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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Through The Gulf
THE
A
E arrival of an Ameri- can tanker at the Israel port of Elath in the Gulf of Aqaba is being hailed by the Jewish people as victory if not for the principle of free passage in the waterway, then an an indicution that America supporta Israel's right to unmolested passage. But it is a little early to come to any definite conclusion. must be remembered that the United Nations Emer. gency Force now commands the Straits of Tleun at the mouth of the gulf, instead of Egyptian forces.
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It is possible that ships of any |- Bag will be able to use the gulf without fear of Arab interference ALM long United Nations troops maintain their present positions, but ДВ ЧИСЛ AB iney move, Egypt may try
to assert the authority
claims in the area,
I is doubtful even if it is
gun
allowed to restore positions at Sharm el Sheikh that Egypt would go to the extreme of using them against any but Isracii ships, but the possibility that this might one day happen ought to be Con- sidered now while the UN is still in authority. guns are not used against foreign flag ships, armed patrol boats may turn back
bound for merchantmen
Elath, To guard against
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Tories Expect Thorneycroft To Aid Middle Classes
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IS THIS
BRITAIN'S
BIG BUDGET RELIEF FORECAST H-BOMB
RISING COST OF
LIVING ANXIETY
London, Apr. 7.
Members of Parliament forecast today that the Govern- ment's annual budget on Tuesday will bring substantial reliefs to Britain's middle and fixed-income class, whose support for the Conservative Party has recently been shown to be waning, Coupled with this, politicians expect positive measures aimed to step up production so that national economy, heavily affected by the recent Suez crisis, can be speedily restored to normal.
Government reverses in a
Wave Of Despair Over mentary series of
recent
Immigration Ban
HUNGARIANS
COMMIT
SUICIDE
Vienna, Apr. 7.
possibilities such as these, Four Hungarian refugees
given
Mr
Parlia-
by-elections have Russia Hints
Harold Mac-
millan's new administration At Wanting
clear pointers to the cases
of
disaffection in its ranks, New Summit
Outstanding among them is
anxiety over the continually rising cost of living. This is having serious effects on the nation's professional Rad middle-clas Income groupe from
which in the past Con- servatives have derived much steadfast support.
Conference
Bonn, Apr. Ta The Soviets may pro- pose another four-power Recent netrenchment measures "summit conference" early by the Government, including a this summer, Bonn govern- defence streamlining which will
ment sources reported save £78 million sterling this
today. of
year, have raised the hopes the Government's Parliamentary a ruling on the status of have committed suicide and
rank-and-fie that it will pro- the gulf from the Inter-44 others attempted to kill duce budget calculated to
bruised national Court of Justice is themselves in a Wave of restore
Conservative desirable.
despair which swept the re-prestige.
in Austria
to
UNDER FIRE
BOLTOES
-Importation Of Brides Through Hongkong
Washington, Apr. 7. The State Department is disturbed over the "ever- increasing number of Chinese-American who are importing brides from China.
men
Mr Scott McLeod, head of the Department's Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, said American diplomats at Hongkong are concerned with the problem of visa fraud in this connection.
Mr McLeod outlined before
#
House Appropriations Sub-Committee what the Department is doing to combat the Illegal entry
of Chinese into this coun. try. His testimony, given on February 12 behind closed doors, was published today.
Mr McLeod said that for
more than 50 years, the Chinese "have resorted to various devices" to evade US immigration laws. He said they have been alded by "unscrupulous attorneys, racketeers, smugglers and brokers," who sell false documents. Mr McL cod said the Depart.
added 102 ment ployees to its staff Hongkong In the second half of 1956 to screen
em-
NASSER UNYIELDING OVER THE CANAL
10
Immigrants and turn up any cases of fraud. This staff should be able to complete 1,140 Investiga- tions in the coming fiscal year, he testifted.
Mr McLeod sald one phune of the problem involves Chinese-American
men
who go to Hongkong,
marry women who have recently loft China, and bring them here as non- quota immigrant wives, The staff increase, he said,
should allow
A closer check of such cases where fraud is suspected."--
United Press,
Mayor Not For The High Jump
Į
SECRET?
London, Apr. 7. ¿
Brilala may use old-fashioned explosives, like TNT, to hold together the II-bombs it will of explode this Spring, instead. dangerously-radioactive uranium like the first American and Soviet thermonuclear devices;
The authoritative London Sunday Times reported this: ‡o- day, and scientiãe sources · gave their support to the idea to night.
