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RELAX IN
DAKS Whiteaways
`THE FAMOUS COMFORT IN ACTION TAQUSERS
KO WILD ON AN
BRITAIN SUPPORTS FOOT U.S. AND U.K.
Of The No Measure Of Support Portuguese
We Will Not Make Available Government
Day
Arming Civilians
HE
of gunn
Titians in Cyprus comes
nt
time when The
terrorists shy mor and from atrets
HWI
his
thul
1nore with l -nagry army likes to belog budies home from umtansdies more than prisoners. Civilians are safer targets General Darling describes
enemy ILM "yellow as the colour in the spectrum. Some of the Kungsters are children who are simply told to "kill" and
their pick target They pick the safest They can Brid
even if it is an old man waiting for a bas, a woman out shopping, or a father walking his baby down the street What is the purpose of such
Indications klifings?
left
to
OWN
that gangs are ordered to keep up a regular supply
to of incidents
keep the wound of Cyprus open nad her problem oh the pages of world news papers. Reports that refer vaguely to nn "embattled iste" are the kind of publi-
London, Nov. 10.
Mr Harold Macmillan declared here tonight that there was "no measure of help and support" that the British gov- ornment would not make available to the authorities in Cyprus to help them in their "distasteful but so necessary task.
The Prime
Minister
wan
speaking at the annual banquet,
Guildhall by the given at the Lord Mayor of London,
Mr Macmillan referred to his Ankara and visits to Athens, Cyprus and sait that Britai was not on the island from any selfish motive.
He added: "It is a responsibi- ty which we cannot abando without dishonour to ourselves danger to the peace of and Europe,"
In spite of recent disappoint- ments, the Prime Minister satd we must and will persevere in our attempts to and a solution which will be fair and just to all concerned.
Pay Tribute "If, as seems generally knowledged, we cannot yel gei Anal solution, we must cor- time to work for a provisional will bring arrangement which
pends back to the island.
"We are always ready to dia- cuss the situation and I hope that the other parties concertier will in time agree to come tu the conference table,
Meunwhile, the situation in Is a matter of
and to the rank
and Be of all services for their high courage and discipline and -especially at present to the Bri- tish community in Cyprus who live under such a strain.
city that EOKA is seeking cyprus itself and for which their progreat concern to us all. gramme uf murder A "All of us at home must pay planned. Such reports are our tribute to the Governor and a gross exaggeration. Since his udvisers, to the military the
start
Britain's commanders, of "partnership plan for the island 23 Britons have died, 11 of them civilinn three years the number is only
189. The killings were dastardly, but these numbers do not make "battle." Compared the thousands" who have perished in Algeria, our losses are minute. But the gains which Arch-
with
bishop Makarios' terrorista hope for from these killings are not minute, and General de Gnulle's wore in PLN apply
KOKA fu
100.
"We owe diem, à deep dibi of gratitude. Reuter.
Gangsters who take up arms do not automatically win the right to negotiute is people's desting. It is 223 unfor tunate weakness in peace conferences that gunmen the are too often turned Intu people who bargain for pence. It is a fact that should not pehce- would-be
that each
escape
makers in Cyprus,
time that island's problem
DEATH AT THE WEDDING
Nicosia, Nov. 10. Munked gunmen burst Into a wedding feast to- Ayla Varvara, night al South of Nicosia, angled out one of the guests and shot bim dead, an official communique reported.
The
bride and ofber women At the Гери shrieked
the victim, Costas Costa, 55, fell to the ground.
28
The KuKON escaped- Reuter,
HYSTERICAL REJOICING
GREETS HUSSEIN AFTER EPIC FLIGHT
By GEOFFREY THURSBY
London, Nov. 10.
A British passenger in the plane piloted by King Hussein told me tonight how by brilliant “on the deck" flying they escaped attacking MIG fighters over 'Syria.
Don't Want Aneurin
The
Plot To Kill Nkrumah
Acera, Nov. 10.
The Ghana Government tonight ordered the im- mediate sirent of
Ghanalane alleged to be
n * plot to Assassinate The Primo Minisior, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and Iwo other Ministers.
