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No. 35171
Established-1845
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1952.
East-West Trade
Proposals:
London Reaction
council county election results have manifested t bewildering change of mind by the British electorate. Six months ago in national elections.
the voters indicated they desired a complete change of govern- ment and returned the Conservatives to power at the
of expense
the Socialists; now they have Kwong their preference back again to Labour in the county council contests-u metamorphosla in views not easy to explain or understand. The Socialists their Ellbly insist that latest successes are due to general dissatisfaction with "The manner the Töry Government has handled national affairs during the past five months. The Explanation is a little too simple and ignores number of factory. Municipal and county elections do not capture the imagination of the voters
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Lions; nor
issues so clearly defined. The personal appent of the
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OFFER LIKED IF FREE
OF POLITICAL STRINGS
London, Apr. 7.
Russia's sweeping week-end offer for billions of dollars of trade with the West brought the cautious official admission here today that the expansion of East-West trade would be welcomed provided no political strings were attached,
An official spokesman said that trade with the Communist world must remain determined by security considerations and so long as the present political tension prevails there can be no question of removing or relaxing the ban on strategic exports.
But the range of exportable goods is wide enough to permit the legitimate expansion of East-West exchanges if Moscow genuinely wants to follow such a course, the spokesman added.
Scientists' Balloon
Test Fails
individual candidate very Test
frequently influences the voting with the result that the "favourite son" is often chosen by the voters even though he may not have
behind him the campaigning machinery of a party organisation.
of
were
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Glasgow, Apr. 7 ginnt balloon carrying photographic and radio equip ment for studying cosmic ray activity, in the stratosphere crashed and disappeared in the sea off the coast of Scotland tó- dey wbff an hour of its release. Scientists who bad sent it up from here had hoped it would
Moscow's reports of the Kremlin's alleged readiness to expand trade with the West in the immediate, future has been given considerable publicity here
Western
European
and in
Labourities were reported today to be planning to proceed from Moscow to Peking to examino prospects for increased unde with China. The British atten- on has been focused chially ca the possibilty of increasted exports ----us-part-of-a campaign-against the growing erials in that industry.
TECHNIQUE EXPLAINED
comite the present restrictions textile-
18 West European countries in ported in 1951 a total of $899,- 000,000 worth from Russia and satellite States-well over one- fourth more than in the
previous year-and they exported to those
Communist countries' in $655,000,000 worth of goods or nearly one-fifth more than in 1950.
Britain alone bought last year from the Communist world come £100,000,000 of goods, mostly foodstuffs, and exported to them some £40,000,000.
The
Lekture
in
an West
arc
S. Africans Protest
Mr-Bailey-Bekker ad- dresses one of the United "Party protest meetings en the steps of Johannes- burg City Hall, South Africa. The meeting, one of many held in the main towns throughout the Unión, was to protest against the Malan Govern- ment's.... rejection of the Supreme Court invalida- tion of the act to remove Cape coloured voters from the electoral roll, and de- manded the Government's resignation-London Ex-
press,
Diplomatic Activity In Cairo
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TRUCE OPTIMISM
America Suspends Steel Exports
Washington, Apr. 7.
STILL ALIVE
Munsan, April 8..
A deadlock in the Korean armistice negotia- tiona failed to dampen persistent rumours today that the truce talks were headed toward a climax
The unofficial feeling at this Advance Camp was that on Armistice
bo could
reached within
weeks. It ap
three
peared to arise mainly from, statements by Communista out- side the conference tents that their delegates are compromises,
seeking
The pubcommitte sensions be-
a.m.
gin again at Panmunjom at 11
'session Mond
On truce supervision was short. Each side restated briefly its position on two of the three key issues blocitizenman, trtree, Gomisariat Insistence on Russia as one of the six neutral inspectors and Allled demands for a ban un military airfield construction.
IN RECESS
Staff officers considering the other key issue exchange of prisoners remained in *C- cess. The Reds have insisted on the return of all prisadors. The Allies, to protect those who say they have renounced Com- mundem, ensted that do prisoner
will.
The United States today suspended all exports should be alaturized agilor his of steel because of the strike due to start on Wednesday.
The order, made by the National Production Au- thority, also froze deliveries of steel to American firms making motor cars and other civilian goods.
