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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
The Suez Canal Conference
R Salwyn Lloyd broke noi
In his ground
Me
brøndenst last night on the alimparte.
Sucz ('anal Nevertheless the speech can be welcomed, as a firm re statement uf Britain's pustion and ber deier amination not to allow con trul of the canal to fall into the hunds of a dietakoë. The one of the Foreign Secretary's brauderst should help to create desirable aimusphere for the opening of the Lotiton conference. Mr Lloyd made
A
it clear that it was the in- teation of the Big Three to explore every praceful means of finding a solution to the canal dispute and that they had concrete pros; juostis to put before the conferener to that ensl Envisaged is an international
authority
will take
over control of the canal, ensure its etherent fanetion EX IN 18 free, open secure international water- see that Egypt way, and rereives an equitable return 1+m the
pin
nation,
EOTITIALI til. How
any whether it makes use of the canal or not, can object to such A Arrangement dificult to understanul.
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Now Tempers Cool-And Tension Eases In Cairo-Malta Sends
From Donald Edgar Cairo, Aug. 14.
There are definite signs of a lessening of ten. sion in Cairo,
The Australian Ambas
sador in Cairo, Mr R.
Cutler VC, saw the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Mr Fawzy today.
Afterwards Mr Cutler
told me:
"There are signs that the Egypt-
lans would like to go
some way towards a basis of negotiation.
"Tempers have cooled,"
he said. "I noticed
one or two hopeful signs. There
Is
more
the tendency to a little away from the Inflexible position," he added. This confirms the some
what extraordinary spirit of optimism For sweeping Cairo.
over the
week-end
they were envisaging war any day. Router reports from Parts that Suez Canal the shares rallied on Bourse today, reflect. Ing increased optimism
over the International situation. The better feeling on
the market also show- ed in oil share quota- tions. London Ex-
press
Reuter.
Service -and
OUR AIM: by SELWYN LLOYD
BRITAIN WILL WORK WITH ALL ITS POWER FOR
A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF THE SUEZ PROBLEM
DECLARATION ON EVE OF
BIG CONFERENCE
London, Aug. 14. ·
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, said tonight the British Government would work with all its power for a peaceful solution of the Suez Canal dispute "but that solution must include some form of international control for this essential waterway.'
In a nation-wide broadcast on the Suez Conference opening in London on Thursday, Mr Lloyd said: "The rule of law must prevail. We are not bellicose-neither the British Government nor people. With Britain force is always the last resort."
M OREOVER Mr Lloyd - dicated that Britain was prepared to agree to I further safeguard in the interests of all parties by the provision of a link be not serking Brilish new canal the
tween
The
Mr Lloyd sal Betauft
ANGJA
The Western We want 13 UN opinton ments of Egypt,
uf
inter- voltrol o
the rights of the users pow:re proposals for an Dr. Seve Cana! "We are seeking of the Canal," he said,
atk na melhority for the water- We want Mr Lloyd added that the way. authority and the United | international control,
a plan which will lake full we JUANNY purpose of
These were discussed by Mr Nations. What form that would take has yet to be count of the legitinute requires' Conference would be to express Lloyd and the United States and
French Foreign Minister, disclosed, but
John Foster Duiles and Christian Pineau recently.
ner
might
Was
involve the inclusion of a United Nations ofeint un the Bew administrative board who would be in a position to make regular reports to UNO on the man- the Authority functioning; alternatively the Authority could under- take to submit to the United Nations full and regular reports on its activities, Internationalising of the Suez Canal cannot be regarded
us
Sucz
SUEZ SIDELIGHTS
NASSER FACED
WITH DILEMMA
Paris, Aug. 14.
The Director-General of the Suez Canal Company,
infringement M. Jueques Georges-Picot, said today that Egypt's Prest
Egyptian sovereignty. AN!
Mr Selwyn Lloyd has endent, Colonel Nasser, was facing "a dilemma."
Speaking
at a
P1058
Mr
M.
