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Belgian Prince On Parade
Crucial
Albert.
Prince
who presents bis brother. King Baudouin, at the Coronation, recently made his first appear- ance In ile uniform he will wear in Westminster Abbey. He has been gazetted as As pirant de Marine, the equi valent of sub-fleutenant, lu the Belgian Navy. Prince Alberi reported for duty at
was ceremoni- Ostoud, and ously welcomed to the mlue- sweeping aquadron based
there.Express Photo.
Indian Navy's
New Role
New Delhi, May 31.. Three groups of the Indian Navy will participate in Medi», terranean naval manoeuvres. this Summer..
Malta
second
Drastic
Economies
Advocated
The
THE CHINA MÁIL, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1968.
Decision To Menzies In
London
Be Taken At
Big 3 Talks
Washington, May 31
President Eisenhower, Sir Winston Churchill and the French Premier will discuss the relative strength of the new Soviet regime at their Bermuda conference next month, diplomats re- ported today.
The possibility of a Big Four meeting to follow the Big Three conference may depend to a large extent on just how strong and entrenched is the power of the Kremlin regime headed by Pre- mier Georgi Malenkov.
Many American, British and French tcodera believe the Soviet lenderstulp was split among several men following the death of Josef Stalin. They feel that the principals may be
"FLYING
BOXCARS"
INQUIRY
Washington, May 31. Republican Senator Styles
of Bridges,
Now Hampshire. chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. Senate,
involved in an internal struggle for power that could erupt into a biller fight at any time. But there is considerable disagree- ment as to whether it would bo good or bad to give the Russians En chance at four-power talks during a period of Kremlin de- cisions.
top-level-
Some
Anierican offcials belleve it would be inadvisable to sit down with the Soviet until the Internal situation in Moscow becomes cleared. There is a feeling that tom: Big Four talks in the seeable future might also serve to
the Russian push one of to leaders
and the top strengthen his grip.
Reports from London, how- ever, have indicate that Sir Winston looks upon a meeting with the Russians as an
ор
MENDES-FRANCE
Mr Mensles, the Australian Prime Minister, with his wife and daughter, platared on arrival in Lendoh for the Coruna-- ilon. Mr Menzies travelled from Australia via the United Btater-Cental Preas Photo,
Indonesia Winning
The
Struggle
Against Illiteracy
Djakarta, May 31.
GOING
TO ASSEMBLY ON WEDNESDAY
Paris, May 31. Fralice's new Premier-designate, 46-year-old · Radical M. Pierre Mendes-France, will present himself to the National Assembly on Wednesday and ask for atithority to form a Gövërhment---the 19th in post-war France.
M. Mendes-France, a young man of decided views, is the fourth political leader called on to try to form a Government to succeed the Mayer Cabinet which fell ten days ago.
He takes over after the fallure have devoted my efforts in my of veteran statesman M. Paul constituency." Reynaud.
M. Mendes-France said he was
the
For a youngishi man fis politi-also seeing today General cal record goes back a long way. Koenig, who was still ill follow- After holding the distinctioning a recent operation, to discuss
the European Army. of being France's youngest lawyer, he wont on to become Replying to questions, her youngest deputy, when he Premier-designate sold he had was elected at the age of 20. not yet been able to. finith pre- And he was the country's make to the National Assembly paring the speech he would youngest Minister-in the on Wednesday when Be would Popular Front Government of ask for investiture. He denied M. Leon Blum in 1030,
įrumours that he had niready He is a man of the left. His handed out portfolios to chbice by Presidert Vincent only deal with that question tein personalities. He would Auriol suggests there can now after being invested.
be in the French Assembly a
shift i
་་
t in the majority from centre Finally, M. Mendes-France right to centra lett But to again asserted his certainty that others the Ume for such a the country was not in an development seems not yet ripe impasse and that and unless
solutions, M. Mendes-France tough but efficient, were possible, make Bly cortesslohs to. Right-Reuter and France-Presse wing opifion in His prbirathme
his ability to obtain investiture
NO COMPROMÍÍSES
portunity to probe for first illiteraty and hopes that within 10 years there
Indonesia is winning her fight against as Premier seems doubtful.. will be no mass reading and writing problem.
anxious to test the
stated today that top-ranking hand information on fist who leaders of the American Air is
running the Kremlin. Force would be faced with some
Have sald Sir Reliable sources embarrassing
when Winston questions they appear before his
com-theory that the Kremlin power mittee now investigating "Flying struggle has not ended. Boxear" orders.
