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Story Of Siberian Prison
Escapod Prisoner's Revelations
Munich, June 25. A 26-year-old Pole who escaped from a Siberian pri- son camp said here today that among his 35,000 fellow inmates were Soviet General Kalinin, Colonel Stukaturoff, the former Soviet Military Attache in Warsaw, and ballerina Svetlana Kostiu- kowsknya.
The Polo, Henryk Zaborski, arrived here today to make a Free Europe, an American ratio
series of broadensts for Radio
slation in Munich.
Zaborski zald he was nedfely
four years in Soviet prisons after being charged with be
an anti-Communist Jonging to underground movement.
De said he was arrested in 1048 when he tried to cross from the Russian anexed part of Poland into the other part of
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REMOVALS OF BOOKS FROM
U.S. LIBRARIES
300 In Recent Months
Washington, June 25.
THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1058.
A State Department spokesman said today that some 300 books by 18 authors had been re- moved from United States libraries overseas in recent months.
Mr Richard Humphrey, Assistant Adminis- trator of the United States International Informa- tion Administration, said that these books, which represented titles and not volumes, had been' re- moved in accordance with a State Department directive stating that the works of "Communist authors" should not be a part of State Department public libraries.
by
con-
At a Press enn ference Mr consultant on information, told Humphrey said there were some a Congressional Committee 100,000 book titles in United that the "book burning" States libraries overseas
"brought Introversy bad
great discredit" to the United States. 2,000,000 volumes.
NO LIST Ar Humphrey made these)
Testifying to the House Gov- staternents at a Press conference ernment Operations Committee, given by Dr Robert L. Johnson, he discussed the problem arising the Director of the International from complainta
Senator Bie country. After being Information Administrating, in Joseph McCarthy (Republitan, several months in the Soviet order to comment upon the Wisconsin) that the libraries secret police prison Brest re Litoysk he was sentenced to controversy which has arisen in maintained by the State Depati- three years in a camp for poll- the United States Congress overment overseas contained books
the inclusion in United States by Communist authors. ical prisonera ni Polma,
libraries overseas of books by Some of the books have been miles east of Moscow,
alleged or avowed Communists, burned or scrapped for pulping
Mr Merson sald Ümg Mr their agents or sympathisers.
John Foster Dullas,, the Secre- wary of State, had worked "for too many hours" on a directive for removing offensive books, but incked suficient background information
what sort of operations was needed.
No
banned authors of existed, and the directive gave 188 different Ubrarians tho took o determining what was a Communist and what WAS "fellow traveller,"
This unworktable.
Cotonet Stukaturo as well as being the former Soviet Military Attache in Warsaw was a member of the commis
the sion which investigateti Nazl concentration camp at Auschwitz.
CTLESS CHAMPION Another prisoner, Zaborski said, was Konstanů Zaskmol, profesor and chess champlon of Georgia.
After serving his sentence at Potma, Zaborski said he was transferred
to forced labour camp near the River Tassicy in Central Siberia.
He said he escaped from the
1951 but camp in late
would of the not give any detalls
fear of harming | escape for those who helped him,
He managed to cross the Persian border bul Was in- prisoned for a year before an appeal to the Persion Govern- ment brought his release, he Enid.--Router.
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RECOGNISING
THE FACTS
Cairo, June 25. Mr Nehru, Prime Minister of India, said in reply to questions today that India would not with- draw recognition from Israel as
.
Mr Humphrey said that the removal of the books from the Government libraries abroad damaged the prestige of had the United Suites overseas,
Earlier
Martin today, MS Merson,
# State Department
MILITARY
POLICE
IN ERROR
Ruling By Judge
Washington, June 25.
A court here today ordered the Air Force to retum a former sergeant they zeized in Pittsburgh and flew to Korea
to face, a court martial murder charge.
After
Government lawyers conceded he bud Jurisdiction, the judge ruled the military police lacked authority to arrest the former serviceman as he was a civilian at the inc.
