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Cambodia British
Proposal Revealed
Paris, July 29.
Cambodian Premier Penn Nouth disclored in Puom Penh yesterday that his country's latest note to France demanded that a Franco-Cambodian commit-
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1954.
Economy Can A Smiling GREAT
Withstand Effect Of
The Korean Armistice
tee be act up to study the British Firms' possibility of immediate transfer of certain powers.
The
French Press Agency said in a despatch from the Cambodian capital that the Pre- mier had cited. In this Yespect control over the army, pollen and Justiciary.
After consultations with King Norodom Sihanouk the Premier handed the note on Monday to the French High Commissioner In Cambolin, Jean Risterucci.
Penn Nouth said that points on which the proposed committee would not agree would be referred to Paris for further discussions In which Vietnam and Loos might take part.
Cambodia
He stressed that wonted total financial independ- ence to escape the "financial follies" of Vietnam and that his Government would seek to re- adjust trane-plastre parity, the agency sald.
WIDER POWERS
Premier Pena Nouth also an nounced yesterday that he had No reshuffled his Government. Ministers loft the Government and to new ones entered it but changed several portfolios hands..
Move On China Trade
(By Harold Guard)
London, July 28, Powerful British coni- mercial combines were Jusing no time today in steking to unfreeze trade with Commandat China How at the Korea figlit- Ing has ended,
Demands for the casin of bans on China trado were made In both Houses of Parliament yesterday. A body of representative British business concerns is planning
how to fellow up their demands by urging the fiovernment to take 'to action Immediate Improve relations with Red China
A little over a year ago, this same body announced that British corporations fa Red China planned to quidate their assets because they despaired of doing business with the Communists.
The British Government then advised the merchants against husty action and mule 4
to representations
The French Press Agency stil The reshulle represented
increase in the considerable powers of the Premier who as- sumed the Finance Portfolio
"indiscipline" because of
ist
certain Ministries to allow him
te ensure a balanced budget.
The
Youth
of Portfolio
Sport, Basic Education and
the
will allow the Premier
direct
mobilisation of
Lie
for
embryo manpower Cambodian National Army,
The
Agency said Sirik Mutak, former Defence Minis- ter, whose position had bc- come delicate as a result of desertions
Cambodian In the
Army, was reappointed as
Var Foreign
Minister. Sin former Minister of National over the
Economy, took Defence Ministry.
Only Minister fo keep the Sarinn way Penk same pos! at e Ministry of the Interior. -Heuter.
Recruiting To Slow Down
the Peking Government on their behalf. The business- men complied and now they want full Government sup- por in their drive to do trade with China, with what they have traded
100 for nearly
United Press,
years
STRIKE AT
U.S. ATOM
FACTORIES
Oak Ridge, July 28. The United States Govern- meat called on 3.500 strikers at two atomic energy factories to day to end their walk-out and return to work,
The request was made in a Joint telegram from the Secretary of Labbur, Mr Martin Durkin, and the Atomic Energy Com-
mission chairman, MT Lewis Strauss, to the striking Atemic Trades and Labour Council. Sydney, July 28,
Council leaders called a meet- The Australian Marlster for
ing to consider the request the Army, Mr J. Francis, said
disclose
the declined to They tonight that the Australian Gov-
contents of
Government the ernment would slow down its
telegram. recruiting campaign as a result
Earlier Federal mediators of the Korean armistice.
falled in an attempt to settle come the dispute that las idled 5,500 However,
went on, men would still be recruited to workers here. After a 51⁄2 hour ended this which make up for those Australian meeting forces still in Korea, and which morning the mediators reported
to remain there no
had been mado are expected for Some *time yet-France- toward settlement of the strike.
Reuter, Pres.
progress
A British Crossword Puzzle COFFE'RE PERIL LTRE LE O 'AN BLEN
A A ABOU SA PELLET SVE
CONFIDENCE IN LONDON
London, July 28.
Cabinet ministers are confident that an econo- mic slump can be averted in the aftermath of the Korean war provided there is no major busincas recession in the United States.
