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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 · 1953.
Revised U.S. Budget Slashes Two Billions From Old
Estimates
PEAK OF DEFENCE SPENDING PAST
Washington, Aug. 27.
The Eisenhower admmistration today made public a re vised budget which estimated that spending, the deficit and the national debt would be $2,000,000,000 less than at the end of the present fiscal year than was previously predicted.
The Flying Saucers Were Just
Hot Air
The budget indicated that barring some new emergency, the peak of spending for national security was past. Such spending had formed the major part of United States budgets for years.
The new estimates made a special session of Congress this autumn to increase the legal debt limit appear less likely.
The new budget for the Ascot, Asent 1953 national security cost (year 1934-July 1, 1953 to Jun was the pealt, 130 next year-made the follow-
jing major estimules:
and a
tics Administration explains debt of $271,100,000,000.
of
on
Here are the major budget
B
Expenditures in fiscal 1954 were now estimated at $72,- 100,000,000, compared with May estimate of $74,100,000,- 000. Mr Truman's estimate for Ascal 1854
$79,600,000,000
The Government will spend comparisons between the present $72,100,000,000 and have net re- revited estimates, estimates A report
just published ceipts of $68,300,000,000. It wilde previdury (in May and by the U.S. Civil Aeronau- end the fiscal year with n deleit July) by the Eisenhower M: Truman national administration, $3,800,000,000
estimates in January and totals the seven "blips” which up.
The Budget Bureau called the in fiscal 1953: peared
Washington revised budget "a turning point" radar screen and caused fin its efforts to keep the United Flying Saucer mystery a States Government "In the
black." year ago.
The revised year-end national The Flying Saucers were
debt figure was ,900,000,000 nothing
than echoes; signals
radar screen lower than the Secretary of the and spending in fiscal 1953 on the
Mr George Humphrey, of Treasu enused by the refraction radar cnergy
to Congress under certain had predicted
late, as July 20, when he made atmospheric conditions, the report while is entitled "A an unsuccessful plea for an in- preliminary study of unidenti- crease in the legal debt limit from the present $275,000,000,000 to $200.000,000,000.
ned
more
targets E
traffic control
Investigations
DI!
says
air
were made not because the U.S. civil authorities
particularly were worried about Flying Saucers from outer space.
They were more concerned dut gar, wed for controlling the ever-growing airliner trume in America, was trustworthy.
NY MISSED THEM
Observers found that similar "liper" had appeared on the
land and Buston,
05
$74,000,000,000.
of
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Receipts were now.calimated at $88,300,000,000, the same as the May estimate, compared with Mr Truman's estimate of $74,000,000,000, receipts for The new fiscal 1934 budget scal 1054 and receipts revision also disclosed that the $05,200,000,000 in fiscal 1953. previous Eisenhower adminis- Iration claims to have reduced The scal 1954 deffelt
$13,000,000,000 now estimated at $3,800,000,000 appropriation by under what former President compared with the Moy Truman asked, were about $3,-estimate of $5,800,000,000 260,000,000 too high.
with the Trunian delicil estimate of $9,900,000,000 and the fiscal 1953 deficit of $0.400,- 000,000.
THE FIRST TIME
revised budget:
The Budget Burenu said the
first décline
1. Showed the
and
radar screens at Chicago, Cleve since fighting started in Korca 000,000 compared with the May
vice in spending for military ser
None was ever reported from New York.
Te
Appropriations for Asesl 1054 were now estimated at $03,200,- estimate of $64,200,000,000, har 600,000 and appropriatlon Truman's estimate of $72,000,- fiscal 1953 of $80,000,000,000,
ALMOST IN BALANCE
of
Ima
The Strike In France
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The strikes in France, Involving some 4,000,000 workers, bavo just ended after three weeks in which the publia services, and many branches of private industry, were completely „interrupted. Among those who walked out were' the under- takers, and this photo shows Red Crom workers, who sub- stituted for them, carrying a coffin after a funeral servico
In the Madeleine Church in Faris-Express Photo,
America Will Not
Reduce Tariffs On Japanese Imports
Washington, Aug. 27.
