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THE
estimates
of the
Terling area's balance of
JL
payments for the twelve monthly period ending next June, Issued in Sydney Jast week, provide forcible reminder of the extent to which sterling has owed its new-found strength to im- port restrictions. With the lifting of some of these resteletions the area's N- nual surplus with the rest of the world as a whole Is expected to drop by nearly half in the period to next June. All fold, the sterling aren's net eurninges of foreign currencies will, if the estimates turn out to be correct. be Bome 1200m. less than in the previous twelve months. No indivi dusi country is to blame for this deterioration; all of them, including Australin are, it is understood, ex- pected to show a somewhat lower level of net earnings. an thoy absorb larger So for volume of imports.
the
118
alone
1
United Kingdom
concerned,
This
six
forecast seems to suggest a somewhat gloomier picture than is justified by the Agues o fur published.
But Computing the months of 1963 with the same period of 1952, im- ports have certainly gone up by 1 substantial amo: but exports have risen even For the nix months more.
whole the overall visible balance of trade was Home £20m. better.
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2
DERHAPS the British
PE
Government statistician
who
their
Jens the in The other
presented estimates to the ComZNON- wealth Finance Ministers' Conference now have more up-to-date statisties on UK trade with the non-sterling
showing world favourable trend Intest period. possibility is that they have allowed in their forecasts further increase in for a Imports from OEEC and other non-sterling coun- tries, perhaps in the expec- tation of a further easing of import restrictions during the next few months. There is no doubt that for the sterling area as a whole, the two trouble spots which are causing the sharp fall in the balance of payments surplus from last year's high lever are the OFEC area and the group of countries which
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Randall Commission Report "Preview” Disappoints UK
London, Jan. 19.
Informed sources said today that a "preview" of the Randall Commission's report on United States foreign economic policy had reached the British Government and left it disappointed.
as the
"Advance word on the Randall Commission's report indicates it completely misses the boat na far Commonwealth is concerned," the sources said, adding that the British hoped for more "trade not aid" recom- mondations,
New Theory On Comet Disaster
The main components of the Commission's report. Randall the sources suid, were:
1. Repeal of the Buy Gov- American Act restricting ernment freedom to buy foreign goods.
2.
Reduction Stales tariks only countries reciprocate.
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Britain's Attitude To Gibraltar
Lendon, Jan. 18..
The Forela's Scoretary, Mr Authony Eden, stated here today that Britain had "no Intention of agreeing to any changs In the status of Gibraltar."
Ho
answering
written question by tho Labour MP. Mr Arthur Greenwood. Mr Eden add- ed: "The government does not consider that this is a subject for discussion with any foreign power,"
France-Presse.
Murderer Cheats Gallows
Swallows Poison
Atomic Resources
Pool
Dulles & Molotov To Meet
Washington, Jan, 19. The American Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, and the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Viacheslav Molotov, have agreed to discuss proce dural questions concerned with President Elsen- hower's proposal for private conversations on the pooling of atomic energy resources during the four-power foreign ministers' confer- enco in Berlin, it was nounced by the State De partment today.
an-
The announcement followed a meeting at the State Depart- ment this afternoon between Mr
Cornwall, Ontario, Jan. 19.
Convicted murderer Henri Dulics and Sovlot Ambasador, Seguin cheated the gallows Mr Georgi Zarubin, who had last night by swallowing been authorised by Monow poison, the Chief Coroner, discuss procedural questions in Mr Smirle Dawson, said to-
Panmunjom, Jan. 20. Jubilant, singing Chinese and North Korean war prisoners won a three-year battle against the return to Communism today in a mile and a half march to freedom day. .80
from their neutral camps.
A Munich engineer has Just completed what la termed as the "smallest ear in the world”. It is 1.80 metres long. metro wide, and is fitted with а special electric MOLOT producing 1.3 hp driven from an accumulator. It has a top The car is speed of 15 km ph, tax-free. does not need number plate and the driver does not require driving Licence. The car is thought to be of special DBC for shopping.-London Express.
