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munist regulars anti partans China, and aimed at over-running # China, however, refused any wide stretch of territory, rather help, the sources sald, because il an immediato local objee-did not wish to interves against
"an ethnle (Thai) minority." The spokesman said that de- The Communists had dielded fence measures had been taken to attempt the conquest of Li but could not be revented for) Chau before the ruizure by security reasons.
daring French parachutists of Military
said that the outpost of Dien Bien Phu Durves Vietminh commanders had lung inst month, Dien Bien Phu
rame 60 miles south of the Thoi capital.
US Prepared To Break Off Talks
The French Command here would give no details on how the battle was progressing.
1920 Slavery Convention
Major Wylic To Rejoin Regiment
London. Dec. 8. Major Charles Wylle, who War несони in command of the successful Britiais expedition to Mount Everest, was leaving hero today for Malays,, where his will rejoin his realment, e 10th Gurkha Rities,
On his way. le plaus with have a reunion the Sherpa Tensing, whe guided the expedition.
to
Major Wylle has just ended a tour of Yugoslavia, lecturing on the expedition,
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Nixon Talks TO-MORROW?
In Pakistan
United Nations, Dec. 8. Six nations today signed a protocol usepted by the current General Assembly, formally
Karhchl, Dec. 8. * transferring 10 the United The Vice President of the Nailons the functions and United Stales, Mr Richard powers, of the League of Nations Nixon, today had a long_inière under the 1020 Slavery Conven-view with the Pakistan Mlinis- tigh,
ter of Finance, Mohammed All, is a namesake of the Pranë who Those signing were Dr Henrich Minister, There was no indication how Haymerle, Austria; Dr C. .. Mr Nixon deposited the Alexis Kyrcu, traditional wreaths on the many men took part in the Com-Hsia, China; Mr munist attack.
Greccv; Mrs Evelyn Eminet, tombs of Mohammed Jinnah, Neither
E. A French
Mr parachutists Britain;
Morgan, the founder of Pakistan, and of operating from Dien Bien Phu Liberta; and Mr Auguste R Liaquat All Khan, the head of nor Thai partisans who Altered Lindt, Switzerland.
the government of the new routh from Lai Chau to meet The representatives of Liberia state."
After them have yet encountered the and Britain rigned without ré-
rezorde: having rebel 310th Division, which servation as to later ratification speech for broadcast tonight, Hamilton, Bermuda, turned away from the Red by their Parlaments.
Mr Nixon attended a replica Dec. 8. River della last month in what Twenty-four ratifications cr given by United States Am- without reservation bussador and Mrs Horace A. The United States is pre-appeared to be a move againal signatures
the interior kingdom of Laos.
later a banquet tared to break off the Big The seizure of Dien Bien Phure required to make the Slavery! Hildreth, and
Convention A United Nations given in his honour by the formidable Four talks in Berlin if the put
ouatacle intrument.-United Press,
Pakistan Pelme Minister, Mo- the middle of the
hammed All-France-Presse. Soviet Union prolongs them directly in futilely for propagandist bring a 125-mile airiift Laos invasion route, and French and non-constructive pur- between the paratroop outpost posts," it was stated here and Hanoi stopped the Divisior today.
in its tracks.-United Press,
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An anthoritative United States source described in very general terms the strategy
by the Big Thre
sgreed upon
for the four
Foreign Minlilera' conferince in Berlin next January.
The source also predicted that the United States would at next weck's NATO meeting live the French Government a reply to
LA
1 request for assurances on the maintenance of United States
troops in Europe.
The source said the exchange
of notes between Russin and the
ATOMIC
French Newsmen Indignant Over
CONTROL Slights' To Laniel
PLAN
United Nations, Dec. 8. The atomkč control plan put West in recent months had been before the United Nations seven like an exchange of briefs be- years ago by elder statesman i
the tween lawyers attempting to Bernard MT. Baruch of
airow the sues in the ease. United States still stands on the
to
In the Big Four
United Nations' books as the
From RENE MacCOLL
Bermuda, Dec. 8.
ceiving ment. It would be allowed, Stur Spangled Banner was
never was
The band of the Royal Welch Fusiliers greeted M. Laniel with the General Salute exactly the same treatment as Sir Winston Churchill receiveil on his
RECEIVING LINE...
П
local
I tid not see whether Mr Eden sneaked in. Ahead oi or not and nobody M. Laniel seems to remember, but if it obviously happened it. was unintentional.
