THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1958,
SUPRANATIONAL CONSTITUTION
Draft Drawn Up By Six European Countries
Britain
Planning Big Textile Sales Drive
Manchester, Feb. 26. Britain is planning'n new
sales drive to fight Japanesse and other foreign competi- tion in colton textiles in British African Colonies,
The President of the Hoard of Trate, Mr Peter Thorne ye; uft, ha asked the callen chier, S Frank Mall, to thrush out with other Laashier ction „co-operative no:keting scheme i fur cotton textiles.
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Will Be Submitted To The Strasbourg Assembly
Paris, Feb. 26.
Parliamentarians from France, the tliree Benelux countries, Italy and Western Germany tonight finished drafting a European supranational constitution for submission to the Strasbourg Pre-Constituent Assembly on March 6.
The 113-article draft was adopted by 21 votes to four with four abstentions. The French Socialist leader, Guy Mollet, was among the abstainers.
The main points of the draft constitution are:
1. A Peoples Chamber will beinetod by universal suffrage by the people of France, Italy. the three Western Germany, Benelux
the countries and Sanr.
Distribution of seats will be! France 70, Germany 3. Italy The webene nce is the 70-83, Belgium 30, Hedland 30 and operation of all sections of the Luxembourg 12. industry to assure adequate and continuous rupplie, of the right 1ypes of cloth for the African Colonies-ut prices cheap enough to effectively counter gespetilon from Japanese and other foreign producere.
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him, will be known as Minis-cil of Ministers of the Coal and ters of the European Communi- Steel Pool and the EDC, ty. This Council remains in cffee as long as the term of the Peoples Chamber unless it is censured by one of the two A vote houses of Parliament.
Peoples' of censure in the Chamber will be valid only If it has the support of three-ffthe of the deputies.
7. It was agreed that this
transfer of power process of should take two years and that in the meantime the executive Council and other organs would virtually no supranational powers,
6. The European Community will be able to conclude inter-
framework of
3. The Council of National national agreements and treaties its Musters has as its task to har-within the manise the work of the Execu-com
competence. The Community different will net as co-ordinator for the tive Council and the
governments,
Ench foreign policies of the member European government belonging countries, to the European Community delegates one of its Ministers to alt on the Council of National Ministers.
The Chamber will be ciccted for a five-year period.
Without prejudicing the final the com- statue of the Saar,
100 mittee
that decided
it shoulct
in the European be represented Chamber but no final decision on the strength of Sir Frank Platt, Vice-Chuiruan was taken
its representation. of the Lancashire Cotton Cor-
2. A Senate elected by the of the World's poration, one
parliaments with the Jeading spinning combines, isional di-gusing the problems involved following distribution of scale; with other industry leaders here France, Italy and Germany 21 tonight.
each; Belgium and Holland 10
An
The background to the pro-rach; Luxembourg 4; and the poned safea drive is the fact that,Saar 3.
Executive European kelte lacs port restrictions, Japons has been selling more Council will be the Government cotton wxtiles in the British of the European Community.
Colonic: than Commonwealth
Britain herself.
VOTE OF CENSURE The President of the Execu- AL the International Collom
five Commeil will be elected by Buxton. Trxile Conference at
absolute the Senate with an Derbyshire, Jost artist,
The other members Lancashire announced a inten-majority. tion of winning back its world of the Council, appointed by
cloth experts by more than 50
arkets and raising tolal cotton
pr cent over the 1951 leve).-
ceuter.
P.O. Experts For India
Liverpool. Feb. 26: Two Britisiz post offer uletals Saturday for
leave
here on
as
Inda where they will act adves the the fndan Govern- tural the mechanization of
Frank Wyait
4. The Economie and Social Council with mainly consulta- tive functions.
5. A Court of Justice.
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The Eexcutive Counell can act for all countries concerned when the Council of National Minis- tors had agreed imanimously on
question.
COMMON MARKET
0. The European Community TRANSFER OF POWER Is asked to establish progres- 6. The European Community's sively a common market with a Parliament will take over the free flow of goods, capital and functions of the assemblies of manpower. The Community is
take the
steps the Coal and Steel Pool and the competent tu
a develop- European Defence Community necessary for such when this is set up. The same ment. But the draft said these
Council of npplies.
ures could only be launched which will In the second year of existence National Ministers, take over the work of the Coun-of the community and only by unanimous decision of the Coun-
to
the
Concerted Attack
On Russia
In U.N.
Planned In
United Nations, Feb. 26.
Informed diplomats said today that the the Indian portal services United States and several other nations plan to
They are Me
Altrincham, charge Russia and her satellites during the cur- Guernier, Cheshite, and
P. E. Smith, rent session of the General Assembly with persecu- of Linden.
They are going to dia under the Lolombo Plantion of Muslims and Christians as well as Jews.
