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Report On Hungary Ike-Kishi Accord
THE UN report on the
Hungarian rebellion pro- Vides the Western world "oMcial" first
with its account of ons of the blackest pages of European history since World War II, Russi China and thu satellites will undoubtedly roject. It ин propaganda
in the same way that the West would ignore, say, u Soviet investigation com- mittee's
report on
the
facts of the actual IC-
Announced
BUT NOT OKINAWA
Washington, Juno 21. President Eisenhower announced in British invasion of Egypt, a joint communique with Mr Nobusuke The report provides no sur- Kishi, the Japanese Prime Minister, that prising addition to known the United States would substantially bellion but to have thear reduce the numbers of its security forces facts compiled in UN document is weighty in Japan within the next year, including indictment of Soviet tactics a prompt withdrawal of all its ground and the subservient pup- pet new bearing the title combat forces. of Premier of Hungary. Beyond this it is doubtful whether the document will achieve much beyond insti-
The communique Rid Wal
United States found it necessary to continue is full control over Okinawa but pledged the Uniter! gating How wave of East-States to continue its polley of
the West wrongling,
improving the welfare of
It will be recalled that the inhabitants,
original UN propenal was
The President also told M: to send an investigating Kishi that Japan's views were into account in team into Hungary before "being taken the rebellion ended but the authorities did not accede position" on ca oarly ban on the
to this request until long after the struggle had been Thus thoroughly crushed. they were virtually com- pelled to compile their
history from outside its borders,
NOW the report has been isaned in conformity with
the UN resolution and Mr
Hammarskjold
feel may that the Hungarian affront last November has been adequately rebuked. It is a pity, however, that the report could not have been written by a neutral com- mitteo-its findings would
the
have carried more weight even though would probably have been identical.
formulating the United States' manufacture ef
nuclear weapons, testing and
HIGHLIGHTS
These were the highlights of
Joint communiquu Issued through the White House at the end of a series of consultations between Mr Elsenhower and Mr
Kishi which began on Wednes. day morning.
The coinmunique disclosed that Mr Eisenhower recognised the pressure on M- Kuhi to ex- with trade, particularly Chino, but urged the need for pand continued control on exports of strategle materials.
The United States rejected Japan's wish to be granted ad- facts ministrative control over the Ryukyus and the Bonin Islankis. Mr Elsenhower said the US. fcind it necessary to retain in that area complete control "so long as the conditions of threat and tension exist in the Far East"
An Australian diplomat was the myporteur. Relations be tween Russia und Australin have been severely strained by the Potrov affair and Mr Eisenhower restated, how Moscow cannot be expected ever, the United States! posi- to accept his comments 88 tinn that Japan possesses Had an Indian residual sovereignity objective.
over these representative made the islands". This means that the sume statements, doubtless the Unked States intends even- the effect would have been tually to return them to Japai. more devastating.
Meanwhile Hungary's attitude
to men and women convict
The
SUBSTANTIALLY
paragraph on tryop
ed of fomenting rebellion appears to have toughened. withdrawals sald: "The United Some, formerly sentenced States welcomed Japan's plane
and
French Tax Vote Next Week
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Paris, June 21. French Premier, Maurice Bourgea-Maunoury today joined a tough battle for the adoption of his government's tax and Anancial measures in the Na- tional Assembly, with Indica- tlons that no would raise the question of confidence during the night and face a vote on Monday-France-Presse,
New Colony Skyscraper Nearing Completion
From left to right: Tower Court, Sunning House, Embusay Court and now, Empire Court.-China Mail Photo.
SKYSCRAPER APARTMENT BLOCK
US DRUG CHIEF
BLAMES CHINA
TAKING SHAPE
One of the tallest residential buildings in the Colony is now taking shape in Happy Valley,
It is the 17-storey Empire Court, on the corner of Hysan Avenue and Leighton Road.
Melchior's Jewels Recovered
·Hollywood, June 21 Polios announced today they had arrested two sila"". pects in the theft of $139,- worth of jewels, and Lauritz furs from aluger Melchior.
Washington, June 20. Federal Narcotics Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger said today Communist China was responsible for 65 per cent of the world's illicit opium traffic and was making
It will be completed and one bedroom less, will take up no effort to halt the shipments.
ready for occupation in Novem- | the next 13 storeys,
It is learned that the owner, theber, Ite builders claim. Anslinger
Chilia. also heads
In addition to the United Nations Commission on other
Mr Fok Ying-ting, is at pre- of principal growers
doo Not counting the cost of the sent thinking of having his town in drug steel rods which were supplied residence on the 16th floor and Narcoties Drugs. He said the opium-án essentiali
Rusia, UN has
of manufacturing are received evidence
by the ownTE, the skyscraper thero is a plan to transform the will cost about $1,500,000. to highest floor "enormous" shipments of oplum Turkey, Yugoslavia, and India.
Juto a from the Chinese mainland.
covered Turkey is the principal source | build. Piling began
in August garden. Chinese Andlinger said the
of the opium poppy other than last year. Nationalists believed the Com- the Far East. But Andinger munists
the illicit were using
sald Turkey recently imposed trade to inance purchases of
the death penalty on pedlars strategic material.
who
bought the poppy seed The Middle East, he said, was
"remote the pecond chief source of the illegal traffic.
