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Na little over a week's time,
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three major Western powers will be assembling in Bangkok with representu. LiveR of 4 number of democracies. in Southeas! Asta for the first conference of SEATO, erented Inst September at Manila for the defence of the area aguinat Communist expansion. Ita purpose is to translate into
deta() concrete
general principles which were then agreed to.
The SEATO conferencs is offe of a number of international meetings taking place in the engly months this year, all of them bearing on prob- lems of Asia and specifical ly. Communism in Far East.
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SECURITY COUNCIL'S DILEMMA Belgian
Unfruitful Ceasefire
Peters
Back With
BEA
RE-EMPLOYED AS "ACT OF GRACE"
London, Feb. 14.
European
Air-
Discussions.
Expected
RUSSIA EMBARRASSES
Our London Correspondent
Feb. 13.
United Nations circles are somewhat em- British the In London, the ways agreed late last night, barrassed by the Russian move to take Formosa meeting of the Common-after a twelve-hour mooting, out of the purview of the Security Council and Premiers hus Just to re-employ a union official hand it over to the deliberations of a 10-power con- ended. It provided a valu-land so avert a threatened ference (heavily weighted with Asian member- able opportunity for dis Atrike of London Airport ship.) cussion of the current Parengineers. Eastern
and resulted in the formation of
Commonwealth Jack
H
new
situation
defence plan which has a particular emphasis ut defence of British terri-
Asian area.
The official was shop steward last Peters, dismissed
would be
December after a union dispute. Last night, after daylong dis- cussions between airport officials Larion in The Southeast and union leaders, Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, BEA chairman, After the Bangkok conference, said that Peters
the Afro-Asian meeting will-employed "as a specific act of
grace," take place in Indonesia. The Conferences
A condition of his re-employ-] горгенспі
he will work al to ment is that approaches crucial problems
the Gatwick airport, Surrey, near of they reflect
different
lime and
may well
from them complementary.
THE emphasis at
is
the
nations.
London.
to review the case.
**an
Just
Airport
is that it is far from repre-reconsider his verdict on Peters sentative of Asian
contribution 10 future All but one of the Colombo relations." Powers remain aloof. It is When Lord Douglas refused to virtually dominated by five change his mind the airport engineers decided to strike on European countries. The main argument used lust Tuesday unless Peters was
employed.-Reuter. thune Soptember by
who opposed its formation was that whatever may be the
re-
record of Communism in Native Police
Europe, Asian Communists
had given no proof that
they were planning a serious Officer Slain
The Security Council is due to meet tomorrow to resume its discussion of the New Zealand initia- tive for bringing about a ceasefire in the Formosa Straits, but nobody believes that the Council can do much than exercise its moral influence to this end.
It will have to take note of the summary rejection to join in the discussion. by Peking of its invitation To this has been added the Russian view expressed in Moscow's latest note to London that "lawful and unbiased" discussion is impossible in the Security Council as at present constituted.
would follow the 12
From this
Formosa
by
ffor
whe
Most
Airliner
PFLIMLIN'S CABINET Missing
M. SCHUMAN
7 Names So Far Disclosed
Paris, Feb. 18. Premier-designate Pierre Pflimlin announced tonight that he had selected the men for most of his Cabinet posts but admitted he was "hay- ing trouble handing out the other portfolios.
tho
at
M. Pilhalin told newsmen
Ministry for Economic conducting Affairs, where he consultations,
he that
drcided on The men
following
Affairs,
Justice,
στ
had.
the
Ministries: Foreign
National
Delence,
Finance, Interior,
Agriculture and Labour.
was
He said the present problem National Education the Ministry. He said he had so far been unable to contact the man ho wanted as Minister,
Reliable
Bald sources following men had been chosen:
the
Foreign Ministry: Badicat Socialist Reno Mayer,
M. RENE MAYER
Fight Follows
Justice: Populse Republican Tribal Curse
(MBP) Robert Schuman.
Finance: Popular Republican (MBP) Jean-Marie Louvel,
Defalivo: In
Independent Antoine
Ploille Pinay.
Interior Radical Socialist Andre Morice.
Agriculture:
Independent
nur: Poonlar. Bepublican
Pierre Gare,
Kills Four
Labour:
(MBP) Paul Back
"VERY CONFIDENT”
The 48-year-old, blac-eyed,
Men. Then Is Slain
Madrid, Feb. 13.
