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Use Of A-Bombs
CHOULD the North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation have an automatic right to use atomic artillery and other tactical weapons to fight! back an Invasion of Westeri. Europe? This is one of the Questions to be tackled at the forthcoming meeting of the Atlantic Counell, top ministerial body of the Alliance, which begins oal Friday. At the heart of le feeling វ៉ត question
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MOSCOW ATTACKS U.S.-FORMOSA PACT
“I | Full Support For China's Singapore Mass Wedding-26 Say "I WIP U.S. Farm
Oil Tycoon Noxt?
Stand Pledged
Broadcast Of Foreign Ministry Statement
Moscow, Dec. 15.
The Soviet Government announced tonight that it "fully supports" the Chinese Communist
Duke Of Windsor demand for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from
Drills For Oil
New York, Deo, 15
The Dake of Windsor disclosed today
he
has been drilling for oil ranch his Canadian
9/9
answer to bude the military
Wad, Ley possibly feel, kie inc..ne to be uinpaanjonale
LITO about
Bacrince
Civilian liyes... in. pinguing strategy. The apposition w the
so far has not been
successful,
Duchess The Duke and
liner arrived aboard the United States for thetr vistie to winter Annual 01
Now York and Patm Bea-h, Florida.
They may travel to h's outside 4,000-acre ranch Calgary, Alberta, in the Spring, the Duke said.
The subject of oil was brought up in a shipboard conference after s roporter asked the Duke if ho Fax
Joined in the Uranium prospecting rush In Western Canada.
reported stand by Genersi Gruenther, supreme Commander of NALU, DIG
Government the
American
on this issue stems from the natural
Geare
since
for
in
the preservation event of war Woat Europe to la certain
become battlefield; it is vast possibly also inuuenced by the atural disincimation of highly civilised people to be the instigators of the and 888 destruction suffering involved in atomic
k.nd other
of or any warfare. For Europe is war- Weary and tired lasung tension, disgusted by
beamles
The
01 ever-
perpetrated by the Nuis in ine just war but desperately About to Iolket AXIOUR them and any new form of mass annANHALTON,
10
THE attitude of the West Europeans is understana- able but It is inclined biunt real.sm and breed apany. It is fortunate that
hua the West
realistic gaurdian In America wauch remains alert to the dangers abroad in the world and in constantly urging ner alites to lako new measures safeguard Western civilisa-
|
Two Dry Holes
Formosa, the Formosa Strait and the Pescadores Islands.
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement de- nouncing the pact signed on December 2 by the United States and the Chinese on Formosa. The statement aligned Russia with a Peking charge that the pact was an interference in Chinese in- ternal affairs, an attempt on Chinese territorial integrity, and endangered the security of China and peace in Asia.
The treaty was described as an “aggressive” one, In. tended to cut "these national Chinese territories" off from Chim and to bring them under the domination of the United States.
on
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to
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The Foreign Ministry charged that the Secretary of State, M. John Foster Dulles, disclosca the aggressive character of the pact by saying, "I hope that the signing of this treaty fance will once and for all pul
to all an end to rumours and re- ports that the USA. will, in
whatever, agree oby way
of Formosa the transfer the Pescadors to the control of the Communists non-committal He Was
Becking the stand, of Cam about that, był admitied he Backing the stand of the had been nursing hopes of
official statement said the Soviet becoming sa dil tydoghi,
Government; fully supported the demands of the Chiness Republic Government People's for the withdrawal of American forces from the urea and the on of aggressive actions
Chinese People's'
"We haven't found any
bul work has been dona on I, bat thero. Are only two dry holes so far," he rep'led
The
couple asked about the recent United States visit of
Britain's Queen They Mother Elizabeth,
WAS A
were told the trip big success.
**That's excellent,” the Duke said, and the Duchess
"How nice."_ added: United Press,
ALI PLANS TALKS
WITH NEHRU
The Invitation was forwarded
munist
the
against Republic."
ENDANGERED SECURITY The Government "states that il shares the position formulated in the statement by the Chines People's
Republic Foreign Chou En-lai, Minister, December 8," that the treaty In- terfered in Chinese affairs and endangered Chinese security and Aslan peace.
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"The Soviet Government de clares that the responsibility for
DETERMINATION.
UNDERSTOOD.
grant any military aid or con- sultation to the Chinese troops on Formosa."
AGGRESSIVE TREATY Notwithstanding
Buch 10- lens, the Rucsinns said, the United States Government issued an order in June, 1950, at the outbreak of the Korean war, send troops to Formosa, and has bech occupying
oggressive treaty signed between the U.S.org the Chiang Kai-shek clique aims at
the lego Binding a pretext may of U.S. armed forces on Formosa and at the Pascadores, and at the preservation of the occupation of the territo:les, the statement
added.-United Pross.
The Pope: Slight Improvement
Vatican City, Dec. 18.
Twenty-six Khek brides filed Into their community gulld in Peck Seah Street, Singapore, last week. They were married at a mass wedding witnessed by more than 600 well-wishers and relatives. This was the seventh mass wedding organised
by the Association-Straits Times picture.
