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A Tough Task M
Macmillan's task to- morrow in not one of presenting to the House of Commons a balanced nation- al budget, but of spelling out an acceptable formula for balancing Britain's national econoTRY, Successive Chancellors ju recent years have been able to show an annual internal surplus (Mr Macmillan's fari
the fiscal year just ended | amounts to £397 million,;
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BRITAIN MUST GO says CEYLON Gromyko's
BANDARANAIKE'S DECISION
ON RN, RAF BASES
TO BECOME ‘ASIA'S
SWITZERLAND'
Washington, Apr. 16.
The Ceylon Prime Minister, Mr Solomon bat Britain's external debts, Bandaranaike, said today he had made up his mind phs her losses of gols that British forces based in Ceylon would “have to reserves excerils that
thats £20 go.'
plus by
#ort
milies, un imbalance which He said having British bases in Ceylon "is not not stand for any length of at all consistent with our sovereignty as a nation."
the nation's
#inre
The primary
Dennomy ran-j
Causes
"It is against
of my line for; dunking in making Ceylon the Britain's current economic Switzerland of Asia. Also, it obvious would make us one of the first instability
wur should break import targets it
out."
enough-excessive
and domestic overspending: Jess easy to find is a solu
The Royal Navy has a base
tion to this problem whichį in Trincomalee and the RAF will enjoy ready and willing, une at Negembo.
crotance by the
an' whole.
country
"You must not try to hedge If in too much, or there will be un explosion.
"Communisin will continue to expand, but the expansion will be slowed. Given a number of years without war, which I think the world werds, i think that the extremes of communism! will
they disuppeara§ doing
that the rest now-arki of the work will start moving US. towards the centre. in
A sultuble Report, intodle ground will evolve, prob- Rbly 1 type of demver21 socialism.
py-
Mr Bandaranalk's statements were contained in righted interview News and World weekly news magazine.
Commonwealth Ties
arc
One of the ironies of the situation iM that Britain enjoys full employment, has Increased substantially its production and created new
"I think the most important records D exports. Such Mr Bandaranaike, who de-thing that must be done is to achievements normally would
feuled Sir John Kotelawala's eliminate trade barriers, Kuarantee the nation's Government in recent elections, economic
The said Ceylon would become a re- disabling factor has been, pubile, but he had not yel
the tremendous increase in decided whether it should leave | the cost of Imports.
the Commonwealth.
So far Mr Macmillan hung party, now in power, advocated
denrer
from
"Then, there must be increase
ed contacts between East and West in other fields.
"Thirdly, one must not per-
mil oneself to be too fanatical
On either side.
"I think that if this is done the Com-communism will slow down, and
there will be no eruption.....
He said a long time ago his
plied
money becoming a republic polley to reduco capital ex- withdrawing penditure and to discourage monwealth.
"Now, however, the
case excessive importing. It has
has shown that
is 12 enjoyed 21 purtla success India
within the and has to some extent cur- possible to remain
Commonwealth without impair-
into
of
rected the balance of paying one's sovereignty. There may Unfortunately this be certain advantages in staying ments.
in itself is not in." he said. measure sufficient to restore com. "On the other hand, there may pletely the nation's economic also be certain advantages in staying out. I we wanted to equilibrium.
certain regional British commentators are of enter
the opinion that the Chan-agreements with other countries -with the United States, for cellor has to do two things example--it might be easier if to bring about the country's we were not members of another
like full recovery and to sustain grouping that position when it has wealth.
Mr Bandaranaike sald One is to been attained.
agreed to the general he provide incentives workers and industrialists spirit of Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, to produce more exportable the Indian Prime Minister, in commodities; the other to foreign policles.
encourage the people to save. Increased rates of purchase
tax and restrictions on the "never-never"
system
the
Common.
with
Communist Danger
the
He added: "I think, though,
of that sometimes he (Mr Nehru)
paying for consumer goods has a tendency to lose sight of has not drastically curbed the intrinsic essential dynumism the people's power of spend. of communism.
ing; moreover, in a number of trades, demands fur in- creased wages have had to be met, thus helping to re- store
consumer's the ability to satisfy his urge for luxuries as well £1 necessities,
APA
"
PART from the desirability of offering incentives for greater production and more saving, the Chancellor will
NOW REDS FLIRT WITH JEWS
“Yes, We Know All About Your Oranges”
Moscow, Apr. 16.
