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Pineau's Mission
To Washington
THE visit to Washington by
TM
Pineau, Franco's
Foreign Minister, is re- garded in official quarters
as belag complementary to that now being paid by Dr Adenauer the West German Chancellor. Yet it is quite apparent that the thinking of the two statesmen is not wholly along parallel lines.
The Germ
Chancellor, following bis discussions with Mr Foster Dulles and Administration
oMeials,
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CHINA
No, 36462:
FRIDAY
AID BILL TUG
Senate Committee
Established. 1845-
JUNE 15, 1956.
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OF
Cents Price 20
INDAKS
RELAX IN
Whiteaways
WAR Over 70 Killed In
Earthquakes
JULIANA DIVORCE
Restores $615 Mill RUMOURS DENIED HOUSES DISAPPEAR & RIVERS
TACTICAL VICTORY FOR EISENHOWER
Washington, June 14.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee
found fit to warn the United today restored $615 million in military aid
States against ready accep- tance of
the Soviet
New and defence support funds which the House
Look policies; M. Pineau, had slashed from President Eisenhower's
on his part, has
made it
known that he believes foreign aid programme.
there is a ren) and genuine change of heart on the part
of the Russian leaders and Western nations should reshape and co-ordmate their attitude to the Soviel Union accordingly.
ป of the opinion the
THE
HE difference in German and French thinking on
The action
was at least a
tactical
victory for Mr Eisenhower, who has been helping to lead an administration drive to restore the House cut from his hospital bed in Walter Reed Army Medical Centrę.
The Committee voted to restore $600 million of the $1,000 million slash in military funds ordered by the House and it also restored $15 million in defence-support funds for Yugoslavia.
Senator
Green
by
to
Theodoru make it easier for Mid-Western Senators to support the foreign
in
milltary aid funds would be used only to purchase equipment for US forces
to replace second-hand arma and munitions sent abroad; to US, allies,
this subject is governed very largely by differing basic approaches to the problem of East-West But the Committee also the $2,600 million relations. To Dr Adenauer adopted an amendment only Soviet willingness to assist in the reunification of Germany in accordance with Western principles sufficiently demonstrate Russia's good faith; M. apecify Pineau view other medin through which ♫ beller International
can be created,
сал
atmosphere
aid programme in this election
year.
The
armendment
would of
that $1,000 million
Under the House bill, this "replacement" fund was set at $1,000 million.
Material For Own Use
1t fully on Mr Dulles to receive Mr Green
Bald the amend- ¿ Near East, Greece and Turkey,
and absorb these two points ment would not change the $802 million for Asian and $47 of view and to endeavour present method of administer-million for Latin America.
Mr programme. But he
to fit them into
policy
formula
ing the
MOSHE SHARETT
ISRAELI GOVT
SHAKE-UP
Sharett
May Be
Ousted
Official
Govt
Statement
The Hague, June 14.
A government spokes- man tonight denied rum- ours published in the for- eign press that Queen Juliana
seeking A divorce from her husband, Prince Bernhard.
Was
A statement issued to foreign correspondents in Hollami said: "A government spokesman em→ phatically denies all rumours which have appeared in the foreign press concerning the Queen and possible divorce pro- cendings having been planned or Initiated,"
The short statement followed two days of expectation that the Dutch government would issue a formal denial of reports that have appeared recently in the foreign press concerning a rift in the royal family,
The reports said that a 01- year-old faith-healer, called In by Queen Juliana for her nine your-old daughter Princoss Marijke, had caused differences af opinion between the Queen and ter husband.
No Crisis
Bources
|
QUEEN JULIANA AND PRINCE BERNHARD
GEN TANCO FLEES TO URUGUAY
ARE DIVERTED
Karachi, June 14
The 'worst earthquakes in Afghanistan's history have killed more than 70 persons during the past week, the Afghan embassy here said today.
The latest shock occurred yesterday and killed at least 15 persons in the Kehmerd district 100 miles north of Kabul, the diplomats reported.
Scores have been injured in t The reports said the guakes house, diverted the qualces and it was feared swallowed the casunity list would go even rivers, and rock slides com- comramunication with pletely blocked some mountain higher ne
ronds. isolated villages was restored.
Malayan $ Revitalising Hongkong
Film Industry.
Singapore, June 14.
Malayan
dollars were pouring into Hongkong "to industry," the Straits Times newspaper reported.
Three major quakes and, a serios of smaller ones began rocking the Hindukoch mom- tain
in northern
Afganistan last week, the rew ports said.
Embassy officials said the report from Kabul indfeed or still sketchy appraisal of the damage and casualties-United Proda
Rail Disaster
revitalise its sagging film DEATH TOLL
RISES
niso
Formosan capital was
the participating. newspaper said.
The Straits Times said about
Rheims, France, June 14.