Russia's Big 4 Talks Demands
UNLIKELY TO BE ACCEPTABLE
*
Washington.
to
Mr Zarubin, It was strited, had brought a message from the Mr Lawson mid that an Soviet Foreign Minister assuring that he would be
the type.
on President Elson- hower's atomic pool plan.
The first anti-Communist prisoners autopsy and analysis of Seguin's Mr Dulles
stomach contents showed that happy, during the foreign minia- passed into Allied custody at 8.52 a.m. The died of polson. Dr Ward ters' conference, to continue dis- Wednesday.
that the Smith was trying to determine cussions Despite charges return of the POWs violated the armistice, The Provincial Police said The State Department an- the Communist Command made no attempt that an empty glost viel had (nouncement revealed that Mir
been found in his death cell.'
Dulles had accepted the offer. to interfere with the historic operation.
The Ontario Reform Institu- An official statement, Jinued The first of the 14,321 Chinese to be freedtion's Department launched an after today's meeting, sald: “The were greeted at the southern boundary of the de- immediate inquiry to find out Secretary of State plans, in how Seguin got the poison that agreement with Mr Molotov, to militarised zone by Chinese-speaking 'American killed him one hour before he continue the discussions on the soldiers,
was to be hanged for the procedure relating to negotia-
of murder
Maxville text tions concerning atomic energy operator Leonard Hurd. They in Berlin."
who checking persons visited him in his cell during
to
were
They moved down a barbed wire lane waiting trucks. From there the freedom trail led by truck and ship to new homes on the Chinese the past few days. Nationalist island stronghold of Formosa.
to
POSSESS FACTS
25-MINUTE TALK'
A State Department spokes- that Mr. Dullos man revealed and Mr Zarubin had talked for It was not immediately learned | North Korean prisoners were
"We have certain facts that 23 minutes in second meating made of delayed in leaving the neutra)
we can't what disposition was
disclose before the to diss the prce:dure to be the 347 Allied prisoners, in camp because they tried
Inquest," Colonel Q. Hedley adopted for private conversations cluding 21 American prisoners, march close together, in vlola-
on the pool plan. Basher, Deputy Minister said," who elected to
with their tion of Indian orders designed May Communist captors. The Reds to insure cach man a chance to The Gael
J. Governor, Mr had indicated they would refuse break from the back and ask
soid Sutherland Dickey.
that turn the for repatriation. Indinn attempts to down
any statement would have to POWs back to them, in line with
come from Queen's Park. Thorat, Major-Gen. S. P. P. their churgo that such action | violated the armistice,
Indian troop commander, on-
that
North nounced
two- the Arst 800-man compound to be opened had asked the guards to segregate them this morning for return to Communist Korea,
de
Berlin, Jan. 19. The Soviets laid Big Four conference
that spread In United mands today
Western among if other gloom
The Communists charged in Korcene in here diplomats
and in-
an eleventh hour protest that the creased fears that next return of the prisoners repre- week's crucial talks might sented "armed abduction." face a deadlock
even be- fore they opened.
Government subsidies 3. rather than the use of tariffs to essential for protect industries
London, Jan, 19. An explosion of "unusual violence' apparently blasters ed the Comet jet airliner from tariff changes.
crashed
info the that Mediterranean an January 10, an Airline
defence and companies, work- and communities hurt by increases in imports resulting
are not attached to any of said
spokesman
4. Relaxation of restrictions on East-West trade.
5. Help to countries making
The demands included: 1. Holding of a Big Five con- ference with China.
Formation of an all- German government as the first step toward a cold war cetlic ment in this divided country.