India
uf
Me
for aid to under-developed areas,
The
expert: will stay part of
measures
cil of National Ministers.
10. The Senate will be set up the month following the It will treaty taking effect.
in
have to fix the date for the elections of the Peoples' Cham- ber, but no later than six months after the treaty bas be- come vuild.
The draft constitution will be known as "the Statute of the European Communlly."-Reu
ter,
DUTCH STAND
Rome, Feb, 28. The Dutch Foreign Minister. Johan Willem Beyen, said here today that Holland would refuse to enter the projected European
unless 1: political community provided for a single market.
He told reporters that, in the ow of his view
Government, it would be harmful to try to poot Through enlarging the scope religious policies are still being part of the political set-up of without the ime in Delhi. The will of the accusations to include discussed among the delegations the six governments also visit other postal centres Mullins and Christian groups it and there are no indications at the same time cutting away including Bombay, Alamedabad, is to attract the support whether a condemnatory resolu- economic barriers between their
of Arab-and-other-notions who. tion will be presented. or nations." Calcutta and Madras,
the attack will
M. Beyen was outlining the bo Mr Guernier is Assistant otherwise might be reluctant to whether
single limited to a verbal accusatlun, | project for # along with nothing but Postal Controller of the North-o
accepted yesterday as a
basis The idea of including charges for study by the Foreign western region of the General charges of anti-Semitism behind. Mr Smith is a the Iron Curtain Office.
Western anti Muslim Ministers of France, Post
Battle plans for a sweeping against the
of the Soviet Union Germany, Italy, Belgium consultant
practices technical
denunciation of Russia's anti-
tnerged 33 it became clear Luxembourg-Reuter. Luxlon region.--Reuter.
that Arab nations were un- willing to go along with what would amount, in one sense, n defence of Zionism.
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But they were considered more likely to add their voice to a general condemnation of anti-religious policies.
Diplomats believed that such concerted move would have the added effect of hampering the current Sovict offensive to Arab governments through anti-Zionist attitudes.
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The most notable of them - and one of the first indications
market
Helicopters Replace
and
Army Trucks
Korea, Feb. 20.
A helicopter 1 Is carrying forward all food, fuel
And Ammunition that two front Une regiments will use this week.
150-Year-Old Mystery
Dr Starcke, a Daish M.P., is trying to solve the mystery of the murder of Glertrud Bodenholt, who died at the age The investigations have revealed of 19 about 150 years ago.
shows no
a akull which, according to an expert, is that of A young woman of not more than 22. Although the skull marks of violence, its position when found (face downwards). is considered to be important in the solving of the mystery. Dr Starcke believes he is related to the murdered woman. Here Dr Starcke and the expert examine the jawbone from the skull of the murdered woman-Express Photo.
Free World Tired Of
Russian Invective
Now York, Feb. 26.
The chief Australian delegate Sir Percy Spender, bluntly told the Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Vyshinsky, today that the free world is weary of the Russians' "tirade of invective and vituperation."
Sir Percy asked M. Vyshinsky to produce "by way of a change some real and constructive approach to this desperate and diflicult problem" of Koren,
Jewish Leaders To Confer
Loudon, Feb, 26. Jewish leaders from Europe, the United States and Israel will meet here _tomorrow to consider the_ future of 2,500,000 Jews in Communist Eastern Europe. They will prepare for a conference of worldwide Jewish organisations called by the Jewish Agelley Zurich,
Swizerland, March 10 to discuss
anti-Semill
ported
the
in
on
In and
Soviet Union other Communist countries, -Reuter.
VISITING THE
FAR EAST
The Australian's speech to the United Nations' 06-nation Political Committee come most
members avalled M. Vyshinsky's views before pressing their own.
was not pre- M. Vyshinsky sent as Sir Percy spoke.
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European Leaders Make Request
Nairobi, Feb. 26. European lenders on Kenya's Legislative Council tonight put forward a fresh demand for the appoint- ment of a Supreme Com- mander on the Malayan pat- 1ern to direet full-scale operations against the. Mau Mau terrorists,
They made their demand ot a special meeting of the Execu- tive Committee of the Colony's Emergency Council over which the Governor, Sir. Evelyn Daring, presided at Government House.
the
Major-General William Ilade,
Governor' Chlef Staff Officer and the Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael O'Rourke, were present.
They heard Mr Wilfred Havelock,
of the secretary RUOPCA. elected members' organisation of the Legislativo Counell, speak of the extreme concern which Europeans now felt over the divided command In operations against Mau Mau. Mr Havelock said the recent appointment of Major-General Hinde as chief co-ordinator of Government measures against the terrorists
hud failed to -achieve a weiding of the Gov- ernment forces into a solid team. Europem leaders said that they were in full #greement with the views of General Sir John Harding, Britain's Chief of the Imperial General Staff, who hau em- phasised on his recent visit the need for complete co-ordination and co-operation between the Army, Police and civil popula tion.
