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No. 36912
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
RED ELECTIONS
NSPIRED
IN
reports
from
time ago that the Soviet Union was considering a new election procedure, under which voters would
Riven
Hmited freedom of choice in electing candidates to the Supreme Soviet, are not berne out
1311 announcement regarding the elections to be held in March.
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Under customary Soviet procedure there is no free- dom of choice because only candidates are 48 muny
nominated as are return- able by éonstitueneles. Candidates stand for election on behalf of the "Com- munist and non-purly bloc" and preselection of
ean-
didates before it comes to the vote ensures that only "worthy" citizens are nominated.
Freedom
ARLIER Moscow reports
Eend that it was intended
to modify this procedure allowing more candidates though still preselected
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BRITISH CABINET
Peter Thorneycroft HE RESIGNED
Mobs Try To Attack
Nehru
Madras, Jan. 6.
Thorneycroft Walks Out
On Macmillan
London, Jan. 6.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Peter Thor- out of the British neycroft, walked
Cabinot tonight, în a dispute over cutting back Government spending.
Mr Thorneycroft, Prime Minis- fer Harold Macmiliar's economic policy chief, declared. "I am not prepared to approve estimates. for the Government's current expenditure next year at a total higher than the sum that will be spent this year."
He was joined by his two chief assistants, Economie Secretary to the Treasury, Nigel Birch, and Financial Secretary to the Trea- sury, Enoch Powell, in walking out on the Cabinet. This crisis broke only a few hours before Macmillan's scheduled departure fur Gix-week Commonwealth
than there were seats for Police today clashed with tour.
ench constituency, A0 making it possible for free- of choice to be
dom exercised. This procedure was allowed in the Jast Polish elections.
Izvestia in an article earlier
demonstrators who tried
The Letter
to attack the car in which Mr Nohru, the Indian Prime Minister, drovo into
The Prime Minister imme- Madras after arriving ardiately named Agriculture Min- a nearby airport.
ister Derick Heathcont-Amory to succeed Thorneycroft. Mr Nehru's intend- damage, but several following it
persons
this month had already given an indication that
change
no
W08
car
Twenty-six
escaped
ed when it went out of its in the officint procession were way to criticise attempts to dented. "cast doubt on the conwere arrested
sistently democratic charne-
In further demonstrations, 25 ter of the Soviet election persons
were injured when procedure."
police used tear gaz and made baton charges.
In the party itself real free-
dom of choice has recent ly been permitted in the party rank and file in the number of election can. didates to local party com- mittées.
Alarm
A
INSULTING REMARKS
The demonstrators were mem-
In his letter of resignation, Mr Thorntycroft made it plain how firmly be fecis Britain's
cannot economy land
increase to publlo ADY spending.
But be added, "It is clear" that in demanding a limit to government spending "I do not have your support or that of n number of our colleagues.
DS
THE SUCCESSOR Derick Heathcoat-Amory
The 40-year-old Chancel. Bet lor's abrupt· resignation off a major Cabinet reshuffle almost exactly
a year after Mr Macmillan became Prime Minister,
Captain Christopher. Soames; Winston son-in-law of Sir
"In the circunstances, and Churchill, moved into a post since the level of Government once held by his famous in-law expenditure is central to my-Secretory of State for War. bers of the Dravida Munnetra responsibilities
Secretary John Chancellor He replaced Kazhagam-an extremist Hindu of the Exchequer, resignation is Hare who in turn replaced Brahmin organisation who the only course open to me,” he' Heathcoat-Amory, were protesting against "insult-said, ing remarks"
which
they
Sn result many official alleged Mr Nehru had made
candidates have failed to secure their election and this
has given rise to consider uble alarm in Moscow which has been reflected in the party press.
For this trend at the lowest party levels could in some
· circumstances RABUMO a force which could threaten the very highest leader- ship. Lenders of a party cell in a fastory of farm are elected ballot pf all by secret members, while leaders of a town or district organisa- tion are elected by delegate conference.
In most cases secrecy of the ballot is believed to be quite genuine. But a higher party official "helps" to draw up the list of candidates and makes sure that the number of candidates is no higher than the number of vacun- cies.
New Feeling
TOWEVER, with the new
Heling of independence
in the party rank and file this method, which together with terror always in the
about youth Indians.
Mr Nehru had described as the ht- wrong" "completely
Was Fighting
Mr Thorneycroft in his letter titude of eminent south Indians made it plain he believed he that the north Indian language was fighting for Britain's eco- Hind! was being "imposed" on nomie fe. the Dravidian-speaking south Indians.
More than 2.000 Kazhagam followers wayed black flags as Mr Nehru drove into Madras. He Is here to
Brat open the annual session of the Indian Selence Congress.--Reuter,
TROUT GET DRUNK
Bolzano, Jan, G. Thousands of trout went on a drunken spree here last alght when their home viver was spiked with
fiery
of
2,842 gallons Italian liquor. Villagers ploked up the fish,
who were too drunk to care, by the thousands after a tank truck traller breko 100 from its truck And spilled its cargo of Grappa Into the Ixarco River-United Pros,
background was so effective CREDIT FOR
under Stalin, has been no
longer adequate.
