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EVIDENCE IN S'PORE
COURT MARTIAL
SECURITY TO BE TIGHTENED Major Tells
on the Middle East poses in New Safeguards
whether Sir Anthony Eden
has been the victim of eir- cumstances beyond his con- trol, or of fallink to wet quickly and effectively on
Against
information previously in REDS IN
his possession,
The dismissal by
King
Husno of General Glubb. the Amb Legion conman- der, has offefally been described na a totally un- | expected development Nevertheless, Landan news, i correspondents [rs |
Eust KCHVE Warning Three weeks Agi
movement
WHE
paper
the Middle
that
An
11
fenst
In
Jordan
GOVT SERVICE
London, Mar. 8. Following sharp critic- ism of civil service security in parliamen- tary debates
on the Burgess and Maclean
bring about the dismissal of General Glubb, and to effec: "Jardunimation" or the Legion. If this was lurown to newspapermen, presum- case, security arrange- ably the same intelligence ments are to be tighten- was in the pussession of the ed. Foreign Office.
[LLUMINATINGLY, Sir As
thony Eden als admitted in the Commons debate that Egypt, for some time, has been pouring
prop- ganda almed at bringing
sat
The Prime Minister. Anthony Eden
Sir announced
this in the House of Com-} nions today.
A committee
of Privy
About the Glubb upheaval, Cunetllors set up by the Prim discouraging Jordan from Minister three months ago 10 joining the Baghdud part, fexuminy recurity in the public and bringing about a crisia | service in Anglo-Jordan relations, The
British government's decision to recall 15 oẞicers
today.
They
released
then
report
sald there WOR
wrong
"nothing organically
or unsound,' with security
from Jordan, following the dismissal of General Glubb, while prompted by proper considerations, hardly com- pensates for the loss of arrangements. prestige caused by King Hussein's contemptuous treatment of
NO
But they British tightening general who has for many years given loyal and unstinting servico Jordan.
to
recommended some of security
Kapp
procedures.
And here are some other cum- ments they made on security in the civil service
The chief
security risks today were "presented by Com- munists and by other persons who for one reason or ure zabject to Const 113- fluence."
Sir Anthony Eden may have indisputably good reasonя for refusing, as he did in the House of Commons, to disclose what his govern- mient's policy vis-a-vis Jog- dan will be in light of re- cent developments; yet he can hardly be surprised if some of his own supporters, Problems
another
One of the chief security was "to identify
as well as the Opposition, the members of the British express anxiety and dis
appointment
relicence.
over
Communist Party, to be in-
I is idle to pretend that the formed of its activities and
Baghdad pret in
threatenet by the
HOW
to identify that wider body
alignment of Arab state: which Egypt has so assidu- ously promoted. Not only in Jordan lost as a potential sympathetic to Communism,
of those who arc both
or
susceptible
to Com-
member of the alliance, but heavy pressure may soon be exerted on tray to abandon munist pressure, and pre- the "northern tier."
Another possibility emerging sent a danger to security,
from the meeting between
The committee, made up seven minksters or former mint:- ters and
top civil
more and more susceptible agents."
SHOW OF FORCE IN THE MED? THIS TIME RUSSIANS
AMERICANS SAY-NONSENSE
Washington, Mar. 8.
Mr Lincoln White, the State Department spokesman. sak today thero why no agreemen between the United States and Britain
for a show of force in the
Mediterranean in an effort
to calm temper in the Middle East,
He discounted a report from
London that a show of forco had been agreed on. "I don't know what they arn latking about," he told a
press conference.
He pointed out that ahizable force the United Staten
M. Mollet
#ixth fleet - had been in the Mediterranean for
many years.
He also called attention to yesterday's announcement that the United States was sending
battalion A
of Marines to the Meditér- ranean to replace a baita- lion withdrawn last sum-
mer.
Mr While also said he, was unaware of any carly· ac- Middle tion to bring the
before the East crisla
Unlled Nations. He had been asked if he knew anything to throw
Sir Anthony Eden
Two Heads To Hold
Tete-a-tete Talks
London, Mar. 8.
Only Sir Anthony Eden and M. Guy Mollet, Prime Minister of France, cach with a single secretary, will be present at secret Anglo-French talks to be held on Sun- day, authoritative sources said tonight.
