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THE CHURCH BELLS RING IN CYPRUS: H-Bomb Guinea CHEERS FOR BRITISH IN 'MURDER MILE
Cypriots MAKARIOS
Turks
THIS IS
Say':
·WILL SOON BE BACK
A WRONG
Say:
STEP
Nicosia, Mar. 28.
Church bells in Nicosia rang out tonight as Cypriots celebrated the nows of the release of Archbishop Makarios. On Nicosia's Ledra Street, notorious as "murder mile", Cypriot youths cheered British troops who seemed to share the general air of feativity.
MALAYA ADOPTS STATE RELIGION
Nicosia's Metaxas Square, the scene of dozens of anti-British riols during the past two years, was tonight nn unbroken mass of cheering_people. Not since V.E. Day has Cyprus seen such celebrations.
Along the pavements Cypriola gelves, saying: "Our Ethnotch is kissed British soldiers and "were| free," | cheered by them in return.
The streets of Nicoeds, по A seething throng of men, mally quiet soon after six pm. woman and chlidren, some still due to dusk to dawn house cur in their slippers
forw and pyjamas,
on all youths, suddenly shouted "Enosia and Makarios, livened Into clapping and Eok and Digents" white pro-laughter, which grew in Inten cessions with Greek dings, palm sity every minutë. branches and portraits of Makarios
swept past towards the Greek Consulate,
Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 28. The Malayan Chief Minis- ter, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said today that Islam would
A Creak Cypriot spokesinam be the state religion of
declare,t: This Is the best Malaya when it became in piece of
have news wo
had dependent.
since the emergency began."
Greek-Cypriots were jubilant as the news spread like wild- are through the streets of the island's capital
Speaking to an extraordinary general assembly of the United Malays National Organisation, the Chief Minister said a clause proclaiming islam as the state religion would be written Into the country's new constitution.
Disappointment
But there
was
disappoint- the island's Tur-
The draf constitution nowment among being examined by the Federal kish community. A Tur. Government and the Malayan | kish spokecman sold: The State rulers, does not contain | Turkish such a clause, which UMNO has been demanding.
The Chief Minister also said that Malay would be the only national innguage, nthough English would be used for a period of ten years.
special
interests of the Malay community would be the responsibility of Malaya's para mount ruler, he said. Both points
had been UMNO demands.
The
community
receives
the news of Makarios's release with disappointment. We con" sider this is a
wrong step to lake at the present time,"
"We wish to add the should the British Government start to negotiato and
the Makarion,
will never munity such an agreement.”
Work stopped and Cypriot-
Going To Greece?
From balconies and rooftops, doorways
and verandahs the news was shouted on until the whole town knew.
Church bells, whose ringing is restricted only to religious oc- casions under the emergency re- gulations, rang out all over the enpital.
In Famagusta, a large crowd of Cypriot-Grecks
gathered
of St around the Cathedral Nicholas,
It was believed that Makarios would now go to Greece for contact with the Greek govern- ment and Cypriot representatives in Athens on the next step in the Cyprus question,
re-
They added that it was to be with Expected the agree
emergency Turkish com-gulations in Cyprus should be
Makarios recognise relaxed after
his uppeal for pacification,
made
Greek men, women and child- Patrols Withdrawn
ten poured into the streets of Nicosia and other towns
He added that dual citizen Cyprus this evening when ship, which was conditionally | radio bulletin from provided for in the draft cot gave the news. stitution, would not be per milled---France-Presse.
Although it WAS stipulated
London that Archbishop Makarios was hot to come to Cyprus, everyone Some womUTI cried In the in the streets of Nicosia tonight street and many crossed them took it for granted that the "Ethnurch will soon be at our side,"
Ecafe Meeting Ends
Bangkok, Mar. 29. Thailand's Deputy Foreign Min- ister, Rak Panyarachun closed the 43th scssion of the Economie Commission for Asto and the Far East today, saying the meeting had been as st cessful as could be expected. Panyarachun, Chairman during
mass poverty”. Delegates decided to meet again at Kuala Lumpur either in March or April, next year. After protests from Nationalist
One Of The Last To Be Caught
Stylianos Lens, whom Brlich authorities in Cyprus rate Number Three in the Eoka terrorist hierarchy, líks in an RAF hospital bed in Lounas01 afite his capture" by Bilish forces-London Express Photo,
RUSSIA SAYS ISRAEL
PREPARING NEW
WAR AGAINST EGYPT
Paris, Mar. 28.
The Soviet Union today accused Israel of pre- paring a "new aggression" against Egypt, and warned that an attack against Egypt "would direct threat create a dangerous situation and
of a broad armed conflict, with grave consequences for the cause of peace".
