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THE latest cable reports
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1956.
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COL. NASSER'S NEW MOVE Gunmen
Sends "Observer" To The LEAVES FOR
Canal Conference
feel properly secure until KEEPING 'FOOT IN THE DOOR'
the result of the poll has
been announced. Twice in
this year's campaign the generally
conceded
off strong challenges, first from
London, Aug. 15. favourite has had to hel Egypt suddenly decided today to send n top. level "obacrver" to to- morrow's 22-nation Suez conference.
Scontor
Bater
PRE-
Most
Kefauver and, more recent- ly, by ex-President Teu- man's protege, Mr Averell Harriman, Behind
clash of the sonalities lies the deeper i cleavage over policies. And it should be recognised that questions Jike elyll rights there is no uniform Democrat policy. North and South are pufes apart-to
that the the extent malleable. non-committal and platitudinous set of principles could not Ira accepted by both factions. Earlier this year, it thought that an "acceptable third man" to break the then existing impasse be tween Mr Stevenson Kaş Senator Kefauver
would solve the Party's problems. TIME however has produced no compromise candidate. Despite Mr Truman' passionato support of Mr Harriman, the South dis- trusts New York's Governor too much to switch its
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voles. And the result is that those who had planed hopes on a more dramatic figurehend to offset policy clashes, appear resigned to Mr Stevenson's nomination. It would be unfair not to add. however, that Mr
he
cannot attend the closed sessions,
*
News of the Egyptian move reached the Big Three foreign ministers and the dozens of other diplomats gathered here after
busy day of hurried consultations.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles at sured Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden and French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau of full American support for a "reasonable solution” of the canal crisis.
The sharp about-face was disclosed on the eve of the Big Three-sponsored talka which Egyptian US president Gamal Abdel Nasser rejected bluntly on Sunday. Nasser ordered
tical
50
his poli- director,
Wing- Commander Aly Sabri, to fly to London. Cairo Sabri will sources said
serve 28
American
an observer to It was understood that the
in
view is this: "keep Egypt's foot the door" even though
If Egypt rejects such a
US Aim: Get
Of
"reasonable solution" after the London confer- moral ence, American opinion could be ex- pected to support Britain and France in the next moves.
that would in- Whother
clude backing for mili tary action was not dis closed.
But the Big Three were
reported in full
agree-
ment that some form of operation international
of the
canal is
LONDON
Cairo, Aug. 15. Wing Commander Aly Sabry, President Namer's chief political officer, teft here by air for London to- night.
Wing-Commander Sabry is dying to London in a British European Airways Viscount by way of Athens and Munlob.
Wing-Commander Sabry, speaking to English, told reporters before he left: "I'm sorry I can't tell you anything about the object
my visit to Londen.
nľ
"1 should be staying at
the Egyptian Embassy in
London and it is obvious I 结 going to London to
the Suez watch
Wing-Commandor Sabry.
It Looks As Though The Democrats' Nomination Fight Is Over
HARRIMAN MAY WITHDRAW
Chicago, Aug. 15.
Mr Averell Harriman, Governor of New York State, may announce the withdrawal
Take Revenge
Nicosia, Aug. 15. Extremists today shot dead the uncle of a beautiful Cypriot girl who denounced them last week as a "pack of cowardly murderers".
Bullets fired by a gang of unknown assailants killed
Christos Pappilaros on Arch-
bishop Makarios Street in
Nicosia late this afternoon.
of his candidature for Democrat nominee Pappilaros had been released
for the presidential election, a reliable
source stated.
a few hours earlier,
from protective custody only
after
having been held in gnol for
He would take this step to maintain unity in the Democrat Party, the source Dimitriadou, was flown to Bri-
COM-
ference."
said.
a wartime officer in British air force,
will
vital
visiting London
the be for the
frut time.
Askod
is
by an American reporter whether be London going to "muzzl“ Major Bolean for what he
W220 to
Salab had
even though the joint proposal for an "inter-
national authority"
considered
United Press.
flexible.
Canal Issue Out
Politics
International
London, Aug. 15.
been saying about blowing up the Suez Canal, Wing- Commander Sabry said: "Major Salom la tree to kay what he wants. He
only represents his paper, Al Shaab."-Router.
Sources close to the United States delegation to the Suez Canal Terrorists
conference opening here tomorrow said tonight that the major objective of American policy for the conference was to get the Suez Canal issue out of the sphere of international politics and obtain a formula by which the Canal could be operated by an efficient business administration of an international character.
