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THE DAY Tunisian
New Truce Hopes
(OPES of condusive pros
Hress
being made in
the Korean truce talks have so often been raised
and then dashed that it is natura to treat warily the latest expressions of op. timism now being accorded the Panmunjom discussions. Nevertheless it can be taken for granted that General Ridgway would not have committed himself to yester- day's encouraging observa- tions unless he was satis- fied goud grounds existed for them. It is thus rea
Established 1845
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1952.
Tunisian Question Now Unlikely To
Go Before UN
NO ANGLO-US SUPPORT
New York, Apr. 4.
British and American spokesmen said today that Britain and the United States would not support the inclusion of the Tunisian item on the agenda of the Security Council.
sonable to believe that some tangible progress to wards an armistice will be forthcoming during the weekend. The drearily pro- tracted nature of the negʊ. tiatlona over the last nine montha has tended to ob scure from The public mind what has already been accomplished. Differen- ces of opinion now exist only over four items and it is virtually certain that if the negotiators can agree on the subject of exchange of prisoners and whether or not Russia shall play ang part in the seeing that armistice conditions are fui- filed, a truce can be sign ed without further delay JANIFESTLY, if there is MA
to be a full agreement renched, concessions un both sides are required.
"All it needs to do is to find General Ridgway has open-
that following agreement be- ly hinted that the United
ween the Bey and the French Nations are prepared to Resident-General (Count contribute to a compromise de tautecloque) any situation solution. One suggestion or dispute has been cleared up already advanced is that and has now vanished and, murrow, according the UN will aggéo to. Rus- therefore, the
America would abstain in the vote, its spokesman said.
Earlier, France had appealed to the Council not to deal further with the Tunisian question, the French delegate claiming that the Tunisian problem was not a threat to peace.
M. Henri Hoppenot, the French représentative, said that the Coun- cil should agree that the settlement between France and the Bey of Tunis had abolished the "situation."
If the Council parsisted in dealing with the problem this might have "grave consequences" in Tunisia and neighbouring countries and would damage the prestige of the United Nations, M. Hoppenot said..
Meeting for the first time in the task of forming a new gov its permanent chamber in the ernment and gave his approval United Nations building here, the to a programme of negotiations Council had before it a complaint and reform. from 12 other nations claiming that events in Tunisia constitute
M. Hopperiat said that he did. not want to engage in contro versy but he could not let pass the word
which "atrocities" Pakistan and...the other, com-. plainants had used in reforring to the conduct of French forces in Tunisia.
a threat to international peace.
The Coun!!' President for this month is the Pakistan delegate, Proterrar Ahmed Bokhu:l;
Addressing Council no Council, M. Hoppenol
said, longer needs to consider whither or not it is competent to deal There had been no atrocities, With the situation.
Jan
Council has no
he said.
LIFTING OF CURFEW
Meanwhile, Reuter
reports frous Tunis that the 10-day-old curfew there will be lifed to- to an u→ nouncement by The French Commander-in-Chiet,
need to deal with something Pierre Garbay, today, which no longer exits."
INSULT TO FRANCE The curfew, from 0 p.m. to 5 The complainants had charged a m., was imposed on March that the Bey had ceted, under 25 when the protectorata's pressure,
Premier, Mohammed
M.
Lo
France had demonstrated the Bey is goodwill, fts cou- structive desire for concillation and its sincerity, he added.
Chenik,
and, three of his Ministers were arrested.
The decision to lift It was taken after talks today between General Garbay, and the Re- sident-General, M, Jean Hautecloque.
Fatal Train
Collision
St Paul, Minnesota,
Apr. 4.
Two mall trains collided head-on near here early today, killing four men, including the two drivers, Another person was re ported missing, presumed dead.
A railwayofficial said that one train was on the main line by error.-- Reuter.
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TRIESTE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY ITALY Successful Talks Indicated
London, Apr. 4.
Italy has submitted a list of proposals for the improvement of the administration of Zone “A” of the Free Territory of Trieste to the three. Power, London conference, it was learned from a usually well-informed
source.
French Forces Smash Through To Sea
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Five US
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Baltimore. Apr. 4.
sia's participation as An overseer of armistice terms without according her the status of a neutral. Pre sumably this envisages Russia being appointed an This was an insult to France
Five Communists and a ex officio member of the and to the Bey personally be
party lawyer were today neutral team of observers, cause he was astused' of satrine- The concession
being his country's interests, could
Hoppenot sald.
sentenced to prison terms of balanced by the UN also.
two to five years and each being allowed to nominate
de fined $1,000 for conspiring an ex livio delegate. Prae-
to advocate the violent | Throughout today the new tical polities may well dic-
.Salah Premier,
Eddine overthrow of the United The French reform plan met Baccouche, continued his efforts States Government. inte the desirability of all legitimate Aspirations identifled Tunisian having Raasin
nailonalism and did to form a government accept-
Philip
Frankfeld, on whose
Moscow with the administration of not attack the Bey's sovereignty able to the French
demands the Chenik Govern-trained district party leader, any truce conditions, at for the country's internal
ment was dismisset,
received the maximum sentence though it would be neces-ionomy.