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) would not Japan's temporary admission to the General involve the reduction of any tariff rates on Japanese imports to the United States, the State Department said today.
The Department announced that hearings would begin in Washington on September 14 to consider the problems of Japan's temporary admission, three days be fore the countries in the reciprocal trade agreement meet in Geneva to consider the temporary admission of Japan and other matters.
BRITAIN & U.S.
Pare
Western Note
German Issue
OPPOSE DEBATE To Russia On
ON MOROCCO
United Nations, Aug. 27.
· Both the American and. British delegates told the Security Council today that they would vote against placing the Moroccan issue on the Council agenda.
The American delegate, Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., said that in his opinion the Moroccan situation represented no threat to peace, and that consequently, it should not be discussed by the Security Council.
The Council was for the second the enthronement 'day running discussing request Sultan,
of the new
by the 16. Arab and Aslan United Nations Intervention countries' that the Morocean in the Moroccan issue could not question, be put on its agenda, be helpful, and on the contrary The British delegate, Sir could but worsen the existing Gladwyn Jebb, said that even in tensions, Sir Gladwyn said, the case of a Franco-Moroccan Referring to a member.
of dispute, it could not take on an precedents ho opposed the request International character nor could by the Asian-Arab group that 13 It threaten international peace of and security.
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mambers who ore not members of the Security Council
He stressed that the Moroccan be allowed to take part in the situation had been quiet since Council debate on Morocco.
PAKISTAN GALL The Pakistani delegute, Ahmed Hambant, then called on the
"SIGN-POST Council to invite all the delegates
STATELY
HOMES OF BRITAIN"
are
Cities
and towns of Britain beng urged to sign-post their tourist attractions.,
The move is sponsored by the British Travel and Holidays Association, who believe that
too many historic places are left
In obscurity.
They have set up an advisory committed to study the problem. churches, stately Castics. homes, beauty spots and Roman tulns are among the places in
mind.
who had signed the complain against France to participate in the debate on whether to place the Moroccan issue on the Coun- cil's agenda.
Boan, Aug. 27,
The United States High Cranfusioner, Dr James B. Conant, today showed the West German Chancellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer, the draft of the next Western note to the Soviet Union an Germany.
to
The note was understood propose + four-power- meeting solely on Gelmen
tho
question, to Switserialld next month, Xi
belloved the Date Wild 'be' 'despatched and
elections September 6.
"German cloro the West
on
The Western Allles, who' have been drafting the note af Ambasadorial level in Paris, previously auder- took to inform Dr Adenauer before any note on Gier- many was sent to the Soviet Union-Reuter,
VATICAN CONCORDAT
WITH SPAIN
Vatican City, Aug. 27. ' The Secretary of State of Pope Pius XII and the Spanish Foreign Minister Senor Alberto Martin Artajo, today signed” a Concordat between the "Vatican
The Security Council adjourned at 20.4
20.40 (G.M.T.) tonight without deciding whether to invite those members of
the Asian-Arab group who do not belong to the and Spain. Council The next meeting was
xed for Monday afternoon,
The American delegate, Mr Henry Cabat Lodge, Jr., said during the debate that there was no question of taking a stand for or against colonialien.
It replaced the Concortint of 1831, which was ended by, the Spanish Republic in 1931,
new
The preamble of the Concordat said it was intended States traditional polley
He asserted that the United to lay down "the practice that was shall regulate the reciprocal ro-
lations of the two high contract an favour of the liberation of peoples.
It
He then greeted the announce
made by the French Government last July that planned to grant complete In- dependence to the Associated States of Indo-China.
ing parties in conformity with the law of God and the Catholle tradition of the Spanish nation."
The Vatican
newspaper, Onervatore Romano, explained that the new "olemn conven~ tion was the "crowning and the completion of a number of in-ngreement concluded between the Spanish the Vatican and Government sihee General Fran- cisco Franco gained power.
An Association official said:
Mr Lodge added that "We have asked towns for their United States hoped for reactions,
creasing autonomy in Morocco Tourists have told us they and elsewhere.. France have often missed places of Presse. Interest because they are not
CAIRO STATEMENT
The paper said that, contrary En-posted."