The Soviet déclaration was official state- contained in an ment distributed by the Tass news agency, and broadcast by Moscow radio.
The statement Indicated that Israei "aggressive plans" were being made with the connivance of certain "circles" in France and the United States.
Adversaries
can Secretary of State and the Israeli Foreign Minister,
Sydney Ferry Collision
Sydney, Mar. 29. Three hundred city-bound passengers tscaped injury early "This agreement is reported this morning when the 800-ton to have been communicated to ferryboat Decwhy collided with the French Premier M. Guy a tug and ran Mollet and the French Foreign Admiralty Minister M. Christian Pineau,
Point,
Air Cover
Government have
as-
Pigs Wait For Invitation
London, Mar. 28.
A Quaker couple, who want to be in the radioactive danger zona of Britain's Hydrogen Bomb test in the Pacific, today awaited an Invitation from a Japanese businessman to join a "peace fleet" eh- toring the Christmas Island area.
Mr and Mrs Harold Steele of Malvern, Gloucestershire, were told that Mr Iwao Hasegawa, president of a trading company in Muroran, Hok- kaido, northern Japan, had said he wanted to be their sponsor in Japan.
"As soon as the invllation ! arrives we will make an immedi ate application for a vist," Mr Steele maid today.
Mr Steele, 63, said he had written two letters to Japan ngjing for a sponsor which was necessary before n visa Was granted.
Ohe was addressed to Me Takako Kolwat, Director, of The Citizens Association Longing
For Peace In Toyohish!, cnd the other was sent to Miss Mary McMillan, an English Woman living at
Machi, Hiroshima.
Ushita
One-way Tickets
"We tré pólsed rady to go an 9000
Mr Steele zilei.
MP ASKS
ABOUT ATOMIC FISH
London, Mar. 28. Mr Emrys Haghts, (Labour) asked in the House of Commons today what the Government was doing to protect people who eat fish from thờ đângers
as we get that viss," incurred from nuclear tente and radioactive waste-de- posited in the men.
He and his 40-year-old wife, Sheila, want to be in the small "suicide" flotilla of Japanese
He mid the cobdenkeäläder në radioactive alaminty
fishing boats heading for the bodies of fish and other liviza marine organisms might, régé test area, which was closed to from 1,000 to 100,000 times more, shipping on March 3,
than an equal amoimș of mita rounding sed water
If they are injured by radio-
activity they Wat scarred bodies to act as living evidence to the world of the evils of nuclear explosives.
might becorsh Fish their
taminated by
eating marine plants and phase ou contamination o other hundreds of miles away.
The Steeles, who have three children, are planning to spend
one-way tickets to Tokyo,
their 2400 savings to buy two
Encouragement
Mr Joseph Godber, Joint Par liamentary Secretary to the
Ministry CAN talk
"The Minister of Agricunire is well aware tánt ils and other marine origaniks dan Allorb radioactive elements, though, the Mr Steele said that 10 people effluents discharged from Undled aground near
willing to join lä the Kingdom sources are not such as House at Kirribilli | "Guinea pigs trip." One of to give the levels of contenttä-
them was Reginald Reynolds, lion Me Hughes mentions. husband of Ethel Mannin, the English novelist.
passengers
WOTE
All rationctive wasten the are pull into the sea from United Kingdom sources are dispored The 10 volunteers were
of under rigid among scores of people who note contre and exactinė which ensure have written letters of encour that no dangerous concentration "gement to the couple.
of radioactive elementé is allow= Mr Steele, a retired poultryed to build up.
"The Minister understands arrangements for friends to care that no nuclear tests which this for their children, Valerie, 15, country is undertaking entails High, 13, and nine-year-old any risk to the fish Mix Hughes Jule-Reuter,
has In mind,*&Reuter,
British patrols were with drawn from Nicosia shortly after the news, But it was too
The passengers were taken short a notice for patrols 111 other places, and island-wide
off by launch within an hour of operations to be called off. This
"For their part, according to the accident, which happened at reports in the Westem press, the|6.48 this morning, is expected to be discussed at a
official representatives of the high level inilitary conference Chinese, South Korean
The statement said the Soviet French and tonight.
The ferry is one of Sydney's American
the delegations,
leaders remained determined sured Israel that France will bigget, carrying sentence "mainland China was Ag Foka men
been adversaries of any use of force keep its promises and will sup from seaside suburbs mainly to reported to be implementing offered safe exits, it was con- in the Near and Middle East. port Israel in a new aggression the city. Early reports cald that, its first five-year plan" was sidered likely that operations The Soviet leaders condemned against Egypt"
although there were no casual- deleted from the Commission's would be called remedy
the off tomorrow
ties, the boat was badly damaged. morning.