3 Hours Overdue At Rome
Brussola, Feb. 13, Belgian Sabena Airlines anid tonight they had no news from their DC-6 air- liner on the Brusscle- Leopoldville (Congo) serviço three hours after it was due to land in Rome,
The company said that at 7,55 contacted tonight the airliner the Romo control tower giving its pozition and announcing it was preparing to come in to Land:
ed
Slice then no news had reach
Sabena headquarters in
Brumeis.
Rome airport officials said they last heard from the air- liner just before 8 p.m. local time, when it radioed; it was DIVOT LEVET
Civita Vecchia, a mall 40 miles northwest of port Rome, The plane was due at Ciampino Airport at 8.15 p.m. Only four of the passengers were bound for Rome: Tho rost were booked for Africa.
An Airline spokesman sold the plane had enough petrol to keep it in the air until 11 p.m. 22 ABOARD
The Sabena coma firmed Rome reporta Pasengers
that 21
and eight crew were aboard the missing plane. Darwin, Feb. 13,
said batlied with Aborigines
A Sabena apakcearnan
that there and boomerangs here early today speare, cluba
Americans, one near a cattle station 300 miles were
of hero southeast
After a Italiars, two French und 14 Bel- woman claimed that the elders alan passengers aboard the of a rival tribe had put a curse missing a on her son.
help
The
four
co-pilab was
Patrick McNamara from Britain, the spokesman added.
The
woman said the rival eldery "pointed a bone at her
The spokesman said Miss sandy-haired Alsatian and he son. Then her tribe went into Marcella Mariani, Italian Ara was still very confident he deton with weapons used by actress and Beauty Queen in
1953,
was among the plane's would be able to replace the their ancestors hundreds of 1994 government of ex-Premier 30 and there was passenger, at
hour long battle,
Sense made with Hollywood's Pierre Mendes-France. He said
Conversa he would
di comibue
The wife of the cattle station Farley Granger and Alida Valli. There were three children tions through much of the night manager radlood Darwin for
Among the14 Belgians A man wanted for killing It's been a briny day," M.
ancta constable four men in a bar on Satur. Palmin told newmen tonight. doctor How to abbard, he addo Reuter
difficult problem of distributing day night was killed early" attacked not only he always today in a fight with divif
portfolios, but also the guards at Vitoria, Northern political probleme posed on this hospital. Spain, it was learned here.
and, which could not The woman's 17-year-old quested as before the revision on died in Darwin hospital a The man, A
week ago, a few days after the named by the police as Atturo
battie,China Mail Special. Santa Maria Rinja, 37, cornered near the town's rail- way station.
local resident
Was
the
of the constitution,
"This explains the length of
the talks today. I remain very confident, I have obtained the He is alleged to have walked needed answers from all the into a Vitoria bar last night and groups on which I think the without saying a word shot dead government should be based."——
municipal judge, two lawyers United Press. and a municipal official at point Another man was blark range. seriously wounded.
Sentor
To
Or
Disperse
Security Council different sides of a very The dispute had been growing that Russin docs not intend to stepped in the evacuation of the complex Asian situation. | since 318 Landon But the results which flow | Cutinfyrą, including Peters, pursua the resolution of which Tachens procented without in-
Encked
A BÁROMÉTER be were
before she had givers notice, and which cidens, Christmas BEA dismissed them is still on the Coundl's spanda,
Tomorrow's meeting: it American "TES – for leaving their jobs to attend urging that
the the ston" bo condemned by a recon- felt, may prove most valuable as the a protest meeting against
barometer indicating 2 Security Council in
for the future." Corporation's refusal to allow stituted Bangkok conference will Foter unlimited time for trade which Nationalis China would course
replaced be upon organised unity as union activities during working have been
by Con-diplomats, appart onvince that anton will be the best way of deterringhours
munist China.
the Formosa nerotia- Communist aggression. The SEATO
at the present the Hons outside the UN but that system
But later all the men, except As this change is cut of the dealt with in natural result of the success left BEA voluntarily.
Foters, were either reinstated or Council may hear the view the Security Council discussion will show how the opposing tho Western powers and
East-West views shape up on of NATO in the West and the hope is that a united
Peters' appeal for reinstate-patbly a propaganda blast by
this formula.
The most ticklish problem for front in Asia may producement was turned down by Lord the Soviet spokesman, and then
be Douglas, who then appointed an
reducees
to expressing a the same stabilisation in the independent three-man tribunal pious hope
pe that the parties
the Security Council seemed to be how to put off action on the Far East that it has in the
directly concerned In the
New Zealand proposal without West.
