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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, ́ 1954.
Luang Prabang
Its Defences
Manoeuvring Its
MoRubmit
R Molotov has promised to today's
meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers what he calls a "new plan for European security." What- ever the nature of the pro- posal may turn out to be, its design can already be estimated: It is to achieve
of abolition
the the European Defence Com- munity and simultaneously to undermine the effective-i
TRENCHES NOW
BEING DUG
IN THE CITY
Hanoi, Feb. 9.
ness of the North Atlantle Incense is burning day and night in front of Trealy Organisation, Mr the statues of Buddha in Luang Prabang, the Molotov has made one thing royal capital of the kingdom of Laos, now directly
very clear at the Berlin conference-that The elimination of American
threatened by Vietminh spearheads between ten and fifteen miles away from the ancient and picturesque city.
influence from Europe
There is no panic in the capital, the capture remains a prime subject of Russian foreign policy. On of which will place a threat at the doors of Thai- this basis, therefore, will land, Burma and Malaya, and King Sisavong Mr Molotov's proposals for Vong, ailing though he is, has declared his inten- "European security"
betion to remain with his people in a last-ditch fight founded. And they will, of to save the city from the armies of General Vo course, be just as unaccept-I able to the Western Powers Nguyen Giap, still believed to be several days away as is the concept of the in their main strength.
Defence
Com-i
Everywhere throughout the threatened capital notices are being posted to tell the population that the Franco-Laotian forces will defend Luang Prabang to the
end.
Trenches are being feverishly dug in Luang Prabang and, outside the city, defence works are being erected by the defending forces with the aid of the population. The work is proceeding twenty-four hours of every day as Franco-Laotian units venture forth to gauge the nearness of the rebels to the capital.
The
of
European munity to Russia. The Soviet foreign minister has indulged in some interest- ing, though: unprofitable manoeuvring at the Berlin talks. When Mr Eden at the outret suggested discussion of European security especially where it affected
the main bedy Russia, Mr Molotov ignored
Vietininh army is still several the invitation, as though days away from the capital, but rebel the matter were of no great the capture of Pakisong over 48
brought hours after Now, Importance.
spearheads to a point about ten much futile debate on the to fifteen miles away from the unification of Germany, he city itself. There they are ext pected to remain while the main introduces the subject in a manner which suggests that Russia regards it as 4 By primary consideration. Auch tactica he seeks to, and
degree succeeds to n confusing the issues.
in,
ISCERNIBLE also in Mr
DISCE
to
Molotov's latest move is Russia's determination try and create the impres- sion to the world that it is no fault
the of her's if
German
Russians
Test Atomic Artillery
ly, however, Mr Molotov with
were
test-fired
cannot resist the oppor- Europe).-United Press,
NOT SURPRISED
forward along body advances the dense mountain trails to halt
for a before the capital assault.
·
final
Vietminh pressure appeared to be increasing tonight in all sectors of the fluid rado-China front.
Prepares
Mr Molotoy, the Soviet Foreign Minister, shows of Mr Anthony Eden Great Britain to his seat at the Conference table in the Russian Embassy, where the Four Power Talks are taking place.— London Express.
Anglo-Japanese Agreement Motion Criticises Govt
London, Feb. 8..
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Trade Mission To
Moscow Runs Into Snag
Moscow, Feb. 9.
One of the British businessmen now ending a two-week visit here said today that Soviet trade organisations wanted to buy at 1950 prices and British exporters were thus faced with a serious cost's problem.
Another of the party said there were "nice inquiries", but added "there's no point in going bankrupt in the process."
Competition in tenders, was; Limited; Lendon, kald their mentioned as coming from total turnover in twb works' Sweden, Finland, Germany and buying and selling war between Czechoslovakia.
