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Same Old Note:
American
hydrogen
Tomb tests inve aroused.
cortainly throughout the free world, probably also in the Communist world, n renewed sense of urgency in the matter of disarmamen“. And the prevention of atomic or thermonuclear warfare. And this has coincided with the move by the Western powers to get a resumptio of the work of the United Nations Disarmament Com- mission. The meeting of the Commission, the first 18 months, has come, Mr Cabot Lodge, the Ameri can delegate, has said, "at a moment when the whole world is gripped lay the knowledge that new dimen- sions have been added the dangers
of the atumie age." Nevertheless, either
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Established 1845
1954,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21,
GENEVA TALKS Twin Bears
Dulles Makes
The Position Quite Clear
for NOT A BIG 5 MEETING
12
to
the request of the British, French and American Kov- ernments for a meeting of the Commission, Bor the British proposal for the
creation of n five-power sub-committee, was the re- sult of the shock of hydro-
gen bomb tests. It is the
outcome of a move in which the first step was taken by the
that
and
i
Washington, Apr. 20.
The Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, tonight served notice on the Soviet Union that the United States would not agree to Red China attending the Geneva conference as one of the "Big Five" powers but merely as another of the interested States.
In a statement released upon his departure for Paris, where he will attend a NATO Council meeting before going on to Geneva, Mr Dulles also said that the Far East conference was "not to discuss international problems generally" but must be confined to Korea and Indo-China.
Asserting that the Communists in Indo-China "have expended their manpower in reckless assaults tion at Geneva," Mr Dulles said, "It is tragic that war apparently designed to improve their bargaining posi
of so many tens of should be used and the lives
sacrificed as an instrument of thousands should be political policy."
The Secretary of State re- called that the Berlin agreement on holding the Geneva confer- ence "expressly stipulated that neither the invitation to, nor the holding of the conference, should imply diplomatic recogni- tion where Is not already
it accorded" and re-emphasised. "The conference does not imply
diplomatic breaking our
recognition of Communist China.
United Kingdom ard its allies inst autumn. That WILK a resolution sponsored by 14 powers, and approved by 54 votes to nil, although It is noteworthy
the the 54 did not include Soviet Union and its faso- cintes. The iden of the resolution was twofold: the Commission Disarmament was to resume work, at the same time a sugges- tion was made for a proce- dure which might give an
for opportunity the deadlock, existing be- tween the Soviet group and The majority, which had for so long stultified the Com- mission's work. It 15*73N that a small sub-committee
principally of powers volved should meet private and try to agree on a solution of the problems of the prevention of atomic warfare,
DESPITE careful
in- in
|
He added, however. "There is some evidence that the Soviet Union may attempt to make the Geneva conference something other than what had been agreed upon at Berlin."
Mr Dulles said that Commu- nist actions and their intensi- Beation of action in Indo-China good prelude to "Nevertheless,
were
wo
nor
In Ju
be discouraged grow weary
Geneva". shall not shall we drafting search for peace.
re-
the com
un Koren conference Indo-China. This
the
expect the Berlin agreement to be complied with both by the Soviet Union, which is one of parties to the agreement, the and by the rogimes which come to Geneva,
On View
Brilliant sunshine at the London Zoo--and Minnie fetches her twin baby bears out for their very first outing. other Communist
The baldes, Syrian brown bear cubs, were born to Minnie and Pickles on January 18. —- London Express.
-
"We accept the view that j Korea can be made united and independent by peaceful means, this will make it easier to restore in Indo-China a peace which has been broken by Com- munist armed aggression.
We shpif strive Lo achieve that peace on honourable terms con- slatent with the Independence of Vietnam. Laos and Cambodia- States which are now threaten- ed."—United Press.
Peace Talks
Report Denied
US Fighter Planes For Defence Of Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi, Apr. 20. Twenty-five United States-supplied Corsair fighters the fastest planes ever used in Indo- China - have arrived to boost the shrinking defences of Dien Bien Phu, it was officially re- vealed today.
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Impressive Queen's Birthday Parade
Governor Takes Salute At Kowloon March Past
The Queen's Birthday Parade took place under ideal conditions in Kowloon this morning. Several thousand service men and women paraded past His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, in one of the smartest and most impressive parades ever seen in the Colony
The weather fine but dull-was neither too hot nor too cold, and
in their white, green and khaki summer drill the servicemen drew cheers of appreciation from the vast crowds which lined the route. Not the least smart of those on parade, were the contingents from the branches of the Royal Hongkong Defence Force, who brought up the rear of the Marching Column.
