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THE CHINA · MAIL,
The secret deal
behind the new Nasser link-up
TWENTY-FOUR hours after the agreement between President Nasser and King Hussein of Jordan to resume diplomatic relations, the powerful new (Soviet-constructed) radio trans- mitter on the outskirts of Bagdad began to broadcast a strange warning to all Iraqi missions abroad.
-By-
JON KIMCHE
It told them to alert going to the Narser-sponsored that if it came to a show-down
President of the
diplomatic relations.
They were Hussein's Chef de and three
Cabinet, Talhoun, uther Ministers,
committed himselt to this chal- lenge without the foreknowledge Lebanon, he would enjoy at least the all foreign newspapers General Shehab. carrying benevolent understanding of the resuming Foreign Office and the State and news agencies of Hussein's terms for
Department. the fact that the "Middle East News Agency" was controlled by the Egyp tian Government and run by Egyptian officers as part of the Egyptian propaganda machine.
The Iraqi missions were advised to warn the world's Press and news agencies "not to carry the of this Egypt-
ian agency."
For Kassem
understood im- melintely that the Cairo agreement was aimed at him. The prelimi- naries had been conduct- without ed
much secrecy
in Belrut.
There
were
Loo many
Revenge
They told Shebab. that Nasser
and Hussein now had two con ** mon enemies: Kassem und Israel, For the time being they could de nothing about ferael: but wint about Kassem?
Hussein had taken a solemn onth to revenge the death of his reports royni relations. It was on Idle
IRAK
BAUDI ARABIA
PERBIA
intermediaries concerned in threat so long as he was alone. the deal which Hussein had With Nasser's support, it became
another matler,
Nasser, and offered to which Nasser finally accept- ed last weekend.
For the past six weeks friends of King Hussein had been
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
"By the way, isn't it round about now that the French are due to let off their fires
A-bomb?"
London Express Service,
Nasser is playing his part of $15. again the bargain. unleashed his propaganda machine,
the mainly through powerful (Soviet - constructed). radio transmitter on the out
47. skirts of Cairo.
He is evidently seeking to:
the still substantial whip up
element in Iraq pro-Nanser against the Kassem regime.
In Engind there appears to be considerable reorganisation afoot The to meet this new threat. elite Fifth Division has been
covers alerted and
al cp- proaches to Bagded.
There lo complete confidence
In Bagdad among Kassem's
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27,-1959:
At midnight on August 15, Britain's new Street Offences Act came into force.
KEEP BRITAI
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ORIGHTER
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**When is someone going to drum it into young Blako that colling the War Cry round the pubs does not constitute an offence under the Act?"
London Express Servlet.
Clean-Up At Midnight
immediate, entourage that they BRITAIN'S war ca vice is in its second week.
will not be deserted by their powerful friend in the north. They believe that Khrushchev
and Nasser to keep off Iraq.
At midnight on August 15 police in London and big cities throughout the country began an
will wern the Western Powers all-out drive to clear the vice-girls and their protec- tors off the streets. Now Home Secretary Butler will be standing by for reports on the Act's initial impact.
Objective
This leads to the other side of the Cairo del. It concerns Israel. The official story is that Jordan wil henceforth co to
the aid of Nasser if he is
In London's West End, teams of uniformed police with vans went
into action according to
attacked. But much more zeems a to have been considered.
pre-arranged plan. Their orders: Clean-up Hussein also claims to be the
The objective, reens, is to AT ONCE. The Iriql legitimate heir to throne under the terms of the provoke Israel out of the passive Indifference with which she has Federation of Iran and Jordan concluded just before the July Intely countered Arab threats. 14 revolution in tray last year. And polleles have been concerted
and with this objective. And HOW bath Nasser
this Calro agreement (which Hussein see their opportunity in
was welcared by the Forcian Iroq.
Offen) his projecteż a dark and threatening cloud on the sunny Eisenhower- horizen of the Khrushchev meetings,
Big question
Not only is the country divid- ed, but so are the armed forces. The trial of the commander of the second division, Brigadier Tabakaholl. which is goleg on in Bagdad, has split the anny lalo hostile camps,
now
are not yet
The Communists strong enough to take over. The Bus:far have not yet consoll- duted Uzeir influence. This. therefore, In Hussein's opinion is the moment to strike.
