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Decision At Last? NOW THE REDS HAVE A NATO As Fanatical
L
AST week it started as a discrete whisper, a mere murmur channelled rather than spoken_behind guard- ing hands into authorita- tive ears. The grey respect of Whitehall and its warren of.
conservative
sober,
bureaucracy, was a-tremble with excitement and antici- pation. The sombre minions of Britain's deskdom sensed rather than knew... the portentous news that Fleet Street shattered with the clarion call of two-inch type on Saturday. And then the world knew" it:
"The Old Man is retiring- definitely". When? Your
guess is as good as ours... and it may ever be as good as Sir Winston's. No. 10 Downing Street, of course, had nothing to say except
for the almost trite observa tion that the retirement of
their present incumbent was inevitable, as inevitable as tomorrow's dawn. Neverthe- less, Wednesday's sunrise is, we venture to suggest, a safer prediction than Sir Winston's retirement April
in
Prime
Twice before the
Minister has contemplated the step and the news has. been spread abroad. Twice he has changed his mind to the joy of some and the dis may and consternation of others-impetuous young-
sters
impatient for the responsibilities of minis terial office-in his party. HIS
Plans Ready, They Say
TO GO INTO OPERATION IF PARIS PACTS RATIFIED
London, Mar. 21,
The Soveit Union announced tonight that it had reached "complete unanimity of views" with its satellites on the forma- tion of a unified military.comm and similar to the North Atlan- tic Treaty Organisation.
A Moscow Radio broadcast monitored in London quoted a Soviet Foreign Office statement as saying discussions between the Soviet Union and the seven satellite nations who attended the. Moscow "conference on European security" last winter had reached "complete unanimity" on the principle of a treaty of friendship, co-operation and mutual aid and "the organisation of a unified command of the States,"
The Communists warned the West last Autumn, that if the Paris
agreements rearming Western Germany as a member of the Western European Union were approved, the nations of the Soviet bloc would form themselves into a military alliance similar to NATO.
U.S. Senator Calls For Big Power Talks
Safety-first Stand By State Dept
Washington, Mar. 21.
$50,000 Worth NEW WORLD TRADE
Of Jewellery
Missing
A package of jewellery worth about $50,000 which was being sent to Hongkong by air was found to be missing when a Cathay Pacific Airliner arrived at Kai Tak this morning.
The package containing precious stones was de- livered and manifested at Singapore. The plane] stopped at Penang on the way to Hongkong. Police are making enquiries.
Aruba May Return
The Moscow broadenst To Rumania
ORGANISATION
FORMED BY GATT
Geneva, Mar. 21.
As Hitler'
Mr Dulles Warns Of
Dangerous Tactics.
New York, Mar, 21. The US Secretary of
John Slate, Mi
Foster Dulles, said today the tactics of the Chinese Communist leaders "may prove more dangerous and provocative of war than those of the Russian Soviets.”
Mr Dulles told the Advertising
An agreement establishing a new international Club of New York that the body the Organisation for Trade Co-operation— "aggressive fanaticism of the was disclosed tonight in a communique issued by certain parallel the 34 member nations of the General Agreement Hitler."
on Tariffs and Trade.
The
be
Chinese Communist headers had a
to that
of
time, the political The U.S.. State Department said today it favoured a Big Power meeting with Russia provided there was some plausible train of argument | evidence agreement could be reached on such cold war move aimed at delaying Helsinki's Re-Be Shipping Come/discussion and solution of other Posing of such surpluses should successes have not in fact been
observers
advance
1
of
relating to
Inter
the
due
Declaring that the Chinese Communist leaders were “dizzy The communique gave the They made special provi-with success" Mr Dulles dishin results of a conference here, sion to deal with the problems guished between their methods which reviewed its seven-year of under-developed countries, and those of the Russians. old rules for world fair trade giving them special concessions
"The temperament of the g. The conference, attended to protect their industries with
representatives of all mem- certain tariffs and their balance and while in the long wt, the Chinese Communists is different ber, governments, began here of payments through. Import last November and was com-restrictions. Approval, was given Soviet method may prove more pleted on March 7.
for Britain to grant "special formidable, yet in the short run The communique said the assistance" to her colonies in the Chinese Commimist method agreement
providing for the this regard. And member na may prove more dangerous and new organisation was being tions were-urged to give capital provocative of "war." submitted to the "governments help to under-developed coun-
NOT HOPELESS --- concerned for approval.
