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An International Governing Body
Khartoum, Oct. 22.
The Sudan Constitutional Commission, repre- senting a cross-section of Sudan public opinion, is expected to cable the United Nations tonight or tomorrow asking for an international commission to govern the Sudan until its future status is de- cided.
Sir Robert Howe, Governor-General, has described the Commission as representative of most of the political parties.
The Chairman is Judge Stanley | despite Egypt's rejection of the Bakte of the Sudan High Couoposals made.
whu has jus: Britain.
resurned
however, that They stressed, from
these plans whil tot he rushed until the Anglo-Egyptian posi-
am becomes clearer.
The Commision believes that
of Easp's abrogation the 1899 Anglo-Egyptian
as agreemen:
The tend:ncy 10 Whiteball ruled the Condominium rules. appeared to be to thank of the the next move in the Middle East terms of # New Britisn
that
1: has ale divided Sunan should have full Indepen-in
cace unde the United Nations government and Foreign Secre-
Tary
Commission at ance.
Meanwhis
21 Constituent It Egypt persists in her re. Assembly should be formed not fusal to join with the Allies. iater than December, 1953.
erine Sudan's future.
is expected bai Britain, the Unlea Stures, France and the The cable, copfes of which are Commonwealth countries would to be sent to the British Foreign seck to bring other Arab coun- Sceretary, Mr Herbert Morrisonthes to co-operate.
and Monumed Saleh el Din, The only realistic alternative, Egyptian Foreign Minister, will the ficials
admitted,
was to
ask that the terms of reference base Middle East defence cn of the International Commission | Isract. This understood in
asd is membership should be be the last hope because Israel's decided in accordance with the inclusion is expected to close wish:s
the of
Constitutional the door completely to Arah com Commission.
Operation. Unted Press.
it
London Envoy Resigns
CONGRESS CHALLENGE The International Commission will be asked to reside in the Sudan. Britain, is under- stood, will be asked to support this Sudanese demand.
One member of the Com- mission is understood to have disagreed with the other 12 over the text of the cable, but efforts are being made to per- suade him to change his mind.
It is reported that the Inter-Gallarat, Scott, national Commission will be
to supervise the execu
the Constitution now Com- by the heing prepared stitutional Commission.
asked For of
The Sudan Congress, dominat- ed by Muhammed Nur es Din. leader of a faction of the pro- Egyptian Ashigga Party, cabled Nations yesterday the United
Constitutional challenging
the Commission
The cable contends that the Commission set up by the Governor-General had lost
its
legal power since the abroga- tion of the Condominium agreement.
to
It therefore requests the United Nations not to listen the Commission's views.- Reuter.
EMPIRE'S STAND
London, Oct. 22.
Governments
Commonweath
The
London, Ox. 22 The Italian Ambassador in London,
Tommaso
decided
to
Chapel
A shaded ridge overlooking a Korean valley makes an effective outdoor chapel for United Nations troops attending religious service during a lull in the fighting.
London Express Service.
Sharing Of Burden To
Be Asked
Duke
calied on Sir William Strang, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign | Office, this morning and formally announced his resigna- tion, a spokesman of the Italian Embassy announced tonight.
The Duke, who is retiring
New York, Oct. 22. for reasons of
oficial A State Department weeks ago.
United resign several
States will Bays the His decision to resign was seek to get other United Nations being kept secret until
more a members to send successor was chosen, but was and materials to Koren. formally
communicated to the The move will be made at Foreign Office today to prevent next month's
meeting of the any suggestion that his decision UN General Assembly In Paris, was connected with the outcome says John D. Hickerson, Assis- of the British general elections tant Secretary
of State for
The Duke is 73. He has been United Nations Affairs. Italian Ambassador in London since 1947.-Router.
Casey Visits MacDonald
M
men
Hickerson said the United States has shouldered a share of the disproportionate burden of Korean fighting.
For
as long as there are tasks for the UN in Korea, this burden should be more widely and equitably shared," he said, adding.
are making the British stand in Egypt a combined operation,
Singapore, Oct. 22. official sources said today. roles to be payed by Australia, tralian Minister
G. Casey, Aus-
for External for New Zealand and South Africa Affairs, broke his journey to
Mr Richard
had already been
been agreed upon the United Nations Paris Gen- tions. We believe the Assembly
In support of Britain's treaty rights, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have asked Britain what steps may be immediately necessary for
now
East Asia.
He will rejoin an airliner for Paris at Bangkok.-Reuter.
more
material more relief assistance.
