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Japan Elections
TAPAN and West Germany,
Jin their relation to large neighbouring Communist states, have much in cum- mon. Both ex-enemy and now pro-West, they have been subjected to varying degreex
of
pressure
in
and
recent yours to renounce current
allegiances
Both led adopt by
hended reallata, have steadfastly refused. And crude interfering gestures by the Communista have been largely ignored by voters.
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TAHITI JOINS THE REBELS Secret Of
FRENCH
FLEET
SAILS
Paris, May 25.
Franco's Mediterranean floet sailed from Malta for an unknown destination to- night. The surprise move touched off widespread but unconfirmed rumours that tho floot Was joining the revolt in sup- port of General Charles de Gaulle.
In both countries, because of the lack of substantlul Communiat
parliamentary Socialists parties, bean
supported either by Russia or Chinu. And in
The Nect put to sen almost countries, both
Socialist
without warning after taking gains have been negligible, port in Nato manoeuvres in the In Germany's case Russin Mediterranean. 1. was forced to admit its
Some rumours said it was ea frustration and subsequent
Algiers to join the
rebels, negotiations led to mutual route to
others recognition and trade talks, pro-de Gaulle
That was heading for Corsica. And it would seem that
The French Marine Minstry China's present hostility denied all reports and Insisted no more than temporary that the fleet simply had sailed
und peevishness
more as part of the manoeuvres.
Irlendly relations may be expected to follow after a respectable face saving interval.
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Ominous
But these developments gave ominous support to the reports that the fleet might have swung to Ita
General support
Gaulle:
de
Au-
Pflimlin Hits Back
Corsica Plotters
At
London, May 25.
Radio Algiers said tonight that an Algeria-style "Committee of Public Safety” had been set up in the French island of Tahiti, in the Pacific,
Colonel Lacheroy, Head of Public Information in Algeria said Public Safety
Committees were being formed in various parts of the French Union- Toulouse, Noumea, Tahiti, French Equatorial Africa and French West Africa.
The atmosphere was changing in metropolitan France and things were
developing fast, he said.
.
A Paris message said the French cabinet decided tonight to take criminal and disciplinary sanctions against all government employees and troops who took part in the Corsican revolt.
The government announced that it is tabling a bill to deprive of his man- date any member of Parliament who seeks to remove a part of French territory from the authority of the State.
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The Colonel sald Metropell- Sen and air communications, sending a delegation to Corsica |
Corsica have been with
Leon Deltan France was under a dicta- consisting of M. suspended for "security becque, a Vice President of the Lorship. He said all key parts of reasons" it added.
All-Algeria Committee, M, Rene amateur radios in France were The government
ap-Denis, a secretary of the Com- removed today.
Rene Vincinguera. proved the setting up of cen-mittee, M.
a member of the Committee and zorship in news agencies, news-
Corsican Civil Servant in papers, and periodicals as well
Algeria, az radio stations,
Also
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There are between 30,000 and 40,000 Corsicans in Algerian, All three delegates are members of the original May 13 Committee of Publle Safety set up when rioters stormed the Government building here.
about Asked
events Cordea he said: "It is a great doy another step towards cer- Lain victory,"
There had been too much hesitation and compromise In Europe and America. "Now the lasue is clear. It is we Christions on one side and the Communists on the other."
Asked why it was impossible The Foreign Minister and
to. telephone to Corsien, the Kishi, Premler if
Defence Minister reported to
this Colonel pointed out that Philippe -undoubtedly. ★ Admirul Japan,
the cabinet on various clashes
Officials at the government telephone enble to Corsica gots boyneau, commander-in-
which took place in South building were busy tonight by way of Marseilles.. realises this and must be
of the Mediterrancan Tunisia and the measures sending piles of pamphicts about considerably roassured that chlet
taken to ensure the security events in Algeria to the arcated with Corsica he said: China's interference in the Fleet,
of French units there."
force for distribution in Corsica. campaign lost the Conser-Algiers on
The French Government has favour of the mushrooming de
Colonel Charles Lacheroy, vative-Liberal Democrata
protested to the Tunisian gov-ntry-Installed Head of Informa- only three seats. And while Gaulle movement,
einsheat over thèso incidents, tion Services at the Gover-
Ji
came out publicly
Saturday night in
the Peking-backed
Nomy, Admiral Henri Socialists,
demanding
French Naval Chief of abolition of the Japan Staff, and Alain Poher, former United States joint security Secretary of State for the Navy pact, recognition of Chinn held hasty consultations with and the "denuclearisation" members of the
government of Japan,
six before vained
an emergency Cabinet seats, the Communist re-meeting tonight. presentation was halved- from two seats to one sent. ?
