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COMMENT OF
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Unhappy
Dock
Strike
CHINA
No. 36061
Established. 1845.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1955.
N.E. ASIA
Misunderstanding Threat To US Blueprint
MIDD
TIDDLE East reactions the Turkey - Iraq Treaty have been so varied that the danger has arisen it might defeat
ils own
Britain
objects, It is of moment, therefore, to consider why the treaty was considered to be necessary. One of ita motivating factors is that Iraq is in the front line against Communism, cause of last autumn's 29. and that country is very day stoppage. conscious that the Middle Eust, because of its mani. fold internal problems and
itm the divisions between governments, must seem to Moscow un especially at tractive region for its next | strike, plans and manoeuvres.
London, Feb. 28. Britain
threatened WAB with another disastrous dock strike today when negotin- down over an tions broke
dispute, main overtime
Port authorities accordingly ended the truce on overtime discipline agreed to during the negotiations, and the position hus reverted to that existing at the time of the original October
Any docker henceforth
In the post-war period the fusing to work compulsory over- prime theme international-umo without reasonable excuse the delence will be reported for disciplinary
Ty ana been
ut the free world against action. The threat
The of Communist
imperialisSTI,
#re
dockers opposing
overume, claiming In the West compulsory
that it should in all cases bo voluntary.
by
that has been checked the creation of NATO. Bui with the damming up of Russin's advance in Europe, Russia may lurch in 31- and other direction. Iraq Turkey have drawn The
TALKS COLLAPSE
Talks collapsed at a two-hour meeting this morning of the Port Labour Executive Com-j mittee altended by dork interence and are striving employers and representatives of
to prepare against the con- Requences.
dockers unions,
"It became apparent that
the
there is no immediate likelihood a sense the new treaty is of complete agreement in complementary to the negotiations on practient over Anglo-Egyptian settlement time arangements," the com-
over
the Suez base.
the
this agreement
becomes active
об
By mittee announced later. base "A good deal of headway has been made on much matters us
Reported
JAPAN, S. KOREA FORMOSA LINK
Possible. Association
With SEATO
London, Feb. 28. The United States was reported here today to be considering linking Formosa, South Korea and Japan. in agreement with the United States.
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DEFENCE PLAN
M. MIKOYAN
Missing Scientist a defence Pontecorvo
The United States envisions associat- Turns Up
ing such a Northeast Asia defence organi-
Sation later with SEATO, the Southeast In Asia defence pact, the Press reports added.
Sir Anthony Eden received the plan with marked reserve when the United States Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, mentioned it at Bangkok, the Manchester Guardian said.
The Foreign Office said that it had no know factities for replacement, but ledge of this reported policy blueprint.
if Turkey ben
member of the Arab the negotiations have broken
League Defence Treaty i+
down on the interion of a
attacked. But the problemsman's ultimate
of security cannot be dealt the dock labour scheme, with piecemeal. The Middle
under
"This point could only arise
East is a whole. Hence the in penetice if, after all arrange. invitation in the Turkey-ments ter
relief (mil. a man Iraq pact for other states persists without good cause in to, join in.
roturing to overtime."
work
recstarble
MOSCOW
REPEATS WARNING
the
Both the Guardian and Influential newspaper the Scots man corried the report todáy.
In a Bangkok, despatch from diplomatic correspondent, the Guardian said;
Its
Russia
SOVIET CABINET
RESHUFFLE
New First Vice-Premiers
DUI VOU O AN
Fifth Test Begins
England Races For Runs
Sydney, Mar. 1. After losing the toss, England opened the batting
Vice-Premiers Firth Test at the
Sydney Cricket Ground day obviously under orders to "hit out", and runs were
Paris, Feb. 28. ---- The Soviet Premier, Marshal Nikolai Bul- coming at the rate of one a ganin, today appointed three
new First Vice-minute. Premiers and four new Vice-Premiers in his The start of the match was Cabinet reshuffle, the Soviet Tass news agency because of the sodden state of delayed until after lunch today reported today.
ground but commentators The three First Vice-Premiers will rank with Lazare said the pitch itself was "look- Kaganovitch and Vyacheslav Molotov, who were until nowing quite dry." the only two First Vice-Premiers.
the
Hutton was the first English victim when, with his scoto at kix, he saicked a ball to young
Vice-Pat Burge of N.S.W. at leg slip
יי'
The promoted ministers are Saburov was also Anuotas Mikoyan, Michet Per-Premier before his promotion. volkhin and Maxime Saburov The three now First Vice-wicket
to give Lindwall his 18th Test who were previously Vice-Promlers of the Cabinei become Premics.