TERRORIST
BOMB KILLS
CYPRIOT
POLICEMAN
Nicosia, Mar. 8. A Greek Cypriot police man was killed tonight when terrorists threw a bomb at in police patrol Paphos.
The explosion injured four other policemen.
n
car
ส
light on Preddent Elsen- hower's call yesterday for "urgent and early setlon” by the United Nations to ease Middle East tensions.
A
He sold the despatch of the
Marine battalion was "normal replacement opera- ilon,"
Asked if a political decision was involved, Mr White said, the decision to send out the Marines was laken at the initiative of the Department of Defence. →→→→ Reater.
Privy Council Ruling
On Hongkong Building
London, Mar. 8.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council decided today that a newly con- structed property in Hong- kong, which retained almost the whole of the old founda- tion on war damaged pre- mises, could be classed as an
entirely new building."
The committee dismissed, with costs an appeal by tenants of six properties in Landale Street, Victoria, Hongkong, who claim- cd they were protected eviation because the bulldings were not "entirely "new" within the meaning of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, 1947, of Hongkong.
Of Dispute With Captain
MAY SAY... YES: NEW US ARMS PLAN
Washington, Mar. 8.
Mr Harold Stassen, President. Eisenhower's special assistant for disarmament, predicted today new American proposals to control nuclear weapons will be "more accept able to Russia than anything that has been put forward
Singapore, Mar, 8.
A British Army major gave evidence in his_own defence at a général Court Martial today.
He is Major Albert Leonard Henderson, aged 38, of the Royal Corps, former Army Ordnance
Base Offeer Commanding, 443 Ammunition Depot,
Major Henderson has pluded of to two charges no guilty Mr Stassen will head the US He said the
States falling to report that an am- delegation at another session of would concentrate on these munition store had been broken United Nations Disarma four points in its disarmament into and that 2,400 electric de-
so far."
participating
the
ment sub-Committee to start in London on March 10. The other
countries
are Britain, Russia, France' and
United
efforts:
To
bring under control "the nuclear threat that
And
To
way to stop "the competitive build-up."
Canada. Mr Stassen will leave hangs over the world." for London on Saturday to con- sult in advance with the other Western delegates,
At a news conference today, Mr Stassen said the American proposals will embody President Eisenhower's suggestion that the present stockpiles of nucleas weapons in Russia and the West be frozen at their prezent Jevels. Mr Elsenhower made the proposal in a letter to the Soviet
Premier
Marshal Nikolai Bulganin on March 1.
THE A-BOMB
LINE-UP
Washington, Mar, 8, Nobel Prize winner for chemistry Dr Harold Urey,“ estimated today the United States had: 35,000 atomic bombe and the. Soviet Union 10,000.
Dr Uray, a member of the group of scientists who' made the first 'alom' bomb, sold from
this supposition was entirely logical
said that, if the United
the and States Soviet Union were to make
complete exchange of information on their domb stocks, they would neither of them learn much that they did not know already. The sile Was formerly Dr Urey wits speaking in by 0 four-storey G sub-commitice of the
United WAN
States House of of French foreign policy follow-residential building which
almost totally demolished dur Representatives, — France- Ing a speech by M. Christian
ing the war, Pineau, the Foreign Minister, in Paris last week.
M. Mollet is flying to London the Invitation ot Str Anthory Eden, whose Govern-
Their landlord, Mr Кап Chan, had claimed possession of the buildings.
ment seeks urgent clarification cupled
Speaking shortly after the an- nouncement that he and M. Mollet are to go to Morsom en
Pineau May 14, M.
zaid his desired Government approach to Moscow.
1 new
THE SURPRISE
The part of his speech which startled political opinion in the Western world. was # state- ment that he had been in pro- found disagreement with many rspects of Western polley in the last few years.
The
to
Old Foundations
Presse.
arms
tonators were missing.
nations "so 17
1.
Today he denied that another officer had reported to him that the detonators were missing on the day the loss was discovered. In cariler evidence Captain GaR, RAOC told the M. Court that when he reported to Major Henderson on September that the store had been To open up na to guard against the brokery into, the major had told possibility of Kreat surprise him they had better forget about attack."
Tried To Cover Up To Improve the world situation so there will bo
Captain Gaff said that he had better prospects of lasting peace. then tried to cover, up the fuss.