Stevenson's personal follow- cluding those of Israel,
Slay Two In Algiers
орен
In
Harriman is reported to have chulee, decided to withdraw when the
of votes assured number lavour of Adlai Stevenson, the other candidate, continuously The latest estimates 10se today. gave Stevenson 600 votes assured after New Jersey and Michigan had announced that they would vote for him. Ohio was reported to be opting for Stevenson atte: first backing Harfan.
Harriman
reported have gleaned only 230 assured votes
An absolute majority of 0801/2 votca 15 required for nomination.
wus
10
It was believed that Slovenson would be nominated at the first ballot tomorrow evening.
Will Not Oppose
Stevenson's position was strengthered when the leader of the Senate Democrat majority, Lyndon Johnson, said he would not oppose him, provided the election programme on civic rights was moderate enough to be acceptable to the South.
This pro
hos programme Just Algiers, Aug. 15.
been published without even being Sharpshooting Algerian adopted by the programme com-
a week for his own safety.
Last week his niece, Drosulla
tain by the security authorities the extremist after denouncing
Eoka organisation
for king
This conteal was wide her flance.
of
In a nows conference in and in a broadcast
John
Preminently mentioned were: London
of over the government-controlled Estes Schulor
Kefauver Tennessee, who withdrew from Cyprus Radlo, Miss Dimitriadou,
whose Maltese flance the presidential race in favour of Mompaldi had been murdered
la close to Mr Stevenson and
by Eolca carlier lift steel, no him in policies of moderation cused the extremisis of being He has said he would accept
"murderera", Senator Lydon Johnson
powerful Техик, who controls bloc of votes from his own and other Southem states. He had loped for the top nomination if to remove the convention dentlocked be- tion from their midst.
The police flow Miss Dimi- Mr Stevenson and Mr Laveen Mr
and trtadou
immediate Harriman.
to London to protect
FLOWN TO SAFETY
She called
Senator Stuart Symington of family Missouri. He has the personal them
on loyal Cypriots the Eoka organisa-
her
from vengeance. Pap
faleen into protective custody and released today.
backing of ex-President Truman, pilare and other close relatives himself a Missourian, and the were solid 38 votes of his state.
Governor Frank Clement of The police clamped a curfow
One of the Party's on Tennessee,
Nicosia City and cordoned off who made "young guard”
the the teering streets of the Greek fighting keynote
speech
quarter, where Pappilares was Monday and may win wider shot down. The curfew support than the 32 delegates of lifted after two hours, when a his own state,
house to house search failed to United thearth the gunmen, -- Press.
Other Possibles
on
Wid
Operators of the Canal would assure.free passage for all ships, in-
were; interested nations to exchange was A major reason for this rebels killed a European mission or by a plenary session John Kennedy of Massachusetts, THEY DIED
it was
ing Is still considerable even though it has declined
States officials United from its 1952 peak.
portedly Armly convinced that views and to seek agreement to change of atmosphere, Mr Stevenson'
which would prove said, apparently, sune formula for International proposals
to of the sallsfactory
Egypt comfortable majority has | speration. and control
But in the American view all while been made possible largely Canal must be found. In their providing basic guarantees for ballons, including Egypt, realise could not rely treedom of movement on the that something had to be done by the unselfish withdrawal view the world
icind of waterway. unhumpered by about the Canal question and of Senator Kefauver who exclusively
board
supervisory political fluctuations.
that nationalisation was not the saw that though his supppeal
international if basic organ
Following the round of diplo-end of the problem. port was substantial not
matic tales, Mr John Foster i only was it not enough to rig were to be protected.
Dulles sald here today—those he saw included the British, French
secure his own nomination
but
moru friend more Lo
else-
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Bounc
NOT TO BE IMPOSED
WIDE SCOPE
Following
their
talks with
student here today and of the convention. It constitutes a compromise between Northern then shot down a moter and Southern views and experts scooter rider and his wife say it will not cause a reopening on the city's outskirts. of
this thomy issue debate on A Harriman was to have last- minute talks today with several delegations, Including that from Ohlo. He was expected to -- nounce his decision afterwards.
France-Presse.
The student was shot down early in the afternoon on an Algiers street. He died a short time later in hospital. The Killer escaped,
European An hour later,
0
Other 446 Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, Senator
Mayor Robert Wagner of New York city
and Governor Robert Meyner of New Jersey,
of
A later pall put Mr Stevenson, on paper, within 21 votes the 686 needed,
Mr Harriman was still saying he would win the nomination.
told Не
delegates
EATING
Marcinelle, Aug. 15. Forty of the men trapped in
Heart mino Belgium's Bitter from disaster were killed instantly by Michigan and Now Jersey that a cloud of carbon monoxyde gus
had many commitments
been just as they were eating break. One Last Obstacle made to Mr Stevenson in the dast, a resture worker said here
last three years but that these today.