Robert Toth, 21, was working In a steel factory after his re- lease from the Air Force last December.
Military police arrested him that "would not solve the Arab-on May 13 for the alleged mur Israeli problem".
Korean civilian in
der
of a
India, Mr Nehru said, was fol- lowing a undform policy
1932.
of.
in
recognising facts, whother
China, Israel or elsewhere.
*Nothing would please me more
The United States Constitu- tlon provides that ex-servicemen may be arrested for court mar
Aga Khan At Royal Ascot
Big Four Talks On Germany
The Aga Khan and his wife, the Begum, in cheerful mood despite the wet weather, at Ascot for the Royal Race Meeting. - Express Photo.
Washington
May
Order New Cut In Research Spending
- Washington, June 25.
The Defence Department is studying the possibility of a new 25 per cent cut in research and development outlays of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Believed To Be Inevitable
OPINION IN BONN
Bonn, June 25. Three of the Big Four High Commissioners expected to meet soon in a renewed effort to settle the German problem are practised diplomats of considerable experience in German affairs. --
The fourth, the American High Commissioner, Mr James B. Conant, is a scientist who had been in Germany only once, in 1925, before taking up this post in 1953, but who organised the scientists who built America's atom bomb;
Two of the three Western High Commissioners have never met their Soviet opposite number, Vladimir Semyenov, a quiet, perpetually-smiling Russian, who has
been concerned with German affairs since the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact period of 1940, and who seems to appear whenever the Kremlin wants to reach a compromise with or on Germany.
SYNTHETIC. Dhe Four tales en Germany-the has established a reputation as
RUBBER
FACTORIES
Sale To Private Enterprise
Most West Germons and Allied | French _High Commissioner, M. diplomate here believe that new Andre Francois Poncot, 60, who last were the Deputy Foreign a politician,"
writer on Ministers tallen in Paris Palais French and German polities, and Rose in the Spring of 1050, which Illerature and us a diplomat, broke down because of failure to agree on Liv ogenda for the Foreign Ministers themselves are now inevitable,
M. Poncet, whore tightly waxed, pointed moustache, and runners arc those Of the ano French-
"typical" Victorian
Mosti in fact, believe that they will come about this year. But it man, was appointed Ambassador is generally believed that any right here until he id to leave to Germany In 1931, and stayed
Foreign Ministers or chiets of
state conference will be precedes in 1938. The Gestapo ganied him by a meeting of the High Com- from 1943 to 1945, but in 1948 missioners, whose relations for he came back to Germany os the part three years have been of High Commissioner. the coldest, most formal type
Washington, June 25. The House of Representatives today passed a bill to dispose On the orders of Secretary Charles Wilson, each Ser- of the Federal Government's only.
His friends Eny that he pollches his own shoes to a high shine vice has submitted detailed lists of projects it could con- wartime synthetic rubber fac
The West German Socialist | every morning, and personally tories by selling the facilities to tinue and those it would abandon if such cuts, were en-private enterprise. was
opposition believes that the supervises the ordering and pre- forced.
The House, by a roll-call vote, Western Powers should initiate paration of every meal served in
talks, in its home-United Press. Arst defeated a motion by Mr High Commissioner The slash, amounting to $325,- Wright Patman (Democrat,order to press for even more 000,000, would come from a Texas) which would have sent relaxations than
those already research spending proposal of the bill back to a House Com-ordered in East Germany, parti- $1,300,000,000 which President mittee and thus, in effect, kill cularly in the matter of the Eisenhower has asked Congress the measure for this session of movement of goods and persons to approve for tent iscehower's was defeated 317 votes to 50
year, starting Congress. The Patman motion across the East-West German July 1. President
frontier, and to arrange figure already had been cut Then the House passed the bill Western newspapermen
Mr Merson Was before the House Commitice for testimony yesterday on n proposed re- organisation designed to set up an agency to take over Informa-- tion functions of the Inter- national Information- Agency and the Mutual Security ministration.-Reuter.
