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China's Motives
TN the last week Communist
China โรงเห mado what might be described as three conciliatory gestures Lo Great Britain. They are an encouraging omen on the eve of the Anal vital phase of the Geneva discussions on Indo-Chinn begluning this week. Gesture No. 1 came on Thursday when it whe announced that Mr Chou En- Ini received for the first time in Peking the British Charge d'Affaires, Mr Humphrey who, after I
Trevelyan
year's wait, was allowed joj present his letter of appoint- ment to the Chinese Primei Minister. Gesture No. 2) was made at the Sino-British trade talks in London when -according to our London correspondent--the Chinese accepted the British view! that the fullest possible use should be made of Hong kong's commercial facilities in future trade between the two countries. Gesture No. 3 was the return of the Elinor crew to Hongkong on
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EDEN, CHOU RETURN TO GENEVA
TODAY Many Problems Still
To Be Solved
Geneva, July 12.
The British Foreign Secretary Mr Anthony Eden and M. Pierre Mendes-France, the French Premier, meet here today soon
after Mr Exten
arrives from London for the most crucial week of the nine-nation Indo-China peace talks.
Mr Eden, who has played an important part Saturday. It is possible that in the nine-week-old conference, is due to lunch thene three carefully cal. calated moves have a three with M. Mendes-France. fold motive; as gestures to
eve of the momentous
fire, it is understood. The main
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It is the second meeting between the two Britain they may be re-ministers.
They had a long talk in Paris on garded as a friendly token
June 20, while Mr Eden was on his way home after to the Weat as a whole on the
the first Ministerial phase of the conference ended. discussions at Geneva. It Mr Eden is one of three Foreign Ministers expected so they are timely and it is in Geneva today for what is likely to be the decisivo only to be hoped that the phase of the long search for peace in Indo-China. Chinese show the Bilme spirit of goodwi at the Mr Chou is due to fly in, agree on how the opposing forces negotiation tables on this later from Moscow, where would be disposed after a cease- vexed question of n cense he stopped off (11 his decisions, therefore, still have to fire in Indo-China. On the journey from Peking. Mr be taken by the politicians. other hand tha Chinese Tran Van Do, Foreign in making these that the moves may be directed at Minister of Vietnam-the Vietnamese delegation muy put Britain alone. The Chinese nation with most at stake up 11s toughest light. may be trying to convince
M. Mendes-France moets Mr Britain that they intend to in the negotiations--was re- Krishnan Menon, India's United live in peace and harmony turning overnight from the Nations representative, here this with their neighbours and French Riviera resort of morning. Mr Menon is not an oficial delegate to the conferTM the West and that there is Cannes, where he has been officia
But he has played un need for a consuliing ex-Emperor Buo active role in trying to narrow therefore no Southeast
defence Dai, his head of state, Asian
the differences between the two The only pact. Agnin, Communist
Foreign Secretary sides.--Reuter. China may be wooing Great who will not be present at this Britain to support its claim stage of the
Stales.
conference is Mr
to # Beat in the United John Foster Dulles of the United Nations in the forthcoming Autumn session.
IN
Mr Dulles looks with dis- favour on France's efforts to do
deal with
No far as the Geneva din cussions are concerned, the and
at
A SFLIT
to
The
MARKED COOLNESS
London, July 11. There was marked ecolness in London al the decision of Mr Dulles not to return to Geneva now.
British officials said Mr Eden had made it clear to Mr Dulles in Washington und since "that he would be very much wel- come" in Geneva, but no formal demarche was made.
In Geneva
a series meetings
of last
Mr Eden's policy was approved in America's cloofness has daused | three Cabinet
sp.it in the Westem ranks week before he left for his the conference. But M.
country home United Press.
on Friday.
CURFEW IN TUNISIA
Alleged Israeli
Vienna Threatened Queen's Gift
Attack
6 Egyptian By Flood Waters
Soldiers
Killed
Cairo, July 11.
A band of 150 Israeli soldiers attacked an Egyptian Army post last night, kling six Egyptian two soldiers, wounding and seizing arms and am- munition, it was officially announced today.
The attack took place at the Egyptian post east of the Deir el Balah-Gaza sector, 100 miles inside Egyptian-occupied terri.
tory.