The happy, bannte waving
None of the 421 Chinese in prisoners anti-Communist Ignored pre-dawn Communist the first compound changed his appeals to come home.
mind.
your last chance. Come home. "come home" explanations. today as British ex- the main block-sterling. perts stepped up their in-their currenetes convertible. dollar, OEEC or Soviet.vestigation of possible Broadly, the sterling area subotage.
its
managed to balance accounts in the year ended
"Evidence so far indicates an June, 1953, with this explosion of unusual violence, unattached
of the more violent sector
even than usually trading world. But It unly associated with a fuel fire," the Airways Cor- did
British Överscan expense of considerable friction poration spokesman said here. with several countries The British Civil Aviation in it, like Brazil and Japan. Minister, Mr
ONE
но
the at
this
NE consequence of
was the loss of export trade with countries who were suffering from
Alan
KEY PROPOSAL
Informed sources said that the kernel of the Randall Commis- son's report is the proposal that the United States should adopt measures towards
can
to
3. Calling of an all-German conterence to discuss Germon
unification.
All
.
Tank Kills
Soldier: Injures 4
All of the prisoners were "COME HOME" APPEAL
turned over to Indian custody Communist loudspeakers in the demilitarised zone last This is September for 90 days of pleaded, "Come home,
In When the Indians open the gates eight sessions with the anti- this morning, everybody tum Red POWs, Communist politica! north and-for freedom."
officers were able to win back only a handful of the balky But at daybreak, the excited captives, anti-Red pris:ners stirred from
Their decision to reject Com- these were considered their sleeping compounds and totally unacceptable to the West, started singing jubilant Korean mundem was the major issue in freer trade If the Russims come to the 400- and Chinese victory songs.
two years of truce magotiations, by lowering tariffs only if the ference table determined to in-
A cold Siberian wind carried and the UN insistence that no POW be forced to return to his rest of the world does the same. sist on these conditions, Western
the sound of their mass chant-homeland against his will be The Commonwealth plan, diplomats sax
any avilo 1
ing to the American Marines to continue prospect of an East-West peace however, proposed
and soldiers waiting just outside came on unprecedented issue in restrictions for some time on rettioment,
modern warfare,-United Press. the forbidden demilitarioed zone Lennox-
dollar imports. today said earlier
barbed wire-lined | Boyd,
in
The demand for a Big Five along the sold that Informed sources
freedom rond" leading south. Rome that bodles so far re-
the Commonwealth Finance conference including Red China
Thick make poured from all covered from the rea off Elba
Marines Ministers at their Sydney con- was laid down in today's issue of "from behind-onference had hoped to continue
Pravda, the were struck
official Moscow 55 of the compounds.
The others said they believed the prisoners the backs of their heads." an
planning on the basis of Ameri-Communist organ,
were published by Communist- were burning their rice, straw acute scarelty of sterling.
Mr Lennox-Boyd, who flew to can backing.
mats, controlled Soviet Zope now and prison sleeping The Commonwealth Finance
Instead, the sources shid, the Elba to inspect preparations for
Papers.
symbols of their captivity. Ministers have had to face salvaging, the wrecked plane, Ministers have
to think of
QUESTION OF PRIORITY
"A HAPPY. DAY" that unless they are pre-sold, "This late information may alternatives to see how the Com-
continue pared to permit a more
ex-monwealth prove most useful to the
The Russians already had in- ! "It is a happy, happy day," generous flow of imports, pents."
strengthen its position and be-
South Korean Prime from Japan and other coun-
come less dependent on Amert- dicated in the lengthy exchange sald LIFTED FROM SEATST
can policy and economic develop of notes, prior to agreement on Minister Palk Too Chin at the tries in the unattached
holding the conference, that ROK receiving point. "We Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan. 19. ments. hero The BOAC spokesman group, they will lose even
that these men Informed sources said it ap- they wanted to bring up the never doubled
A 20-ton tank went out of more sterling trade in 1954, said that the head injuries might
control during a demon- One difficulty here is that indicate that the Comet was peared now that the Sterling aroa question of a Big Five parley would come back to us."
to fight its at the Berlin meeting.
Convoys of canvas-covered trucks
walled for the Chinese stration her today and battles to achieve self auf- while they can foresee an rocked by a tremendous blaut must be prepared
which hurled it into a sudden
The West agreed to have this prisoners to take them to in crushed into the spectator increase in importa from dive so violent that passengers flelency.