Government experts and business do not ex- pect the imminent impact of the cease-fire on the British and West European economies to be very great.
"
Most of it had been anticipated in the months of truce negotiations.
many
But they are seriously con- changes in the pattern of in- sidering plans to meet the dustrial production. possible long-term repercus- Government quarters Jeft slons of any trade recession litle combt that a considerable which might develop In the period of time would lapse and United Stales as a result of that much more definite pro- the diminishing international gress towards a settlement on tension.
an International scale would have to be made before sizable cuts in European defence ex- penditure can be seriously con- templated.
A
cautious expansion of East-West trade is mentioned among the possible remedies on a long-term basis.
All experts are agreed that there is no likelihood for the time being of major cuts in the Western
defence expendi- ture.
is
no
Consequently there plan at present for immediate
GERMANS
TOOK HIS
SIGHT: NOW
RETURN IT
The Germans robbed William
Connolly, of Newbolds Road, Wolverhampton, of his sight when they flung mustard gas
DECISIVE FACTOR
They expect some downward moves in some commodity prices on the whole they think but that prices have been sufficient. ly adjusted in international marlicts during the past months of truce expectation.
It is argued, moreover, that the [expenditure on the actual fight- ing in Korea represents only a {small part of the total cost of defence and that rehabilitation demands will make up for at least some of the amount.
As of now, the estimates are that an overall reduction of de- fence expenditure of any sizable scale will be a matter of years rather than months.
But the decisive factor will, in the view of experts, be the
business.
future development of American I i alumps heavily, tare percussions will affect Europe almost without fail. But what they hope is to make the impact
less powerful-United Press,
• Princess Margaret, in pink and with a small hat, seen with the Queen, in blue, and the Duke of Edinburgh at London Airport, The Queen and the Duke went to the air- port to welcome home the Princess and the Queen Mother on their return from their Southern Rhodesian tour-Reuter- photo,
Priests And Reds
Fraternise In
War Of Vineyards
mayors
Montpellier, July 29. Communist Parish priests and fraternised under tricolour flags behind hundreds of barricades thrown across roads of Southwest France yesterday as wine farmers struck their first blow in their price "war" with the Govern-
ment.
Church bells tolled in towns and villages through- out the area early in the morning calling out the people in a four-hour protest against the Government's re-
See again German War fusal to buy up surplus alcohol stocks.
bombs at the trench where he was sheltering from a bombard- ment in World War One.
Today, he can through the eyes of two Ger- .at mans which were used Wolverhampton Eye Hospital to replace his own. He never met elther of the men who helped to restore the sight their coun- He never trymen took away.
but even learned their names, one day he hopes to meet them.
CHALLENGE Adlai Stevenson
On Political Settlement. In Asia,
London, July 28.
Mr Adlai Stevenson, the American Democratic leader, said today that a political settlement in Asia "will be one of the greatest challenges to our statesmanship."
He told more than 100 world press corres- pondents: "Somehow fighting a war is easier— as we have long since discovered-than settling it.
"WC
thank God that the Korean War has ended and the bloodshed has stopped. At the asmo time we must foresee that the truce is uneasy and the prisonor exchange political settlement In Asla is uncertain,
and the
"This will be one of the greates: challenges to our statesmenship -British, American and the United Nations-that WC hove ¡ye; controaled."
Senator Taft Worse
New York, July 28.
Mr Stevenson said bluntly he New York Hospital un- was against the admission of nounced today that the con Communist China into the
United Nations. There were no dition of Senator "Robert reasons for "miling upon Taft, 63-year-old Republican Pekding and clasping her to the leader in the Senate, con- boom of the free world yet.nues to be unsatisfactory. She still threatens pence by
supporting the rebels in Indo- The bulletin said the Senator China
had been abio to, take vory
a
Coping cheerfully. with rapid fire of questions at the press conference, Mr Stevenson
rave warning against thinking that Russian polley was funda- mentally changed.