Two top Soviet lenders caused a diplomatic sen- sation tonight by spend- ing 40 minutes at the Israel Embassy's In- dependence Day party.
It was the first time Krem- lin chiefs have paid Jurnells this honour since the Jewish state was formed eight years. KO.
Mr Vyachesiny Molotov, the Foreign Minister, and Mr Anastas Miko- yan,
first deputy Premier, drank a cham- pagne toast with Mr the Joseph Avidar,
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Israeli Ambassador, to "the day of the indepen- dence of Israel."
drank
Earlier, in their friendliest and most convivini mood, they martinis with the Am- bassador and his wife and other diplomats. Their appearance was a surprise in view of the sharp *criticisms of Israel expressed by the Soviet Union recently in with Bussin's ardent campaign to win friends among the Arab states.
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line
The Russians have fre- quently launched bitter
Riviera Robbers
Again
RAINIER CALLS
IN CRACK 'TEC
Monaco, Apr. 16.
Riviera robbers struck for the second time at the Kelly-Rainier wedding party and stole the jewels of one of Grace Kelly's bridal attendants today.
Prince Rainier called in crack New York detective,
Relations With China
Mrs Marce Pomp said all her Jowels were stolen this after- "Certainly, if the whole world | noon from her room in the should decide it, wants- com- expensive Hotel de Paris where munism, I am not going to stand a robber stole US$45,000 worth in the way, but I don't think of jewels on Friday night from that's going to happen. Gradual- a wedding guest, Matthew ly communism will became McCloskey. watered down."
Before the electrifying news He added that he thought of the second strike leaked out Ceylon should exchange from reluctant Monaco poides, diplomatic missions with China, Prince Raider had already ment the Soviet Union and the East New York detective, Frank European countries,
Cressi, to the hotel to make He said he
to Investigations. would like make a trip around the world! Into Action
visit to end would welcome
Mr Cressi was Prince Rainier's Ceylon by Mr Nikola Bulganin,
Premier, and Mr bodyguard on his recent New the Soviet Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet York visit. Communist Purly leader.
He bad invited Mr Creast to Reuter.
Monaco us a guest at the wed- ding. Tonight he sent his guest into action to stop the humilat- ing series of robberies,
Off To Moscow
London, Apr. 16. A British delegation of electri- The stuld not be lost sight city experts, fed by Lord Citrine, of Communian is a force that is arrived in Prague today and will continually expanding... The leave for Moscow tomorrow, the fact of its Intrinsic essential Czechoslovak news agency. dynamism must not be forgotten. Celeku reporta.--Reuter.
MPS HEAR CHARGES
OF 'DUMPING'
'Lift Suez Blockade Demand By Israel
New York, Apr. 16. Israel had asked the United Nations Secretary- Ham- General, Mr Dag marskjoeld, to take up with Egypt the blockade of Israeli-bound ships through the Suez Canal.
the
Mr Ben-Gurion, in a message dated last Friday, told Mr Ham- Mrs Pamp said alt her jewels marskjoeld he would be grateful had been stolen while she was if the Secretary-General who
Estimates of out of her room,
Wis
Cairo, then in
whether the value ranged from $10,000
ascertain to $20,000.
No definite figure readiness to undertake the "full was known.
of implementation" Mrs Pamp lives in Philadel armistice agreement signified phin and will be Mics Kelly's that "they no longer consider bridal attendant at the wedding. Egypt to be at war with Israel, Mr McCloskey, who was robbed as
they havo claimed to be only three nights
ago, also lived before the Security Council" in Philadelphia. He came as a friend of the Kelly family.
Monegasque authorities also called in four detectives of the, French Surete Nationale to help stop
robberies. United Press.
the
also be expected to devise Lancashire Complaint Against HK America Says No
some helpful treatment for
Our Own Correspondent
the British middle classes who are severely hurt by tho current high prices which have to be met out of a non-variable income. In the same category fall the pensionera and those whose sole source of income is
The delegation, representing | The delegation, who were met from life-long savings.
€0,000 worleers, pressented a by a group of Lancashire MPs Behind it all, Mr Macinlilan petition which protested against led by Socialist Sydney Silver- has to maintain a keen eye the dumping of cloth from India-man, referred to the closing down on the political barometer. and Hongkong.
of 80 mills last year and the loss Much as he would probably There were three Lancashire of 30,000 operatives.
