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50 Arrested Following
On Blockade Of China A Premier Bomb Outrage
NO IMMEDIATE
DECISION
Keeping The Reds Guessing
From HENRY LOWRIE
Washington, Feb. 10.
President Eisenhower has no immediate in- tention of blockading the Chinese mainland, bomb- ing Manchuria or using the atomic bomb in Korea. This clear-cut and definite announcement came today from Mr Foster Dulles.
President Eisenhower's plan, in the mean- time, is to keep the enemy confused and guessing. Mr Dulles, just back from his European tour, was questioned on the Administration's "new of progressive and practical positive" policy by the Senate Foreign Relations
ideas it is right that some- thing be done to correct the Hituation. One Indication of how indeelsion and frustration are caused by the system under which aquatter resettlement has to operate was given by Mr Bernacchi who complained that "even on policies the decisions involved being sometimes of wide sweeping effect i have found myself hampered in freely dis cussing them with other members of this Council by virtue of the Standing Orders in respect to non- disclosure," Manifestly it is ridiculous to have situation where one member of the Urban Council cannot discuss n' subject with unother member despite the
fact
it
interest.
-
is of
common
Committee.
The Secretary of State, it was later revealed, ex- plicitly stated that no decision, had yet been taken to seal off the China mainland by the United Nations or an American blockade,
But Mr Dulles did not commit, tice in the Korean war and of himself on future action. He reducing their war potential in simply emphasised that
both the Korean and Indo- blockade had not been the sub- Chinese wars. jact of a top-level decision. He also stressed the value of keep- ing the Russian
generally.
It appears to be recognising Bad Chinese that such a blockade would re- Communists in the dark and quire consultation and agroo moves in Korea and the Far East and every indication from Lon- letting them guess the nextment with other naval Powers,
: don is that Britain would oppose Moanwhile congressional it. - spokesmen have hinted that President Elsenhower may be trusted by Congress to go ahead with
whatever strategy justified.-London
thinks
press Service.
#1 NOTHING DETERMINED
he
Ex-
The machinery of the United Nations could be used to obtain international
is co-operation
The United such a blockade. Nations General Assembly does the end of not meet until February.
Washington, Feb. 11. As regards the European The Eisenhower Administra theatre, the feeling here is that tion appears to be succeeding in the next step is up to Europe Keeplog not only the Commun- following the compleijon of the ists but the United States Allies | Dulles mission's attempt to of the and its own people guessing speed up ratification about the next steps It will take European Defence Community In the Korean and European Treaty. theatres of the anti-Communist | struggic.
The British Government is assurances to expected to give the French Government this week about Britain's Interest in
Spins
During the mass spinning held in Delhi, India, recently, in connection with the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru, the Premier (left) and Dr Rajendra Prasad, the Indian President, were among those that took part.-London. Express.
Naguib Decrees Himself
Absolute
Ruler
Cairo, Feb. 10. "Strong Man" General Mohammed Naguib tonight became the absolute ruler of this ancient nation on the Nile.
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In a lightning "constitutional proclamation" the tough, wiry Army officer who overthrew a king, put politicians out of action and won the hearts of his people, put all the reins of government in his own hands for a period of three years. The proclamation was issued in his capacity as the Armed Forces Commander-In-Chief and leader of the Army Junta. It gave him sovereign powers and authority to hire and are cabinets.
The
Dr
Fuad
Tel-Aviv, Feb, 10% The Israeli police today arrested 50 members of the "Young Hebrew" organisation and the Anti-Communist League in connection with last night's bombing of the Soviet Legation, and were conducting a round-up of other anti-Communist extremists.
Arrests were made in Tel-Aviv, Halfa nnd Jerusalem as the Israeli government mobilised its police to track down the terrorists who slipped through a guard of five Izraeli policemen outside the three-storey Legation build- ing and flung a bomb through a window at 10 local time last night,
↓
Three persons were injured in, League", confiscating documents, the explosion, including Madame Among those arrested were two Pavlov
Yershow, wife et the Jelligid members of the League, Soviet Minister.