His Excellency the Governor green colours worn by individual took the salute on a specially soldiers,
14 Fleich Regiment, 13TH BÀBY
erected dais opposite the United Next in the Mobile Column Services' Recreation Club in were the Gascoigne Road. He arrived st|RA, a composite Battery with the dals at 10 am, and was re- two guns provided by cach ceived by His Excellency the Field Battery. Commander British Forces, Regment, RA followed by 32
The 20
20 Field
27
Com-Battery ment
"Light
Company),
Lieut-Gen. Sir Terence Airey, Medium ond the three Service manders (Commodore H. G 170 Light Battery 27 Heavy Thorold, RN.
Major-General Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 72 R. C. Cruddes, Bui Air Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
all Royal
Commodore R. C. Field).
The 2nd Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifics) red a feu de jole in honour of Her Majesty, from a point opposite the dals. This was followed by a Royal Salute of 21 guns, fired by 23 Field Regiment, IA.
The Parade, which formed up la Chatham Road-and which was radio-controlled throughout ~~moved along Chatham Road and Gascoigne Road into Nathan Road in two columns, one on foot and the other mechanised. Each army unit marched past to
s own Regimentel March.
NAVAL BANDS
fantry Cullery, and the In- |
A Fly Past by the Royal Air Force see the culminating thrill types took part. of the parade, and planes of all
HIM ships ar the harbour were dressed overall in celebra- lion of the Queen's birthday.
SUCCUMBS
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London, Apr. 20.
The 18th of the 15 bables rescued from a burning maternity hos- {pital at Reading on Sun- ¡day died on Tuesday
afternoon,
remaining
The... two babies are said to be in a verious condition. Death in each case has been due to pneumonia, which oc curred in all of them one and a half hours after the rescue.-—-- France-Presse.
OIL TALKS about
OPEN
Teheran, Ap. 20.
Britain and Persia opened
Two-Headed
The Bands of the Royal talks today on oll com Baby Dies
Marines, HMS Newcastle IIMS Birmingham, lod
the
sation "friendly almo-
marching column, followed in sphere," it was officially an
the
nounced tonight.
old
the Peridans
"consortium"
and an
Washington, Indiana, mediately by a detachment of
Apr. 20. This new attack on the the Royal Navy. HIM ships New-
The two-headed Hartley baby Persian Cardigan problem arising from castle, Birmingham, Bay, Mounts
Brides nationalisation in 1951 and the died late today of a respiratory Bay, St Bay, Morecambe Bay and HMS custing of the British from the allment.
provided
Naval vast installations is between The medical rarity, born last Tamar, contingent.
governments. It is separate December 2 to Mr and Mrs Ceell Hartley, died at 4.55 pm. The Army
which from talks already in progress CST, about two hours after it column,
between by followed, was commanded
of was taken to the Davies County OBE, international Lt-Col. A. J. Snodgrass, the King's Regiment It was
firms interested in marketing Hospital here in "very critical" from the oil.
condition. preceded by a detachment from
A 24 Field Engineer
communique from
week the four- Only last Regiment. who were Britan Embassy tonight said month-old boy returned home Indianapolis Hospital followed by a detachment from both parties expressed their from an
determination to reach an early after a bout of pneumonia. Dr 50 Field Engineer Regt.
J. W. Elbert, the family ist solution."-Reuter, The Corps of Drums,
Bald the Battalion, The King's Regiment,
ed the same "blue, con- was followed by its Battalion,
PAYS PENALTY dition from a respiratory im Drums, 1st and the Corps of
Dublin, Apr. 20. pairment it had suffered pre- Battalion, The Welch Regiment, followed,
Michael Manning, 28, from viously. with Battalion.
its Next in line were
81 Trook today
Limerick, was executed hero Today, however, the affliction
for the
In the Just spread to both hoads. RASC (Pack Transport), and a
November of a
attack only the left 65-year-old previous special
Royal Engineers, denied today report:
Paris. Apr. 20, The French Foreign winsty
that the Defence Minister, M. Rene Pleven, had made any contacts with Vietminh leaders during his recent tour in Indo- China,
which excluded
TEXT OF STATEMENT ferenco to controversial
The text of Mr Dulles state- matters, the hope that the ment reads: resolution might And Un- "I am leaving for Parks where dis- there is a meeting, of the NATO animous approval was
On Satur- appointed. Mr Vyshinsky Council on Friday. first introduced whole day I abull go on to Geneva for officially
I series of highly controver-
conference sini amendments, reviving has been called pursuant to the
which all the issues
had Berlin agreement of the Farelan dlvided the Disarmament Ministers of the United States, And when all France, the United Kingdom Commission.
