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The Prime Minister, Dir Winston Churchill. was kost at juncheon at 10 Downing Street to French Ministers who were in London for political, defence and economic talks. shows (from left to right); M, Rene Mayer (French Premleri Mr Churchill, M. Bidault (French Foreign Minister), Mr Anthony Eden (British Foreign Secretary) and M.
Robert Buron (French Minister for Economio Affairs) —Reuterphoto,
Japan's Communists Turn To "Silent Fight" Tactics
Tokyo, Feb. 23.
Japan's Public Safety Investigation Board, equivalent of Scotland Yard's Special Branch, declares that the Communist Party in Japan is this year using "silent fight" tactics to win power by infiltration.
Red Papers Close Down
Parts, Feb. 22. Le Soir Dimanche, Sun- day edition of the Com- munist evening paper Ce Soir, today announced it Wan ceasing publication forthwith.
Ce Soir announced yes. terday that li was closing down on March 1.
The Sunday paper gave the same reasons' — rising prices and lack of funds for its closure and urged its supporters to read in alead the Sunday edition of Humanite, the national party organ,----Reuter.
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New York, Feb. 22.
The sale of former Prest- dent Harry S. Truman's memoirs for $000,000 puts him in the class of the big money writers like Presi dent Dwight D. Eisenhower And the British Prime Minister Me Winston Chur. chill,
President Elsenhower 15- closed during the presidential campaign last October that h sold all the rights to his book: "Crushro in Europe" for $635,000.
Mr Churchill rold the magazine and newspaper rights to his memoirs to Life Magazine and the New York Times for " sum "substantially in excess of a million dellars, according to an authoritative source.
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This huge sum, however, fa for four valumes which Mr Churchill
already has
pro- duced and two volumes yol to come.
T10 payments
Aro being staggered according to the de livery at the memoirs.
Mr Churchill's earnings from the book rights of the memoirs could not be determined.
A BIG CUT President Eisenhower's book, an account of his World War II leadership of the Allied armies In Europe, brought him a net Income after taxes of $478,280,
Because he was a non-profes- sional writer, Mr Elsenhower was allowed to list his income from the book as a capital gain rather than as income.
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paid $158,750 capital gains tax on his books earnings.
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Thus Mr Truman presumably Officials of the Branch sayin have adopted a "military would have to pay. a tax of that they bave received in- | programme.
about 80 per cent on the in- formation that the party's These reports were borne nut
come from his memoirs it it annual congress in the Tokyo when the party staged blootiy
was all received in one year in area recently studied taettes for riots shortly afterwards, [1] stead of the 25 per cent paid by further intration into Japanese May Day, followed by a series Mr Eisenhower under the labour unions, cultural, and civle of violent clashes all over the capital
gain provision of the country.
law in
effect at the time his How far the party damaged | book was published. - Asso- its own cause by this polley was elated Pres. shown by the general election results un October I. Not one clected-com- Communist was pured with 36 in the previous election in 1949.
ocations
officials believe that Communist cell leaders have in filtrated into the Japan Electrie Industry Workers' Union end the Japan
Coal Miners' Union, two For the biggest unions in the
country.
Both unions last Autunn A second reason for the
staged long and bitter strikes suspension of violence is be- which only ended when the lleved to be the party's im-
pecunity. Government Intervened.
Japan's Communist Pelice report that there is Party always seems to be in evidence that what they describe need of funds.
us "everal military commis- aloners of a cerlain country" have entered Japan and are nctive in the Tokyo-Yokchama giving muidance to the Javanese Communists,
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SPLIT DEVELOPING
Last year, it was forced to sell most of its real estate property
abhuin ready ezsh.
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London, Feb. 22. Three-dimensional films, which
practically stopped. But require
special "polariaed
It is believed that Hey attend-It Is betleved they are making glasses" for viewing, are on the
ed the party congress. ESPIONAGE
ANNOUNCED strategic Industries,
Warthington, Feb. 22. The Export-Import Bank nounced It is extending loan of up to $300,000,000 lo Brazil to help it pay up its past due U.S. dollar accounts.
