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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY," NOVEMBER 2, 1956.
Anglo-French Intervention ARNING TO
MR MENZIES
DR FISHER QUERIES ACTION
London, Nov. 1.
Defended
By Menzies
BUT OPPOSITION AGAINST ACTION
Canberra, Nov. 1.
The Prime Minister, Mr Robert Menzies, today defended the British and French action in Egypt.
111 a statement
before
the Mr
of Representatives, 1 Menzies described the interven- pole action taken in
Dr Geofrey Fisher, mudwas through his
Surch
which differences
diver- from IFE!
honest
gCTICES
Judonents easily เค could i farned into billerness by intemperate statement in both continents."
Reconcile Opinions
energency und stute a great calculatraf t>
the com keep TABELLA art 137 chable mosleration to prevail.”
He unexpectedly announced
stateme
"I have profumi respæret for five-month staminer forts by Eisenhower "T Parliament was Dulles For kop pence in the declared in the House of red and the house would world,
} urge with Lords tonight that Chris- pemezolle Text Thursday to humility that friends in America
the further understand T tian opinion in Britain was cuble him to make and un- "terribly uneasy
Archbishop of Canterbury
happy" over Britain's de- cision to use force against Egypt
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No Commitments
and
all
pressure
of
And
Both Brlwin
of the France and the nature action taken by them which, if Loth resolute 442748 prompt, night well be the only TOURIS The watch Autralia hd not now existitut for preventing a
general conflagration fe Chireu al Eng-bera asked to make
#nitrients and Australia had in Middle Ea fat, not made any.
Nechirishop.
Athen
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Britain. tie atd. wingles sont constilling Bertin Canarionwealth entities before she issued the ultimatum,
"It was
land cobles i engges! that even that the envinced Chat has taken the right!
to wave A te heed pot way to this uneseMA abored as the evantry but to the
uf great host, a pesartoons which the Gug-
to the extunest's unlim has received tag ingency and there wa
If action wire fu be E of the world
taken to keep the combatants out of the Canal area and attend the Camal proper protection,”
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are we than the right thing by the highest and west starkarels that we ar Baton know?
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that the President of the United Hvala thanks we have made u grave error, that world opinion on the whole-almost entirely is convidend we have made Crave eror
"We have 10 accept the fact that there is strong
that 1111 111
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view Britain was vorrret in proceeding upon her own experidbility."
He urged British and Ameri- can leaders to speedily conter ba reconcile
differences ау
caf ophion and produce satisfactory to all.
result
He advised the House against making any hosty judgments of the situatiesen,
"There still is much room for doubt as to the precise nature of nygression and the identity of people responsible," he said.
Mr Menzies told the Huze be welcomed President Pasets- hower's declaration, in which the
He said it was all open to sok his night that the British and) French action would not Egypt to end the present mili- maiinise
Americon friendship | tory operations by accepting with to those countries.
Israel the Anglo-French proposal President Nasser felt he was a withdraw troops for 10 miles
dely the Interested from the Canal,
able nations and It was well known he had established military con- tuels with Syria and had been actively 3
developing ៤ own position by propaganda in East Jordan. Mr Menzies sukel
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Apprehension
The Opposition leader, Dr Herbert Evalt, today denouncerl Anglo-French intervention In the Mikile East as 』 "naked exercise of military power."
Uproar
Evait's statement, made in the Australian Parliament shortly fter the Prime Minister's de-
While not argult whether istael's achon
wing within the letter aft part of relevan
fence of the Anglo-French move, agreements. it was just to point
caused in uproar in the House, tu! that The Resgraphical
To shoute of "traitor, Evatt Israel sald situation Ira
cause the |
Anglo-French and causes the greatest apprehensionstants condemned before the
he said.
whole world.' four-to Trvanli.
He then deplored Tuck
be- consultation "It is a great misfortune that the
and tween Commonwealth countries. ive urred between Britain United Press & France-Presse, and France on the one hand and Mid de Fast situations, Baghdud | the Unsest Stutes on the other,"
The Primie Muraster
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member Cassiles
of
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and Pakislors will meet
in Teheran ow to discuss the
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Stockholm Nov. 1. Soviet winner of the Nobel Prize
for chemistry, Professor Nikolai Nikolsevich
Semenov, sald
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he "particularly happy" to share Prizo with his British Sir Cyril Norman colleague, Hinselwood.
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SHIPPING
#Binrupere, Nov. 1. The Singapore Ship- owners Association today warned ships registered in Bingtpore to keep clear of the Suez Canni.
The British Navy In Singapore has 'nino' Ingized a similar warning.
The only passenger; ship to leave Singapore for Europe vix the Вист Canal to the Italian Iber, Asia.
Local agents for the Asla
said they bad orived no instructions
their principals divert_the_ship from the
from
Buot Canal--Houfer.
to
CURFEW LIFTED IN SINGAPORE
Singapore, Nov. 2. The colony, recovering from three days of serious rioting, was returning to the normal today when island-wide curfew Was being completely lifted at
Ga.m.
A government
Fast night said:
ANNOUNCEMENT
ן!
cui few will not be refuposed unless the
of course
makes evente corssary."
About 200,000 boys and girls were this morning returning to schools that had been compul- rolly closed for a week.
DEADLINE
The Governmeul has fixed Tunerstw
are-registration for
nearly 5.000 from Two schools
deodilne
tudents where rioting begap & werk 1, If they do not 're-register River
from all they will be excluded funther education. as though
Police
ro. were expected to
ihe main on alert us
endling approached.