Soviet Union. and these were rejected, he an-
"It is important to the Soviet
bear in nounced that
mind what this Geneva сол- would Union and its alles
ference is and what it is not abstain from voting on the
The first stated subject of go wi Since the conference is the establish- tives itself. resolution
Presidentment by peaceful means of
carrier off then, however,
pondent united and independent Korea'. Eisenhower's proposals fer
nations have been atomic Twenty pooling
invited to meet al Geneva to resources for peaceful
deal with this topic. purposes, and
ге- the
The other subject to be dis the appalling cussed is velation of
the 'problem of re- power of the hydrogen storing peaco
in Indo-Ching bomb, have encouraged new So far there has been no de- hopes that the Soviets would termination of the interested
a change of attitudo States to the whole question of for
ference. controlling atomic weapona.
the
show
of
It is, perhaps, too soon
to
that
P
had
4
According to the correspon- dent in Tokyo of an American broadcasting company, M. Pleven conference two months with Vietminh representa-
board on
an aircraft- Salgon
The corres. declared that delegates had made definite proposals for peace by which Emperor Bao Dai would remain head of the state and Vlatrinh leader Ho Chỉ-mình would be Vice-Premier,
Vietminh
the
More paratroopers, meanwhile, jumped to reinforce the surrounded stronghold which now covers only some three-quarters of a square mile.
The single-seater Corsair fighters, necording to the milia tary authorities, arrived aboard the 15,000-ton United States air craft carrier Saipan. A French aviation group of 120 specially trained pilots and maintainance personel stood by to taice them over.
The French Navy already hus few Corsairs of the F4U-7 type delivered in 1032. They operate off carriers. The now arrivals, however, were to be
ised as land-based planes.
They will boost France's hard-
pressed airpower, The French Army cheer was raised for the
and
The planes, believed to be the have been fighting the war with fewer than 300 fighter craft, the potent 450-mlio-an-hour close
ground support Bghter model mostly old Grumman Bearcats,
Hellcats
Grumman which proved highly effective Avengers.
Red Chinese in against the
At Dien Bien Phu, at the end Koren, will be ready for action shortly, oficials said, Some of a constant air-drop shuttle sources said that they were the stretching 100 miles west of the basic lted River delto, General Chris- newest AU-1 type of the ultra-secret FU-s plane which
on than do Castries tightened is his naval carriers throughout World defence ring for the next Red Wor 11.
to be in
between
He added that talks were
now said bo invited which will
in progress
Solgon this phase of the con-
French officinis and Ho Chi-
with minh
view #
Lo re- bat
is what the Geneva
establishing peace In Indo- There are some China. conference is. things it is not. It is not a 'Big
the sub-committee, but his Western powers.
somewhat potulant dis-
missal of the proposal when
NO RECOGNITION "The
two 1,000-lb. bomba.
Many Lives Feared
Servcd
and
attack.
murder
the
chila
Unit, which followed. aurse, Miss Catherine Cooper, head, the weaker of the two, Dog The dogs, huge trained mastiffs, attacked while she was walking was affected. The baby also had
at along a main road late at night,) a 105-degree fover today bo showed no sign of concern
fore succumbing-United Press. tho crowds who surged forward-Chime Mail Special,
to get a botter Involuntarily view.
A contingent from Women's Royal Army Corps, the 22nd Independent Platoon, followed, with a detachment of the Hongkong Chinese Training Unit,
the
The Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Norfolk was next, with its Regiment, Battalion.
A detachment of the Royal Force, inchiding KAF Dogs who created no interest
army as their
, was followed by the i
the
authorities said that these were Battery, the Lost
During Easter Blizzards
the
light for the newcomers to see Hon Regiment, the Hong-
are men now His 11,000 SHOULD BE DEADLY
tightly packed into a main de Although not fast by modern fence position only three miles standards, they write off this expectation
were-expected around, plus, another smaller Air As another pipe dream, yet Five conference. The Soviet It was further stated authori- to be deadly against Vietminh position three miles south.