Colonel Chaviv Shiber;"an" mm- It was underaloud the Soviet Luccessful candidate to the last Minister delivered. a bitter pro- Parliamentary elections, and test to the Israeli government to Michael Walfish, a walter. night, in which he held the Israeli government responsible ENQUIRY HINDERED
12 bemmatory"
had permitted
Ben-Gurion explained that in- propagandn vestigations of the bombing had cgainst the Soviet Union to circulate in Israel.
been delayed by Russian Minis- ter Pavel Yershoff's - refusal bo- Delivery of the Soviet nota
fore this moming to allow Israeli could not be confrmed, although experts to inspect the bomb
reported on good dainage... Bulc, the Israeli police,
for
plosiom
Permission was granted, ho first time since the ex- sald, only after an israeli nobs were permitted to enter whe sent to the Legation ex- 25-room Legation late this pressing the government's afternoon to question Legation grote over the bombing in which employees and look for finger- the Minister's wife was slightly prints.
injured.
The Legation lifted its order against police entering the Legn Ben-Gurion added that prior tion premises, which are techni~ | to the bombing, the Russians cally extraterritorial,
after the refused to accept. Israeli police Israeli government, ira a note guards within the Legation expressing He
courtyard where the explosives sorrow at the bombing, ales pointed out that were planted. the Legation order hampered Its investigation or the incident.
The Premier was repeatedly It was not believed in any Meler Wilner, who shouted that interrupted by Communist MP quarter of the government that the covernment was guilty for Russia would sever rulalone "the crime which was endanger
the peace of Israel."
with Israel as-a result of the leader Mordecal Bentay
Incident United Press
MANHUNT BEGINS.
motion
Jerusalem, Feb, 10. tried to inlate an immediate Israel Premier David Ben- debate, indicating that bis Party Gurion told Parliament today would press for a no confidence that a nation-wide manhunt is
to mast the Ben Gurion. His motion was underway to
find the terrorists government.
refered to the House Commitice who bombed the Soviet Lega- for consideration...
on i Tel-Aviv last right.
Ben-Gurion expressed Israel's The search for the perpet-good wishes for recovery of the rators of this "abominable out-our Soviets injured.
utmost #old.
"By
4-The establishment of a
Galal, Egyptian Congress" composed of Cabinet Minister of National Guidance, members and the 13-man mili- said yesterday that Britain, stili. tary Junta, led by and Including "needs
મ
some convincing on certain points Naguib, to handle legislation.
of the
Sudan that proclamation also defined issue. Dr emanated from powers
Galal told a pres con- Nagulb took over the former the people, that Egyptians had ference he was hopeful that land of the Pharaohs while his equal rights and duties before understanding would be reached Isract and besmirched the good Press nation was still speculating on the law, established social and 8000, the possibility that new elec- religious freedoms tions might be held soon.
he
Officially, Egypt will remain
and/ the Asked how Egypt
authority of the courts.
Although unexpected, General Naguib's decisive action did not cause much immediate surprise here, as would a similar stop by another man.
to
Security Police, Under Arrest
Vienna, Feb. 10.
| terrorism which were expected to reliable reports received here
to crop up in protest against the from Budapest, recent Russian attacka on Jews.
Jaffa, Tel-Aviv
The arrest of Jewish officials and and doctora is reported to hayo Jerusalem. police raided the continued, throughout. "Hungary,
offices of the "Anti-Communist during last weekend-Router.
rage" is being pushed “with the The Russian Minister's›› wifa
vigour."