Some of the dead men, who delegates had said they would
In the cazier pit, be free to vote for Mr Harriman were found
in the hands after the first ballot or two still had bread
anci mouths when rescuers Router,
reached
were
them. Others
lying on their backs as if sleep-
Passersby found them later tually locked up the Democratic Not To Be Recalled ing and some were sitting in
4. might easily They expect the conference and Russian foreign ministers--other delegations so far, these motor scooter rider, with his undermine confidence in Mr to formulate some reasonable the United States delegation was officials believe there is wide wife and child, stopped to repair Stevenson, Mr Truman has proposals, which will
not be reported 10 be still firmly in scope for discussion and a dis-the scooter on the outskirts of
Chiengo, Aug. 16. been less gracious und imposed on Egypt, but which wish favour of
રી Western powers
posal among nations represented Algiers. Rebels killed the hus-
Mr Adlai Stevenson, hurdling ат for doubtless before the election explained to her in the hope plan
international
take reasonable posi- band with here to
a shot in the head the
ing roadblocks crumbling
of But full details of authority. campaign is over Democrats that the Cairo government whi
and wounded the wife with two Harry tions.
Truman and Governor this scheme have still to be will be charging that he respond favourably.
"Discussion seems to be the bullets in the body.
Averell Harriman, today vir But the American view was
ruder, rather than banging the than anyone
worked out. that
reasonable
American proposals
ofcials or foe-has done were made
said the
one said.
The child was untouched and hre by the Suez con- atinosphere
surrounding
presidential nomination. One source said the Russian sitting near his parents. undermine theference and
The last remaining obstacle in by the Suez crisis appeared to be view at the conference might be then rejected
TWO BATTLES
Mr Stevenson's path apparently party's chances. His charac- Egypt, then United States moral calmer Ihan two weeks ago that President Nasser should be teristically spirited
the threat of out- opinion
bruising French patrols crushed rebel was hurried with when Mr
to allowed to run the Canni nad
and burst earlier this week in Britain and France.
bands
recovered
battle when the large North-South talks that if any country had com-
government took up the bilster amounts of arms and ammini- support of Mr Harriman
to thortly after President Nasser's plaints about its operation it in two clashes in Western ing civil rights issue at its night recalled from London, where he have been trapped. The conference opening Was seen EL 2 bludgeon morrow was seen by American nationalisation act. The fact that could appeal to the United
Algeria's Oran Departament, sessio However, his backers blow that might do untold sources
for the conference was being held Nations-Beuter. 19 s opportunity
French authorities said.
were confident of ultimate vic- harm to Mr Stevenson.
No cosunity figures were tory despite my row. diven.
The Arst battle took WIN
Mr Stevenson's big break place at St Mour, 25 miles south-camo when
two key Norther west of Oman, and the second at delegations to the Democratic Beni-Badhel, 18 miles southwest national convention-Michigan of Constantine
THE convention has since
would stand
Dulles London for three power
shown it is not disposed SIR ANTHONY WILL OPEN
to accept dictatorship of this kind; Indeed the psycho- logical renciion was probably a movement of sympathetic support for Mr Stevenson. Unperturbed, Mr Truman | now turns his hand to preparing a eulogistic testi- mony On behalf of the likely candidate.
The final platform has not yet emerged in a form which permita proper study, On domestic issues there is a
Tho
THE CONFERENCE TODAY
London, Aug, 16.
consider
Sir Anthony Eden opens a 22-nati on conference here today to restoration of international control over the Suez Canal after Egypt's nationalisa. tion of the vital sea link.
in a short welcoming address, the British Prime Minister is expected to reiterate the deep anxiety of the Western powers over what they hold is a "threat" to the freedom of navigation in the Canal.'
The British, French and United States foreign ministers yesterday reaffirmed their determination to press for the setting up of full international management for the Canal consisting of the nations. largely dependent upon its traffic.
In
on a
and New Jersey were la Eastern lenged by their favourite 600 Algeria French Alpino troops in favour of Mr Stevenson Hard inflicted "severe lasses"
on their heels came Arkansas sirong band of rebels
possibly Dear and
Washington and Bougle, the French reported. some Massachusetts votes,
Mr Stevenson
got an added on the coast about
boost when the Bougle is
Democratic 125 miles cent of Algiers,
Platform Committee approved a 300 QUESTIONED
compromiso civil rights plank The French police carried out that most Southern Democrats a.huge "control” action through-- could swallow and which
won
out the Birmandrels suburb of the approval of Mr Harriman Algiers late today, following and of Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, the two Edilings.