Union iried to make it that, but latively here that no aircraft rebels who have no Air Force. It must be confessed
An undisclosed number of gave way before the combined carrier was at Saigon during M. They Mr Vyshinsky's. rejection
are armed with four paratroop reinforcements jump- Britian opposition of France, Great Bri-Pleven's trip and that the De- 20-mm cannon for strafing at- ed Into the fortress during the boatingent from tho Royal yesterday of the
and the United States. fence Minister did not board a tacks. They also carry rocks night. Every proposal for
night now for Hongkong Defence Force. the conference is # five-power
not to carrier either at Saigon or else for 10 five-inch rockets
THE HK CONTINGENT. the High Com- Bub-committee was,
several days to say discuss International problems where-France-Presse.
mand has thrown more men in. The Hongkong Royal Naval the least, disheartening, generally. This was sought by
lod Reserve, Volunteer They
the mostly volunteers, are The Soviet delegate would the Soviet Union. But that con-
with little or no previous para-Hongkong contingent, followed
by military chute training. The
Hongkong not go so far as to declare cept was rejected in the face of
Artillery opposition of the three that he intended to boycott the
Hongkong Re-
the. Hoog dropped mostly before dark or connaissance Unit,
Intelligence Platoon, the at dawn while there was enough kong
Home Guard, conference does not
where they are floating down. it was put to the vote can imply our diplomatic recogni-
-United Press.
kong Auxiliary Air Force, the On fairly bo takon an a sign tion of Communist China.
Hongkong Women's Naval Volunteer Reserve, the Hong- that Mr Vyshinsky, if he the contrary, the Berlin agree-
Geneva, Apr. 20.
kong Women's Auxiliary Army does attend the aub-com- meni expressly stipulated that
neither the invitation to nor
Wintry Alpine blizzarda over the Easter weekend
and the Hongkong mittee meetings, will do so holding of the conference should caught many skiers and climbers, unawares in Austria WIN PAY RISE
Women's Auxiliary Air Force. in a mood of obstruction, imply diplomatic recognition Italy, France and Switzerland and heavy loss of life is
The cheers of the crowds rosGS rathor than co-operation. where it I is not already accorded, feared.
London, Apr. 20.
to a roar as the Hongkong men The Soviet delegato yester This proviso, on
More than one millico British and women marched part the FOL
which blanketed day made great play of his United States has stood absolute-
the 13,000 metre Celas and Poncert building workers in 19 trade Governor, but were drowned a
seconds Later in Upper peaks, some 60 kilometres from unions won a pay rise of 3d sew
by the claim that Russia possessedly Arm, was accepted reluctantly Dachstein mountains
the Soviet Union during the Austria, this afternoon forced Nico.
an hour today,
rumbling of the vehicles, in the the H-bomb, and the im- the minutes of the Berlin rescuers to call on their search
closing
They waro asking for nine słobile Column, as they drove pression he loft was that
for 13 German schoolboys and Rescue parties in the Italian pence as hour, but accepted the slowly, along, the road. the Kremlin Was more
is some evidence that teachers missing for six days. -'ips near Lake Como guided employers offer effective from The Mobile Column was com- interested in having at its the Soviet Union may attempt Driving mow hampered back to safety eight climber May 14
manded by Lt-Cal J. R. Green disposal this destructive to make the Geneva conference searching for seven skiers miss who lost their way in a storm "This ends, the 1968 cycle of wood, OBE," 7th "Royal Tank more than 2,300 waterday. They were uninjuret Wage claims, but there áre|Regiment, who was followed by device than in trying to something other than had been ing on the
upon at Berlin. The metres high Dome de Chase but eprhausted.
already sime of 1954 rush of he owns Regiment. This Begle reach an agreement with agroed
Alpines. A Swiss akler died of exhaus- claims based on Chancellor ment carried, no Parade Rol- United States belloves that the Toret in the French foundations for any relaxation Further south, police and moun- tion after being caught, in an R. A Butler's budget out on mental Colours, its mokow of international, tensions is a taineers. were searching for avalanche, nesc Merlang. Eile food wabelding and on a new Through mud and Blood to the scrupulou observance of intai-four youths and a girl who have two companions reached safely, law permitting read increases, green feld' beyond", beiber cyme bolised by the brown, red and national agreements. We shall beesi lost for 24 hours on the Beuter.
the other great powers in
the control and eventual abolition of such fearful war weapons,
•
the
which the
which
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