Then Graveney was joined by part of the limited Presidium of May and the two began laying The four new Vice-Premiers the Central Committee of the solid foundation for the Eng- are Alexis Savindaguan Vassils Communist Party of the Soviet Kuchert ko; P. S. Lobanov and Union which was formed imme-land store. N. D. Khrcunishtchev,
At 3.10
Sydney time, England scored 12 runs In 74 minutes.
diately after Stalin's death on finds Both Graveney and.
They eald that these promo- March 7, 1933.-France-Presse. tions tud been deerted by thei Prezidium of the Supreme Sovie of the Soviet Union at de proposal
of Premier Bul- ganin.
NEW DUTIES The annouement sald that Vice-Premier Vyacheslav Maly-
been assigned resposibilities in directing the group of ministers in charge of myxinery construction.
Article Appears in chey had
Soviet Papers'
Moscow, Mar. 1. Bruno Pontecorvo, British atomic scientist who dis.
THEW
He has therefore been relieved of his duties at the Ministry Construction of Medium and his post has Machinery
for
appeared several years ago, bees given to one of the new
for
a
of
Industry's Existence
At Stake
May were not afraid to hili "upbish" shota and the crowd which had waited patiently from the early hours of the moning saw some entertaining cricket.
BATSMEN'S WICKET Commentators sald, that de- spite the wet state of the ground the bowlers were not getting very much assistance from the pitch and described 16 s batsmen's wlaket.”
Graveney While
to
Manchester, Mar.1, ~
partner, ran to 25 May was in- clined
be more The very existence of the Graveny bit an uppish sho cautious. British cotton industry is from Miller past Beneud and he is in Russia, the newspapers Vice-Ministers, Alexis, Savinia threatened, says the British ran three while the ball trickled Pravda and Izvestia "disguin.
the nomination After
Federation of Master Spin- slowly down through the beavy closed today.
outfield. Marshal Nikola Bulganin as ners in its report for: 1954
Then Graveney hit 'n ball Both Pravda, the Communist
from Davidson for two, Petty crgan, und. Izvestia, the Premier, the Soviet Government published here today.
hack only two Vice-Premiers, jamajol government Lewspaper,
During 1954 ro wns #
NICE-LENGTH Lizire Kaganovitch (Minder steady fail In British exports of published an article by Ponte
Davidson was bowling a nice porttalle), without
and · Vyu- Forvikaling
worldwide
we cotton yarn and cloth and rayon length at this stage and hils Brab "The Americans are under tan elemis weapons.
cheslay Molotov (Forelga
plene goods, but British imports two, overslelind...only fou
LOUT Minister) stood to be considering as a The article wat the firs!
of cotten picce
goods long-term policy the linking of
The nomination of Anastase erased, the report stated.Miller who had Bowled un-
grently runs Mary the Fantecorvo, an three territories (Formosa, Italien born
Milyany Michel Pervoukhin British former
"But Wh
res do not changed for the first hour was what the figures do, tion x of the new treaty
Japan and South Korea) in some erat,
and Maxime Saburov as First show," the report, went on, is replaced with the score at X Soc dennitely Way and ita reception by the Last year's giant dock strike
arrangement and then Ructs, although there has been Vice-Premiers therefore brings the potential threat to the very 51 and BIL Johnston renamed Middie East countries have eventually spread to eight key
Wezern speculation 16 that the
mumber of First Vice existence of the British cotton the bowling Commentator's been marred by mia-
ta
The Scotsman, quoting
Proders in the Cabinet to Ave. industry if steps are not taken said Miller's bowling wis: In= ports involving 44,000 men. It
reports effect. understanding with Egypt. held up vast quantities of ex- Russia warned Britain from Taipe
Tolcyo and Seoul,
[by the government, which would The outcome has been con
Mikoyan has been up to the enable a still great industry to
(Contd on back' page; Col-2) ports and imports, stranded 359 again tonight that British-also insisted that "preparations
present 4 Vice-Premier, fusion
Arab ships and among the
On survive a sudden cut production in
end devasta- supported rearmament of are underway to form a North-
January 24 this year he gave up ting blow based on unfair com- states, not all of which many factories,
West Germany wouldst Asian treaty organisation between Nationalist China
the post of Minister of Domestic polition share Egypt's views, though The stoppage, which threaten-
nullify the Anglo-Soviet Japan, South Korea and the
Trade, they
much ed to plunge are naturally
into mhe newes concerned by them.
