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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1951..
Medieval Britain At U.S.-SPANISH AGREEMENT
Hampton Court
DUNKIRJA
Twickenham-In the past 1,000
The Festival Pageant of English history was held last week at Hampton Court. Scenes from the history of three towns Kingston, Richmond and
years
were depicted.
Problem Of Succession To Abdullah's Throne
Amman, July 23.
A thorny problem facing the Jordan authorities and the Hashemite family today is the question of succession to the throne of the late King Abdullah.
keep matters in sealth
Should Talal's
Prince
Nail,
of.
the
carrying
Jale
Direct Alliance Believed Near
Franco Said
Said To
To Have Asked For American Arms
Madrid, July 23.
The United States will have to pay a "price" for a direct alliance which will tie Spain to the Western struggle against Communism.
Reliable sources said last Monday's 90-minute conference between Generalissimo Francisco Franco and the late Admiral Forrest Sherman, United States Chief of Naval Operations, was "tit for tat."
British sources are convinced that a United States - Spanish
is near, despite British and French objections.
of
agreement
These sources mild · Admiral | bassador in Madrid, Mr Stanton agreement would give America Sherman told General Franco Grims, had been present during | sir and naval hoses in Spain In in candid terms what the United Admiral_Sherman's talks with return for economie and military States wanted-air and naval | General Franco and was, there- Tutu for Spain. bases in Spain and an assurance fore, in a position to provide The issue was raised Arst hy that Spain would fight with Washington with any Informa- Alistair Cooke, Now York the Western allies in case of tion not given in the Admiral's
correspondent
the baral Communist aggression even bo- reports,
Manchester Guardian, Me yond Spain's frontlers if neces- Admiral Sherman, it was also Cooke is well-known and A cary General Franco equally understood, had briefed" Gen- widely-read reporter candidly told Admiral Sherman eral Dwight Eisenhower, Atlon- American scene.
Under tho what Spain wanted-more arma tle Pact Supreme Commander, headline "Chiefs of Staff De- and equipment, 'Including tanks and Admin! Robert
Obedient Ally", he and
fritt, Chief of the United States Fieci wrote in last Thursday's issuu warplanes and
in the Eastern Atlantic and the of the Guardian that the change Mediterranean, on his Spanish In American polley might have talks, Reuter.
economie ald
With agreement likely, her are the gains and liabilities for the United States, viewed from
Carney,
mond an
д
of the
a symbolic coffin and destroyers, five submarines, 12needed Americas ald 10 build the abjectness of his status in
BRITISII
offered
She
six
has three
The Senators did not
we
com.
move to
with the United
This
of
been the result of American BENATORS' VIEWS
feeling about the Bevan demand a strictly miltary standpoint:
Gains: Spain is strategieally
Washington, July 23, for a British veto on the use located geographically. She Seven Senators returned here) of American atomic bases here. has a frm record of anti- from a fortaight's tour of Europe
POT BOILS UP Communism. She has a stand-today generally agreed that its
against Communism He wrote: "The Chiefs of ing army of 400,000 men, or 22 defence divisions, composed of "first must be speeded up. All are Staff may well have felt that, rate"
She has a members of the Senate Foreign since the B-38 alone can deliver rite manpower.
Relations Committee.
the atomic bomb across oceans, navy of 24,000 men, standing
A Democrat Senator, Mr is their and
o regular air force of
patriotic duty to 35,000 men,
Green, chairman of the group, ensure a ring of European pir basen that are absolutely de- The "Aghting" section of her raid that some North Atlantic bas
heavy Treaty notions should do more pendable... navy includes four cruisers, опе anti-aircraft than they are doing to develop
"It is not love of Franco that the armed forces. 27
But the prompts these cruiser, Medical reports from Geneva, with tears streaming down their
overtures, but one light cruiser, where the Crown Prince Talni cheeks, todny moved slowly burying it with full honours.
their mary strength, he said.
alliance any is convalescing. Indicate that behind the black-draped gun
aloops rated as gunboats, Arab parts of Palestine also minelayers, seven minesweepers that the Western world was
Republican Senator Wiley sald States." no decision can be given about carriage carrying King Abdullah
went into mourning.
By
the pot the week-end five weeks of his health before
Jordan"descendant
is woefully weak. and until then the Jordanese Maometto his grave
Arabs in the old city of Acre on six torpedo boals. She
09
bolling building today held religious and mourn-
again with nine des- currently
"We cannot build our strength
question. authorities and the Hashemite Royal Cemetery at Amman,
the In an editorial, ing ceremonies. All shops were troyers, four submarines, seven too fast," he added.