£200,000 and £900,000" in
Twelve Vietminh battalions
The Labour Opposition in
The group have been study-chemicals, pharmaceutical Tru- were operating kr the mountain plateaux of central Vietnam and Parliament tonight presented in Soviet Inquiries for several ducts and drugs-Reuter. the fall of Kontuan, held by a a motion criticising the Con-million sterling worth of equip
few though ment, Hall Franco-Laotian force, "P" peared to be fine.
In the Tonking delta arca,
sttl French Union forses were engaged to mopping up optra- tions against the Victmith, which
had inflated info the delta'e rich rice-growing region several daya ogʊ.
contracts
}servative Government for have so far been concluded, No News Of
s
having been engaged in "very hard bargaining."
not consulting industries in and the Russians are described Britain before. signing the
£400,000,000 new
Anglo- Japanese trade agreement.
over 30,000 people were freed leader, in a operation "Atlante",
arrived -
this
from by the
acter
80-minute an
lonight.
the British
meeting
CX-
Boat Since
Sending SOS
A
EXCHANGE Tel. 21433.
THE BERLIN CONFERENCE
Molotov Promises "New Plan"
Berlin, Feb. 9.
Mr Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister, today rejected the West's final appeal. for free all-German elections but promised a new plan for European security at Wednesday's Tig Four session.
On that basis, the British, United States and French Foreign Ministers agreed to discuss the deadlocked German peace treaty once again on Wednesday.
Mr Molotov said he thought, the Foreign Ministers' Deputies could begin work on preparing a peace treaty for Germany immediately after the Berlin conference ended.
At today's four-hour meeting, the Ministers agreed to hold a second secret session on Thursday to continuo discussion of international tension and a five-power miest. ing with Communist China.
The first secret session on, that they had heard from Mr Monday was Inconclusive.
Molotov on the 15th day' what The Franch spokesman also they had heard on the first, said the Ministers decided to Mr Molotov had insisted that discuss the Austrian state the EDC be abolished, but M.. treaty--last Item on their three Bidault had not heard that the point agenda-in open session on Soviet Union Intended to do away with certain arrangements Leopold
Figl, the Austrian It had made in the East.—Reu- Foreign Minister, and five of his ter officials arrived here earlier to- day by air from Vienna to at- tend
the talks on Austria.
Molotov spoko· for 90 minutes of today's session, at
tho British which
Foreign Eden, Secretary, Mr Anthony presided.
REJECTS APPEAL According to a British spokes- man, Mr Molotov rejected the
anal appeal by the West last principles of the five-point Eden
plan
1
Big Welcome For Royal Children
to accept the general
London, Feb. 9. unlling: Germany-
A crowds of more than 300 through free elections..... a bang, ini | Londoners-waiteds in @cold-grey- Mr Molotov called on the tune for il Kings Cross station Western
Ministers to declare, today and warmly welcomed whether they, had waything to home the Queen's children, say about guaranteeing Europeen
Prince Charles and Princess security.
Anne, from their winter holiday at Sandringham.
A Soviet spokerman quoted Mr Molotov as anying he believed
With the youngsters were, that "to follow the pain of creat- Ing a
Army and in fact the Queen Mother and Princess European
Margaret. Also in the car reviving Geman
nitarian were the Royal Family's pets. would be to move not ibwards
Tho chubby
the strengthening of peace, butwo sealyhams and a corgi. towards the preparatieu of a heir to the throne and his three- five-year-old new war in Europe."
year-old curly-headed sister After Mr. Molotov had spoken, laughed and waved back to the Mr Dulics mit "Since I have patient crowd.
nothing heard
new I have
say.
nothing to told Mr Molotov that
Mr Eden
For the time
boing the children will live with the his offer last week to proibing the Queen Mother and Princesa 20-year Anglo-Soviet
Margaret at Clarence House. frcuty
A draughty old · Buckingham signed in 1952 still held good should reates that if they could minus the Queen's standard is He suggested the Ministers Palace with its down blinds and not agree on a plan for Ger- not very homelike for the many, they must end discussion children. Besides, it is
xcept Ive a Georges Bidault, the Accorating
repairing. French Foreign Minister, Bald Many of the servants have
living in their Own homes
on this topic.