Title nourishment and is gen- erally weaker.
operation
Senator Taft recently had an of the abdominal wall to investigate a hip ailment. The hospital, in the first p
He said that in Europe there nouncement, which did not take was "the carnesi, pathelle an optimistic view of his condi- desire to exploit the signs of tion, sald earlier today that the Russian goodwill.
Senator's health had deteriorat-
Ta
DANGEROUS
"Bul the impression
ed.
that that
The hospital said at this time no other bulletin would
something has changed basically be issued today unless there was the nature of Russian im- serious change in the Scaptor's perialism and international condiilon,
GETTING WEAKER Communism is both alarming In its second
and dangerous."
Tatt'a
eondition continues to be un-
fever,
It had been announced last week that the Senator would to Washington 011 Wednesday.
At the same, time "wa'ahould hospital said bulletin, the always keep the doors of the satisfactory. He has been able conference room opan, feel the puise and remove any indication to take very little nourishment and suspicion of indexfbility in and some were no the West's attitude," he added. experiencing no pain and has no
For that reason he considered the proposal for a four-power
foreign minisics return meeting of admirable.
Mr Stevenson, now nearing
A statement from the hospital the end of a world tour, praised the concept of a European yesterday said only that his de political community. The free Parture would be delayed, Flags new
action at half-mast and threatened further
al- European
The first bulletin todþý -- spid States in unison
"Senator Taft's condition has municipal and village councils most immediately with stronger could Criminals
represent
great closed their offices.
measures if the Government polarising force between the the last 24 hours!"
deteriorated exmewhat during Thousands of wine-growers, did not respond satisfactorily. United States, Russia and the independent and easily excll- The crisis, ОДО of Over- British Commonwealth.
wives and production, has sent wholesalo children,
their mayors, priests wine prices toppling from un SENATOR McCARTHY and Parliamentary
deputies, average of 42 francs per litre. trooped out to man the road (@d. per quart) in 1940-00 to He added. that if Germany blocks built of overturned carts,
24 franco, (6d.) this year,
should ever surrender the Yesterday's protest move- right
to make her Own reis filled with water.
ment has revived memorica of decisions I would regret it as the serious disturbances which spelling the end of the European and the followed the last wine-growers' Defence Community
community strike in the same area in 1007.
of free Трети the farmers their wine into the rivers and gutters rather than sell it at Senator Joseph_McCarthy, Mr uneconomical prices,
Bra Several Stevenson said: "I
the objectiya of uwaking people were killed in rioting--
To Go Free? able, with their
For years after the trench Many German war criminals incideni 'Mr Conolly's sight serving sentences In Allied gradually deteriorated until prisons in Germany may be re-barrows, tractors and wine bar- three years ago nelther glasses leased by the end of August, ac- nor contact lenses could help cording to Herbert Blankenhorn, him see any more. He had to
German observer at the stop work, and knew that very Washington Big Three Foreign Goon he would be totally blind. Ministers' Conference. The vital cornea of his eyes—
In his report on the conference,
to and a
For four hours from 5 p.m. most of the national and provin- cial roads through the four de- partments of the Herault, Aude, Gärd and Pyrenees Orientales on Herr Blankenhorn said that the the
Mediterranean the southwest United States Secretary of State, const were closed to traffle. John Foster
Dulles, had proposed The Ministry of the Interior, a "inal solution" to the which the night before promis- problem of the war criminals.
One section of the German-ed to keep the roads open at all costs, sent squads of special Allied treaties calls for a review police roaming the countryside
mixed Geiman - Allied
in a
a vain effort to carry out its Commissions of all sentences of orders. war criminals still held by Great Britain, France and the United
their transparent covering was clouded, he was told, and only miracle could save his sight. Then one day the miracle began. A young German, him- self an ex-serviceman, into the eye hospital with tumour in one eye. The eye had by to be removed, but the cornea was still undamaged. This was duly noted by surgeons who
tinent.