Mobile Column
In Action
Ad-
Engagement In Laos
Salgon, June 25. The French High Command announced today that 60 rebels were killed in a pitched battle between a French mobile column and Vietminh patrol units on the. River Manhou, 35 miles north-
of
Luang Prabang, ROYD! capital Laos,
of French casualues
cast
the
усте
not
than to see a solution of the tial if the offence charged
corrier BC Hghung was reported
Arab refugees problem which is an explosive factor preventing any normality in the Middle East," he added.--Reuter.
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Central Laos where French
a penalty of at least five years units are hunting remnants of in prison, and If civilian courts the rebel armies that invaded lack authority in the case the kingdom in April Reuter.
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A Command spokesman sald
near
that 28 bodies have been pull- out so for from the train wreck in a
a deep ravine Hue on the Annam coast where the Vietminh rebels blew up a
passenger train.
The spokesman
at least 50 dead
added that
are buried
under the smashed coaches.
Unofficial sources placed the number of casualties at around
100.
The
train was blown
up carly this week while it was crossing a high bridge-United Press.
Romance Began In Korea
A meeting on the Korean front between a member of the Women's --Voluntary Service
Call For Atomic Exchanges
Britain and other allles.
for and
GRUBER'S
$300,000,000 under former by voice vote and sent it to the newspapers to circulate through APPROACH
President Truman's estimate for Senate. research spending In the scal year 1954,
Under the terme of the bit as passed by the House, a total of 28 rubber factories, built at a cost to the Federal Government qualified bidders. of $510,347,000, would be sold to
out the Soviet Zone.
a
the
TO NEHRU:
Vienna's Statement
Vienna, June 25. The Austrian Government has Issued a comunique about a report that its Foreign Minister, Dr Karl Gruber, had vainly cought Indian aid in its efforts to reach a treaty with the Big
INCLINED TO WAIT : The Western Powers, how- The Defence Department study
ever, seem inclined to wait out Washington, June 25. Mr Gordon Dean, retiring took another crack at "pure was disclosed after Mr Wilson
since tite Russians,
they be chairman of the United research" at a recent news con-
Hove, that, eventually Semyenov States Atomic Energy Comference and asserted that he The bill would create a three-will himself propeso such mission, today called for would approve only "fruitful" member commission to receive meeting, and make some pro- closer atomic co-operation projects that contribute directly bids and negotiate contracts for posal on reunification.
to defence. He had previously the sale of the Government.
Chief interest, when those between the United States, said that much "boondoggling" owned factories by June 1, 1054.
is disguised as research.
A Senate committee is now talks start, will centre on conducting hearinment
on a bit to little-known Seryenov. On related subjects Mr Wicon said:
dispose of the
syn- He has the appearance of the Four regarding Austria's Inde- thetic
faelites rubber Research will be continued on domestic industry,
well-pendence," suave, diplomat, The Senate true
conversaTM a. good atomic power plants but plans bil differs from that passed by mannered,
The report, carried from to build an experimental atomic- the House in several respects,
tionalist, well-dressed, with a Geneve by Reuter's on Monday, elegant
Не wife. powered aircraft and vireraft principally in the set-up of the sparring with his diplomatic attempt at a meeting in Swit
enjoys stated that Dr Gruber made his carrier have been set aside
overlook the sale commission cause neither
is now practical of the
opposites and, curiously does zeriand last Saturday with Mr factories. The Senate not and scientiae data
employ standard Com Nehru, the Indian Prime Mini- In a prepared statement, Mr
can be but would provide that none 'of Dean advocated changes in the gathered by cheaper methods,
the Commission members could munat jargon when discussing ster United States Atomic
Secrets He said that the aircraft that be aflated with any of the politics with Westerners.
had been planned would be too petroleum or chemical
is said to have told a heavy to fly fast and perform panies which now operate the Swiss educator whom he met in to Intercede with the Great well in combat.
