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Defence Plan
THE basis of perhaps one
Tof the most profound
and far-reaching defence #chemes In the long history of Commonwealth co-operation was, laid at the London Premiers' Con- ference earlier this week. Indeed on the results of past conferences it would be hard to imagine that such a comprehensive plan in such an advanced stage i of development could have emerged after little more than a week's deliberation. Essentially Ita purpose is to provide the Commonwealth military commanders with the moans to defend British possessions from all forms
of
that
CHINA MAIL
No. 36047
Established 1845
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1955.
US Defence Of Formosa:
Query On Commitments
Situation
Rated As
De Facto
Ceasefire
STATE DEPT REFUSES TO
ENTER CONTROVERSY
Washington, Feb. 11.
was
The State Department today refused to be drawn into a new controversy about whether the United States committed to defend the offshore Chinese islands of Quemoy and Matsu.
Washington, Feb. 11. attack. In planning
Officials studying ways this new defensive scheme the Premiers have accepted of casing the crisis to
Western superiority day suggested that the nuclear weapons
Formosa situation seemed stitutes a formidable deter to have lapsed into a state Formosa, the Pescadores and "such related positions and ter- rent to any wanton act of of aggresalon
The Department's spokesman, Mr Henry Suydam, at a press conference would go no further than to repeat his statement last Saturday that the United States would defend
in
and
proceeded from there
allocation
different
harmonise
of spheres
con-
"de facto ceasefire" they with the Tachens OVACUA-
Notions
Commonwealth defence with Geaked to suggest what
the defenco plans of ita allics.
THE other
envisages
mobiliantion and con-
centration
ritories'
which the United States deemed to be essential to the security of the main Chinese Nationalist outposts.
the Pescadores, Mr Suydam, home from the United States for defence of the offshore think I had better the replied: " confine myself to what I have islands. just read."
Mr Suydum had been asked
to comment on:
**I
the the
Ik
to tion. plan for two likely Tivese officials declined 10 contingencies. First, the discuss the contents of a new global war, which involves message from Communist China the reorganisation of exist-on Formoss authoritatively re- 1. The statement yesterday Ing schemes and an portet
Explaining today he said: here to have been in by Dr George Yeh, the Nation
Minister In
CLARIFICATION Foreign to the form of
modo the answer, 'ail the related a personal letter alist from
Chou Premier
Washington, En-lai bo
that the
Later D: Yeh sought to clarify positions and localities which are United to Dominions
for Mr
necessary detend the statements he made yester-deemed Dag
the Stales was pledged to Hammarskjold, integrate United and
defence
of Formosa and offshore Secretary- all tre
islands in day.
He told
the Pescadores." cluding Quemoy and Matru, as
reporters that
to "Someone tried
pin the United States would decide itself #9 Formosa and now well appeared the best course to Pescadores,
whether it would fight for "any down.
Nationalist-held "I wald it could mean all or wards agreement on a Formosa 2. An American news agency or all of the fl
of the offshore islands. coastal Isianis. ceasefire, one official said: report from Formoss quoting an
Throughout my interview I "But from our point of view with unnamed American "It seems to me that
official as
never used the word pledge," he | those are Chinese of all existing the evacuation of the Nationalist saying
islands," he that President Eisen-
also have Lo said. "That was in the gues- political garrison from tho Tachenhower had given an informal added, "We
tlon." and economic, to counter Islands,
exercise our judgmont, Generalissimo
The situation developed when Dr Ych said he was trying to the "small war" threat. actually exists. Whether it lasts Chiang Kai-shek that the United
fact, defend reporters asked Dr Ych yester- follow the language of the Con- This latter plan, however, one day or one week is an-States would, in
day, after a farewell call at the greasional - approved Formosa recognises the existence of other matter, but while we are Quemoy and Matsu
Mr Suydam would not com- State Department, what delenco resolution in formulat- new form of warfare trying to reach a formal ac- ment directly and said he could "pledge" he was carrying backing his reply.-Reuter.