Salan's Message ~ ~ent ofces saki thero-1s General Raoul Salan has sent absolute calm tri Cosica today." an envoy to President Reno
Coy in Paris asking for a de Gaulle Government to be set up France, a spokesman of the All-Algeria Publie Safely Com- mities said here today. Admiral Amboyneau Lew He said the envoy was M. from Algiers to Malta today, Robert Abdesselam, a member Valetta of the Committee and pricipal briefly at conferred
its President M. Thus with a clear majority of Airport with the Nato Supreme secretary to
Lauris Sia Caro. 121 over its Socialist op- Commander,
General
is reported Meanwhile it ponentų, the Japanese Norstad, and then ordered the
that 1 Pubile Safety Committee Government is strong French fleet to sea.
set up today in Bastla, Ajaccio and the only large town in Corsica
was
which did not yet have one.
Its joint Presidents are M
enough to maintain existing The ships had been scheduled rival city to alliances and commitments to remain at Malla until Tues- for some time. And as the
day. has party governing
in Aucceeded
burying There was no meation of the internal differences, stable feet in the official communique government and consistent issued after the Cabinet metting, policies are unsured.
America must be gratified with the result which enables it to maintain valuable lliance in North east Asin. But it needs to recognise Japan's full free- dom
to enter into unrestrict. ed trade and diplomatie negotiations with China at A later
date if the Kishi Government deema it necessary. If the American Government can show as
-UPI.
Mao Works On A Reservoir
.
of China
Peking, May 25. China's Chairman, Mao Tre-lung, with members of the Central Committee of the Chinese Commande Farby today took part in physical inhour on the stic of a reservole near the
Tombs, Ming realism as Mr Kishi
north the Peking.
Niew and his ministers have so far shown in their conduct News Agency reported, of foreign policy, this stop Dressed
ordinary need not prove disruptive to workers, Chairman Mao, relations between the two
Comrades with together countries.
Liu Shao-chi, Cha Teb. Teng Hsiao-ping and the Central Com- rest of the
for milico members left the reservoir construction site in five motor coaches, added. -- the
Management
Training
Chinese General THE
Chamber of Commerce has decided to raise a million dollars to establish a school to train managerial and commerical staff for local firms. The idea is a good one but it would be a pity be if the venture were to Identified. with any ono
France-PressO.
VISCOUNT MISHAP
New York, May 23. organisation. It would A Viscount turbo-prop air- limit its appeal consider liner carrying passengers ont a ably,
crew of four skidded off a run way tonight thuring a landing at The Chinese Manufacturers LaGuardia Airport. There were
Association's donation of ano injuries.
FRENCH BID TO -STOP REVOLT
Asked how Algiers communi-
There is always the radio."
Nightly Broadcast
Head a nightly 'broadenot by Radio Algiers: was put out with Increased · power." This broadcast is called "Hoitour and Homeland-ten: million French- men (the Moslem and European population of Algeria) speak to you."
Tonight an enthusiastic crowd gathered before the Covernment building, to celebrato events in Corsica.
"Honour and Homeland" was the name of a programme lu Europe by the wartime Free French radio.
One of the personal messages put out over Radio Alglers today ald: "The bottle muscadel has arrived. We will drink it tomorrow." The message was Paris, May 25,
times. stverul repeated Pflimlin Government Agencies. strained every nerve today to halt the spread of a Gaullist insurrection to Metropolitan France.
aclo Negroni, assistant Major The of Bastia, and Major Mattel, a veteran of the Indoching war.
Visit To Corsica Algerion infantry stationed at
The revolt in favour of Gen Bastla, riot pollee and municipal
pubile Charles de Gualle has already police were occupying buildings, and guarding key engulfed Algeria and Corsica. points such
gasworks. It threatened today to leapfrog as the
to the very heart of France It Paratroops occupied Bastia air-
self. port,
A spokesman of the All- Public Algeria Committee of Safely sold the committee was
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So far there were no reports Four worried Arab sheikhs today prepared to fly
"Com-
of the organisation of mittees of Public Safety" in Metropolitan Franco except in Perpignan and Toulous, and they were appareil failure.
to find out just what their British protectors intend to do about attempts to stir up revolt among their followers.
This
In Perpignan the Commitles
They are worked up over the Aden Protectorate. was reported to have failed to
Frontie aleksi
was by plan
first proposed two attract support and was cis- persistom
Yemen-based bands, and by a-years ago but never got beyond solved on the Prefect's orders.
In Toulous, the Committee tempts to subvert their tribes- the talking, stage.
