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RELAX IN
"DAKS Whiteaways
‘OUR RIGHTS' by SELWYN LLOYD
Free Trade Union] 'DETERMINED TO STAND UP FOR THEM
WHERE seems to be little
THE
doubt that the British government IN Kunuinely anxious to become nanoelated with a European Cree trade union, and will do so if such; a partnership can be satis- factorily reconciled with the Commonwealth's trading in ¦ terests now safeguarded by Imperial preference.
Economie developments in
Europe must to a great ex-| tent inflrence Britain's titudo
1.
tes
LEAVES
FOR U.N.
MEETING
London, Oct. 1. The Foreign Secre- the suscented The so-called "Metary, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, sma" group France, West took off tonight for New Germany, Belgium, Holland, York to present Britain's free case in the Suez dispute
Italy and Luxembourg) are definitely planning
trado scheme among them, to the United Nations selves, mind if Britai
malan mutalde uf
crufionde
coalition,
Security Council with a she warning "we are deter-
Vacillating
Attitude
Seen In Washington
Washington, Oct. 1. American officials said today the United States has not "firmed up" the tion it would take at the coming Security Council session on the Suez Canal.
Th
that at present, CRUS there less than complete agreement between the US. and intain axi France as to what kind of resolution ought to be sought,
control. mands to forfell her chances; mined to stand up for of haring the benents of
our rights."
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ever-expanding European market,
We
"We want a poweful settle. ment above all," Mr Lloyd zaki
Hitherto the main obstacle to "We intensely dialke the pre
Britain's participation European free trade been the fear that it must Inevitably upset her trading partnership with the rest of the Commonwealth.
ale
pect of using force but we determined to shank up for rights, the rights of the Batten propte mid many itsen voure fries as well,
of the Sucr "The settlement Canal Now it
will problems
mean deal to the standard of has been suddenly discovered great
unic
prospects of that imperial preference in living
not
an Insurmountable unployment
a
for British people
stacle to closer economie cand others all over the world," operation with Europe.
ONE
he added.
CORRECT POLICY
red plane with other member. or the British delegation for the UN meeling.
"I am
NE Important fact, noted Mr Lloyd left aboard a char-
recently by the Economist, that nit-tentha of Commonwealth imports into
very conscious of the Britain are agricultural and
products which importance of this mission," h primary either do not compete with
that the Kreat European goods, or enter duty free, or are likely to be majority of the people of tids excluded for a long time cuatry are behind the GOYETI-
sud.
"1 believe
ment. They believe the policy
from effective participation we have tried to carry out 18 in the common market.
correct.
"We have tried to work under
There is a further considera-artiele 33 of the Charter and we
tion which needs to be noted.
badi
conference A
to which
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thints liliom They would be useful it it improved the climate for further efforia at agreement.
41
There is a feeling that the Suez crisis has catered the 17 Hilish and French Govern-
seeking compranise stage vi setts, was icounted, want a
formulen behind the scene i e. But, va ler plarkig the Sury
the let International | For other Carol undy
reasons, 1clkwt y
wan to old right pilions, and to hope that others would follow suit. The Suez Canal Users Association
was elled by U.S. officials as factor likely 10 be weful in the search for
1)!! States th Dilekally
agrees that a formula which does not provide for interna
onal control machinery of some kind would not be good
hugh.
But there appeared to be soNYS question clay how hard the deferui U.S. was prepared to this position at the coming Security Council meeting.
from stemmed mainly Doubts
two factors:
American offer do
518-
The
In working with the Arociation
basis, y-day Egyptians may find that it la BALLET thing they
w thank it is, officials
not the
ewm wald.
The
prevailing
expectation
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appearedt
10 be that time would make the Egyptians
more plant particularly
look to the Council meeting
as something likely to produce
ALGIERS TENSE AFTER
VIOLENCE
For many of the Common Egypt was invited.
That conference produced a wealth countries the value
preference plan imperial
organization of of
thue fur
Algiers, Oct. 1. has depreciated over recent traffle through the Canal which
have been All troops years This has been chused was a good plan and one which
by rising
tacks nuller of Egypt's interests," ordered to stand by and partly
prices
military and police patrols which lower the true valur Mr Lloyd zaid.
summary rejected have been stepped up here ory Culeted Nanser.
have formed the Users Asso- following a bloody week-end forward to in which seven civilians cafion and we go
were killed and 109 wounded
of the duly rates IN THIS the growing tendency Cumonwealth nations follow independent trading policies. It is therefore, less easy to be insistent that Britain should tle
Whitehall
New
Surly Council.
A SOUND CASE
C
reuntries and people,
We
case of
| throughout Algeria.
