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RECENT event which attracted only passing. notice won the recall of three Soviet Ambassadors to Moscow. Their presence may have been required because of the impending denunciation of Mr Berin, but it is unlikely that this was the only reason for the recall. Whatever her domes- tic upheavals, Russia con- tinues 10 devote стоне thought and attention to international affairs, and it
to
is fair to assume that the Ambassadors went Moncow to present first- hand reports
world events, particularly the
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manner in which they may be affected by the current three power Foreign Minis- ters' conference in Washing ton. It is not Russia's pur- pose to allow the initiative to move to the Western
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powers if she can do any thing to prevent it, and this is especially Ho in the case of Germany. In the long drawn-out struggle between Russia and the West the fate of Germany is always the centre. All diplomatic ronds end Germany, Russia has suffered its greatest post-war humilia- ilon at Berlin. But out of this humillation it might by udroit action pick embarrassment for the West. The rising in Berlin has had two consequences. It has broken the prestige
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BIG FOUR TALKS LATEST Anglo-Egyptian Teusion
May Be Held
In Autumn If
Russia
Agrees
Washington, July 13.
Agreement between the Big Three Western Foreign Ministers to seek a Big Four conference with Russia, possibly this autumn, now seems cer- tain to be announced within the next 24 hours.
The British Acting Foreign Secretary, the Marquess of Salisbury, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bidault, appear to have over- come the resistance of the United States State Secretary, Mr John Foster Dulles, to such a meet- ing. They have pleaded that the Western powers cannot ignore the popular demand throughout the free world that such an attempt should be made to end the appalling tensions developed through- out the East-West cold war of recent years.
The emphasis in the Foreign Ministers" conference which opened last Friday has been upon a meeting be tween the heads of the American, Russian, French and British governments, but the question appears still to be open whether the meeting should be at this level or at the Foreign Ministers' level.
Both the British and French spokesmen have declared then-
selves in favour of a meeting
for
FULLY PREPARED
Washington, July 13.
A high British source said of heads of governments but here today the British Govem- Boviet spokesmen have been ment was quite prepared for campaigning
meeting Big Four talks between Western A between foreign ministers in and Soviet leaders "any time continuance of the system for this autumn." foreign ministers' consultation
Centre Of Controversy
Judge Gives 36, who, because of a re-
Advice To Baby-Sitter
of the antelllte government
He said the talks could be be- į in the Eastern zone; but it set up during the wartime con- tween either the heads of Gov- the ferences of Potsdam and Yalla crnments of the Four Powers or has also #roused nationalism of
in 1945, Western
their senior ministers. But he
Glamorgan, July 18. Throughout the current talks, emphasised Germany and revived the
that, the original The judge left his mat in of the Big Four idea of Sir determination to restore balscussion
Winston meeting has focussed upon the when he put forward his pro- and moved over to the wit- Churchill the Glamorgan Court today question of the reunification ofposal for Big Germany and the holding of May 11 was
for a meeting of ness box to give some advice free all-German elections.
heads of Governments.
to 17-year-old Sylvia Long- man, found guilty of the] manslaughter of a 3-year- old boy.
the authentic German realm the peoples of the East. This has dealt a blow at those in Western Germany who
were content for the
time being to leave Ger- many divided and to con- centrate on building up the strength of the Federal Republic.
The German question would provide the mala, but not necessarily the only, subject for discursion with Soviet leaders. Soviet
agreement to the holdb of free all-German elections of testing would be a means the reality and sincerity of the for declared desire of
Soviet Government axation of tension.
E forces making German unifiention could easily be made use of by Moscow for Russian pur puses if Russian diplomacy sufficiently flexible, subtlo, and willing to take risks. The main interest in
H
Four
Four
talks on
He said he did not have any indication that the Soviet Union would agree to engage in such talles.
Giving the backgroumi to Sir Winston's proposal of Big Four talks, this source said recent new events in the Soviet Union and the for a rein the "satellite" countries of Eastern Europe had shown there had been if not a change of heart In the light of the discussions at least some modification of the here, the objective of the Big Soviet attitude. It might 00 "I should
Le would meeting
possible to take advantage of exploratory-to this to obtain a certain relaxa- primarily penstrate behind the screen of tow of the appalling tensions propaganda and public state which have been oppressing the the international scene atments by Soviet spokesmen and world. the moment is to see which
find out in secret talks just what of the two sides, the West the new Soviet Government or the Communists, plays its thinks and intends about world hand. better over Germany. pelice. As far as can be made out, Mr Dulles would like in the Washington
A new
consultations
demand for
IMPORTANT END
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Above is seen, Group Captain Peter Townsend,
with *ported romance
Princess Margaret, has become the centre of
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heated controversy throughout Britain. Group Captain Townsend, formerly an equorry to the Queen Mother, is seen here shaking hands with the recent royal visit to Queen Elizabeth after Northern Ireland.--Dally Express photo.