A new united front is there) fove In the process of formation. It embraces Nasser in Egypt, Hussein in Jordan, Shehab In the Lebanon and Serraj in Syria. And their enemy is Koivum.
But the crucial question which is being naked 311 Bagdad-and also in Beirut-is whether Hussein would have
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Similar V (for Vieo) Day operations were put into effect throughout Britain, -- Suddenly, I can reveat that the street girls had been left more or less days immediately alone in the before the new Act came into effect.
with Now,
increased powers against street prostl
By GERALD BYRNE
Everything depends on what happens in the near future,
The Government's fight against prostitution has been such
of ministerial And the campaign which be- Depending on zecommenda- mejor plank
Parliament that gan at midnight on August 15 tions by the Metropolitan Com- action in this
"small-time" missioner, he is ready to intro- the Cabinet is prepared to pro will drive many girls more and more into the duce an amending Bill in mise evon tougher action in the should this bo next, if the present Act does "near boer" joints, the cafes and Parliament the clubs, and even the pubs.
not prove strong enough. The Government expects thri tution (210 fine for the Arat the swoop will result in a maçı offence, £25 for the second, clearing of the streets, which is £26 Ane and/or prison for, the Home Secretary's first con- the third) the "war" will be cern. relentlessly, pursued,
Then the Government will decide whether "any further But the girls--and the men legislative action is necessary.
Throughout the passage of the who Tun them are already i
Bill in Parlament, parileularly thinking ahend.
Many of the girls' "bosses" the Lords, there was widespread have freedy made fresh plans, protest that the Bill did nothing Housto have been bought in to pepalise the men clients of which some of the girls will be street women. pireed.
The more fashionable street girls, who already have rooms of their own, will simply leave their front doors open and wait for their clients' to call.
Are we being smothered by
little women?
London.
AM leaving England soon. Only for a month, but it seems the mest prudent moment to make my contribution to winning the sex war which I am convinced we are losing hands down.
Every man I know is convinced that we are gradually being snuffed out by little women....
BY ERIC NEWBY *
Things were not always so my father was a keen rowing man until he died, aged 82,
On, his wedding day, having Olympic sculler as his best man. prudently arranged to have an he went off for what he called "good' blow" in a double- sculler from Hammersmith to Richmond and back before 80- ing on his honeymoon.
He never looked back. Every Sunday, of his ille the used to have a good blow" and arrive Thoy used to be called home at half-past two bellowing little women. Statistics for roast beef.
Today such behaviour, would show that they are be
a place on the front coming more lath-like and trouser-wearing (our trou sers) overy year. :
page.
CAREERS
sweat li out on public transport. If you haven't got children some other worthy excuse will be offered for not letting you have
That is the devilish thing about women; their reasons are always worthy,
And they have time for end- less plotting. With their girl friends Unless they are heavily escorted you never see any of
friends at all. You alone in wornan,
your
Bro
a vacuum--with a
Because they are becoming more
irresistible they aro marrying us earlier and carlier, By the time modern man is, 25, having undergone child mar- Tlage, he's got a pot with a watch chain spread across it. And today everything is i am not going to be stupid
This is to fool you that he against us, Dammit, the enough to say anything about women's columns tell them women with careers. It is still was in the Brigade of Guards possible to keep out of their; but it doesn't make it any less what to dress put in. Soon way and if you don't you are a disgraceful. we shall all be wearing masochist. (I am a reasochist.) 1. green ties from some little
can remember, p boutique.
་
have been a masochist since, 5 SILENT MEN
are ill or you've presented thom
necessary.
