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CASEBOOK
Old
Comrades
when young men
Now under
arma and
fighting or prepared
to
flight, older men feel older, than the years make them, and tend to be more than usually sensitive.
Two friends met almost every night at their local, and drank the amount together
of beer their wives and incomes Banc- toned, and went home amiably. The T night, thesV two quarrelled,
They had been talking about war. One, named Dennis, had served all through the last war as a stoker in the Royal Navy, Pusalbiy tho finer points of higher strategy bad escaped
worked his him, us he
way through the war i stokeholds where sudden death was usually Det further that
plate's thickness away.
THE FIGHT
AVTOUT
PEALS Dennis's friend had
a befter appreciation of the wider-screen, general picture of War. At any rate, the two found something to argue about –Pearl Harbour.
"Anyway, what did you du in the war? Denne's friend in- quired,
"What did do**
I
cried Dennis Then: "Look," he said to his friend, "would you like tỏ come outside a minute, and I'u show
you?
His friend declined the invita- tion. Dennis bided
When the public-house
ume. closed
und everyone was turned out, he followed his old friend. A fight began.
the
The police arrived Ixici went down. Dennia attempted flight but was caught,
ΑΤ
LONG SERVICE
T Bow
John
Steel, before Marnots, QC.
pleaded guilty
to
Pago 20
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1956.
Kurdish Uprising Possible MARTIAL LAW FIRST LORD UNITED STATES OIL
DECLARED IN
MOSUL
Middle
AREA
London, Nov. 30.
East authorities here said today it was probable that rebellious Kurdish tribes encouraged by Soviet pro- pagandists were the reason for the Iraq Government declaring martial law in the Mosul area of northern Iraq.
on the
Gult
Ever since the end of World | march
Pendan War I Britain has been alive to Initiated. It would be like the the possibility that the Soviet turning of the Maginot Line by Union would
Kurdish the Germans in the last war." a foster claims to a vast territory which | high ranking British commander
United today overlaps sections of Iraq. told
Press, United Syria and Iran,
Increased Subversion
British officials who former- ly served In Iraq sold it was known that Communist sub- version fostering A Kurdish rebellion
against the
Iraq Government had increased signed the Bagdad since Iraq Pack
Russia
la
have
KIKAWN formed the nucleus of a "new Kurdistan"
among the Kurdish Infubitants of the trans-Caucasus and those in Russia itself.
The Titory
clared by the Kurds covers the heart of the Middle Eas chefences set the shortest upproaches to the great Mosul ollfields.
British officials said the pos sibility of a Russian sponsored Kurdish
one of uprising was
and the reasons why Turkey Iraq became partners in the Bagdad Pact,
Threatens Both
threaten both Turkish and Iraqi positions,
"It could spell disaster to the whole area The isolation of Turkey could be achieved and a
In the event of war, they sald, a Rusulan assisted Kur- dish uprising Mr
would directly
Inflicting grievous bodily harm on his old friend, who had suffered a fractured nuse and bruises,
Dennis in
A baking, boney- faced
with good humour lo ILOFA, tycy,
yes, a wife from whơm ho la separated, and a 10-year-old daughter. ile works now as a stoke, not on ships. but in A West End club, and they canesot speak too highly of him.
Ils
4
"He served in the
Merchant
until the outbreak of war,"
unan told the magistrate,
"Then he
he served in the Royni Navy All 1949, becoming a leading stoker. After that he
went back to the merchant Tvice—and he could still go back there.
REMARKABLE
club
"BUT the
where he
works think__exceedingly highly of him, and his pay there is £7 10s. a week and board. They do not want to lose him.'
Dennis's counsel rose. "After what the police have said," he said, "there seems little that can add. The secretary of the club is here, and will speak for this man, but I don't suppose hi cân bay more than has been mald."
The magistrate nodded agree-
ment,
Counsel went on: "It's the first time this man has ever done anything like this," he said, "and that, perhaps, is remark- able for an Irishman Ilving over here.'
COMPENSATION
THE magistrale turned lo
Dorants, "This is a regret- table incident," he said. **The fact remains that you broke this man's nose. I shall discharge you absolutely, but you must pay £10 compensation to the
mta
you hurt, How long do you want to pay that?"
"I'll pay now," said Dennis,
Very good.
