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GOVT RATIFIES USSR TECHNICAL & ECONOMIC AGREEMENT NO LOVE
Of The IRAQ QUITS BAGDAD PACT FOR
Day
LENNOX-BOYD
West's Interest Polio Scare In UK Soccer Teams Macmillan
IS STAYING In Timing Of
TORSIP has it that the
Colonial Secretary,
G
Mr
Alan Lennox-Hayd, HAM
an the unen
point of
resigning a dozen times in the last two years. There have been issensioma in
the Cabinet over Cyprus
Announcement
Bagdad, March 24.
on many ocensions so they General Abdul Karim
say: also on the integra-
tion of Malta with Britain;
and, in the last week, over Commission
the proposed
to Nyasaland. 11 authoritative
statement
from London says there
has been no serious dispute
over
รา
matter
Colonial policy and
of
the
Colonial Secretary hus not threatened to resign,
retire.
It has recently
or
been felt
enormous
among his friends that the Colonial Secretary, who is mentally
and physically tougher than most of his colleagues in the Cabinet,!
the Is beginning to feel strain of the burden he has shouldered for the last five years. He has admitted al times he
feeling tired, VAN
Is it possible that he had pro hored to announce bis retirement this week, but changed his mind? And, if 80, what caused him
£12 change it?
DI
came to the office of Colonia) Secretary re-
solved to divert the torrent of nationalism into esim waters. He can look back great achievements. Ghana and Malaya have passed from dependence to full self-government.
The Federation of the West ladies has been fulfilled. A
status-that of internal self poverning state--has been given to Singapore. The sultanates- of the West Aden Pro- tectorate have been formed into a federation, which may be the forerunner of
new Arub nation in
new
#
new
1:13
Kassem, Prime
Minister, tonight announced Iraq's withdrawal from the Bagdad Pact.
Dalai Lama's
Palace
เ
Under Fire
New Delhi, March 24.
The Dalai Lama's palace in Lhaso today was reported to hove been hit by several Chinese artillery shells.
The report from the border town of Kalim- pong suggested that fighting was gotting closer to the Tibetan spiritual loader's resi- dence.
It was also said that. Tibetans
word now
fighting Chinese troops with captured light machineguns.--France -
Presso.
In Rome,
But Only
To Rest'
Members of the Pact have been informed of Iraq's de- cision.
The
No Surprise
Yo U.S.
withdrawal caused great sunrise of the Sale Department today,
While, there was no immediate form: comment from the De- partment, oMetals expressed
keen interest in the timing of Premier Kassem's announcement In Bagdad.
Diplomalle observers In London believed Iraq's with- drawal would in fact re- cularise an already existing situation.
Iraq's they said. membership has been dormant since July 14 when the monarchy WAS overibrown,
and Iraq has not attended any *Pact meeting since then.
The other members of the Pact
Birmingham, March 24. Medical authorities here to-
Jeff Hall
night were alerted to pro-In Critical
vent polio from sprooding among soccer players in the Birmingham, Loods and West Bromwich Albion teague football teams.
Those precautions were takan following the an- nouncement that Joff Hall, Birmingham City's international right-back, has boon stricken by the dread disease following his club's league match with Portsmouth fost Saturday.
Parisians
Stranded:
Japanese Unhappy
Paris, March 24.
are Britain, Persia, Pakistan and The French Army came to
Turkey.
The United States has joined the Pael's militory, economie ond counter-subversion committee, but is not a full member of the organisation.
Just Before
Condition
Hall, one of the smallest full-backs in soccer-ho is only 5 foot, 7 inches tall -underwent two opera- tions today to relieve his broathing in what doctors described as "a critical condition."
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Meanwhile, medical precau
tions have extended to those who have been in
contact with the player Ends Peace
over the wackend. Ati members of the Birming- ham City team were sent home today, while the City's medical authorities carry a check of others who had been in Hall's company during the week- end.
The club's young contre-half,
Mission
London, March 24. The Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, tonight called on the East and West to join with a genuine will" to reach a settlement of the explosive Berlin prob- lem and world security.