Cairo, Aug: 27: Many towns claim their his
to normal practice, the -Con- Representatives of the Arab conlat had not been drawn up toric buildings and other at tractions already ade- League and Asian-Arab States to end a state of disagreementy.m
unanimously
tonight or a agreed quately marked.
period of tension but to When the Association have that "positive measures should stabilise the present eltuation,
work out the best way of can case."
views they be taken to support the Morog Router. got representative bringing historic places to A communique Issued tonight public attention without spoll-after an informal meeting in the Ing their appearance.
are
Pageantry
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In Dover
2. Showed that for the first They found that whenever time since Korea, new appro Flying Saucers had
been priations dipped below expected plutter on the radar screens,
receipts the air at the earth's surface
3. Fur the Arst time since colder than the layer
1043, above.
showed appropriations The Budget Bureau now es substantially less than spending, timated the National Debt would The scientists say that these
That did not mean an end to total $271,100,000,000 next June conditions can cause the deficit spending, because much 30, compared with the Treasury
30 light, probably money appropriated in previous Secretary's estimate on last July refraction of accounting for the reports that years would be spent this year, 20 Flying Saucers had been seen.
$273,000,000,000, Mr but Budget officials said it is a Truman's estimate of $273,800,- will
The hearings in Washington committee on trade agreemenis, step toward a balanced budget 1000,000 and the debt at the end States' stand on Japan's lem-position the United States should
determine the. United and a recommendation
on the later. Reading Sees Tito
new budget
of fiscal 1953 of $200,071,000,000.porary admission to GATT when take at Geneva would be made estimated expenditures in the current fiscal The Budget
the member nations of Bureau's now
the to President Eisenhower, Belgrade, Aug.27. year of $30,000,000,000 for the estimates placed the
̈consider—it ̄al the budget agreement
"For several -years the President Tito of Yugoslavia three
major national security almost in balance next June 30 Geneva session on September 17. Japanese Government has been A traditional greeting to today received at his summer programmes-military services, from the standpoint of straigh: State Department officials sold. requesting that tariff negotio-"Loving Barons, Comberons and residence On Brioni
Island foreign aid and alomic energy, cash income to the governmen!
Friends" is being sent out from tions take place for the purpose Lord Reading, British Parlia That was $1,000,000,000 less than ond. cash expenditures which The hearings would be held of its accession to the General the Cinque Ports for the first mentary Under-Secretary for spending on these programines in took into account collections for by the Government's inter-de-
Agreement
Tariffs or
and "Courts of Brotherhood and Foreign Affairs, who is on A the fiscal 1953 endod last June social security and other govern partmental committee for re Trade, to which the
United Guestling" for 18 years. ciprocity holiday in Istrin-Reuter,
information, 30. The Budget Burcau sold the ment trusts.
which States and 32 other countries of
As
Lord Warden
tho Cinques These
Winston collections
would forward its report to the the
Ports, Sir not
world pre contracting
Churchill has been invited, treated an receipts to the Gov-
parties," the Department's an ernment in the ordinary budget
The 14 towns that are entitled nouncement said because they are the property of
by custom to attend will prepare the trusts and not the Govern-
for a picturesque ceremony in the 13th-century ment.
Maison Dieu of Dover Town Hall.
A British Crossword Puzzle
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31
1 Dodge (5).
ACROSS
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14 Ease (7).
10 Tapestry (5).
12 Account book (0).
17 Ballot (4).
10 Ruler (7).
20 Put back (7).
22 Extent (4)
23 Mariners (7).
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31 Continually irritate (6).
32 Out of sorta (5).
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5 Boost (4)
6 Extreme fright (8),
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(0).
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15 Always (4).
10 Unbroken (0).
1 Trip (4)
10 Trip
20 Slice
bacon (0).
21 Flavour (8).
24 Details (8),
26 Suppose (5).
20 Wander (3).
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In thb revised budget-♫ "cast budget" they were treated as receipts and so con- sidered were added to tho Government's income, making the deficit smaller.