no further go we
than to repeat C088CH (other than purely must be
statement Jast his
Saturday governed by the milltary tactics) seeks the actual situation. That altuation that to protect Fornost end the States and conquest.
that there is rio particulas Government would extend as- to the Republic of This new concept of defence forces opposed in the Formosa Lated positions.
military activity between the sistanco
China in defending such re- planning le one which area and the offshore Islands,
and territories Britain and the Common- "That seems to be as
the United States deemed to be essential for this purpose. wealth have slowly and as we can hope for at the
the present time."-Reuter painfully evolved in
forces, military,
A
which
0
facto de
consefere assurance
by different Pro-Commodation with the Chinese
Government,.
to
same alm of domination at this moment seems to be espera e United NATO For Middle East?
آره
much
SENTENCE IS QUASHED
London, Feb. 11.
bitter campaign in Malaya and it is the plan which will undoubtedly form the basis for the defence the Southeast Asian region In this rospect Britain has prepared a blueprint nul
Commonwealth the service only for
on fraud charges defence but for Southeas passed
against Major Leslie Asian and possibly also Clayton last September, hao Middle Eastern defence. been quashed, the British Army Basically its alm is to stop Southern Command announce form of here today.
Every
possible
off the Democracies hermeti.
Д
A sentence of diamissal from
on
Major Clayton
Asked if the United States lated positions were essential
had by now decided which re-
for the defence of Formosa and
New York Harbour Collision
New York, Feb. 11.
7.
London, Feb. 11.
Sir Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, will visit Baghdad in March to discuss with Nury Said, the Iraqi Premier, the creation of a Middle East de, fence organisation in which Britain would take part, informed iources said tonight.
call
Bold.---
defence of the Middle The Foreign Secretary will in the
next. East, informed sources at Baghdad early month on his way back from France-Preme,
conference on
the Bangkok
Southeast Asian defence.
The defence system for the Middle East would be organised around the proposed Turkey- and the Iraq pact
Pakistani pact
Informed
scurces
Turkish-
Sir
EVACUATION COMPLETED
Tachen Island, Feb. 12. The last Chinese Nationalist soldier left Tachen island Fri-
said Anthony had three main objects in view:
elther the Turkey-Iraq or LST.
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Bolt Magener; Chapter, two of the story of how two German POW escaped from a British prisoners' 0amp in India; Solentists probe new secrets of our world, by Robert Glen- ton. P. 7: The concluding chap-
tor
the serica "Secrets of International
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Official Findings On Two
Comet Disasters
London, Feb. 12.
due
cause of the disasters, was a "Methode must be devised of An official court of in-key witness at the Inquiry.) Ipsuring that design, combined Lord Cohen found that the with a reasonable programme quiry found today that decident: to the Comet which of tests, can guarantee that 1954 was pressure cabins of transport air- structural failure of the crashed in January, pressure cabin, brought not to default or negligence craft will be entirely sate,"
"Tho about by fatigue, was the by anyone. The plane had been WRO properly maintained and
polley which Do cause of the disaster to airworthy as far as could rear Havillands propose to adopt for Comet jet air liner which sonably have been ascertained the Comet Is directed to achiev plunged into the Mediter- [ at the time.
ing this."--Reuter, ranean off Elba a year ago.
Lord Cohen's report mild no The court found "It was at positive answer could be given
clr- least possible" the same
to the question of what was the cumstances coused *. second cause of the accident to the comet disaster In the Mediter-second Comet because it had
Catro, Feb. 11. - ranoon the following April. been impossible to salvage much
Doctors Were called in 13- A total of 50 people were kill- of the plane..
night to the bedside of the Aga ed in the accident. The Comet
But the fact that the accident Khan whore health was reported pride of Britain's civil avia-
In occurred
similar weather to be causing "great anxiety." been grounded since
at conditions about the same The Aga Khan arrived here from the second disaster.
height and about the same time Upper Egypt two days ago Lord Cohen, the judge who after ♫ take DA from Reme, France-Presse.
