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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
-1957.
A Programme To Beat Russia's Space Lead
IKE'S PLAN TO BOOST BUDGET
Macmillan On Europe's
Free Trade Area Plan
London, Dec. 3..
Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, declared here tonight that the European Free Trade
Area
was "one of the biggest issues in our his Lory."
US Will Provide Experts Got
NATO Allies
With Missiles
Washington, Dec. 3. President Eisenhower formally informed Congressional leaders today that the United States plans to furnish special missiles to its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. is a matter of the division Eisenhower, addressing a White House con-
He added an address to the Farme.s Club dinner "It is
not merely a question of jug-
with tariffs.
or unity of Europe, with all that means for the unity of the fice world in the great secular struggle which overshadows
our lime.
"The opportunities are clear for all to see,
"Europe, by freeing its trade, would be able to take advantage
ference of 31 Senators and Representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties, said also the government would propose two minor amendments to the MacMahon "Security" law to permit the United States to share more in- formation on nuclear weapons with its allles.
of these opportunities: It Eisenhower and his aides also gave a preview of a
would be able to tum to ad- vantage more readily the im- provements in manufacturing
practices and techniques which research and technology have developed.
"Standards of lying would rise foster.
"Farmers
themselves, who are considerable purchasers of industrial products, have 03 much as anyone to gain from au industrial tree trade area. Router.
Russians Are
Saved By US Tanker
Calcutta, Dec. 3.
space-age legislative programme calling for heavier defence and foreign aid spending coupled with increased allied co-operation. No offtelat price tag was Secretary of State, John Foster placed on the
Dulles also attended the con- programme,
ference, which was designed to overcome and missile Russia's satellite
lend. But some attending The White House briefing thought the new budget would top the record
peacetime Aguie $72,000 milico submitted last January,
of
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Defence spending alone was expected to increase about 39 OT 40 thoumant million dollars, depending on Administration whether the sueveeda in finding offsetting economies in the huge de- fence establishment, Foreign Ald outlayı would Jamp 10.000.000 to $3.940.000,000.
Republican Senate leader, William Knowland, told news- men that the report made by Eisenhower and his collabora- tors had been "frunk" and com- piele.
The report concerned the U.S. proposals to be submitted to the NATO "aummit" conference be- ginning on December 18, and the
The Signals Crossed
Berlin, Doo. 3. Experts attempting to synchronise West Berlin's tratto signals, got a fresh nefback today when ilchis at An Intersection turned green simullaneous- ly and caused a four-way collision between a street- ear, bus, track and car.
One
the car's DOT100, driver, was lured slightly in the freak socident, the second of its kind to oc- cur in four days, '
Traffic experts are at tempting to ynchronise alanals to permit a steady flow of cars at a prescribed speed but the timing of cross-wireet signal parently is not perfect,
Berlin'a highly dis ciplined drivers start notOES the intersection on the green light with complete faith in the signals and accidents occur, the pollee said-France-Presto.
VICTIM OF A JOKE?
Bank Rate Leak Probe: Tribunal
Queries Official
London, Dec. 3.
A British Foreign Office official who helped to set off a major investigation into an alleged leakage of Government information said to- day it had not occurred to him that he was the victim of a joke by a 19-year-old girl
The omelat M John, leader of the Labour Party, Lawrence Pumphrey, 41, gavo after a conversation on a trata evidence before an official" tri- | with his second cousin, Miss
whether Elizabeth Suzan Chataway, bunal inquiring into
She had said, he claimed, that there was a leakage last Sep- tember about Britain's decision } In
Conservative Party's
the
to raise the banic rate by two headquarters where she worked they knew about the bank rate in advance.
per cent.
He told the tribunal he had contacted Mr Hugh Gaitskell,
RUSSIAN AID HAS
SAVED EGYPT'S
FIVE-YEAR PLAN
Cairo, Dec. 3.
U.S. defence and mutual security The Egyptian Minister of Industry, Dr Aziz Sidki, programmes for 1958.
said today that the Soviet economic aid agree- ment had enabled Egypt to accelerate the execution of her five year plan, which would be completed now by the end of 1960.
Admiral Lewis Strauss, Chair- man of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, said he though! Congress would approve, and perhaps even go beyond, the amendments to the McMahon low to be proposed by the
Security
The scope of the proposed administration, the Congressmen An American tanker - programme raised the puss! | said.
rived here today with all|billly at a red-ink budget for 26 crew members of the Russian-chartered freigh tor Tropalforos, which sank in the Bay of Ban- gag on Sunday with a
of cargo Soviet equip- ment for a steel mill in
India.
All ofleers and crew members of the
Panamanian flogged vessel Tropalforos were picked up from lifeboats by the 10,488- ton tanker Stanvac Singapore after the freighter sonk
miles from Calculin,
200
sunken
the Arst time in four years if Federal revenues should con- tinue a slide which evidence Itself In the first few months of this fiscal year. Tax cut hopes seemed completely dead,
The Congressmen sald that special US missiles would be supplied to NATO milies training purposes bilaterial negotiations,
They said the US would hold
of
Sidki, will leave for Moscow (He said there were "no strings" shortly at the head of a 38 mem-altached to the Soviet loan. ber delegation of Egyption en- gineers and industrial experts to work out details of the Soviet 700 million rouble loan and its implementation.
Sički said the matter employing Soviet experts would be the absolute concern of the Egyptian delegation.
we need for
we feel that He said the completion of the following five-year
certain fields, we plan would double them
There Egypt's Industrial production, would ask for them.” which in 1955 contributed only would be no question of Soviet
being "Imposti” country's exports 11 per national income.