Estonian President In Disgrace?
Reds Launch A Major Assault
Seoul, July 14.
A briefing officer said last night that the Chinese launched a major attack in the sector east of Snipers Ridge and west of the Pukhan River early in the night.
Reports from the area were #cattered but apparently aver 25,000 Chinese started the drive at 10 p.m., local time on July 13. An estimated two Chinese divisions launched the, vicious
massive attack against the Allied positions.
The briefing officer said the battle was still in full swing two hours past midnight Korean time and only scattered reports from the area were available.
They said that more than 25,- UDO Chinese suddenly hit the Allied positions in the area just cast of Snipers Ridge.
The attack was in the general area where the last few days regimental and battalion size attacks had been reported, the briefing officer said.
briefing officer sald The Chinese
attacking were approximately a 15-mile front along a major portion of the central front.
the
on
to
The front runs approximately from Snipers Ridge in the west via the Finger Ride: area positions west of the Pukiran.
The briefing offleer said no further intonation, about tha attack was available except that at least two Chinese divisions were committed and even prob- two ably a little more than divisions-Reuter.
Mayor Of
Manila Foils
ALL QUIET IN ISMAILIA LAST NIGHT
Ismailia, July 13.
All was quiet in Ismailia tonight. No major incidents were reported in the dimly-lit town.
Most people remained in their houses despite a.noticeable casing of tension. -
Among those arrested here today by Egyptian police, as a precautionary measure, was Mr Ahmed Abdulla, a former Senator who is a contractor to the British military authorities.
British steel-ringed Ismailia and paratroopers today began scarching Egyptian vehicles for clues to a missing airman, whose disappearance has raised sudden new Anglo-Egyptian tension.
General Mohaimmed Nogulb checkpoints on main roads lead- eulled emergency meetings of his ing into Ismallin from Cairo, Cabinet ntuck Revolutionary Port Sald and Suez. Traffe-was Council. Не was sold by down to a trickle Reuter, Egyptian sources to have refused CRISIS DISOUSSED to receive Mr Robert Hankey,
London, July 13. British Charge Affaires, who Anglo-Egyptian relations went was accused by Major Salah from bad to worse today as the Salem, Minister of National | Egyptian government defled Guldance, of "engineering" the British military domantis for the situation.
return
British birman abducted alleged to have been by the Egyptians
The Cabinet met this morning to discuss the new crisia, The
Mr Hankey talked for an hour
Mahmoud Fawzy, Instead,
with the
the Foreign Minister,
The United States Ambossn-
of
dor, Mr Jefferson Caffery, who three ormed service chicks, has been in Alexandria for a Admiral of the Fleet Sir few days, arw back to Cairo to Rhoderick McGrigor, Air Chief meet the Egyptian Foreig
Marshal Sir William Dickson and General Sir John Harding, and the War
Minister, Anthony Head, were called' in.
The War Office said the crisis
Minister.
The crisis blew up after the
had Egyptians
rejected demand by Lieutenant-General |
Sir Francis Festing. Command-town of Imailia, main centre of ing British troops in the Canal the Suez Canal Zone, had been Zone, for the release of the scaled off by British troops in Egypt and the Egyptians were airman, alleged to have been given unill 7 am.. GMT today 10 abducted by Egyptians in a car. return the Royal Air Force man, The Egyptians replied that
A. V. Ridgen they knew nothing 'of the man.
When zero hour approached the British received a flat re- TRAFFIC SEARCHES fection of their demand and After the British deadline of Brkish troops went into action. m. today for the return (61) All Egyptians attempting to leave the airman, Festing put Into or enter Ismailio were being uction" a "prepared plan." Rail closely gereened.
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and road trame was searched for arms and clues.