Vital Meeting Begins Today
To
To Discuss Four Big Three
Power Talks Prospects
Paris, Dec. 15.
The Big Three Western Foreign Ministers will meet tomorrow to discuss the latest diplomatic exchanges with Moscow and the prospect for a conference with the Russians next year weer bekend
Mr John Foster, Thuillen,' the General Augustin Caillidume, through which swift govern- United States Secretary of State, French Chairman of the Military mental consultations could take Landed here tonight and Im-Committee, said the Chiefs of place on whether or not atomic mediately began consultations Staff were in "absoluto agroe weapons should be used, with his advisers about to meşit on this. It was up' vo
Ho mid it was for the govern- conference and the governments to decide whether merrow's
war or not and meats to say what machinery Atlantic Council session, opening they went to
the use of en Friday
atomic weapons was was needed and this could not bó decided until after the Sir Anthony Eden, the British tied to this, Foreign Secretary, is due to Lord ismay said he had no Atlantic Council had approved knowlodge of a French proposal the military paper on the "new arrive tomorrow.
reported here tonight to " cience propuls.-Rou- Besides the question of nego-establish some simple machinery tor.
THREE QUESTIONS
Popo Plus XII today registerations with Russla, Mr Thilles ed a "slight Improvement" in Sir Anthony Eden and M. Pierre the Frensii his serious illness after a 38-Mendes-France,
discuss. alco hour "sta lonary" period which Premier, will
according to
ing to diplomatic sources: bad coured new concern.
atom weapons The use of As a result
In case of attack.:
The sumtion in South- cast Asia, especially conditions in Indo-China, which are causing concern,
of the tomorrow
The Foreign Ofça silà “The High Commissioner to India, Mr Boviet people understand" the determination of the Chinese to Ghazanfat All Khan,
hope
2
of his improve-
-defmico
1954 Placings Announced In Hollywood
JUNE ALLYSON TOP BOX-OFFICE STAR
Hollywood, Dec. 15.
the consequences of the aggres ment, doctors prepared for a sive trealy is entirely placed series of X-ray examinations пров the Government
through which they Ce ermine değinitely U.S.A
"This act of the U.S.A. is a the source of his illness.
Prospects for improving Karachi, Dec, 15. groes
violation of the pledg But his physicians cautioned
Arab-Ierseli relations and for
Gary Cooper and June Allyson have been voted the The Pakistan Premier, Mr taken by them under the in- the the 78-year-old Pontiff is
linking the Middle East with Mohammed All has invited the ternational agreement confirming still very sick,
Even
the Western powers global top box-office attractions for 1954 Cooper for the third before thro 1
X-ray Indian Premier, Mr Jawaharlal the lawful rights of China and
ystem
time in three years and Miss Allyson climbing to the top Nehru to 'come to Karnehi to the above-mentioned territories, examination, the attending doc-
Last work's Russian note to of the ladder from ninth place last year. discuss outstanding differences which always have been tors said a preliminary study of
Westb Bund subsequent gastric juices extracted from the the between the two countries, an Chinese":"
Pope's stomach indicated that statement the Soviet Foreign count of some 10,000 ballote re- by Mr Vyacheslav Box-office Magazine's annual to authoritative source said 'today.
his illness was not caused by Molotov, the cancer or
French presents the opinion of ap- tumor. United Minister, rejected a Press.
move to end the occupation of proximately 5,000 theatre owners Austria and said that negolla and as many representatives of the Austrian and film comells, movieland press, German problems
would
be radio and television commenta- "Tuule" once, the Paris treaties, tors. arwirk
Actually, June Allyson topped West Germany, were
the voting relegating Cooper to said the number-two-position. The
taciturn
cowboy star was the winner in 1952 and 1958,
GABLE NOT FAVOURED Following in 1953),
word:
(3): Jane Wyman
(4) Marilyn Mouroo (No. In 1953)
3)H(0) Audrey Hepburn, a newer (0) Wallam
James Sever (8)
tion. The atomic bomb at to Mr Nehru by the Pakistan the moment is a ugural delerrant to aggression but if the iussions ever ailuck the West, no one doubts that
Territory,
Declaration
To Kremlin
1
"liberate Formosa and the Pesen. Doctor Sends Bill one In New Delhi it was announcedores, which are an day, that India has agreed to a part of the Chines Pakistan request for resumption It cited the Cairo
Berlin, Dec. 18. It would automatically lesent direct talks en an offelet level of 1943 that all territories sized
A German doctor who was cf outstanding disputes between by Japan from China, would be
returned to Chine. That decision consulted during the
jliness was reiterated in the Potsdam Joseph Stalin's
has not Declaration 1945,
of the Soviets yet been paid for his services:
Parent by:
it was learned here today,
Fritz Heesa, 'a The doctor, on Berlin specialist, has sent a tele-
the two nations.