TUREE-WAY SPLIT Developments in the Soviet Last year a Congressional sub- committee declared. that the Union followbig Stalin's death Colombo, May 31.
American Air Force had paid have convinced Soviet experts on Ceylon Government,
exorbitant prices for C-110 both sides of the Adantle that fighting to tackle the rapid de-planes (Flying Boxcars).
Russian power is split at least; cline of the country's economy,
three ways among Malenkov, Is expected
subcommittee the police chlet Lavrent! Berin Another pro- to examine
some additional and the
the.
Minister, Foreign to brought up allowances pornis to cut
the purchase Vyacheslav Molotov. to effect irregularities in Government servants
transactions for these planes a Also taken into accours is the a yearly eaving
about of
few months later.
power of the armed fortes chler, 25,000,000 rupees
(about
Nikolai Bulganin, and the Com- Among the persons cited in munist Party Secretary, Nikita £1,070,000).
were several Khruschev. this connection generals now retired as well as Gilpatric, former Roswell Under-Secretary for Air.
Certain
Cabinet Ministers {have suggested cutting Govern- ment service allowances, which are costing the country 400,000,- 000 rupees
(£30,000,000),
ไป
The first group, made up of the ships Delhi, Ranjit, and Tir, will take part in the Coronation ceremonies and will then go to nelp balance Ceylon's economy
to rejoin the
on the proposal Discussions comprising MOUD
Jumma, are expected to be held when Gavdery, and Kistno.
Later
third the
group, Mr Dudley Senanayake, the from Godavari, Gomati and Ganga Prime Minister, returns
-Britain after the Common- will join them.
Ministers con- the wealth Prime After
London next month. Indian ships will pay courtesyference visits to the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean. — France-Presse.
the
manoeuvres
From tomorrow food, regula- llons come into force prohibit- ing more than 250 guests-to boi present at banquets, rècèptions and parties.
Ambulance Unit
Lucknow, May 31. An Indion field ambulance
Lord Soulbury, the Governor- unit will leave shortly for South General, in order to meet the regulations, has reduced Korea to replace the Indian new
for present the number of guests ambulance unit at
reception serving with the United Nations Coronation
2,000 to 250-Reuter, forces-Reuter,
the from
Stuart Symington, Democratic
from Senator
and Missouri former Secretary of Aviation In the Truman Cabinet, is one of the three Senators conducting the investigation under the chairmanship of gerator Bridges,
France-Pre
Changed Picture Reported
Some experts doubt that the coalition cau.survive for as much Es a year without a showdown struggle. This bellet is backed by the knowledge werbs Fumblings of teletion
that thes
In
the Kremlin even before Stalin's death and that tik passing prob- ably held up a purge.
The American hope for the BLE Threo talks in Bermuda to weld fem Allied unity on East-West re- key issues in dations. It this can be gained, Mr. Eisenhower might be more willing to think about talking with the Russians thaiz hö has Вест
NO EASY SOLUTION. The problem df Big Four talks, oficials belleve, is hur ther complicated by
1. The fact that Mr Bien- hower, Sir Winston Churchill and the new French Premier would not have authority to agreements with the Ruzalans comparable to that held by Big Three leaders during World War II.
reach Bonn, June 1. West Germany and Egypt have managed to heal the wounds resulting from the, signature last year by West Germany of an $813,000,000 restitution treaty
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"About 45 per cent of the 80,000,000 Indonesian population can now read and write against the prewar low percentage of only 15 per cent,” a top mass educational spokesman told the United Press.
my v Mera D
Round-Up In Israel
Tel-Aviv, May 31. Israeli police head- quarters (onlght announced the discovery of an under- kroatid, organisation follow- ide a bid to blow up the Ministry
Education
bulling on May 20.
A police communique ald several people bað been, detained as suspected members of the organisa- Hon.
