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How To Help
NTI there is a full
UN public explanation of
the somewhat amazing statement attributed to the American Ambassador in Athens, Mr Cavendish Cannon FI the Cyprus problem, British people cannot be blamed for US- pecting Washington's pro fessed sincerity. Cammen
Mr have appears to employed equivocation Though statements by Pre- sident Eisenhower and State Deparment spokesmen sug- gest that Britain's suspicions might he un- Founded.
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Characteristicnily the Pre
sident is moderate, friendly,
helpful, tactful. reason able. He thereby redresses | the injury to some exten: though many would prefer
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CYPRUS: U.S. ATTITUDE CLARIFIED
Neutral, But Ready To Help
ENVOY'S STATEMENT
RECTIFIED
Washington, Mar. 14.
Powers To Smash Algerian
Statements by President Eisenhower and the State Department Rebellion
establishing a strictly neutral position on Cyprus were today seen designed to get Britain and Greece to use American good offices to solve the dis- pute.
The President said at his press conference today that the United States was ready to do anything "reasonable and practicable" that would help in reaching some solution of the Cyprus question.
Last night, the British Ambassador Sir Roger Makins, sought official clari- fication on a statement made yesterday by the American Ambassador in Athens, Mr Cavendish Cannon, expressing the "sympathetic concern" of the American people over recent developments in Cyprus. of "sympathetic for the Greek!
The Acting Secretary of State, Mr Herbert Hoover jr., was understood to Government which
hom have told Sir Roger Making that Mr Cannon had been instructed to draw Greece's Mr State Department spokesman, attention to last Monday's statement by the Lincoln White.
about as much direct us. sociation with the problem of Cyprus self-government) As Nigerin And the
Goldi
tion in the southern states Cyprus was "the establisk-f New York
Mr White had said that brains of people that represent Coest have with segrega!"the overriding objective" on both sides that can get hold
A
columnist, In meanwhile, suggested that Mr be Cannon
cleared had probably ahis Athena statement with Washington before making it.
of America,
an atmosphere ment of which negotiations con
successful conclusion."
WHILE British people can.. rexumed and carried
to
not be blamed for feeling i wounded by these ineui-
Hoover tious remarks, it would be
that Mr gold had no intention Cunnon wrong to jump to rush con- clusions dictated by pre-exceeding his instructions. judice or emotion. If Mri
This could be interpreted as Cannon's alleged statement |
meaning that
ics expressing does not itself point to the sympathetic
Mr concern," ubvious defect in America's
exceeded his
Cannon
had
official viewpoint, then the instructions, but tretful official subsequent clarifications today would not say whether both by the State Depart-this was the correct Interpreta- ment
the and
President tion.
should.
In this sense, the statements It is that America does not
by President Elsenhower and yet understand the Cypruste
State Department problem. If it did, it is hard interpreted here to superseding to believe that anyone would Mr Conton's statement, thus have made such a clumsy allaying British tears that the Ansertion
was abandoning na the one that United States Americans have repentedly its neutral position and siding made: that there are two with Greece against Britain. parties" the dispute,
State The implying that Britain And Greece are
to
Department
is
Paris, Mar. 14.
Premier Guy Mollet today
declared that his special de- стес powers for Algeria would take effect on Sunday or Monday,
M. Robert Locoate will Aly back to Algiers to wield them In smashing the rebellion.
Border Shooting: Israel And Jordan Exchange Accusations
Jerusalem, Mar. 14.
Israel and Jordan today accused each other of shooting up the divided border village of Bartaa. One Arab woman was Israeli reported killed and three Jordanian guardsmen and an policeman were wounded.
As tension increased along the Arab-Israeli borders, the United States announced that it would bolster its Sixth Fleet in the Mediter- ranean next autumn with its new guided missile cruiser division,
The fighting at Bartan coin- M. Motict promised in- cided with Isracil charges that medialo reforms in that Egyptian forces had been keep- embattled Jand, where
the ing up hit and run raids on the fighting costs France nearly Gaza strip border settlement US$1,500,000 a day.
of Kisauflin, a control point an "We will
not be
Desert conservo- Israel's NegrY
water tives,' salci the beepectacled pipeline. Premier at a luncheon meeting Max Lerner said in the New
of the Regional Feorch News- paper Association, York Post "it is hard for me to believe that a career diplomat "Immediate me
measures will be like Cavendish Cannon (whon taken -- applying the special I knew in Belgrade) would have deeree powers to raise salaries, made his pro-Greek and anti-carry out land reform and under- British remarks "without such take a vast programme of small clearance," China Mall Special. public works
combat un- employment.