Here in Algiers, 85 people "We have a sound case ang a her
were injured when wants ex- trading arrangements exclu- good
imebomb today a
was aively to imperial preference. | tremendous importance to many ploded in two cafes yesterday I believe the Security Coun- found in the air terminal in the 11- the city. The I will see the justice of that heart of
the housing storey buliding st, he raid,
hurriedly
French Press reports sald that
spokesmen Hre quoted as declaring that
the British government will
has to
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Askerl what if the decision Terminal
was
enter into no treaty that went against Britain, Mr Lloyd evacuated. will destroy the basic retorted: "I do not think that the authorites in Algiers also structure of imperial pre- is the right spirit in which to
frared possible counter-violence ference. That must be ac- approach the meeting."
sections of the European by Questioned essentini
about how the cepted requirement, though it all would spent his time between population.
Today all but Bye per cent of be reconciled to arrival and Friday, the day of estem schoolchildren stayed at
Council meeting here. the Security these figures: since 1960.
would have the im he said he the Commonwealth's
It was the first day of usual preparatory conversa-
turm Steurily fortes slood by ports have remained around tons." £1,000 million, while during
Usudly well informed sources outside schools to prevent inci- the same period imports of
suld Me Lloyd was fully pre-
United At the
Nations, 13 the "Messina" group have pared to hold direct convora countries today asked for the advanced from about £3.500 tons with Dr Faway should į million to approximately these appear useful. £6,000 million.
IN an
dents.
th
Inclusion of the Algeriau quer- tion on the agenda of the United Earlier today, Mr Lloyd was Nations Geral Assembly whien President ht the Inaugural meets next in November-Reu- expanding meeting here of the Suez Canal market which Britnin so Users Association. United far has hardly been able to Pre- & Reuter. tap, and 1 is une the coun-
HERE
try, particularly in her pre
SEES SOVIET ENVOY
Cairo, Oct. 1
ter & France-Presse.
and
In Nicosia.
Curfew
NOW TITO MEETS Lifted HUNGARY'S BOSS
-in A Pleasant Walk By The Sea
London, Oct. 1.
The Soviet leaders brought Marshal Tito of Yugo- slavia and Erno Gero of Hungary face to face today in Yala, apparently in an effort to make them end their long- posi-standing feud.
and
their
1.
For
An Hour
Nicosia, Oct. 1. Fifteen thousand Cypriots
their homes for the last 70 who had been kept within hours were allowed out for one hour today to do their shopping.
Morcow Rado anounced that | Jost because of the new Kremlin Statin. о clowngrading Premier, ne Gero and the Soviet they begin to feel the ecoatme hardship they
have culled Marsial Nikola Bulguin, had Speculation was renewed today down on their heads. When joined Mandal Tito, Use Soviet that Cero might be on his way Party leader, Mr out, as the price of Communist this happens, the Egyptians Communist
and the unity in the Balkans. may be ready to agree to a Nikita Khrushchev,
་་་་་་
chief, Canerai Ivan Moscow Radio's list of other
lenders formula that the Suez Canal | Security
In the users could necept,
Seroy, in the mysterious Com-Communist
"for walk Crimeu
along the munist goings-on in the Crimea.
But there was hardly any food Entering to meet Included
the Observers generally agree that
The Moscow broadcast made seashore
demand of the riseva, first woman elected to Furtseva, this approach, If pursued by it sound like a pleasant summer
hungry thounds who had bec the United States, would have the probablyę citect of satisfy./ outing with a party of 20 or so the Supreme Soviet and a close kept under curfew since Friday
Khrushchev's; A. night. of friend Commuiste high
Com- ing Asian
Mideastern
Ukrainian wives strolling along the beach Kirchenko,
When the cunfew was lifted at opinion at the expense of stul
and sitting down to a luxurious munist leader; L 1. Brezhnev, wider differences with London | meal,
Soviet noon, thousands of men, womon Secretary
Central and Communist Party
children poured into the and Paris, since!
Committee;
Marshal Andrei strects in quest of food.
of the commander
Tlary were mot allowed Military District; the
the approach the municipal market Vice-President;
supplies of bread where main and meat : concentrated,
and Police
troops with Gero's dramatic appearance on bayonets barred all access to the the scene meant only one thing, market and the Cypriots were observers said. The Communists driven back to do their shopping
Marshal Tito to
anywhere else they pressing aro
"the quarrel with France-Prosse, up patch Hungary.
Observers in Belgrade report
the
MAJOR SCHISM?
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the
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Yugosley Ambasador to Russia, and the Soviet Ambassador to Yugoslavia.
