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New Impediment PRESSURE is now mount-
ing in the Western world for readjustment of the trade embargo imposed on China soon after the out- break of the Korean War. Curiously, however, д)- though the restrictions were part of the United Nations sanctions policy against Chias and as such are widely regarded as out- dated, the numin emphusja of Western pressure now only to revise the embargo to bring it in line with the one imposed upon Soviet Russia and the European Satellites.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17,":"1957.
RADIATION HAZARDS
Experts' IRAN BANS OIL
Warning
On Bone
Cancer
EXPORTS
TO ISRAEL
Teheran, Apr. 16.
The Iranian Government has ordered that the Iranian National Petroleum Company to re- fuse to sell oil to Israel or to transport companies which plan to make deliveries in Israeli ports.
An Iranian Foreign Ministry
Today said the Government had
to **recommend"
spokesman, announcing this ba
London, Apr. 16. British scientists esti- mated in 1 report This is largely the result of published tonight that a
American insistence that the
should be Bikini type hydrogen also desitled embargo maintained as weapon and its allies have the atmosphere, might a political bomb, exploded high in
are not only eventually produce bone but cancer in 1,000 people Britain for every million tons of European countries almost, TNT of equivalent ex-cause of their desire to avoid
consented to enforce mea- sures that generally penalise and
unpopular Japan,
Bome
Western
plosive power.
amount
this
tur attitude. to the International Oll Con- sortium that should adopt a
Ctrele close
the Con- sortium belloved it
was very
likely that the eight companies forming the Consortium would
net on the recommendation, be
dispute with the Iranian uny Government.
Representations
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UK Defence Move BEDOUINS
In Persian Gulf
London, Apr, 16.
Britain is planning to reinforce the defences of her interests in Southern Arabia and the Per- sian Gulf, official sources here said today.
A military mission was said to have arrived in Kenya to in-
the
SUPPORT
HUSSEIN
Amman, Apr. 16. . Two hundred Bedouin chieftains sworo allegiance
to
young King Hussein today amid reports that the monarch is seeking another Arab' summit con-
vestigato administrative SUEZ ISSUE forence
London, Apr. 16. Lord Gosford, Britain's problems of maintaining land, Foreign Under-Secretary, sca and air forces in East.
some
said today that the United States had made
for reviewing proposals the China trade embargo lista.
These are lists of goods of which the expert to China was banned at the time of the Korean War by a number ci non-Communist countries be- cause they were considered to have a wartime potential.
Lord Gosford told the House
Africa.
oll
Omelal sources Said it was planned to station: a "strategic reserve in the area for "support. of the Baglad Pact and for the defence of British Interest in Southern Arabia and the Persian Gulf.
#In the Arabian Peninsula Britain must be ready at times to defend her Aden colony Washington, Apr. 10.
and protectorates and the The Army has cut in half the
ritories in the Persian Gulf for prison sentences of two turn-
whose defence she is respon coat Korean War prisoners.
sibic. For this task, land, sea They ITC, Claude J. Bat-of Lords that the United States
and air forces have to be main- Government's proposals fallowtained in that area and in East Edward S. chelor, 27, and Dickenson, 26.
ed the meeting at Bermuda be- Batchelor
sentenced at two Me Harold Macmillan, the Africa," the Wer Office said. first to life imprisonment but Prime Minister, and President on the probable size of the Officials would not comment
force, but authoritative sources "We posals in consultation with other Office
prosaid:1t was understood the War was thinking in, terna members of the consultative of brigade group," Lord Gosford added. Press.
PERCENTAGES
WOR
exports by the National Com- that subsequently was cut to 20 Eisenhow study these
as much as Chins. President Eisenhower seemed
to recognise this fact in his They stressed that press conference last week was conditional on the ne and from his general atate- ceptance of a theory that
It was believed bare that the ments oh this question the incidence of bone cancer
Imundan decision to ban oil obaorvers were quick to was proportional to the pany to Israel was taken as a years conclude that the United
of radioactive result of representations made Dickenson was sentenced to 10 by review authorities, States was preparing to
by King Saud of Saudi Arabia. years. make concessiona by allow material in the body.
The ban
covers both oil ing a leveiling of the two The report was written by a destined for Israell
home
But on a regular annual vo- embargoes without, how-committee appointed by the
and dil
view of prisoner to
sentence last be over, relaxing its own strict Atomic Scientists Association, a
through
mouth, Amistant Army Secretary Ieract from policy of a complete ban on
Eltath on the Gulf of Aqaba tough M. Milton II, ondered exports to China.
Halfa on the Mediterranean.
