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Sadick Fails To Qualify
London, July 19.
Mr O. R. Badick, Hoog- kong's hope, was eliminated in the first stage of the King's Prize service rifle competition at Bisley to- day,
Firing at 300, 500 and yards, he scored 85 out
of a total of 105.
who
All competitors scored 98 or more reached the second stage,-Our Own Correspondent.
Silent Screen
Star Sues For Libel
Weather Prevents Kaesong Meeting-Back Page
CHINA
No. 34950
Persian Govt Makes Gesture
Teheran, July 19.
Government officials agreed tonight to negotin- British in tions with the the Anglo-Iranian oll dis- pute. It was the first sign of a possible break in the fight touched off by nation- alisation of the British-. controlled oll fields at Abadan.
The American representative, Mr Averell Harriman, met the mixed Iranian Oll Commission for two hours despite a worn- ing by the police that a plot to assassinate him had been un- covered. Los Angeles, July 19, Allee Terry, one-time star of "We are prepared to sit down the silent screen, filed a $750, again and talk with the Bri- said Kazam Hossibi, 000 damage suit today, charg- tish,"
Iran's
oll expert. top
"How- that the motion picture ing "Valentino"
by ever, we are not prepared to disgraced her
clandestine" back down on the principle of Members of the Commission Harriman they were told Mr prepared to discuss sale of the all fields but "only under the nationalisation law."
putting her in
relationship with the late nationalisation." Rudolph Valentino.
named the pro- Miss Terry ducer Edward Small, who made the Bim, Edward
Small Pro- ductions and Columbia Pictures, which released the picture, as defendants in libel action.
The sult filed by attorney Fendler, pointed out that Harold
with Miss Terry co-starred Valentino in o series of pictures from 1817 to 1923, during part of which time she was married
the Late
producer Rex
to
a
Ingram. Mas Terry contenuded that the picture falsely depicted a "clandestine and meretricious relationship between herself and Valenting both before and after her marriage" to Ingram, de
signated in the film na "King". Such scenes, she said, were without foundation and were
and maliciously
in the film
and
injured her name and
reputation.
Mis Terry's pletures with Valentino, many of them direct- ed by Ingram, Included the famous "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"-United Press.
Dr All Shayegan, who led the first unsuccessful negotiations, said talks broke down because the British refused to accept the nationalisation principle,
Mr Harriman said: "1 am not at all opposed Lo the principle of nationalisation, since the United St States government is interested in the independence of every country, but this settled only through negotle- tion.”—United Press.
issue can be
Constellation Forced Down
Warship Damaged today, the
New York, July 19.
A Eastern Airlines Constella- tion flying non-abop from Neward, NJ, to Miami, Florida, with 53 persons aboard was forced down on a form 15 miles south of Richmond, Virginia, Airlines reported here An Airlines spokesman Molin, July 19.
sold there were no casualties.
carried! The Pakistani destroyer The four-engine plane
entered the Tariq
dockyard 48 passengera and a crew of ave, here, severely damaged on the The spokesman said the reason starboard side after a collision for the forced landing was not The with
off Malia while immediately determined. a lug transferring an officer in rough plane came down at about 3.45 seas-United Press.
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Troops Declares Communists
Acheson
REJECTS REDS DEMAND
Washington, July 19.
The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, tonight flatly rejected Communist demands for a quick withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea.
Mr Acheson gave the United States' position in an un- expected statement issued only about an hour before the United Nations' truce negotiators were scheduled to meet the Commun- ists in a showdown session in Kaesong.
LEAVE FOR 8TH MEETING
Imjin River Peace Camp,
July 20. United Nations delegates left for the eighth meeting with the Communists in Kaesong this morning at 8.35.
A United Nations convOJ with communications and service personnel and cor- respondents left this camp At 7.35 4.12.
The United Nations dele- gates travelled to Kaesong by jeep as Intense rainfall drenched the ocase-fire site-United Press.
Franco Reported Preparing
To Restore The Monarchy
Madrid, July 19.
Ready To Attack Again
Tokyo, July 20.
An Allied officer sald In Koren last night that, he
had word Indicating that the Communists would be all set by today or Saturday to launch a full-scale at tack.
A report said that one of the biggest Communist, supply operations of the wor would be. completed by Saturday night) and that enemy frontline forces of hundreds of thousands
strong would be in a position to open an offensive.
An officer of a UN commission informa- tion to United Press correspon-
"If there is an effective armistice, the United Nations force must remain in Korea until genuine peace has been firmly established and the Korean people have an assurance that they can work out reported the ominous their future free from fear of aggression,” he said, dont Frank H. Bartholomew, In
His statement was released by the State Department shortly after 7 p.m. EDT after State Department.press officers had been hurriedly recalled from home to their offices. The statement barred any compromise with the Reds on their demands for foreign troop withdrawals as part of the current effort to obtain a cease-fire,
Seoul.
