major
is pushing for full inclusion of causes of
of disability and low carnion in the Colonies, the two nations. Their prevention will materialy Increase the
production and prosperity of the Colonial Em. pire." Reuter.
A British
PROTECTING FLANKS The American view is thut General the Atlantic Army of Dwight Eisenhower would have
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Settle Syrian Border Dispute
Flushing Meadow, May 16.
The United Nations Security Council today con- sidered a resolution calling on Israel to stop
All demilitarised drainage operations in the
zone of Hulch on the Syrian border.
Days.
Harrisburg, May 16.
A bill in the House of Representatives calls for the repeal of the existing law providing for payment of bountles for Indian scalps by the Common- wealth or
political Rub-division of Pennay- Ivaula-United I'ress,
It would also ask Israel to allow Arab civilians who Emergency
were removed from this area to return to their homes,
The resolution, sponsored by Armistice Commission
on this France, Britain, Turkey and the matter and calls upon, the Gov- nited States, declared that ernment of Israel. to comply under the Syrian-Israel arms with them. tice agreement, the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commis- sion had the responsibility for the general supervision of the
zune,
VIOLATIONS Among the points made by the resotullon were:
The Security Courell finds that the following actions coN-
Plan
For Newsprint Shortage
Washington, May 18 American publishers may be asked to give up around 10,000 tons of their newsprint to supply countries friendly a dozen
United Nations Chlef of Staff five order of July 15, 1948, and Such a pian is reported nearly by 12- Armistice Commission Arm
had of
Raw the Armistice Agreement nation several
and times requested Israel 10
the obligations assumed mittee, as an emergency move ensure that the Palestine Land under the Charter
provide scarce newsprint Development Company Ltd., was (A) Aerial action taken by needed to keep the presses instructed to cease all operations Israel on April 6,
rolling_overveas.
resolution-noted-that-the stitute a violation-of-the-ecase--| Bighting Communist propogum
is knocked and the Chuirman of the Mixed | are- Inconsistent with the terms ready for approvals Com
"When an engine out, the plane drops back, and The fighters
swarm over can him."
Bombers would shoot down their
The share of MIG's, Superfortress gunnery system is sfill effective against jets, but the MIG presents about a of target area quare-metre head
The Russian Jet's cannon is not as effective as the American Jet's 50-calibre machinegun in air-to-air com- bat because of its slower rate of fire. It is more efficient, however, against bombers.
Bomber
crews admit they wish sometimes they could bomb Manchuria.. One pilot said: "It makes you mad when you can look across the river at Antung and see MIG's when they are taking off, and know that you cannot yo and
and get
He be-
them on the ground.” Heves one possible reason for the
restricted operations of tA12) the MIG's at present the Communists are training pilots in combat.
in
There have been noticeable differences the ability of Red ollots between ralds. In the "MIG Alley" area, -United Press.
Linda Christian
Expecting
New York, May 10. The film star, Tyrone Power, snnounced today his wife, Linda Christian, is expecting a baby in October.
in the demilitorised zone until (B) Any aggressive military the Chairman or the Commis-action by either of the parties siun arranged an agreement. In or around the demilitarised
The resolution said that the Security Counc!l endorses the requests of the Chief of Staff and the Chairman of the Mixed
World Ship
Committee
Forecast
Washington, May 16.
The Lord Privy Seal, Mr Richard Stokes, said today that he would discuss with American amcials the possibility of form- ing an international shipping| committee to control the alloca- tion of the free world's scarce atrategic raw materials.
Mr
who is making a Stokes, four-day visit here, will head the new British Government department dealing with raw material supply.
He was asked nt a Press con ference to comment on the ship- ping committee
proposal ad- vanced by those who believe that the allocation of scarce materials between the free na- tions cont be made effective only by the international control of shipping:
Mr Stokes thought such
could be
Ile met Linda, a former fim actress, when the Holand-shipping committee America liner, Neuw Amster- combined with an international. dom, docked today at Hoboken, raw materials board to meet the New Jersey, from Europe-allocation problem, us was done Reuter.
In World War II, but he emphasised that all these pro- posals were in the tentative stone.-Reuter.
Gift Of Rice
To UN
Rangoon, May 10.
Ex-President Coes
**Into Exile Santiago de Chile, May 16. President Mamerto Urriola- of Bolivia, who was forced to give up power carly today by a military Junta, has arrived at the Chilean port of Arive, according to reports cirs culating her ph
Burma as contributed 400 tons of rice to the United | goliin-- Natione fight in Korea,;
The rice te now being loaded the American up. "Ers
| Victory" bours), for : Tokyo, **
Router
zone.
It was
to
Foreign countries that would beneft under the arrangement are reported to include Yugo- slavia, Grecce, Indo-China, the Burmu, Howall, that Philippines, also noted civilians who have been re- Ceylon, Pakistan, and possibly moved from the demilliarised India-Associated Press, Zone by Israel should be per- 'mitted to return forthwith_to
their homes.
No
people should be trans- ferred
across алу boundary without the consent of the Mixed Armistice Commission's Chairman.
Both parties should allow United Nations observers to enter any areas in dispute. Reuter.
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