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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1957.
GAITSKELL WANTS PEACE Paris Easter Egg
OFFENSIVE Constitutional
Mid-East
-
Move To Counter Talks Resume Crisis Not
Communists In Europe
NEUTRAL ZONE SUGGESTED
Berlin, Mar. 18.
Mr Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the British Labour Party, tonight called on the West to launch a peace offensive, and urged the creation of a neutral zone in Central Europe.
Lecturing a
Berlin
Free
University, Mr Gallskell saic: "By clinging rigidly to policies which were adquate in the tough cold war period, we do Just what the Soviet political Atrategists wual,
"It is
***actly
what their tactic 40-called Dexistence relies upon.'
- Mr Gaitske said that what he called the Maginot Line ntality could leave the West unprepared to deal with new situations.
This was
at the the
uprising.
vivilly illustrated
of the Hungarion
KNOW BETTER
"I am not paying that we could or should have used mill- tary force then," Mr Gaitskell Butch.
that hind
"But 7 am saying
Informed and we been belter better prepared, we might have reucted more intelligently in the Weld. diplomalle political and
At least we know better now." He said the neutral zone plan with- envisaged the gradual
drawal of foreign forces from Poland. Hungary,
Czcebo-
slovakia
Germany
and
control
Easi
6733 u!
West these
posibly is part of a wide
countries national
armament plan, reunification of Germany on the basis of free
and
which
HUCH GAITSKELL
must
In London
London, Mar. 18. The Anglo-Singapore
Provoked
Washington, Mar. 18.
| constitutional conference MR
resumed work here today after a three-day adjourn-
ment.
The Singapore all-party de- logation of five led by Mr Lim Yew Hock, the Chief Minister, is demanding complete internal self-government for the colony.
The meeting scheduled Friday last, was cancelled to allow Mr Alan
for
Lennox-Boyd,
the Colonial Secretary and the conference chairman, Limo
ítention to give immediate
urgent questions urising from EOKA's latest truc offer 111 Cyprus,
A communique after today's meeting sold;
COMMUNIQUE
The fourth plenary session of the Singapore constitutional eference was held this after- 1000 nt 10, Carlton House Terrace, London, with Che Minister of State for Colonia! the Earl of Perth, in the
chair.
to the with
now
conference discussed the status of citizens of Singapore under the
constitution
being negotiated by the conference, this position of civlilan employees of the British armed forces in Singapore and the method of officials appointment of certain
to the public services in Singn-
"The next meeting of the conference will be held at 10.45 41.01. on Tuesday, March 19, 1057.
Colonial Ofee Informa- tion Department,"--Reuter.
Rebels Kill Four In Algeria
day.
persons and
C. D. Jackson, former psychological warfare adviser to Pre- sident Eisenhower, to- day denied he ever said United States de- the liberately provoked the Middle East crisis in order to force
a "cold war"
showdown with Russia.
But he conceded he told
Toronto luncheon last work that the US sought an oppor- tunity to call Russia's econo- mie bluff" and compel the Soviets to make good on their promises of economic uld to Mid-East nations.
He said the United States seizus the opportunity by withdraw. ing its offer to help finurice the construction
glant of the Aswan Dam project on the Nile River in Egypt. Chairman J. William Fulbright, asked Stole Department officiala for on early report on all developments in the Aswan Dam case, "both for, getting into it and out of it."
Questioned By Sub-committee
The former White Howe adviser, now an editorial official of Time, Inc., testified before a special joint sub- of the Senate committee Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees.
Ho was questioned at length about a newspaper account in the Toronto Globe and Mail quoting him 43 saying the United States deliberately pro- voked the Middle East crials.
Fulbright read a staff memoran- dum in which Ed A. Ingrahani, the Globe and Mali reportes
For The Queen
This Easter egg, created by Parisian master pastrycook Plere Franchiolo, is thought to be the biggest ever made. It has been prepared for the visit to Paria in April of Queen Elizabeth, is decorated on one side with a figure of the Queen wearing the Order of the Garter-Express Photo.
FRANCO-ARAB FRIENDSHIP
Need For Renewal
Paris, Mar, 18.