They claimed imports of cheap like to (and perhaps mayors and five council chatr- should) reimpose the taxa-men of different parties in the cloth now averaged half a mil-
lion yards a day. tion cuts the Tory govern delegation. ment made a year ago, any The petition said Lancashire imports from abroad such action would probably limited to save jobs, The petition bring about the downfall of the Conservatives as the ad refugee capital and labour Communist China had fuling party. Recont.polls bullt up Hongkong's cotton in
Mr Dag Hammarskjoeld, United have indicated that the dunay "accidentally" inside the Nations Secretary-General, ar Tories have lost a consider Empire preference scheme.
rives today to preacht his plan claimed The petition able amount of popularity, and budget monsures which fongkong was able to take it for poace in Palesting to Israeli
Japanese and Chinese cloths and
London, Apr. 16. from 19 Lancashire Sevenly men and 12 women cotton towns travelled in two coaches to London today to lobby MPs at Westminster.
wanted
from
that
outrage public opinion may re-eport it as made up goods mean political suicide,
\Mr Macmillan's proposnia are
his own secret, but it is perfectly clear that he will present
| Jobelled "Empire Made,"
Mistakon Patriotism
There goods
were
now on
Washington, Apr. 10.
The United States has turned down a French suggestion for a special "Big Three" meeting in May on the Middle East, au- thoritative sources cald today,
Reuter.
£100 A Day
Butterworth, Malaya, Apr. 17.
Operators of "amusement pln tables were making up to £100 daily, village councillora said. They urged "swift police action" to check gambling on the games, -China Mail Special.
Regular Right
Mr Ben-Gurion also said he wanted to know whether Egypt realised that the general arms- tice agreement obliged them to stop closing the Suez Canal to
press attacks against Israeli polley and have supported the Arabe against Israel In the United Nations. "We were very surprised to see Mr Molotov and Mr Mikoyan in the Em- bassy, We didn't be lieve they would come. There may be some signi- ficance in this because they must have known their visit would be re-
over ported all world," an lsraeli official said.
the
The Ambassador said the
two Soviet leaders ques tioned him about the
Strike
PARCEL BOMB WOUNDS JUDGE
Goa, Apr. 16. Portuguese Judge Jose Joaquim Quadros severely wounded when ‹a parcel be wna opening exploded, an official-com- munique disclosed today.
to
The parcel was belleved
have been sent by Indian terrorist organiza- tion, the communique Bald. Judge 'Quadron, who has tried several politicat prisoners.
taken to hospital. His life was not considered En danger. France Presse,
Irish Give
Back Painting To "Tate"
Was
reason why Israel's in- dependence day held on April 16, "I told them it was the
day the last British High
Commissioner
left," the Ambassador said. "They were very friendly and said they knew Israeli oranges well." Diplomats said the Soviet leaders' presence Was in line with Russia's declared
policy of "peaceful co-existence"
with countries, though
"Nyet" To West's Plan
London, Apr. 16.
Mr Andrel Gromyko of Russia today rejected the Western demand that East- West disarmament be linked with settlement of other East-West Issues including German reunification?
Mr Gromyko told the United Nations disarmament talks that Russia's
10
newest three-year disarmament proposal was meant of proceed Independently other differences that divide the West and Communist notions.
He spoke after Mr Harold Stasion or America and Mr Britain Anthony Nutting of
insistence reiterated that disarmament. cannot completed without settlement of
Western
ba
the gesture was surpris-such issues as German reunifica-
Ing in view of Soviet policy in the Middle East Reuter.
Governor Says:
Singapore's 'Slippery Slope Not For HK
London, Apr. 16. The London Daily Mail to. day quoted the Governor of Hongkong, Sir Alexander Grantham, ais'assuring "its correspondent "we are not going down the slippery slope of Singapore”.'
The correspondent, Don Iddon, said the Governor had added: "This island is British and will remain British.
"There has been no talk of independence within the Com- monwealth от anything like that. We have no Communist movement. No fanttical students,"
He also quoted the Governor ds saying "there is no appre- henaton here. What would China wet with us? They would have nothing to gain and perhaps a bot to lose. Hongkong is going on as It Is." London, Apr. 16. The stolen painting "Jour d'Ete" by Berthe Morisot, Sir was returned to the Tate Governor of Hongkong for nine Gallery in London today, yes, if he would consider a through the Irish Embassy. The reply was: "I don't think
The director of the Tale
Mr Iddon said he had asked Alexander, who has been
further derm.