The Assistant Secretary said the General Assembly must system
Burma Arrests Thai Officers
Rangoon, Oct. 22. The Burmese military arrested authorities have three senior Stamese naval officers alleged to be con- nected with the plot to Stamese overthrow the Government three months ICO.
The officers, who had escaped
Thailand, from were arrested at Kentung. on Burma's eastern frontter. Official sources did not disclose their names.
Some of the plotters whe kidnapped Prime Minister Pibul Songkram on June 20 and started an abortive rebellion u the Navy, sur- rendered later to the Gor- ernment-Reuter.
Anti-Locust
Campaign In Middle East
Rome, Oct. 22.
NEW ATOMIC EXPLOSION While America Tests First 'Baby' Atom Bomb
Washington, Oct. 22.
The White House announced today that Russia has achieved its third atomic. explosion.
The announcement said the latest explosion apparently was part of a test series. "Of course there may be more such explosions from time to time," the White House Secretary, Mr Joseph Short, said.
The White House announce | About 5,000 troops, including ment use the phrase "atomic a combat team of 1.000, are explosion" to describe the latest waiting to take part in the atomic aluinie blast within Russia. warfare manoeuvres Just 18 days agoon October 3 Today's blast, described by The White House had said, in n journalist witness as {11)- annnuncing the second known spectacular, was not seen or atomic blast in Russia, that the felt at Las Vegas, 75 miles Russians had tested an atomic away. bimb.
2
The first Russion
Observers speculated that the "atomic explosion" WRS aa- control of atomic energy which nounced by the White House un this implied might stand as September 23, 1049.
milestone in nuclear science. The baby atom bomb-if it was a bomb--flashed for about
of one-tenth
1 second. Ac- wit-
"Today, Mr Short said that another atomic explosion bad occurred within the Soviet Union apparently as part of a test scries. Mr Short would only cording to the journalist say that the third explosion hadness, "It was hardly farger than the TNT blast set off an hour taken place since October carller to test the instruments." As for further detalls, includ-
had
more
ing such questions as where in FROM STEEL TOWER Russia the explosion occured, Mr Short
But told re- porters "It is not in the national interest for me to say than I have already said,"
Mr Short was requested parti- cularly to elaborate on his state- ment that additional explosions
could be
observers thought that it was probably a bigger thrill for the scientists in charge of the test than many of the big- er blasts, including the fourth and fifth atomic explosions at Bikini, in the Pacific, in 1946.
An Atomic Energy Commis- expected, but he de- clined. Asked where these ex- sion spokesman confirmed that plosions could be expected, Mr the shot was made from the top Short thought that was obvious of a 100-feat steel tower similar from his first sentence announc-to the structures used in the first atomic bomb blast at ing the newest atomic
117 New Mexico, Atamagordo, Russia.
The Soviet Premier, Josef
Bere is the description of the Statin, announced for the first
ពន explosion
by given
the time on October 6 that Russia journalist witness: had exploded an atomic bomb,
Soviets and said the
would
test
מ1
hold more atomic tests in the
future.
7
1945.
"The first glimpse I had from
vantage point on a peak be- tween 50 and 60 miles from the lest site was a brief flash ut day-break. Then I could see i white column of smoke. It rose
and while clear
with no and answer yellowish brown tinge to
GUIDED MISSILES?
A
In a question interview with the official Soviet velo Government newspaper, Pravda, height I could not estimate ac- Stalin confirmed President curately.
"It was very narrow at the mushroomed out October 3 that a Russian atom bottom, then into a cloud, bomb had been exploded recently.
Truman's
of announcement
1
"The smoke cloud dissipate within 10 or 15 minutes, unlike
Stalin said, "Indeed, a test the atomic clouds last winter was recently made by us on a which hovered for more than a type of atom bomb, Tests on
Vegas.
NO COMPARISON
is
The UN should push ahead more widespread and more positive troop designa-
atom bombs of various calibres half-hour and moved over Las will be made in the future under its members ta at the Commonwealth Defence
the banner of defence of our these as Ministers conference in London eral Assembly meeting for dis- should urge
rapidly and cussions in Johare tonight with provide
country from attacks from the earlier this year.
"I saw all the atomic blasts Mr Malcolm MacDonald, British liberally as conditions permit."