The tribunal found that BEA Formosa dispute will
refrain clearing the way for a debate on the next agenda item--the The chief weakness of SEATO was Justified in sacking the men from provocative action,
On but advised Lord Douglas to
the other
It is hand,
Soviet proposal to condemn the possible that Russia will follow
US for agression in the Far up her latest move for a 10-
East and demanding withdrawal power conference by making
of US and Nationalist Chinese similar suggestion before the
forces from the Formosa area. Security
Council.
The Council at its last meet- So long as the Cominunst
dispose of
the proposal seeks to exclude Nang agreed to
New Zealand Item before taking tionalist China from such b
The Soviet proposal up the Western world US has said it does not fear a conference the
nd will have no part in ih
debate on the Soviet item and WILL "EEEL OUT"
would welcome a full debate of
The victims were Senor Jose Operation Ended United Nations, Feb. 13. what it considers obvious. -pro- Western diplomate sold today pagando. But there appeared to Martines Munoz, acting muni- that tomorTOW'S United Nations be no deep interest in opening cipal Judge, Senor Jose Maria
US Forces - Security Comelt meeting on what would be an acrimonious Le Jarreta, a barrister, miliary attack beyond their
would "feel out" the discussion on the Soviet charges Francisco Santa Maria Garaiza, and his brother, been a solicitor, form of possible future action until some progress han
Pablo Santa borders. The invasion of
Maria stabilising the Senor London, Feb, 13. South Korea would alone
but no definitive stops were fore-made toward
Garatza, a municipal official, Heact constable, Major Same seen at this time.
Formosa situation.
The wounded mah, avem to belle their beliefs
wari Musaka of the Buganda There was even a lull in the It was not considered likely
Cesar Beiztegui, was and the Chinese and
today native police, was killed
weekend
Itself would Julio usual
diplomatic that the Council have repeatedly while lending Russians
or make any rushed to hospital. He had a party in an activity, which normally precedes pass a resolution Laserted
that the Com attempt to rent a self-styled
recommendation regarding dip been sitting with the victims in forces Security Council meeting.
the bar. Reuter. munist movement is des-pophot, who has been living One Western spokesman de lomatic talks' on Formosa out- tined to Burge all
over up a
Bide the UN, The Council has free
a hilltop Avescribed the Mo on
Monday meeting as Asia.
miles from Kampola Uganda, "an appraisal of the situation always been opposed to voting for two weeks.
since the Communist rejection on measures involving a major Three other policemen were of the Invitation to discuss a
power which was not present. THERE are however other
It will be an asstes- consefire. reasons for the reluctance injured.
made Eleven of Asian nations to join
ment of the
the matter to see what and leaflets were dropped on
Communist China's refusal to SEATO-among them fears
the hilltop from a light plane form future action may take."
New York, Feb. 13. The US, Britain and France participate in the Forthosa de of American domination declaring it to be a prohibited
Two new tankers, one of them now be withdrawn. were reported in agreement on bate thus has had the effect of and hur diplomatic
plans for pushing the UN cease-veicing Council ection, even carrying 130,000 gallons
But American fighter aircraft the petuosity and
drawn "prophet" has
aviation will be sent to Formosa on explosive the Peking regime is highly fire item proposed by Now Zen- though her large audiences of Africans who land into the background. But not presented at the UN, gazolino, collided in an tolerance of many of
carly rotation basis of one squadron contributed money and it will not be dropped from the
off the at a time for "familiarisation military commandera. It is have
Some Western sources pointed fnoming fog 15 miles to Security Council agenda.
out that the New Zealand Southern California coast today and training." "A" small air difficult to say whether animals to help his schemo
bring back the Kabaka
(King)
"The Formosa situation will
under Coast Guard these fears loom as large of Buganda, "exiled by the Bri- remain before the UN in one proposal sought merely to halt and-limped 125 miles to Longforce .headquarters will also re-:
the shooting in the Formosa Beach
ME? | inain, there. the Aslan minda_today_ng | fish Government for non- form
or another," said the
Strait and prevent may explosion escort,
Vice Admiral Robert Biscoe, they did in September. But
spokesmari.