Berlin several years ago that proved unable to agree on Stato when the civilian administra
He also stated, at a press con ference, that the people of the United States and
the Soviet Union should be permitted 10 know the destructive powers of
each - nation's--alom -stockplie -as a deterrent, to war.
Law, which prevents exchanges of atomic. Information with other
Allied nations.
think we must have changes in our atomle energy
law which will give the Com-research,
HARDEST HIT
Mr Wilson's attitude on basic
Bod Con-
25
to
for Governmout
facilities count-Reuter.
to
Ho com-
mission the flexibility it needs news conferences
understood from 31 TERRORISTS
and
some milltary, Congressional
to deal with other countries,gressional testimony, has caused particularly our allies and our opprehension in friends who are supplying us scientific with raw materials we need circies. for our weapons programme," he said.
He added: "I
KILLED
It said he asked Mr Nehru
Powers which
have so far
Lors took over in Germany Treaty terms. from
the Iron the military,
The Austrian Government Curtain would' ring down. Gerstatement said: many, he sald, would then be
to new East- "Minister Gruber reported to come a bridge West understanding.
the Cabinet about these talks which He, the civilian, has now suc- with Premier Nehru ceeded the military in control were mainly aimed at inform in Germany.
states ing this distinguished
BRITISH DIPLOMAT
man about the general' sllution of Austria. Reports published
accumulated/rested slopes of the Aberdaro | coming in this Summer to re the talis lacked any
Nairobi, June 25. Security forces killed 31 Mau One high Defence Depart-Mau terrorists in clashes in the ment official asserted, however,
past 24 hours in the Fort Hall that present studies are intend- think Weed only to "shake out less im-
and Nyeri reserves and the for- should, and must, help these portant projects programmes outside of Our
**** |mountains, the Enst African over the last three years. borders, because in the long
Command headquarters - Among military men fearing nounced today.-Router, run we will be ultimately help that weapors development may Ing ourselves.
I don't be humpered, the strongest ob- uranium, I mean in the fields from the Air Force, the hardest apparently como of scienc and International hit of the three Services in the
Government economy wave.
It discussing "pure" research, Asked if he was advocating Mr Wilson has described it as changing the secrets day. to pethe kind which, even if success- mid the now banned exchange of ful, produces results of no use atomie military information with
mean
And
Just in
the Beld
relations as well."
-0%
jections have
Britain and other nation, Mr to the people who pay for it Dean replied: "That is only one- Unlied Press, Hlustration. It is almost in- possible to have joint operations when you do not have vital, in-
Mis Hilda Wood, of Dorby-formation on the size, weight, and a British officer started a
shape, energy release, and the
romance which has resulted in effects of weapons. That does not the announcement of their
moen turning over how you
wedding for July 4 at Little-make the gadget."-Reuter.
over Parish Church.
Min Wood spent 13 months,
In Koron, the longest spell by
Trade Policy Assurance
May File An
Chinese Attack
Hill Positions
Reuter.
basis1
Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar; by a British news agency about
place Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick as British High Commissioner, is even less known In Germany than Semy chov. He has, however, an outstanding diplo matte career, Including consider. able time in Germany, or deal- Ing with German affaits from Lontiön,
is
DEATH OF EARL GRANVILLE
- London, June 25. Earl. Granville, former Tokyo, June 20.
Mr Conant, GO: is known as Governor of Northern Ireland Ten thousand. Chinose crashed a scientist and educator. Ho and unclo by marriage of Queen In waves against South Korean lias done outstanding work in Elizabeth dfed today. He was defences an Koton'a western the field of chemistry, and his 72, front last night and early today books are used as texts in In a major drive, ngainst hill number of American univer- Earl Granville married in
cities. positions guarding the classic
1016 Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon, Invasion Youth to Seoul-Ualted-The-most-experienced "old sister of Queen Elizabeth, the
German hand" of the four is the Queen Mother-Reuter..