French newspapermen covering the Bermuda conference are indignant over what they genuinely consider to have been "slights" to M. Joseph Laniel when the French premier arrived last week. POINT. REACHED Eventually one reached
scheme backed by the majority. The French are upset because appear to play any part in this point where one had to cio
It provides for:
the Marsellaise was not played incident, but radio enen who had something other than exchange 1. International ownership as M. Laniel stepped from his been waiting for M. Laniel's neles. That
point had bern and control of all dangerous plane, but the answer to that is broadcast tore their hair. reached in Soviet-Westen - quantities of atomic
material that protocol was followed to lesions, he said,
from mine to bomb.
the last letter. A national The third complaint is that He thought it would become 2.-Creation of an interna- anthem would only have been M. Laniel was placed behind Mr apparent coon
commission within order if a head of state was Eden and Mr Dulles in the re- Foreign Mmisters' conference in tional control
line to great Berlin whether the Soviet For-Powers of inspection and punish being greeted (the next day the
notables the day Mr Eisenhower cign
urrived. Foreign Office protocol Minister, Me Vyacheslav speelfely, to inspect anywhere, played for Elsenhower). Mololav. wished to use the con-
authorities assure me that the ference for propaganda er for any place and any time to see of the control
correct place for M. Laniel was Braking a rest gisture towards that provisions
behind Mr Elsenhower. Sir agreement were fully complied casing East-Wes! tension.
Winston and Mr Dulles but in -J-Mr-Molotus_started stall with.
"PUNISH–VIOLATORS-
front_of_My_Eden. ing the Western wer
pwerk could
I would also have power to arrival. il to world very easily expose it
OTHER INCIDENTS opinion, he said. This exposure punish victators, though how
wouki do 50
The only time God Save the night then mduce the Russians
Queen was heard (first six bars change their strategy and ticfined,
The commission's
operations only) was when the Governor make a
real effort to co-operple! reunification of Germany. would be under the Security of Bermuda strode on to the in the
On the other hand it must re Counell, but would be free of parade ground but this may SOVIET STALLING
well have confused the French. If the Rurstun stalling con-
paralysing veto. the
fitfully be placed on record M. Laniel cause! rome Other incidents which irked the Under
Baruch pro- tinued and it was obvious that |
were based on mily raised ayebrows
among they had no intention of - Gramme, atomic drozen the French,
and can local closervers when he arrived, operating constructively, the weapons would not be culinwad misunderstandings
of ell scomed to United.
Hi fr Slates Government nor would current stackpiles fusion.
It is said that Sir Winston ut bruh past the Governor walling be destroyed until the control would be prepared to break of
and greet him at the foot of the the talles.
system was full and effectively short M. Laniel's specch pushed him into a walking
CAMI
serpine remp with . most per- operating.
SOVIET
M. Laniel, it is understood, was functory handshake.
And he his inspection of. Uie The Russian programme, re-anxious to say a few words, but teek
had been Fusiliers guard of honour n peatedly rejected by the United after the aerophant
placed for him he hesitated, shen what must be almost world Nations materity, provides for: turned on this heel and go into record time, for such functions.
1. Immediate United Nations the
C. SI Winston didn'--London Express Service. passage of a resolution lawing atomic, hydrogen and Whepons ON mass de- committee had been operating in Parls for aconda:able time 2-Creation of an inter- preparatory to the Big Four con-national control syalem differing ference in Lugano first expected from the Western plan in several in October and then November. respects. Ownership of atomic They were now Salling for a facilities would be retained meeting of this serenitice on nationally. Inspection would be Desember 16.
The Elsenhower administration was confident that world pubile opinich would support M: John Foster Dulics if he walked out of the Berlin conference this point, he said.
Onelais here sold they were well prepare for the Berlin, con-
ference. A three-nation workingction.
PROGRAMME
out-
"ople but evidently not
Ometals here do not appear to so expect a lengthy conference in plan. Berlin, and are hoping to speed
as in the Western
Actually the Baruch plan has
up the conference by ucu of been incorporated into a larger simultaneous, translation equip- rent-Reuler.
SCANDINAVIAN MEDICAL CENTRE FOR S. KOREA
The
Stockholm, Dec. 8. Scandinavian Govern- ments will establish a US$6,000, 000 medical centre at Seoul, Korea, it was announced today.
A Scandinavian delegation which has studied medical ter- vico in Koran yesterday delivered Its proposal to the Governments of Sweden, Norway Denmir.k.
at
They suggested a medical
of two hospitals centre Seoul,
an isolation hospital and hospital,
D
Four
million dollars of the
cost should be detrayed by the Scandinavian Governments and million by the United Tations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA), the delega- tion
said.
It suggested that the medical. controbo: put into operation, within 10 months, United
and broader Western scheme for the balanced reduction, regula- ition and limitation of all arma and armed forces, atomic and conventional.
It is also worth noting that for the first time in the history of the United Nations, this year's majority-backed Assembly re solution on disarmament did not specifically reaffirm the Baruch as the basis of UN disarmament plan as the plan that must servą negotiations United Press.
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