THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, ́ 1980.`
Charged with passing secret data
EX-RAF
MAN KNEW Glasgow's big whisky fire
ABOUT LATEST
PLANES, COURT TOLD
London, Mar. 31.
Anthony Maynard Wraight, 25-year-old ex-Royal Air Force pilot accused of passing secret in- formation to the Russians four years ago, was alleged in court today to have known at that time about some of Britain's latest war planes.
The Attorney General, Gir Reginald Manningham - Buller, opening the prosecution's case #gainst Wraight at the Old Bailey wald that Wright had been trained on Meteor and Hawker Hunter Gahters, knew jbout their weapons. perform- ance and the RAF's gyro gun- sight.
He could also have known about guldance systems for air craft, have had sonu imowledge of United States Air Force banes in Britain and the principles of the national defence system.
Wraight pleaded guilty when the trial opened this morning communication without
la
authority to an unknown person In the Soviet Union between Deveinber, 1950, and December, 1958, information to which he had had necess as an officer,
He pleaded not guilty to two further charges:
to
• Communjealing
AB unknown person in the Soviel Union information which might be useful to an enemy for a purpose prejudicist to the safety or Interesis of the stale,
Conducting himself as to endanger the safely of in- formation to which he had had access as an officer.
Sir Reginald Manningham Biller Fold the Bury that the reference to an enemy la the second charge. diet not metini Komeone with whom this coun- try was at war but someone who might be a potential enemy *** "someone with whom everyone hoped we might not be at war," The Attorney General sald that Wraight flew to Berlin on December 3, 1956, and spent the next three years in Russia.
FLEW TO BERLIN After returning to Britain, he gave bine interviews to a security officer and later pro- duced a written ouiling of his activities behind the iron cur- tain in a "briel of chronology,"
He said he wanted to find out the possibility of studying dine photography at the Soviet State Institute.
The Attorney-General Bald the society was known to be Communist dominated and had been causing the Royal Air Force "some concern,"
When asked if he knew of an order that invitations and visils to the Soviet Embassy should be reported to his commanding offler Wraight. answered "no,"
The Attorney-General
Wroight's scribed from Britain,
de-
departure
WRONG PATH
He and that a writing pad found in his room shortly after [he disappeared contained |paragraph which read:
"I have come to the conclu- sion that I am travelling along the wrong path.
"It might be said that I am 10 contribute something, to have a part in the air force, the back- bone of defence, to fight for the defence of the country.. "Defence against
what? Against Communism? I do not feel I am defending anything worthwhile....
SYMPATHIES
What was contained in this slaiement might show where Wright's sympathies lay at that time, the Attomey-General saki.
The
Attorney-General sald that Wright's statement grid that when he reached Berlin he travelled to the Eastern sector and was met by two fussintis who gave him some money and Lork him to 71 "extremely dirty" hotel.
Then he was taken to Moscow where he was "feasted" and where he drank endless toasta
TREATED ROYALLY.
to
The statement went on say that he was asked to write about six subjcel inatters and then questioned on them.
Wraight said he concentrated on, being vague and naive and gave the Russians only informa- tion which was available to the public or 20 years out of date,
The prosecution sald that on October 25, 1956, Wraight had been juterviewed by Royal Air Force officers about meetings he had had with Russlan
named Solovei, "That Russian purported to be a representative in this country of a Soviet im agency, but he Was known to ho security Officer RS on active Russian intelligence officer "
Wraight had snld that he apn the
He was then given a resident permit and sent to Kiev but he was allowed to travel freely.
Wratht was later alleged to Ive written: "My life to date Soviet Union could proached Soloved after making carcely have been better. This inquiries from the society for is indeed royal trailment cultural relations of the Sovlet would like to express my pratikule."China Mail Special, Union.
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BRITAIN
CALLS FOR
REASON AT DEBATE
ON SOUTH AFRICA
United Nations, Mar. 31.
FLOODS
SPREAD
ACROSS BRAZIL
Rio De Janeiro, Mar. 31. Sheets of torrential rain and raging floods spread wider The British delegate, Sir Pierson Dixon cut short
across Brazil's poverty- bitter attacks against South African racialism stricken north eastern in the U.N. Security Council today as he called bulge today. Thousands on delegates to be reasonable and constructive. more of the area's peasant
population fled to safety. He told non-Soeurily Council sold the United
States and-
There were scattered reports delegates from Afro-Asian states British Governments should ask of drownings. At the Amazon who asked to be heard in the the South African Government River part of Belem in the north Council debate on South Afri- to drop the apartheid (segregu-reports said ion bodies were can policy toward Africans
Mon) policyAFT.