No Disagreement "There Is 110 disagreement hetween the three of us about theni. They were sent, over a week ago, to all the Govern- iments invited to the conference." Explaining the proposals, Mr
Mr Seltop Lloyd
CROWD
BOO
EDEN
Big March On
Downing St
London, Aug. 14.
A crowd gathered out-
54 MORE BODIES RECOVERED
FROM DEATH MINE
Brussels, Aug, 14.
Another 54 bodies of miners who died in the Mar- cinelle pit disaster have been brought to the surface to day, the seventh day of rescue operations.
Only 22 Identifcd.
Urgent Plea To Eden
London, Aug. 14.
A British Government spokesman today announced that Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden was study- ing an appeal from the Government of Malta, in- volving "urgent, high level decisions."
The spokesman refused to comment further on the mes- sage, which spoke of the "de- | teriorating state in Malta”.
Several days ago, a serious dispute occurred between tho Governor, Major-General Robert LaycockMintoff.
Sir and the Prime
Minister Dom
The Prime Minister demanded the repeal of the government's order closing off several Maltese bays to shermen.
These bays were to be used as landing places for the flying boaty evacuating British families from the Suez Canal zone,
Mr Mintoft had the trans-
them could be
M. Jean Rey, Belgian Econo- | mitting towers of # British radio mics Minister, who nivoured station cut down after the
Over loudspeakers Of the bodies brought to the this
Lo station had refused to broadcast 845 waiting crowds at the pilhead an announcement repealing the from the surface today
crushed added however "other techni- governor's jevet, 14 were found under a roof fall beneath which ciuna are not so sure that there Presse, the fire was still smouldering. is not a chance of finding sur- [3 was feared that little vivors, and hope that some men refuge In breathable further progress could be made found
in that area for the time being, pockets of air that would sustain
Efforts to reach the 907 level them.
"That is enough to make us have had to be given up for the time being, owing to roof falls, keep up the rescue work with but it is expected that once it maximum energy, as we have from the beginning. “--- has been possible to get past the done
most recent fall, the rescuers France-Presse & Reuter will reach an iron door which
will
possibly mark the limit of the fre.
order.
France-
Survivors Report
Flood Warning Ship's Loss
the All the men brought to surface today had perished of
Adelaide, Aug, 14.
Pre- duc asphyxiation
to
The carbon
South Australian dioxide pol
poisoning.
mler, Mr Thomas Playford, to- An announcement today said day warned Parliament that flood danger wa that "some experts" think all the serious 282 miners entombed in the threatening the rich towns along bitter heart pit are dead-killed the Murray river, following Instantly on the Arst day of the year of heavy rains and unusual
disaster, a week ago.
winter snows-France-Presse.
Lloyd said the authority's pur-side No. 10 Downing Street SHOP BLAST KILLS 15
it
pose should be to take over the tonight, booed the Prime Canal's operation to ensure
as a free, Minister and shouted "We
Toned open and
La conure 10
efficiently
international want peace." secure
to Egypt waterway;
Several to arrang equitable retum and to
fair compensation payment of to the Suez Canal Company,
The authority should consist of administration of a council
terested in
the Canal
with
phasised, the iden that'
in Foreign petrulewin con- engaged merely because the canal terence, M. Georges-Picot sund; operations, was preparing fur passes through Egyptian "Either the nationalisation
of the follending actions if Middle drawn from powers chiefly territory, its control by and the Surz Canal brings him Easteru supplies were cut ogs techole working and admini
(1) Pooling "without reparsk international authority nothing after the reimbursement
Sativa orgons. would infringe the coun- of the shareholders or he has to to menership." of the companies
all this there would be "IJA fees if he terminal, storage and transport mereuse the transit
role to be played an Important by Egyptians and the Egyptian Government." Mr Lloyd said.
He said that he regretted much thiế President
not sending а го
טה
Company could
hundred people marched to the Prime Minister's toMetal residence In Whitehall
Д
له
San Jose, Ang. 14. The Costa Rican banana boat "Lamasars" sank off, the Pacifio coast of Costa Rica Last Satur day with 16 passengers and several children aboard, it was Jearned today.