of five years M. Hoppenot said that the sary to make certain she
submitted to did not become a dominat- French plan way
M. Vincent Auriol. 'ing Influence. For the
He added that the faith whlen Allies the most vital con- the Bey had in the person and cern is a satisfactory settle word the French President
lo Other had a ded ment of this issue.
all the other items in dispute are reasons he had for having faith in France. That was why tho and agreement secondary
Dey had repudisted his bad on them appears to present counsellors, gave to an indepen- no insoluble difficulty, dent and respected personality
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The proposals, which were studied by British, United States and Italian officials this morning, are understood to in- clude:
1.-The appointment of a very senior Italian
Govern-
ment official to work
a liaison capacity with the Anglo-American military ad- ministration in Zone "A" of the Free Territory, the western
Includes city and port,
Trieste
government officers in the top
Tornadoes
Bring Death, Destruction
Fighting was reported in the Tonkin delta sector which today as French Union forces smashed through to the sea 65 miles southeast of here.
There, at the mouth of the tween Thai Binh and the sea Ret River combined air, ground when the French launched and sea power are pounding the "Operation Mercury" on March depleted remainder of the four
and 3. Amendments of the local Alabama battalions of the crack 320th
Complete figures are not legal system to permit appeals Florida. Vietminh Division caught be available but dispatches in the to the Rome court.
past week added up to French | The talks have been adjourn- claims of at least 3,000 Reds ed until next Sunday. being killed or taken prisoner.
BATISFIED quarters
New Orleans, Apr. 4. 2.-Italians to replace military At least six persons were. positions in all non-political. killed and scores of others government departments such as Were injured today is education, transportation, public tornadoes hedge-hopped over works, production and
com-southern Louisiana and
Freighter On Fire In
Council decision on whether to years; George A. Meyer Indian Ocean
26..
merce.
northwest
Four members of one family were killed when 11 twister ripped into the little town of Meantime. Franco Vietnam Italian
appeared | Arnaudvilie, Louisiana, 20 miles trzops have clashed with Red satisfied after this moming's north of Lafayette, Louisiana, patrols about 12 miles south of talks and considered that the They were Alexis Oliver, JILE, here on the East River and reprospects of success were good. and his wife and their two
In poided 132 of the enemy killed
nsually well-informed daughters Shirley (15) anti and 10 taken prisoner.
quarters in London it
Pearl (10), WCS understood that the Italian de- Their home collapsed on them. legation has not asked for
Three other children in the Italian troops to take French pilots flew over
in house escaped part
with cuts and the the occupation of Zone delta in American-built fighters the ground that any move of ploughed field at the height of
Zone "A" on bruises and they ran across and bombers, dropping fire this kind might prejudice the
and newly arrived
mighty storm for help. long-term settlement of the
Another family living in the 1,000-15. baby blockbusters on Free Terrliory as
as a whole. us
Arnaudville area was in a house Vietminh forces moving 13- While serious examination which was
uhaken from its
bombs
AIR ACTIVITY
the
the
cone
and
wards the della from north on Colonial Route No. 1. the Zone will take place, It is ing
of the position of the Police in foundation, lifted into the real- They alca pounded rebel can expected that ultimate control hurled 100 feet through the air
of destruction centrations on the shores of would be left with the. Military against a telephone pole. Tonkin Gulf and northwards Government which is respond!-
along the Red and Traly Rivers.
They escaped serious injuric Convoys
ers.ble at present for security, carrying
The twisters, spawned at the French The study of the Italian rim of
massive cold air front, troops to the
frontlines en-proposals, which were submited developed within Hours of each countored thousands, of nativeset the request of the British other. In the three States. Resing villages in Thai Pro- and United Slates delegations The Weather Burcau hod vince where Operation Mercury after a first exchange of views accurately forecast that there has taken the highest toll.
French control stations are continued by experts during the of a local
yesterday, is expected to be might be scattered tornadoes- nature as are most weeding out hundreds of Viet-week-end. minh soldiers who had thrown
twisters-in Alabama, Florida By then, the Italian delega- and Georgia today. United away their rifles and uniforms tion will also be strengthened Fress. and donned the native garb of by the arrival of Professor Carlo refugees.
More than 5,000 suspects have been detained in emergency prison compounds.-United Preas.
Schiffrer, a senior Italian official from Trieste.-Reuter,
POISONOUS HERB
A
KILLS GIRL
Pinay Seeks
Votes New Of Confidence parsley root
French officials discounted
The others sentenced were his rumours that his talks were being
two drawn out to await a Securlly wife, Regina Frankfeld,
discuss the Tunisian cells,
Frankfeld's successsor as dis Both the Bey and
trict French
chairman, four years; officials yesterday asked M. Leroy H. Wood, also a district,
Perth, Apr. 4. Baccouche to speed the formation chairman, Maurice L. Braver- The 8,000-ton British of his Cabinet.
|man and Mrs Dorothy Rose
owned freighter Swan Val-
Paris, Apr. 4. Blumberg, three years each, is reported From Brussels it
Each defendant made a brior ley, ateaming across the Premier Antoine Pinay, that Farad Hached, a Tunisian statement to the Court before Indian Ocean with a blazing | tonight asked the National trade union leader and staunch
sentence Was passed opponent of the new Tunisian that they were Innocent of the ported a new fire on board. votes of confidence on the saying cargo of coal, today re- Assembly for two more Premier, left for New York by charges of conspiracy, aiz late dest night.