American aggressive bloc.” "One thing
stood out clearly Commissioner-General in South- Mr Hickerson also was con-
Van here last winter and there James Representative fident that other UN members, in the Commonwealth Ministers
with 10- no comparison findings and that was that there
Zandt, member of the joint Con- just to sending more An R.AF. Dakote will fly Mr in addition
day's. There was no concussion Delegates from Africa, the gressional committee on atomic this time and was no practical alternative to Casey to Rangoon tomorrow and troops, also would contribute
the only noise and South Asia energy, said efter Mr Truman's and Middle East Bangkok on Thursday.
about five bases in the Suez Canal zone,
support
three-day irreting October 3 announcement that the was a mild boom und rehabilitation opened a the officias said.
here today to formulate Inter-Russiens maybe are working on minutes after the flash.
"From our mountain top we guided missiles with attmie war- national action against desert
could see and hear radiological heads,
as planes
they called
President Truman's announce- esfety conference.
Nations Food andment of the third Russian atomic manoeuvred through the whole strong enough to frighten
secking indicators Organisation, will blast came within hours of a new area would-be
of aggressors future.
try to co-ordinate national anti-explosion in Nevada-seventh test radioactivity."
The absence of any flash. "Development of such jocust control programmes and blast in the continental United New Delhi, Oct. 22.
would seem to confirm specuin- the needs for equin-States. strength." he said, "may con-
Monday's test explosion at the tion that the Atomic Energy ment Thankin Nu. Prime Minister vince the Kremlin that its self-
and insecticides of Burma, had an hour's in- interests require
plague next Frenchman's Flat proving grounds Commission has developed, n sincere steps combatting the
in Nevada was so small in con- smaller, nuclear weapon. Specu formal talk with the Indian to reach genuine, enforceable year.. Prime Minister Pandit Nehru arrangement for the reduction Locusts have in the past two rast to earlier tests that it was lation on such weapons today.
and control of armaments," | years destroyed crops over barely audible 30 miles away cluded artillery type shells and Thakin Nu is here for two- Associated Press,
large areas, threatening wide. That aroused speculation that the guided
nited States was testing "baby" war-heads with atomle day-consultations with the
spread famine, the FAQ says. Government of India on "ques- tions of mutual interest" in-
them
to take in addition to diplomatic action, the officials said.
ufficials of
the Simultaneously, said, it wás the intention Britain, the United States, France and Turkey to go ahead with a Middle East Command
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Today's talk were attended: by the. Burmese, Ambassador in India, the Indian Ambassador in Bangoon, and senior officials of both Governments-Reutт.
Request Rejected
locust.
The
the United off the Agriculture
Berlin Incident
Discussed
examine
The
دا
foi
of
in-
desert
locust inhabits on bombs" and perhaps atomic An observer at Cactus about 35 miles from Springs, dry grassland and deserts from artillery or other combat missiles Africa to Indis. Swarms arrive mic warheads-United the test site, said that a brief
Press,
during the summer monsoon in India. In autumn they migrate to Persia and Arabia gand thence spreadl across the Red Sea to many African countries: Berlin, Oct. 22.
In ·late autumn. some locusts United States and Soviet
return to Arabia and India, authorities *had talks today where they
breed during the about Steinstuecken, the West monsoon rains.Reuter. Berlin district ocrtipled by East German Police last Thurs-
SMALLEST ON RECORD
flesh was just noticeable in the carly morning lightwe
People in Las Vegas did not see even a Bicker
It was assumed
that the
Las Vegas, Oct. 22. The United States set off its latest
atomic explosion the AEC used today's explosion carry out research into. smakest on record, according to to
and perhaps its official descriptions at its radioactivity Nevada desert test site today.
effect on animals and structures, It was disclosed last week So far as is knöym na troops were hvorved in the detonation that a number of goals, rats dogs were placed within New Indian Envoy unofficially the 21st in history and
of the blast, some of though it was one of a series range at which troops are being used them inside Army vehicles. for the first time.
Unofficially computed, today's atomic was The latest American
the world's 21st atomic: Weapons tactical
are being explosion-18.
"United by the tested to see whether they can States and three by Russla be used to support ground forces. Reuter."
Lemuel General
United States
Ottawa, Oct. 22. Canada has rejected a Ger- jdgy,
Major - man request that Major-General Kurt Meyer,
ab S.S.
war Mathewcon,
New Delhi, Oct. 22, criminal, be set free, the Minis- Commandant in Berlin, called Dr Tara Chand, Education fer of External Affairs, Mr his advisers to a special meet-Secretary, Government " of India, Lester Pearson, said today, The ing tonight to work out detalled has been appointed Indian am- request was made a week ago. measures In counter the Enstbassador to Pertia, it was offcipily
Reuter,
German action-Reuter,
announced today-Reuter,
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