Ben-Gurion was discharged from the hospital today. Of the other three „. in- their denseless crime,"
jured, only Sofa Vana, a cook, is he added, the perpetrators still in hospital and reparted in have profaneți the honour of a serious conditionAssociated Sɔ long as the
name of the Jewish nation, Urban Council is in any way
As the Premier "convince"
Dr Galol Communist
faced Irate Britain, responsible for squatter
and Leftist Mapam said "everything 1x going resettlement each and every There is no authoritative in-
a monarchy during the three
through talks and negotiations," MPs shouting for a full dress formation about the next moves
debate on the bombing in which years which are being called
He declared: The Egyptian four Soviet civilians were in- member should be entitled
"transition perlod" In Korea or in Formosa, where
the
by
government is not in a position to share actively in dealing President Eisenhower recently and limited association with the Nogulb, but actually the role of
jured,
police arrested over Sudanere several dozen suspects, mostly in
Jardeli compromise with It. The main concern ended the "neutralisation" of European Defence Community the
Abdel
which Jerusalem, the Chinese Nationalist Island. for the full 50 years of Its Moncim,
im, will be limited to servere of the strong manis are the basic points in the our TeleAvly and
Most of the senior members of of everyone is the speed
Nothing appears to be either existence.
merely signing the "Strong unheard of Army
were ordered to the Hungarian security police officer have rent Anglo-Egyptian negolia-stem Man's decres lows.
cny further cat-Soviet with which resettlement is finally determined
are now under arrest, according or. Anally
This is expected to help clear
The dynamic but modest and have all come with the sudden-
noted that Naguib's major moves tions."-Reuter. accomplished, and the hope ruled out.
The Secretary of State, Mr the way for ratification of the
and unquestioned ness of a volcano eruption after now is that with the whole
Jolin Foster Dulles, was report- treaty by France and later the ring now
·leader of Egypt
declared that in lang period of quiet, of the Urban Counciled to have told the Senate other European Powers,
had acted "In order to Relations Committee Not until this has been done achieve a proper devoting its attention to the Foreign
state of
SUDDEN ACTION the Government problem, it will be all the resterday that Mr Eisenhower's will Mr Dulles and the Director stability of
decision
"deneutralise" of American foreign aid pro regime, during the transition Shortly after Farouk Formosa did more readily resolved,
specifically grammes, Mr Harold Stassen, be pariod, in order to define the forced from his throne tast July, involve a move towards naval able to put their case to Con- rights and duties of all citizens General Naguib appeared almost blockade of the Chinese main-gress here for the appropriation and in order that the country ready to fall victim to land, the bombing of Man- of funds to ald European re-enjoy overall stability, enabling politicians who
targets In China itself or the Reuter.
and raise it to a standard reaction. But suddenly, use of atomic bomb in
the
destred by.
by.us ail"
tember, there come
swift Korea.
FOUR DECREES
down and the round-up of 70 Detalling the regime he has former important figures and reported by Mr Dulles was
Melbourne, Feb. 11. the of
Com- the Chairman
established, Nagulb said, "I later came Naguib's assumption Continuing-thoir uphili fight, declare in the name mitice,
of the of the premiership and Senator Alexander
hia South Africa this morning took Wiley, to have said no deter-
people that the country will abolition of
all political parties four more Australian wickets National Seamen's Union, mination had been mado "up
govern in the transition period except his Liberation organim while yielding only 70 runs to
following adoption of sovereign the naval
in accordance with the follow- tion.
bring the fifth and final Test to ing rules" and decreed the On the international front he
an interesting stage.
powers for a three-year transi- tonal period,
2-His authority to appoint and dismiss cabinet ministers,
3.The Cabinet's assumptions
Seamen's Protest
BRITISHE
seamen who put Into Russian and "Polish ports complain that they are treated like criminals. The general, secretary of the
not
had
STOP PRESS
was
the
churia, the bombing of strategic - armament for the year. 1953-54,1t to attain fruitful production defied him without any ALLE
to date" regarding
Mr Tom Yales, has written blockade of the Chinese main
PROS AND CONS
to the Polish Ambassador land.