Ona reapon for this is that never showed Its face though men with bribes of money and
Sultan. All of Lahel, who pre- four mysterious bombs went off guns. in the offices of right-wing Three of the sheikhs are leavviously supported the plan, now political organisations,
ing here on Monday. They are opposes Informed sources Sherif Hussein, ruler of Beihan, say that the sheikhs suspect Sultan Ahmed Bin Abdullah of him of playing a lone hand for It was later announced that Fadhll, and Amie Shanful of his own interests-United Press
Dhala, Sultan Balch Bin Hussein International, the United States space Mech, had sent riot police report on June 5.
the Interior Minister, M. Jules of Audhall is scheduled to de- programme has become inforcements todny to the French riviera towns of Toulon,
New, York, May 25. The Now York Times roport-
Do
ed today in a front page Police Rushed
Washington despatch that
"bagged down."
CONCLUSIONS
HARD-HIT -
The newspaper
are dependent said that Frejus, Marseilles and Nice to These rulers nearly eight months after the stand by in case of disorders, upon British backing and aro dawn of the space age, the Police sources said tonight | hürdest hit by frimtier Aghting do frm that a special edition of the and nileged Yemeni attempts to United States still has
organization or afficial
Communist newspaper browbeat their tribes into ro- programme,
into space Humanite had been seized volt.. funds for the race
A vanload of police stood by: In London their hope is to with the Soviet Union,"
The newspaper claimed that outside LHumanite building, talk to os, many Labour Party
had been were steel, shutters closed every Membors official decision
of Parliament na made on whether the. United entrance.
poarble, bay are particularly Just whate million dollars to the The four-engine Capital Air-States should even accept the The beized edition was re- anxious to know
from Soviet challenge,
ported to have called for "unt { Labour will stand on the muc Technical College scoroa linos. plane, Inbound
Fascist action", by the working should they come into power in tyrs in the better way of employing Detroit, blew one
the next elections. It said it had drawn illa con- classes,
Tho abeikhs power rests on money on schemes of this did but did not overturn,
Airport fire apparatus and lusions from interview with
civilian and
Britain's willingness to carry high
milliary: Technical College be ambulances raced to the lane officials.
M. Primiin went on the air out treatles less than ten years broadened to become the as it came to a halt, but they
his old. told The space programme has this morning and
While their vill to London Hongkong Technical and re not needed. The plane became bogged down." In cew countrymen," "1, do not have the Managerial Trainingstopped on a service TORG. College and the Chinese short distance from the end of anisational dispute, technical right to hide from you, the fact will be unofficial, they hope to Chambers funds, together the runway, but still within the evaluations and re-evaluations; that the danger of insurrection nect With Colonial Secretary,
multiplying byers of con-exists in metropolitan Franco as Mr Alan Leisang-Boyd, 199 with donations by Chinese confines of the airport, and
miltices, and budgetary imita- well. insurrectionaries te well subject they will als and British firms, be em Airline oficials tentatively at- tone all compounded by an
of shaikhdome, and mulianates in played in such a develop tributed the said to a win run- underlying public and sciat trying to drag us downhill to the formation of a federation of
apathy,China Mall Special civil war.'--B73. de Houters ment7
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British
British Rocket Is Out
By CHAPMAN pincher
London, May 25. Britain is developing a giant rocket called Black Knight to solve the problem of re-entering the earth's atmosphere without burn- ∙ing up, says the U.S.
journal Aviation Wook.
ot Black "Captive tests" Knight are to be staged at remote location on the Isle of Wight, the Journal states. Full- senle Brings will be carried out Woomera in the Australian
nt
desert.
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It also claims that the official code name for the 2,000-mile ronge
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CODE NAMES
Omdat codo names are top secret, because they are used in documents and signals between Britain and the Woomera range. In newspaper reports, the rocket has been called by the cover nome Big Feller.
II Aviation Week's disclo
the .code are Correct, Dames of these rockets will have to be changed immediately, -Express
HONGKONG'S WHITSUN HOLIDAY
Hongkong residents, taking advantage of the Whitsun holiday flocked to
beaches
ī
the make the most *
of blue skies and high temperatures,
are'
All buses plying between town and the New Territories
while trains ero,full crowded with school children.
Marty
drove cars out to popular beach reports,
Pleasure launches tooke others to the Colony's many bays, for a day's swimming or fishing.
Big crowds also made their Katmandu, May 25. The Nepal Government today way to Happy Valley for the granted permission to a team of last day of racing this summer,
to climb women
the The weatherman mys that be light, variable 24,867-foot Mount Cho Oyu from there will
December this winds blowing. The day will September to
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