Egypt, he sala.
Even so, a number of De- mocratic Congressional leaders talks with cach of the NATO came away feeling that the Ad-allics, taking into account the ministration silu "was failing to security of the US and the in- show the necessary sense of cividuál military potential of urgency in meeting Russia's orch of the NATO countries. challenge.
The United States would sup- information ply all necERSATY Οτι the handling of thest weapons, capable of taking nuclear warheads, and on the results to bo
expected from their Lac the Congressmen said.
Frank Report
But others
The captain of the
thought wiser vessel, Constantin Valantasis, rather than more — spending said the ship struck P sub- was the answer. merged object while enroute The Eisenhower administra- from the Soviet port of Odessation will ask Congress to vote with 5,000 tons of equipment some $4,000,000,000 in foreign for a proposed steel mill In aid programmes for the next Villai, Örissal State.
Aseal year, Congressmen said,
He said he ordered the erew Eisenhower was present dur- to abandon ship after watering only 24 hours of the con- poured into the engine room ference, Vice-President Richard and the ship began listing Nixon, Democralle Parly leader, badly. United Press,
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the
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They added, however, that
cent of the
Sidki said the implementation at the plan would give work to about half a million Egyptians.
MR KISHI LANDS IN
on
Sidk sale he would discuss the five-year plan with the Soviets and would choose the projects he feels most necessary for Egypt.
ARRANGEMENTS
DARKNESS Egyptian stock-pliling of nuclear
warheads in NATO countries would be controlled exclusively by the US. armed forces.
Proposals
Canberra, Dec. 4.
The Japanese Prime Minis-January," he
since said, "Sixty-two
ter, Mr Nobusuke Kiehi,sia, and we have made the be provided by
LEG-PULLING?
The Attorney General Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, to asked: "did it ever you she may have been pulling your leg?"
Mr
"no, Sir."
Pumphrey
Occur
answered
Miss Chataway, a silm girl in a red hat, told the tribunal that m the Levin Mr Pumphrey had sold now she had a job in the press department of Conser vative headquarters it would be useful for her brother Chris- topher, ▸ television mentafor.
"He must be able to get all she the Inside Information," quoted him as saying.
Misa chataway said she took this as a joke,
"Yes, the lot."
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Asked if she had pulled Mr Pumphrey's leg by telling him the knew all about the bank rate, the witness said: "I am confident in my own mind that that is not the case, but I can- not swear to it."
JOURNALISTS
She had known nothing about the change in the bank rato till she read about it in the newspapers.
Earlier today prominent Lon- don journalists were quizzed about their sources of Informa- tion for articles
they had written suggesting leakage
started several newspaper have objected
of bank rate information.
Since the tribunal yesterday, witnesses
sources
a great variety of new attractive styles and shades
Availišta of: Lane, Crawford Ltd.
to
AS 题
He said the implementation naming their of the five-year plan would violation or journaliste prin-
about require
165 million diples. pounds I Foreign
Bui the tribunal chairman, currency.
"Twenty million have already Parker) has ordered them to do Mr Justice Parker (Sir Hubert
been contributed
Justo-Reuter
million will
almost "last" WAB
innecessary arrangements to pro- next over the darkness when he arrived vide the rest at Fairbairn Royal Aus- theo years.
Hollywood, Dec. 3. The Sidki sald Erypt would cally
of lming
Eugene tralian Air Force station
provide the necessary
"Desire foreign O'Neill's
Under the last night.
currency without any outside Elms" WES delayed recently Mr Kishi's aircraft was more help, "but of course w ure when producer Don Hartman than an hour late because of realy to consider any concrete discovered his delayed departure from offer that might come from any carpet at the elm-shaded Alming Now Zealand and head winds foreign investors," Eisen-
be added location consisted mainly of
Speaking of the US. 1958 forelga ald
programme, the Congressmen såld the possibility of special legislation in favour of India had not been discussed during the meeting.
Most of the Congressional leaders of both partics said Ethey were encouraged by the
proposals of President
hower
and by the determine- and it arrived in total darkness. France-Presse.
on of the administration
Johnson
Mr
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Scuator majority leader, for the welcoming ceremony. Lyndon
Kishi groped his way (Democral, Texas), sald Congress would down the steps from the air- seriously study the President's craft to peer shout before proposals,
cognising tho Australian Prime Robert Menzies, However, other Congressmen, Minister, Mr such as Senator William Ful waiting to welcome him.
bright, said they thought the reaction of the administration to
After meeting officials und members at the Japanese em→
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House Speaker, Sam Rayburn through the gloom. (Democrat Texas) said ho With offelal attention directed wondered whether the date on the marshalling of the wait- (December 15) chosen for the ing cora Mr Kisku stood alone, NATO "summit" meeting in apparently unobserved, in a bit Paris was opportune-France-ter wind until Mr Menzies Presse and United Press.
threaded his way through the crowd of milling onlookers and led him to Japanese Ambassador Suzuki-Reuter.
No Integration, Says Korean
Naval Chief
Seoul, Dec. 3.
Republic of Korea Chief of
DULLES ON NATO TALKS
Washington, Dec. 3
Secretary of State John Fosher
Navil Operations Vico Adin Dulles said today he bellaved the Young Kus Mo fatly denied Atlantic pact conference in Paris
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forces.
on political problems existing between them. He sild the November 12 Dulles odded,” however, 'Cast] visit
of Nationalist Chinese this did not mean that all prob Navy chief Admiral lang shu tems should be unified and chao to Karen was 'n goodwill discused around the NATO-100- visit only and they had not die-|ference table. -France-PruBS, custed the reported integrations of forces into one command.
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