The formula it seeks prob-
But there were growing in-Grechko, ably would fall somewhere between international control dications that the meeting was Kiev
international advisory brought on by a major schism Yugodny and powers, an covisaged under in the Communist Party
Marshal Tite has become moro the Indian proposal,
friendly in recent months with The British and French goalmost of the Communist satellites. remained cool to of
Nasser **teaching
aBut he has Lesem" would slip still farther Hungary and Albania, his neigh- distance.United bours who were second only to into Pross
Russia In ottacking him when he broke with Josef Stalin.
The Communists earlier had "appensed" Tito by removing his ed earlier that Marshal Tilo had Invita- arch-enemy, Matyas Rakost, then refused one Hungarian head
of the Communist Party in tion to send a diplomatic Hungary, and replacing him zion to Yugoslavia because he that the re- But with Gero.
Marshal Tito was not satisfied has never indicated any great nains of Stalinism fondness for Gero, who has made done away with there.—United
in Press, littio
chunge radical
ANOTHER THEORY Hungarian policy.
Vienna, Oct 14, The Vienna newspaper "Die cult of the individual". Many Presse" reported tonight that
as Marshal Tito is discussing with- terminate
of Soviet occupation agreement.
Hungary and Rumania with Russia's leaders:
It malch that stops have already
SMOKE BLACKS OUT LONDON
London, Oct, 1. Traffic crawled through sudden darkness today as a thick smoke patch blackened out daylight in London for three minutes.
An Air Ministry spokes- man said the "dark- was ncsH at noon" caused by a giant waft of smoke being trap- thick ped underneath rain clouds.
"As temperatures were lower than those at cloud level, the smoke could not get through the cloud as usual," he staid.
He added that the smoke right patch travelled across London, start- ing at Chiswick, south- west of the city- United Press.
Rakosi ทง dismissed for being too strong a Stalin man for following too closely
cbservers
consider
Gero
† equally pro-Stalin and say that drawal from
re-troops
NEW EMPIRE TRADE PLAN
NOT LIKELY TO AFFECT IMPERIAL PREFERENCE
London, Oct. 2. The Daily Express political correspondent writes: Whitehall hedged tonight on Britain's intentions about an Empire-European free trade club to compete in world
markets.
is why Hungary-Yugoslav lations have not improved.
Even when Gero first came to widespread power there were predictions that he would not
mis-
hod been
been taken for the Soviet retreat.
United Press.
British Tanker Blocked Canal
Lo
could.-
NEW WAGE CLAIM
Singapore, Oct, 1. The Singapore Traction Com
Employee Union, which pany
2,600 bus -today- · · gave・・・ the
cialis to represent
woriters
management three months formal notice
of its intention to the present wage
the
The agreement, signed early this
based on year, is
qourt of inquiry the findings of a set up as employees of
Traction Opm British-owned
pany went on
strike for
duys for better wages.
The Undon's notice
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means that the agreement will auto- matically expire on December 31, 1956,
Mr G. S. Wilson, deputy General Manager of the CO pany, said union leaders had old him they would submit new demands for higher pay and better working conditions in a day or two.-Reuter,
ENGINE TROUBLE—OR DID IT RUN AGROUND: TWO VERSIONS
Suez, Oct. 1. A British tanker ran aground with jammed steering Back To Normal gear in the Suez Canal today and delayed convoys for Reveral hours.
It was
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London, Oct. 1. The normal transpory of Bri-
<m CK-
the Brat mishap in foreigners. It has notlung the Canal itself since Egypt do with the running of the tish troops to the Far East, In
which is extremely ferrupivci by the Suez nationalised the Canal Company Canal,
learned tonight:-Router. pilots walked | Press & Reuter. the European on July 20 and the majority of satisfactory" he added. United gency, is to be resumed, it was cft their jobs last month.
The British tanker, Scotstoun, But Treasury and Foreign Cabinet to sound the Common-
went aground 15 miles north of Office spokesmen say the guy wealth ministers on possible 08-
European this southern exit town, Canal with into sociation not enter ernment whil
officials said.. The 12,700- ton any treaty which would under- i market.
tanker Woo temporarily and nune the basic structure
African bank But it is stressed in White-grounded on the value of imperial preference,
hail that no commitment is of the Canal, according to re-
Ministers
fficials are likely in the immediate future. ports hare. and
Mac- Mr Harold waiting for
From Washington, Donald millan and the President of the
Mr Peter Ludlow writes that the Common- Trade, Board of
Jinve bcen and wealth Pakistan Premier Thornycroft fly home
reveal Just what they said to urged by the Chancellor of the the Empire finance ministers. Exchequer to speed up a deci- It was to these men that Mrsion on whether or not to ac-. plan cept his play for a free trade Macmillan outlined his
World union with Europe. after a meeting of the Bank in Washington last week- enid.
Bent economic state, urgent President Nasser sought To Visit China
countries,
Mr
dny.