Gallery said the painting was so, too much of a gut perhaps," in perfect condition and would-Beuter. be rehung immediately so as to be on
on show to the public tom marrow.
worth about Tho painting, £10,000, was handed in to the Irish Embassy in London by an unidentified person.
Mr Hammarskjold repiled
The painting was stolen inst that the mandate given him by Thursday in broad daylight by the Security Council concerned two men, believed to be Irish primarily the situation which students. had developed along the de- The Berthe Morisot master- marcation lines, In the de-picco was part of a collection ond In the which has been disputed between Britain and the Irish Republic
millarised zones
defensive areas.
tion "in freedom," the Far East and the Middle East.
"other
of
Mr Gromyko's statement, his first reply to
the previously stated Western position in there
provided istrues,
disappointment at the last U.N. session before the Bulganin-Khrushchev visit to Britain interrupts the disarma- ment negotiation for a
measure
week.
RUSSIA'S PLAN
The Russian proposal
for cutting U.S. armed forces to
1958,
called
and Soviet
1,500,000 by
Mr Gromyko said this should regardless of other proceed world issues.
The US.
proposal called, for reduction to 2,400,000 in the first stage of a larger long range dia- mmoment plan and sald dis- armament could not proceed further than the first stage with- Jout settlement of other issues
such as German reunification.
Informed BOUNCES said Mr Stassen was joined by M. Jules Moch of France in emphasking this.-United Press.
APPEAL TO MR K SUCCEEDED
London, Apr. 16. Thomas de Morty Mantuano, former Hungarian diplomat, Jeft today by air for Vienna to fetch his 12-year-old cripple con, Peler, who was granted a pase- port to leave Hungary last week after his mother had appealed to the Soviet Communist Party leader Mr Khrushchev.
The. .do Morty Mantuanos left Hungary as refugees eight years They had to leave their ago, small boy Peter in Hungary with his grandparents.
When the grandparents died, the child reportedly had to beg for his living. His mother re- cently wrote from London to Khrushchey asking him to help her obtain a possport son.
for her
The passport was delivered to Peter Last week.-France- Pros$13.
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Mr Hammarskjoeld took the for almost 40 years.-France- view in a press conference before Presse. leaving for the Middle East that he had his, "regular-right" as Secretary-General, to bring up with Governments points not covered by the mandate which "I think are worth consideration because they tend to complicate matters or increase tension."- Reuter,
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Jerusalem, Apr. 17.
It is the plan he discursed with Lt.Col Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian Premier.
schema
with two
Parls, Apr. 10. Famous French singer Charles Trenes today offered to pay 50,- 000 francs (about £50) charge being brought by 77-year-old Gaston. of Withdrawal
of opposing | created in the armistice agree-| Dominici, under sentenich forces to create a mile-wide ment.
death. for the Drummond murder, aralnej mon's land to prevent
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up of a fence and the old along the entire tween Israel and Egypt's Sinal length of the border;
Reduction of forces on both sides to the number permis- siblo United Nations sources mid
under the atmbatice three the
deals
That is. greement, sombre budgot to sale in large
battallatie with limited sup retail stores and key trouble spots-the 20-mile- morrow. He will not have had been defended in mistaken long Gaza strip border and El porting weapons on each side
of the border. very gladdings for the patriotism by many of Britain's Auja demilitarized zone.
But United Nations sources country, and if he can sugar counter assistants, the petition his pill of further national stated,
It is believed to be a com- say, Mr Hammarskjold departs austerity and sacrifices to The delega urged revision poate of various proposals put from the other schemes in ask
of. the
agreements forward at one time by Britain ing that his plan be incorpor they said, were made Egypt or Mejor-General ELM.ated in the existing Egyptian when it Wan
make it palatable enough which for the people to swallow, w
Heri Pannayopou, with perjury. It Dominiet wins his case and Pannayopos is senconced, Mr Hammarskjold has re- the Dominic caso will come up verled in this case to the plan for retrial. he put forward last November Ho was sentenced to douth when troops clashed in the two years ago for murdering
British
Sir Jack zone.
ecentist This means he insists on with Drummond, his wife. Anne, and drawal of troope
ther child, Elizabeth in their Israel would be naked to re- caravan in southern France,
Park move her forces from the zone and Egypt to withdraw troops mayopou, Dominici needed to beyond the defensive area form-pay security but as he is undor od by the Aby Augela and Elence of death he how do în | Quosolma linao,
civil rights, It was then, that Previously
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