tries generally. proposed organisation The GAFT signatories alo Mr Dulles said while he drew said the treaty would come.
would have an Assembly, an introduced raw provisions to ja sombre picture of the Chinese into force, and the unified
Extcutive Committee and alimit the harmful effects of ex-Communists it is by no means Secretariat headed Command be created "in the
Helsinki, Mar. 21.
a hopeless one.” by port subsidies." "Director-General,
⚫ They adopted a resolu- He said: "With national unity event of the ratification of The owners of the Finnish Its
would purpose
the calm tation providing that member under.
and strong the Paris agreements, with tanker Aruba said tonight administer the General Agree nations disposing of agricultural leadership of President Eisen- the aim of ensuring the the vessel may have beenment and
to supersede
the surpluses should do so in a man-hower, 1 remalt hopeful that security of these States and ordered to return to Con-present informal operational nor which would "avoid unduly peace will yet prevall.
in force since 1948. in the interests of the main-stanza, Rumania, instead of
structure
provoking disturbances on the WORLD FORUM
"I believe that there is s market world
that would tenance of peace."
proceeding with its cargo of It would “be able to sponsor adversely affect other member time to bring the Chinese Cam
munists to a more sober mood. The announcement was jet fuel to Communist international trade negotiations count
This resolution new The fact is that their so-caller fcountries: "UDE 16 Servē as an intercommended that countries dis- seen by observers in Lon-China:
Governmental forum for the Mr Gunnar - Damstroem
match to their don as yet another Soviet
consult with the principal fun strength as
to .contributing pillers of these products and in causes. Anying the have been to justify their speculation: issues as "the German and Austrian questions".
final ratification of the Paris pany said the return of the questions
national trade. Aruba to Constanza, from where The communique said the fore doing so.
terested contracting parties be- absence before the budget,
treaties. They have already it set out earlier this month for
the restraint and the patience of setting agrecrent
Jup :
the tree nations and their love a holiday in Sicily, and But Senator Walter George of French would welcome a Bis passed their major hurdles chino, was "one of the
Amendments to the existing of peace. organisation would come. into meetings with the Queen. the Senate Foreign Relatiens Power meeting with the Coin Bitain, France, Germany arrangements
Involved in the uboye agretrpent forem It all adds up, they say.† Committee urged President murists after the Farls agree
by governments with territories proved by the member govern- misinterpreted as manifestations. Cynically perhaps we Eisenhower to take the lead in ments were ratified. There was and Italy, the four hations cussed in trying to solve the when it had been accepted changes would have to be apeThese qualities should not be
can- no
accounting #för-85 per cent ofments, but in the meantime the of weakmess and of fear/ immediate reaction from principally concerned, but case, suspect the possibility of a calling a bouds-of-State
But
to he refused Say the total external trade" of the existing Agreement would re- Reuter. miscalculation and prefer ference Russia's good intentions.
without waiting for Moscow.
the French Upper House whether or not Far Eastern territories of the 34 member main in force. proof
AN IMPASSE to counsel guarded caution.
(Senate) has yet to approve Enterprises Ltd, the Hongkong Gaverraments. The White House replied to As inevitable as Sir Winston's Senator Gearge by referring re-
company which has chartered Senator George was asked them. retirement, however, is Sir porters to previous public state- about the administration's post- The Senate opens debate on the Aruba, had actually ordered Anthony's preferment when ments by President Eisenhower. tion that a Big Power meeting the pacts in Paris on Wednes her to turn about.
Earlier, it was reported by the time comes. In the The President bas said he does should await some demonstra day.. It cannot reject them, but
amendments formal shipping sources that a meeting ton of Russia's willingness to it subsequent reshuffle of the not see
Suggest
⚫ They drew up a declara- was the Administration's aim to which would send them back Communist China had refused tion extending the life of the present Congress with a bill set- Cabinet, the Minister for could serve a useful purpose uk negotiate in good faith.
to the Chamber of Deputies for to send another tanker to plek tariffs bound by the General Ling up the Organisation -- for Mr Defence,
Harold less there is evidence of good
"I do not think we can neces further reappraisal, thus delay-up the Aruba's jet fuel cargo. Agreement from July 1953 until Trade Co-operation within
next two weeksdham White, McMillan may succeed to faith by Russia.
sarily wait for further action,"
said the worlding Germany's entry into the United Press.