The Soviet press has admitted INDONESIA
that in a number of caнeя
party officials have tried to
force unworthy candidates
insists
that
Diakarta, Jan.. 6, The leading Indonesian news
The crisis burst like a bomb- shell. There had been no fore- warning. It caught the Cabinet in the midst of planning the new year's ppropriaticos and tax bills which must be framed by April.
Went Ahead
RUSSIA LAUNCHES
ITS FIRST
MANNED MISSILE?
Moscow, Jan. 6.
Western diplomatic circles reported rumours here tonight that Russia has launched its first manned missile. There was no confirmation of the rumours.
Western correspondents in Moscow said they be.. lieved the Soviet Government would make a state- ment on the rumours later tonight.
The Next Step
Following the launching of the first Soviet satel lite on October 4 and the second satellite, containing a dog, some observers felt a manned missile would be the next step.
The rumours reported that the manned missile went 183 miles into space-United Press.
POLITICAL CIRCLES REPORT:
British Cabinet Declares Truce On Cyprus Issue
London, Jan. 6.
A truce on the subject of Cyprus has been called within the British cabinet to allow Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to leave tomorrow on his tour of five Commonwealth countries, political circles indicated today.
Mystery Of Captured
Ship Deepens
NELAX IN
DAKS
THE FAMOUS CONFORT IN ACTION TROUENKS
Whiteaways
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CRISIS
PLANE CRASHES INTO MIDDLE OF A HOUSE
Norfolk, Jan, 6.
A Navy P-1-M bomber skimmed across the roof- tops of a summer resort area late today and crashed "smack into the middle" of a two- storey residence setting it afire.
ight crewmen sboard the plane were Injured and were unaccounted for,
four
The Navy announced that an unidentified civilian in the drea was injured but not seriously.
Hospitalised
The eight crewmen hospi talised were reported not criti- eally hurt.
A Navy spokesman who arrived at the scene, about five miles east of Norfolk, some 30
minutes after the F-4-M Martin
Mercator crashed into the two- storey home said it appeared to have clipped the rooftops of five others..
the
"The plane damaged roofs the arst Ave houses it struck," the spokesman said, "and landed smack
the middle of the last"
in
Chemical Spray
fire
DIRE WARNING
ISSUED BY UK TEXTILE MEN
Manchester, Jan, 6, - Unrogulated textile imports
are facing the British In- dustry with increasingly SOYOTO competition, ac- cording to the annual report of the yarn section of Manchester Chamber of Commerce published today.
"The house where the planc Piece-goods imported from struck burned furiously for an India were running at the rato hour after the crash," he said, of 200 million square yards Firemen used chemical spray to year and those from other bring the under control countries continued to advance, about 60 minutes after the the report stated. crash.
Another
witness said ons two- woman led from the
The Government had been storey house before the plane. which he said was dying un-informed of the "grave conse
quencer' of such developments usually low," rammed into It.
Twelve men were aboard the end urged to help find a solu=....”
tion.
CONSEQUENCES
Official circles said the d plane, the Navy said, which was Q flight to fculites on the Cyprus
ques-returning from
The report commented: "It is tion which arose in the cabinet Dermuda.
The crash occurred not far to be hoped that there may yet und started rumours of resigna-
from the Little Creek Navy bo o sausfactory outcome as h tions have been smoothed out.
amphibious bast-United Fress, result of the strenuous efforts still being made by Lancashire In any case, no statemeat on
negotiations with the in- a new British policy for Cyprus
dustries of India, Pakistan and could be made beforo Parlia ment returns from vacatium on January 21, the circles pointed out.
CONSULTATIONS
4
In
Caught Red-Hunded Hongkong,"
It added that since the Suez crisis in 1958, English mills had not been allowed to buy cotton from Egypt, but had to face compellion in overscas markota the from countries able to buy thos pocket. United cottons--often at com.derable
discount---Reuter,
Spray, N.C., Jan. 0. Truck driver Frank Gibson, 35, faced concealed weapons chargo today because a judge trying him for non-support saw Meanwhile, Cyprus Governera platol protruding Sir Hugh Foot will return to defendant's Nicosia and the Foreign Office Press. tens with Greece and Turkey.
will begin diplomatie consulta Nevertheless Macmillan de..
Tho country has Just weathered another dangerous assault on its gold and dollar reserves. It did so by clamp-cided to go ahead with his 10 ing down on internal borrow- am, takeof for India and the
Far East tomorrow morning. borrowing dollars from
Ing.
ike United States and the International Monetary Fund, and postponing loan payments
the United States
And Canada,
to
of
"In the sterling crisis Inst summer," Mr Thorney-
Were erott said, "restrictions plated....upon the level of public investment and of bank advances.
"The Covernment itself must, In my view, accept the same measure of financial discipline as it seeks to impose on others."
