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RELAX IN
DAKS Whiteaways
THE FAMOUS CONFORT
· IN AKTIIN TRONKIRA
← Army, Royal Navy Alerted • Dulles Flies To UK ♦ US Freezes Egypt's Assets
Border Trouble BRITAIN & AMERICA GET TOUGH
In fact, the Chinese Com
Imits are undertaking.
I
full-scale military outer-
prise against Burma It is a matter of very serius concern, Certainly the altintories to the SEATO) paet coukl not remain fu- different. Analysis of the reports to hand, however, indientes thint no majer offensive bas as yet been launched.
It is true that "severn!
hundred" Chinese troops
are reported to have h-
Suez Canal Crisis Coming To A Head: Showdown Near
STAND-BY ORDERS
TO ARMY, NAVY
London, July 31.
Britain tonight took action to build up its land truded into Burmese terri and sea forces in the eastern Mediterranean as Mr tory. Nevertheless, they
John Foster Dulles flew to London from Washing- of, ton for the climax of Western talks on the Suez
Canal crisis.
appear to be spread over a
500-mile
part
front, which J area between Hurma and Chinn where the borders remain undelineated.
The War Ofee announced if Lawmous she way from the after- i wan taking **certain pre- nuon untit lute tought Ever since the Chinese civil, cautionary measures of (
Prime Mini ter post- war, Burma
been milltary has
nature" to strengthen poned his plans to leave for a plagued by the illegal move. Britain's position in the area.
band say in M.Ha fater this week, ments of Chinese soldiery
The brief
The uwe Eg
Bri- !**} W༢༥*
lJnte{ tain. France and
the keross parts of her frontier, which
States, on the ena! which had At one time it was Chinese; elaborate, Nationalists troops
going on race Sunday- were suddenly adjourned until
for Toming tow CORATING
the United Stle Steve,ary of State
attend
which
fursa
tha
indulged in forays, and been
But
To
statement. officials refuredi to
Inllowed a shuilarty Admiralty announcement "certain Naval moves huge
ordered," nut according
United High The
Command: ordered a feet build-up at both ends of The Suez Canal d made ready to by a small army reinforcements of up to 20,000 into the Mediterranean,
In
corust
since the establishment of the Peking regime there Press hove been
of number similar Invidents against which Burma hus had to ludge protests with the fum- munist Chinese government.
The Burmese government is
Bouth
ports tonight
it was learned that the crews Bulwark, of
carriers aircraft
said to be taking a grave, Ocean and view いで the intest "n
cruiser
Theseus
and the
Glasgow
bern
vasion," but it is not you ordered to sund-by for possible, clear whether the Burmese
sailing Amergency
renetion is engendered by | Mediterranean, the extent of the Chinėse » operation
because
represents a total disregard of previous Peking
THIS
to
House To Be Told
the
In the Mediterranean today another aircraft currier, Eagle | surances against repetition; rived from Naples to join the cruiser Jiunica al Cyprus, violation of
Britain's Middle E-t head- Burmese territory may querun represent
The irresponsible local military 20,000 Daily Mill reported that
the antica
vi
To
An immediate outcome of the
MI meetings between and the
and
Dulles
French
(Contd. on back page, Cul. I)
'Goodwill Ships Only' Says Egypt
Royal Navy Ships- In The News
HMS Glasgow
HMS Theseus
EGYPTIAN
ASSETS FROZEN IN AMERICA
Washington, July 31.
The United States today froze all assets in this coun- try of the Egyptian Govern- ment and the Suez Canal | Company.
not
Cairo, July 31. Major Aly Sabri, Chief President Narser' political Cabinet, said today “Egypt will
Admit the
of presence foreign warships in Suez Canal poris exerpt on goodwili visita.
He was replying
}
of
HMS Eagle
Jiews-
papermen's
after
to
House
of Contors
iD-
The War Omec refused
Ex
reserviste
mainly army leaders who are physically men were to be cailed up as a so far removed from Peking precautionary mersure and that that they consider them Sir Anthony Eden would give selves at liberty to engage details of their mobilisation In this type af adventure, the
If such IN the case the morrow. Chinese government bas a very clear duty to bring: Buch
elements under rigid control. Peking
evade its responsibilities by placing the blame for border incidents on heal soldiery.
i
This apart it is clear that if
further frontier trouble is!
to be avoided, the whole of
the Burtna-China burden,
men
01
questions Buoning them President Nasser's
ch căn nhen in the status of the Suez Canal.