Manchester Guardian-one Behind
ten torpedo family, now headed by the Iraqi
the
carriage closed while gun
minesweepers and
During the group's absence: the few newspapers in Britain a mourning pro- boats. Regent. Abdul Iliah, tend to stepped the murdered monarch's cession. wound through the city.
support increased In Congress The Army favourite white charger carrying
Press op- Israeli nuthorities
of 400,000 could for the idea of including Spain outside the Labour noi
his Damascene sword and riding full assistance.-Reuter.
be boosted to 1,000,000 men in in the foreign aid programme in posed to an American-Spanish that America's llow him to take over the boots.
two weeks and to 2,000,000 men rem der she use of Spanish alliance said his
TRIBUTES responsibility of kingship,
two months under full ina
Western European friends were Abdullah's
bascy. London, July 23, san, the 15-year-old Houssein,
disturbed
by this mobilisation. Spain
suspicion, The Prime
Mr Minister, will be proclaimed King at the ger son and Regent since
of handling ment directly on that, but Mr It wrote: his father was shot dead by an
airfields capable
The U. S. Administration Clement Attlee, and Mr Winston the largest planes in existence Green said that any age of in. The late Abdullah
Arab at noon-ilay prayers in Churchill, Conservative feader,
Marcelona often took Houssein to cere-
and
the North enlarge
Allantia has
by the been stompeded Old Jerusalem ол monies since Talal's sickness
In a public eulogy: "Martyrdom | House of Commons today to the
sald joined in paying tribute in the Souille,
Treaty would increase the obli- demand of some eager souls in und this was taken as an in-
has potential naval | gation of each member,
the Defence Department for the common lot
lot of the
garar dication of Abdullab's tacit
King Abdullah, who was bases at
Tetuan In Spanish "A chain is as strong as its bases where America will have descendants of acknowledgment of the future
the Prophet."
assassinated in Jérusalem last
Cadiz, Cartagent, weakest link and
tho must Morocco,
final say about use of its King
From early morning, Princes, Friday
Valencia, Cadiz and Barcelona, therefore, be sure that etch bombers. Rumours thot Talal had Prime Ministers, Cabinet Minis-
Mr Attlee said that unlike all on the Spanish mainland, nation
In the added to the North
same isque, Michael ters and Ambassadors flied escaped from Geneva to Amman
some Ientiers in the Middle and on the Baleario islands, Atlantic Treaty Organisation can
Foot, EL Bevanite and one of the were ridiculed here. No le slowly past the bler in Raghadan East,
of the Labour Left monstrations have been held in Palace, where the body has lain caping Abdullah was always 100 to 200 miles eastward in and will make a real contribu- authors
capable of looking beyond the the Mediterranean.
"Onc tion to the joint defensive Wing's recent pamphlet any town of Transjordan inin state, to pay their last re-
interests of his own community.
Way Only" was outraged by EQUIPMENT POOR effent," tre sald. favour of Talal, whose health spects to the beloved 09-your-
was a senseless erline, Mr
NOTABLE PROGRESS
the suggestion of Cooke and the condition is
Liabilities: The Army is known
The old King.
Attlee said, and Britain had lost
headline on Guardian's the public..
At nine o'clock Arab Legion
armed. Most (badly'
of
A Republican Senator, Britain is the third party in officers, dressed in picturesque trusted friend and ally.
The Arabs equipment dates back to 1930- Brewster, said that Mr Churchill said,
ally" with head.
countries had the matter of naity of Jordan red and white checked
have lost a
civil war.
Spain critically sparring for delay in parts of friend lost a British circles in Amman do
I in
four-coloured
who might have reconciled needs modern arms, especially the defence scheme but Western artillery and seem to favour unity with Iraging, to the gun carriage.
tanks. Europe had made notable pro-
Mr Foot said there should be Arab dificulties and we have lost nick loaded with A truck
doubt in anyone's minds, public opinion in Iraq has re- Legionnaires slowly pulled the faithful comrade and
Air Force needs planes. present to the fact that
Brewster said that General tain did have the veto over-use-
American or others, that Bri cently been unfavourable, due to gun carriage away to the crack sistent worker. for the
Elsenhower wanted Improvements. and peace
to form a of her bases by American planer Iran's oil dispute with Britain. of gun salutes and the strulus
The Air Force has only 500 non-national army tinder
for atomie Jordan itself
attacks. prosperity of that part of in Britain's ist
of a funeral march.