MORE TAXES?
Cyprus 2. GOVT WINS!
CONFIDENCE VOTE
London, Mar. 14.
A Labour opposition motion of censure on the government for its handling of the situation in Cyprus was defeated in the Commons tonight by 317 votes to 252-a government majority of 65.
Later a government amendment asking for a vote of confidence in its Cyprus policy was carried by 317 votes to 251--a majority of 66.
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To carry out this social pro- gramme and also to cover the in Algeria, military expenses a considerable financial. effort will be demanded all French- men."
The Premier's warning may be a hint of new taxes to finance the fight that political leaders almost to a man consider vilal
Assembly
An Israeli spokesman aceused Jordanians of shooting and wounding an Israel) pollerman village, which lies at Bartaa half in Jordan, half in Israel, not far from the equally. divided, city of Jerusalem.
The Jordan government
petrol accused an Israeli
attacks making two
on Jordanian sido of Barlas
Arab woman which an killed and three Jordanian Home Guards were wounded.
σε
the
in
was
Guard
Jordan said tls Home. forced the Israeli patrol to re treat in the double action on Monday night.
SECOND CASUALTY for France's future.
The National
Ismel said the wounded carlier
this week approved the pulleemor WIE its second widest decree yowers given any casumity In the village in
Jordanlitis French premier since World welt.
another policeman in War II, to help M. Mallet put killed down the revolt. The Council of Barlas Inst week, on taraell the Républic will approve Army captain saldı. them tomorrow.
The vote
the strategic requirements of confidence
"They will take effect 48 won In
Britain and her allies face of signs that the
hours at the latest after the de- United
Slates
Anite has
adoption by Parliament, Mr James Grinths, a former
Colonial sympathy towards Greece which Labour expected to send a formal reply
Secretar that in to say, probably Sunday at loggerheads later to
the island "begged" the British Am- claiming that
the government to or Monday, and Robert Lacoste bxe
united with her bring back the archbishop from | will fly back to Algeria," de- over bassador's request for clarife should ill negotiations
his exilo
the Instead of Britain
M. Seychelle chred
Mollet. United sovereignty of the island., tion.
Islands 90 that negotiations Press. The Foreign Office should try
Sir Anthony Eden, the Prine could be resumed. Minister, made it decisively clear ln the debate that Britali would stand fast on the island which he described as a protec- the base for such vital British Interests as Middle East oil.
be-
Oficials were reluctant
offer 10 mediate would be in- plemented, except to say that of this nature woult be done quietly and through diplomatic channels.
Public Offer
to correct this fundamental elaborate on how the President's misunderstanding. There Bre 114 negotiations tween Greece
and Britain anything over Cyprus. Nor are there likely to be any. Nor will Cyprus be able to make a decision on its future until (1) terrorism bus been Bok- eliminated, and (ii)
The "Cannon Incident"
eliciting a been had the effect of has
present public offer by the United States of its good offices in a search London
of a settlement which some officials would have preferred to have been made in private
diplomats with all parties cou- cerned.
government
atinined. The
dispute between
Greece's deliberate
24214 Athens deals
with
at
has
"That is not Imperialism," he said, "It should be the plain duly of any government and we in- tend to discharge it.”
THE COMPLAINT
tempts to foment insurree consultations by American a stillement with the now de.
to
tion in Cyprus by en- couraging terrorism and by
also Eisenhower inciting the population
President overthrow law and order disclosed that all Middle East by making inflammatory questions, presumably including Cyprus and the Arab-Israeli dis- brondenats to the island.
receiving a great putes, were
UNTIL calm returns to the deal of his personal attention.