The Reply
Singapore, Jan. 6. The mystery of the cap. tured Panamanian regis tered freighter "Honesta" deepened today as the pariles involved disclaim- ed any knowledge or in formation of the vessel.
Political circles indicated that He announced his decision on the Cabinet to Queen
the majority of the cabinet cpproved a more liberal policy Elizabeth tonight at a pre-
providing for resumed negotia viously-scheduled audience In
tions with Archbishop Makarios, Buckingham Palace, then
2,770-ton freighter on spiritual head of the "Union with went right ahead with a cock-charter to local Chinese Greece" Movement, tall party for the High Com import-export firm Was rc- missioners whose countries portedly captured last Monday For diplomatic reasons, this he will be visiting.
by an Indonesian gunboat while decision will not be able to go
The
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In the reshuffle, J. E. Simon, on her way to Singapore with into effect until several weeks
thof from now. copra from Under-Secretary at Office, was named to Powell as to the Treasury.
the Home carto
succeed Celebes. Financial Secretory
of
FRUITLESS
vessel 21ad
The present conflict between Lord Hallsham, representing the right-wing of the Conservative of the other to Party and most of the cabinet members might flare up proved again at that time.-France-
Presse.
Mr Macmillan did not re- Since then, all efforts place Birch as Economic Secre- trace the whereabouts tery. The duty was added to captured Paymaster General Reginald fruitless. Maulding, Mr Macmillan's on European Replying, Mr Macmillan nid minister-nt-large Lhat to accept Mr Thorney-free trade policy.
Would croft's domande
теал vital "cuta in
services, in- cluding those especially affect- ing certain aspects of family life...."
The Prime Minister Bald
than, that. "something - less
the total ose per cent" of budget was al dispute. "I must add," he said, "that pre- your resignation at the sent time cannot help to sus and may damage the interests which we have all been trying to preserve,"
Reshuffle
No3
con-
on party organisations and paper Sin Po said tonight that It has welcomed the "initia- | China had offered Indonesia, tive" of membera who credit worth US$20 million, refused to be put upon in The Ministry of Industry, the
Financial observers were in- this way.
newspaper said, would submit
ngroo Insofar a report to the cabinet on the clined to But Izvestia
credit to be used for textile short-term reaction
be cerned. factories--if it found to
predicted It was generally suitable.
Sin Po sald the Indonesian that the world money markets Government was also discussing would react sternly against the an offer from the Italian pound tomorrow when it had Government of US$20 million just reached one of the highest credit-Reuter,
levels in recent years.
elections must be skilfully controlled and not allowed to get out of hand which is a fair indication that the Soviet Union has no inten. tion of carrying out its promise to the nation.
COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBER GIVES UP
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. A Bolloo -corporal, etvilian, suda terrorist have been operations killed in mecsirtiy during the past two days. A terrorist Lixa surrendered, suspect has been de-
and faland
The corporal, leading soont la!
police patrol, was shot dead, by terrorists in Jahare State. | The civilian, an Indian cook, died of gunshot wounds after. In terrorista allacked a planta- tlen in Perak State, northern Malaya.
A Gurkha patrol shot iltag su
Indian terrorist darling
brush with five Communista In Johore.
No Change
Mr The new Chancellor, Heathcoat-Amory, immediately declared "the change of Chan- change in the cellor means no Government's economic or financial policy,"
the
balled Political observers Mr Thorneycroft as one of the ablest of Britain's younger government members, His political career in limelight was short, but meteo- ric, a back-bencher up to 1951, he plotted the Party's policy that helped them win the elee flon to take over from the Lan bour
Government --- United Press.
Army Plot
Damascus, Jan. 8, The Goverment of Promier Abdul Wahhab Morjan of Iraq bas arrested a group of army officers who plotted to over- throw him, the Lebanese week- ly magazine Al Bakk reported today.
au-
The Indonesian Naval At- acho in Singapore would only say he had cabled Djakarta but no reply has come frein thorities there.
Meanwhile, the charterers, Lian Sin. Trading Company, and the ship's agent, Calp Hwa Shipping Company, maintained a sirlet allence and refused to on the fate of the comment vessel.
NEGOTIATE
Russians Claim Another First
Russian
Bonn, Jan 8. experiments with
rocket weapons went back o far as the middle of the 10th century, an article in the Ger man language publication of the
claimed Soviet Embassy bero today.
A highly Informed source sold the Honesta was being held at an Indonesian gunboat
Reports in Western,news baze of Tandjong Uban, one, of the Indonesian islands south of papers on the origins of rockat Singapore.
weapons and space rockets dia
It was understood that two of not represent the facts, the the charierers representatives article added, "as Soviet Russia have gone to try and "negotiate has a long tradition in the dela for the release" of the ship. of rocket research and flight."
But the sources said the The first scientiĝle programmo situation may now become com- for rocket fights into
space, plicated with reports that North using #quld propellents, Celebes had arounced severence worked out by a Russian scien- of tics with provincial authori- tist in 1903, the article claimed. ties recognised by the Central At that time no other scientist Government in Djakarta. had attempted this, 11 added. United Press,
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