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The Hidden Hand
Behind Makarios
A
LITTLE more than 0 week
reported ugo, developments aroused new hopes for an early settle- ment of the Cyprus problem, but they have failed to materialise. Indiscriminate terrorism continues unabated.
The cause of the deadlock in
the negotiations the
between
John
Governor, Sir Harding, and Archbishop Makarios is easily dis-
cernible. The archbishop. despite his confident claim to being the undisputed spokesman for the Greek Cypriota, is still subject to pressure from the tromista, and to that extent his freedom to negotiate is
limited.
London reports ten days ago all pointed to an early Bottlement. The archbishop, himself, indicated it at an there ἐβ interview, and every good reason to belleve
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ISRAEL CAN'T WIN ARMS TODAY'S RACING
RACE-DULLES
On
Reliance
UN Urged
Washington, Feb. 24.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today that Israel could not win the Middle East armaments race against the Arab states, since the Arabs could get arms from the Soviet bloc.
Mr Dulles, who was addressing the American Senate's Foreign Relations Committee in Washing- ton, said Israel's long-term security could be better assured by other methods than obtaining extra supplies of armaments.
1950
Mr Dulles inferred that shipment of more arms to Israel would help to increase Middle East tension, He said Israel should rely on the support of the United Nations, whose charter required its members to refrain from resorting to force to settle disputes, Sir John that he and
Mr. Dulles sild the Harding were ready to sign French-British-American state
the dotted line
the Middle agreement that would end East was another guarantee for terrorism
fighting, Israel's security. and
The Secretary of State sald prepare the island for self-
United States might sell nt
the tho government, and
any future Irael aatie time ensure ita armas to
time when this action could He to safeguard peace. help added the United States might also sell arms τα the Arab Pay
on
continued existenco
AS
British defence base in the Eastern Mediterranean.
It
ment an
peace in
states undier similar chreum-
United States, he added, alsu representatives consulted with
countries on of Midrite East the many difficult problems in- volving this region.
Mr Dulles sald the United States Government was ready to help finance the project for better farming-out of the Jordan waters and to ask for an inter- national loan to help larael to indemnities for Palestine Arab rotugees,
an
orms - rice
In his speech, Mr Dulles suid its much What happened to change the stances.
Mr Dulles told the Senate that Israel, "due to
smaller size mind?
and Archbishop's
population. Committee that # was an could not in Was, quite obviously,
to arrange
agairmi Arabs having access to changed for him by EOKA, urgent priority
parce settlement between Israel Soviet bloc stocka." Ho sald It the Greek-Cypriot extremist and her Arah neighbours. was natural "in theso circum- organisation,
stances that Israel would wish to increase its military capabili~ [tics,"
which is
AGREEMENT OFFER
was
determined to do everything possible to provent any
M Dulles told the Senate us settlement of the Cyprus
Committee Foreign Relations problem on terms anything that the United States Iess than the immediate end of British rule in the ready to concludes oilleini exree that Israel's security
mento almed at preventing Laland and simultaneous other side from modifying the demortation line between Israel and her Arab neighbours by
union with Greece.
force
China Mail
Feature Highlights
Here are some of the
highlights in today's feature section:
P. 5: The extraordinary
of Career
steam-sloop 290-a world's strangeri story.
P.
"The Fabulous Fords" last ingiuiment by Ion Iddon. Trials for Treason No. 3 The Private Army of John Amery---by Nigel Gee.
7: The greatest day of their liven-our now series by George Whit- begins today with England Soccer Captain, Billy
Wright telling of
day.
Carole
P. 8: How to catch-
by bachelor.
nter; the Cold War Findlater,
fifth
columu, by Chap-
man Pincher.
philosophy
P. 18; Les Armour delves Into the career and of NJO Bayan, And Low returns from F tiger hunt in India.
P. 10 & 17: Local and overness Svoris reviews,
Dollar Aid For India Request
to
Algeria In Turmoil
SETTLERS FIGHT POLICE:
REBELS ACTIVE
Algiers, Feb. 24.
SELECTIONS
By. "Rapier"
RACE. 1A
Sunstreak Bashful Beauty II Chinese Mackerel
Outsider: Hellzapoppin,
RACE 1
Chessington
Tonyber
Violet Ray
Outalder: Dragonfly. RACE 2,
Santa Maria
Jetesa Supreme Command
Outsider: Allied Victory.
RACE 3
Police with tear gas fought French settlers hurling stones and rotten fruit in the streets to- day, while furious guerilla fighting against the nationalist rebels spread throughout Algeria.
Sixty-six rebels were reported killed in the last Tom Thumb 24 hours.