It b designed to conserve finished steel for defence pro- duction.
An official told Reuter that the order would be followed by a stocktaking of supplies,
North Pole Rescue
An
Mr Henry Fowler, chief of the National Production Authority, said that the freeze would remain in force only long enough to allow officials to locate and with- } plane, draw from sale the types of steel kilometres (about auitable for defence work.
of the North
Fairbanks, Alaska, Apt. 7.
American Ale
flying
Cautious
optimism by Mun-
san stammed mainly from Sunday night's broadcasts by the Pycntyng and Peking grant immunity to all prisoners radios saying the Reds wou
returned by the Allies.
Unofficiai observers
broadensts as a
the
swing of the
regard possiblo Red attitude on prisoners and an indication of willingness to compromise;
Observers recalled also that Gen. Matthew.
Ridgway, after conferring in Muncan with top Allied delegates, announced WAG on Friday that progress" being made in the negotiations in general, and in the prisoner exchange talks in particular.—- Associated Press.
A Board of Trade spokesman described the present technique Britain and most of the NATO countries us to lows:
The export of war equipment is prohibited as of any type well as several hundred different Industrial items of strategic im- assist portance which might Communist nations in their wär efforts. Other industrial goods materials are subject and
row
and to licensing
exports
Forco of each granted on the merits
to within 200 individual
But case.
outside
125 miles) commodities, these
there is
Cairo, Apr. 7.
Pole, evacuated
of 12 goods of all types The British Ambassador
Navy that can be freely exported to
island on which to Egypt, Sir Ralph Steven- or anywhere, including Russia, and
disabled plane is TEXTILE CRISIS: Including most of the consumer
awaiting a new engine. son, tonight saw the, Egypt. work weeks of uninterrupted their
Defence Production embargo alt gooda like textiles, household lan Foreign Minister, Abdel ministrator Fleischmann called Ad-
CABINET TALKS The plane was one of goods and motor cars.
Hassouna, for the second it a precautionary measure be engaged on a scientific expedi-
London, Apr. 7. The Cabinet met at the House time in eight hours of in- cause steal work stoppage would tion to the Fole. The other took of Commons tonight to study tense diplomatic activity in have
immediate drastic off successfully from the island,
measures for countering the and the American Ambas-munition production and the which the Egyptian Premier cot" on the atomic energy pro- which is called T-3.
Lancashire tex-. gramme, jet engine
slump in the and em-
tules
industry, An airstrip big enough for a workers are partially or totally
where combustion sador also took part.
T is fairly certain that a
number
Conservative remain In the air for four candidates in the county hours, climbing to 100,000 feet important
scope of this trade is elections
dereated before releasing a parachute
European trade because of apathy on the
with its recording equipment,
and this explains the
relucta part of their supporters- But the balloon, 100 feet from with which the European NATO a disinclination to vote in top to bottom and made of members agreed to accept the what is regarded
transparent plastic, was "seen" US demanded embargo on a wide domestic and therefore not
by radar to reach only 55,000 range of strategic exports to fost before it plunged into the Iron Curtain countries, particularly important elec- tion. The Socialists, on the
North Sea near North Berwick. All NATO countries pledged
Alreaft other hand, clearly mar-
high-speed to abide
by it, and
The the Kremlin and its satellites and shalled all their forces,
launches rushed to the vicinity of the crash but had falled to find is known to have upset some of campaigned with vigour any trace of the balloon several their national economie plans and saw to it that they hours later.
because of the stoppage of sup- polled us near maximum The scientists, led by Protes certain raw materials.
ples of valuable machinery and strength 49
human sor
Cecil Powell, of Bristol endeavour could a8Bure. University, 1950 Nobel Prize Moreover, being relegated winner for
cosmic. radiation to the opposition benches studies, could not explain the try again in the House of Commons, failure but plan
tomorrow with another balloon they were given the incen- tive to fight their hardest for successes in the county contosta as a solace for their defeat in lust year's General Elections. They have good reason to feel satisfied with the outcome -of-their-efforts,--They-have-
captured control councils from the Torles, retained control in other areas, and in several dis-
wide range of goods 48
to
from another Sentijsh site.