A
RUSSIAN POLICY ON GERMANY
Revival Of Council Said Unlikely
Those who know him best
a man belleve he is not compromise and think he is un- likely to make concessions .to mere Party donsiderations. He himself declared last week that hie
formed programme Information Officer Wisbet coherent whole and must be Aldar of the Indonesian Mass taken or rejected as such, Educational Services said that this remarkable progress i The political purpose in overcoming one of the new asking him to try to form n country's most pressing prob- Government-or rather to fally lems was the result of. "ha majority in the Assembly:=
Berlin, May 31. therefore be voluntary Ave-year effort from may
Political observers In East 1047 up to the end of last monstrate to those who are Germany said today they did dreaming of a now left wing year.
coalition or new popular front not believe changes in the So- vlet administration would mean Indonesia's
bar that there is no practical pris revival of the Allied Control campaign received considerable prompting pect of such a line-up at the Council defunct since 1948. and support from UNESCO present time. whose assistance in combating
M MeildestFräife told the| But they expect 188 new Bu dlliteracy [22 tinder developed countries has played a part in with key authorities on the prob Germany, M Vladimir Seme Press that after Eonversations 6: High Comfistoner in East lowering the
of percentage Aliterates..
lema facing the country, he was enov, to press for Bfeparatory töfident that the great difffetil- talks with the West in a þid
France could be solve the probiťim úr a divided
Gerinaný.
"To the Indonesians the fght ties facing against illiteracy is a means 15 dealt with. On May 26 it was a21- hdunced
improve the social and educa- that polico had
The changes in the Soviet But, he added, some of the
unnölliced in tional standards of the masses solutions might be painful and Administration folled in sitempt by two
after gaining independence," youths to blow up the
might only show results over a Boscow three days ago involve Wisbar Altar continued. building with a home-mande
long term. Nevertheless, he was the dissolution of the Soyle
Commission
under bomb,They were arrestri when they tried to enter
The Indousplan Government completely convinced that "It Control realising that Miteracy
and Parliament adopts these bolutions, General Vassils Chuikov and its the Miläistry edinþóúnds.
replacement by d Cvilian High annlphabatism have seriously the recovery of the country can Reuter.
retarted the archipelago's pro- take place with relative speed. Commission under M Semeonov, question to be answered a career diplomat and General gress since becoming tree of The Dutch rule, has sought close and is: Can we reach agreement di Chuikov's former political-ad-
visor. voluntary co-operation of com- the means?" situnity groups eliminate INDO-CHINA QUESTION liliteracy.
NEW ERA
IN JAPAN
to
moro
Ari East German Government statement and a leading article M. Mendes-France said he th the Nalés Deutschland,. tho The problem is made difficult when one realises that had met M. Jean Letourneau, Socialist unity (Chemist) the Associated Party newspapm, both mid the the Minister for every year In Indonesia
States in the outgoing govern- change was “a algáltamt step number of adult illiterates in-
ment
to yesterday discuss forward": towards reuniting Indo-China.
creases by some 300,000. RELATIONS?
Tokyo, May 31,
VILLAGE GROUPS
Organisations Havé
been
M... Mendes-Franco, said hol
Best and West Germany.
Д
But East Gerrian comment had also seen experts from the has made clear, there can only
Ministry shd M.
be East-West agreement on Finance Secretary of the Foreign Minis-Western defence system. Alexandra Parodi, General Germany not linked with tho
y
seo certain
em-
Decisions might be overturn-
or indirectly, today) ed, directly
The British Ambassador to formed in the villages by the by the legislative branches of Japan expressed confidence to- prople, under cution bratich Egypt, as a result of the con- the
British and night that there would be an era of the Mass Education
and that he intended to tinued granding of West Gennan) French governments.
of good relations between Japan of the Department of Education credits to finance trade between 2. East-West problems tha: and the United Kingdom provid- und Culture,
senior, officials of
In Bielefeld, Westphalia, to- the two countries and the have arisen since the war are ing both countries display good-
that Ministry who were con- day Herr Erich Ollenhauer, Egyptian wish that West Ger- not susceptible to quick solu- will in their efforts to from out by the formation of a Mass European
This has been accomplished cerned. particularly with the leader of the West German many should participate in the tons.