In
No Cycle Riding. Af Night
able to ride bicycles at night in
Nairobi, Feb. 10. Kikuyu tribesmen will be un-
threa Mau Mau affected districts London protesting
of Kenya, under a government against the treatment of the There has been nationwide order which comes into effect on crow of a British cargo ship | ́diacursion here of the proe and Thursday. which has put in to the coner of such a blockade as a The order exempts townships Polish port of Gdynia six means of forcing the Chinese in the three districts of Nakuru,
Communists to want an armis- Naivasha and Laikipia.-Reuter, of executive powers.
Britain Refuses To Sell Strategic Machinery To Red China
London, Feb. 10.
The Board of Trade today revealed that Britain had rejected Chinese Com- munist attempts to purchase here machinery regarded as "strategic" by the United Nations as long as Chinese troops are fighting in Korea.
was for long to inactive about
has been equally unpredictable,
carrying out his nation's dreams
TEST MATCH
SENSATIONS
At the luncheon adjoumment
Australia, 89 for three over of gaining the Sudan and fullight, were 108 for seven. control, of the Suez Canal Zone Hassett was first 19 go in” this that many, including the British, morning's play, marred by were lulled into the belief that drizzle, caught by Endean off the strong man would see thinga Mansell after he had brought the British way.
his overnight score of 17 to 30. This honeymoon ended at the the score-beard then reading end of the year when Nagulb | 120.
suddenly flated up, vehemently Arun later, Archer wah swore to get the British off Egyptian roll and sent his own caught by Walking off Tayfield delegation South. 10. out for a "duck";
manoeuvro' the British in the Sudan-United Press,
a
times in the last seven months. He says that every imo the ship enters this portit in searched from stematern. - for contraband the crew's personal effects are gono
Craig and Beraud made a through,, and even their
aband of 23 before the 17-year- correspondence is read.
TALKS BESUME
Calro, Feb. 11. old batsman fell, a victim to While this goes on they are
Tayfield, Endean holding horded together in a single
British and Egyptian delegates chance after Juggling the ball. room.
ore resuming their negotiations Seamen are. In fact having a thin “tima ‘of it,
en the future of the Sudan here's contribution was 47. ** today in an
'of. atmosphera
And at the same tatal, 182, what with the McCarran After the Moscow, economie written answer to a questions in ↑ The Chinese also asked for growing optimism.
Ring
was caught by Indoan off Act and the more grỌBR
such items as diesel engines. They are reported to be con- Mansell for a duck. impertinencear of the Com-conference last year, which some the House of Commons today.
Inquiries at the Board of air compressors, hydraulic fident that an agreement is in Benaud, joinets by Langley, munists. The Communists Brith businessmen and Mem- Trade revealed that only five of presses, steam hammers, drop eight on the future of the one collared the bowling, and was every now and ther descant bere of Parliament attended, the the items could be approved for forging machines, various types
million
square alle forritory 24 not out when, thu toumis on the virtues of mutual China Malona Importsport export to Communist Chip of drills and other machinery megen jolly ruled by bola adjourned. Langley has yet to
Board of Trade spokes and partajare trade and how much they Board last October submitted to
lems were
After the outbreak of the Sir
Ralph Stevenson, Britain's Aistratia la now! 253. ahend wish to do to foster it, yet the Board of Trade a list of man said thone
textile machinery and equip Korean war, the United Nations Ainbassador hero, will head with three more wickets to they go out of their way to Items which it wished to buy.
ment, office ( machinery, some approved a list of strategic British side, and Prinks Minister | fall; make things impossible for Mr Henry Sause, Parliamen- types of amall, refrigerators, exports which should bo- for- Mohammed Naqub will held - Tayfield ““has" "token" / three search who have to carry tary: Secretary revealed "35 of basic coal mine lamps and sew.bidden to Communist Chino, the Egyptian negotiators at this wickets for 51, Manwell two for on that trade.
the main items on the list, in n❘ing machina'needles.
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