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BASTILLE DAY RIOTS A Chinese
Dilemma IN PARIS
HAT developinents of the
THAT
past few weeks in the various satellite states of Eastern Europe are all connectou with each other is obvious. That' changes in Communist policy in East, Germany. Czechoslovakia, i Hungary and other coun- tries have been made with] the approval or on the orders of Moscow โป equally obvious. There are Interesting differences, but the general puttera iH similar throughout. There are concessions, remark- ably sweeping concessions to the peasantry. There is a certain restoration of private trade and enter- prise. There are promises of · relaxation of the grimmer features of a "police state." While for the industrial)
Seven Killed,
120 Injured
NORTH AFRICANS
DEMONSTRATE
Paris, July 14.
At least seven people were killed and
workers there were first more than 120 injured in heavy fighting attempts to discipline them between police and North African Bastille make them work harder-Day demonstrators here tonight.
even more strictly and toi
TA
hasty
followed by abandonment of this pulley,
rates, and promises to the
French riot squads opened fire to break cancellation of the new up a milling mob of between two thousand regulations and new wage and three thousand North Africans demon- workers as well. But while strating in the Place de la Nation here after there is a natural tendency a Communist-led march to celebrate Bastille
radical Day. of
iu regard all thin 25 symptomatic
changes in the Communistic
Three thousand police mobilised from all over
system, there is evidence in the capital, when the fighting broke out, were abundance to indicate that rushed in police cars and lorries to the vast square
in the cast end.
thu changes ure hasty expedients to cope with an alarming economic situa- tion. The pattern of Soviet
policy in all the satellite
Using their rifle butts they eventually cleared it after fierce hand-to-hand fighting.
countries ងវាម been the sume. In the first place their economies have bean modified to suit the needs and requirements of the Soviet Union. It has involved Forty-live demonstrators were" exploitation of the coun-admitted to two Paris hospitals. The Bghting began in heavy
The
North rain.
Africans, mainly Algerlans and Moroccans, armed with heavy clubs, battled fiercely with the police, #
Police headquarters announced that seven demon- etrators died of their wounds while the police hospital said about 80 policemen were injured, including 18 admit- ted for treatment.
tries* resources for the benefit of Russia.
THIS system has new led very near to disaster. For
police
BIG FOUR TALKS
Capt. J. P. Dufour of the Royal 22nd Canadian Regt., tries out the latest Chinese "ultra modern” weapon, a giant sling-shot for "firing" hand gren- ades. This catapult, a 'relic from the guided mis- sile proving ground of Ghengis Khan, was found by the Royal 22nd Cana- dian Regt, on the forward slope of one of their hill- top company positions on the Western Front In Korea-London Express.
Russia's Parliament
Convened
Second Time Since Stalin's Death
London, July 15.
A Chinese Weapon
Egyptian Feelings "Running High Against British Soldiers”
Cairo, July 14.
Major Salah Salem, Egypt's Minister of National Guidance, declared tonight that the Egyptian Government “could not control the feel ings of the Egyptian population if British security measures in Ismailia continue any longer."
Major Salem, who is a member of the Egypt- ian Revolutionary Council, said the feelings of the Egyptian people "are running high against British troops in the Suez Canal zone."
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Her Reply
The Foreign Turkey Gives Ministers Report On Their Talks
Washington, July 14. The British, French and American Foreign Ministers announced, tonight, after four days talks hore, that they would take measures to restore peace if China renewed aggression after an urmistice in Korea.
For the moment they would pursue their present policies to- wards China, the communiquo vald.
A
official
State Department, said that this referred to the
Istanbul, July 14. Turkey today handed to Russia her reply to the Soviet "peace" note, It was learned.
The contents of tha Soviet note have not yet bean revealed, but it was reliably reported to hava contained an offer to with- draw
to
Soviel claims
Turkish territory And
Ruslan willingness to improve relations with her neighbour.