It is known that the hydrogen. fuel of the H-bomb must "be at the held in an tron grip moment of explosion or most of its force will be lost.
Most metals cannot be used because they would become terribly radioactive, The full- out would be far greater than from ordiny A-bombs.
The Sunday Times suggested that instead of metal, British nuclear
Sir wespons chier William Penney has designed a container made .of shaped
of conventional
This
container explosive would be set off an instant be- fore the main H-bomb blast la triggered, the force of the con ventional explosives; pressing inward would hold the bomb together. while
the hydrogen fuel explodes,
F-F-F DEVICES
"A bomb of this kind would contain no more uranium and so would produce no more fall- jout than a small atomic bomb," its scientific, correspondent
Blackpool, Apr. 7. .The swimming pool wrote, con-superintendant in this sea-
It
shell
Washington, Apr. 7. A State Department spokesman today described Suez Canal negotiations between the United States and Egypt as "still inconclusive.”
With the full reopening of the Canal only two days off, the spokesman added that the negotia-
Previous H-bombs have been tions on plans for Canal operation were
fission-fussion- described as The Sovicis already dropped hints here as well as
havetinuing, but that Cairo and Washington had side resort said today he assion devices. This is because had managed to persuade they used an A-bomb as primer reached no agreements. In London and Paris that they
Blackpool's
off the thermonuclear 70-year-old to set would like such a meeting, the
Direct diplomatic negotiations The memorandum Bold,
However, the
also pro- mayor not to open the sea-blast which in turn started an- opened more than a week age posed the collection of tolls by son with a 30 feet high dive. her son on the
of It is surprising indeed that no fugee camps
Western government so far have
outer uranium done.
bomb. approach
nothing to encourage them. on the basis of President Nasser's the Egyptian authorities. the Court when the news spread that The Conservative backs-
to a four- for full made no reference
The Mayor, Alderman Herber! is assumed Britain's-first West German Foreign Omce emorandum calling has yet been made. It the United States has benchere have been”under suJ+
ob- operation, and management of power proposal that half the Henson, had announced his In H-bombs will use the small- should not be necessary to halted immigration, it was
tained fire in their constituencies sources believe Moscow's
detonator. But with A is to re-establish the the Canal by the Egyptian Suez tolls should remain with the tention of opening Blackpool's Ject because of mounting Uving costs. vernational standing it lost as a
World Bank pending a settle swimming pool season in June wait for a major crisis to learned here today.
Canal 'Authority. Between 50 and 60 of them, who result
the balance going by a dive from the top (10 put
ment, with such a process inte
of
Intervention in Reliable sources said that
divi- represent small-majority motion. If nothing is done Futher Bernhard Tunko report-sions in Parliament, have been
to Egypt to pay for Canal opera- metres) board. Poland and Hungary last autumn.
tion costa. now it seems reasonable to ed at a meeting of the Foreign
Officials supported the idea also do not rule However, watching with anxisly the recent How
possibility
The memorandum was sold by on the ground that it would be this
Scientific courtes confirmed assume that Egypt and Voluntary
that Relief Agencies by-elections which included out the
the United States to be un- good publicity for Blackpool. possibly Saudi Arabia will yesterday that four Hungarians one Government defeat and all-
be largely a Soviet propa- may
satisfactory and to fall short of
But the
that only such a design could avimming pool attempt to assert their have committeed suleide
designed to while round drops in majoritics. They ganda manoeuvre
the minimum requirements superintendent, Mr Jack Hilling-provide an H-bomb as safe as
Prime authority later
Communist world
Minister Herald Mac. the 44 others had attempted to end and
have feared that if a generat
impress the
worth, told reporters today be operations by the and to give the Kremlin (Contd. on back pare, Col. 3)
the United Nations consequences can only be their lives.
in East- diplomatic initiative
Council last October.
have promised.—United to dive from the high board but Press. West relations again.
The
Department's to use the three-metre spring- State German oftelais also believe
spokesman said Washington re- board. hope that President Nasser would modify his pro- posals before the Canal opened next week.
harmful in an area where peace has a Adgety existence no further at the best of times.