Major Henderson fold the Mr Stassen said the United Court he had Brat heard about States had just completed the loss on November 10, full year of studying the dis- On that occasion Captain Goft armament picture, taking into said to him he understood the about account full effect of the H-field security knew all bomb. He said the last month "the break-in and loss at the Bself had been "an intensive ammunition
month of decision making."
Major 10 con sold that
Captain Calf was "extremely
The U.S. delegation will go white" at this stage.
Captain Gaff had told him
to London determined to ex- plore every avenue," he said that If he did not wish it ho United Press.
would not say anything about
it.
Major Henderson said he told
W. German Caplain darf he was "talking a
Minister
Angry'
- lot of nonsense”.
'Extremely
Captain Geffreplied: this to you and further more I [can prove it."
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To Visit UK definitely remember reporting.
Bonn, Mar. 8. Dr Heinrich von Brentano, the West German Foreign Minister, will pay a three-day visit to Britain at the end of April, the to- Foreign Office announced right.
Major Henderson said he was extremely angry with Captain Gaff and told him to get out of his office..
Major Henderson said he was shocked to think that an officer under his commend had know- He had accepted an invitation ledge of the loss and · did not by the Government to visit report it. Britain from April 30 to May 2,
Major Henderson said he was. the Foreign Office said.
also shocked at Captairs Goff's Political observers noted that suggestion that even at that Von Brentano's visit to stage he was quite prepared not Mr Stassen based his optim- Dr
of the to say anything about it: Minister, Marshal Temporary shops were built ism on the fact that the United, Britain follows that
He said he told the Director there which retained the old States has now offered to move Soviet Prime
and the of Ordnance services the same downward' 01 the level of Nikolal Bulganin
**The situation is an im~ foundations and concrete floors, nuclear weapons it proper safe. | Soviet Communist Party chief, we one and T`am no longer and the lower part of the
Mr Nikita Krushchev, old guards can be agreed upon. wall to an average height of
Foreign Office sources Sald prepared to accept Captain Gaff three bricks above
He said the United States will that the Russians visit, the in- In my depot and under my com- ground level.
be ready in London to move international situation, the ques- mand"
tion
Lord Cohen, giving Judgment, said the committee agreed with the Hongkong appeal court that the words "entirely new" were used in rolation to the building and not to the materials of which it was composed.
The appeal was brought by Pangchuch, Kamshing, and two firms named Kai Nam, and Hop Shing-Reuter.
the leaders of Egypt, Saudi "Therclose. steps must be Arabia and Syria. Is that token to re that secret infor- Jordan may be persunded to mation E not handled by any cut her traditional ties with one who, fa, ideologies or other At Larnaca, southeast Cyprus, Britain and elect to join the motives, may belray it."
British serviceman's wife was three Arub states in their:
slightly injured in another ter-
two ofrorist bomb attack,
elatesmen are so-called scheme for the co
ques
The correct test to be applied ordination of defence.
Bombs which exploded near a conter un international
as o British was whether the old buildingi servants, servleeman's Either of these two develupak recognid that great im- and near a British army vehicle
heme in Kyrenicns. iterally,
source described it tonight, on was so far beyond repair that it ments
could no longer be said to exist would seriously
portance must be pald today to Limassol caused no casualty a "tete-a-trie" basis.
as a building. weaken
defensive character defects the
"AS factors or
damage.
This will enable entirely strength of the Western tending to make a man un- Brilish troops meanwhile uninhibited discussion of the democracies in the Middle reliable ur expere him to black- arrested 20 Greek Cypriots varicus. Ioples to be raised. Eunt, rendering the area mail, ΟΣ Influence by foreign during a sweep of three villages An official communique on
in the mountains of southwest the talks expected to be brief Cyprus.
will be Issued through the They continued a search for Foreign Ofee.—Reuter, terrorists and hidden arms cup- forests around the plics In riflages.
Carnival Masks Ban Wearing Д mask during carnival week in Cyprus this усарі can bring up to seven years Imprisonment for the wearer, according to an official warning today,
Fancy
dress parades and
balls, masked
traditionally marking the first week of Lent,
to Soviet influence. Clearly
strongly-worded
joint The statement was published f declaration by the United as a white paper. States and Britain is re-
Sir Anthony Eden later told quired at this time, serving the Heuse the Government pro- the posed to give effcet to all the Middle East countries, and recommendations suggested. a warning to Moscow. 4f4dia་་་་«l+}nk»lfe4
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In Your Saturday Mail..