Ilow- chon "It will not be easy for the placed on the agenda.
where they will board standa, killing one soldier thene sources, there is little
were lifted from their seats and
attempt to push not come prospect of a corresponding battered against the ceiling of Commonwealth to go it alone it in would feared that the ships for Formoso.
The Koreans walked down and injuring four others. alone it to the top of the agenda and barbed wire lanes to rise in export earnings from the plane with bone-shattering America will
ton, The Commonwealth cannot this certainly
A military, spokesman · sald railway would run Into them. Australia can, of force.
drop restrictions on dollar im- the miffest opposition from the uing where the Arst train of the M-10 tenk, · armed with. 40 ;
Had anti-aircraft guns, 21 boxcars waited to carry them mm until financial reserves course, continue to dis- 1 "In the hard world we live ports
south through a tumultuous de-been parked facing the stands criminate against the dollar
All three Western
monstration in Seoul to re- where 45 trainees were seated area; and tie here, in fact, in we cannot rule out sabotage, have reached a level at which West.
Mr Len:ox-Boyd said in Rome, they can withstand sudden and
large demands on them. They have made it clear they will not location centres on the east and when It suddenly started that the sterling`area ex-But he added:
have by no means reached this spend hours discussing a Big west coast of South Korea, forward, out of control pects some further improve="
Five conference and they are
arches greeted Hugo
A spokesman said the un- in stage," the sources said. "Innd other people ment in the balance of pay-
Now, they said it means that coming to Berlin only to seek a freed men at both the Chinase manned tank struck Bgt. Earl ments to offnot the responsible positions, while not
of the emphasis of the Commu- German settlement and agres and Korean receiving point. Lewis in the back, pushing bìm an Austrian pesce The decorated arches Bone he forward spiked up pad deterioration elsewhere, ruling out the possibility
to treaty.
word "welcome" in English and Lewis waved other soldiers out Britain, which has increased sabotage, feel we have to con-wenkih plen must switch fixement on
centrato on other possible exports to the doller area
Chinese and · KorsaTI
Large
the to exports
Western North
were diplompis causes of the disaster-structum exports to the non-dollar ares, "a Khir would mean a greater.
of Presidents Syng of the way and jumped into the portraite America by 14 per cent in or otherwise.
drive. Dont Has Werkade equally pestimate about
man Rhee and Chiang Kai-stek moving vehicle. the past year, will play awe might have to face up being the Communist bldo Bovlet demand that formation led the prisoners. Before he could stop the tank major part in this, providing to
Flags of the Untied Nations; it had amashed into the stande, the possibility of putalde ud become one of the Com- of an all-German government dollar earnings to offset the action. We are tot forgettin sanwed.the biggest markets, in-hould be the first step towards Bouth Korea and Nationals: Offenra said two of the Injured losses of the sterling area that we might have to deal with forte souronne enidki. Uolted Clerman reunification, United Chineduttered into the "eley soldiers worevcin critical condi-
Preis.
Biberian, wind.ja
HarinkUnited Press, commodity producers, third parties."—United Press,
her
awn
power
the
· the
Present at the talks were tha Secretary of State, Mr Zarubia, Mr Livingstone Merchant, A sistent Secretary for European Affairs, Mr Michael L. Smir- Premier Leslie Frost, Acting novsky, the First Becretary Attorney-General, said that at the Soviet Embassy, and an Inquest would be held in Corn-interpreter on the staff of the " wall tomorrow night with Mr Department of Stato Dawson in charge.
A priest who had given Seguin
rites of the last
the Roman Catholic Church 30 minutes before his death said he thought Seguin had died of fright.
of
Both Mr Zarubin and Mr Smirnovsky arrived at the State Department three minutes ahead of schedule. They were met by Director Stoessel of the Soviet Affairs Division of the State Department.
Mr
stimny
The medical authorities, how-
Zarubin walked ever, doubted the story and past waiting newamen without ordered
saying a word, followed by Mr United Press.
the post
mortem
Smirnovsky-France-Presse.
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