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[IE wrangling which is
THE
going on in the UN Political Committee con- cerning the composition of the Korean Political Con- Jerence is anything but edifying. The Impression left is that some of the members, notably Russia and the United States, are manoeuvring for tactical advantages and are.inclined' to relegate to accund place the important necessity, of reaching a speedy agree- ment that will enable the conference to become effee- tive within the time limit laid down in the Kurcan armistice. No one will envy India hor position in this verbal tug-of-war which is being carried on in the UN Committee. She has laid no claims to inclusion in the Korean Conference, yet she has been made the centre of a controversy which Mr Vyshinsky, with his fluir for creating disruption among friends, is exploiting the full. Perspective appears to have been lost in verbosity. Both the Russian and American delegates
to
have concentrated too much un scoring debuting points. Even the question of whether the Korean Con- ference should be held at u round table, a square table or a cross table has been over - emphasized. And whether Soviet Rubsi attends the conference as u nominated member of the "Other Side" or as a neutral чести relatively un important. It is what sort of contribution she makes to the successful working of the conference which matters. She will have to revoal hor attitude and her
vr
intentions in due course. She will either be wilfully obstructive
willingly helpful, and her decision to act one way or the other will be made irrespective of whether she is given the status of a neutral or as member of the Communist team of negotiators. THE diapute over whether India should participate in the conference could well have wider repercussions, That the 15 nations which have fought together a Allies in Korea should be split over such a matter is America's disconcerting. arguments against India's inclusion are far from convincing, and the suspicion remaine that she Is bowing to the wishes of South Koroa rather than
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CHINA MAIL
No. 35599
CABINET
HAROLD MacMILLAN
WALTER MONCKTON
·Established 1845
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1953.
CHANGES
MacMillan Or Monckton As Foreign Sec.
London, Aug. 26.
Political opinion is hardening here that Sir Winston Churchill will soon appoint a new Foreign Secretary so that Mr Anthony Eden can conserve his energies for the deputy-Premiership.
Mr Harold MacMillan, 59, Housing and Local Government Minister, and Sir Walter Monckton, 62, Minister of Labour, are considered strongly in the running for the Foreign Office appointment, which is likely to be the key change in the cabinet
reshuffle.
Mr Eden, 55, has been absent from the Foreign Office through illness for over four months, and is now convalescing after a series of operations for gall blad- der and bile duct trouble. He is expected to make a complete recovery, but no date for his return has yet been announced.
The
recovery programnic is based on of the Treasury, is almost ruled
Prime Minister, ΠΟΥ nearly 79, has himself
enly his direction recently resumed hig dulica after a seven weeks' rest from out,
Liesis candidature
overwork.
He la reported have captured much of his old vigour, but be is
evidently anxious that Mr Eden, his official
deputy and indicated successor for the Premiership, should be close at hand this autumn.
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Here is Professor Piccard's Bathyscaphe in which yesterday he made a successful test dive in the Mediterranean of 1,050 metres. See story below.
London Express.
Vyshinsky Lets Himself Go
New York, Aug. 26.
Piccard Dives - 1,050 Metres
Climber
Loses His Life
Boulder, Colorado, Aug. 26.
A Colorado University, that professor said today
he had received word that a member of an American expedition, which attempted to climb the 28,250-foot Mount Godwin Austen India, had lost his life in the unsuccessful try.
in
Gharien Hutchinson, Prom fessor
of Mathematics at Colorado, said he had received a telegram informing him of the death of Arthur Gilkey, 20,, a New Yorlt goologist,
Buid
Prof. Hutchinson
he received the telegram from Gilley's parents, Mr and Mrs Herbert Gilkey. According to the information in the telegram Glikey's body is 23,000 feet up on the mountain, the world's second highest peak.
CLIMB ABANDONED Reports from Bombay
cald
up.
the expedition had given after struggling to within 2,250 feet of the summit, but made no mention of any deaths Or injuries except for two mesti
er suffering frostbite.