The
Chancellor of the Ex- WILI chur Ja
countries
BLUEPRINT
tomorrow.
THREE-HOUR DELAY · The Scotstoun was the last northbound and i went aground tanker today's around noon, reports said. convoy
The last part of the convoy Thus, while the ly needs.
was held up for three or four hours, and the southbound con- interests of the Common-Russia's support felght of the
United forthcoming
Nations
Karachi, Oct. 1.
voy was held up for six hours wealth nations must be socurity Council debate on the Mr Ilusscin Subrawardy,
while authorities worked in get protected no matter what Suez Canal crisis,
Pakistan's Prime Minister, is ex-
the ship moving again. sort of new trade Agree- He conferred with the Soviet pected to pay an official visit to
The tanker was later moored Evgueny ment Britain might engage Ambassador
If the replies favour his plan.
Commonwealth blueprint off Ismallia half-way through the herself with the West Kissilev. There was no ofeinl Chinn "sometime after October European
the information on the nature of the 10, an officiof source said to- chequer's plane
London xlay but was delayed could be drawn up. This bluc- Canal for further repairs. It is The final date is sill being ring to fog.
print would be tried out on the expected to resume its passage virtue and benefits of being talk, but informed sources said
with the Chinese negotiated
1 understand that Mr Mac-West European nations.
Authorities said the ship, one a member of a free tradot nimost certainly was a pre- union must also be given Security Council strategy session. Government, the source added.
millan was authorised by the Russia is expected to velo any
Reuter.
It would be presented for full of 21 in the northbound convoy. their full appreciation. Security Counell resolution
discussicha at a meeting of the was reflcated without danger. Egyptian
Organization et European Eco- PORT SAID REPORT Another vital necessity is that which infringes upon
nemle Co-operation. This meet- Britain should now make covereignty and Nasser's right to
According to Port Said reports seize the Suez Canal Company.
ing takes place in Paris in
Mr Towik Eldib, Port Sald clear how far she is pre-United Fross.
Dectinter.
manager of the Egyptian Suez pared to go in associating
Canal Company, however, the herself with the Organisa
northbound convoy through the Canal was delayed for more than an hour because the tanker developed engine trouble.
He denied that one of the convoys had rim dground.
Ha said the engine troublo and be repaired, and the ships
tion for European Economic MAN HELD ON
Co-operation.
To date sho
has done little more than SPY CHARGE nympathise with the plans
Helsinki, Oct. 1.
W.E.U. TO BE CHANGED?
It is emphasized by Foures was the arms. Paris, Oct. 1. out in practice The French Government en-control provisions. The rest had clare to the Chancellor that he
Sem Li The reatm of not "pressuring" tho tirely agrees with the contention remained
monwealth countries. of the West German Chancellor, theory.
tion, leaving the "Messina" the arrast of Emil Nakkseinen, bo "reactivated, sources cloed for putting new life in W. E. Un free of a meeting on Octo
en50.
bourg.
Dr Konrad Adenauer, that the Askod about press reports that
But he is pleading for urgency for West European integra- The police today announced Western European Union should joint Franco-German proposals
ber 10 of the foreign ministers group wondering whether 49-year-old carpenter, in north- to the French Foreign Ofce qaid would soon be made to Landon of France, West Gemray, Italy,
in un capionage tonight. ·
the soiree said that in his talks Belgium Heiland and Luxem hor intentione are genuine east Finland,
with Dr Adenauer last Satur~ or not.
to day the French Premice M, Guy They aid he had admitted They declined however, Clearly there are merits to turning over secret information comment on the Chancellor'a ro Mollet, had given him a full oc the European free trade to representatives of a foreign ported proposal for revision of count of his previous talks with union idea, and they are power."
the Western European Union the Britisis Naukkarinen, who comes from treaty pending official reports of Author moral, they said, that proposals which need not necessarily conflict with Html, near the Soviet frontier, Dr Adener's pintomonta! It was Britain's existing trade was said to have carried on this. The sources, said that since the the Britists should now be in agreements with the activity for the lat 12 montbe, treaty wnedys the wosio, formed fully of the Mollet
Franco-Press,
part of it that had been carried Adenauer ecrivetrations-Routar, vice. Commonwealth,
their own in the taking and Mring about an Sir
Parisette
ware proceeding normally.
“The ifth of 23 northbound They haga lariff union of ships hat engine trouble cau
hour's delay to convoy. We immediately Macmillan is convinced if those tho six nations go ahead with their sent engineers and they re- own plan, then Britain and the paired the ship b
*Buch trouble happened | HONG KONG HÓTEL ** Commonwealth are in for tracio
pany was administered by troubles, London Express Ber- several times when the corn
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