Industrial chaos, was the worst friendship treaty of 1942. United States,"
General Egypt's motives
Unhappily both the negotin- |
since the
1954 8TRIKE
are mixed. 1926-Reuter, As the largest of the Arab countries Egypt claims to lend the Arab world, andi
it objects that the initia- Tescanini
tive should have been taken
by Iraq over ila hend.
Strike
Furthermore, as a country Denies Report
which until recently
of
Moscow, Feb. 28.
The Foreign Ministry sent new note on the subject to the British Embassy at 8 pm, and broadcast an anouncement of its delivery two hours later.
defensing this with SEATO.".
UNOFFICIAL REACTION Unofficial British reaction to
indicated the suggestion casiness today, probably emming largely from Britain's An Embassy spokesman anxiety to keep out of any described the note as a "further trouble ever Formosa, warning" following
the up
Guardian The Manchester Soviet note of December 20. despatch said,
mámer ári which
the British dilczation: A Brilish note of January 28 apokesmen (at Bangkok) ap- advised Russio that Britain peared deliberately to play would "not be deflected troms
down this important facet of her chosen course" of approving American Far Eastern policy German rearmament,
seems to suggest that It by no mckits has Britain's full sup
But it * understood that no formal objections were caised by Sir Anthony Eden after Mr Dulles had outlined it to SEATO conference," the Guar dian added.
out Scotsman pointed thob before Japan could join my treaty organisation which Included South Korea, disputes between them would have to be resolved.
engaged in a nationalist struggle with Britain, it is
New York, Feb. 28. Auspicious of uny Arab Maestro Arturo Toscanini. state pursuing
and his white-haired A course 88, that may link it militarily secretary arrived here today
amid rumours th
that they planned with the West. That, at
to be married” least, is the reason given,
Walter, the conduc-l'note was not made public Im- i port.” although it is well to re- tor's son,
the reporta mediately but it was clear it member that at times the just ridiculous” shortly before did not forrnally declare the Egyptian Icadors have ħla father) arrived aboard A 1942 treaty vold, expressed themselves will-trans-Atlantic airliner,
The text of the new Soviet
Leonid Ilyichev, Foreign Min- ing to collaborate with the "I did not know anything West, Moreover, they made about this unit, I fallood with istry press chief, told newsmen you newsmen," he told reporters, some time ago the Russian threat
tirement from the
hle
IT will be a tragedy if dis. to Italy last June. His son gold countries concerned have com.
the
Middle East from enjoying mado.
touches on somb records he
tho
to
re-
no protest when Iraq some "You can deny it is just ridi- to cancel the pact would not be months ago agreed to nc culous.
effective unth the "act of rati- cept arms from the United Toscanini announced
re-deation" of the Paris rearmament Staten.
treatles was completed-presum- orchestra podlum last year and went home ably meaning until all of the agreements between Egypt he had returned for five or six plated action on the arms agree- and
put Iraq prevent
10 the months
finishing menta
The Paris treaties have been stabilising
ratified by both Houses of the effects
The conductor was accompani- British Parliament, but they which could follow fromed back to the US by Miss have not yet been formally the present tronty. The Anita Colombo of Milan. approved by the Queen United whole object of statesman- United Press.