Pres
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Injunction Germans Revive Duelling
Manila, June 25,
Démocratie -Party Icadera were today preparing to fle
Supreme
B.20
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a member of the WVS and re-
-Bonn, June 25. tions require at least two, 101lant war, and who feel that they turned to Britain in March. She
threo, eight require have to prove their courage by irst met hor
Most West German Uni- require flance, Capt.
four, four require Ave; and acquiring a flaming cheek scar Peter Downward, of the Isle of
injunction proceedings with the versity student corporations one, In Muenster, requires six in a word or abre match. Ban, when she spent a week
bafore members fouring the 1st Commonwealth
Court should Pre- now require members to ducia
accopied into, the
As Berlin cor-
delegates to the Division front
London, June 25. in April 1952,
sident Quirino, insist on govern- fight at least one duel, while
1051 meeting of the "Coburg A Labour member, Dr Though serving in the South
Ing, the. Paillplacs. by remote some demand at least. Blx, portion.
"Old" - Men" alumni who | Convent" put it, "We cannot Lancashire Regiment, Capt
Broughton, usked in the House of Commons today what fur-control" during his stay in the the weekly magazine "Spie-control the corporations bonuso arrange war for overy Downward was then In com
they provide their funds, started generation." mand of 1913 Light Liaison
ther stops were to be taken as United States for medical treat-gel" reported."
result the recent Common-ment at Johns Hopkin Hospital
this movement to revive duelling The Goverment has tried Fight R.A.F. He is to rejoin
Duelling has been revived, after the Nazi Government. If-heartily his regiment in the Canal Zone
wealth Prime Ministers confer-
to prevent the While wishing the President Spiegel said, by the genETA- which outlawed it, fell in 1845. revival of duelling, but recently ence to develop trade between after the wedding.
eliber too
·Britain and Australia.
a, speedy In Horca Miss Wood' was ona
recovery, tho Do-ons
the Federal courts acquitted a The "front generation," which Coatingten student accused of young to fight in. of the six WVS workers dealt
expressed the view it. The so called "front genera-filled the universities in the He asked for an nasurance:mocrats
illegal duelling, so that the Goy- ing with the welfare, of British
immediato. postwar 'that the' British Government that he should be relieved of ton" came home secking only a and Commonwealth troops, Sho
gingerment appears to have last the would do. all it could to... en- | tho
little interest in duelling, having burdens of State. "Mr job and peace. was at first.engaged' In organla-
courage; and, develop trade, bo- | Quirino's obsession to continue
leaned enough of "opmradeship Only the school authorities But 93 of the 87 student cor and courage in the face of the
сог Ing a rest centre et Inchon, and
tween the two countries. later at the transit. camp. nl.
ruling the Philippines, despite pogations which form
tho ...YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD. Across 3 Sparkled, 8 Pusan, through which 16,000 The President of the Board his illness and what could mean Coburg Convent, one of four
of Trade Me Peter Thorney-
West German-wide student Duate, Altering, 11 Imported, 12 Mero, 13 Blast, 18 Emery, troops passed 19.Opal, 22 Lessened, 24 Prepares, 25 Resume, 20 Reserved. She and one of her colleagues croft, replied the Government a lang absence is a clour and organisations, now require each Down. 1 Admit, 2 Slope, 3. Starfle, 4. Fett. 6. Ruedi & Lotter, visited the frons after an in- would do all, they could to on-agant violation of the Commember to fight at least one filed with the "frahi genera-weapon is used sparingly Indeed,
Major-General 10 Copper, 17 vilation from 7 Dogged, 10 Terse, 14 Amber, 15 Trussed,
Courage trade. In the sterling #itution," the Democrats said dual the magazine, declared. tion's" kid brothamybos were by sector with one cydon Caseula,
area Redfer
(Routen
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In seven long years of continue the struggle. But, their dienstrous war,
|chief irespon is their power to outlay any student corporation But the universities now. gredbusi saranging "tuels, and that