Mr
Trevor Smith, was in bed with a temperature of 104 degrees, but the club doc- tor announced that he bo- from lieves that Smith is only West suffering from a heavy firm cold,—Ū.P.I.
A New Enosis
Drive In Cyprus?
Nicosia, March 24.
A left-wing Greek-Cypriot organisation scattered leaflets across Cyprus today hinting at a new drive toward union with Greece.
Although the
the rescue today of subur ban Pärisións stranded by on 80 per cent strike of
leaflets urged the city's 2,100-buses. - Scores of army trucids, with "satisiying our age-old national aspirationa" by peaceful means, soldiers at the wheel and mar-rome leaders expressed concern shalteit by army motorcyclists over the, mounting attack.be- ferried office workers from their level backed by FEOM biting! es-outlying homes to the gates of American or British sponsored
the city proper.
Just before this withdrawal was announced, Iraq ratified the technical nd economic operation agreement with the Soviet Union which was signed In Moscow on March 16.
Under the agreement the Soviet Union agreed to extend a loan of about £50 million to Iraq to finance various developments to be Imple- all mented entirely by the Soviet Union.
and
businesses.
..
Intimidation against the bus!- restes has Included stening of Esso' and Shell petrol stations and heavy damages have been inflicted on Coca-Coin signs on
the Once inside the clly, commuters jammed the sub- way, rode taxis, hitched rides helpful automobile from drivers. The 24-hour strike, backed by
three main unions-Com- the island munist CGR, Socialist FO
The PEOM stands for Pan- Catholic CFTC—to demand Cypriot National » Organisation In his first press conference higher wage scale ind 10,000 made up mainly of left-wing A General Kassem said the envoys franc (Kč)20) bonus' pulled out students. The leaflets were dis- of Britain, Persia, Turkey, and all but 40% of the 2.100 buses tributed on the eve of Greek Pakistan were sunimoned from Paris and its suburbs,
Independence Day. separately to the foreign minis- USELESS SIGNALS try today and handed Iraq's nole
Meanwhile in Tokyo, traffic
Waved usole
on Ils withdrawal from the slowed tonight and unhappy Bagdad Pact, while the Amed-pedestrians
ly
Rome, March 24. Princess Soraya of Porelo, in can envoy was informed verbal-signals in the rain as the first
Rome at the invitation of
strike of Japanese taxi drivers Radio Bagded commented: in history began to take effect. a handsome young Italian Trag is now free, independent f. was estimated that by lo- nobleman, told journalists and sovereign. It has shaken
2,500 Tokyo taxis morrow in a restaurant here today of the last Shackles of would be out of action and that she had come for a rest imperialism," Reuter,
another 3,500 might be affect- ed on Thursday,
Arabia. Above all a united Nigeria looks forward to Independence next year, Alan Lennox-Boyd might well
think that his mission was! how accomplished. Yet ut this moment, there has arisen a problem- Nyasaland. Is it to within the Central African Federation, against wishes uf Jis Afriena. populations The federal government tu achieve Dominion stats next year
„Shendewhere.izom-Gormannya the pledges
yesterday amid rumours khoriusa andi she would shortly become they engaged to .27-year-old Prince
Are
Nenas and that
Lay
the
and holiday and there war
no "other social reason for my journey.",
to
should enjoy the protection Halinondo Orsini.
of the Britiel government
as long
wish
Is their peoples
TH determined at the
Icrence to be
COB-
DIVORCED
that
BEDROOM SURPRISE
Buenos Aires, March 24. Оп reports of mysterious doings from suspicious neigh- home bours, police raided the
of a Japanese scientist, Katst buro Miyamoto in Rosario,
it - to remain inviolate?
HESE matters will be The 28-year-old Princess Was
The 63-year-old Japanese divorced by the Shah of Persia blandly led them through the held in year ago after seven years of house but pleaded with them London within a year. Buted to provide an heir
marriage because she hind tall not to enter his bedroom, The to the policemen brushed past him to they have come to the fore throne.