walked
a
cornea
Most of the exchanges were conducted in good humour. In States. had already watched
this warm, lush country, which transfer operations on the con this section be put into practice its
And Mr Dulles suggested that provides France with most of "vin ordinaire," tempers Immediately without awailing subside as suddenly general raufication of the re-
Jarlse. mainder of the frealig
The American Secretary of
pressed his point, Brilish and
They thought of Mr Connolly and sent for him, Soon the Wolverhampton hospital's first cornea-grafting operation
had State begun. It went without a hitch; strong
Connolly could see clearly
despite
as they
GROWERS' THREAT
Serious incidents French
Reuter.
uned to questions about
Greece Signs Trade Pact With Russia
Athens, July 29.
worth
not
inonsciousness about tho
It said he was responding This well to treatment and "was not taking food sakisfactorily il
Router.
Official To Remain
In Prison
Karlsruhe, July 20. menace but I pm against The West German Supremo
Court today ruled that an "Bast
Government bficial
Senator McCarthy's methods,
"The United States was alert German
to the danger of Communism accuard of attempted treason when we insulfated Marshall Ald and working for a foreign In in 1947 and that was three years telligence service, must remain before Senator McCarthy began under arrest
His to speak
on
Wednesday is suspected of having prepared
"traitorous activities.
Tamo was given as Mr Stevenson gave so direct Leopold Wels. He was arrested reply to a reporter who asked in West Germany lost August,
The Court also ruled that- whether be intended montering Jose Angenfort former lender the political prenn. He cald of the Communist Free German "I want to
to give any help I can Youth Movement, which is to my party and country in banned in West Germany, must Greece and Russia last night these critical times within the remain under arrest. were rare. signed their first post-war limits of my own "elicumstances.” Angenfort was arrested last a few days later, when the opposition, so as to give Chancel-At a barricade at Pufcherie in trade agreement
for the ex- Mr Stevenson will Tunch with March on his way to an illegal bondages were removed, Mr lor Adenauer's popularity an- the Aude department, police change of $10,000,000 (about the Prime Minister, Sir Winston meeting of the movement. Ho
out other boost before the September were met with a hall of stones £3,571,000)
of goods Churchill, tried to dismantle each. of that eye to the end of the parliamentary elections: In the when they
Reuter. end, the report states, Britain with tear gas. One on each side 300,000
the barricade
They replied Greece will Import-annually and France agreed to set up
tons of Russian fuel A few months later a second mixed commissions
after the
the was injured,
and oil products, 46,000 cubic By mid-day yesterday all metres threatened to
(about $8,000 cubic walked into the
traces He proceed independently in their
of the barricades were yards) of timber and 10,000 tons too, had a tumour on one eye, zone.
Cone and traffic was running of anthracite and once again the cornca was This
not smoothly
But again.
Sho wil Soal
to Russia healthy and whole. His eye was cover the top Nazi war criminals emotions stirred up by this first 5,000 tons of tobacco, 1,000
will export removed. Then they sent for serving their sentences protest
in
showed no tons of cotton, 500 tons of rice action Mr Connolly, grafted the cornea Spandau Prison, Berlin. Under signs of dying down
and 1,000 tons of laurel leaves, from the German's eye on to Four-Power agreement they M. Louis Servant, President Negotiations have been con- his other defective, eye, and cannot be released unless Soviet of the Committee of Wine- ducted through completely restored his sight. Russia agree.
growers, running the campaign, channels in Athens.-Reuter,
ward.
"OMURALD Gorman, also an ex-Serviceman, Americans had
CONFUSE THE
REPEAT.
SMELL MAR 9 R21
AL
UNS
Aer LADER DREARY
ACROSS
1 Chest (6).
4 Danger (6).
7 Tractable (8).
8 Approximately (0).
0 Small shot (Ú),
11
Precious stone (7).
13 Muddle (7).
15 Iterate (6).
.18 Aroma (5).
10 Turns Into _gpsh (8).
20 Shelf (5).
21- Dismal - (0).
DOWN
I Cluich (5).
2 Ultimate (5).
3 Discounts (7).
4. Gratify (0).
6 Renew (8).
Plundered (6).