Army and any differences.
the Social Deinocratic Party, building of Nile dams, has appar- Attitudes have hardened to
Edutational Services Committee Bermuda conference.
phasised that his party, now in ently dropped is threat to lead the degree that a full effort to
In cich sub-district. The Com-
opposition, would never agree an economie boycott of West settle them could take months
initiee is made up of local Gov- Last night he saw M. Pierre to the Bonn Conventions and Germany by all Arob states in United Press.
of Re- tho European fament authorities and leaders. Courant, the Minister
arty treaty retaliation for Germany's restitu
construction. He said he attach- which would link West Ger tion promise to Israel
Wilber Alder revealed that ed great Importance to the many with Western defence,-*-*-* the number of such committees housing question, to which I Reuter
than 2,009 raw totals more throughout Indonesia-covering almost 50,000 villages contain- ing some 38,000,000 people still
literate.
Last week, it was announced Freedom House
that an Egyptian trade delega-
tion is expected Hero early in
June to hegollate an extension
of the former trade agreement
which expired today.
President
New York, May 31.
Sir Esler Dening, in a pre- Coronation television interview, sald that Japan and the United Kingdom have many imilar problems.
31o pointed out that both must leah heavily on export trade la [brder to survive.
Ho said that competition naturally refills but hidded 85
During the first four months Mr Ernest Gross, for several did not think there were any
6 1953, the Government also years second chlet official in problems which could not be announced, West Getmiddly Im-the United States mission to the solved.
orien Counses
At present there are 83,082 anti-iliteracy courses being rua ported from Egypt goods to the United Nations, has-been-elected Sir Esle told the Japanese monthly, finanted by the value of 44,000,000 marks President the International television audience that all, the Government In addition to wille Germe Valued at. 32,300,-
purchased from Anti-Communist Organisation, reports he has received from grants for other expenses in- Egypt goods
Freedom
House
England indicate that Crown volved. The programine is ald- 000 marks,
Freedom House, founded in prince Alchito at Japdiy is beinged by village enthusiasm in enfrying out their voluntary duties in the campaign.
"
Weat Germany, the announce memory of the late Mr. Wendell ment added, has granted Egypt Wilkie. Republican Presidential/ Wartly received there. 13,000,000 marks in credits to candidate in 1940, advocates.com| He was invited as one of the among the Anti-Queen's guests at the Corotialin. two nations.-United PreES, Communist nations-Reuter
United Press.
help finance trade between the operation
Incidents On Israel Border
trains had been
Thickly populated Java--with 62,500,000 people still has al- most 50 per cent of its inhabil- ante illiterate,
The activities of the Mass Education Service, besides tho carppalghy inaas anti-ilterncy Tel-Aviv, May 31.
on shot at by shots hit the coaches but there include courses
general The Isruel Foreign Ministry Jordan forces in the Qalqiliya were no casualties.
knowledge, libraries, scout and today handed communications | area." Qalqillya ́§. about 13 "These repeated. provocations | porih. organisations, physical to Britain and the United States miles northeast di Tel-Aviv. ondanger security long the culture, women's nitairs, benching armistice lines," courses for the mass education the Israel-Jordan on a series of border incidents Both road and all in that brought rail trime to Qalqiliyn area skitt the Jordans he declared. He added that movement, general affairs and standstill on
of armed men from publications, the north-south border only about 500 yards dis bankla railway line which at points fant. akirta the Jordan Border.
тал
said the communications
Jordan had attempted to break
To Hated among the "orious) Jork fagazines which vary in cli
this
Firing was also directed at into Jewish settlemente in the The mass educational services Bamo area facing the "Arab in four provinces publish popular Foreign Ministry spokes-road traffic, the spokesman said. Triangle" (a
Jutting into culation from 15,000 to 30,000. The central office in Djakarta, concerned "serious incidents that incidents" shots at a goods train Israel at
They were
by the capital, prints and distrubults had interrupted rail traffic in by tile Jordanians when it was
passing heat Qalqilya on its settlemort's watchmen,
30,000 copies ut a magasina deo)- in itas El Ein (teh miles
drag with reconatiiiction: in, ĐÊÊa spokesman said.
publication has a circulation of Eust to. Tol-Aviv),
An official communique Iswed 50.000, A. Rumber of reader Tho spoktaman mid firing wou
toddy Cabinet mi
bg beloning clubo. have establáhodnited resumed when builith Balt: "Becurity prostans
Some discussed."'----Reuter, passed the same
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