Gilkey
bera
formerly
an
engineering professor at Colorado University. Hla father, Mr Herbert Gakey is employed?
at Iowa State College in Ames,
Tow
Gilkey's parents said they re- Capri, Aug. 26.
ceived a cable from Dr Charles Houston, leader of the mountain- Professor Auguste Pic-climbing expedition, which said: "Arthur developed thrombo- greatest depth yet - 1,050 during a desperate attempt to the summit attempt, and died 10-ton bathyscaphe to its phlebitis at 25.000 feet, prior to metres in the Tyrrhenian bring him down which Sea.
to Few people see Lord Salis- Sec- bury, now neling-Foreign relary, as a candidule for the permanent post, if only for the reason that he sits in the House of Lords. It is the custom nowadays for British Foreign
The Political Committee of the United Na-card today took his new Secretaries to be members Combining
the House of Commons, where tions General Assembly adjourned today until to the work of they can be daily answerable to morrow without taking the expected vote on the Foreign Secretary and deputy questions. to Sir Winston Churchill might polley.
composition of the Korean political conference prove too great a strain for Mr Eden immediately
Politiciens euld today a change Owing to a flurry of last-minute speeches. after his return.
It is generally would
in the Foreign Secretaryship billeved the Prine
Indicate Sir Winston ter would prefer to witch Churchill's intention to continue foreign socretaries than take In the Premiership as long as his health permits. He would be д risk which might judice Mr Eden's chances of able to retain Mr Eden as his succeeding him.
personal alde by making him
President Buenos Aires, Aug. 26,
of the Sir Winston Churchill has al- either Lord' Patrick O'Brien, "the many given long consideration Council or Lord Privy Scal.
to Cabinet changes, and will be mental and carry Inner cabinet
Both offices are non-depart discussing them further with their holders being avail-ment today as he charged the intimates at his official country able to: a variety of dulles West with "slariming the door in residence, Chequers, this week-China Mail Special,
advance Instead of "accepting
O'Brien Asks Peron For Sanctuary
Minis-
pr-
without a country," who gained notoriety when he travelled for 11 months on a ferryboat between Hong-end, kong and Macao because, he 'STRONGLY TIPPED was refused a landing pér- Most strongly tipped for the mit at both places, has ap. Foreign Secretaryship so far is pealed to President_Peron Mr MacMillan, who is consider- for sanctuary.
ed t
to have made a success of his present job by increasing pro O'Brien has consistently reduction of houses. He has now fused to revend his real name got his acpartment functioning and nationality. He has claimefciently, and it is felt he ed both American und British could be moved to another post eluizenship but both have been without unnecessary ofeially denied.
upheaval. He arrived in the Argentine
Sir Walter Monckton, whe yesterday in the French liner dined with the Prime
Minister was immediately on Monday, saw him in London Bretagne and arrested.
today and in visiting him a The International Refugee Chequers at the week-end, also
hirm Organisation
to has strong claims for the job. Martcilles last month but the Conservatives say that os Labour French gave him 48 hours to Minister he has quashed Socialist leave the country. -
suggestions that a Tory would be He scoured a Brazilse visa unable to maintain good relation
repudiated when has with Industry. but this was the Bretagne arrived. at Rio de Janeiro last week.
Government House circles in
sent
cabinet
93 More
Terrorists Arrested
The decision to put off the vote followed a 40 minute address by Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, the Soviet delegate, who wound up a long and confused debate on the various resolutions by declaring that Western plans would "wreck" the forthcoming political conference.
Mr Vyshinsky was in his cle-
en
the notion of a settlement
the basis of mutazi agreement.
"You are shutting the door to negotiations," he said.
nearly
cost the lives of the party. All The 60-year-old Swiss-bom of us send heartfelt sympathy." explorer of the stratosphere and Thrombo-phlebitis involves in-. the depths of the sea aims to flammation and blood clotting. establish a now diving record, of Mr Gilkey said he had.boca over 3,500 moiras, notined that his son was buried The present record set up by in the Karakoram Mountains two Frenchmen off losion United Press. earlier this month In another
go stands at US AID FOR
IRAN, REPORT
bathyscaphe designed by the Pro- tesor six years 2,100 metres.
Profesor Ficcard announced were approached soberly the the vessel's cigar-shaped hull He said that it the question he had reached 1,850 metres as
only acceptable one certainly Tyrrhenian Sea this afternoon Soviet resolution would be the topped by a short turret rose to-
wande the Eurface
the compared with the 15-nation resolution which was designed ideal weather during the mom- after two unsuccessful divca in to "lock out" a number of coun-ing-Router,
tries from the conference.
́"DID"NOT "WIN"
The Soviet delegato reminded the West that "You did not win' a victory" and suggested that the conference should be enn- stituted in such d manner as to "You did not win a victory.
avold extremes.