December 31, 1967. The com- Eric the post of Foreign Secre- Mr Eisenhower has urged he said. He
Western Union still further.
murique said this would give Executive Secretary of the The. Communists proposed tary. Mr. Nutting, the young, Russia to sign an Austrian peace situation had reached an "im-
"stability of tarif levels for a General Agreement on Tarifla
-Rome, Mar. 21. of treaty and agree to free elections passe" and there was "at least their all-European conference
large good-looking Minister
proportion of
Ida Aspidistria, a 24-year-old the possibility" that a heads last July but it was rejected by
world and Trade, described the OTC trade." State at the Foreign Office on the unification of Germany.
The contracting parties national trade.
as a dynamic force in inter-resident of Gransette is hopping is a dark horse not to be The State Department spokes-of-State meeting might prevent the West. The conference, with
mad because, in one fell swoop. man. Mr Henry Suydam, elted war.
only the cight Communist States
"reaffirmed the basic objectives discounted as the champlon the same two points in discussing
"The fact that the terms of she has lost her bar and her Paris, Mar, 21, and obligations" of the Agree- of the youthful and per- the proposal of Senator George.
Mr Suydam said that until the of Europe and the Chinese. Paris acts were ratified, "there"observers participating, was Seven persons were killed to- ment and "adapted its pro reference of this new organisa fance,
tion specifically by down that Miss Aspidistria went to the baps overzealous aspirants
U.S. LEAD URGED would be to opportunity for, held last autumn when the Idea day when their plane crashed visions to meet changed on it should sponsor international hairdresser i to aave perm to rank and fame in the
fruitful conference in view of of an "Eastern NATO" was first shortly after take-off from theditions." These bas.c objectives de negotiations and serve as Two days inter she had not a Tory Party.
Senator George top Demo- the fact that the Soviet Union is mooted.
French Air Force base at and obligations included Marshal Grigori Mr Butler as the supremely cratic. Congressional spokesman attempting by every device at
Zhukov, Cognac in the Department of principle of non-discrimination inter-governmental forum for single hair on her bead. able....
Chancellor may on foreign policy, called for its disposal to prevent ratified Soviet Defence Minister, was Chatene. The plane was a win in world trade and the general the discussion and solution of he saw what happened, ber
other questions relating to inter-fance left her. then named a likely candidate engined Siebel machine used as prohibition with certain ex-national trade makes achieve a new status in the high-level conference as
for the post of commander, of a training aircrant by the French ceptions of quantitative im-
dynamic force in the broadening. Now Ida is suing the bat party ranking, but in view"real hope of avoiding was on
such an organisation-United Air Force-France-Presse,
port restrictions.
development and strengthening dresser for heavy damages not Pross
of trade as a whole,” he said.— only for her loof hair but also Reuter
for the loss of her husband-to- be-France-Presse...
how such
onetion."
a Sunday night TV show. He Once ratification is achieved, of the current anxiety over renewed the appeal today and he said, "the Department is pre the country's economy, he is urged Mr Eisenhower to takejpared to consider an international
LONDON REACTION conference with the Soviet Union the the lead. likely to continue as
provided there is some evidence
London, Mar. 21. pathfinder to the nation's
basis of The announcement of the Senator George and the State that there will be à wealth and prosperity. · Department agreed that the agreement, especially on the Communist state decision to set meeting should not German and Austria:r questions." up a joint military command.is BUT whether Sir Winston proposed
an 11th hour effort to influence retires this April, next April be held until after full ratifica-
The call for Big Power peace French Senators ló vote against or in April ten years hence, tion of the Paris agreements.on
talks by Senator George today the reatming of West Germany an election is certain some- German rearmament.
picked up Republican support this week, diplomatic
sctirçes A. British said the talks be held as soon time this year.
in the Senate.
said tonight. Minister of the Crown bas as possible after that.