Hon-has been
9). To perstrade Iran to join Jay night aboard an American presided over the publie enquiry made it "at least possible" that
[
the
AGA KHAN ILL
Pflimlin Agrees
the cause was the same,
От
future guarding against accidents to high altitude pres- surised planes, the report said:
"The problem of securing in
Paris, Feb. 11. economically
M. satisfactory safe
Pierre Pimlin, of the Democratic Party aircraft moods more study, both (MRP), tonight greed to ac- in design and by experiment if cept post of Premier and to try the lightest possible safe struc-to form a government-France-
Presso. ture is to be achieved.
trance of New York harbour. ing Lendon next Colonel Abdel the destruction of all Install measures had been applied and life of the pressure cabin of tn/Christian
Communist encroachment. An Aldershot general court
martial found Ita effect would be to seal
guilty
11 charges of
into craches, said in his fraudulent conversion
The inbound ship, City of of cally from all Communist Egyptian currency entrusted to Bristol and the liner, Presi- Turkey-Pakistan pacts or both.
report published today that de Havillands, makers of the plane, machinations, As such it him between September, 1951 dent Harding, were in col- He will discuss this with the All that was left on the Loland would no doubt ask for a cer is a remarkable and unique and January 1952.
and engineertificate of airworthiness for the lision today near the en- Shah of Iran who will be visit-were demolition concept which may be
"Major"
Clayton. 48, was stated
week.
which were completing now crowe
Comets, Onco various decisive factor in convert to have had 15 years' army ser-
(2), To induce vide
Gamal Nasser, the Egyption and fortifications on the and won the Military Cross coast guards reported. 211 D-Day, He denied the The City of Bristol, a British Premier, to lessen his oppost- The withikawal of
of converting money freighter of 8,459 tons, was re- charges
Llon
to the proposed Turkey-Nationalists from the former key gradual acceptance of co- entrusted to him by another ported to be taking water at it understood, would like Egypt to coast was completed well ahead Anthary, it is defence outpost off the Red China Pact Sir existence.
officer.-China Mail Special. than her pumps could eject
Her home port is Glasgow, join this pact when the time of schedule, with only a fow and she was sailing from Boston ripe. The Foreign Secretary is minor incidents. United Press, to Brooklyn.
scheduled to meet Colonel Naseer in Calro on February 10,
ing the cold war to complete stalemate and
SANTAL SOAP
ROGER&GALLET
PARFUMEURI
Coast guards Bald every avail- able craft in the area had been directed to the acane of the accident.
The collision was a mile north of the buoy at the entrance to the Ambroso Channel
(3) To convince Israel that the projected defence system is not directed against her but that
the
.
tests, completed,
JUDGE COHEN'S HOPE · Lord Cohen cald it would not be desirable der him to say any- thing, that, might in any way limit the discretion of the Air
Registration Bound. He added.
I may appropriately sk
this hope that procedure will reassure the public as to the Paris, Feb. 11. integrity of pressure cabins and
Plotters Sentenced pra
A Hungarian court in Buda-will Justify Sir Arnold Hall's Israel pest today sentenced two people confidence that the Comet air-
it is destined to meet the danger of a Soviet aggrcasion,
13 years' Imprisonment for plot- (Sir Arnold Hall, Director of
A spokesman of the American has already received assurances to life imprisonment and one to craft will fly again." President Lines sald the on this point Prezident Harding whe un- Sir Anthony's visit to Baghdadting to overthrow the govern-Britain's royal aircraft establish-
the Hungarian damaged in the collision and followed a dew days later by an ment,
News ment which · carried
cientific announced. --- France- | extensive
wrecking was continuing her voyage to official visit to Ankara is in Agency
tests tended to show Britain's interest Presse. Norfolk, Virginia.-Reuter.
on Comets to find the
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