Urging that countries
Mr Vyshinsky. who was in his best oratorical form, warned: |
You were unable to shove the other North Koreans back to the
CL
Violation Of Air Space, Charge
The
Belgrade, Aug. 26. Yugoslav press agency
understood that the American
Washington, Aug. 20. Informed sources here today government might be ready in the near future to grant aki to Irri amounting to about US$25,000,000.
than the belligerents should mountains and starve them to Yugopress saft that Italian sing
conference table."
The
Union moved
the resolution proposed by In-
pleading her awn convic Buenos Aires say O'Brien procillator. ic, has had Foreign Mohammed VI, meanwhile an- the warhod,ʻamid laughter, might | Liberia, said that M♬ Lodge and
This is attributed partly to his widely recognised gifts as a con-
Once experience as a deputy tions. It is not suggested ably will be allowed to stay. that A Korean Political
Tonight the Argentine police under-secretary of State, and is Conference would be are holding him incomunicado. an eminent lawyer.
He has a wide knowledge of successful without India's-London Express Service.
foreign affairs. But it would be difficult to replace him at participation; nevertheless,
the Ministry of Labour. 09. Sir Gladwyn Jobb has pointed out, India's
RULED OUT influence on Peking which led finally to the conclusion
REDS ROUTED
Rangoon, Aug. 26. Burmese forces have killed 15 Communist rebels in a gun battle near Sagaing, 15 miles west of Mandalay, army reports | sald here today,
American official
Cheremi
ciroles,
out
an Italian bomber had at the end of 1950 of US$24,- been over the Yugoslav frontier| 000,000 as technical ald but that section south of the village the negotiations on the subject of Gorlize, the Yugopress sald, had been suspended.--France-
France-Presse.
Presse.
blo that this question It is possiblained during the may be talks which the American ambassador in Teheran, Mr Loy Henderson, will, have in the days with the new Ironian Premier, be represented at the peace death QS Syngman Rhee planes had violated Yugoslav Fazlollah Zahedi Rabat, Aug. 26. conference, he added: "It should threatened for 3 years air space on several recent Ninety-three new ter-be battalions of soldiers clad in although you ladicted
all the occasions.
refused to make any your military The agency declared that on
this rorist suspects were seized coat tails, marching up to the punishment
report. At the machine, could infilet,
August 17, an Italian plane flew Export Import Bank today, making a total of
Soviet
"You think that, by that piece over Yugoslav territory south-Washington it was pointed 1,153 arrests announced by
carlier that the suggested of paper you will vote, you will west of the village of Kanal, that there had been a question the Protectorate authorities recommendations by the United
impose your will on these Also the following
Moroccan Nations that the Soviet Union peoples, Where are you in the throne coup.
take part in the Korean peaco clouds with notions that you Several hundred others were conference "provided the other are the master suce?"
side desires it" be altered and rounded up and later released at the proviso be dropped. Mr Vyshinsky, referring
The new sovereign, Sidi
Launching into a specca which dia, Burna, Indonesia and gounced, plans for
an official trip around his country. He be a long one, Mr. Vyshinsky the Peruvian delegate claimed dealt with the criticiims of the that this would delay the con- religious Soviet list of the 15 proposed vening of the conference. They goes to the ancient
tomorrow for members of the capital of Fez
political con- said in effect "Take our pro- on Friday ference. and next week travels traditional prayerz
posals or leave them." to on
He maintained that there were
that a Meknes,
realistie
ap- four representatives of one side, proach?" The aim of the trip is to
asked Mr Verbinsky. two of the other, and nine) "You are saying let's not open It is considered. Mr Alchard | allow the tribes to become
neutrals.
the door to Communist coun- of the better acquainted with him.. Butler, 50, Chancellor
He dated the United States, tries. We shouldn't talk to of a Korean armistice
Exchequer, who carried out the There had been some com-
Britain, France and South them day was not inconsiderable, and
to day duties of Prime ment when he was installed
Korea on the Allic side, the The draft you have prepared she might wall prove to be
Minister during Mr Churchill's that many of the populace were Chinese Communists and North and expect to drag through by the one arbiter to reconcile
recent "rest" might be the ideal shouting "Vive el Glaoul Korea on the other, and in a majority vote and present to choice for Foreign Secretary his main supporter - Instead cluded the Soviet Union among the Chinese People's Republie extreme views at the
But as Britain's whole economie of applauding the Sulian him-- the nine neutrals.