Street Names
cides
to
The sources said Tonko gave details on the sul- and the other cases. The rellet ogeneles met discuss how to prevent nervous breakdowns, suicides and unrest Government among Hungarian refugees who were "shocked when they learn- ed that there was practically no Hongkong and Kowloon hope for them to be accepted by have a total of seven new the US," the sources said. street names. Three Chinese and four English. NERVOUS BREAKDOWNS
THE Jatest
gazette reveals that
are
if
Mag. Leopolad Ungar, Director of the Austrian Caritas, said he feared that the "extremely high rate among the Hun-
would in refugees" crease as a result of the latest
According
to
Ministry
of
The streets may or may not: have to be extended some future date, but they are it is hoped that suicide the same Romanisation of garlan the Chinese names will be retained, or, if it is changed | reports. that the old street name plates will be made to con- Interior officials there aro still form.
some 10,000 Hungarian refugees In Austria. At least 16,000 of It will be appreciated that if them have registered for humi- the principle of a standard gration to the United States. spelling is
accepted
Charlotte Teuber, chief social needs to be applied in the worker at the refugee camps at
at least first instance to existing Aralskirchen, said street and district names.
boys and girls of the camp's 300 For instance, there are at youth zuntered nervous break-
downs over the weekend,
it
20
"In order to avoid a disaster we distributed sleeping tablets
Queen Informed of Budget Proposals
London, Apr. 7.
Mr Peter Thorney- croft, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, tonight called on Queen Eliza- beth at Buckingham Palace to inform her of his budget proposals. This pre-budget call on the sovereign is a traditional courtesy. Reuter.
the Soviets may have an eye on
15.
a colution of
to
World Citizen Finds Sanctuary In Monastery
chronie German Issue any today.
can hell of shaped conven- tional explosive there would be
o need for a fall-out forming outor shell.
adopted for Canal Security had prevailed, on the mayor not millan and other. British spokes-
here, however, look a gloomier
tained Dublin, Apr. 7. the critioni West German Lee Durling,
* BRUISES & ACHES bearded general elections on September self-styled "world citizen,"
Mr Hillingworth said that the The Same Terms States citizenship in Paris
oldest person who had used the who gave up his United
high GLOOMY VIEW
board complained after- But they are convinced that two years ago, has at last
wards of multiple bruises and the Soviets are not ready
British and French sources aches in every limb. put forward new proposals that found asylum in an Irish
learned view of
They the situation."
Pointing out the monastery, it was
that the speed might bring
said a new crisis was looming on hitting the water from the Believed to have slipped out defeat for the West unless Mr per
which would: spell diplomatic high board was about 35 miles neurer. The Soviets have made
bour, Mr 11ingworth it clear in recent exchanges with of France in a fishing trawler John Foster Dulics, the Secre- commented: "I could not let the Bonn govemment that they after years of wandering in will
German
tary of State, managed to move the Mayor go co with it. reuni-Europe, Durling is now staying President Nasser before. permit
"The ide
idea might easily have fication only on their own terms,
misfired and it would have done as a guest in Glenstall Bendic-Cenal was fully open. including extention of the Com.
State otine Monastery in County Lime-
oficials neither the mayor nor Black- munist system to all Germany, rick. No action will be taken privately described the present pool any good to have bim ear- withdrawal of this country from
Irish form of President Nasser's ried off on a stretcher."-China the Nato alliance, neutralization
memorandum 43 1 unilateral Mall Special of a United Germany, and dis-
character and grants (Contd. on book page, Col. 3)
no protection against the whims of Egyptian politics.
BEARD AND TURBAN
BARS EMPLOYMENT
Nottingham, Apr. 7.
פhן
by gainst him Government.
Durling spent most his time in Franco in gaol for having no legal papers.
Department
the
.
the users
Egyptian press reports that Nasser had proposed President a new International conference
"After landing in County Cork, Ireland, he expected to be sent back to Frange, Friends who Icarted of his distress requested to be held in Geneva were re-
ceived with seme the Irish Government to let him
ccepticism by diplomatic, circles here today. | slay.
The State Department spokes- Durling said: "My thanks to man
sald the United States the Irish Government for this
in Cairo had not Ambasador break. I hope to be a good received such a proposal and get nothing was known about it. He said the. State Department was "trying to track it down." Reuter,
least two different though; perhaps not current spel- lings of Pokfulam and and separated the dangerous cases Wanchai, doubtless the re- and talked to them for many today told a conference on racial problems here that citizen and shall try to
Mr Gulwant Sardar-Johl, a 42-year-old Sikh, sult of different committees hours to calm them down," she set up in the past. But is said-United Press. this any reason why the old and probably imperfect Romanisation
retained ?
their
arguabla
should be
whether
he had been refused employment as a bus conductor by the Nottingham city transport department because he would not shave off his beard or remove his turban.
