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"Back Door" Pope Receives Tokyo's Special Envoy
Exports To King Hussein
Red China
British Unionist Accuses U.S.
London, Nov. 3.
Mr Walter Stevens, lender of the first British trades union delegation to
visit Communist China, tonight accused the United States of permitting "mek door" exports to China through Japan.
Mr Stevens, Secretary of the Communist-dominated Electrical Union. described The delegation's tour at a press con- ference.
Trades
He said: "It seemed strange to us in eities like Peking, Nanking and Shanghai that we
were jurtably driven about in American A new Buicks, Chevrolets and Fords generally.
"It was four days before we Arst British car in
saw tar Chind.
"When we asked howy these American curs enme to be in China, we were told that they came from United States agents
Japan.
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"We could not, and cannot, understand how this market can be closed to Britain when the United States is allowing what must be strategic exports into China by the back door."
GREAT OPENINGS
to
My Stevens, who went China with seven other mem- bers of the Electrical Trades Upton
September, added
# there were immense op- portunities fin trade with Chinese were
China, and He
rager to trade.
ul tlic
of
With four-615th population engaged in primal- live Herculture, There wern great openings for sales every type of farm equipment,
and pumps
earth-moving equipament.
In one large jute factory, the delegation was told the manage- ment had applied to the Gov- ernment to place orders for a new British type of equipment.
Obstacles were placed in the
way of exporting the equipment from Britain and as a result,
the
plant will eventually be produced in China, Reuter.
King Hussein of Jordan photographed with the Supreme Pontiff at the Vatican recently. 'King Hussein, who had been convalescing in Rome following a ginus operation, has since returned to his country. Express Photo.
Sudan Elections:
Bribery
Charges
Khartoum, Nov. 3.
Southern Sudan police are investigating cases in which National Unionist agents allegedly offered bribes to voters in Rumbeik, Bafirelghazal Pro- vince, to vote for their candidate.
Begins Talks
In
London
SEES MR BUTLER
London, Nov. 3. Mr Hayato Ikeda, special envoy of Mr Shigeru Yoshida, the Japanese Prime Minister, had private meeting today with Mr Richard Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
a
A Treasury spokesman described the meeting
as a courtesy visit by Mr Ikeda.
The envoy, was understood to have unofficially dis- cussed ways and means of expanding Japan's trade with the sterling area, of which Britain is the banker,
Mr Ikeda, who arrived by air from Washington on Sunday, is
also having informal talks with British businessmen on Anglo- Japanere trading problems.
Mr Ikeda will ny on Wednes- day 15 Dusseldorf, Western Germany, and will
will visit Bonn and Paris for ")
"personal observa- tions"
meetings with Government authorities before returning to Tokyo.
and
He hus Just had month-long talks in Washington with United States
officials the build-
Ing up Japan's defences. His three-day visit to London is an unoMelal one.
A Japenesz spokesman said thai Mr Ikeun had taken the opper- tunity of visiting Britain ond, later, Western Europe before flying back to Tokyo from Washington
Anglo-Japonese consultations may shortly be held on arrange ments for talks on the Anglo- Japanese overall payments agree- ments, due to expire at the end of this year.
GRAVE POSITION
The Japonese Government ja considering sending a representa- tive of Cabinet rank to London for the payments #greement
discussions.
No details or date for the (niks have yet been fixed, usual- ly reliable sources said.
The proposed discussions will Include the usual end-of-the-
year review of Japan's reduced rterling holdings.
Japan's erling reserve has
been so depleted recently that, the total holdings may drop to
according to Japanese estimates,
Polling in the elections, which last until December 5, began yesterday to give the Sudanese 000 by next March.
Request For their first national Parliament.
Information
Washington, Nov. 3. Th U.S. Ambassador In Moscow, Mr
Britain's New Association With E.D.C.
Brussels, Nov. 3. AL Paul Van Zeeland. Belgian Foreign Minister. raid today a "far-reaching agreement” of association between Britain and the proposed European Defence Community could be ex- peoled within the coming werks.
The agreement would take the form of a treaty. and it would be accom- panied by a Joint declara. tlon
of pollos between Brl- tain and the signatory 'na tions to the European Detence Community.
M. Van Zeeland, who was answering questions from Opposition, members at a special Parliamentary Com- mitice on the European
Defence Community, added that it would be premature to publish detalls of the agreement which was atli under discussion.---Reuter,
Flat Denial Of Charge
Rangoon, Nov. 3. Burma today flatly denied o Nationalist allegation
of the Chinese *Nationalist guerilla
in forces Northern Burma.
as low as £4,000,000 to £5,000,-
Mr Kiyohide Okano, Japanes Trade Minister, rceantly sug- They are expected to pro-
The Sudan Electoral Cements-ested sending a special inlssion vide an indication of
the sim camposed of representatives to London to negotiate "for a Chinese country's future complete of Britain, the Sudan, Egypt, relaxation of import restrictions that a Burmese Air Force plang dependence or independence and India and the United States, is which are being imposed by the had bombed the Monghsat head- union with Egypt.
supervising tho elections sterling bloc countries,"Reuter, quarters Two mal parties are con- | Router, testing the elections - the
Umma Party, wilch advocates LONDON COMMENT complete independence, and the National
London, Nov. 3. Union Party, which
A Foreign Office spokesman Advocates urity with Egypt. said today thot Egyptian officials Soviet
There
olso ате prisoners camps, the Secretary
minor of Sudanese origin had recently parties, of State, Me Jol Foster
gone from Egypt into the Sudan Dulles, revealed today freed re-under the Anglo-Egyptian agree-pince.