DEFENCE SPENDING
On the cash basis, the present Budget Bureau estimates mado the defcit at the end of the fls- cal year only $500,000,000 com- pared to $3,800,000,000 in the standard budget,
IZVESTIA ALLEGES A
SECRET
AGREEMENT
London, Aug. 27. Izveetlo, the Soviet Govern- The abbreviated budget issued ment newspaper, claimed today today did not show a break that Chinese Nationalist troops down of spending or appropria-are "officially included in the Com- tions for the army, navy or air system of the American force.
mand in the Pacific" under n presaid
It
only that major secret agreement between
States and security programmes would cost United $5,000,000,000 less than esilmat Chiang Kai-shek ed by former President Truman and $079,000,000 less than the year before.
"Japan feels that such acces- sion is essential in order for Japan to take 11s proper place among the trading nations of the world, and for Japan to meet the conomic problems arising out of the shift in its pre-war sources of supply and markets.
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Common interests that have bound them together for over 800 years will be discussed at the mosting.
The courts, among the oldest
In view of the fact that in Britain, have survived from
full-scale tariff, negotiations are early days when English Chan-
ugree-
tarlif concessions
Indonesian Embassy added that Decision By
a formal conférence might be held after, the Arab League Political Committee meets in Cairo next week.
President Mohammed Naguib returned to Cairo tonight after a pilgrimage to holy, placer Saudi-Arabia, Crowds welcomed him at the airport-Reuter.
TRACTOR
Iceland
Reykjavik, Aug. 27. The Icelandic Government has decided to be represented Moscow by d Mialster.".
in
Since 1940, the Icelandic Minister to France, resident in Paris, has acted as Minister to Russin.
Since
the signing.. of the
WILL "SKI' Soviet-Icelandic Trade Pact on
ON SNOW
August 2, in Moscow,
Iceland
has decided to have closer diplo- matic contact with Russia.
A Russian Minister, with A fractor, Atted with hali~[largo:staff Has beden stationed fil tracks and skis on the front Reykjavik since 1940 China. wheels, will be used by members Mall Special, of an expedition to the Antarctic early next year,
If the tests in which it will QUOTA FOR RICE take part are successful more
CROP IN JAPAN
tractors may be tied it fiture
The expedition is being or taneously directed its effices to ganised by the Australian Do start negotiations with prefac partment of External affalis,tural authorities on the fixing It is hoped to build a mélecro- of delivery quotag of early rico logical station in the area of for cuch prefecture China
the Antonelle to be explored. Mail Special.
not possible at the present time,rel, coastal and fishing rights exploration. W Japan has asked that it be first had to be protected
The special equipment - bas
Tokyo, Au N permitted to accede 10 the
Nowadays they are mainly an already been operated with The Food' Boare, of die Mihi agreement on a temporary basis, occasion for pageantry.
success in the deep snows of try of Agriculture, and Forestry The court for the "brethren" Canada and Scandinavin.
has fixed the national quota for A COMMITMENT
dates from 1357.
It includes a specially in the early rice crop at 9,600,000 The other, which derives its sulated cab for protection koku (one kolu" in "about five "Temporary accession would
nad from Guestling Thorn, an against cold winds and driven bushela},' --- consist of the reciprocal appli- old meeting place, was held snow.
The Food Bourd simul- cation of the general provisions solely for the Sussex ports. of the agreement to the trade
Since about 1000 Both courts between Japan and other con-have been combined, thetracting parties to the General existing
covered by the agreement would U.S. Gesture To The paper. quoted by Toss be extended to Japan in x- the official Soviet news agency change
commitment by
Greece said: "From now on it must be Japan with regard to its tarif. The Budget Bureau said It ex-
clear to all that the American
"Under tho pected that the atomic ene boldlory is directly responsible
proposal the accession of programme
Washington, Aug. 27. spending would
Japan would not reach its peak in the current for all Chiang Kai-shek netions. Involve any reduction of United Immigration to the United Ascal
Statos tariff rates nor the addi-States of those who are now $2,300,000,000, "The provocative commotion
flow of any now United States homeless as result of the some. $400,000,000 less than Mr
Amerionn planned
items to the agreement” Trumon had forecast and about which the
recent earthquakes on the Greek Formosa ground
the after $500,000,000 more than in fpeal Korean armistice shows that the that the problem of Japan's ten-American authorities stated, to- The State Department added landa may be permitted, the enemies of peace do not want to porary, accession would be con day. security pro reconcila themselves to the adored at the next meeting of Was budgetted at altuation in Korea and do no member nations in the serement, Greek earthquake victims
with! mind fanning a new conflict in to be field in Geneva on Septem- might fall into the special se submarine and salvage work. Japanese salvagemen all over | $7,400,000,000 In Mr Truman's a fresh area of Asia."
ber 17-Router. final budget and In fiscal 1953.