Batchelor's sentence reduced to 10 years and Dickenson's to Ave The A new factor has, however,
Tronian National been introduced."
Petroleum Company
controls
3 cars---Unlied Press, 12 per cent of the country's total oll
The production Inmian: Foreign Ministry spokesman wild today that American tanker, chartered by
America
is apparently seeking a tightening of the embargo restrictions against Russia in exchange for casing restrictions on the China : ambargo. Full details of the American, proposal are not yet known but in principle the move ought to be resolutely rejected.
private body set up in 1946 to keep the nation informed about atomte developments,
INDEPENDENT VIEW
The committee studied the whole question of radiation hazards from an independent viewpoint and followed BP report last year by Britain' Medical Research, Connell
of fraud, because It Had given European country, was guilty Its destination: as an African port, when if for the Iranian in fact gone to Filath.
Discussing the estimate of the part of Bander Mashur, but had
possible incidence of bone cancer from the radioactive materi The obvious trend in East-known as strontium 90, the re
West hegotiations at present port said: "These thousand is towards reduced tension. casualties would be spread all What pretext is there for over the world and occur in the the West to reverso the course of several decades. process? Tho countries describo
Communist
to
toms.
other
Iraqi Protest
1J
.
The consultative group is formed of those nations which consult over the enforcing of the United Nations atrategie trade embargo,
isidant
No N-Weapons apply to question by Kie
For Japan
Sir David Eccles, of the Bourt: at Tracie,
Wil- Ham Telling (Conservative
gald trade with the mainland in 1970,- 1848 und |
NEARLY READY
Washington, Apr, 10, The United States, Britain and France are almost ready to take the stalemated Suez Canal issue to the United Nations Security Council, it was report- ed today.
mave
Diplomats sald the probably would be made with- In the next 48 hours.
Mr Lincoln White refused at a State Department press officer
news conference
to say a do- he did not want to comment, cision had been made. He said
yes or no."-United Press.
strength United Border Firing
WW
Anglo-US Mid-East Coordination
Tel Aviv, Apr. 10.
An Israeli army spokesman said that Syrian ports opened
policies.
on East-West
Reporte said that Hussein wants a new meeting between Arab leads to thrash' out a common policy of communism and
the Elsenhower Doctrine.
Today some 200 chiefs of the once nomadic desert tribesmer in colourful flowing robes strodo into Hussein's hilllop palace to pledge their continued allegiance to the monarch-United Pros.
Saud Visiting Jordan
London, Apr. 16.
King Saud of Saudi Arabia is due to arrive' on an official visit to Jondan on May 6, abrænding to Middle East News Agency report from Amman, Cafro radio Balch today
King Saud will spel for days in Jordan before going to Bagad Reader.
nre across the armistice Unes EDEN RESTLESS
against the Innell village of Szald 'In Upper Gallioe, today,
“Boston, Apr. 16. Ho added; that two
Largell
Sir Anthony Eden spent
· Arabs - one of them a woman *reatiess day today although were kidnapped yesterday he was able to get out of bedi by Lebanese Infitrators and and sit, in a chair for the fres dragged across the Armistice thre, since
into Lebanon.-France operation on Saturday.—United Press.
line London, Apr. 16. Britain has sent a high
Planetada 1836 1.8 per cent, 10.9 per Tokug“ total trade of
Recent Sud 0.6 per cent of the official of its Foreign Office to Washington to coordinate
Preso.
yapan will act up as forced count with countries her than Middle Eastern, polleles US Claim T
with nuclear weapons, said Gen. Kazul Hayashi, Chairman of the Joint Defence Council He made the of
statement in reply to question by a Socialist Diet
' before member
the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Councillors-United Press.
After the American tanker had delivered 18,000 tous Iranian oil to Eilath last week, the Iranian National Petroleum Company had said it was not "A somewhat larger number concerned in the affair BKD bound
and of people might suffer
would
reject
protests the
any move is 4 bone changes, possibly without about it, since the oil in ques- "renewal of the cold war" manifesting any clinical symption had been sold by the Con- and in the absence of any
partium. valid political reason how "There is also the possibility
Iraq
protested to the ia the charge to
number be of a
of United States cases
against allowing countered?
leukaemia resulting but we have the
American tanker to 1150 Face - saving considerations not enough data to estimate this
the Gulf of Agabo and supply perhaps dictate the Ameri- number.
attitude. In
"At the same time. It should Israel with oil-France-Presse Britain
pointed out that theso and Europe the proposed
casualties, although large in restrictions will be regarded
can
as unfair compensation and a now obstacle to develop ment of a promising trade connection. Certainly Bri- tain's exports to Russia are
on the
increase and ex- porters will object to any new impediment. If America inaists on the new provision Britain ought to consider making its own embargo regulations.