It was reported that the text of both the Soviet noto and tho Turkish reply would be published shortly In both capitals.—United Press,
PERSIAN
common policy of embargoing DEPUTIES
the shipment of strategic materials to Communist China and also 10 the differences between the United States and Britain who do not cee eye to eye over the diplomatic recogni- tion of the Communies Nationalists Q# the Chinese Government.
or
The three Powers declared their determination to work for an early armistice and would make every effort to assist te stout hearted and sorely tried” Koreans to reunite under institutions of their own choosing,
RESIGN
Teheran, July 14. Twenty-eight, National Front deputies supporting the Persian Prime Minister, Dr Mohammed Mossadegh, today announced their re- signation from the Majlis (lower House of Parlia ment), making it almost impossible for the house to jeopardising peace operate for the rest of its
one-year term of office.
The deputies said it was im- "They hope," the communique possible for them to co-operate cepled by the United Nations present vicious atmosphore." said, that any armistice, ac with opposition members in the would be a step forward in the in particular in the Far East." catise of peace everywhere,' and |
But the armistice must not result in elsewhere in 'Asin,
INDO-CHINA
·
This notion follows reports two days ago that Dr Mossadegh Intended to hold a referendum to ses whether his government-and ia policies were supported by the
The communique praised the people. Efforts of the French Unloa It was reported at the time forces "against aggressive Com-that of National Front depinics parilament munism" in Indo-China and said might design from
referendum, the Foreign Ministers "exchanged before He told a press conference of Three
Feeling has been rising, in thes cars and
Views two buses
on various meatures to foreign correspondents that he were seized and their
satisfactory outcome as recently between Eu7- drivers hasten a had telephoned
podra and opponents of "Dr the Egyptian and passengers arrested and
and the restoration
Masdégh culminating in per- Ambassador in Washington, Dranother car driver beaten up.
there.
sonol attacks there on tite P÷lme Ahmed Hussein, to inform the TOO FEW DETAILS
Minister last Tuesday, American
But Commenting_on
the Ministers Lord the charges, Salisbury (Britain), M. Georges have told his National Front Dr Mossadegh was then said to the Foreign Omec sold tonight that many of the charges gave Foster Dalles (United States government would not attend Bidault (France) and Mr. John supporters that ministers of the too few details to make inves tigation possible.
what these parliament sessions
Government
cordingly.
Major Salem
Egyptians
were
ac-
two
by
dlu not Jisclose measures were,
of peace"
The British and French Minis- ters greeted with satisfaction
the result has been The North Africans broke acute shortage. The policy through the
cordons,
said Jed directly has
while bystanders fled in panie
killed to
Invitation To Be The Supreme Soviet Russia's British paratroopers at one shortage of consumer down side streets,
two-chamber Parliament has
British check points goods, and that shortage has The North Africans who had Given Russia
been summened to meet on July | erected in Ismailia yesterday.
No detalis of the alleged in- increased the
marching stubborn beet
in
close
28, its second sitting since the
He added that there had been eldents were available, the formation, OVLT- hostility of the peasants to militarylke
Washington, July 14.
death
of Stalin, it was announced 45 other "major incid
incidents" in Foreign Office spokesman sold. collectivisation_and_to powered the few police posted A spokesman for the Big by Moscow
Radio last sight.
the Canal Zone since Moy 5. along the parade route-and-set- "quote"
it will deal for are to a police van. Another Three Foreign Ministers with changes in the top strata
Major Salem fold the cor- suffered," this no doubt occurred giving Independence to Cam-| deliveries. This in turn police van had all its windows conference said tonight that
of Soviet dministration after
to prevent three Associated States of Indo- ernment suppressed publication to take measures in 14 smashed and smaller vehicle the three powers intend to the fall of Lavrenti Beria. He
incidents in the marauding, cable-cutting, and China, and considered it "of ask Soviet Russia to attend was one of the four chief Vien Egyptian press to create a other unlawful activities," he fundamental importance to the
the Council of "favourable atmosphere con- sald. Ministers ard has now been ducive to a settlement of the
excessive
resulted
PANIC SPREADS
has catastrophic fall 'in' food was burned out. production. Hungary, for example, formerly a big exporter of foodstuffs, has now an acute shortage of food for its own people. And the picture is the same in East Germany. Nor can the veteran the satellite governments a-year-old Marcel Cachin, to a Soviet Ambassadors in Washing any longer deny that
Observers assume
"Where
an
until apology was enado for these auguks-Reuter.