Eleven people are known
ene million dollars had gone into to have been killed and 144 the rebuilding of the Yung Hwa injured today- when the studios of which the big Cathay Paris-Luxembourg express organisation here had contreft the rills and hit a road bubed $700,000
from: Buenos Aires --Ho signed them that bridge near Fismesiden me
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four
planned ›
Montevideo, June 4. Ex-General Raul Tanco, sought by the Argentine authorities for allegedly playing a leading role In last weekend's uprising Jerusalem, June 14.
against the government, ar- Israel1
government
rived in Montevideo today. changes, possibly involving
Ex-General Tanco moved into tho
High
government replacement of Mr
a hotel, in the centre of the Moshe Sharett as Foreign have denied that the Quem was Uruguayan, capital, 120 miles Elsenhower on Tuesday Minister, are
expected considering abdleation or that
alleged-inntience “over herthe hotel register as Faul Tance, the Shaw a general and the provision had "paycholo- sent word from his hospital bed shortly.
Miss, Grect 45,merled, general of the to invest throo the faith-healer, acceptable gical advantags (which) makes to
million Twenty-eight),' the injured Senate
Democrats
and According to circles close to Holmans, was leading to to America's
Argentine, 'Army. NATO part-t ester for some Senators to Republican leaders that he co
dollars in a new, studio, reported,
are in a serious condition, police Israel Labour ners. He is placed at a dis- vote for it"
Party Cabinet crisis, ddered
ald
been bigger than Tùng Hwa, the
Security, forces have programme advantage by
was feared.. mord-dlad reason of
But tonight's statement was searching for Tenco throughout Tho Shaw organisation was "It made clear this material is essential to US security and the est group in the coalition President Eisenhower's for our own use," he said.
continued suKOREA of the North government--the present Labour
Minister, Mrs Golda Myerson, the first official declaration made Argentina in one of the biggest also making plans for European would be found in the rock- present illness, innamuch In restoring the $15 million in Atlantic
the country's and American stars to appear age of the 12-coach train as Treaty alliance.
on behalf of the government. It man-hunts that any major shift of
defence Eupport funds, the
thet arranging for distribution fremen He acted after the House on is the likeliest candidate to take
was issued only to foreign cor- history. Commillico said the American policy
Many other leaders of the up-| overseas-Router, vis-a-vis Senate
Monday passed a $3,800 million over the Foreign Ministry.
Mr David Ben Gurion, the respondents here, for aid bill after chopping $1,000
zising were caught and curn- Russia must have the full money would be available
to The
Cabinet is believed tomarily executed-Reuter. approval of Mr Eisenhower,
of Europe million from his military and Prime Minister, is reported
be
for pressing Mr Sharett's
originally rejected the withent varmarking It specif- $100 million from his economic
have and ho ennrot, at this
from the post which ¡cally for Marshal Tito
resignation of i alď requests. The Senate Com- moment, be expected tu Yugoslavia.
from the Dutch mittee's nction if upheld by he has been holding since the idea of an official denial despite devote his mind to high This raised to $78 million the the Senate would restore more state of israel was created prest to make a declaration. policy affairs affecting total of defence support ald for than half the military cuts, eight years ago.
Mr Sherott also served International relations. Europe, exclusive of Greece and
The Committee bill now totals Turkey. The Committee also about $4,400 million compared Premier for two years when Mr opproved House figures on de- | with the President's original Ben Gurion retired from public
the
general aren
IT is possible M. Pincus fence support for the rest of $4,900 million request United affairs.
mission to Washington will have more far-reaching effects than that of Dr Adenauer, for while the
German Chancellor con- contrated on the problem of reunification, and succeeded in obtaining a restatement of the West's principles for the solution of this problem, M. Pineau desires to explore subjects such as developing a plan aimed at separating
military and political prob-
the globe$170 million for the Press.
MAKARIOS WRITES A LETTER
London, June 14.
some pressure
A Surprise..
Official spokesman throughout today sald they expected no statement and tonight's 'denial came no a surprise.
VITAL MEETING The Israel Labour Party's "Council of Nine," comprising
Miss Hofmans was called in the pine leading members of Party, has been in constant con by the Queen in an attempt to her youngest daughter's! sultations on the changes.
It uro
after an blindness met laconclusively yesterday and
successful operation. She yed will meet again on Sunday, when in the palace, until recently. observers believe final decisions
Now she lives near Soestdijk and on parly reorganisation governmental changes will be royal palace in a bungalow or
an Amsterdam banker's estate, taken
Archbishop Makarios, exiled leader of the Greek Cypriots, declared in a letter published here today that Britain's decision to exile him had only worsened the that even should far-reaching
Dear
Normal Duties
lems from the question of situation in the strife-torn Mediterranean colony of replacement of Mr. Sharett, Anal / her normal duties. Sho began
nid. Moreover the French)
neutralism
as a national policy.
Cyprus.
was
stitution, the letter added,
the foreseen in
COTI-
י
sources
Circles close to the Party leadership, however, point out
The Queen today carried out decisions be taken oa the pronouncement can be made consultations aimed at forming a Foreign Minister has strong |
new government following yes- only after a full Cabinet meet- terday's general elections. opinions on the subject of The letter addressed to Mr of the government to declare neutraltem and undoubtedly Francis Nooi-Baker, Labour MP, from the start that the Greeks, probably on June 24.