They were counting on the results from today's cent test to keep a group of physicists working hard for months in their research on nuclear energy and the structure of matter.-Reuter.
a
ban on the materials
to
China is an exception, be- cause every export there needs permission following 1051 UN resolution which put the May comprehensive NEW BAIT?
of war exports Western diplomats believe that that Country and mode strict this consideration is the motive supervision obligatory for UN for Moscow's latest offer to the members. Only 21 lcences for West to resume trade on a broad textile exports to China have scale. But the offer also may be been granted in Britain in the some new bait in the Kremlin's past six months at the monthly Intest political strategy aimed at average of £90,000 according t the slowing down of Western an official spokesman-United integration with the West Get Press. man participation,
Government spokesman said, "Rusia
has put out a balt without obvious strings and i
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BRITON'S FEOPOSAL
Moscow, Apr. 7.
of two CANADA'S BUDGET will remain to be seen whether proposal for the setting up
tricts have severely reduced
the Conservative majori
ties.
it is
Ottawa, Apr. 7.
a
eontacts
economic
conference
of
a commodity group for ar- bait with built-in
ranging I strings,
between she expecta to
NATO buyers and sellers of various undermine by it the Canada had her sixth succes- nations' decision to stop
countries was made by Mr B. sive Budget surplus in the lust export of strategic goods, she British delegation, at the inter- Buekman, on behalf of the Ascal year, with revenue ex- had better save herself and us national
trouble Of protracted figures negotiations. But if the offer here today.
is genuine, she can find a wide range of goods which we can forecast by Finance Minister supply in exchange for Soviet Douglas Abbott last autumn. and other Communist coun-
Mr Abbott is to present his tries deliveries.” ' Budget in the House of Com- Members of the Britien un- of leftwing oficial delegation
to
It would be idle for seeding expenditures by $355,- the
737,000,
accordin here today.
the Conservatives to dony releus of $300,000,000 was
that they have been out- campaigned, nor can party hondquarters ignore the warning that any apathy
the
part
of their followers means defeat in
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nny election.
THE Tories still have the
A
2
mons on Tuesday.-Reuter.
County Elections: Labour
Still Piling Up Gains
Loadon, Apr. 7.
Labour was steadily piling up gains today in Britain's regional "general election," where the party has already won between 200 and 300 sents spread over 41 county councils.
Offloals cald that car producers yesterday three have material on hand for three men from an
of
two
now defence four-engine plane to land will
idle,
First he saw Abdel Hassouna Pirect defence needs must new engine can be landed
be needed before the heavy
•
on
75,000
The Chancellor of the Ex- this morning. Then he had be given first call on the stock the island,
chequer, Mr. Richard Butler, 75-minute meeting with the of steel still available in a
was expected to make a state- Premier, Nagub Hilaly Pasha, mill so as to stave off a complete
The engine change will have mont late tonight during the. during which he was
under shut-down
of our defence to be made in bitter subzero House of Commons debate on stood to have handed over an
machine as long as possible," temperatures, in which a man's his Bil giving effect to his aide memoire covering nearly ́a
he said.
hands would freeze in a second Budget. Members of · Parliav month of the Anglo-Egyptian
if not fully protected.
ment on both sides have urged exploratory talks.
The
only shelter is a small removal of the purchase (sales) encampment of four huts built tax on all cotton and rayon tex- from know blocks and canvas.tlles in British shops to boost
Reuter.
domestic sales.-Reuter.
The American Ambassador,
W
told
that his media-
sion
BRITAIN
AFFECTED
A Commerce Mr Jefferson Caffery,
Department sald today that the Hilaly Pasha Immediately after official Sir Ralph Stevenson, He later American steel rice now only
30 hours off "would almost cer reporters tion efforts had met with "sue- tainly mean immediate cuspen- cess in some points."
of steel
shipments to Tonight's meeting between Britain."
He said that the long term effects on the Anglo-American agreement to exchange steel for tin negotiated by Mr Winston Churchill, the British Prime
Mizilster, in January would depend on how long this strike continued.
been shipped by the United
Sir Ralph and Hassouna Pasha lasted an hour and 10 minutes Both sides continued to main tain the utmost secrecy" about He moved the organisation of the talla, which are
officially the following sub-committces; still in the exploratory stage." machinery, chemicals, minerals, The American Ambassador's foodstuffs and textiles,
visit to the Egyptian Premier He urged the conclusion of gave rise to fresh rumours that
Britain was promised about business concrete
which, he the Angle-Egyddan talks are in 1,000,000 tons of American sterl establish the con- said, would
4-delicate phase,
11 exchange for 20,000 tons of ference as miteesoful.