The elections are beag het where elections, are now taking Austrian prisoners cently and who had returned toment of February 12 which pro- Vienia. had stated that theydes that the Government to be
Charles Bohlen, has asked the Soviet Govern ment for information about two American citizens alleged
to have been sten
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and union with
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
Washington, Nov. 3. for 45 minutes President Elsenhower con- today
e
and
Mr John Foster Dulles,
Defence Secretary, Mr Charles E. Wilson.
A Government spokesman said the report was "entirely without foundation" and the only plane to fly near Monghsat at the time of the alleged bombing was on reconnaissance,
It was understood from usually with the Secretary of State, reliable sources that the Chinese Nationalist Government on Formosa protested over the through diplomatic bombing channels and claimed that the alleged incident Was an pt.
block the tempt to
agreement bomb Menghisat until
He said in answer to a ques- had seen the Americans, H. Cox set up would last for three years, on that some of these Egyptian and Leland Towers, in a camp Then
a Constituent Assembly officials had been given two or would be elected which would three months leave with full Neither Mr Dulles nor Mr before they were repatriated.
Wilson Mr Duurs said that Mr Choose between complete -in-pay.
afterward would talk πέλου ε the conference Bohlen, acting on his instrue-dependence
which The spokesman was comment-lasice 15 minutes longer than not to tlons, had questioned the Soviet Egypt.
ing on press reports that there Since 1899, Britain and Egypt bien en Egyptian Govertiment about these reports
arranged.
November 15. "tourist yesterday.--France-Presse,
Lave jointly ruled the Sudan.
Vice-Admiral Donald B invezion" almed at infurmeing Duncan, Vice-Chief of Naval The agreement was to enable the Sud:n elections.
Operations, attended the con- Nationalist troops to prepara was not for evacuation, which is due to He emphasised the Egyptian ference although he
ap-start at the end of this week.-- officials who had entered the listed on the President's
Reuter. Sadan did not have the right to
pointment list.United Press. vate, but the Sudan Government had not prohibited their entry.
The choice before the Sudan electorate is between partics favouring complete independence or union with Egypt.-Reuler.
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Britain's Gesture
To Burma
Terrorists Driven
From Hide-outs
Nairobi, Nov. 3.
General Sir George Erskine's Headquarters said today that about 2,000 Mau Mau have been driven from the forests of the Aberdare mountain range in the past three months by concentrated' sweeps by British and African troops and almost continuous Royal Air Force bombing and strafing.
at the end of 10 days of inter-will be continued.”
This estimato was given today in the Aberdares but elsewhere,
Rangoon, Nov. 3. Burma's financial obligations to Britain arising out of the 1947 treaty of Independence have been rettled at a total of £7,300,ive operations in which troops 000 substantial reduction of Aberdare forests than ever be
have penetrated deeper into the the figures quotext in 1930,,
fore.
LEADER CAPTURED Army Headquarters also un- nounced today that a. Mau Mau The Foreign Omco announced The result of this operation loader, Nguo Washira, was cap- today that outstanding financial has been to confirm that there tured in a combined police and questions had been settled by in a considerable reduction in Kikuyu Home Guard dragnet negotiations which "were mark the number of Mau Maui now thrown round the -Muhito. ed throughout by friendly unforests, the Anny communique serve, two days ago.
oporating in tho Aberdaro location, in the South Nyeri re- derstanding and £ccommodation."
Washira is Belleved to have "Compared to the histion emerged from the forest to
痛
spirit of
stated
According to the settlement, about three months ago, op- vigt friends. whan ho WGS Burma has taken over Britain's proximately 2,000 Mau Mau caught. In a sudden sweep obligation to pay £3,300,000 to have left the forest. Those who launched by the police. the Union Bank of Burma in remain are finding it increasing Security forces killed.75 ler- respect of currency redemp-ly dimeult to maintain them rats and captured 38 during
relve.
Genazal "Instead of an cary supply last week's Britain has accepted a round ruate from the reserves, tho. Erskine's He ngure of £4,000,000 in a single sang have to come out to obtala
African members of the down payment as final settic, their requirements.
"Better assistance with re-security forces were killed and
tion.
2
on-
*:
Įment's, folal. ; Indebtedness unde: accounts for the success achieved wounded during the same perica. ment of Uie Union Goven serves has been created and this one. European.' and two Arinns
by the police and Kikuyu Homb Mau Mau men, tho razed an
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD,—Aerosa: 1 Irks, 4 Assolls, 0 the 1947 treaty, Till, 9 Anna; 10 Eastern, 11 Lark, 12 Loll, 14 Terrier, 17 Amuse, 19 Bpilt, 22 Shelter, 38 Less, 27 Pipe, 28 Started, 29 The debt was for capital as Guards when the gangs retura Atean, school on the slope of 30 Agog, 31 Thistle, 32 Else. Down: 2 Random, 3: Stalls, sets, mostly military equipment, to the reservos,*** the com- Motmt Kenya last night, alashed to death on African.... soliook ten- 4 Alert, Slakes, 0 Aller. 7 Large, 12 Lass 13 Luro, 15 Idle, which Brital transferred to munique said. 16 Hols, 18 Repeal, 20-Plodge, 21 Issues, 23 Hatch; 24 Lords, qurma on the eye of her "The policy of intensifying cher, and seriously wounded his 25 Ridge.
"Independence;-Reuter,
pressure on the gang, not only | wife-Router
Dour,
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