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The True Facts
DEFORE Hi Excellency,
BEKO
The Governor returns to Hongkong from Hume leave in three months lime he will have accomplished #4 vitally important misalon for Hongkong for the last month of his leave will be splint giving a series uf lectures 171 The United Stales on Hongkong. The intention of these lectures is to give the American people some facts about the Colony which, it is hoped, will erente in that country a better understanding of our
- current problems and the conditiona under which wo Ilve. Such an undertaking is unique in the history of British colonial administra tion, yet there can be no doubt that The frequent slanders and misrepresenta-
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FURTHER PROGRESS AT GENEVA
Atmosphere "Good"
Yesterday
ADJOURNS TO AWAIT
NEW FRENCH PLAN
Geneva, July 2.
The nine-nation Indo-China conference after
tions that have been made a conciliatory meeting today adjourned until wittingly and unwittingly Tuesday to await new French proposals designed by leading American per- to break the deadlock on armistice control, It is sincerely to be hoped the conference sources said.
Aunalities demand correction..
Governor, as the supreme
doubts about Hongkong"]
the
questioned by critics in
"There was slight progress at today's session.
authority of the Colony, cun The atmosphere was good," one source said. dispel once and for all any The 20th secret session today was marked by loyalty to the UN and a moderately toned speech by the Soviet delegate Western cnuse which in which he said there was now "some common huo frequently been ground" between East and West on the question America. Sir Alexander has of how a ceasefire should be supervised. wisely decided to speak nut
M. Jean Chauvel, acting head of the French de. only to various influential legation, said he would amplify soon the French plan
American for armistice control. the
His original skeleton proposals, community, but also to presented last week, helped to narrow the gap that has visit the major cities and existed since the conference started eight weeks ago. to appear on television MU
bodian
In
from the Vietminh at the pre- Lvious secret session last Tuesday,
that his message will be Mr V.V. Kouznetsov, the The French plan, which first BUTO of reaching wide Soviet Deputy
Foreign received a conclliatory reception crosa pecljun of the Ameri- Minister, Maid torlay can people. He will give French proposals bad is still secret but it is believed in main emphasis to the sub- abandoned the Western | Include these two sallent points: jects of smuggling and the insistence that
nina-
UN embargo-stressing in tional supervisory commis. the first case the firm stand sion should be composed of taken by Government
both belligerents. against smuggling, and, in the second case, to adhere rigidly to the embargo on trade of strategic goods to Communist China. He will
He said this marked "stop forward" and it should now bo possible to define the separate
unctions of both sides.
also deal with the Colony's Sir Lionel Lamb, acting hend of the British delegation, said trade recession and the re-
Britain wanted the international fugee
resettlement and
to have mandatory commission problem and the many
experlite decisions. xwers to confronting HIS vicissituden
delegation's allence at the Hongkong authorities
last few meetings did not mean tackling these twin blights, that Britain had abandoned her Wisely Sir Alexander will! views that the Commission not confine his lectures should have over-riding powers.
Conference sources sald
after
1. The Commission and the
ecparate functions, and
mixed teams should have
on
2. There should be no veto
sources
Red China And U.N.
A Farewell Wave From The Governor U.S. Fears
471
As the Lady Maurine pulls out from the new Queen's Pier early this morning, H.E. the Governor waves to the large group of friends who came to say goodbye to him.
H.E. Departs From Hongkong
On Home Leave
His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Alexander Gratham left Kai Tak this morning by BOAC aircraft for three months' leave in the United Kingdom.
Calf. Mr and Mrs Buhnan Tong, and Mr Lee Man-kec.
At the airport to see him off were the Hoi, R. B. Black, the d'Almada, the Hon
Alarming Vietnamese Desertions
Singapore, July 2. Whole Vietnamese units are disappearing overnight from the French lines in the Red River delta and ring to the Communists, over military observers said to. day.