1053.
year nt
The
mutual
gramme $6,000,000,000
compared
$5,538,000,000
Quoting Amerian Press 20- The Budget Bureau sald de- ports, the paper sald' it would liveries of military, ald would be wrong to say the "intensi- be at their highest between now | Scation of the United States and next Juno 30. — Reuter. military policy in the Far East"
was accidental
On The Way
for a
Akihito Plans Changed
:.'
.of
tion of the immigration Tules
British Equipment
For Japan's Navy
Japan's growing Navy has bought £80,000 worth of British underwater television equipment,
It will be used for anti-thriving
ty,
new
business
for
permitting the admission of per. And part will be re-modelled the world.. sons who had lost their homes and adapted for techniques that
The ordered equipment. In- as a result of natural calamities. Will surprise Britain's Admiral-
cludes several television "links" France-Presso.
Revolutionary plans are ready to boom transmissions back to for the British apparatus even
the coast. Repeator, scrdens in before it arrives. Buy little ex Japanese Naval Headquarters. Admirals, now modernising the would thus enable commanders miniature Japanese Navy, have to check the
The security perhaps inadvertently re submarine hunt or vealed, some of the dolpils.
their harbours from ho For they have talked about
office desks. TV. cameras in association with
Russia. To Purchase Belgian Horrings?
of
of
Borne, Aug. 27. "Apparently all this, is being
Crown Prince Akihito Second Contingent done according to previously Japan spent today realing in
his hotel. prepared plans," Izvestia sald.
Tomorrow, the Prince will go "The persistent attempts of the by train to St. Moritz, the Belgian
: Brussels, Aug, 27.
The Japanese' aled described Singapore, Aug. 27. .
fish"."" traders” United States to knock together famous Swiss holiday resor neotiating the mald, of nearly. India's second contingent of a Pacifte bloc similar to the At- for a four-day stay.
8,000 tona of galled herings to ang devices. They also to work on a how guided minil custódian forces for Korea, com-lantie bloc proves this. The re-
Yesterday he postponed a trip
creens" for "camera" sort of robot kulelds bon** YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD Across: 3 Implicit, & Veat, prising 1,278 omcers and men,cently concluded agreement be to Grindswald in the Alps and the Soviet Union
to.. protect harbours as well as, a. 50-knot-homing tween the United States and decided to rest in Deren. HG. Informed circles believe that against marauding submarines, torpedo. 07961 9 Enduring, 11 Relented, 13 Wept. 15 Carousal, 18 Enrolled; 19 farrived today aboard the transvagthan Rheo (President of will now go to Grindlowald on the dear will be" minctioned by Ther; spojos pondently about.
Said a Britisk naval observer- Stop, 21 Sureties, 28 Anlinated, 20 Sert, 27 Permeate. Down: 1 sport Joladurga. Aver, 2 Mall, 4 Mint, 5 Laud 0 Chime, 7 Tight, Ensue, 10 After taking on fuel and water South Korod) - in undoubtedly September 2. He originally in the Belgian authorities, controll- treasure hunting with cameras They are going ahead jarkijou Debar, 13 Expol, 14 Place, 16 Snout 17 Loved, 10 Swamp, 20 the ship salls Immediately for one of the links in this planned tended to go to St Morite on ing „Padd", "with Communlit and stapplers at ordinarily in- fast, perhapa. Anit the room, to
ponible deplinis K[předlotad a be remarkably, Nichi-literme
28 Prison room (4).
Osler, 21 Spice, 12 Rest, 23, Idea, 24 6UL
Japan today Holtm.
August 30 Router
vealed
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