Britain's grave view of the new Anglo Egyptian crisis
was voiced by the Minister of State,
Selwyn Lloyd, in
Emergency measures, such as was strengthening of police patrols,
stress
of
Mr
came into effect as at times of Parliament after this morning's
they do automatically Cabinet meeting. under the already existing state)
He said "urgent representa tions" were being made to the martial law. After the Egyptian Cabinet Egyptian government, whose Salem said Minister for National Guidance, were given details Major Salch Salon, had broad- to the Egyptian people,
Major
Arrest Order concerning the battle being con- cast
ducted by the Brlish Empire,"
At British Military Headquaring for a. "Uberation, battle
Mr Robert Hankey, British
"They can be very upsetting when they start howling. I have chlidren of my own," the judge told the attractive red- haired baby-sitter, who ad.. mitted that she put a scarf over the child's mouth to stop him crying..
try to forget it if I were you," he added."
Dramatic Incident Sylvia had pleaded not guilty
Stockholm, July 13. child, Alan Caprin, but guilty lieve that the President of
At Hotel of a charge of murdering the Baltic sources here be
Manila, July 14. the alternative charge of the Estonian Supreme So-
The Philippines Defence the child's mother so that
work at night could
a has fallen into disgrace. last night ordered govern action we have taken. The pre- Festing put into operation waitress in Cardiff.
The child
was troublesome that Mr Jakobson did not
Tallin Radio reported today ment troopers to arrest the cautionary measures are intended the Egyptian authorities rejected news and swore at her, she said. She yesterday over the traditional / Mayor of Manila, Arsenio prevent further disappearances the demand for Ridgen's retu
did not intend to harm him.
recent representations to the Blous have The Judge placed
at
ters in Mouscar the steps taken Charge d'Affaires who dew from were described 0.9 "purely the Canal Zone to Cairo Inst routine precautionary measures" night, was said to have reported and "in no way retaliation for to London after his meeting the abduction
with the -Egyptian
Foreign Aircraftman
iman A.V. Rigden, Minister, Mahmoud Fawzl, this Mr Hankey reportedly
He said the original alm of manslaughter while babysitting viet, Mr August Jakobson, } Minister, Mr Oscar Castelo, is
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Sir Winston Churchill's proposal was to try to find out by per- conal contact what was in the Soviet mind,
The source thought the This would be an important
of the downfall to get agreement on making end in itself, quite apart from from Moscow
three at Lavrenti Boria had neither a
her the any attempt by
on free
nor an encouraging probation to reach any deterrent
for two years on consideration of the condition that she went to the elections in Germany which Western Powers would lend on to unification: leaders or to prepare the way proposal to have talks with the home for six months-Reuter.
Arm agreements with the Soviet effect on
cuch Soviet leaders. the new Germany would for the negotiation of
It was premature to say what then be free to continue in agreements setting the problems
divide the Coin- was the reason for Beria's fall military alliance with the which now West, and America hopes munist and the non-Communist in three must to come PARALYSING
any definite conclusions about that of its own free will it world.
This British would choose to do so. Mr Dulles apparently that the demands might be accepted by Russia, and bases his hopes on what he thinks is the towering state of Russia, Some loud blasts
13
the
to
source
preside
nnual gathering in Kariorg Lacson, for rebellion and an Castle of boys and girls, who attempi on Castelo's life. have just matriculated.
About 100
troopers had His place was taken by Mr surrounded U10 Puusepp, Vice-President of the Hotel and almost clashed with Shellborne
polico Supreme Soviet,
under Muyor Imieson's Mr Jakobson, an author by control.
The profession and a Stalin literature
The prize winner, has presided over Katherings regularly since the
war.
for
incident was the latest in a long standing dispute bo- tween Oscar Castelo and the Nacionalista Party Opposition leaders.
Tho fact that the United it.
said he DOCK STRIKE States Government now Phad heard some experts say it
Tailin Radio gave no reason hopes pears willing to endors
his absence this year.
Lacson foiled the Errest Brisbane, July 14. positive rather than the nega-meant a toughening and other
order when he walked from the a softening of Soviet
Communist Party meetings in Bis aspects of R live
Four experts
This port le paralysed by a collective farms, factories, offices hotel accompanied by a body- atpolicies, towards the West. presumably
strike of 2,000 dockers, whose! meeting
He did not have any reason to
the guard of police and newspaper- and schools throughout tributable to the persuaslycness
persuasive suppose that the Soviet Union employers are today taking court three Soviet republics of Estonin, mea the British
and Lithuania today Castelo, who was staying at of
would abandon her peace offen-action in an attempt to compel Latviu by Foreign Ministers, backed
resolutions passed world public opinion.
branding the hotel, claimed Lacson had sive of recent months because them to return to work.
The Stevedoring Industry Beria as a "bourgeoin renegade," tried to assassinate him. of Berla's fall-Reuter.
Board is bringing suit requiring local radios reported.