The
in
the Commission which would refer viini matters to the Earlier a large crowd said goodbye to him at
French eyacuation of armistice guarantor powers.
the new Queen's Pier. The secret session was held
large areas of he rice-rich delta today after the French proposals
Dressed in a light grey
is the "beginning of the end" of had been studied by all the
French military - operations other delegations in the three-suit and a white straw hat,
Indo-China, observers believe. day recess.
His Excellency arrived at Con sald today there
said that the pier shortly after 7.15 Hun. Leo
This opinion is generally held Mr
a.m. After about 15 minutes' and Mrs Lawrence Kadoorie, by military analysts and diplo- was some common ground be
the handshaking the Governor Mr M. J. Muspratt-Williams, munts whose job it is to report tween the proposals and
by boarded The Lady Maurine, and Mr Illingworth, ADC. plan put to the conference Mr Vyacheslav Molotoy, Soviet accompanied by the Hon. Foreign Minister, on May 14.
He said the nine delegations should therefore study, the Soviet between
and French proposals with a view to reaching an agreement, the plan promised
RUSSIA'S VIEW
the
solely to speeches but will today's meeting that during the invite questions from his weekend recess there would be various audiences so that he
Consultations may have the
opportunity Western delegations on of removing any doubts in detailed French individual minds. It is for today by M. Chauvet.
The French delegate was also this reason that we wish Sir Alexander every success due to have separate meetlogs with the Russians and the Com-' forthcoming
in his
tour,
coupled with the hope that munist Chinese.
he will Jenve with better
Americana understand- ing of and even sym pathy for-Hongkong and its many problems.
&
TWO POINTS The British
and American delegations, it was understood, would consult their governments on various aspects of the French plan.
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Mr
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Illingworth, ADC, and left for Kal Tak to emplane for England.
Ho is expected to be back in the Colony in the middle of November.
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Over Churchill Speech
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Washington, July 2. Sir Winston Churchill's plea for peaceful existence with the Com- munist world and prospects of a Communist agreement |to an Indo-Chim peace are | seen in' diplomatic" quarters as responsible for the sud- den apprehension that Com- munist China might be nd- mitted to the United Nations membership.
There is strong suggestion that much of the Congressional concern over Allied intentions regarding Communist China's entry into the world body, wa alimulated
by the bellet that Sir Winston and the British
Foreign Secretary Mr Anthony
Eden, had argued in favour of such a move during their re- Washington talks cent five-day
with President Eisenhower and Secretary
of Stric, Mr Foster Dulles,
It would now appear that the so-called "China
Lobby"
In
Congress meaning the strong Republican faction which gives
A New China Mail Feature
The China Mail today published on Page 6 the first Instalment DI "Reach for the Sky. Paul Brickhill's amaz- ing story of Britain's legless RA.F. hero Group Captain Douglas Bader.
Further instalments from the book will be': published twice weekly-
In future-on Wednes days and Saturdays.
Bir Beverley Baxter, reviewing "Rench for
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Don't miss this ex clusive China Mail feature.
Eisenhower
Invites Rhee To U.S.
Washington, July 2, President Dwight Eisen-
unswerving support to the Nashower has invited South tionalist regime of Gen Korean President Syngmann erolissimo Chiang Kai-Shek Rhee to Washington to fear that the Elsenhower discuss Korea's future and weakening in its stand against interest to the two coun adminis ration might already be various problems of mutual
Communist the
regime's
tries; it was learned here to Senator WUllam Khowland, day from a usually well- the Republican leader in the informed source. Semte, and Generalissimo Chiang's most powerful friend
membership.