The
TERROR GROWING One of them told Reuter that the lack of co-ordination between various services had led to com- plete chaos and efforts were being dissipated through lack of central control. Nobody knew who was his master or who was ultimately responsible for policy, this in- formant said.
Despite the efforts of 20,000 troops, pollee and home guaris the Mau Mau torror was growing. Apart from the appointment of a Supreme Commander with un- trammelled authority to stamp out the menace, the European leader said these were two of the mensures urgently necessary.
1. All Kikuyus must be con- centrated in adequately guard- ed special villages to form the busin of resettlement and re- habilitation.
2, Ruthless action against
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with Fall foreign subversive influences and the removal, by force it necessary, of the thousands of African forest quatters who are the "lifelines" for food and information for the terror gangs-Reuter,
Sir Percy said: "M. Vyrilin- sky:
the free world is not at:
to seem all afraid-as you
ink of your propagando.
is simply sick and tired of it. We are weary of the same tirade of invective and vitupera-
Sir Percy, the only speaker today, repeated the charges first by Senator made yesterday Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., chier U.S. delegate, that Russin started and is supporting the Red war effort in Korea.
Sir Percy said the United No- tions must stand firra on the principle of not sending home uny Red prisoner who mys fcurs for his life under the
Communist regime.
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YEARN FOR PEACE Sir Percy said, "The peoples of all the world and especially those whose kith and kin are Washington, Feb. 28. fighting in Korca .. are yearn- The Air Force Secretary, Mring for peace, and peace is the ambitions Talbott, left by plane today for derded them by
Intransigenco his first inspection of units and and by Inhuman Installations in the Pacific and of Russia and China," the Far East,
has
A
been
of Russia's new Near Eastern The test-the first on such a
Just
the policy came
Autumn scale being made In
Sir Percy deprecated Com- when the Communist bloc here Panmunjom Bunker Hill sector
munist proposals for a political. the main invasion switched its votes in a plenary guarding
He was accompanied by Gea- conference to settle the Korean Far session to help kill an Imell-route to Seoul,
eral Carl Spontz former Air war and possibly other battle WAS Its emciency la inspired resolution calling for
problems before Arab-1grac
talks, tested In Wednesday's success- Force Chief of Staff, and three Eastern peace
urmistice ful attack on the Communist senior members of the Air Force Korean
renched and prisoners returned. fortress. While the headquarters staff. held hill
He said, "It is easy to imagine altack was going on the "birds"
During his week: or 10-day what further demands they shuttled supplies to the front
trip, Mr Talbott will make in
during would and carried back the wounded.
make Regiments parked their trucks spections and hold conferences of such negotiations and how and turned over the supply at Far East Air Force head-stubbornly they would press for job to 12 Sikorsky helicopters quarters and commands, Includ-satisfaction of those demands, Fifth Air Force in always holding our prisonera as carry 1,000 lbs. each ing the
Korea-Associated Press.
| hostages."--Associated Press,
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Captain Richard Kurth, Jnr., praised the helicopters for their London, Feb, 20.
work during the attack. A bili embodying the Royal knew I would not be able
to stylo and tiles by which Queen
haud up all Elizabeth II will be known in count on trucks
would Britain after her Coronation the
he
ammunition
was given a formal first reading nood and it worried me."
Commons the House of today.
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zaid. "But the helicopters here was no discussion. This hot us plenty of stuff tot
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artillery and mortar shells dor is also supporting fire were brought in by the helicopters, United PrUSS.
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tile will vary in different parts Juliana's Visit To of her readms. The form
The Hague, Feb. 20. Kingdom 13 "Elizabeth the Queen Juliana and Prince Second, by the Grace of God, of Bernhard of the Netherlands the United Kingdom! and returned home today, after a Northem Ireland and of her one-day visit to Britain where ! ofter realma and territories they thanked Queen Elizabeth Queen, Head of the Common and the Duke of Edinburgh for wealth, Defender of the Faith, British aid Uuring the receut Reuter
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Zurich, Feb. 20. Advances made in the United of States in the Improvement cotton fibres wit be discussed by master colton spinners of the world at a scries of Ave European conferences in or June,
the A committee of national Federation of Master Cotton Spinners and Manufac- turers Associations adopted the proposal, which came from United States delegate, opening of # two-day ference.
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at the Anna Magnani
con-
the
Mr Reid Dunn, Jr., Director of the Foreign Trade, Division of the United States National Cotton Committee, sald "operating factor" in his com- mittee's offer was the need to meet competition from synthe- 1le Abres.
Thirty-eight committee mem-
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in
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bers from 14 countries attended 66VOLCANO”
today's meeting.---Reuter.
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