The Hard Sell
•
By ROBERT LIU
New York. ISITED the Soviet cultural and scientific exhibit the other day and encountered an
VI
The Home Secretary has now thought again on this, in example of stiff Russian salesmanship. view of the pressure in Par-
Here we Quizzed Ivan standing beside
explained to Ivan tiament, and is ready to take
who a roped dislay of electronie that in countries from FiRN Betlan REDinst
computers as to the prices of the Avenue, New York, to Queen's patronise the sireel women,
Items
Road, Hongkong. items tomarily carried price tags.
men
or paddle your own canoe and put her in the engine room.
O come to Slovenia where the men are tall and sent except when they sing, and how they sing. Where they work, eat alt dring like Trojans,
I'd like to see anyone try to make them do the washing-upl Things I'd like to have...
Poplin sulta. This has been a splendid summer. The thin ault Eas Rnally been accepted. To weur one is no longer a sign that you were a missionary or some- ihing in the Punjab.. But they are still too expensive.
Where are the cheap, drip-dry poplin suits you can get in Italy washing that will go in a tion that gets sizes right. Ja machine? Surely that organisa everything from shirts to night- dresses should get on to this. Price about seven poutids,
Fuller pints. Now that more and more pubs are being re- decorated in Cloretemporary, the operatives (dare I call them barmaids?) are becoming more genteel. In many places they But for the rest, unless they If you do not believe, the are no longer filling the glasocs, Remember that an Imperial NOT ALWAYS SO with triplets by drifstake, why evidence of your fellow men
pint of draught entitles you to 20 Ould ounces and to gết, it the WAKINGS should we wosh up idr them look at Americans
when we come home? Do they One moment they are husicy glass must come full to the brim. No woman has ever been have such a ghnatly time na they 3001b muscle machines battling if it doesn't the only thing to do able to explain to me, why make out?
it out with Krylla Sovietov in with every other colour in
the final of the Grand at Henicy. I to be brave and bung it back
tho
spectrum to choose earned by the sweat of your
brow, not suboidised by your The next they've got skins the from, they have such business the Trupector
of colour of parchment, are wear to buy green Taxes would guitaw it you making octagonal Epectacles, and taking thinge to make them "ed him for rellef
But even if you can afford to sleep.
And their wives are dancing use it to go to work, do you?
No. It is used to take yours rings round them
computation
ties
1 do not mind being under-
writtori.by,women, ruved from
You may have a motor car,
disaster, but I do not want to and other people's fortunate. So before it is too late any be undermined.
children to school walle you get out and all your own boat
"ERIO NEWEK Drew up » Jow in was 18, dined the crew of a Finnish
the advertising business when he saliin, salp, and later wrole The
20% Chewyr-sa.Job in the clothing kzade, Terak.
LA mousiaineáṛing. Afghanistan, and later werte A Whert Walk In the TWEE KING, RENOW is
•Landon Xxpress Bervicež har job in the publishing bussirens,
"You word to buy one, da?" "No, we just want to kriow the
price,"
"You don't want to buy one, чyot
"No, just the price." After a verbal exchange that warmed both parties, Ivan veered his course,
"You want to know the price, da? You visit the Press room upstairs."
CL-
Ivan veured his course again. "These machines are very expensive," he explained mag- nanimously through a derisivo smile. "Not many people under- stand them. Not many people can afford them. I cannot afford one, Maybe you cannot afford one."
We let lean into a secret. We Hero our curiosity prodded as told him we weren't truly 4- tercated En purchasing the
Were mercly
an ista.
not "Why with
we tug the objects computer;
(Not one, item being prices?" among the ten million dollars of human curiosity to know the displayed articles, carried a prices.
driven
by d
swelling
price tag),
"You want to know the price? Go upstairs to the Press room. They have the prices for every- thing."
Course changed again. Cold front descended.
"You wont to know the price?"
"Yes, we want to know the price."
"Docs Ivan know the, prices of the computers?" "Surely I know. But if you want to know the price." the price, go upstairs."
"I don't want you to know
Touche. Salesmanship,·
Mid Week Selection by Friell
ine's
*Mr. Macmillan ? So that you don't feel out of it. I think I will invite you to the Adenauer-Eisenhower talks at Bonn."
PAYB
Sensational
Showing
Bri
Bardot
I'm going to swot up French, too, it's a jolly
useful language