Press, ship should now be harmonise Egypt and its Arab partnera. There can be no secure peace in the Middle East unles8 the Arab countries are united and unless they are united also with Turkey, In terms of rea), interest there is no reason why Egypt should not co-operate with Iraq and Turkey. Much of the friction arises 'out' of personal disputes and out of genuine misunderstand- Ingu. Givon goodwill theso can be cleared away. The dominant hopo now. In|
that Iraq will succoed in perunding the other countries of the Arab Longue of the wisdom, of the new alliance, and that Egypt, in particular, will withdraw her objections to the treaty, thereby making. a positive contribution to the future stability and welfare of the Middle East
GATT Won't Entertain Imperial Preference
Geneva, Feb. 28. A last-minute attempt by Australia to raise the issue of imperial preference in inter- national trade pot short shrift here today
During the
GATT
con- ference, Australia ✨ proposed that permition should be given for bigger preference marpins to be negotiated,
Changes in the value of money and goods. wiped
the value
many
had
preferences Leed years ago
The 34% delegations ourtier been told they must late every sight this week to be certain of finishing, by Sabirday (Sha" when Apsoralian
Beckytary softin || Depärement:
1. of Commerce and Agriculture, Mr J. G., Crawford, made his plea he found most of the delegations Impatient to get on with other business.
After a very short dis- cussion, a decision was called for. Only Britain and seven-- other.
supported countries Australia,
The
the
On the other hand, Formosa's in such B Bet-up inclusion would provide a boost to the Nationalist morale which had been affected by the evacua tion of the Tachen Islands, the Scotsman said.
Britain's uneasiness over any. such far-reaching political and For military link-up in the East sieme
her largely from anxiety to keep out of trouble which might ariso over Formon
for
PONTECORVO
He last was seen in Finland almost five years ago.
Pontecorvo alghed the article as a profesor and Stalin Prize wimmer. He said he already had been in the Soviet Union Under SEATO Britain is the other
averal years" committed with
DISAPPEARANCE sover members of the pact to the defence of the Southeast (Pontecorvo dimppeared from Aslun arco
Formosas Romo in 1650. With him were not covered by the SEATO his wilo Helena Marianne and
their three children. arrangements,
(Pontecorvo was onen (* Britain has made It repented-colleague of Dr. Klaus Fuchs, ly clear in recent weeks that she has no comunilmont over who was sentenced to prison for
disclosing: atomic.s
pccrote to the theni Formosa other
through Soviet). Nations-United the United
Prese
only.
П
(A. British Government spokes- man said shortly after Pontecorve disappeared that there was no doutri", he had gone to Huda The 42-year-old Italian-borni Big Tokyo Blaze scientist and his family so
portedly were delven, in s sian car from the Soviet Legation In Helsinki do the Helsinki docke where they boarded ship to
Mr Crawford was repeating .: demand put forwarts at the beginning of the conference
Tokyo Teb. DET latt October by his leader M „Tokyo,'a biggest portwar? John McEwen
today destroyed, the. nates have Gina Univetellyong Preference tes deteriorated almost to vanish- palliates: hone ka he ing point but GATT, déniès ue of the crypton
opportunity to negotiate ONG DESFOLK
Buld | 10 were induced.
then London
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THEEK FACTORS At the moment he is leading The repart pointed out the the Soviet delegation to the
Leipzig Fair, where he arrived British experts were falling. three days ago.
because:
1.-Development of indigenous
This would seem to cónárm
um-
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the opinion that, although he countries often under the Pas given up the position of brella of high protectíos tariffs. Graveney no. Minister of Domestic Trade.
2.-Lower standard of living May no Mikoyan is keeping a strong of foreign workers. hand on the Soviet internal and 3- -Competition based on external trade ministries,
Fervoukhin
was
Q Vice- Minister without portfolio. On April 27 let year he gave up the Ministry of the Interior and the Electrical. Industry posta,
Royal Children' & Blood Sports
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that requesting
open or concealed subsidies.
The report stated: "While we labour under these disadvantages, massive imports are coming without duty from India; whose mills can buy cotton below world prices, and smaller but significant importa from other. Countries
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