The loan follows negotiations between the United States and Brazil.
extended
light.
serious attempts to strengthen way. their
underground organisation One colour aim of this type Safety Investigation Board ready for the day when open has already....becn
shown. It officials think" that the Com-
bailles can be resumed every- America with great success. munists' plans for a
where.
Now the same film, called ight" probably include increased
Meanwhile, former Com- "Bwona Devil" is coming to espionage on United States military bases, intration into party, report a developing split ing in London and the pro- munists, now resigned from the Britain next month for screen- obstruction the ol ermmuniesions, training
af plans
leadership over vinces. in the party's
for for
film a "military policy" Cinemas showing the party members in partisan
will have to install a new type lacties, and the manufacture of among the peasants.
Yoshimor Fukazawa and of screen, with an aluminium arms,
Tomlyuk! Takada, leaders Some political observers con-
of point base, to give the necessary
fight. that the sider
Communists the pro-loftist Japan Farmers'
Union, recently resigned from Bwana Devil". starring plans for the future may be- come more apparent as the new
They said that other Robert Stack, Barbara Britton The party. Eisenhower Administration's woul
would follow them in protesting and Nigel Bruce, is the story of a rallway in against party plans to organise, efforts to build policy comes into operation.
They say that the Communist the villages for
the use
East Africa. The special giassey force if required. Party lender, Kyuloh! Tokuda,
worn by the audience will Police have reported In conjunction with the loan, will not issue policy Instructions
that enable them to be "taken into" Brazil has agreed to create until he has received instruc- dissensions in the party have the picture among the snårilog limited free exchange markettions from the Kremlin.
brought about a typical Com Lions and hurtling spears. The Export-Import Bank sald Japanese police have been
munist purge, complete with Hollywood is using the new it is hoped that the market wilt looking for Tokuda
for two Gestapo system to enforce system
Simmons for Jean help increnso Brazil's exports years. He disappeared when he
punitive measures.
latest films, The Robo". Exports, and the flow of private capital was charged with violaling an
The party's punitive section however, do not expect the into that country.
Occupation law. Earlier in
to be using im- process to be widely used out- the
the
is reported Oficials are sold to have paid
and
States until prisonment, torture
even alde the United International Monetary Fund hundreds of pounds at various the death penalty, against the end of next year, announced its approval of the times to professional Informers members recused of "mistakes", Meanwhile, London cinemas market and expressed hope that who claimed to know his deviationism
espionage will shortly be converted from Brazil will take the necessary
"fat" screens to 3-D in prepara- mensures to maintain her ex-
tion for the new system- change system in balance.--AS-
destined to be the system of the socluted Press.
future.
day
ARMS FOR REDS SEIZED
whereabouts.
Reuter.
US Carrier In
Naples
of East
Naples, Feb. 22, The US, aircraft carrier Mid- way arrived hore accompanied by two destroyers the Hugh Purvi rad Poland R. Dikunn and by two suxillary vessels, The Midway is the flagship of Rear Adm, Stuart H, Ingersoll Commander of Carrier Division
VAIN HUNT" During the two years that he has been "underground", Toku. da has been reperte: In Com- munist Chlea, Siberia, Hok- kaldo, the nearest Japanese territory to Soviet-held Sak- hain, and the Kurlie Islands,
At other times, he has been Bangkok, Feb. 23. reported in Tokyo Itself. But The Thal police today slop- Japanese police efforts to ind a truck on the Bangkok him have only provided copy highway and found it was for the Press and entertainment carrying baskels Alted with for the public. hand-grenades and incendiary Observers here belleve that bombs.
the party's "silent night" lacties The explosives were believed were developed after the hostile Four. to be destined for Communists public reaction to a Communist During the warships stay in Bangkok.
wave of violence which shocked | here, Admiral Ingersoll wil Two pen were arrested in all Japan during 1952. A1 visil Adm. Robert B. Comey. connection with the discovery. their congress early last year, NATO commander for Southern -France-Presse.
the Communists, were reported 'Europe.—Associated Press,
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