Major Sabry had been asked if Egypt weeepied the appitch- then Article VI of the Con- vent of Constantinople of 1888 The powera will not keep any warships in wary of the Canal.
rm or deny the report. 'The
saici the newspaper decision to roll up the regular soldiers who have which al prominent lo slund-by fur Emergencies---was taken at inceting of Service Chiel, to- day.
May Go It Alone
The
However,
in the ports of Port Said anel Suez wich give necess to the Canal, they on station warships whose number should not exceed wo der Ach power, This right
The Dully Expres: political, could not be exercised by betti
stand
to go
must be clearly delineated. cutiespondent, Derck Marks geridə ** AL present there 1s a says Bettain is prepared 50-mile strip of "any man's it clone and is Jund"
for no more trouble the existence of
the Suez Canal. which must tend to agKTA- vate relations between the Burmere and Chinese in the zone. Sovereignty over the particular aren is In dispute but it should not be beyond the wit of the Burmese
and Chinese
détermined to Simple Measure'
leaders to reach a definite and binding agreement on Its border delineation. Thia done,
cause
come to
Major Sabri declined to say i what he und rstood by "good- He says this is the explan will visits". All he would say tion behind yesterday's decision เรย : "Por what other reason. the Cabinet to order full could Egypt imagine that foreign by
her naval and military preparations warships should" for the peeipation of the Camal
port, should it be necessary.
Major Marks odd: "I am informed employers that among the measures taken ever have been the drawing up of way plans to transfer British troops their from Germany to the Middle functions.
Sabri denied that
of the Canal had; been compile:
whatever to remain at
posts
fuifl and
their
ony
and much of the East. There are already 20,000 The presence of soldiers and for current friction | British troops in Cyprus." would be removed,
As the crisis atmosphere over
of Egypt's seizure
the Sucz
Illustrious Laker Canal mounted in London, Sir Anthony Eden conferred with
CRICKETERS and followers hle ministers in almost
of the game throughout
the world will applaud with delight, not unmixed with awe.
the
con-
was
amed paller around the com- pany's offices
**a simple measure ut surveillance like that carried out by the pollee around publle buildings," Major Sabri mid-France-Presse.
HMS Bulwark
HMS Jamaica
HMS Ocean
Stupendous MASSACRE OF CHINESE IN TIBET
bowling Achievement of
Jim Laker, the Surrey and KHAMBA TRIBESMEN TURN ON
England spinner in the fourth Test against Australia.
Laker established a number of new records, the most unique being the taking of all ten wickets in Austra lin's second innings and 19 wickets for the whole match. Yot the real merit of Laker'a performance was his Kustained пе-
INVADERS IN PEACE TALKS
Katmandu, July 31.
Reporta reaching Nepal today from Isolated Tibet said a horde
of Khamba tribesmen turned on "several hundred unarmed" Chinese soldiers during a "peace" conference and slaughtered overy one of them,
According to the dispatches
One report said that as a re- from the Tibetan capital of sult, 01 number of Chinese, curacy on a wicket which, hast, the Khamba tribesmen cars and several detachments of in tho wild Khom region troops were laying siege to six difficult, agreed at times
to join peace talks Khamba strongholds, really Initiated by the Chinese in
their efforts to quell a series of The Khambas are said to have swom to fight to the last maşi Test revolts.
United Press.
while never became vlclous. Laker has
bowling record. to break, that of Bedsor's 39 wickets for a whole series. He is
one more
Ľ
TRIBESMEN BOMBED
It wog reported that, tho
as certain as anything can Kham tribes were
to
dive 26 Feared Dead
be certain of achieving this against Chinese forces that the and big-hearted Bedser Chinese bombed the area by undoubtedly will be the plane several momhs ago,
New York, July 31, Inst to bogrudge him that
Twenty-six of the Andrea triumph.
The Chinese disarmed several Doria passengers, missing since But whatever happens at the hundred troops and gathered the Boer's collision with tho Oval, the principal indivi- them at a conference. While the Swedish liner Stockholm frat Chinese and the tribal louders wook aro now known to have dual honours for the 1056 were: discussing poses, the re-occupied cabing close to the Test matches will
Un-ports said, a swarm of Khambas, point of impact, and are feared „'animously be, awarded to suddenly rose up and butchered dead, the Italian:: Lános: 'an-
Jim Laker.
the Chinees.
nounced tonight ---E
Sen. Kefauver
Backs Out,
Backs Adlai
Washington, July 31. Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee withdrew to- day on candidate for the Democrat Presidential na mination and urged his supporters to back Mr Adial Blevenson.