Dennis smiled and went. No doubt by then his old friend was his friend again, and per- haps they would drink to their friendship with part of the £10 they would shortly exchange, It was over so with old warriors they cannot hold grudges for long.
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Rokossovsky Reappears In Moscow
Soviet
Mar-
ATTACKS AMERICA
LORD HAILSHAM
London, Nov. 30. Lord Hailsham, First Moscow, Nov. 30 Lord of the Admiralty, Recently appointed
tonight fiercely attacked Vice-Defunce Minister shal Konstantin fokosovsky to the United States attitude first public ap-over the Middle East situm- day made his pentaner in Moscow since he tion but warned that resigned as Defence Minister of
"without the Poland.
Anglo. American alliance the Communist conspiracy is likely to succeed."
The Polish-born Marshal, dressed in a Soviet army uni- form, appeared at a reception honour of D visiting Rumenian Government delega-
in
Rokossovsky sat at the table of honour, along with Premler Nikol Bulcanin, Communist Party First Secretary, Nikita Kaushchev and other Soviet leaders.
During the reception, Rokos- sovsky had a long talk with the Soviet Defence Minister, Mar- shai Georgi Zhukov.--France- Presse.
By Galbraith
"Can't we let Mr. Dulles take care of the world this afternoon while we tackle that yardful of leaves?”
Have a
Speaking at Oxford, the First I ord declared that the United con- State Government "has 1lued and continues to permit Nasser to bluster and argue about the use of British ships
crewa" in clearing the Suez
Canal.
In
It dit so in "deftanet of the Constantinople convention, denance of a United Nations re- solution and to the great dis- advantage of all the maritime nations of the world except perhaps the United States,
Lord Hailsham said: "We will not be bullied. We will not be sermonised. And please, we do
|not wish to hear any moral lee- tures from those whose moral weakness and incapacity to the facts was the precipitating factor in the present crisis." France-Presse.
Togoland Independence
United Nations, Nov. 30. India and seven other coun trice today recommended that the United Nations trusteeship in British Togoland be ended once the territory has become part of an indipendent Gold Const.
The recommendation came in the form of a resolution sub- mitted to the Trusteeship Com- mittee of the United Nationa General Assembly.
It called on the British Gov. ernment to take the steps neces- sexy to Togoland's union with the Gold Coast,
A plebiscite in Togoland last
Fielded & majority
May
favour of the territory's. union with the Gold Coast once the latter had become independent,
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Washington, Nov. 30.
Top American Government officials today stressed that the American emergency plan for additional oil shipments to countries affected by the present shortage, was set up in order to meet the requirements of "all consuming countries.”
It was understood that this Includes Asian and Far Eastern countries, as well as Western Europe und North Africa, although Europe WOB more severely hit by the presens oil erista than other areas.
Normal oll deliveries to Pakis- tan, India and the For East are contemplated "as far as pos- sible", authoritative Sources stressed. However, no precio figure was given officially for the current oil requirements of these countries nor of their present shortage.
There Was no Indication either of the speelfle measures which will be taken In order to inchade the Middle and Fur Eastern countries in the Ameri- It was con cinergency plan. nevertheless expected that part of the oil from the Persian Gulf, formerly shipped to the United States, may be diverted towards the East-France-Presse.
Alleged Ceasefire Violation
New York, Nov. 30. Dr Mahmoud Fawzi, the Egyptian Foreign Minister,
spoka
today
of the "seriousness of the con- sequences" likely to follow any further alleged viola- tions of the ceasefire by British fighter planes.
In a letter to Mr Dag Ham- marskjold, the United Nations Secretary-General, Dr Fawzi passed on an Egyptian complaint made to the commander of the UN emergency force yesterday concerning an alleged violation of the consefire by British aircraft.
The complaint said two British Venom fighters attacked un Egyptian anti-aircraft position and military vehicles east of the Suez Canal and Ismaila yester- day-Router.
Egyptians Won't Let Ship Go
the
were un
Stockholm, Nov. 30. The Swedish Foreign Ministry announced tonight that Egyptian authorities able to authorise the Swedish ship Kyoto to leave the Suez Canal for reasona
"security of
and material impossibility."
The Swedish Government has approached the Egyptian Gov. ernment several times for por mission
for the ship to Icave The date set for the Gold the Suez Canni, where it bas Coast accession to independence been blocked since the begin is March 6 of next yearning of November. ----France- Franco-Presse,
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