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Lord Ismay's
Five Years
THEN Lord Iamay left
Wreris last week a vital
chapter in the life of Nato closed. The five years of his service ns Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation have been crowded and fruitful. When he took office the tasks entrusted to the Organisation were regarded by son as impossible, but when he closed the duer of his office the essentials in those tasks had been argely accomplished.
The Nato achievement during
these five years is remark- able and Is Inrgely Un- On the appreciated. military side the number of trained active divisions is
significantly larger, while aircraft and ships are much more numerous and modera,
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COTY LOOKING FOR PREMIER
Crisis Expected To Last Long Time
Paris, May 2
President Rene Coty of France, striving for a solution of the political crisis, today cancelled plans to travel to the United States by sea next Monday and will go by air instead.
This will give him several extra days to try to and a new government to replace that of M. Guy Mollet
who resigned
yesterday after his taxation pro
sals had been defeated in a vole of confidence.
and
Great improvements iti President Coly launched into training, command and a series of consultations with еспенісл of these forces parliamentary
political have
them given
much leaders in the hope of avoiding greater combat value.. A damage to France's international further great increase in
authority at a time when she is seeking new talks on Suez mal their fire-power results
is faced with pressing problems from the tactical atomic in Algeria and on the economic | weapons now at their dis- front." рова
And behind the Nato shield of ground and tactical air forces stands an immense threat of nuclear-strategie nir retuliation which Soviet *ggression ngainst Nato member
countries evoke.
would
Difficult Task
Polilical observers here sald the task before the 75-year- old M, Coty was a difficult one, and that the crisis might take a long time to resolve.
This is because of the political vacuum created by the National
tax measures designed
ANOTHER major develop Assembly's rejection. of un-
ment of these years bus popular been the creation of a to defend the franc and help
include M. Francois Mitterrand, 41-year-old near-Radical Minis- ter of Justice in the Mollet Cabinet--though the Conserva-
lives
would probably oppose this choice-M. Rene Pleven, rear-fadical former Prime Minister and recognised an "good European," and M. Plerre Plimlin Popular Republicans (Catholic)
ex Minister, Reuter,
New Type Flu Germs
Washington, May 22. The United gtales Army's Walter Reed Hosp Ital announced tonight that It had succeeded in isola=\
ting
now
East
the influenza virus' sweeping the Far and discovered # entirely an strain,
Wal
Scientists of
new
the hospi- tal's Institute of Research worked around the clock for the past five days” in Their efforts to identify the
has virus, which
Awept Singapore, Formosa, Hong- kong and the Philippines, the hospital nald,
viruses
The Far East being studied at Walter Reed were recovered by
U.S. the
Army's 406th Medical Laboratory In Japan, FTC39.
It added United
NAVAL RATING
ASSAULTS
CHINESE GIRL
Singapore, May 22.
chair, a
table and a weighing scale in the restaurant..
system of airfields, pipelines pay for the Algerlun campaign A British sailor-assistant to a Royal Navy and communications with- and the aftermath
of the Suez padre ripped the dress of a Chinese waitress and uut which modern armien crisis. cannot work. Today Nato In a desire to assure the most kitchen-hand when she refused to go out with him, possesses these in quantity effective day-to-day control of a Singapore court was told today." and quality. In the com- the nation's affairs during the munications feld Nato in crisis M. Coty has declined im-
The prosecution said Leading responsible for great mediale Receptance of M. Seaman David Keith Wassop, 10, advances which have also Mollet's resignation pending a of the Royal Navy, also tore the Improved the civilian net- round of consultations, But in girl's brassiere into pieces after
the Socialst leader's hugging and kissing her, works in certain member view of countries and have made:
professed determination to re-
75 Straits Wossop was flood, 10 umleient than ingek office after nearly them
months, the President had little dollars for using criminal force before.
choice but to seek an eventual on Chan Chew Loy lo outrage her modesty in a restaurant on successor,
the afternoon of May 5.
mare
Of the very highest im-
portanco have been the Most political experts here
Outstanding
autumn in Paris and which succeeded the
Brussels fate.
#
He was Anca further 40
SUBVERSIVE
ACTIVITIES
IN KENYA
developments in the polltteal agreed that any candidate for Straits dollars for damaging feld.
here the Premiership would have to has been the admission of obtain' the blessing of the 100 the German Federal Re. Socialist Deputies to secure in-
the public to Nato and the vesilure
Assembly. icclusion of the Federal
This appeared to rule out an administration headed by Republic and of Italy in the Conservative leader such as M. Western European Union, Antoine Pinay, a former Prime the new body which was Minister. most ot whose created in 1964 by the followers voled against the agreements signed that Government's financial policy
net night and thus
sealed its
Treaty Organisation estab-
Today a Conservative state- ment called for a "government lished in 1949.
of national safety" to resolve Between the Western Euro- France's financial difficulties pean Union and Nato the and keep Algeria French. They closest co-operation in both said they would like M. Robert civilian and military affairs Lacoste, Socialist resiti new was envisaged and develop minister, to stay at 's post la cd. By no means the lenat Algeria, of the problems which both bodles have faced are those arising from the economic and financial necessities that are compelling Britain, within the framework of lier treaty commitments, to reduce
somewhere the forces which she contributes to the Nato shield on the Continent.