found afloat in n flood area that any attempt from the out-
there. Government bulictins aldo to impose an internal pull-
waring the popuintions to fre cal change on a government
were holding down deaths. whose nationalism
well known "could have effects only contrary to those sought."
was
To the Afro-Asian delegates, anxious to turn their impassion
ho
ed indignation into a resolution against South Africa, Sir Pierson sh Government had condeinh- said that Britain and the Bri-
ed South Africa's racial policies. What WON needed, stressed, was to seck a way to reduce tensjon and to Avoid having the security Council adopt measures that would irritate the situation instead of acting to sooth if The Council's responsibility was, indeed, a heavy one, said the British delegate who can exercise a velo over any rolution In the Counell, rince Britain is a permanent Council member,
re-
Old beggar turned out
to be rich
Taipai, April 1.. Police picked up an old beg-
But hundreds of thousanda of the people called Flagelados Ones" -- were "Whipped trapped an island-hilis with- out food, drinking water or medical supplies. · Heavy rains and bad weather were cutting down'air rescue and supply dropplag missions,
RESCUE WORK
The United States is sending gar in northern Formosa in helicopters, rubber life rafts, today but they got a sur-food, clothing and medical sup- a plies prise to feom he was
In a team up operation "rich" man.
with Brazillan armed services and government agencies, The ragged 74-year-old Chang
The national weather bureau to have Yu-yuan turned out 2,000 Chinew dollars (about (HK$300) in cash his pocket And a bank account of 13,000 Chineve dollars, which equivalent to a two years salury 4 mid-level government
of
Sir Pierson look the floor as African delegates,
official, one after another, made πο secret of their desire to see the Council pass a resolution;
Sanction
Shortly before Guine's delegato Mr Caba Sory, had called for "un historie verdict against South Africa,
The Council should not geitie for a moral condemnation, the
is
The police found they could not book him on a vagrancy charge so they benevolently took special mesures to "protect his They parson and his money." became custodians along with bank of his money and sent him to a home for the aged,-UPI,
Washington, Mar. 31. The Treasury disclosed today
delegato of Ghana, Mr Quion- that federal tax revenues are
ion Sacky, stressed.
here sald the heavy rains falling UVCr the normally drought-stricken northeast will keep up, and possibly even in- j creiex in intensity, for the next day-ch so,
The flooding spread into the northeast state of Paralba dur-
Ing the night and dispatches sad thousands of people who lands had fled work on farm The first invasion of waters from Foilon river, AP.
Flights delayed
running at least $500 million be-
Fog
New York, Mar, 31. halted operation
He went as far as to mention low President Eisenhower's Idlewild airport here for more the pastbilliy. ot involting estimate for the current fiscal than 24 hours today. More economic sanctions against the year but said a balanced budget than 100 nights were delayed, South African Government, and is still likely.---UPI,
cancelled or divertedAP,
The
Duke has his fingerprint taken
London, Mar. 31.
The Duke of Edinburgh yester-
day visited Bootland Yard, the pulse of
London's vast
poiloo organisation, and
“But now you've dished me by making part of it a one-way strvof”, he told the officer in chargo,
watched emergoney 999 calls On another map, Prince Philip was shown a series of bar- glarien thought to be all the work of one_man_
being received
formation room.
the fu-
Telephone calls were, coming in
at the rate of more than 100 | "3fe gels about a bit doom's be," an hour but
Duke said it
had been a "quiet" morning. He spent some time in tho traflio mep room where be charted one of his favoutilė router by way
back streets to miss heavy tradlo on the drive from Windsor: to London,
ok
the Duke domumented. Elsewhere the
Tako studied maps showing. the incidence
he chatted with polloemen la the canteen and talked to polloowomen *bout their work.
fingerprint The Duke had
taken by new wensitived paper mokled which does awaJ with ink.
Invited to make an imprint, ho
studied the lips of his finger and anid with a smile: "Now, let's choose
interesting Anger,"
of crime in London, 200 | The Duke's cholen Vie The watobed
arriving middle Anger at his loft hand,
fromage 'mDA l'aris'in the | Told that Boolland Yard had
Interpol department,
Before lunching with the Comm- mladoner, Sir Joseph Bhosphok,
Princes Margaret's Titiger
prints, he said: "good for you"
* Cliīna, Mali Special,,
A fire engine is silhouetted against the glare of fames from a blazing whisky godown in Glasgow. Á tanglo of bosc. pipes cover the cobbled street This was the scene in Cheap- dido Street, Glasgow on the night of March 28, Picture was taken minutes before the wall of the building on the right collapsed 'killing 20 firemes.--UPI Photo,
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