Rail Disaster Mr Sardar-Johl, a former local preventing my employment bes
the
He
work."
The Irish police insisted that Durling must conform to all the laws on allers and must knform them of his movements periodic- ally.
France-Promid.
UN Seat Plea
Rio de Janeiro, Apr 7.
officer in India, cause I wear a board and re during the second world war Durling's troubles began Scholars naturally differ in today arid 14 seriously injured added that he had written to ban
At least 20 persons were killed government
should I think it
be what he was gaoled for refusing the Primoj altered!” viow of the best when a pamenger train crashed Queen and
to join the United States forces Councillor S. P. Hill, chair and for preaching pacificism phonetic equivalent. It is into a halted freight train at the Minster, Mr Harald Macmillan,
about the incident,
man of the Nottingham trans- Wan Mogno
station of suburbon
the told
conference, port committee Tsai, as the Post Office is Madureira, it was reported to-
sald tonight, organised by Nottinguam's "I will make a full investigation. atill called, or Wanchal is might
Council of Social Service: """"My "It could be that a transport Give Red China the beat, and Pokfulam, Railway officials said the 36- beard and turban are symbols officer thought a beard and Pokfulum and Pofeolum all car electric passenger train of my religion.
turban would not be a good "My race stood by the Belilah thing, but we have no.policy or have their protagonists but ignored, signals. The passenger
and chief in India and I do not deserve rule about 11, “. the result is untidy and, to train engineer
machinist were among the dead. such treatment over here,
"We employ about 90 coloured the visitor, confusing.
-United Prema,
"If there
is any regulatiory workers.”~~Reuter, These are only two examples and it is not intended to suggest that theas diver gencies are widespread. They do, however, exist and no attempt' has apparently been made to put the matter right. Advice from nowa papers which are equally guilty of inconsistency, In theso mattors' may appear grafultòus. But it is fair to
Bbc DEFENDS COMMENTATOR WHO & SWORE
Birmingham, Apr, 1.
The Exit rondloping Cora
poralion tonight came out in defence of a sports commema- talar who... awore during, A television progrtinme
last nepiring to angry protesta: from
ask Government to set the moviewers, use wald organisations
example since street naming
In its responsiblilty and since it has, an advisory pommittee for this purposà.
quivocal terms.”
Koenigswinter, Apr. 7. Mr Peter Kirk, Conservative Member of Parliament..for Gravesend, today called for an attempt by the West. to ed-. courage People's Ching more Independent of Rutalo.
He said Feople's China should be given a seat in the United
menteds. While it was thought Nation. The United States had that popod, as well so viston opposed this on the 'ground / were on the air a remark was China had been an aggressor ko
made in forcible "termiség-
Kores the Introduoor's dia«
Viewer had telephoned their protesta to the BBC regional studios hereafter, this "oum- mentator's Japo during mixup
In prostaminerte cepted the Soviet Union should commentator: David Coleman
was meera on the wereen" and "
only declared Although how to say god, I thought
· regrettable, -1 ENYOKO · under's you made a (zwese word; of
daro la Ukoly
to exprem z Link."
In strong and un- | AMBŲ
† promovement ¦ Rat¦ the ⠀・ pro- !
the ground
· WAS OCH
a member because of her regrettable, anyone aggression In Hungary and s under "attress in U2Nly\io enz. good part of the world would „preis: himself in wirong>" and probably feel that Britain and
SERVI? DA CUTEK | resace should be barred's
And Bunche Says... SITUATION IS DANGEROUS
New York, Apr. 7.
Dr Ralph Bunghe, the United Nations Under- Secretary, said today, the tense Middle East situation
din Was potentiaE
• gerous.” He added that sa Tong, the UN, Was, work- Ing on it, there was niways a “basis for peace,”
Dr Banche made these
commenta on his; return by....
from mnth-long
(Egyptian),
the
„President, Clamal (Abdel Nasser. Els declined- comment on the remille af hie mission to Cairo and wad howha peparing, an Informal repart ... – to
United Nations Boeret
men
New Far East RAF C-in-C
"
London, Apr, 1. The Air Ministry announced today that Air Marshal the Earl of Bandon is to become Com- mander-in-Chief, Far East Air Force, in July. He is 32.
His place as Commander-in-
Second
Tactical Asr Force, is to be taken by Air Vice-Marshal John Humphrey Edwardes Jones, 51, with the acting rank of Air Marshal. Thia appointment is cftcellen from June-Reuter.
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