Injury has been the French laltiative towards Passenger
respondents the Egyption Gov- because the troops were obliged bodia, Laos and Vietnam, the Train Blown Up
of
uct
Major Salem said rifles and
Panic spread through a four-power Foreign Minis- Chairmen of
tho square as police reinforcements ters meeting toward the expelled from the government Anglo-Egyptian dispute."
end of September. arrived firing volleys of shots.
Communist guards surround- ing party leaders on the review-
stand ing
hurriedly ushered Communist leader,
situation is une of their Ambulances with sirens
can
their
demonstrations against General
area
at the ready---Reuter,
standing
Ile said the British, French and American governments will und identical notce to the
ton, London and Parts,
A high American source sald invite tho proposal to
und the Communist Party as '
of "criminal," and an "agent foreign imperialism."
The previous sitting of the Supreme Soviet sanctioned the
"The list appears to follow the pattern of an carlier list of in- cidents relating to the first four other weapons were not in them 15."
of the year, and published
and The wording of the Egyptian Embassy's statement wright
of on
pockets of the thousands fellaheen
(peasants) women searched yesterday and today.
"We know where our Georgi
rifies and OTTHIS IC and we know when and where we shall use them," he declared.
changes carried out under the
Prime Minister TICW Malenkov.
Organ
yesterday,
by
followed almost identically that used in the one published in
place the Suez Canal under. international, control of the United Nations.
The suggestion was made by Labour Mr Peter Freeman, a mumber,
security of the whole of South east Asia."
E2
Rangoon, July 14, Twelve people were killed, when passenger train was blown up by Karen rebels 12 miles north of Rangoon today.
The Foreign Ministers of the Thirly other persons were in- United States, Britain and Jured, according to the first re Franco Issued a joint com porta. The rebels, who numbered mtinique on the For Eastern about 100, looted carriages, and aspects of their discussions in forced more than 100 passengers Washington. Another com - to walk six miles to the jungle, munique was expected later. where they lined them up, took all their valuables, and released, them.
The communique said that a Korean armistice must not re- Rescue trains were sent out full In jeopardising the re- to help the injured, and Gov- storation or the safeguarding of ernment troops were despatched
other part
of to track down the rebels--
France-Presse.
Introducing
the eur.
own making. The question screaming гасса through tho that the
The May statemons also raid NO AGENDA immediately posed is area dropping off nurses and Soviet Union to n conferenco
that the informations had not No agenda was disclosed in whether the
PREPARED TO FIGHT so-called stretcher bearers to pick up thoun Germany will be forwarded
been published before "in order from the reforma indicate a Insting wounded.
to Moxow within two or three yesterday's decree
Major Salem said he had re- not to envenom the atmosphere." Kremlin, which came from the
thousands called ceived several
pence in any of it was being released in order to One middle-aged woman, days. change of policy or whether
Presidium, and merely
over the Rivo public opinion "a complete Asia-fleuter. it will again be reversed doubled up with pain from a The spokesman said that the for the Supreme Soviet to hold telegrams from all
hricked
country urging wound,
the Govern- picture of the situation in the when the emergeney has stomach
British Commissioner to Ger- its fifth session on July 28.
to fight. He said the Canal zone.”—Reufor, passed. Nothing which the "assassin" as the Red Cross men
many, Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick, tried to load her away,
The Supreme Soviet, highest ment
legislative telegrams stated that Egyptian Communist
PROPOSAL REJECTED exercising rein- bas obtained the consent of the governments
Eventually the police
o chambers youth was "prepared to fight have done so far involves forcements restoned order after German Chancellor, Dr Konrad power, consists of two
equal legislative rights, on its own."