The vessels, 18,700-ton Deputy Chief of Naval Opera- certainly India is adamantly The "prophet" was still up
UN diplomats were heartened that might lead to war.
tions for Flect Readiness, sald opposed to the treaty and the tree tonight, surrounded by by the fact that, despite all the felt that subsequent events, and Orion Planet, and the
the evacuation of the Tachens, Tallulah, both are under con-
in Washington yesterday that declarations bard of. followers ominous her influence among the the small
over the Formosa situation when Dave in fact led to a sort of treet to the Navy but are the Seventh: Floet would soon'
The except for operated by civilians. unesty ocasefire, artillery exchanges between Orien Planet, which went into return to the Philippines area, "Added" that no American Quemoy and Amoy. They be service last May, was reported Ho loved that this situation justifi- taking on water but was in nov units would be based
on Formoen, ports ed postponfug further Security, danger,
Meatiwhile landing craft were. Counell discussions pending new No injuries were reported,
the still arriving at „Koolung," carry- for epokesman developments.
Thesp
diplomats Western
Pacific Company, ing the last Nationalist troops American believed that only a full sente
operator of the 626-foot to leave the Tachens-Reuter. Communist attack on Quemoy Tallulah, wild the 47 men, aboard and Matrı Islands could reheat the loaded vessel had a narrow fing wattle bark in the thick the tuation to the boiling escape. bush about 20 miles from Port Elizabeth, when the boy, point. It reached last month and Snako Tikeka, disappeared. bathed him His mother had and told him to go into the move area in progrows for the Orion Shephaliding and
a vdrli in' a`lowvate 'negotiations. ANIS
imarco.
In-
The
|co-operation.
arrests
Were
Colombo group has been who have joined him.--Reuter.
dominant in the past,
To SEATO nations, however,
it is plain America must participato if there is to be the a counterweight to immense power being built up by China and Russia. Though Britain laya great stock by the Bangkok con- ference it places a greater: hope in it because of the context in which it is hap- pening, Pence must be sought in many ways. One'] way is by building a defence wall around the democra- cles: At the appropriate time, this may be supple mented by new diplomatte approaches to the other, afde That is the way of
arising
Child's 3 Days And Nights
In S. African Bush
Capetown, Feb. 13: Without food or water a three-year-old native boy spent three days and three naked in wandering nights dense bush near Port Province, Elizabeth Capa while police searched for him.
in the bush and asked for something to eat and drink, the lice had already given up hope of finding him
housha todilled "up to: a
fatter.
diplomacy and theraino. European child, said the cintarest of present a Guptals 8. W. Koch, i would diplomacy and the chain of hidve survived such an orden. conferences...
The boy's parents were cute
minutes he was gone,
none ment
VETO EFFECT
They
Tankers In Collision
sxpected such a develop he said,
desak
long tothind-scense
BARGAININGLE Hellsole Indian solarnow," amezni
* " parents · searched all while std Chines oficials in day and all night without London success and the next morning, could they told the police When he finally
showed 10.
up Shabar none the opene for his adventure, but could not explain how the managed, tó kor daring: the tires: and nightsha
the
of
the didn't up. lucky, she didn'
didn't go up," sp operated by
Talpel, Feb. 13. United States naval and air which covered the evacuation of the Chinese Na- tionalists from the Tachen 16- lands were preparing today to bases to their normal
return
from Formosa.
The
(that
Air Force announced the 18 fighter-bomber wing, down here from Okinawa for the Tackens operation, will
UNHURT AFTER 120-FOOT FALL
Paris, Feb 13,
Trading Company, Inc., of New
A French farmer, who fell York, wa
was carrying only bythmst
ale! collided with the IT 120 feet down a pothole tila? zorning was found almost Taulah on vote from Sana Lentignac Central France to Los Angeles. The unhurt 12 hours literal Tallulah wa boudd from Lom Angeles, for Bentley 27 years, old, said he became myalogos Na Tha farmer Mare Joulewyn,
retrieved he bad no
They have brought back two wounded aborigines who
have been admitted to Darwin Two Casablanca
NO CRICKET AT MELBOURNE
Outrages
Casablanca, Feb. 18.
Two Moroccans › have been shot dead in Casablanca la tho past 24 hours by gummah who escapod.
Chama Ben Mohamed Bon sb-year-old Moroccan Noussi, woman, employed at the town Melbourne, Feb. 14.
of a Casablanca ball
suburb, Play was abandoned on the third day of the four-day match was shot through the head to between Victoria and the MCC day in the shanty town dis here today because of a water-
Si Larbi logged ground.
Bel Hadj Djilali, Nearly three inches of rain 55-year-old municipal official have fallen in the past 24 was shot in the back last night hours, and it was still rain- while talking with friends in ing this moming-Reuter. the com market-Router,
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