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London, Apr. 3.
The Government will tomorrow publish its annual defence statement, which is of major importance this year because of its decision that Britain's present economic problems dictate a trimming of defence spending.
to
The Government has already disclosed its plans
put # broke on defence carls-now costing the Brillsh taxpayer about £1,800 million sterling yearly-by cutting manpower un the ground and simultaneous- ly improving the efficiency of the defence machine through guided missiles
it
in line with this polley, was decided at the recont Ber- muda talks between Mr Harold Mainillan, the Prime Minister, und President Eisenhower the United States would supply Britain with guided missiles but
would be kept hands,
that
UK Awaiting
Suez Mine
Position
A
London, Apr. 3. government · spokes-
said
today that Bri
Was
awaiting word
man that their atomic warheads tain
the in American from
Egyptian Gov. ernment as to whether a certain area of the Gulf of Suez is still mined,
NATO REVIEW
As another saving measure it was agreed
in
Transport at a conference of Western Europetal nations London recently that Britain would cut her forces in Europe The North At- by 13,500 men. tuntic Treaty Organisation is to review the position in the
sutumn.
Minister Harold Watkinson, answering questions in the House of Commons, sald that United Nations Secretary- General Dag Hammarskjold had been asked to take the matter up with the Egyptians and the British Government was await- ing his reply.
The decision that the atomle warheads be retained in Ameri- сата control
criticism among some of the Minister's adherents that this was in effect handling over Bri- tish defence to the States.
Opposition Socialist member that other
Eric Fletcher sald caused Prime clips were passing through the
United
This is likely to be one of the post-Bermuda Iemies on which Mr Macmillan will be tackled when tomorrow night he pri- vately meets his parliamentary backbenchera.
SPECULATION
Canal now.
He asked whether
the Government seriously thought there was any technical reason, apart from the question of the payment of dues, which prevented Beltish ships using the Canal.
WARNING Watkinson replied: "The Egyptian Government in Novem- ber broadcast a warning that a certain area of the Gulf of Suez was mined. We are still waiting
Martine Carol In London
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Negative Attitude By Russia In UN Disarmament Talks
London, Apr. 3.
The Soviet Union today adopted a negative attitude in the United Nations Disarmament Sub-
Any culs in defence expendi- for them to withdraw that par- committee to Western proposal for limiting nuclear
arms tests, a conference source stated here.
ture which the Government is ticular statement." able to make may critically affect
In another question on Suez,
of Defence annual Mialster
Duncan The source said that Mr the nation's financial budget, to be an-Sandys was, asked if Gen Sir Zorin did not reject the West- Charles Keightley's dispatches en proposals outright, but "his nounced next Tueschy. Earlier
towards them Was there was speculation that the on the Suez operation would be attitude
was in negative." Keightley defence cuts might run Into published.
At yesterday's meeting the matty hundreds of millions of the Anglo-French forces which
attacked Suez Inst year.
Vakrian pounds. But all official quar-
Sandys replied: "Gen. Keight-Soviet delegate, Mr
Zorin, was pressed to give his irs have warned against expre-
to an tation that, on short-term, such ly has not yet submitted his Government's reaction
Int the "astronomical" figures would be report on the operation. I will Anglo-American
consider the question of publica-B
Bermuda conference to register involved in the costs review.
tion when I receive it."United
advance in
1cxts with the One of the general pubilc's
Press.
United Nations, and to allow main interests is that the pre-
international observation. defence sent
but
In earlier sessions, represents about a third of the total annual
the pages hope IKE'S DOCTRINE delegates have also urged limit
tion of tests budget. Many
in the framework that a
cut would enable
of the Anglo-French and the Government to offer concessions
latest American comprehensive and tax reliefs.
disarmament plans.
HEAVY ATTACK
the
The Government has recently been under heavy attack on the its rising cost of living, and reverses in a series or recent by elections are believed to
have been due partly to the defec- lion of some of its own former supporters la protest.-Reuter,
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Western
Karachi, Apr. 3.
has welcomed Afghanistan president Elsenhower's pro-
The Subcommitter, consist- gramme of economic and mill- tary aid to the Middle East, ing of representatives from the States, Soviet Union, according to a joint communique United issued in Kabul today and Britain, France and Canada, quoted in & Kabul Radio brood then passed to the next subject cast heard bere tonight on a seven-point agenda-roduc- tions in conventional armaments, Reuter.
This subject will continue to be debated at next meeting
at the tomorrow afternoon.
COLOMBO PLAN NATIONS
URGED TO BROADEN SCOPE AND ACTIVITY
Geneva, Apr. 3.
The 12-nation regional conference of the World Veterans Federation on Asian and Far Eastern Affairs adopted here today a number of recommendations which will go forward for approval by the Fodera- tion's Executive Board.
Discussion on nuclear tests has been temporarily shelved and may be returned to later.
The Source said Mr Zorin
Polish Effort To Increase Production
Warsaw, Apr. 3. The Budget Committee of the Polish Parliament, meeting for the last time tomorrow to study
Poland's deteriorating Conomic situation, is expected to reject many of the suggestions aimed at a better standard of living. But it may rec to some proposals as the nation
makes
a great effort to gear increased
to production
the task of raising living standards.
The amendments to the bud- get could Dut another four milliard
złotys C the on
national and Poland cannot afford i
Poland has already written for nine mil- off the demands Ilard zlotys (over £134 mii-
Ion) in
£50.7ture
wore arrear claims, The budget surplus which comes before Parliament be tween April 10 and 16 is only 1,300 millen zlotys (about £22 million) and there is an ex-
largely reiterated Moscow's ceptionally big debit balance in
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Martlai of France. The Subcommittee's meetings are held in private and Teheran since the Allied occupa information on the proceedings on in 1941 except for short in-
Efted tonight... tervals, wa 18, not given out officially.
Reuter.
Through UN
The Subcommittee has de- cided
ask Japan and Norway Representatives from Austra- disabled forms an integral part if they wish to give more detalla lia, Burma, Coylon, India, Indo- at economic development. nesia, Japan, Korea, New Zea- "Calls upon member associa in writing of a recent joint pro- land, Pakistan, the Philippines, tions of the World Veterans posal they made in the United Thailand and Vietnam, attend Federation to address themselves Nations together with Canada
for prior registration
nucleas of ed the one-day session.
to the possiblity of making full testa. Among the recommendations UBC of the opportunities" pro- The request to Japan and adopted was one in connection vided by the Colombo Plan, and
Norway -WES being mada with the Colombo Plan.
to this end to promote know through the United Nations.
Canada, After recording the Federa-lodge about these opportunities
a member of the tion's appreciation of what the among the people of their coun- Subcommittee, was understood Flan had achieved in raising try and to initiate new projects to tuve given its detalled views living standards in South and within the framework of the through a delegate, Mr David Southeast Asia, the recommen- Colombo Plan"-Reuter dution cald urgent consideration should be given by the partici- pating countries to increasing its scope and activity.
that
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could contribute to the total krow: ledge and training in the Colombo Plan countries drawi attention of the Council of Technical Co-operation ; to the recognition by the United Na Lions, that rehabilitation of thế
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