The announcement, by the Prime Minister's office. wald the alleged plotters also planned to kill Mr Krobo Eduacl. Interlur Minister,
and Mr Kof Baake, Minister
Involved Lisbon, Nov. 10. Portuguese Govern- ment has refused to au- thorise a visit by British Labour leader Aneurin Bevan to Portugal next weekend at the invitation of opposition clements, a note issued by the Na- tional Information Secre- Lariat said 'onight. The note said that the elernents Inviting Boran had wanted to use the visit to stir up agitation, and interference of foreigners in Portuguese internal politics was | "Inadmissible,
Bevan had been asked to give lectures in Lisbon and including Operto by a group
the candidate for opposition Presidency in recent elections, General Humberto Deigada.
Omcial sources sold that the Government had explained Its
point of view to Bevan through
a representative in london.
Bevan's visit had been set for wife, planned to
When the news of the invita-
November 14-17. His
Jenny Lee, haut accompany him.
tion to Bevan had first circulated immediato
In Lisbon and Oporto there was speculation that groups hostile
at
Education,
Earlier, Dr Nkrumab bad presided over emergenty cabinet meeting, following A meeting of the National Defence Committe.--Reuter.
Khrushchev
To Poland
It
Moscow, Nov, 10, Mr Nikita Khrushchev is to vait Poland following his talks
with a here
Polish delegation lec by the party chief, Mr Wladyslaw Gomulka, the Soviet News Agency Tass sald today.
Alexander quoted Mr Zawadzic, Polish President, saying at a Krendin reception in honour of the Polish detegn-
chey's accoplanes Gomulka's Invitation
furiber development** Soviet-Polish lies-Reuter.
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TELL "K" WE HOLD BERLIN
Washington, Nov. 10. The United States tonight replied to a Soviet de- mand for an end of four-power occupation of Berlin with a pledge to fight if necessary to hold West Berlin against the Communists.
The State Department spokes- man, Lincoln White, recalled that Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said only that Fri- day: "We are csi soler ly committed to hold West Berlin, If need be by military force,"
Mr White said in a statement read to reporters that the posi tion of the four powers in Ber- Hn, isolated from Western Ger- many by surrounding Com munist territory, eame result of the total surrender of the Nazi regime." He said: "No one of the four powers can divest itself of its responsibili- ties and obligations unilateral- ly."
He added: "The United States certainly hoy no intention of doing so."
Sharp Reaction
In London the Foreign Office reacted sharply to Khrushchev's declaration.
A to the Salazar overment would try to use the occasion to stage demonstration tonight that Mr Khrush
Morris Raynor, who is the King's personal driver said, "I think the Syrian fighters were trying to put us into the ground, but the King was flying too low for them. They tried to get under our wings with their wings, but they couldn't make it. Then they tried to push ustions down with their wings but the King was too good for them."
went
Comman-
The chase
pilot) for 40 Dalgleish on
(the British nutes Rayner said, then add took over. They contacted the ed. "In
A cur the King was Damascus control tower at the in touch back over the frontier of Jordan, border find remained The
MIC's followed us acros with it." then broke off the engagement.”
LNBA received
He added: "Wing by King: Hussein in the Palace within an der Dalglelah" fold the control huur of his epic flight. He tower he was landing but in shook hands firmly and said, "fact shut off the radio and Bew of just above the ground. This an well. Thank you for your
was
to good wishes."
a very skilful action avold Damascus plotting the plane by radar.
Then through the door of his ufles burat Army officers and politicians and men of the desert
their white and robes, and seemingly people of the streets.
It was one of the most moving sights I have ever
cixxolute
witnessed. They hugged and kissed the King and sold over and over again, "Thank God you ure safe,"
Jordan Rejoices
on the
Official sources explaining the Government's decision said that in Portugal the "Opposition" was considered un element of subversion.-U.P.I.
Volcano Blows In Japan
Tokyo, Nuvo-kl........ Japan's tallest volcano rrupted with its greatest ex- plosion in nearly 30 years inte Monday evening, smashing win- dow panes In 2,000 homes and the residente In injuring fashionable
resort mountain
arca. also "The Wing Commander took advantage of the overcast
The 8310-foot Mount Asama 80 miles northwest of Tokyo, blasted forth shortly before weather to take cover from the
had dived
11 p.m. MIGS which
with a roar heard 125 Royal plane six times.
to hug miles away, in Nagaya.-U.P.J. "Dalgleish continued the ground banking sharply to avold each dive. He
then headed for Jordan Bying along valleys and between mountains The MIG had no chance to fro on the Royal plane."-Router.