AJI except Braverman A signal from the ship said key clauses of his "Save A spokesman for the Tunisian
their inlth in the that she now had dres Tore and The Franc" budget, bring- trade unions said today think M. reaffirmed
Party anit aft in the cargo of 9,000 tons of ing the total to four. Hached hoped to secure the back- Communist
Indian coal she is carrying to Australla
ing of American public opinion pressed the belief that the con- for his countrymen's fight in the Victions would be upset "elther name of self-government, demo-by higher courts, or by cracy and freedom."-Reuter.
Extradition Appeal Lost
London, Apr. 4.
the
final judge, the people."
Braverman is a Ballimore lawyer-Reuter.
The ship's master, Captain Fielding, indicated in a sign that the new fire in the No.5 hatch att was slightly worse than that which broke out forward in the No. 1 hatch two days ago.
Earlier, the crew were reported
The votes will be taken on Tuesday.
The four key clauses cerned are:
con
1.-An amnesty for tax dod-
Messures to prevent future tax evasion.
3-Mensures blocking credit
Strike May Yet to be smothering the first fire for reconstruction and invest-
Be Averted
New York, Apr. 4. The United States
·Govern-
ment.
4-Measures lightening death Earlier tonight M. Pinay won victory when the Assembly
lo agreed
discuss the tax amnesty item.
There followed an extremely In which confused discussion
with steam and it was apparently "being held","
The Swan Valley, owned by Westralia Farmers' Transport
dutics. Ltd., London, is expected to The Lord Chief Justice, Lord ment succeeded today in calling reach Fremantle early on April 6. Goddard, raid here today it for now wage negotiations be-Router. would be an insult to the Indian tween the steel industry leaders courts if Britain refused to hand and unionists in an 11-hour n- over Mubarek All Ahmer,tempt to Pakistani Industrialist,
Negotiators steel companies at the 650,000
on the act for. next the "ate Six" FROM. RADIO · HK
for
Steelworkers Union
avert a atest strike GRAND NATIONAL few Deputies appeared to know ground that he would not get a
what
they were debating, fair trial.
In the confusion the Assembly The Queen's Bench Divisional strong
adopted, by a show of hands, It was announced this morna Popular Republican Amend- Court over which he was presid- agreed to stand by in New York Ing that Radio Hongkong will be mont so restricting the amnesty ing decided to turn down All's for new talks after an appeal relaying the BBC running com-
as to make the clause prostically appeal against his extradition by the Acting Mobilisation to India to face charges
uf Director,
mentary on the Grand National inoperative. After a breakdown of the tonight from 11 to 11.30.
M. Pinay was so annoyed that forgery and chenting..
The threatened to resign, but the The Paktsloni was arrested negotiations yesterday, the
Secretary of State for, the Bud- shortly after his arrival in Union served formal notice that
got, M. Josy Moesu, persuaded London in February under the it was calling its men out at Livestock
him to change his mind Rou Fugitive Defenders Act at the ane
ter request of the Indian Govern- Tuesday Wednesday Reuter, Imports Banned
ment
He was alleged to have jumped ball while facing charges in Bombay.
Mr John R Steelman.
minute
past midnight
- Ottawa, Apr. 4. The Canadian Queen Mary Unwoll today bahned all livantock Im-
Government Plane Crashes And ports from England and Scot- Blacks Out City
London, Apr. 4.
All, 43-year-old businessman from Hyderabad, claimed, his triel was part of a “politicni
It was announced today that vendetta" being carried en Queen Mary. 84-year-old grand against him by the Indian mother of Queen Elizabeth, has Government, that he was not a chill and has been ordered by guilty of the charges and that her doctors to remain indoors the Fugitive Offenders Act did for the time being-United not apply to India Reuter Press
Opel Leader
Klagenfurt, Apr. 4.
Intercepted
Calcutta, April 4, six-year-old school giri Nepalese rebel leader Dr K. 1. from Steindorf, in Carinthia, Singh, who fled Nepal after an died last night after eating from abortive attempt as revolution a root of water hemlack-one of last month, has been intercepted Central Europe's most poisonous at tho Indo-Tibetan border herbs which she mistook for a town of Gyantse by the Tibeta
authorities, the. Slateaman's The
girl found the root walle Kalimpong correspondent .ro playing on the shares of the ported here today, Ossfacher Lake and chewed bits
nt- Dr Singh was allegedly of it. Three hours later she was tempting to seek asylum in the completely paralysed and died. Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Reuter.
France-Presse.
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