An Egyptian govern- ment communique said the Israeli attack began with a mortar bombard- ment of the post, followed by an infantry assault. It added that the Israelis seized 20 Bren guns, one Vickers and 2,000 rounds of ammunition. tion to the dead and wounded, four Egyptians were missing, the munique said.
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Situation
Worsens
In Lower Austria
Vienna, July 11. The
situation
Austria in Lower flood worsened today and the threat spread towards Vienna itself, which has so far been spared.
Today the level of the river reached about 23 feet in the centre of the Austrian capital, and was expected to rise another two feet by to-
morrow.
From the country around the capital today came further reports of houses destroyed, villages cut off, bridges swept away and crops devastated.
communleations and of whole
But the authorities It was hoped, however, countries.
of still tracing BOOTCA that the broad prairie lands were
Their work "missing" reports. wea of Vienna would pro- was made extremely difficult by tect the centre of the city. shattered So far only the port installa- mass tions, and the commercial towns. and industrial perimeters on the outskirts have been flooded and evacuated.
evacuations
For R.C. Church
London, July 11.
Queen Eliasboth has con- tributed
to
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Roman Cathollo Cause — and she in believed to be the first Protestant monarch Britain to have done so.
The queen's rift was ment recently towards the rebuilding of the bombed Southwark Cathedral. The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen Mother $180 sent contributions,
The Cathedral adminis trator, the Very Reverend Canon Bernard Bogan, sald today that the "most gen- Gross kifta "Just Over- whelmed the Blahop Southwark, the Right Rev- erend Dr Cyril Cowderoy.
of
He added: "We belleve after much research that it is the Arsi time since the Reformation that a British reigning monarch or any member of the Royal House has contributed to a Boman Catholl canse"- Router.
the Danube New Hope Of
to
Flood peaks on Inn, lanr and Salzach-the chief rampaging rivers-appeared have been reached last night. some minor in- The railway between the city There were In addi-
and the suburb of Klosterneu-creases. berg is under water and can-
The East German Communists not be used. The water in this
said floods also were receding in district is still rising, Reports southern East Germany und, from Upper Austria and around barring now heavy rainfalls, 0 Salzburg in the Tyrol suggest major catastrophe in the stricken the situation there is Improving area had been averted.
com-
The communique sald Egypt had prolested against the incident to the Mixed Armistice Commission, which W18 expected to hold
session on emergency Tuesday-United Press.
Were
an
Diplomats Duelling?
'Yard' Theory Of Shooting
district
Settling
Suez Dispute
Surprise Attack In Saigon Area
Daring Vietminh
Raid
Hanol, July 11. Daring Communist Viet- minh troops, supported by guerrillas, tried for the first time in years to seize two French Union posts in the suburbs of the Vietnamese capital of Salgon, French officials sald today.
An armoured the rebels off,
column drova
French officials said the rebel stab against Salgon, far to the South, was +1 "diversionary" attack. Heavy guns boomed throughout the night around Saigon as the rebels tried to seize the two small suburtran posts.
It was the first daring attack 30 closs to Saigon in many years but the French felt its alrn was merely to show the French they could not feel œeure' in Cochin | China, one of the "sufest" Indo-
Chinese areas.
The Coinmunist Vietminh forces also overran a mnall de- fonce port in strong local at- tacks west of Hanoi
Cairo, July 11. › British and Egyptian From Linz camo reports that
delegations conferred to- hosen, throughout the
The official East Zone radio night on the new British Strong rebel units stormed in- to Almo, an outpost near San were crumbling 4way in large denied reporter that lives were
lost in flooded areas of southern plan for settling the Suzy, 25 miles west of Hanoi numbers today. At the
French Union time the 850 people encircled in Bacony and sald Soviet soldiers, Catial dispute. They met where several
Communist police &nd Danube
fire at the home of Major, positions were captured by the brigaden successfully fought
in the
about 10 houses near the at Linz were given highly con- centrated foods supplied by the riding waters in the Elbo, Elster General R. E. Benson, Chief
of-Staff, Middle-East land American occupation forces and Mulde Rivers,
forces. operating in beats. In some parla of the alty, deal:rs have doublei the prices of food.