Half Moon Boy The Champ
Outsider:-Johnber.
RACE 4
Miracle
Octanie Sky
French armoured cars, foreign legionnaires and infantrymen braved themselves to meet the outlawa' toughest offensive in the 16-month-old uprising. Military Another Victory sources said today that the rebels were for the first time using mortars and machine guns.
In Oran, major north-west Algerian centre, violent disorders broke out when several tens of thousands of settlers attended the funeral of four of the 11 French victims of a rebel ambush
the near frontier last Monday.
Moroccan
The dead were local reservists called up last year to help in the emergency.
After funeral cérémonies
Planes And
Outsider:-Fleetfoot.
RACE 5
Norse King. Princess Ellen Hongkong Diamond
Outsider:-Adonis. RACE 6 Thousand Miles
Missionaries Precious, Gem
Are Safe
while
Havana, Cuba, Feb. 24. the Roman Catholic cathedral: Six light planes reported carrying 10 and the Jewish cemetery, pro- missing cessions formed up rapidly be- missionaries on a goodwill tour hind ex-servicemen Carrying of the Caribbean islands were to found today on the south coast tricolour flags, and tried stage a march on the prefecture of Cuba. which houses the administrative headquarters of the partment.
sides.
and
Encore
Outsider:-Fox Hunter.
RACE 7
City of Victoria: Glory
Tell Me Tonight
Outsider:--Burning Arrow. RACE 8
Super-King Sportsmanship Dlane
Outsider:--L'are Triomphe. RACE 9
All the missionaries afbTMTMsato. Oran De
Nico
planes
34 carrying. members of the Church of Ged Gabriel Junka of Prophecy, with headquarters Knock-ngain
Rainbow in Cleveland, Tennessee, took off
Camaguey, yesterday from Cuba, for Kingston, Jamaica Only three of the
· alrcraft
the others
One of the aircraft developed republican
continued engine trouble end afternoon, and followed it down-Reuter,
guards
the
As French columns moved
Outsider:----King: A.
By "The Turf”
Hury On
RACE JA
Bashful Beauty II Sunstroak
Outsider!--Hellzapoppin,
RACE 1
Easy Money How Do I Know Violet Ray
Outsider: Tonyter
Every Day Jelfold
Borbarian
RACE 2
Outsider:--Say When.
The Champ Aviemore
RACE 3
Half Moon Bay
Outsider:-Norseman.
RACE 4
Spinning Wheel
Five Gold
Fleetfoot
Outsider:-Blue Birl,
RACE 5
Norse King Princess Ellen
Man On
Outsider: Hylamon.
RACE 6
Precious Gem
Fox Hunter Bayshoro
Outsider:-Fel Chi.
RACE 7
City of Victoria
Tell Me Tonight
The Cherub
Outsider:-Distant Sky.
Eudora
RACE 8
Sportsmanship
Super King
Outsider:-American
Rainbow
RACE 9
Gabriel Junks
Knock Again .
Carrot.
Outsider: Resurrection.
TODAY'S TEASER TIP
for, the third
He should feel at home in the present weather:
The teaser up for the last meeting was Apple Ple which was unplaced
Solar Eruption Throws Instruments
HOSTILE SLOGANS
Shouting slogans hostile to the government and the Pro mer, M, Guy Mollet, demonstra- tors swept through cordons reached Kingston, where crowds of day police before clashing had gathered to welcome them. BETTER ASSURED
Washington, Feb. 24.''
detachments of with
steel- The United States am helmeted republlenn
A widespread search of the security Mr Dulles sald "it would som bassador to India, Mr John guards, anti-riot units recently Caribbean was called off today when it was learned that the could be Sherman Cooper, today ask flown in from France, better assured in the long run,
The demonstrators were dia- six missing planes had landed trough measures other than the ed that the United States persed by the
shock" units, at Nuquero, on the south Cuban available acquisition of additional arms in make
India Running battles between de-coast. circumstances which might $375,000,000 in foreign ex-monstrators exacerbate the situation." Ho This alone cau account for the
The Secretary of State agreed said that
change to help India's five scour "all these possible sudden astonishing demand it was natural that Israel should measures," including the United year
plan of industrial] injured were reported on both made by Archbishop want to increase her military Nations and the 1950 tripartite development, Makarios that a settlement strength under the present cit-statement "add up to a more must include a full amnesty cumstances. He said the balance effective deterrent than addi Mr Cooper was addressing a
across the hills west of Oran Middle Eastonal quantities of arms."