Three survivors managed to swim ashore today near Golfito and Puerto Jimenez, after clinging to pleces of wreckage for nearly four days until they
were
within reach of Jand They were taken to Golfita
two truck drivers, hospital in a critical condition. children.
The "Lamasays", belonging, to and several iourists,
Officials of both the stalo a subsidiary of the United Fruit and Company, left Puerto Jimenez pubile service commission
Gas Service Co. started last Friday and had not been Utah immediate investigation into the heard of since.
Several ships left for Golfe blast, which authorities blamed on natural gas that accumulated Dulce,
where the shipwreck
in a shallow basement.-United occured, in the hope of finding
The
dead
included
two Press.
Monticello, Aug. 14. Authorities counted is dead today and more than 30 injured.
critically, in nine of them dinner time explosion Jas: night which crushed a crowded accompanying Iwo Socialist Monticello cafe "like an
egg MPS. bearing
resolution shell." in-demanding that Britain renounce force in the Suez Canal dispute. The petition WAS from the Largtty-Socialist group "Move- ment for
Colonial Freedorn." The MPs, Fenner Brockway and
Barbara Miss
Castle. had brought the petition from protest moeting of 400 people to Sir Anthony Eden's residence. the London By tho time the marchers Downing Street they He hoped that the Egyptian had become a column of several might yel "sce ft hundred peopic. followed by Government
Into
Police forced them Dn agreement four cars. lincs 1 have
in- to stand on the opposite side of long the dicated."
the street to No. 10.
lulks.
try's sovereignty bears no
wants to Inance the Aswan fartitles to achieve the most relation to Bccepted W
efficient 28. modern ideas of what
M. Corg. Pleot
Lt. (2) Exchanging of crude o really Movereignty
is Surz
Caste
among the companies by sale. Furthermore, the present halt troffe through the canal loan or otherwise, 10 meet very Big Three proposal is not a on any day it wanted as the America's needs as well as those Nesser was new one. It was seriously | majority of the non-Egyptian of Western Europe and other presentative suggested to Russia ten pilots on the canal had
Areas affected. years ago, and, let It bequested to be repatriated.
(3) Increasing OT reducing observed, the Soviets agreed "They will return home as crude oil production and refining be Gs may In principle with the iden. soon as the order is given." he in overseas helds
something Mr said,
company had needed to reduce the difculties asked them to remain at their of transport-Reuter, Shepilov the Russian
posts until the Foreign Minister would do
month.-France-Presse. well to remember when he advances his views at the London conference.
THIS IS
Egypt's
Internal affaire and her!
But the
end of this
Guards Sail
Guarda
10 enter
ما
Convoys Reduced Link With UN
Dally convoys
ont
Announced
fort Said, Aug. 14. Referring to the composition itrough the of the 22-nation London conter- Suez Canal will be reduced from ence, Mr Lloyd declared: "We Southampton, Aug. 14.
four to three from tomorrow. have acted and intend 10 act in administration have changed- The iner
"New Australia"
The
nationalised Canal the spirit of the Charter of the over the years, but not so sailed from Southampton this
today United Nations. The method by the canal whone prime evening with
s contingent of Authority
and other there would be two south-bound which we have chosen to proceed purpose is to provide an Grenadier
convoys from here daily but is directly in accordance with
north-bound from article 33 of the Charter.
"It has always been in our Suez.
No reasons for the change thoughts that there should be some link between the inter- which we From tomorrow, south-bound national authorities convoys will leave here at 2 a.m. propose and the United Nations. "It has also been our intention and 10 am, instead of 11 a.m.
to give Parliament ati carly and 11 p.m. The single conver chance to discuss the result ΟΙ from Spez will
at depart
the conference." 7.30 ..--Reuter.
to Aci.
band
were given.
open waterway for the ahip. units for the Mediterranean,
the ot ping
world. Mr The
of the Grenadier only Shepilov will be guilty of Guards played "Rule Britannia" bad faith if he now at as the "New Australla" put out tempts to repudiate a princi-i ple long ago accepted by the Russian government. Perhaps the most encouraging London prospect for the
conference is that it is being held
after tempera have
cooled off.