The defeated Labour censura motion complained that the government had failed tin reach
ported Archbishop Makartos, the union with Greece lender of
though movement, Even major issue of self-determina- tion had been resolved,
Before today's debate the Americun Ambassador, Mr Winthrop Aldrich, was called to the British Foreign Office.- Reuter.
all
the
not the
The government motion-an amendment - welcomed He said he worked on them "patient efforis" of the govern
in secure agreements evening,
the with
best Cyprus which would guard the
the
island--and here Greece for "long hours, going far into ment to cak help there are
likely to be negotiations for understanding and the best interests of all communities and
Cypriot self-government. Unin "self-government in secured, there can be no decision on self-determina- tion which is essentially one for the Cyprus people themselves. America must understand there are logical
priorities in this
matter
Cyprus 3. VIOLENCE
FLARES UP
Nicosia, Mar, 14.
dictated both by reason and circumstances which are no British troops made a house-to-house search in different from those that are the heart of Nicosia's Greek quarter today for ter and applied to any other British rorists who killed a British police sergeant colony approaching indepen-
and a passerby in a wounded a Cypriot policeman dence, Any "intervention" that sten gun attack.
America attempts may An indefinit curfew-the first imposed in the capital therefore border on Inter-was clamped down and the area was scaled off with .ference in domestic arrange- barbed wire after the shooting.
monts, It should study this
position
more carefully In the southeast town of fourth day of an island-wide In protest against the before acting. This does not Lamaca today a seven-year-old i strike
of Archbishop mean that Britain does not Greek Cypriot boy was killed deportation
n British soldier fired a Makarios, leader, of the Union- value the President's offer when
heavily of help. In two directions shot to disperse a hostile crowd with-Greece movement.
surrounded, and who
·
The
Bahrein Mail Stopped
London, Mar, 14.
to
The British Government, which recently imposed telephone and telegraph consorship on Cyprus, re- vealed today it had stopped
deliveries mail
Middle Bahrin-another Eastern island of unrest.
The action was taken 10 suddently that mail had to be loaded of an airliner at London airport.
Bahrein, like Cyprus, has been the scene of violence and unrest recently. Police were forced to fire on d crowd, killing at least two persons, earlier this weck, and telanders stoned the Foreign Secretary,
Mr Selwyn Lloyd, when he passed through en route to Karachi.
DTE
The Persian Gulf islands
a rich oll and the practicing area
of a big American
refinery.
was
There wda Bome COIL- fusion here tonight why mall has been stopped. A post office official said it at "congestion" -Bahrein, but an airport spokesman said they had been informed it was "due'
the unreat there."~ United Press.
to
Rita Loses
Action
Hollywood, Mar. 14. Film star Rita Hayworth his lost her $75,000 suit here against Columbia Pic- tares, in which she alleged breach of contract.
Judge Ben Harrison ruled that she had waived her rights, eny," by her own actions. The
star had red-haired alleged that Columbia failed to start photography of the film, "Icoeph and his Brethren", in which she was to play Zuleika, in time for her to finish so that daughter, she could take her Yasmin, to Paris to visit the girl's father, Prince Aly Khan, by July 1, 1955.
Prince Aly was Rita's third husband.
Mice
When filming did not begin by April Q. 1950, Hayworth
her fited
sult. Columbia retoried with counter-ault for $150,000.
Judge Harrison, giving his cald: "As for ruling
the counter-suit.
will be necczary for the court to ascerialn to what extent Columbia is entitled to relief." Micr Hayworth's lawyers Bald she was somewhere in Europe-Reuter.
Woman Secretary
Executed
From Colin Lawson
shot and
Jordan said the Israeli forces in the four- used mortar fire hour attack on Bartao.
Meanwhile, there were these diplomatic political develop- to match the military menta situation: 1. The French Foreign Minister,
M. Christian Pineau, con- ferred In Chiro with
2.
PERON'S DUEL CHALLENGE
Panama, Mar. 14.
The fallen Argentine dictator, Juan Peron, confirmed to- day that he had challenged the President of Argentina, General Pedro Aramburu, to a duel. Peron
challenged President Aramburu in a letter dated here March 5 and handed to the Argentino consul in Panama for transmission. Beyond confirming the chal- lenge and saying that the next step was up to the President, Peron would not comment on the matter.
As published in the Santiago (Chile) newspaper. Clarin, the letter asked President Aramburu, to meet Peron at any point on Argentina's international borders. Peron's
challenge stemmed
from an interview Prezi- dent Aramburu save
་
Now York newspaper, in which the President called Peron a coward for having Ded. Argentina when he will had inexo forces at his disposal, and a chance to quell the revolt that over- throw him.United Press. "
Italian Deputies In Uproar
Róme, Mar. 14.