Dragging On
Algeria, where 400,000 French troops are fighting a Moslem Nationalist Insurtec- tion which
has dragged on for two and a half
years, is probably the crux of the French dilemma today,
Nairobi, May 22. The British Colonial Government clamped strict activities today to guard controls on political
against feared rence of violence like the Mau Mau terror.
A
recur-
Wassop, who pleaded gulity to both charges, made a public apology today to the dri.
APOLOGY WANTED
The waitress had earlier in- sisted that the apology be made
was told the in Singapore newspapers but court could not order this.
Her cheongsam and brassiere were produced in court,
Inspector Lee Cheng Teen
cald Chan was left naked to the waist after Wassop's aggres- sive approach.
Destruction In The New Territories
Flood waters claim another victim, Part of the foundations of this bridge near Shatin, New Territories, was carried away by the swirling torrent caused
by the recent rajna.—China, Mall Photo.
Eisenhower Makes Little
Impression
With
His Latest Aid Plea
Washington, May 22.
Early indications today were that President Eisenhower had made little im- pression on the economy-minded Congress with his latest broadcast plea for
support for a full foreign aid programme.
SERIOUS FLOOD
THREAT
IN CHINA
مو
But support was being ex- pressed for new features of the programme outlined by the Pre- sident in his message to Con-
The President has recommend- ed that Congress should establish the development loan fund to Anance specific projects and programmes which give
of contributing to sound ment, Ile has emphasised its major objective la to
moasures.
that
BIG FIRE IN
SINGAPORE
TORNADOES STRIKE AGAIN
Chicago, May 22.
A new barrage of house- wrecking tornadoes crashed through the great plains to day in a weather onslaught which has killed at least 68 persons in two days.
were
Warnings of more possible tornadocs
issued for að Ienet
Midland soven
States, three Southern States Wero alerted for heavy wind stormis and flood watera forcet mass Evacuation,
The United Press counlod at least 63 deaths since a massive tornado tore at the Kansas City.
suburbs on Monday night.
The dead included 38 around Kansas City, six in the town of Fremont, Missouri, which was virtually destroyed on Tuesday night, four af Desloge, Missouri, and four elsewhere in the State,
A city employee in Indiano. polin Indians, was electrocuted eleaning away storm debris.
The new storm system gather- ed its strength in Texm ami sent twisters across Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
Tornadoes toppled outbuild- ings on three farms near Stark City, Missouri, and more twister farmels were sighted in the air at Baxter Springs and Jopling, Missouri and Parsons, Kansas, -United Preza.
HUNGER STRIKER ARRESTED
Karachi, May 22. The governor of the "Civil Singapore, May 23.
was today Libertica Union" Fire Inst night destroyed picked up by police from the shops; offices and Chinese
footpath opposite the Pakistan cubleles in five frontages along President's house where he had side the premises of the British-been on a hunger strike against owned Straits Times,
the Bagdad and South The fire did not affect publica-Asia Treaty (Scato) Facts,
help
in long-term development pro- jects rather than short-term
Peking, May 22.
tion of the newspaper though the building พวง slightly damaged by heat and water.
A
one shop were destroyed.
on
The President envisages that Vast areas of China were assistance from this fund would She was in the kitchen when threatened by floods todny be provided essentially
loan basis. Wassop, wearing naval uniform, as main rivers continued to came up and molested her. rise under a steady dowTI- The Inspector said: "Wassop pour, Peking radio report- was pressing her bare breasts ed. when other customers inter- vened, She locked herself up in
FEATURES
The features are:
for
1. That milltary abd related economic support separated from assistance economie development;
were
2. That military assis- kanco
appropriations be
Defence Department budget; and included in the future under the
3. That long-term de- assistance ba
More than 20,000 persons, ir a storeroom until the police cluding troops and government be
administrative personnel arrived,"
mobilised in Kwangtung Pro- Vassop Wag arrested in a vince repair and strengthe nearby restaurant,
dykes along the North, East, Han Mr A B. Schofield, defending and Pearl rivers, the broadcast course, cald Wassop, who had said. served in the East for 18 months, An announcement said thewould like apologise to Chan Government would impose strict in open court for the "regrotful" controls African political incident, meetings to prevent ♫ New flarcup.
On
ON EMBARGO
* velopment The Communist authorities in food-threatened areas along the provided from a development Yellow River decided to set up loan fund-Reuter, food prevention headquarters Wassop had been celebrating a call on civilian volunteers what he expected would be his to help with dyke repairs and US HOLDING OUT At recent mediinga African
departure for Britain on May 6. other work. speakers deliberately spoke to I had now been held up, pend- undermine the Government, iting the ease. suld. Several African leaders, powerful trade including unionist Tom Mboyn, recently Bald, "the war will never end."