Tens of thousands of Jor- world and for the interests and to 800 planes, most of World single flag and command to de- grip, politically, militarily and
SCANDALOUS · of Arab
War II vintage or even earlier.tend Western Europe and was peoples financially, and Britain is at danians lined the streets and honour
Roing
out for it.
"In view of our vulnerable present
any value in war. paying Transjordan's hills overlooking the capital 10 wherever they might be, Mr Only half of these would have
Britain opposed the plan, Mr. pocition, those who have taken bills-United Prem
watch the cortege wind slowly
Churchill added.-Reuter.
The nation's road and rail Broyster sald, but France and to heart your views on Soviet to the Royal burial ground.
transport systems need over-Western Germany were near strength must be shaking in TRADITIONAL HOMAGE
Cairo, July 23.
hauling. Locomotives are worn, agreement on the general prin- their shoes," he wrote in a 30-year-old Prince Naif,
A member of his entourage freight cars are antiquated, and ciples of The principal mourners were
single uniterm army. letter to the Guardian, the today denied that Haj Amin El
Mr Brewster said that the "Would it not be scandalous Regent of Iraq. Emir Abdul Husseini, the former Muft of there are almost daily accidents
left his home on the rallways caused by spikes retuming Senators unanimously indeed if the slightest doubt re- Illal (Abdullah's nephew) and Jersualem, had
so losse that some can be ripped supported admission of mained about Britain's right to Prince Hussein, 16-year-old son here.
Greece and
Turkey to the have the final say about any of Abdullah's eldest son, Emir
A Tel-Aviv report earlier to-out with bare hands,
these shores plane leaving Tálal
day said that the ex-Mufti had The network of main high- Atlantic Pact-Reuter,
repairs, and needs
BRITISH CRITICISM
which might start an atomic Emir Talal. the Crown left for Gaza, presumably on WAY
London, July 23,
war" Prince, is under medical treat his way to Arab Palestine. secondary roads are all too often impaired by small-town bottle-
British critics of the new All this recalls again British ment In Switzerland for
necks. which could present
United States palley towart resentment over failure to have nervous breakdown.
serious obstacles in case of war.
Spain are
a full atomic partnership with United Press.
beginning to inject the United States since the war. the atomic bomb into the greate Cooke concluded his article. debate across
the Atlantic, Spanish "atomic bases" by These critics are suggesting:
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The simple burial was Moslem canon. The roar of a 21-gua
salute
broke the silence after the coffin had been lowered into the grave.
The King was paid to have been buried at a place inside the Palace compound that he himselt chose two days before his death:
It was understood
Mosque
Built on the
the spot later.
place
that
Reuter.
FORMER MUFTI
and one
2
Shortages To Continue
the
Washington, July 23. Shortage of key raw materials would continue for another - 12
TALKS TO CONTINUE
The
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Washington, July 33. death of Admiral Sher-
1. The United States Chiefs predicting that the upshot of will not cause' ony Ap of Staff fear Britain
American suspicion that Britain may was not doing as much as preciable
hitch in the United exercise its veto over use of por States talks with Spain on
and atomic bomber buses the possible about Communist defence, Washington Americans have in Europe,
atomic spies was that "Washing- Western officials sald today.
Reuter learned that Admiral
welcome than last to
year
Assembly
2. The United States. Chiefs will be less disposed this months, according to a forecast Sherman had made full reports Staff hope taget veto-frma Britain into full secret partner-
atumic
bomber bases In Spain, ship in her atomic programme." by President Truman's Council 16 Washington on his ex- This stems from be of Economic Advisers today. ploratory"
ecent United Press. conversations with
suggestion by the revolting "On the basis of present esti- General France and that the Left Wing of the Labour Party, Villages and Bedouin camps mates," the Council said in its ground work had been laid for led by the Welch firebrand and ali over Jordan paid homage mid-year economic study, "It later talks, presumably on a former Cabinet Minister, in the traditional
Mr Youth Sphin's pog way to the
Aneurin Bevan, that American contribution of Spanish atomic bombers should never he dead Abdullah. Women formed appears that in the coming 12 political level, on
months there will be shortages sible into
circles, weeping and of aluminium, cobalt, copper, bases. In return for men allowed to take off from hases
Bombay. July 23, and men abandoned morning
In Britain without the British zine, nitrogen sulphur, tungmilitary and economic all business.
Six delegates of the All-India Navy
Department officials Blen, molybdenum, nickel, Iron
Gald All shops
Youth Congress left here todny were closed and ore, petroleum, steel, tin. wood
that Admiral Sherman had Government's approval,
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