M.
Record Flight
>
Millary Air jobs,
been
Three of the original British group of 33 left last week and two yesterday. Nine are The motion will be moved in
pected to leave on Wednesday. the House of Commons оп
Those who remain will siny Wednesday by Mr Clement
for
periods, varying
Some Moscow. Feb. 9,
of Annam. Attlee,
Labour the
Parly Along the copot
possibly for several weeks, in Well-informed sources re-
Los Angeles, Feb. 9. three-hour debate
an attempt to conclude deals on agreement, signed the spot. Others will submit The from the Vietminh by the French on the new
racing schooner Berlin talks break down. By ported today that the Red
In London last Friday, linking European security
tenders and specifications when Dirigo II, which carly to The 294-member Labour they return to Britain. Eleven day reported that it was in with the question of Ger- Army had tested atomic on recent man-
As the situation in Laos de- Mr artillery
motion are going on to Warsaw later. many at this stage,
teriorated, the French Defence Opposition, so the
Soviet trade experts initiated distress 1,800 miles south Molotov succeeds in keeping oeuvres.
a series of enquiries for equip of here, has been out of alive discussion on the Ger-
morning These sources said the atomic Minister, M. Rene Pleven, who
accompanied
It read: "That this House, ment, mainly in the electrical radio communication since man problem, despite the guns were of various calibres. Paris,
and engineering field, during The Soviet Army was report French Armed Forces Chief of while accepting the principle almost daily discussions with the sending its SOS, the Coast fact that both sides inve now said virtually all there ed to have tested their effective Staff, General Ely, went into a that colonial territories should British businessmen.
Guard reported. British Mr. F. J. Fielding, Managing The Coast Guard said it
instead of boarding at the Painco. is to any on the lague. Both ness during manoeuvres in the series of conferences in Saigon not be forced to buy.
with top French military
is contrary to Director of Fielding and Pisit, understood that Navy ships goods when it sides
in European part of the USSR.
For the Queen Mother and have indulged
U.S. Army
a leaders. sent
their interests, regrets the action Limited, Gloucester, said today were being sent from ihe
Princess Margaret, both Coun- repetitive and unproductivo
200-mm atomic
prepared to Panama Canal Zone to the ald battalion of
of Her Majesty's Government in the Russians are TALKS VITAL
Honolulu, Feb. 9. sellors of Slata in the absence of arguments
to West Germany last
entering into a trade agreement pay only the artery
prices they paid of the ship, but no further word
had been received.
The Tokyo-Honolulu Jet-stream the Queen, the return to London unity, and to most people it year and another bottalion has
Attending the vital talks with the Japanese Government for similar goods in 1940-1950. is a subject which could be been reported scheduled to go were lending Vietnamese leaders without prior consultation with "QUITE IMPOSSIBLE" The Coast Guard reported speed record was shattered again means getting back to their
today
a when American Europe, The easily dropped for the time to
"The British Board of Trade that the schooner was skippered American high-ranking the industries concerned.” in and
Next
Tuesday
the Queen being without prejudice to weapons
The motion also regretted that price index for mechanical en-by James W. Crawford of St Transpor: Servier C-97 Strato- the Vietminh advance through
tance non-stop in nine hours Investitures at Buckingham future discussions. Obvious-Nevada but have not been fired cera, directly conecmed with
nuclear warheads in
Laos that would throw open the agreement was considered with gineering, which was 100.4 in Felersburg, Florida, and thereiser flew the 3,800-mile dis- Mother will hold the first of alx
June 1948, was 147.6 in Decem- were three others aboard.
and nine minutes..