Officials say the committee He said the President should already indicated this and
with Soviet Premier member, Senator George Aiken, ment of a joint command will the approved the idea and predicted effectiveness of the Communist add nothing to the military the timing of the national confer
Nikolai Bulganin" and
"substantial"
But he
A
Republican
establish
controlled by the
poll may be largely British Prime Minister, Sir that not only would it have bloe since the Easter forces influenced by the popular Winston Churchill He said he
Republican spare already reaction to the forthcoming did not think Communist China port but that a top level meet- Soviet Chief of Staff in Mos-
would be held before budget and the degree of should be included in the talks deterioration "in the "at this time but he said Christmas. - United Press, &cow-Reater. Opposition ranks engender France might take part.
Dispatches from London and red by machinations. of the
Paris said the British andi Bevanites.
+
The likelihood of a June pöll
may therefore depend to some extent upon events at
the meeting of the Labour U.S. Bomber
Party National Executive) later this week., But there is no certain victory ahead for the Government. In spite of Beyan's challenge to the Labour Goliath and the] bitter schism it has caused in the party, a rapproche- ment with dissidents before the elections would boost Its chances enormously.- And the Tories have their problems, too. The internal economic position in Britain is stille source of concern and worry, a festering sore which if left unhealed could yet cause their demise. There is only one certainty : -in-a-period fraught with doubts and perplexities, 1955 promises to be the most momentous year for British politics since 1950 (and 195129/
Safe
1,
The United States Air Force B-50 Four engined bomber which circled Hengkong for an hour at a.m. this morning with en- gine trouble bag returned mafely to its base at Clark Field, Manila.
The plane dropped four flares near Kal Tak and Landing Hghts were turned. on along the strip, but the plot was advised to, tudi buck
because he was un-
with
familiar airport con
pilot attempted to
Reuter
#
of his four engines had fall,,, ed but becomtimed bls. voyage and the plane, ares rived at Clark Field at 4.59:
Sir Winston To Resign With Great Reluctance
London, Mar. 21.
we have dis-
Seven Killed In Air Crash-
The communique also made
"DYNAMIC FORCE'
Mr Samual C. Waugh, U.S. these. Ave points in reviewing parties to GATT. the work of the contracting Under-Secretary of State for
Economic Affair, said today i
the
Big
U.S. Carrier Arrives-
"The USS Midway
The 45,000-ton American aircraft carrier Midway, flying the flag of Bear-Admiral R. W. Ruble, Commander of United States Carrier Division 3, arrived from northern waters this morning on a recreational visit-
Sir Winston Churchill will resign from the premier ship in early April but only with the greatest reluctance, Because of her huge size, ed of 14 five-inch and 40 three- according to Parliamentary quarters tonight.
Midway is now anchored in | inch" gunar 2 taken AME Junk Bay and will stay there Her commanding offcer" is This is because his mind is
But it is likely, even if the unal the leaves next Tuesday: Captain RD. Hogle. still occupied with the "prize" climate for Big Power tallor The carrier, whden jafned, the f he secks the chance to help suddenly Improves in the next Seventh Fleet 29 a unit of Task
HK Seaman Killed
world peace through a talk with few weeks that the Prime Force 77, recently, watt to have top Soviet leaders, these sources Minister this time will change called at Singapore and Hong-
his mind about retiring though he has done so twice on her way north, but altered, her plans, and, steamed They added that if he is now since 1953. straight to the Formam Stratta
» Rotterdam, Mar. 21, finally convinced the opportunity. It is considered certain how to provide cover for the
A 24-year-old Chinese | sea- be sought ls as remote as ever, ever, that he will go out of
Nationalist evacuation of the men was killed aboard a British": he will carry with him into re-office urging on his accessor, Tachen Islands.
ship here. today when he tell tirement a sense of frustration Sir Anthony Eden, the need to
Into the hold, bu that will mar; his release from pursue the idea of talks "at the Midway carried 10% wartime The man, whose most wan the cares of office. Samfait despite all discourage- strength of 3,170 enlisted pen given by the Dutch river
Police ment. Potriciens May he is keenly
and 276 officers including air as Wong Tin-ming, was a mem» waiting
whether the Same politicias
Hoste personnel/ Freath upper house this week; one of the new Prime Minisen. Patifes the Londerland Parks first moves - work agreements for West German out Moscow and Washi
thag clearing the l the possibility. Vitabals/indiative for negotiations, dogs topi top-level talks with Moscow Reuter
way for
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& maximum speed of 33 lengtsing the hatches. He died, Her carrying capacity in 1837 reaching hospital. ---- China
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