to
Senator Ketauver sant that Binca the primary elcottons for the election of convention delegates he had "realistically" BIL
and veyed the situation had decided to withdraW. in. favour of Steventoli, the party's ILASTOGETÑUE nomince in 1052,
·Mr Kefauver told, re- porters "I have concluded that en...' make a great contribution toward, Do- - muoralla Party, unity, and victory in November; by. withdrawing `an, n'oândi-
date,"
AIRMAN WHO
TOLD H-BOMB
SECRET HELD
Washington, July 31. The Air Force today an nounced that Airman Jackson Kilgore had been arrested for allegedly leaking the informa- tion that the Hydrogen Bomb dropped on Bikini on May 21 missed its test
target,
An Air Force spokesman said Kilgore, 21, was arrested at Eniwotok, centre of the Pacific Atomic Proving Ground, after tre admitted giving the informa- tion in violation of Air Force
regulations regarding confidential information.
The air force said Kilgore was arrested after completion of an investigation into published_r)» ports on June 15 that an uniden- Aified nuclear test technician had fold civilians that the bomb had missed dia target Neuter,
Gnat Crashes
London, July 31. The prototypo of the email British "Gnat" Jet Aghter ernebød In Wiltshire today while on a low altitude test flight. The test pilot escaped,— Franco-Pre
Tk
Debate in Commons
London, July 31.
A debate, requested by the Opposition on the Bucz Canal situation
will bo
held in the House of Commons [emorrow and Inst
for 1W0 hours, the Leader of the House, Mr R. A. Butler announced todayFranco-Presse,
SHIPPERS TOLD: PAY COMPANY
DULLES FLIES TO LONDON
Washington, July 31,
The US Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, flew to London todny at short notice to join Bri- tish and French leaders in talks on the Suez Canal crisis.
had Treasury spokesmen Immediate estimate of the funds Involved, but they said the order i meant that neither the Egyptian Government or the Suez Com- pany-or Ita ne Egyptian management board-would be able to spend, withdraw or other- wise "change the status" of any of their assets held in the United | British shipping tonight ad-secretary of State.
London, July 31. The General Council
Before leaving he won isked by reporters whether there was any urgency in his departure on the basis of reports from the United States representative now in the balics, Mr Robert of Murphy, the deputy Under..
con-
He replied: "You may draw your own conclusions."
States, without a licence.
The Treasury took this notion Vised shipowners to under a salute dating back tinue paying transit dues to World
the Suez Canal Company Diplomatic sources raid the and not the Egyptian au- He declined to say whether ho move follows the example set by thorities.
the British action In blocking Egypt's sterling balunecs
and i Suez Canol Company assets in Britain. France, too, has taken
mitar action.
Owners who experienced dißculties in getting their ships through the Canal should seek
was taking with him any plan
the toward solving
problems created by Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal Inst Thursday.
But he said he expected to
further advice from the Council.
A Council statement said in be back in the United States view of the "uncertainty" of the "in a day or two,"
situation,
MUCH SMALLER
ships should have These sources said the funds enough stores and fresh water that would be blocked in the to reach the next convenient United States were "very much
port. matle" th those frozen bi liritain and France.
But the
Sudden?
Mr Dulles was asked whether It was for individual owners his sudden departure reflected a to decide in any particular cases change of plan.
move announced as whether or not they should Mr John Foster Dunes, the route their vessels around the Secretary of State few to Lon- Cape of Good Hope, dou to join in three-power talks, (was expected to be welcomed in France and Britain as further cvidence of Western solidarity in meeting the challenge cf ELPI's zeizure of the Bucz
Canal
The brief announcement said, the Egyptian Gavernment and
to
He replied that he had had no plan to go to London "up The International. „Chamber|-11 o'clock.this morning”, “ of Shipping is to meet, to- morrcaw in London to study the Mr Dulles looked serious as problems to navigation excated he stepped from his car at the by Egypt's nationalisation of airport. the Sucz Conui, —— Reuter and France-Presve.
Canal Company beset had been National Service Vote sidered in London by the Foreign
placed under temporary licensing controls, which would remain in force "pending determination of the ownership of these assets and drrilleation of the existing situation."
The statement suld its action
London, July 31.
rejected by 308 votes to
The House of Commons 10- night
He said before boarding his plane: "I had a discussion with the President this morning about the matters which are being con-
Ministers of Britain and France with reference to Egypt and the Suez Canal.
240 a Labour opposition pro- "As a result of that discussion posal thal the Government the President thought it was should work out a four year advisable that I should go over "does not in any way affect plan to end National Service-to take part in those proceed- private Egyptian fundis”—Router. Reuter.
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