IMPASSE
Also
WE A
President
late
on
SOURCES
to World War Iil. The -Americans possibly take the view that inevitably, if
added cited there is to be a war, atomic
Mr Nehru, answering ques- bomba will fall on Europe. tiens in India's Upper Hou:e, Der also feel that if the said that previous talks readers January 6, 1950, that the Unties gram to the Soviet High Com- military can use atomic an Impasse because of the advent weapons initially in tho]"United States military aid to5lutes, had "no, predatory inten- |missioner, V. Seminov, to come seedpt at ila' face valuò Russia's ;
Chinese territory.". Mr. other event of a Russian attack Pakistan which affected those tions as regards-Formena or any plain.
He contands that though his Truman was quoted hither as advice was sought by a repre there may be some hope of
Mr Nehru added that neither saying the United States had etnistive of Lavitati Beris, who checking the advance of the Soviet armed horues, and natha had laid down firm "to intention of using is armed was later executed as a traitor, there was no reason why his that unless they have an preliminary conditions for the forces to interfere in the pre-
Govern- debtɩ should- not. be settled at sint situation. The the talks
ment of the U.S.A. also will not
Franco-Presse, automalle right to use the resumption of bomb, valuable time will be various levels."-United Fres
wasted in forestalling an onemy advance. The West, however, has a right to Insist that NATO should not be the instigators of nai atomic attack." But at the same time there can be no
, quarrel with the principle
of an "oye for an eye and
felles."
Submarine Accident: Three Missing
Chatham, Dec. 15,
Three workmen are believed trapped in the submarine Talent which was swept from a duck here today when the dock gate collapsed,
submarine was swept Most of them jumped for their water was plumped out. tooth for a tooth" for unless across the Itver Med-lves as water rushed into the Torlier
'aground In about dock like
1011 the West counters an end went on the west vorings to ond are wineando atomic attack in liko männer sliz te
It will be exposing itself to see of the river in RARE MA
certain defeat. The prospech three men were listed, an Kid”drandful to contemplate
but until agreement is missing lacter, a che
reached on the banning off
'dockyard” bands
who work ME 8 o'clock tonig
fatomile, weapons, it is essen Three others are in
Kondaya göre daremment with berious injt
to remise theme Tol
ratidedalyo today, this would not deflect the West from pressing forward with the ratification of the Peris restles before meeting tho Ruzdane at the conference table. WESTERN VIEW The Western powers did not warning that there could be subsequent
negotiations, M. Mendes-Frango has men-
tra tioned, May as a possible
conference after careful
on. But the B ministers are expected to agtes | Esther tomorrow to adhere to the pro- Cift, gramme they themselves rug-Gable.
Moscow...as tha Winner Jime Allyson has held geted to necessary steps to any East the No. 1 title "stwice before, in West meeting.
******* 1960 and 1951, -and-returned to Thay include prior agreement the top, this year, for her
Work
“Exacutive and
(9) John Wayne, (10) Orcsby. (11) Susan Hay- ward and (12) Ava Gardner.
In addition: to Miss Hepburn, other newcomers, to the top
12 WETO Bore Stewart
Out of favour wers Williams, Montgomery and Clark
BOE diplommie pokon
on
in of the Soviet Alitude, in deutive Claus Milice the tree German ; eléctions and World pred dotén since 1949)
SHO has been among diplomalé arahangos on security the
and
offer
The prese 1936.
Fat NATO, said at
now, i tonight, thất qui mony
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poil since
Exports May Go To Russia
New York, Dec. 15,
The Secretary of Agricul- ture, Mr Ezra Taft Benson. sald today that the Adminis- tration WAR considering direct trade of some farm commodities with Iron Cur- tain countries.
Ho laid at a press conférence: "My feeling is that we should be willing to trade with Iron Curtain countries so long as the rede is in our favour, whether it be butter or anything else."
Ho had told the conterenen "wo
we are condidering como sale
countries which may in turn Ellsto Teory Curtnies coommirica,"
DIRECT SALES, TOO Asked direct males to Iron Curtain countries of to nitlons which might sell to the Soviet
its satellites
Mr
to
Union
alon and contemplated
Bewi
AUTOMAT
replied, "both"
Benron
Mr
Wi Bonso
made these com
ments in answer to a question about possible plans to sell but- ter to the Soviet Union.
Aa
to countries outside the Iron Curtain reselling American
to Communist countries, goods to
Benson cold it was difficult to "police sales to other coun
ullimato tries as far as the destination of the goods was concerned.
REVISION CONSIDERED.. Mr. Benson also said that he was giving "serious considera tion" to revision of the entire ; form parity formula. Parity 1 a standard set on farm prices. by the Government designed to to fair to the farmer in relation to the cost of what he buys Router.
Ike Sceptical About Flying Saucers
Washington, Dec. 15. President Eisenhower told his, press ccrference today ho had been assured it was wyreng to believe that "nging saucers” come-frem at outside planet.
He made this comment when asked
his opinion on' to give fiying phenomena and pn re Euro: parts that some governments were investigating the problem,
The President nothing
sald that
official at all had come to his attention but he added that an Air Force officer whom no trusted told him that as far as he knew it was completely inaccurate to believe that flying
enucers. cime from an outside planet-Router.
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