Stevenson backer.
More than 300 Moslems were taken to police headquarters for questioning and the police therm for are holding 150 of
their further verification of identitied-United Press.
New Delhi, Aug,"15.
Best Compromise
Tho
a
The Minister
which indicated that they died without knowing it. Djakarta, Aug. 16.
Rescue Indonesian
workers today con- Forelgry Ruslan Abdulgani, tinued their attempts to reach allegedly involved in a cor- galleries low in the mine where ruption scandal, will not be other 1s cading the Indonesian dele... gation at the Suez conference, Information Minister Sudibjo, stated today.-Franco-Prtys©,
positions
men were
believed to
The work in bringing to the surface the 83 bodies found in
feet the gallery 2,750 Onlated todayReuter,
which millions of
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the
· housewives have
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*Mfirmed plank Supreme Court's school integra tion order as "law of the land" but rejected uso ску
It out. Some Southerners announced their unalterable
of fcreo, to
clear split on racial integra tion in schools and the pace' ot which the Supreme Court's judgment on this
Main opponent to the Western, waterway and the second would one favour rotation of the question should proceed. plan is
| chairmanship in expected to be Mr control the physical operations.
alphabetical whole civil rights Dmitri Shepilov, the new Soviet Mr Selwyn Lloyd, the British order. Others would like. Mr platform has yet to be Foreign Minister, who is attend- Foreign Secretary, has said that Lloyd or another minister made
International. moulded into an acceptable ing his first international con- the
authority permanent chairman. might be linked to the United
U NU'S APPEAL form, though just how much||ference, farther polley can be diluted The conference, which is be. Nations.
Countries attending the con-
opposition but most accepted it held at to meet southern objections | ing|
Lancaster House, A Fair Share ference are: Australia, Britain, The former Burmese Print as the best possible compromisc. Ocylon, Denmark, Ethiopia, | Minister, U Nu, has scat However, with the South is a question that must be scene of many important inter
Under the Western project, France, West. Germany, India, personal letter national meetings, is expected
mollified, engaging considerable atten
Egypt would be given a
In- generally apparently fair Ixiontsit
Italy, Japan, the dan Prime Minister, Mr the compromise rar
ran into angry tion in the party executive. to last about 10 days.
The plan of the "Big Three" share of the canal's takings and Netherlands, New Zealand, Nor-Nehru, asking him to assist in opposition
from
Northern Om foreign polley, the Demo Western powers, who called the the shareholders of the old Suez way, Pulcistan, Iran, Fortugal, getting China to withdraw her Democrats who insisted that the
crats are not far from meeting is to win the approval Company would be paid com Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, troops from Burmese, territory, Party promise to
to "Implement bipartisan stand with the of the majority of the nations pensation for their loss.
Turkey and the United States--soccrding to the newspaper The the
order and pledge Republicans. The differences for a scheme mvolving a two- 18 the Westem scheme Rruter,
Hindu today.
in organisation receives the approval of the
the civil rights appear to be in small detail tior international only and not ones that could to run the canal. The top body conteronco it will be submitted inflame passions in the would be responsible for the to Egypt for
campaign. The Democrats
overall administration' of
oppose the admission of China to the United Nations. This is not
Planes Grounded
surprising, though it is apity, It has adopted this
Flying
'One of hideration.
1
questions expected to come up at today's largely procedural discussions
to
the
STRIKERS CLASH WITH POLICE
a
stant House, Democratic tantor said the full 108-member Platform Com- Singapore, Aug. 15 to hospital in a-sericus con- mittes approved the civil rights is how the voto should be taken
dition.
compromise by volse "with on conclusions.
Seven paracas y were injured The chili, broke out when the Southerner dimating But The Western
will | and, 66 rested today: when the workers, on the 20th day of Mr. McCormackest was London, Aug. 15. boate ovacuating probably insists on an, majority | atriicing workers of the Fred their strike, for higher wages the South woulă nocóp negative, defensive attitude, rish wives and children from vote. Russia, India, and some Waterhouse factory clashed with and better mrvios y châditions; not try to remo when aome more positive und hopeful statement the Suez Canal tobe will be other nations are expected to the could have emerged from rounded tomorrow, by a strike resist the
of Arab labourers in Egypt, in Amotller
Mr Stevenson's enlightened 'airline spokesman wald tonight would today in the
hindi
[ship of 'the fret!
-police....
The
injured Included (? tour
|dos of this latter being adalti
confident and
anainority res tried to, abstritet vehicles: passport through the conversion, ing" through the factory sites. With the rece, for the prest-
- The police red batons as to disperse
sperad the crowd,
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