Crowin lining the harbour cheered-France-PressT.
Guarantee Given
The Hague, Aug. 14. The Egyptian Embassy hrre
All delegates istued a communique today -
whatever their initial re-suring all employees, irrespec-
actions to Nassor's
French Plan
declared
reached
Marchers view of No 10
As the open car carrying Mr
and Brockway
Miss Castle that arrived, Sir Anthony Eden and
Mr Lloyd Colonel Nasser was a "milltary Lady Eden drove up from, an dictator" who "maintains himself evening at the theatre.
There
Paris, Aug. 14. in power by methods so well were boos as the Prime Minister tive of nationality, now working The French Cabinet today known to us from what hap- and his wife left their car. But and waved before going inside. haviour, have had time to to the nationalised Suez Canal approved a plan for the inter-pened in certain countries in the Sir Anthony stood on the steps
inter-war years." think out all the implica- Company, that they would be national administration of the
Suez Canal which will be sub- Britain had tried to promote Mr Brockway and Miss Castle tlons, and the dangers which kept on in their jobs. they present to the future The communique said emplo-mitted to the London conference better relations with him but faced the door of No. 10 walung despite the agreement on the to be called inside. There were of the canal. Even Nasser yes would be granted "the same by the French delegation, haa given small signs thut advantages they enjoyed before The plan provided for both Sudan and the Suez Canal base cries of "We want peace."
better relations had not come.
that Colonel Nasier The two MPs then went in- he might be agreeable to as far as pay, bonuses and other international administration and
charog Arab
alde. When they `emerged a nationalem some sort of compromise, gratincations are concerned, na control of the waterway, which
common Franco-to further his own ambitions."
ons few minutes later, Mr. Brock- although his obvious difficul- well as pensions calculated on could lead to
Mr Lloyd mid that Egyptian way told the crowd "We have British plan, perhaps bringing in the United States also, troops were moved in to seize not seen Bir Anthony. Ils pri- spokesman said, No details
ty is to find a face-saving the same basis as those of the
nationalised company.Reuter. formula that would be ac- captable. to the
Western
powers and at the same time would not undermine
his national prestige.
Oil Committee
Washington, Aug. 14, Formation of "a" "Middle East
of the American
Probably Colonel Nasser will Emergency Committee”, to pool
London
Con-
Neufer,
40 Planes Arrive
He
WRE
the property of the Canal com vate secretary, declined to take were given,pany and Colonel Nassor had the statement to him. This was nobilised about 75 per cent of on the grounds that wo had not his own forces, Britain had made an appointment 13,000 nationals in Egypt, base There were cries of "ahemo" operated by British civilians Nicosia, Aug. 14, at first reject any proposal petroleum industry to meet the
using the Canalhen Mr Brockway dr ships
Anthony Bilen had been to the About 40 military transport and which the
conditions
Brockway added that We theatre, cll needs of Europe and the planes landed at Novels sirport should be lacking in our duly the statement would be handed forence adopts, but whether United States if Buer shipping tonight in the biggest mili
the Prime Minister in the in his own interests, he will
were cut off was announced operation since Britain started if we did not take elementary to t boable to Buatain Jils
milliary precautions to safe moming *** today by the Government's Its Middle East. build-up."
Mr. Brockway and Miss Castle defiance of the proffered Mobilisation Chief, Mr Arthur First reports, nos immediately guard British Interests terms for resolving the stemming.
confirmable, said it was bellaved lively, should the need: atire," then drove away and the pro- testing marchers left Downing canal dispute, la a matter He said the Committee, made French troops were among the he said ja
(Conid, en, page 87 dol: Strot Utback': Prom: pf konsiderable doubt.
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