Tomorrow she is expected to OPPOSITES will strive to persunde Mr was the first published from the would have a majority on the
see more political leaders and Dulles to clarify still further archbishop since Britain trans- Legislative Assembly which The Premier and his Foreign possibly, appoint one of them to
Minister have collaborated for form the next Cabinet. the latest pronouncements ported him and his colleagues to by himself and President the Seychelles Islands last March.
the past 30 years, Differences
High
government denied Mr Nocl-Baker acted as an
abso in temperament are bolleved to Eleonhower on
The archbishop sald he bore have contributed to the present the some of the out-going intermediary between the Bri-
against the British tish governor and the archbishop grudge
tulit.
Cabinet ministers refused to in
of Cyprus, Field the unsuccessful negotiations Governor
On the one hand there is the retum in the next government for to settle the constitutional de Marshal Sir John Harding, 10-year-old Mr Ben Gurion, is because
Mlad of velopment of the islanti.
decision to exile hin, but
influence In his letter, which was dated had not brought solution of
saddened that the measure country' war leader, dynamic alleged
and impatient.
Queen. tions, but he also belloves May 13, Archbishop Makarios
in the problem nearer, but had
He is driven only by one com They have said that there that policy should be more told Mr Noel-Baker that "only tact talter it further away. doration his country'e safe хать
differences bolwoen elastic than it is at the little further effort" could
He said he hoped that "cooler tyard towards this end he has the Queen, and the Cabinet nor moment in order to meet have bridged the gap between and wiser
demanded that between individuni, ministers connects by Bri constantly the new Soviet
"peace him and the British government tain would prevail und lead to face policy should be sub Router. offensivo" in all its facets. over the fom that it-govern- the ending of the sad situation servient to security considera-
dong M. Pineau's quest will be ment of the island should take, on the Island,—Heuter.
Mr "I continua watched with sympathetic
to find
hand is Incom-
and the Interest by the free world. prehensible the insistent refusal MORE CYPRUS
diplomacy as the principal arm of his country.
M. Pineau wants the Western nations to have A joint policy on East-West rela-
Master Detectives Meet
bla
was
INCIDENTS
On the other?
Sharztt, pedantic
no
Hofmoris
the
schoolmaster type who considers FLOWERPOT
Nicosia, June 14. between the the
two,
differences
Despite the close co-operation EXPLODES Three British servicemen and have grown THE TOP NAMES in criminal detection from 58 three other people were injured the last few years course of countries have been meating in Vienna, the city of tonight in bomb and shooting These differences must
- the
wenty 09 frotibled, considered against a background finger from: his right hand, and |
the Third Man, for the conference of Interpol international police organisation. There too PERCY HOSKINS, ace Fleet Street reporter with an unrivalled knowledge of criminals and the men who hunt them
incidents in the
Two
island
bo
Strasbourg, Jung, 11/ Loula. Guthapfel,20;s lost n Am of what Israelis consider failure severely ickmagod, bila lett-katedr wounded, when loomen are of their government's foreign when a wartime bomb which has
other. British policyRouter,"
was transferring into under
n Howar troops opened fire after mistak ing them for torrorists who had
Kezonia beach Their Injurier were, described
lobbed a bomb atas lom Patrol Attacked his blow-lata to as
Howerpot
wan
Which, a Strasbourg - housewife, Madame Madame Jund, had found in her garda," and which in 1944" hád downloyed her hound, Vierkan
while to keep
Tomorrow's China Mall will contain red-hot extracts, from
***ktu: dosner of the conferen co... Hoskinr, notebook is only
Jerusali one highlight of a big week-end edition full of good reading. After two bombs were fossed Several Jordan military posi There are also contelbullons from --- just look at the names ---- ot's security post in Luna Park, tong off the Beersheba-Hotiron
TENE MOSCOLL CHAPMAN PINCHER, GEORGE WHITING Heartakar Square in the back.opened muching free BELTON DELMER, the Rt. Hon. PATRICK GORDON L of Nonia, a Baffin sentry fonday against en Irwell patrol WALKER' and many others. WAMEN
opened fire with a Bren run on Wide Irgell, forefory: Isrnell Also present are your regular favourites as Gilbe,' Low book and in the stomach and enptured, Broad charged today,
the bomb thrower, who was hit Almy, spokesman Co. Neberriah record review local and homio - pictures, Jabo Roberie on Gatte dam wahr dazred by Those swore Anno flluk, sports" Fontures," special articles for
ALL I the adoc lo condition of femminilian in the resulting iron bombyoot i which conly" SOMOLTOW'S CHINA MALL
Kthe wounded masswamystated, hotar: < mucolinnge of fire, ha soldi pireto Hadi z mazsod
United Preg
in
It
mon with names and rall-
Tought to Demecution
the tristed mass of metal. Pineau Departs First reports Bald a carriage Paris, June 14. plunged off the track to hit the Mr Allister Sommerfelt has been appointed a member of the M. Christian Pineau, French concrete plers of a bridge as tho Port Welfare Committee, the Foreign Minister, Left Parts by express was travelling at 70 Government Gazette croified this air tonight for New York. miles an hour Elght other car-
Router.
riages left the rails--Reuter. morning,
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