U.S.A. THRU
bo
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bad
and Reuter.
absolute number, represent only ABNORMAL SHOCK
a fraction of those due to the natural level of radioactivity;
would be no way
of ODC from the
there
guishing
WAVES
Tokyo, Apr. 17. The National Meteorological.
announced Observatory
here today it had recorded a series of abnormal shock waves.
The scientists stressed in their report the possible "consider able margin of error due to lack
An Observatory spokesman of adequate data", and the fact that it was based on the "as yet sold the pattern of the shock unproved hypothesis of a pro-waves indicated another Soviet portional relationship applying Union nuclear test had taken to very small doses."-Reuter, place-Reuter.
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Commonwealth countries,
Londba, Apr 18,
with, the United States: In reply to another question, under the arrangements of he said: "It is a fact that China's trade is in balance and the recent Bermuda summit PRIME Minister, Horolt Mac- unless China sells is to Russia conference, according or gets a credit from Russia, official sources, today. there is Uttle chance of a sub- stantial expansion."-Reuter,
UN DELEGATE
ASSASSINATED
United Nations, Apr. 16.
The Egyptian representative on the United Nations Advisory Council for the Italian Trustee- ship territory of Somaliland has been assassinated in Mogadiscio (capital of Somaliland), the Chair- man of the UN Trusteeship Council" announced today.
The Egyptian representative | Eddine had been stabbed to was Kamal Eddine Salah,
death but that he had not yet The Couneli Chairman, Rafikelved any more details of
the murder. Asha, the Syrian delegate, said
Eddine Salah had served on the Somaliland Advisory Coun- ell for three years.
Investigation
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beed He
'The Italian delegate, Remigio ∙Grillo, said- that according to
first reports received Mogadiscio, Salah had murdered by a Somail. added that the Italian authori would make a thoroughs in vestigation into the affair and would punish the guilty parties,
-France-Presse,
to:
phy Adam; Watson, head of the Fordign Office African Department, will commalt State Department representatives on immediate and long-term com ordination of Anglo-American views on the strategic Middle Fast,
:
The move stems from an | agreement between Prost dent Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Bermuda Jast month to act up a Middle Eastern planning group.
Though little was sold at the time about this decision, the plan envisioned the creation of body to
permanent Anglo-American Middle Eastern strategy, the United PressS.
plan and coordinate
policies
and sources said---
Stockpile For 35,000 A-Weapons
Washington, Apr. 18.
Zandt a
Mr JamMOS van member
the joint United States Senate-House
Atomie Energy Committee, sald today it was estimated that the United States had stockpiled material for the manufacture of 35,000
atomle wespons.
It was later learned in This
was estimated to Bo Mogadiscio that Salah, died in three and a half times the com- hospital today
after being parable. Soviet stocks for about stabbed eight times by a Somal 10,000 weapons, he said. He did inthe
Egyptian delegation not reveal his sources
of in bullding.
The Somali, Muliamond Shek Abdurrahman, was: allegod to have told police who arrested him that he killed Salah in revenge for having bean ill- treated by Egyptian authorities during his stay in Egypt four years ago.-France-Presse- and Router.
Chiang Jet Down
Seoul, Apr. 18.
formation.
Не told the Pennsylvania Daughters of the American Re volution that every effort should be made to reach A sound Boviel agreement with the Union on reducing armamen's,
China Mail Special
Famous Cellist Collapses
The South Korean Defenc Pablo Camels, the world's Ministry reported today A leading cellist, collapsed today Chinese Nationalist Sabro-jet, and Puerto Rico's No. 1, boart fighter · had crashed on" Cheju: spocialist «diagnosed his caso DS Island which
off the coconey to described southernmost tip of South Korea. De Ramon | Súmrez
like pilot of the sindraft was the condition of the 30-your-old killed Man, buscial, og -the Chinese Chine collapsed while holding
musician, on “portott, de
been-Informed of the crab por York
for an interna“ hady be an explanations/me; to tional comalo postival: he,ww
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millan, told the House of Commons todny that the United Statca claims
Christmas vereimky
Bover Island, in the Pacife Ocean, where British nacier experi«, ments, are scheduled to take place this summer, Macmillan,
in reply to R question, paid, "The United States claims sovereignty over
*istmas.
Christmas Island, which has been under Britis's
ministration for many years 照 part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands,
colony.
The Primo Minister sold the United States Government had been informed that the forthcoming: tests did not "in any way prejudice, the claima efther government."--- France-Presse..
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