His superior,. Lieut Gordon Others attacked the Goyen-c. Clark,
gave evidence of ment's agrarian reform scheme Wassop's good character. and said that the King's African
GOOD CHARACTER
Another issue on which any new combination musi obtain CENIOR offieinls of inter- broad backing if it is to have national organisations any chance of investiture, ob- must observe the utmost servers say, is the ratification of tho six-nation Euratom and discretion no that. the out- Common Market Treaties signed side world cannot judge in Rome on March 25. exactly what role. Lord
France's partners, remember- Ismay has played in helping ing the death of the European Rifles Regiment w **sinve As Leading Seaman Wassop to shape and strengthen Army project in the National army" and that African police was asslatant to a padre. His Nato daring his five years Assembly, will be arxiously officers were "prisoners of the good work in this had been of office, but there is no watching the prospects For doubt that his contribution ratifying the two treaties, which has been large and im- the Moliet Cabinet had planned portant. That the highest British authorities hold this opinion la evidenced by the decision to confer upon him membership of the nupreme British Order of Chivalry, the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Mr Paul Henri Spaak, Lord Ismay's BUCCESBOT, box received another TATO honour the Charlemagne Prize for what ho has done for European unity. This fact can be taken as one of the many signs that show in what spirit and with what distinction the affairs of Nato will be guided in the
усага Immediately ahead.
The Yangise and Min rivers were also threatening to over-
cald, Blow, the broadcast France-Presse.
Flu Aboard Carthage
Paris, May 22. The United States was report- ed today to be holding out against other Nato countries and Japan who want the strategic embargo against China brought into line with the less-seyere embargo against Soviet Russia,
French Boured guld a Cana- |dian compromise put forward o! yesterday's meeting of Chincom the Nalo plus Japan Complites Colombo, May 22.
with revising tho If such statements went un- Magistrate, imposing the fini No visitors werd
allowed charged should be debated in mid-June.
checked, they might spark more said: "I can't let you go free aboard the liner Carthage today Chinese embargo-met with no Political observers, surveying violence, the announcemnt sak. on your apology alone. The and no transit passengers were п confused scene, said the The new control would include offence 15 serious and I take permitted ashore because of 25 most promising candidates for tupo recording ot political | into account your age."--Reu- Influenza cases on the ship.
The ship's inst port of call Death Sentence was Singapore, where there is an influenza epidemic..
Europeans."
the Premiership appeared to] meetings-United Press.
mentioned in a Navy magazine,
Mr G. Tara Singh,
Ler.
New Argentine Coup Fails
Buenos Aires, May 23. DRESIDENT Pedro §. Artm-
buru nipped a military coup dretat in the buď today by arresting two generals and an 'admiral and disciplining other high-ranking" odicern, it was High military sources mich the
reported today:
Arrested officers had planned | to depo Aranburua install Qen, Laila Barciti, of
the
taken
at
success,
Another accling is scheduled for tomorrow,--Unlied Press,
for
Manila, May 23. The Fort Health' officer sald all Hadj Kamlog, the Philip- ships coming trom the Fan East pines' most notorious postwar
Com would be put under restricted outlaw outside of the quarantine until the epidemic multa, received the death some
Similar obates.
precautions fence on Wednesday for having
the terrorised Jolo Province were belg Ratmalana airport on planes several years with his Moro coming from, tho, Far Eant if (Moalem Filipino) bandit gang, Kamlon murronderod to the there are influenza cases uborki,
Governmenś - foredr` two, yedir Ceylon's Health Department ago after three years of mucetes. Miguel Villarruel, nefasued a statement on the danger | fully eluding in the Jalo jungles cavalry. corpe commander, | of the Malayan flu epidemic and a huge army sent out to get also were said to have beci | sprending to Ceylon. Unized him, deur, or alive. -- Franco- disciplined United Press, Prem.
the Army, as the heath of a Unconfirmed reports sald former new nationalist regime,
Air Minister Julio C. Krause alte had been' placed in house arrest. Friends sald, however, that Krause is merely stay ing with friência,” Gen. Frenando "Hyengu," COATS mander of the 3rd Army, and Gen
Another officer known to have been gaoloci, in connection with the reported plot was Busett!, Gen. Hector Bolans Pachoco, who was relieved from active duty last week after Aramburu refused to appoint him director of tho Military Academy.
Presse,
East
Two other members of the group were also arrested on
Rubber and drans of oil in jaharges of activities against the
No one was burt, firemen sald
Police reinforcements and
State and pamphlets issued by the group were seized.
steel-helmeted men of the riot Moro atrests are expected squad were called out to control among the group protesting the thousands who watched the forthcoming ministerial meeting blaze.
There were no incidents, Rouler.
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