A DROP
in in the narcolles
to
stricter
laws and
Anslinger said in an interview to gaol terms, have now for the build-up of her defence that there has been a sharp drop been given the
traffic in Ohio accordingly, donth forces penalty. The Kadar regime consonance with the jetter and win spirit of the security treaty, will shows no desire to
mixtantially reduce the numbers popular support and the of United States forous in Japan
can be only future that
within the next year, lucluding predicted for that uphappy B prompt withdrawal of all land is a further period of
United States ground combat persecution and repression forees. The United States plane and it would not be sur sul further reductions as the prising if a new wave of Japanese defence forces grow." unrest developed.
Reuter & United Press.
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Anslinger also reported:
Iran recently banned gulti- vation of the poppy and has taken steps to treat its staggering total of 1,300,000 addicts.
and Hawaii. He attributed this "get by judges In The Middle East clearling tough" attitude sentencing podillers.
house for beroki, famerly
shifted Much of the oplum reaching Lebanon, has
to Syria crackdown the United States, he said, is after a
on inter-
by the smuggled through San Francisco national smugglers from China by way of Burma, Lebaneso Government. Tanliend and Hongkong. Supplies also come in from Lebanon,
Anslinger said China appeared to be acting alone, since Russla and her European satellites have been "most co-operative" helping to stamp out the illicit
traffic.
La
C sex
He said a recently-complete UN survey also tancovered "very mysterious" wew #imulant called Khat that is chewed by African natives,
"NEW PRACTICE"
It also disclosed a "new" Hongkong practice of "chasing the dragon" in inhaling opium Manufactured in twenty-vapours, he said.
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Smugglers run poppy grown
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The massive structure occupies square an area of about 8,000 feet. It is the tallest of the four buildings occupying the same front. Among them_are_Tower Court and Embassy Court.
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COURT TO HEAR APPEALS
Washington, June 21.
The US Supreme Court today announced it would hold hearings on July 8 en the case of Army specialist William Girard, accused of manslaughter and liable to be tried in a Japanese court.
The court had planned to odkum next Monday for its summer rocess, but its present pession will be continuod until the Girard cause has been finally Bottled.
Last Tuesday a United States Federal Judge ordered the governement not to turn Girard over
to a Japanest court for
trial.
The Government decided to appeal direct to the supreme court.)
The decision to hear the Government'a appeal
reached during regular Friday ence today.
waa the court'n
elnood confer-
FOUR HOURS
·In announcing its decision, the Supreme Court specified that no more than four hours of pleadings would be heard, with ibe time to be divided equally between US Justice Department lawyers and Gard's defence lawyers,
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The court will also hear "Crocs appeal" by Girard's do- fence lawyers claiming that the Federal Judge who ruled that
bo Girard should not
tricxi in Japanese courts should also have ordered the soldier to -be returned to the United States.
The court case here arose from the decision of the State god Duence Departspents that D -Japanese court should try Girard. He was 'accused of killing A Japanese woman by aring an empty cartridge shell at bez while she was gathering scrap on'a fring-rango,
NOT AUTHORISED
Was
The United States Government ruled that Girard's action valuables
not authorised, was not commit ted in the performance of his the duty, and therefore, under terus of the statais of forces agreement with Japan, should be tried by a Japanese CERITÉ and not by United States court mardial
Police had been work Ing around-the-clock от the casc
since four gunmen invaded the hill- top bome of the Danish opera star on Tuenday.
Chief of delbolives Than Brown said that $08,271 worth of tho stolen valuables bad been covered.
ro-
The two suspects to custody were identified as Robert Morgan, 39, an ex- convict, and "Alfred J. 28. SUR sought ware Bichara McFall, 28, and a fourth mRN πολ named by Policy,
"It'
too good to bo true," Melchior commented when informed that most of his lowels and valuables bad been recovered.-- United PrČKI,
When completed. It will pro vide room for 15 shops on the ground floor and many offices
Loodon. June 21. Re- on the first and second,
Pope, The British Military authorl- sidential flats, the larger type ties in Germany have informed with three bedrooms, a sitting the Soviet military command
they room and bathroom and other that necessities and the smaller with Brigadier-General Chorie Wynn- Pope as chief of the British military
mission attached ta Soviet forces la East Germany, authoritative sources said today. The decision to withdraw General Wynn-Pope was made after the Soviet command - had accused the General of violating trafie regulations and "having an improper and injurious atti- tude toward Soviet representa- tives and inhabilants" of the (East) zone."
Suez Canal Close-Down
in Turkey to "clandestine boratories" in Syria where it is cessed, The Turks view the trade as so serious
they have pinced landmines on the Syrian border.
Cairo, June 21. Thailand is
The Egyptian Cahai authority the last nation where
the fast-disappearing informed shippers today the oplum pipe can be uned legally, Suez Canal would be closed but its government plane
downt for il hours this weekend. 0 gradual reduction in "pipe
No reason was given for the houses over the next few close-down, the first since the
reopening of the Canal.
years.
India has told the UN wil [ cut down on "quasi-medical" plum chewing by its citizens as a treatment for dysentery." -United Press.
Britain in its reply, rejected the Soviet charges but said that General Wynn-Pope would be withdrawn because he could no longer full his duties satisfac- The authority and the Canally in view of the Soviet atti-
Xude. would be closed from 9 p.m. The date of the withdrawal on Saturday to 3 a,m. on Sun- was not announced.-France- day.----Router.
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ruling last Tuesday, Judge Joseph McGonaghy, of the Federal District court, said that to turn Girard over to Japanese jurisdiction, as desired by the Goverment, would violate his Tighis under the American constitution-Reuter,
Diefenbaker
Takes Oath
Ottawa, Jupe 21. Mr John Diefenbaker was today sworn in us Prime Minister of Canada to succession to Mr Louis St. Laureat.--Reuter.
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