United Press. Voting was 12 to 5, the Soviet Union, India, Ceylon, Indone.
Bishop Yennadios of Salamis sia, Afghanistan and Burma officiated at a special doxology voting
against. France-at St John's Church tonight whic Presse.
thousands of youths chanted the Greek national anthem outside, Long Live Makarios
farmer, and his wife have made. have
the nine-day meeting, zaid delegates would seek a
for Anion poverty caused by fast population increase. He suggested they should return
home with thoughts on possibility of planned parent- hood as a remedy to Asian
the
report.
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position or "extremist unt 10 indicated that circles in Israel and France, necessary, French air forces are which were stirring up passions prepared to take part in an at- and preparing a
and tack against Ezypf, and to thangerous military
adventure
cover the Kraeli troops, And The statement, broadcast by there is open display of the Moscow radio, declared: "Ro preparations made in France to cently, in the declarations of support Laroci in its aggression certain
against Egypt.
Israeli statesinen and
the French Press, there is men- tion of the preparation of a new
"It is to be noted that these press 'reports have not been A procession began from the aggression against Egypt.
declarations of Israeli denied by the French Govern- churchyard, with banners and politicians contain undisguised ment", Greek flags, and thousands of
threats against Egypt. Ben- shouting Cypriots
"All of these facts must "Zeto
Gurion declared that if Israel's necessarily draw Makarios",
live demands concerning navigation of world public opinion, which the attention —. "Lov
In the Gulf of Aqaba are not resolutely condemned the ag British military police on satisfled, Isracl win unleashgression committed against
Makarios,
patrol nearby were cheered and there were dozens of hand- shakes,
Youths shouted; "Tonight English and Greck are all the same," Then they plunged into the procession.
The
announcement
war'.
Provocative
Egypt by France, Britain nud Israel
Play With Fire
The declaration continued: "In making such provocative statements, the Israeli statesmen "These facts prove that the ostensibly ignore the decision of colonialists and their accomplices General are continuing to play with fire, the United Nations Assembly, which condemned and that attempts are still being Israel and took the defence of made to unleash, through the intermediary of Israel, a dan- legitimage rights of Egypt. still
provocation, At the same time, they in-gerous
directed and the other dicate clearly, that the United against States has entered into commit- Arab countries, who are defend ments with Israel,
British comes at a time when security forces have been busily hunting the remnants of Eoke,
"Operation lucky-dip," which Ucgan 13 days
ao, was continuing this evening.
Samurly men were sull closing In on an Eoka gang encircled in a 30-square-mile area in western
Cyprus. Six- arrested men were indicated also that these
directeding their and their the Arab countries. legitimate being escorted from Panayla Vilinge, Archbishop Makarios's guarantees, given to Israel, stem birthplace, to Paphon towa from a gentlemen's agreement, China Mail Special.
concluded between the Ameri-
Egypt Gets Soviet
Atomic
Cedar Falls, Mar, 28. Russia has signed an agreemerit
with Egypt for the conBITUS- |
tion of an atomic reactor and laboratory for nuclear “re- search in Egypt, a member of the Russian United Nations delegation said. įta Vladimir Barlovsky, Counsellor of the Russian deleention, fold the all-collego confer
Reactor
ed
The unleashing of * new aggression against Egypt Would create a dangerous situation and a direct threat of a broad arm.
conflict with grave conse- quences for the cause of peace,
This is procisely why the Soviet ruling circles condem the position adopted by
❤x- trentist circles in Israel, and niso of France, who oppose a peace- fid solution to the situation de the Near and Middle East, who atifcially and consclotmly rondo páselor, croating a tanso examosphere and preparing a new
and dangerous milibus adven hug.”—Friher-Prolab.
later after be refused to hold a nowa conference and be plained his remarks.
The Russian diplomat said
belloved this was the first publie announcement of the agreement, skmed lost your. He said the reactor would be amall, only 2,600 watts, and would be used for research arid training purposes only
In Peking
"London, Mtr, 18.
Mr Wilmot "Abraham Perora, the first. Ceylonian ambassador
ence on "tensions in the Mid-Barlovsky referred to it as a to Communist China, arrived in
dle East" at Iowa Stále laboratory, He said Teachers: Collégo yesterday that the Soviet Union abo
there Peking by train today to assume werond condiloma attached his ouós, the New China NewE
Agency reported,
, to the 'ntidémierten Am TO WR welcomed, at tha
would trada Egyptians to He said the conte operate the reactor,
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