and the People's Democratie Political Conference. Thoro
But at one point he said: "Let's Republic of Korea as an ultima- hna beon enough debating
French authorities refused to admit the Soviet Union, for the ham puts you in a position where in the UN Committeo on the
comment on the severe criticam sake of argument, on the other you will be wrecking the torth-
coming conference. • composition of the
of France's actions here, voiced side." ference. Tho timo 'hus
by the High Commissioner of
"Instead of accepting the no- arrived when a 'decision
Spanish
SAME APPROACH General Moz But they
Cridles had asked, he said, ton of a settlement on the banta must be made or the chances
Raphel Gareja of a Korean Political Con-
were obviously annoyed
why Canada, Australia and New of mutual agreement you are Speaking In Spanish
In Tuiquam in the Zealand had not been proposed. Just slamming the door in od- ference ever taking placu
"Our approach regarding vance. You are shutting the Teheran Radio sald tonight that police had die Spanish may be wrecked. It appears
covered "great quantities of arms" amassed for "the Commissioner had declared that Canada, New Zealand or Turkey door to negotiations; not just
shutting but to be too late for any com-
clamming Spain could not watch in- is no different from our ap-shu promise being reached ronligation of treacherous plans" in the Persian capital.rerently the events in theproach to the United States, the ruto and unreconcilable spirit between the Soviet pro- Quoting a police communique, that the informant's name will French Zone and that France United Kingdom, France and when a peaceful rotilement is
bring South Korea," he said."
prepared with KOVETT should have not be published.".
consulted Spain prosals and the 16-nation
The Shah of Persia
"They are all part of the same ments that cannot be regarded today before moving to depose the rosolution,
"Information supplied by and it now
front musicred against North ne
Vanquished. becomes the duty of the UN patriot led to the discovery in promoted General Zahedi to the Sultan-United Press,
majority
their Kores, which is to be subjected
hoped PROPOSED REFORMS Committee to decide which different city buildings of a great rank of Army Corps General
to the regime of South Korea and ultimatum world out the ice. Paris, Aug. 20.
conquered by the representatives
This I am of the two are acceptablo, quantity of arms for the reailsa- the highest military rank in the
will tion of treacherous plans of Persian Army, the Radio added.
Zahedi,
A Foreign Ministry spokesman of Dr Syngman Rhee all the said Mr Vyshinsky, Britain has said she will
General various elements.
today said the French Govern- aame group."
fight to the last for our "rosolta- "strong mon behind accept the decision of the
***These arina
was. planning have now been Mohammed Mossadegh's over-ment
which a number
the door to the majority with good grace. If placed in the safe keeping of
for throw, paved the way for the of "important reforms" Russia is prepared to do the army.
Morocco. Shab'e return. Ilkewise some definito pro-
The spokesman said the re- The Prime Minister (General Tie Radio also announced that
hne duly Arona towards realisation of Fazlollah Zahedi)
the milliary Governor of Teheran form plan, which was expected the Political Conference is thanked the above mentioned had relaxed the capital's curfew to be discussed at the next meet
patriot.
ling of the French Cabinet, by one hour, Dasured. But agreement-
"He stressed the need for this The curtow imposed
on included: and speedy agreement at
kind of solidarity and co-opera-August 19 following, the over 1. The setting up of muni that--is essential if the tion with the police and security throw of the Mosandigh regime cipal councils throughout Moroc Korean armlatice, is to bo] forces in supplying such infor- was reduced on August 24 to | co, with French and Moroccan consolidated.
mation with the understanding Felght hours--Reuber,
(Contd. on Back Page Col, 5):
con-
The Government forces cup tured bren guna and three-inch mortars, the report added, Reuter.
Teheran Police Seize Huge
the Radio sald:
Cache Of Arms
London, Aug. 26.
Belt.
•
Persian
Therefore, added. Mr Vyshin- tion alcy, Canada, Australia and Now political Zealand could take umbrage" with little? reason.
that went
the
· participati
Playing
that
of North Korea The conference should be and South Korea, was · more constituted in such a manner necessary as they should be | as to avoid extremes, One fundamental buile members" of
extreme would be too many the conference. 2 delegations But it would not "South Korea's agreement is be an international conference required to adopt decisions of amid Mr if it were composed of the same the conference," political "bloc". Interests,
(Contd. an' hacki page, col":0}
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