Thursday, of United 2
Long lines of Communist down through North Korea to vehicles have been winding the battle zone for days. The Allied air force stepped up Ite bombing attacks on Red supply. lines during the full moon this Mr Acheson said the United people have an assurance that week. But sporadic rains and, Nations truce delegation had they can work out their future murk impeded them on Thurs- warned the Communists it could The size of the United Nations
free from fear of aggression. day.
ENOUGH SUPPLIES not agree to their proposal, force remaining in Korea will "which is political in character depend upon circumstances and
Word that enough, food and and can only be settled by the particularly upon the faithful ammunition to sustain an offen United Nations and the govern- mess with which the armistice is
alve had reached the Communist ments concerned." He recalled carried out
front lines come as the Kaesong that foreign forces were with- "Korea's neighbours know truce negotiations hit a snag on drawn from Korea in 1948 and that the presence
Korean dispatches 1949 as part of the United No- Nations forces in Korea con- said many felt that any with
drawal of Allied forces from tions plan to reach final settle-stitutes no danger or threat to
themselves. Repeated expres- Koreo-evidently the reason for ment of the Korean problem. alons of policy by the United the deadlock at Kaesong would
and, indeed, the very
very open the way for an immediato "The Communists committed
re-invasion of South Koreak [... organisation of that. aggression against the Republic
them
entirely adequate of Korea The Korean people guarantees of this p
Once point. can be assured that repetition before foreign forces were with
this act will not be tolerat- drawn from Korea as part of the
United
plan to reach #nal settlement
of the Korean The Communists de fied this effort and committed of Korea, The Korean people can be assured that repetition of
United Press.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco set up a new government tonighted," he said.
in moves for better relations with the West and for returning a king to
the Spanish throne.
Radio Hongkong Programmes THE
THE correspondent who aired
course,
the
opinion that Radio Hongkong's programmes are not sufficiently varied to be entertaining has entered into a controversy which past experience has shown to be almost beyond reconciliation. This, however, does not justify total disregard of the com- plaint, especially as the writer makes the point that thousands of service. men, as well as an increasing number of civilians who live in the New Territories have to rely to a much larger extent on their radio sets for evening entertainment than those who reside in the urban districts. A very substantial
public radio listening exists in outer Kowloop whose tastes In broadcasting programmes cannot be totally ignored. The New Territories correspondent suggests that Radio Hongkong devotes too much time to "atodgy talks and plays, and high- brow concert music. In fact, of the station allocates only a fraction of its total. broadcasting hours every week to "those types of It 18 programme. Nevertheless noteworthy that the two regular weekly offerings of. classical music the Sunday Night Concert and Classical Requests are each of one while the great hour's duration, majority of the other ovening pro- grammes last only 15 or 80 minutes. Moreover, both classical programmes referred to take the air at the im portant time of 9,10 or 9.15 and therefore occupy, for many, their last hour of listening before retiring to bed. A very considerable number of listeners may be made to feel happier If both programmes were put back to 10 p.m., and the time up to then filled In with lighter music or variety Interludes; or alternatively if those two programmes were cach to be cut to half hour duration. The issuo raised by the correspondent prompte consideration of one or two other, as pects of Radló Honykonga programmes, There is the question whether the
Nations
Manish
vanco
A dispatch from the US ad←
camp below quoted an officer there as saying Kaesong the "Reds are getting much tho worst of this stalemated, war. And we intend to see that it gets even tougher. We have been plastering them. day and
Mr Acheson thus served notico on the Communists that the United States and its United aggression against the Repubil night with bombs and artilleryg Nations allies are willing to face
and we intend to continue our
"hour" "of" any, agreed cease-fire.;
The moves were reported to be in line with the mid- week preliminaries-by-Franco and American --Admiral-a-breakdown In the truce-talks this act will not be tolerated." aggressive patrols right up to the
to Forrest Sherman for setting up US naval and air bases in rather than knuckle under
the Communist demand that has Spain.
deadlocked the Kaesong nego
Coul presence
Franco signed a decree appointing a new Cabinet of
Monarchist strong at
station could not eliminate one or two current features to the advantage of listeners.
the 16-minute One is Ahead" which is aired "Looking 7.15 every Sunday evening. It conveys little to the listener, who can, in any event, obtain the same information from his newspapers, and it swallows up a valuable quarter of an hour. Five minutes could also be saved every night and used to better effect by elimination of "News Analysis" which follows the BBC news. It represents nothing but opinion expressed in editorialised style which is for better expressed in the later nightly feature "From the Editorials." There is room for pruning and revising Radio Hongkong's programmes. Further- more, it is open to question whether Radio Hongkong is making the best and fullest use of the BBC Transcrip tion Service which is at its disposal. While we have variety features such as "Take It From Here" and "Ray's a Laugh," as well as BBC serials, a number of outstanding programmes are being overlooked. For example, "The Critics," which is as informative a8 it is entertaining: Richard Dimbleby's "Down Your Way," which tella better than anything else the real story of Britain and her, people; and in the field of variety and light ontertainment there is "Educating Archle," which has a bigger listening audience in Britain than any other BBC programme, "Henry Hall's Guest Night," and "Workers' Playtime." These are programmes which are ranked as "must" listening in Britain: they are all "disced" and therefore, presumably, available to Radio Hong- kong through the RBC Transcription Service.