Palaco, Princess Margaret'a way through Thailand and out
Government ber 1953. One can therefore ap- In his SOS message, Crawford
The MATS plane knocked engagement book is full with Burma Into Malaya,
securing assurances that preciate it is quite impossible to reported that gasoline drums
nine minutes from the record public appearances at charity dock - broken loose exports, will not accept 1950 prices. Unless wo lashed on
sét yesterday by a Pan- performances, fairs and exhibi- dising and that, in effect,
Among the personalities con- revert to previous unfair trade can get prices down. I do not in heavy seas.
Stratoclipper. Washington, Feb. 9.
The The Coast Guard anticipated American that
Lions, is all
see how we can swallow our his "new
practices.".
the fifth Reports that Russia has tested ferring with M, Pleven and the
new mark represents
wanes and for European
share of the substantial Russian that naval units would reach today stirred French military leaders an atomic cannon proposals"
time in two weeks a new record As the winter the vicinity of the Dirigo early Within an hour of the Labour market security can amount to. Ittle official
surprise or concern General Sir Charles F. Loewen,
members Congressional British Commander-in-Chief in motion, Conservative
Mr Fielding sald he had been tomorrow
stream assisted flight United near, the work will become In- The security of Europe here and several
Proce.
creasingly heavier)--Reutter, John very largely depends on the experts declared they
word en amendment as follows: nish and Swedish bids. "I do unification of Germany- thought much of atomic artillery Singapore, General
O'Daniel, newly appointed chief
"That this House ccknow not know how the Finns and political dovolopment which anyway."
Chairman W. Sterling Cole of a United States Military Mis
which re- ledges the sense of responsibility Swedes do it," he said.
RW. Asqul Limited, Chairman can only be realised by the (Republican, New York) of the sion in Indo-China
present advisory to the nation and to the colonici, Atomic places the establishment of a freely Joint Congressional
which Hor Majesty's Government of William
Jam Arquith, olected Government. That Energy Committee, said he was group, and several others.
has shown and its impartiality machine tool manufacturers, Mr Molotov refuses to con- "not surprised" by the Russian
while whose Inquiry from the Rus taking this cede this fundamental point reports. However, he said that states would withdraw two In- recognising that advantages wsians for machine tools totals
£500,000,
"the Is the only real stumbling they should
the United States to "keep fantry divisions from Korea for accrue to the trade of the Em-over
both pire, urges the Government that Russians are displaying a desire block to a substantial mea ahead" in atomie arms develop-Indo-China wore denied here and in Washington.
any further arrangements should to do businers, but are going sure of agreement on the ment. Gorman problem. And At least four other members In view of the grave danger provide such safeguards to the to drive a hard bargain. There by the spectacular interests of the textile industry are rice inquiries, but there's while he remains adamant of the Committee declared that caused
advance not worried about Vietminh
to Luang experience of the coming year no point in going bankrupt in objections to froe they were
to be necessary?---- in his
the process" Detence Minister may show elections, all his fine talk the development because there Prabang, the
Mr Asquith said his company Reuter, the
faced competition from Germany about recognising legitimate long has been a question as to was given full powers by
French government to make on-
and Czechoslovakia, German aspirations, and the worth" of atomic cannon
"It doesn't worry me a bit. I the-spot decisions regarding the sentiments don't think they have much. his honeyed
war. He will I conduct of the about upholding the dignity never thought much of atomic stay two weeks in Indo-Ching and rights of the German artillery anyway Rep. Carl T. bolore returning to Parls" people,
North report to (Democrat,
the government.--- France-Presse. meaningless.
|Carelina) i-United' Pres8.
tunity for some propagan-
aro
completely Durham
were
"Japanese
"never the Far East, who flew from representing Lancashire put for- asked to compete with low Fin- Press, inorning. - United has been established for the jet-spring and the “season"""draw
serve warning to
Reports
that
the United
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Mr. T, La Kendall, Director of Rustin and Hornsby, Limited
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depth of 182 metros, about nine miles muth- west of Cape Calamits, it was reported last hight
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