U.S. COUP!
Hussein couldn't hold back his emotion. His eyes gllatened and he kept swallowing to hold back tears. He tried to stop emcers kissing his hands, but
Calro, Nov. 10, In the end he gave up and Mr Abdullah Rimawi, former on him. embracing Jordanian Foreign Minister, said in an interview published
is brought up for uxamina Makarios For NY they fell
tion in the United Nations, or by a well intentioned per son like Paul Henri Spunk, the teenage thugs of Cyprus get orders to provide new exhibits for a new pubilcity campaign in blood.
The issue of arms to civilians
to not likely
is
Athens, Nov, 10.
Makarios will Archbishop leave Athens for New York on Saturday to talk to United Nations
in these here today that King" Humein is to doubt
was leaving Jordan today for
and kissing him,
There was loyalty men's faces, there about that, Now the crowds good. In Amman, learning that the
well, were going Mr Rimawl, who is living in about the King was delegates
United Arab Ko- Cyprus problem, it was learned wild. Machine guns were being exile in the
tonight-Reuter,
make Nobel Village
very much differénce to the overall distribution of fre
power.
General Darling, Called
Director of anti-terrorist oporations, estimated that
there were about 360 British
After
fired in the air and rifle shots public, told the weekly Hose cl Echoed round the city's seven,
Youssef that the United States walls.
planned to carry out in Jor
Men of the Jordan Army broke through the guards at the Palace gates and run up the hill Gring into the air. watched them pouring into the Palace.
Hussein," "Husocin,
Anna Frank they red, brandishing their
Father
Brussels, Nov. 10. Georges Pire, the Dominican prent
civilians working in Lize main towns--and 350 more pistola in neither here nor thero. But tactically the Belgian
With awarded move is sound. little busic training the arms Peace Prize. will give those that carry would put it at the disposal of
and
thin year's Nobol
Bad today
he
Who
guns-London Express Service.
Royal Plane
Foxes MIGS
Amman, Nov. 10.
a "reactionary coup" similar to the one in Pakistan to replace by a King Huaralo's regime
government.-- pro-American Reuter.
Phone Call To Lausanne
Lausanne, Nov. 10, Queen Zein of Jordan, mother of King Hussein, had a telephone call here from the King this afternoon, sources close to the Royal party said in Lausanne.
The Queen, who is staying in a lakeside hotel, appeared to
Mr Abdul Monim Rifal, the Jordanian Minister of National Guidance said tonight "clearance was obtained for the aircraft bo very upset after the call" but but the identity of the would not say anything of what passed between her and her passengers was not mon-sen, the sources saki
European Village" them a chance to defend his nixth themselves. It may make for the destitute,
He said the village "will be murder more dangerous-
we gather that the named after Anne Frank, the Would-be murderers are not little Dutch Jewish girl
the Belsen Nazi keen on danger. And it will perished
Horror Camp.” also greatly increase the Nows that he had been dmculty of staging a street awarded the prize, worth about kliling for the gangsters £10,000, was passed to him as
preaching
tioned. at hin lookouts will no longer be he able to identify guna by monastery, the Couvent de la
near Namur, uniforms. A logical exten-Sarte,
alon to this policy would be to Increase plain-clothes work in the polica and by army personnel,~ The new moyo may well be nign. EOKA Á hopeful must be at a pretty low obb if it han to nink to its present kind of killings. They will surely get meant public sympathy In world this way. It is good to hear the Governor and General speak firmly, identi fying EOKA for the thing “It is ... n gang of common criminals from which tho pubile must be protected.
the
WAS
Belgium--Reuter,
Queen Zein has been staying "King Hussein piloted the air in Louronne for the past few Southcraft -w the Syrian bortler weeks with her other children.
where Wing Commanderi-Router.
Gangster Phones His M.P. Daily
London, Nov. 10,
ho told n Labour member of Parliament
An
ex-gangster
tairi's biggest-ever malbag robbery--the £250,000 match
prisons had told him he could name the master-mind.
that he knows who did Bel-But Carter is scared of both polico and the underworld, and
in hiding out in Bejl boarding hourg in London's Bohemian Bom bury quartor: Ile told Mr Todda KUTA thio telephone that he was willing to be In- terviewed
Mr. Dodaš į
in London's West End In
1932. Mr Norman
Dodils,
Labour M.1, nad today that "car- fred Johntry Carter who hon served 10 years in 11 different
would be present to "protect his interests."