luncheon of the National Press mopping up a force of rebels for all political prisoners, of power in the
which he i ani including those found could be upset by massive arms
French The Secretary of State sald: Club on proposals
army deserters has been discussing with the
Aerco clashca guilty of murder through deliveries from the Soviet bloc The United States does not ex-
reported to Arab countries,
clude
of arms Senate Foreign Relations Com- from the possibility
other parts of mary acta of terrorism. Such a He added that despite this
sies to Isruel at a time when mitte.
western and eastern Aigeria. proposterous condition must fact, he did not believe a genuine
Thirteen outlaws were kiled, will preserve the peace", or bo just as objectionable to pence in the Middle East could
arms sales to "the other, Arab,
rab States Congress should make an Keddara southcast of Algiers.
and many arms recovered, af Makarios as it is to the be built on arms alone.
Mr. Dulles said that the Big states under similar conallions."
of British government, and it
solution to the "deep
'In Greater Kabylie, in eastern had He said Three western
for five is inconceivable that he
agreed to hold joint discussions end bitter struggle between $75,000,000 for India
help India Algeria, four outlaws were kill- and 20 captured in an was its author.
on steps to be taken to back Israel and her Arab neighbours years in order
He
"the key WOR
to the future meet the foreign exchange needa ed
engagement west of Chefka, their 1950 jou statement.
of the plan. the region."- countries prosperity of sald that the three
ulmost to France-Presse,
Ho said that if additional aid were doing their maintain peace in the Middlo
should be rendered in the form food of United States surplus products, had regular
the total of ald to India for the five years could be brought
to up
between $450,000,000 and $500,000,000.--- Reuter.
The melancholy conclusion to be drawn in that Arch- bishop Makarion
1s
no
unfettered negotiator, and that far from him holding sway over the extremista, It is they who are in the position to dictate to him.
USE
East.
He said
they
powers -
contacts with General Edson Jungle Hideouts
Burns, Chairman of the United Nations Armistice Control Com- mission
Palestine. The
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United
Australian Air Force planes Broken Axle Caused
tesay combed and strafea sus- pected terrorist jungle hideouts In the Kledang Sinong forest reserve in Central Perak.
Twelve Canberra bombers and Lincoln fghters took part in the rak and tons of heavy bombs were dropped,
Train Wreck
Severn, Md., Feb. 24. A Pennsylvania
WCTE
TRAIN DERAILED The rebels also derailed a
train goods
on its
to way Algiers from. Constantine under cover of darkness,
Eleven trucks jeft the ralis, and
rebels, dug in on positions on the hills
overlooking the track, immediately opened fire on the seven-man military escort riding on the train.
The rebels were driven out
of their position and escaped
of
Out Of Gearing to And out why their in-
The Hague, Feb, 24. Amsterdam observatory instru- ments have been thrown out
by xcor
the Intensely powerful cosmic rays which At look place on the sun yester- day, Dr Jonge, Director of the physical labora- Amsterdam tories stated hero today.
Dr Jonge sald the Instruments
which are constructed to record increases up to 50 per cent over normal radiation, swerved right off the recording track a1 0340 hours, GMP yester- the sudden day owing to intesification of the radiations.
Tengku Planning To Visit India
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 24
The Chief Minister of Malaya,
In the night. No passenger in Tengku Abdul Rahman, in the train was hurt but con-
siderable damage was reported, planning to visit India, on
Pamphlots were distributed goodwill mission
--q
*
when he 19
able to make the trip mtoy moro months,"
(Northern De bio-
Groningen Netherlands). Professor Vries, Director of the
sold this physics inbomtory, apparatus recorded an aver- ago increase of 40 per cent in the Intensity of neutrons
cosmic radio- engendered by tion during the night of
February 2 and 3.
cor.
Dr Jonge told en AFP
respondent that the Nether- lands observatories were try-
in main Algerian towns today a little bit free."
He said today that he would Railroad by the underground "National
Liberation Front,” which is spokesman said today that a and broken Police Jungle squads
axle caused a specta-lieved to be co-ordinating Malay troops who moved into cular train wreck which kill the scene following the air at-ed five and injured more than Moslems to join in a "hort and Malayn was facing major con- tacks are now combing the area.
Reuter
90 persons near here yesterday, -United Press.
not bo
the until rebel operations, calling on all becaus
difcuit struggle" to drive out alitutional the French-Reuter.
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turbances
for recording dis- earth's of the magnetism only registered a alight change yesterday. According to present theories, giant eruption on the sun such
that
which took place yesterday, should have regis- banext enormous disturbances of the earth's magnetism, Dr Jorge said.
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He added that Dutch scientists were waiting impatiently-for news from Tokyo observatory, where the solar eruption could be directly observed.—France- Presse.
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