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A wide selection of the latest and best available features from London and New York appear in tomorrow's big week-end edition of the China Mail,
First, on Page 1 you'll find the tips for toviorrow's meeting before the Greek Easter have
at the Valley.
been
bonnied this year under the emergency regulations
On Page 2 Jane Roberts reviews the latest films showing which forbid all assemblies and
in the Colony.
Then on Page 5 there is another letter from Giles in Las
Polmos.
And on the next page: the amazing story of Georga Shearing, blinded from birth, now, at 35, one of the top British pianists.
George Whiting this week interviews Jaroslav Drobny in our "Stara of Sport series.
processions.
killings in Cyprus over the last A high proportion of terrorist year have been committed by
-France- masked gunmion. Preste & Chino Mail Special.
J
Touched Wire-Died
Le Mans, Mar. 8. On Page 8 is the amazing story of Jennifer, Jolinaon, 23,
Louis Alolon 21. a. farm who has a new kind of voler-for she can sing pen worker of Sale Mare De Loe- octoves, the range of a whole plano, s
qucy, locuscuted himself by Then there is a special mediion for women; a 'special climbing a telegraph pole and section for sportsmen, and one for oblidren. There are grasping the high tension wires plctures, puzzles, cornic strips, cartoons something for everyone with his hands, In the Baturday' China Mail.
The police said it was suicide.
cance-Presse,
S'PORE SUGGESTION
"Throw Out The National
Anthem
Singapore, Mar. 8.
The playing of the Na
tional Anthem in Malays In incompatible with the a'mosphere of "Mer- deks", the Star, official
Labour organ of the Front party, said today, The Labour Front in the
major temponent in Colony's Govemment headed by
David
Marshall, Chief Minister. The Braid: “It is ridiculous to have. the phrato tong to
reign
aver US witen we are nighting to
abake
colonial rule."
off
“Once we ges our Indepen2 dear, thôn ae hope lọ have a Malayan Nadona) 'Anther"--Beuter.
UN Secretary To Go To Russia
A practical and sound manner
German unity and Major Henderson said that ho in this field of regulating and Germco-operation thought security arrangements controlling modern armament.” with Nald you be among sub-at his depot were "as good-na
would could be.” entano
The hearing was adjourned until tomorrow. Reuter,
He said he will be armed Jects Dr Von
leaders Reuter, with Government and Presiden- discuss with Brish government tial decisions, enabling him to "move forward in the disarma- ment negotiations."
President Eisenhower's letter appeared to be the opening in sn effort to get a move
The dist mament agreement President sald
the
United States would be prepared to put a celling on future nuclear weapons, production it proper safeguards can be established.
He Tells Why
Asked whether the now US. proposals will be more accept. eblo, to. Russla than previous American plans, Mr Stassen replied "Yes,"
New York, Mar. 8. Mr Dag Hammarskjeld, the
Asked why, he said: "Because Secretary- United Nations General, said today he plans to we added on to the President's visit the Soviet Union this "open skies" proposal affirmative year when he makes a tour of indications that we would in: the capitals of eeveral member fact move downward in the
lovels
of arms and move down nations in Eastern Europa.
the size of the nuclear, threat
13- the opening steps of the
Mr Hammarskjöld did not give any date for his trip but it is. Eisenhower and Bulganin i pro- understood that he will travel
In May,
10
posals were, complemented."
Mr Stassen was saying the Ho added that he also hopes United States proposal should at
visit-routh-ear em Europe, loast meet part of Russia's objec-· and Latin America. --Reuter, tions to culler U.S. efforts to get disarmament started imme- diately with tho President's ‘open akles' plan of mutual aorial
Corinne Calvert Inpretion.
Has A Boy
Santa Monica, Mar. 9.
The United States at that time wanted the other phases of dis armament left for later negalia- tions.
The Russians objected to the The French. Alm star: Corinnoppen skits plan on the grounds Calvert, wife of flim star Jeff that 1 was not u disarmament Stone gave birth to a boy. În | monture,
the Banta Monica Clnie on Mr Blacson emphasized that Wednesday,
[any U.8.agreement on Both · mother and child ́aré armament: would come only if | reported doing well. "Franco- the agreement Included proper
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