And, amid the slowly rising per- now with the rlota ini Nyasaland. For Lennox
Prince Orsini, who has said: fumes of orientel incense, the body of a 'woman on a bed. Boyd to Announce his, "All that is between us is richly adorned with allks and retirement at this juncture very cordial friendship," has yet satios. It was that of his Ar- would be to invite, the to appear on the scene, accord-gentine wife, Teresa C. Colom- ing to the journalists who have bo, who died In hospital on he was tralied the Princess and kept a July 11 last year and wes en- running away from a fight.vigil at her hotel since herbalmed by her adoring husband.
more
ore arrival.-Router.
Miyamato is under technical arrest while the authorities solve the problem, since under Argentine law bodies must be burled not less than 24 hours For more thra 48 hours Bier death.-U.P.I.
criticiam
that
Add nathing
calculated to
arouse ha
determination to stay and
ace it through than
0
charge of trying to dodge MALE MIDWIFE
the lasue. Political capital
would be made out of his
retirement it would be ON CALL AGAIN
said that the hand of Sir Roy Welenaky Was in it. Africans In the. Pro. tectorates might feel that
сдел
Toronto, March 24.
A former Glasgow policeman
Massacre Plot To
Stay Secret
Dissatisfaction
Cracked Ship
Bound By Winch-Cable/
Reaches Port
Halifax, March 24. Norwegian freighter which crawled into port with a fracture running almost a quarter-way through her
back Macmillan, just Washington, Gold the must be "absolutely in defending what 1/2 right, but We mist also be
fale."
Mr London,
Macmillan returned to thus completing # mission for peace that took him to five countries-from Moscow to Washington-in less than month.
NO DURESS
Talka between Mr Macmillan and President Eisenhower were the final step In scaling an Dreement for an East-West meeting at the summit in Júty+ or August All sides have agreed to preface the summit talks with a meeting of foreign ministers,
"There has to be free negatiu- tion and not settlement under duress," Mr Macmillan said in a statement.
"Now that we have nccepted the principle of settling there great problems by -discussion and not by force, i believe we shall soon be able to make final arrangements for the dis- "cussion;"""the “British lendèr said,
U.P.I.
West's Reply
the
Paris, March 25, Western proposals for foreign ministers and summit talks with the Soviet Union will be handed over in the next 48 hours, diplomatie forecast here.-Reuter,
Laurces
JOHNNIE
The most controversial political novel for years
THE China Mail is to
TH
serialise a remarkable novel that gives the most controversial "inside wiow" of politics written since the war.
The author, Wilfred Fien- burgh, brilliant Socialist MP, died a year ago in a car crush,
Behind him he left the manuscript of NO LOVE FOR JOHNNIE — a book that is bound to arouse keen controversy. wherever
and politics politicians are discussed.' NO LOVE FOR JOHNNIE throws a revealing light on the jobbery and intrigue that lie behind party politics. But it is also an intensely human story of an MP dominated by the pursuit of power at Westminster, and of his search for love out- side.
NO LOVE FOR JOHNNIE begins in the China Mail on Saturday,
'Short But Sharp' Election
London, March 24.
election campaign will be "a short one but a sharp one," the Home Secretary, Richard Butler, told the House of Commons today."
last two Prime Ministers, Sir Winston Churchill and Bir Anthony Eden, set a tradition that the election campaign should last at least six weeks,
In parliamentary *troles, Buller's statement was taken The House
10 Erected Butler's
that the Prime statement with surprise, Al- Minister, who has not yet though the minimum Interval fixed a date for the elections, between the Parliament ami_the_stars_of_interval is quite long ough
dizciation
belloves the maximum legat
hull bound up in over 400 Britain's forthcoming general yards of cable, was nudged The drive to rid the land
gently into floating dry- of all puble and commercial dock today for $60,000 ta signs displayed in English was $70,000 worth of repain. uimed at having Greek sub- stituted.