Earlier, the Egyptians had hod a separate meeting-their second the today. Several
A number of villages andË Communist "pioneer" youth
were evacuated, camps Latest reports established that Communists suich
Technically, tonight's session the dike at Auberg was not com- bridges, railway lines and roads was the first full-dress meeting pletely destroyed as was Arst are blocked by the waters, the of the negotiators since lant
Sovere
Zeno thought.
damage
Communist has Eust
press October 21, when the talks were and reported-France - Presse and broken off in deadlock. been caused, however,
police units are working with United Press.
volunteers to try
breaches
to ful in the
The dike acts as the breakwater for the flooded River Danube.
The level of the river is ab normally high
the at Argyor, Hungarian river part between Vienna and Budapest, but Hungary and its capital are not in danger, Radio Budapest sald. -France-Presse.
DISEASE FEAR
McCarthy May
Have Broken The Law
Jung-
Communists
hours.
past 48
TRAIN. BLOWN UP
The High Command said six
divisions wore Vietminh
now poised on the remnants of the French Red River delta defence perimeter. Three of them were stationed in the southern delta territory, evacuated recently, by French Union troops.
Egyptian sources said the in- creased tempo in the
A French train was blown up stalemated dispute raised the on the strategic Hanoi-Haiphong hope that the dispute over who railway by a rebel mine, stopping will protect and operate the the vital traffic and evacuatierta -- vital Canal may be settled by of civilians for several hours..
23, that le, the second The recent evacuation of the mmiversary of the Egyptian delta was intended to make pro- milltary revolution.
fection of the highway and rati- way airtight,
July
the Communists is therefore expected outstanding question at the leave the leadership of The
WI the Bix | American delegation In moment is:
on hands of a senior official. Five povera agrer mutually satisfactory cease. ¿ Are terms for Indo-China? The Foreign Ministers' deputies have made useful a hendway on this question since the Foreign Ministers Mendes-France is pledged not to
Major Balem said the Canal themselves left Geneva last give away to the Communists in this week's bargaining so much
dispute was discussed at a meet-
Refugees from the rebel-heid month. The defeat of M
that it would permanently injure
ing of negotiators last night. Laniel and the election of the Franco-American alliance.
London, July 11.
delta provinces said 3,000, - „In-. The Egyption Minister ofhabitants in Nam Dinh, 35 miles the M. Mendes-France to
French
Abdel report
Scotland Yard detectives
Rural fources
Affairs,
Latif south of Hanol, had been ousted premiership of France has, while
Boghdadi, said: "Our hope of from their houses, which have M. Mendes-France
investigating the shooting if anything, improved the working
Washington, July 11. simost non-stop
Munich, July 12. incident involving two diplo-
The Attorney General, Her-reaching the settlement has in- been turned over to reliable" More than 1,000 square metres a ceasefire,
creased after we studied chances of a settlement at reach agrement on
the elements from zones held by the Tunis, July 11. mals at the Dominican Con- is also busily planning a
of land
be bort Brownell," said the Justice are estimated to Geneva simply because M. he
in Bavaria and Department was studying the British proposals."Reuter and rebels for many years-United vigorous ΠΟΣΕ
The police declared a curfew sulate last night—which re- | under water
United Press, of prosecution
Press. Mendes-France has shown mo
the war should the talks fall. today in parts of Ferryville, 40 himself more conscious
said to be deter-miles north-west of here, after sulted in the death of one damage is now reckoned at close question of whether Senator than any of his predecessors mined to resist any Cominntist a machinegun attack in which were working on the theory to US$36,000,000 as a result of Joseph McCarthy broke the law of French antipathy for the proposal to strike a bargain over six French civilians were killed that the men may have had the floods. abortive struggle in Indo-Indo-China in exchange for one and 18 wounded.
a duel
The Bavarian Government has China. So determined is in
Last night's attack is reported the
Tonight the young wife of estimated the number of rescue to hav
have been carried out by
Mr Brownell said on a tele- ho to end this fruitless plan to rearm Western
survivor-Captain Antondo workers at 40,000, while at least
the will desert bandits of the "Tunisian the
hove been vision people
programme that The French Premier will struggle that he is staking
4 possible low doubtless inform Mr Eden of Liberation Army" which wants de la Mazas Valquez, the Air 10,000 his political career on an
violation by Senator McCarthy honourable settlement. To results of his first meetings to throw the French out of the Attache-walled at his bedside evacuated from flood-threatened question of
in hospital.
the case of the 2-page with Mr V. M. Molotov, Soviet Protectorate.