He said he called the govern- the men to show cause why
Speakers urged the Suprêmement troopers because of Life Imprisonment they should not be ordered back Sevict court to "show extreme Lacson's assassination attempt and sentence and would now; fle charges severity to Beria are him to
the sharpest possible against the Mayor at Manila punishment."-Reuter.
Court today,
on the Western trumpets will bring down its walls.
of The announcement
the But what will happen if agreement in the attitude of the Russia forestalls him by three Western Governments to proposing genuinely freowards such a
a morting, expected within the next 24 hours, will.
For Communists
to work.
Baghdad, July 13.
Fifteen foreign ships among the 20 vessels Idle.
who
elections in Germany, Wall together with unification, however, presumably define the
A court martial here today The strike began over the conditions under which it would
possible to hold a meeting sentenced Bahudin Nuri, Secro-suspension of 17 dockers and prepare the way for sound- lary General of the Iraqi tinder- refused to accept a working day ing
attitude of the ground Communist Party, and starting at 1 pm. The men de- Soviet Government itself to two other leading Communists, cided yesterday to remain out.
-Reuter. wards such a meeting-Reuter. to life imprisonment.-Reuter.
out the
What The Insurance Companies Paid
For Jewels Theft Information
Russia Losing Her Grip
Bombay, July 14,
Lacson said he went to the hotel to Interview a scarfaced youth who was suspected of
"star
witness" murdering against Castelo in bribery charges which have been brought against him by Nacion-
An Indian member of Parlia-alista Party Senators. ment said today he had seen
The witness was shot dead in
the East Berlin riots last month, a Manila house on June 18. and Russia had "no alternative but to withdraw from Easter Europe."
in return for the severance | be of Germany from EDC or NATO? What would be the effects on the West German election at the end of next month? What would be the chances of the Western counter-proposals being ne- cepted? The French news- paper Le Monde draws at- tention to other clues. At the recont meeting of the World Ponce Council ut
word Budapest no heard about the old Russlan plan of Д Five-Power-
Counsel for Lloyds of London told a court here today that insurance com- penco pact. All the emphasis panies had given Francs 6,400,000 (about £5,400) to the Marseilles police to pay was losing her grip over East
United using the was on
informants telling the whereabouts of the Begum Aga Khan's stolen jewels. Nations to rescue peace. Does this mean
Ho mid Lloyds underwriters a. now Maitre Launais of the Paris Georges Valantin, then head of y
Lloyds, was the French Criminal Invest!- had insured the Begum's Jewels Russian diplomatic offensive Bar, representing in the United Nations giving evidence as the trial of gating Department, got a third for Francs 100,000,000 (£150,-
000). A paper package Assembly? All these and twelve men charged with the of this to pay an informer.
France aining
was
daylight holdup of the Begum
Aix-en-Provence; July 13.
E
Heds Dr Satyanarayan Sinha, who was speaking at a ception by the Bombay City Congress Committee.
Lacson sold the youth "was to confess" when ready Costelo's security police inter- rupted him. He said he did not know Castelo was in the hotel at the time-Reuter.
Four Survivors Rescued
Dr Sinha sold the Berlin riots had shown that Russia Europe and the "130 divisions of the satellite army" in East
Norfolk, Virgiodło, July 18. European countries were un- reliable.
A United States Navy Marlin Dr. Sinha said Russia now seaplane, witty clever men on con realised that it was "not pos- board crashed and sank in, the 150,000,000 sible to insitrate, into different Attends Ocean today. 25 mily
Navy and Coastguard planes Even the Chinese may soon reported an hour after the cram have, to withdraw from: "Tibet, that a life raft with four | BUT- ho said.—Beuter,
|vivors had been spottad-Teutor:
many other possibilities aro and the theft of Franes 200,000,- The remaining two thirds. £150,000) worth of the jewels parts of the world simui-west of Cape Henry, doubtless boing, weighed at 000 (£200,000) of her precious the lawyer sald, were made word returned to the Marseilles. taneously.”. this moment in Washington | gems, entered its second week. available to be paid out in the police in mysterious circum
in- A further" Francs 600,000 event of a full restitution of stances in January,
over and the loot. \.(£600) were handed
noid London-and Moscow.
Reutor.
1030
to
Leading of
"...There į morning, the measures General
The spokesman added:
nothing horrifying about the
of British servicemen, which we The report also told of
experienced In weeks."
government regarding the kid- Britain's Canal Zone measures napping of British personnel in today included creation of new Iralliä.-United Press,
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