8.000-ton freighter Several prominent. Lusiness-Herdanger; under the command men have talked with Arch of Captain Johan Myelde of bishop Makarios,
Bergen, Norway, was 65 miles the Greek Cypriots, about the outward bound from Halifax attacks—Makarios has called on March 13 when she was repeatedly for a cessation of caught in a late-winter Atlantic vlounce.
Kole with gusls of up to 100
leader
The
The drivers are asking for another 3,000 yen (about | HK$48) per month to Imprave earnings estimated at the
The leaflet expressed disph maximum at about HK$100′′ a | antisfaction with the new status month.-U.P.I. and China Mail of Cyprus as an independent Special,
repabile.-U.F.I.
ERROL FLYNN
DOES THE SUING NOW
Havana, March 24,
Actor Errol Flynn appeared at the third precinct police station today with two secretaries, to press charges of abuse of authority against an American lieutenant of the Cuban Tourist Police identified as Jack Shen of Brooklyn, New York.
B
According to Flynn, Shea, wine of the country, identified crashed party at Flynn's by bar experts as double dal- apartment at the suburban güiri cocktails.) Comodoro Hotel on March 11 in a "drunken and 'disorderly condition" and brandishing two, guns which he told the party
guess I know how to use"
COMPLAINT
HUGE SEA
The ship was hit by a huge seo soon after dawn the follow- ing day and a series of gaping cracks appeared in the sides of her hull and across the main deck,
Captain Myolde sald he had the crow wrap nearly 1,500 feet of winch-cable around the chip to help bind it together, but even after the CRDies tightened by winches more splits appeared on the dock and the sides.
were
The ship headed back for Halifax and made port nine hours later,-UP.I.
PEKING MAY TRY
TO BLOCK SUMMIT MEETING
Asked why he had not tried to eject Shea physically from his: apartment, Flynn replied, "I'm a hero in, all of my films,
New York, March 24. but I will not argue into the Newswock said today that s barrel of a'45, "particularly † Chinese, soures In East Berlin when held by “a, drunk?”—had hinted that Poking" will U.P.LEN
attempt to block an East-West aummit meeting.
The magazine's "Periscope" coluna quoled": the sources. në saying: "that members
of the Chinese Central-Cbranitico do- mandod at a recent etcret most- fing: that Boviot Premier Nikita
Capetown, March 24. Four then were killed and
they had lost a champion. became a mile midwife for the
Flynn said he was unable ta Whether the latest rumour zeventh ilme early today when
explain why his complaint of his departure чуда да
asbe delivered a baby in a cab."
London, March 24, against Shea, Aled nearly two baselcas as the previous
Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd, the weeks ago, was brought up, for or whether It was the arst time that Alex Brlish Colonial Sceretary, said hearing only today. Shea was Killed In Fall
the
in a radio cab Colonial Secretary changed Smith, 37, now a Toronto
Interview tonight not prosent at the hearing.
The hearing, attendes by a hia mind In faco of driver, attended en emergency that
possible to Was developmenta in Contral birth in Canada. His other six publish the evidence that sup score of newamen, photographers Africa, the fact romains included one on the street and parted the Nyasaland massacre and nowreel men, wax cored two others injured, one at Khushchev Cobank with Meo plo!" because much of it came to Flynn's formal relibration (tically, when they roll 50 feet Toe-fung before--meeting with that now he is prepared to one in an air raid shelter.
frem condenUal sources.. Fot the changDR.
to the concrete door of Suurock | the Western powers, stay. And that, from the "I guess I am a professiona "It would be impossible to
Following the brief hearing, Dry Dock Bere-berly today. It said Khrushchev muddonly point of view of the now commented Smith, who ask some of our informints to Figha, and his group, adjourned | while painting planker. They called off aryazsements for: a golonial territories, is all got his midwife certificate while come into the open," he de- to a nearby bar, for what the were on a platform which submit meeting Inst summer to the good.
on the Force in Glasgow.-U.PI, | "clared.—Iteuter.
“acior described as a "sip of the "allppes from its king-Reuter, "after talking with Mao...UPI.
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