London, July 14. any loosening of their grip. some of the fiercest hand-to- Adenauer, for the three powers with
British military ・ authorities į The Government today re- Dictatorships may change hand fighting seen in Parla issu: an invitation to Russia elected for four-year terms: the
Council of the Union (682 mem- stated in Cairo tonight they had Jected a suggestion in the House their minds, but they since the Communist protest to a four-power meeting,
He said this was the result berg), and the Council of Nano knowledge of my Egypidan of Commons that it should take remnin
dictatorships. althew Ridgway in May last of the three Foreign Ministers tionalities (€57.
being killed by British troops steps to ad- Nevertheless the Marxiste
deciding yesterday that Chan- Tho highest in the Kremlin
must be par
ministrative organ, the Council
"No such complaint has been The riot squads wearing steel cellor Adenaucz should be con-
of Ministers, is appointed uneasily wondering how helmets
made by local_Egyptian au- throw a ring around sulted on the four-power meet-
Soviot. they
satisfactorily the
ing proposal
the Supreme wholes
sald The spokesman then
One routine matter, tho bud-thorities in the Canal zone," a
British spokesmanı said. present shoulder to shoulder with rifles that "Paragraph D of the Third get, usually put to the spring resolve
Mr Anthony Nutting, Under- He added: "British military Secretary for Foreign Affairs, dilemma.
Section" of tho
communique session of the Supreme Soviet. could be interpreted as an Inhas as yet not been before it authorities ako state categorical- said briefly in a writion reply: vitation to Eastern European since Stalin's death last March., contrary to what was "No."--Reuter.
stated, women are not being states when they are free to The budget was not on the searched by British troops al Join The European Defence agenda of the fourth session, Community United Press,
This is the first time since the end of the war that two sersions of the Supreme Soviet have been summoned within a A budget session is now due and if it takes place it inay Elte some clue to the propor Nairobi, July 14. tion of defence spending which Four Kikuyus, due to be the new Soviet hanged on Saturday for the re- contemplates this year.
If any new major changes in April and May, said he worst survivors of the Trans-Ocean cent murder of the Ruck family
are planned, day was April 30 when there airliner which crashed into the
were six such attacks.
Pacifle with 50 passengers and It alleged that on that day crew. threa woldiers robbed an The Barrett, which has been Egyption of 195 Piastres and his searching wreckage littered over. biankels, a taxi was reized by a wide expanse · of sea, is pro-
Egyptian vessels are remaining in the area a car was sourched, ato continuo the search. J. H. Lewis,' ortiered an im A Communist provincial om-
So far 14 bodies have been mediate inquiry into the break. cial, Salvatore Plazzolo, resigned lonry with 51 cases of tea was
urder close from the Party tonight in seized by force, and another bus recovered, none yearing life The men are now
three raft protest against the "criminal was searched, passengers benten jackets, while of guard.
dismissal of up, and an Egyptian arrested. found, only one was inflated and Mau Mau terroriste beat up and scandalous"
The Embassy said May 28 the other two in places. an African, member of the Beria, King's African Tiles and "stole Ils letter of resignation also was another, bad day for in- The Indicationi, are, that the his Dren gun and ammunition. protested against his local cidents, one private car being aircraft, a four-engined DC-85,
exploded at a high altitude He is to be court-martialled for colleagues whom he defined as completely destroyed when „losing the günsteuter... "opportunisia."
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He added that the security i arrangements "haye proceeded smoothly.Reuter
ACCUSATIONS
No Chance Of Survivors
Honolulu, July 14.
'London, July 14. The Egyptian Embassy, In statement accusing British Tho United States ship, troops of 47 attacks on Barrett, radioed today there was government Egyptians and their property in no possibility of picking up any
on their farm, escaped early to the, government day from the condemned cells the Supreme. Soviet sesalon
no doubt In Nairobi, it was announced would today.
ratify them-Heuter.
They were recaptured after
:
the most, intensive manhunt the
colony has over seen.
The Prison Commissioner, Mr
formally
The Lone Voice
Forgia, Italy, July 14.
force, a bus from Cairo was ceeding to Guam, but four other,
arched.
ед and
· Thund grenado was tossed at it. Reuter,
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