ой
Offfelal' quarters neither con- In Congress, has now publicly arm nor deny the report. It is
a "major effort" Word that
likely to be made later possible that the invitation was this in
year the United Nations conveyed by Mr El Briggs, General Assembly to bring the American Ambassador in Seoul,
for he visited Mr Rhee's home › Communist Chinese regime into that Hun
about a fortnight ago when the THREAT As the party's top spokesman Korean port of the Geneva Con- In Congress, It is assumed that ference was coming to an end. the Senator had access to official which has caused
observers Diplomatic information
on account wonderng whether assessments to their home him not only to sound a worn-
rebellious of his 070 and the government from this Southest ing but to threaten
action if the administration did interned political difficulties in | Asian listening post,
not take a steps to block the Korea, Mr Rhee would be able to accept the invitation to the Unofficial reports reaching omission.
leader hts United States. li he is unable to The Republican deser- Singapore describe the
the Elsenhower undertake the journey, a high tions as reaching an almost un-criticised
administration's handling of the
official of the United States Aslan policies from time to time Government may go to see him. London, July 2 Where a few months ago de- but this is the strongest- blast,
The proposed ⠀⠀ talks were. to an ultimatum, he tens and tantamount Conference sources said
Among those at the pier to see Mr Peter Thomeycroft, Pre-fections
foreshadowed in the joint" de- Kouznetsov repeated the Com-
him of were Lieut-General sident of the Board of Trade. twenties, in the last month on has yet delivered,
delta they have reached It is obvious that the "China claration made by Mr Rhee and munist view
mixed that the
hundreds and thousands.
Lobby" was prepared to bring the United States Secretary of tears should not be subordinate C. S. Sugden and Mrs Sugden, left by air tonight for Washing- the Major-General R. C. Cruddas, too.
about
s political crisis if the State, Mr John Foster Duller, the proposed international
Before boarding the plane, Mr V. Gladstone, Rear Admiral G
Those who defect are official-State Department did not show following the signing of the commission.
Field. Thorneycroft sald: "I am going R. C. Commodore
mutual assistance pact the enough initiative in marshalling A. H. Thorold, Mrs for talks with Mr Stassen, they listed as "missing" by Commodore
French Command.
votes in the General Assembly August 8, 1959, which was B. 3. Black, the Hon. A. G. United States Foreign Opera-
by Congress tions Administrator, on Clarke, the Hon, L. G. Morgan,
the A traveller from there told to keep Communist Chinere out, ratified
January-France-Presse, / the Hon. and Mrs. Kwok Chan, long-term
East-Weat
trado Reuter: "We used to work out the Hon. and Mrs M. W. Lo, the
Vietnamese casualties at the Hon. and Mrs R. R. Todd, the
អង continued: "There
rate of about one killed to three Hon. and Mrs Dhun Buttonjce,
been already a good dezi of
wounded to about nine missing. The sources mald
Dr the Hon. A. M. Rodrigues, discussion with n
Now whole units go missing Kouznetsov declared the the Dr the Hon. K. C. Yeo and Mrs. European countries, the Unicd
overnight." Soviet Union was against the
Yeo, the Hon, Ngan Shing-kwan, States and ourselves and further projected commission having any
It is believed that the French the Hon. Michael Turner, Dr mockings are taking place." armed assistance from foreign
"We shall be having talks," are no longer placing reliance forces as this would be a viola- the Hon. S. N. Chau, the Hon.
concluded, he and Mrs T. N. Chau, Sr
"on cutstanding an Vietnamese troops to assist of important kam Lo, concerned.
Bold Mrs A. C. Maxwell, of the discussions with Sir positions, Mr Kouznetsov again suggested Mr
Bellamy, Mr Winston Churchili and Mr that Poland and Czechoslovakia Brigadier R. H.
The general view is that the Was should be members of an inter- and Mrs J. Jolly, Mr and Mrs Eden." Mr Thornycroft national armistice supervisory Fung Ping-fan, Mr Hon Man-expected to stay in Washington French will abandon the Red!
almost, without commission for Indo-China.wal, Mr C. C. Cheng, Mr Hui two or three days-France- River delta
light-Reuter. Router,
Ngok, Lt-Commander D. R. E. Presse.
to
He said the commission and the joint committees should be
autonomou18.
Mr Kouznetsov suggested that delegates should work out details of the functions of the bodies.
thet
Mr
Air
ce,
security controls."
Ha
has
number of
tion of sovereignty of tho partics and Mr Juilan Harm. Mas“ Voroblems against the background in the defence
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