Informed sources said that the
Malayan tin About 200,000 Another Briton, Mr J. Perry. Sutan question "still remains tons of the stcel has already suggested the organisation of unsolved" permanent trading committees Asked by reporters about the States. which
would appeal
4o the Middle East Defence Command Mr Nahan P. Fintetter, Chair- United Nations Commission for proposed by Britam, France, the man of the Government's Wage Europe and various govern-
Board met steel United States and Turkey, Mr Stabilisation menda to exchange trading Caffery said: This question company- managements and bugintasmen.
ogain last night which is closely associated with union leaders A discussion, In the mean- other issues will naturally be and today to try to prevent a
going on in other discussed later."--Router.
walk-out Ox
steel me, was sections of the conference
workers at one about the problems of bacle- ward countries and methods of promoting international trade.
Individual businessmen also exchanged views in the lobbies.
United Press.
opportunity of regaining ground lost during the current county olectiona when the contests for con- trol of loen boroughs taka place within the next five weeks. From political prestige point of view they cannot afford to auffor heavy reverses In those elections. The challenge is to the ability of local party
Pending anal check the In agricultural. Somerset, organisers to
Conservatives "Tonight put the West England, Labour gained persunde
The Indepen- their supporters to turn out Labour guins at 237. The La- three seats from
bus dents and lost one. bour Party clolmed 201
The Inde- and vote en
masse. The this included, wins of some new pendents got 67 seats, Labour Socialists can be expected seats which did not exist be 15 and the Conservatives 5,
Minister. Resigns to poll their maximum; fore the election.
On Wednesday all 02 county wherefore any reluctance Labour seized control from coumells of England and Wales
Ankara, Apr. 7., The Turkish Mister of In- on tho part
with will have voted. Elections will terior, Fevzi Luft of their anti-Socialists in Essex opponents
Manoglu, to voto must
and in gains the West Riding subsequently tako place for inevitably produce similar of Yorkshire with 15 gatrs, borough, district and rural and has resigned from the Cabinet,
It was announced here today, results to those which have Further results today from parish councils In England and
M, Manoglu was one of the Wales and Counties which - polleti dramatically featured hurday showed 10 Labour, gains
borough and district
most in the county council elec in the residential
Auential members and is stid tlona. The Conservatives county, of Surrey-nine from
agricultural 30,000
are being contested. to have resigned following a The Labour Party says that dengreement with the Turisin cannot afford to allow the Conservatives and one from in the county council elections Premier on homs policy prob themselves to Inge their Indepentieille & This left the po far it has more than recouped fems, grip on the confidence of Conservatives with 51. mem-its heavy losses to the Conserva- Premier Adnan Menderes has the public even in purely bets, the Independents with 18 tives in the last content three taken
and Labour with 13.. parochial elections..
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on Ba-Wels in Scotland. Altogether/Democratic Party's
scals
years ago,—Reuter,
over his portfolio. ----
France-Presse,'
|
White House
after
midnight tomorrow night but could report no progress.
Union-management talks were broken off last Thursday when
Wedding Rumour Me Phillip: Murray, steel union
chief, rojected a company wage offer below. that recommended San Francisco, Apr. 7. ↑ university professor said by the Wage Stabilisation Board: There was one break today in on, Mosday that sources the almost solid front shown Washington, close to the Truman by the companies. The Barium family are predicting that there Steel Company, with four: plants
WHLED
House
wedding employing 3,600 workers, signed The principals, said Prof the urilon-Router,
on Independent agreement with Theodore J. Kreps, will be Mar
will be this Autumn......
garet Trumant daughter of the President, and Marvin Brave men an attorney.
he said, that a White House
"It's all around Washington Bill Given Approval wedding is planned for the
London, Apr, 72 The government today won Autumn and Braverman approval of Its nanco bili on the one who's mentioned most the second reading in the House often" as the prospective bride of Commons, The vote was £X000}====A35očlated PresG.
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