10 Hung around (8)
Fabulous female (7).
12 Fa
13 Careless (8),
14 Falso (0).
10 in first-class condition (5).
17 Irritable (5).
TESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Chic, 4 Stamina,
agreement
the
Slash Made
In Aid For.
diplomatic Indo-China
West Germany Releases Alleged Nazis
Its decision.
Its
Washington, July 20.
in
challenge top about It Immediately.
Under German law, suspects can be kept under arrest with out being formally charged Reuter.
..
Russia As A Competitor?
Oxford, July 25.
Soviet Russia many toon be
another trado competitor for Britain, Mr Harold Walkins, Parliamentary Secretary to the Administration forces in the Ministry of Labour and Nation- Senate were concerned over a 25 al Service, sald today.
cent flash
United Addressing a summer school States aid for Indo-China today for young business executives, but they hesitated trying to do Mr Watidioson mentioned the Karlsruhe, July 28. ,it difficult to understand on the neo-Nazi movement he was(London us a
effect of German and Japanese the court based | alleged to have led had never Britain's nction in her secret All the group of ex-Nazis what grounds
were afraid that if they competition in world markein The release 'in [existed.
night swoop on arrested by the British last no way prejudges elther way
the group fast tried to restore the $100,000,000 and added: The Second Senate of the Jaminry,
ald on the Senate hoor it might would indobd be fun to January on auspicion of the question
The British Foreign Office givo thờ ebopmy blod, ab that our eyes to the effect. So- plotting to restore Nazi cence of any out or ineo-Supreme Court, in announcing
docialon to release
Dr spokesman tersoly answered "No opening to shove through omend viet Russia's fifth five-year plan power in West Germany The court ruled that the Neumann, mid thero was neither comment" when asked last ments cuture the Forelin" Aid | may Hlive on samo of the mar
kets överses "alle against him night for his view on the ruling. Bill even mort. ** have now been freed, the the alleged plot were to be con urgent espicion West
nor danger of his fleeing or ham- German
Announcing the British Gov- Supreme unused. It said the continued pertig the Investigation."
The measure comes up for
ATTLEE TO BE erament's decision to band the Court announced today.
to establish investigation was
Last May the West German group over to the West German An informed source said, how-
TITO'S GUEST The announcement said that whether the alleged plotters had Justice Minister admitted public authorities in March Mr ever, that the Blade Departinin
Eden, "become gility
Nude Landon July 29, the Foreign was disturbed by this $100,000- the last two to be kept under calety of joining only that he had underestimated Anthony arrest-Dr
Mr Clement Affoe, kader Werner. Naumann, in at first the seriousness of the Secretory, told the House of 000 sinnti sities the Koreans trico
Commons: former State Secretary in the
might increase the chance of atha Labour Opposition, will to the consultation, Naumann blot
Tho Court's release of Nazi Propaganda Ministry, and
Our intention from the bedirect Chinese Communist in leave London on Saturday for Naumann told reporters Lator Naumana and Bornemann is a glaning has been to frustrate tervention
a three-week stay in Yugoslavia Dr Karl Friedrich Bornemann, he hoped he would be tried by blow to British prestige
in Indo-China
said that A4- in a serious potential danger,
of the figvertisment, ex-Hiller Youth District Leader a German court. He said nothing Geramay, diplomalle quarters bringe not to light, and to ministration strategy high topli Athee will say "part of
would servo better to "prove my cald in London.
enable the German authorities to let the cut go through tho the time with Marstut loyalty towards the constitution, The Court's rellegg that there | and the German people to form | Senate, and 1 try, to
Neumann claimed he would wo no urgent suspicion" their own judgment Upon full amount in a conference with Disbrovnik, Split, Rijcká bavg họ Unculty
that ozainat Nauraann, is taken in them"-Bouter.
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A British High Commission spokesmen commcoting on Nau- mana's "geleuze,” said;" ~We "dad]
and
association
debato
tomorrow.
4ho HouseUnited Proje