Meanwhlie, the situation re-in Senora Valquez is expecting
in Lower document was raised by Senator mained Serious Foreign Minister, and Mr Pham They
say
the
very
on
least
He is also
" that
to
Surope such as aermany. I
the
it w
reference throughout.
EARLY CONTACT
a day.
Lear
square
scooter.
Ired on French civilians
Senor Don
areas.
by receiving a document con taining secret Federal Bureau of Investigation information.
sub-Committee,
co-chairman of the Indo-occupants of the car said "Yes" the just before,her/town cemotery at Passau is com- Senator McCarthy violated the
been
which
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States. Undoubtedly Mr sessions were likely to be in Churchill To Tell and Legations in London and Navy have
is unfortunate HOW that Van Dong Vietminh Deputy Packing a cate terrace and also her second child soon.
of French naval The man who died in hospital Bavaria yesterday, though the John McClellan, senior Democrat tho American Secretary Premier-the only senior Minis-a bus-load
they Loday,
Luis level of the waters was begin- on the McCarthy of State lins said thatter to have stayed at the con- dockyard workers. Then
fell back to the town's main Bernardino, was First Secretary ning to recede. Several houses, and was in the transcript of the he has no plans to
where they stopped a at the Dominican Embassy and undermined by the flood waters, Army-McCarthy hearings the Justice Department is studying. have already collapsed.. turn to Geneva. For with-
was second to the Ambassador. and a man on a motor
His sister Minerva hurried to
Stepe have been taken to Mr Brownell replied "right" out American acquiescenco
Mr Eden is expected to make "Are
they his bedside from Geneva aftor a prevent the outbreak of typhus when asked if it were true he you French?" to any conse-fire terms, a
midnight telephone call from the unsuspecting settlement might be menn-early contact with Mr Molotov, asked. When
and dysentery epidemies, The could not be "dead sure” that ingless. A cease-fire is one his
China conference, to arrange the woman driver was shot dead Sho
pletely submerged and a tem-law in receiving the document. thing: the aftermath of this week's sessions, Mr Molotov at point-blank
and the brother range
porary mortuary has been set rehabilitation and,
Schor Bernardino had it was the first of the principal man on the scooter wounded-
The 24-page lem up on a hill outside the town, possible, reunification of Ministers to return last Thurs- Reuter.
shot in the head in an incident
Senator McCarthy sold he re- will Vietnam
depend
In the luxury reception rooms AID FLOW BEGINS ceived from an Army officer he over deni
the
Conference sources said today
the Consulate in quiet great
name, purported to Co-
the resumed Ministerial
Belgravia home of Embassies Assault craft of the American refused
been operation of the United that
Int action letter from the F.B.I. Director, J. Elgar Hoover, on Just 100 yards from the outer rescuing peoplo and catilo Sut alleged espionage in the Army, Dulles, in deciding to stay secret. Even so most of the real
walls of Buckingham Palace. off by business would be done outside
the swirling waters. from away
Genova, is the conference room in private
The
wounded Air Attache Those craft and American attempting to appease the meetings between the principal
has a 50-80 chance of recover Force helicopters have so far Committee, however, that it was saved more than 600 people. part of a longer secret FBL re- feelings of a Sonate likely Ministers.
port to the Army, that it was not One factor to be outraged if thote in
that may vitally
Meanwhile, foreign aid | i# ja latter from Mr Hoover and any question of a Western affect the negotiations is the re
sult of the weekend consulta- surrender to
beginning to arrive for the vic- that Senator McCarthy had no Com. the
tims. The first to arrive came right to possess munists. Yet if this is Mrtions between Me Do and do
from the Netherlands and cóné Dai,
has nev The document
32 pages of maps and index. Minted of 600 pairs of rubber boots Six hundred, blankets been made public, Mr Brow- also arrive by airs from the mall said the Julen Department
would not go deeply into the GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES Bwist Red Cross. Southern Germany today, leayment, until the Army complates pand the paper, gos Into Benator
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London, July 12
Churchill will ELINOR'S RETURN Sir Winston today give the House of Com-
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