Mr Dodds said. Carier CAR- not read or write, and has to eletated his statement nomobody elm.tie will have It typed and pass it on to the Home Secretary. „Mr. N. Ar Butler,
Carter phones Mr Dodda Every day to let him know that” he in silli safe,--Rester.
She
But
of
spokesman said: "The Western position in Berlin does
the Potsdam not depend on MI "heralded agreement but on the right of the of occupation deriving from
unconditional surrender of Germany In 1946. This posi 1100 was recognised in the European Advisory Commission agreement concluded with the Russia in 1943-two years be- fore Potsdam.
Somerset Maugham
Food Poisoning
ی
after an attack
London, Nov. 10, Mr Somerset Maugham, B year-old author and playwright, tonight to be reported was "much better" of food poisoning.
He has spent the day in bed hotel and ean- in his London celled all engagements for this week.
Mr Maugham is making his customary Butumn visit to Lon- | dan from the South of France,
Reuter,
Earned $9,000,000 Lives Like
London, Nov. 10
-Hungarian star of the allont flima Maria Farkas told British High Court judges hora today that though she made $9,000,- 000 as an actress she was now
dog." "living like
She was looking permitslo/ of the committee of the Appeal Court to continue her logal
for fight
a higher Income from the estate of hor former husband, the late Bir Alexan- der Korda, British film pro- ducer.
She claimed that Bir Alexan- der Korde, "The Pride of Eng- fand," made "a fabulous for- tune" through her money.
A Dog
But the committee refused her request for permission to appoal to the House of Lords against a ruling of the Appoi Court that she was entitled only to a quarter of the In- come of her former husband's astate.
They scolded further that the trustada wero not bound to soll certain assets, including his collection of paintings valued at £112,000 to provide additional estate Income Egainst which sho, could claim. It made no order as to coste and did not call on the repro- santative of the trustore. Chins Mall Special.
where there's life.
con-
Foreign Ofee circles sidered Khrushchev's declara- tion was a new aliempt by the USSR to get Western recogn Lion of East Germany. They said the proposal was tanta- inuunt to asking the Western Powers to abandon West Berlin to the mercy of the Soviet zone authorities, contrary to all the agreements entered into by
those powers.
West German leaders sald to- night they thought Khrushchev's suggestion was a gesture designed
! help the Communists forthcoming East German cloe- tions.-All Agencies.
Lo
DANGER PAY
A
London, Nov. 10, £3-a-wook "danger
banus In monoy"
being offered to men and women who volunteer for service in the NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Forós, Institute) in Cyprus
This was displosad here tonight by Mr H. P. Pri. donux,
NAAFI Mpalstant managing director, who ap› pealed for about 500 valun- teers to help make up an 18 por cont loss in staff suf- fered as a romujt of a bar on Grook Cypriot employees Is contaons.
Young waitresses and salesgirls were particularly wanted, he said, "to keep up morale."
Me Prideaux hoped to get the first contingent of volunteers away. In five days.
The NAAFI operates 17 shops and stores, 46 can. toons, three clubs and two leave camps in Cyprus China Mali Special.
Agreement On
Chinese In
Philippines
on
Manila, Nov. 10. Nationalist China and the Philippines have agreed n resolution to the long drawn out DYCT- Ataying Chinese problem in the Philippines, Foreign Office sources said today.
STOP PRESS ing technical details on the in-
SHELLING
EVERY DAY
Talpel, Nov. 11. Communist amplifiers an the mainland today broad- cast in a message here today wald the Communists would resume shelling of the Quemoys every day, accord- ing to American military sources-Reuter,
Budweiser
+
These sources #aid remain-
plementation of
the
solution are being ironed out of present by representatives of the two governments here.
The formula OD the nine- year-old problem was advanced by Foreign Secretary Fellxberto Serrano calling for man de- portation of the 2,700 overstay- ing Chinese in this country but at the same time providing for the re-entry of "deserving"
onica,
gress
give any Serrane would not official comment on the pro- of the talks but high Foreign Office sources said his formula has received full op- officials of both proval. from governments, U.P.I.
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