The Strmits Times in editorial
usked
was it toxlay wise to adhere to such a rigid dendline-Reuter,
**sa ta**
Mississipp Through its history America's elanged its course many times...but it looks now that will be a thing of the past. In order that the river will the stay within its banks for navigation and flood control US Army Corps of Engloeers has developed the use of con- crete revtiments or mattresses. These are installed at places
laying the where u
structures are threatened. For three travelling gantry cranes are used, and more than 4.000 mala, measuring four by 25 feet each, can be placed
PR- single continuous mattress on a 20-hour working day. ture top shows a general view of the mattress-laying opera- tion near Vicksburg. Gantries are seen In background on right. Picture bottom shows workmen preparing to lay one of the mattressca---Express Photo,
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MASS EXODUS FROM EGYPT
Cairo, Nov. 1.
Foreign nationals in Egypt, including some 1,800 Americans, were carrying out a mass exodus towards Alexandria today in an attempt to escape this war-torn nation.
The Americans appeared
Nobody warned them this time to have fured better than other that it would be wiser to leave foreigners. In
72 the past
again. However, the United hours, nome 1,800 US nationals States Embrusy has agreed to sold out what they could not evacuate French wives and carry and joined in a vast 120- | children on ships of the Ameri- car motorcade toward Alexan- can 6th Fleet now withdrawing dria on the Mediterranean.
from the East Mediterranean.
In
The Americans, chiefly women and children, travelled two- parking Cadillacs, toned Lincoins and other late- cars, which contrasted strangely with the agciess pyramids.
Furniture Vans
caravan
was
2,000 Passengers
Oil Committee
Not Disbanded
Washington, Nov. 1. Government sources sald today that plans formulated several weeks ago, for the supply of oil to Europe in the case of closure of the Suez Canal, were being re considered but the oll com- mittee which handled' such matters was not being dis- banded. 08 reported in
Europe.
They gave no clue as to what form reconsideration may take. The regular committee mee.- ing scheduled for today was cancelled and this may have led that it was being abandoned, informed quarters sald.
to
TUMOLTS
The meeting today was origin- ally scheduled for routine pur- poses, but since information was lacking today as to the oll
outlook. committee sourets sald there seemed to be no purposo in_meeting now,
The group is called the Mid- die Enst Emergency Ol Com- mittee. It consists of representa-
The Navy transport Patch is en route at top speed for Halfa. where she will stand by to | evacuate American citizens from
the Middle East, the Military | tives of petrolcUITA companies Sen
Service which have international opera- Transportation announced in New York today. tlons-United Press.
as
vast
of
in
squealed
to
Cairo, Nov. 1. The transport, expected arrive in Halla carly Saturday The Swiss legation in Cairo morning, was at Leghorn, Italy, has agreed to look after French when ordered to cancel bookings interests in Egypt from today, it
US service
icarved men and their was
from official there the familles
sources. and speed to
This Haifa. The ship's emergency
been taken stop has capacity is about 2,000 passen following the severance of diplo gers-France-Presse United | matic relations between Egypt
and France.-France-Presse,
Press
the
The winding motorcade interspersed with furniture vans, creaking under the weight of such American necessities radios, refrigerators anxi supplies of canned food. American children "I am particularly happy to modern-day share the Nobel Chemistry with dolight at the right of Prize
colleague camels and donkeys along the with British Hinshelwood, for whom I have 130 mile route to Alexandria.
highest esteem and with
the most Other foreigners I have had
expressed fruitful contacts by comics envy at
the efficiency of pondence,"
American exodus. The motor- Egyption ende, flanked by an motorcycle police escort, pro coeded in orderly fashion, thanks and to a huge American fing convoy number stuck on each British windshield.
the awarded were prize jointly for their research into the mechanism of chemical reactions-France-Presse.
whom
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The Soviet seientists
and
US Security
Council Meeting
be
Some 300 of 2,300 Britons in Egypt would Bko to leave but and airports were shut down liner berths were at a premium.
Too Late J Some of the more privileged packed everything into their cars and started the 1,000 mile
the trek along
coast
&
US Intelligence
Gone 'Haywire'
Washington, Nov. 1.
Sen. Allen J. Ellender said today the failure of US intelligence to learn of British-French plans in the Middle East shows that "something has gone haywire."
two
He said the United States Administration. He accused the to should consider cutting off aid Administration of "letting the Benghazi in Libya, where they to the countries involved in the situation falter while trying
for Israel-Egypilen fighting, in to appease both sides,."-- hoped to sail or emplane Washington, Nov. 1.
cluding Britain and France.
He said President' Eisenhower A special enlarged meeting of Greece or Italy.
He called, the surprise inter-should explain how Ameriça the National Security Courell Some 800 Beldang, and an
cold fulfi commitment to was held today under the chair-many Dutch also sought to leave on by tin and Free old a victim of aggression in the manship of President Elsen-but airline ticket counters great blow to the United Middle East in the light of the
dly to discuss the closed and It was already
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Fast crisis.
that the United States would not late to beg or buy a passage on ever done for No communique wis Issued
get involved in the fighting. the last freighters moving countries." after the two-hour closed-door through the Suez Canal, which
Eilerkler said he found' in 'his travel that the Aub countries which comprised meeting
should shut down shortly.
pre "aceiling and warned that Counali, marobert plus :
Ellender, who held
the fighting in Egypt is "likely Fronch nationals who let Egypt the three armed morvlets.
to spread to other parts of the The
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