Thoy would be enjoyed as much in Hongkong as they are in England and they could beneficially take the place of some of Radio Hongkong's programmes which com- prise nothing but commercial records. Tho subject thorits the attention of the appropriate, authoritiene
plexion.
.
of
the
The new ruler would be a tiations. At the same time, he
Sought to reassure the
that the King, if an acceptable successor of Royal Spanish blood is avail-munists
of United Nations com-able.
in Korea during the post-
troops
An Air Force spokesman said that night attacks in the last
heaviest of the war; and ground officers reported that. artillery. barrages in same, sectors, were of near record Intensity,
Mr Attlee To Pay week have been among the
Visit To Norway
London, July 19.
The Prime Minister Mr Cle
Don Juan, son of the late King armistice period would not posa
Xfil, is a long-time a threat to their security. He ment. Attlee, has accepted an
Ho Baid the size of any United
He la reported to have told Alfonso his new government that Spain pretender to the throne,
on in "will carry out the restoration has lived in exile in neighbour- Nations force staying
would depend upon the Monarchy." Insistent ing Portugal for several years. Korea
not had any King circumstances and particularly rumqurs are circulating through Spain had
faithfulness with Madrid
that Don Juan, the since Alfonso left the throne upon the
armistice in carried exiled Pretender, may renounce in 1981. Alfonso died in exile which the his rights to the throne. In in 1941. favour of his 13-year-old son, Juan Carlos-it Franco
will
out
Authoritative sources
mid
had reached a basic agreement
allow the boy to be crowned last night that Franco and US under a regency.
"Korea's
NO THREAT
neighbours know of United on using the bases for Western that the presence A 1947 decree declaring the defence. A special US mission Nations forces in Korea consti- nation still a Monarchy speel will come here soon to discuss tutes no danger or threat to
future King would plans.
themselves. The repeated flod the
pressions of
polley by the. have to be Spanish, a male, at least 30-year-old and a Roman The agreement does not call Uinted Nations and, indeed, the Catholic. The Archbishop for a formal Spanish-American very nature of that organisations them entirely Primate of Spain would serve alliance, the Informants mid, furnished ·
guarantees of this on a three-man, Regency, ... and is outside the North Atlantic adequate
point." Treaty alliance.
Franco is believed to oppose fiatly any attempt to put Don Juan on the throne,
OPPOSE MOVES .
Mr Acheson's statement was the first major policy declara- Britain, France and other tion issued in Washington sinco talks began. It A reliable courée also quoted North, Atlantic Pact entions op- the Kaesong Franco as saying he intends to posed: US negotiations with emphasised the importance the tighten Spain's connections with Spain and any thought of administration attaches to the the Western powers, mainly bringing that country within troop withdrawal issue. the United States.
Ð MONARCHISTS There are nine Monarchists
in the new 16-member Cabinet. nuturo.
The
the alliance. They tear the US text of the statement in na wilt divert scarce milltary sup-follows: plies to Spain, and object to the Communist delegations Franzo
Fascist in government as
30 at Kaesong has raised Admiral Sherman is mild to foreign forces from Korea In question of withdrawal of all Other Ministries are held by three Falangisis, one Moderate have asked Franco for the use connection with the Armistice. Lellist, two Technicians and of naval bases at Cadiz, Carta The United Nations Commanu General Agustin Munoz Grande, gena. Ferrol and sina Cruz in delegation has stated it cannot Commander of Spain's Blush Canary and did go into this question, which is
bonu World Division in Russia during V
possibly Valencia political in character and can War II..
Servillecolora, and Lugo.
only be settled by the United Nations and the governments **Tho resigned
Franco 12-member It I believed
wants,e Cabinet had six Monarchists, in eotum, US help for Im concerned. This le theoretical argument four Falangists, one. Moderate proving Spain's ok highways theore Leftist and one Independent and railways, industries, air whether the question is political
Sonça
and army, Associated or military, The United Nations
The new Cabinet, which has Press four new * posta, retains five members of the old Cabinet. !
Franco decreed In: 1947 ~ that Spain still was Monarchy and that he as''chief: of' stato —–—– had the right to name
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and
Relief Des
royar
The
The decree would provide, for ann Fa muccessor if France, died or des | dropped; the reina. It provided for a regancy to hold power untether C
forces are in Korea because of decislotis 'made' by the gover- ments to send them to Korea in response to Eroquest by the United Nations. They are there
to repel: "aggression and restore international peace- security in the STER,
und S
Vif there be an effective armis»
Lice the United Nations force
he ouvial munt Famiran linne krus Korem: unui
"Every day's delay is going Invitation from the Norwegian to cast plenty of bombs and but It is going to cost government to visit Norway on shells,
Communists lives," an August 2 to August 12, Mr the Attice's office announced today. officer Faid at the advance
Asociated Press.
camp.-United Press.
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