The President of the Chamber of Deputies here suspended tonight's sitting.when uproar broke out after an announcement by a Communist member that two labourers had been killed today... in' clashes with the police at Barletta (South Italy);
The
two
labourers were truth, because the government kiled, and a mumber of riators automatically bolleves, the, and pollee injured, when a police." crowd of three thousand
The Interior Minister, Signor Barletta stormed a warehouse Fernando Tambroni, could not of stores supplied by the make himself heard above á din Pontifical Assistant Commission of boor, whistling, and shouts for the relief of families badly whi
when he rose to report on the tit by the recent severe cold incident, and the President then Rispended the sitting for an Deputies of the centre and hour. falks were based on ways of each
when Signor the minister expressed his soothing France Egyptian Girolamo Li Causi, Communist sympathy with the relatives of relations. Egypt has de- member for Palermo (Sicily the killed and wounded and nounced France for agreeing said that his party would send a gave a brief report on the in-
five-man commission to get the cldent.-Reuter.
Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser
spell.
of Egypt. Sources said the left wing Hurled insults of When the sitting reopened,
to sell 12 Mystere jet fighters Israch and for the French position in North Africa.
AID AGREEMENT
Kirg Feland of Iraq and King Hussein of Jordan met at their common border. A spokesman said they reached agreement on aid to Jordan. Iraq belongs to the anti- Communist Baghdad Pact.
United
3. Ismael accused Egypt at the Nations In Now Yoric
of "close to 180 separate acts of on
along the border December and March.
4. The former British Mindstor to Jordan, Sir Alec Kirk-
bride, went to Amman, capital of Jordan, with a note for King Hussein from tite British Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, on Jordan's disvoissal of Li-Gen. John Bagot Glubb as com→ mander of the ́20,000-man Arab Legion-United Presa.
Body Of Missing Man Found
Tokyo, Mar, 15. Search "parties today,
Berlin, Mar. 14. found the body of William pinster and conadential, accre. E. Clarke, British Overseas
El Barcantis, 14-year-old
London Meetingry to East Garmin Fremier Airways employee who had
Otto Grotewobl, has been tried been missing since Monday
for the report West and
evening.
for spring according
47-year-old Bishop Its assistance would be most stoned, two ornly vehicles. The Anthimos. of Kitum, one of the United Nations, Mar 14,
under useful: first, avold any care- mother of
enior, bishops of the bay, whose name three
The United Nations Secre
West Berlin tonigfit. He set out to drive his Jeep less or partisan comment: Why not
at pre Makarios, declared in a state-
tariat announced today that the react
Communist officials I spoko over snow-covered. mountain second,
try to persuade sent in Bri
ment today that he would cof
***Disarmament Commission's Sub».
to refused to comment,
•but they, roads
in northern Japan and curfew was for the archbishop in his church committee will neet, as, züge- A dusk-to-down: Greece that its antagonism
and
searches were begun when he fown after the can Imposed on the
national, duties, but would and Intransigence
gested by the Western powers, did not dony the report. or
Sho way co-operate
joined Grotowohl's staff falled to, arrive at his destina- similar · measure | in: 'no'
in London next Monday. only defer accession of self-Incident. A
at the villages of neroliet
negotiate!
Ava; yearu... ngé, and as senior lon with the British government to Cyprus. In was appad Lapithos, near the government while his leader was This announcement indicated private secretary handled top The body of a Japanese guide this
was found close to Clarke's. way, America canora
that the Sondet Union, the secret state
Papery of Kyrenia, in exile, north const town
Mercy petitions from
· from...... Her Their skis were neuzby, mako a valuable contribution
aftor a school was burned down Of the other senior bishops only non-Western member of
2.They were apparently over- baton- soldiers
Bishop Kyprianos, wie the committee, had accepted the family to Best German Presl- bodovila. Anglo-Greek, rela: charged stone-throwing
doporiod to the Seychelles with dele. The other members are dent Pieck were ubanswered come on a mountain slops hey- exécutad at Sim the road for a' ki, trip.. Makarios. The other, Blahop Britain Franco, the United and sho tions and cautos hardship atratora,
CanadaFrance Dresden-Lordon Express Berw· Clarke was a sales promotion and suffering to the people The renewed vinence came as Fotios, is at present in Egypt Stator Predes
oncer here for BOAC--Reuter. of Cyprus."
Cyprus was In the grip of iK= | Raator.
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