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CHINA
No. 37668
Established '1845
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1960.
LATE FINAL
Price 20 Cents
PAN AMAs the way to go to
PARIS
and all Europe
Breakdown seen as gravest post-war crisis.
Of The SUMMIT CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE FIASCO
Day
SABOTAGE ON
THE SUMMIT
MR Khrushchev's display
of
petulant salt-righteousness
In Paris must be widely de- plored. He has a grievance, no doubt about that. The Ameri. cans were foolish to send spy planes over Russia on the ove of such a momentous meating of the Big Four. But Pro- sident Eisenhower now revenis that the spy flights have been called off. And that is where the matter should end.
The Big Four leaders are meet- ing not because they consider it is timely or necessary, but because world opinion do- mande it. The apy plane in. summit cident, makan this conference not leme but more necessary and more urgent, Wisely, Mr Macmillan and Pre
sident de Gaulle realise this and their attempts to get it started deserve full support.
on
if Khrushchev Insiste the
Americans making
A public apology for the U-2 fights. he will of course havé to give several himself, not only to the 'Americana, but
Door is still open for
negotiations
London, May 17. Tonight's official news of the breakdown of the summit conference, was seen here as ushering in one of the gravest international crises of the post-war era. The end came even before the momentous meeting
. had been able to start.
The Western Big Three leaders issued a joint communi- que blaming the failure on Mr Khrushchev who refused to meet
President Eisenhower unless he apologised for the U-2 spy-plane incident,
The Western leaders however announced they would remin ready to take part in negotia- tions of any suitable time in the future.
On way home
Meanwhile the Big Four are to the making preparations to
leave British, the Canadians, the Australians and the West Ger mana for in each at these countries Soviet aples have been notoriously active in the postwar years.
BUT surely this is foolish. No apology is worth anything unless it is meant sincerely An American apology for spy flights now or later, could not be sincere since the flights were considered necessary by the Government. Similarly a Boviet apology for all its apy Ing activities would be worth. loss and meaningless.
the French capital where the summit conference was to have been held. They are all plan ning to retum to their own capitals in the next two days.
Diplomatic observers tonight said the failure of the negotiations struck at Western of the Berlin problem by hopes of securing a settlement
zent.
surernit
2011-
Minister, Mr
to his satisfaction from the summit.
He may have to return home empty handed.
• If these things happen he
would have Internal difficulties with those elements In the Communist Party that charge him with taking "soft line" to the West.
• Mr Khrushchev only made an excuse of the U-2 dlights over the Soviet Union. He had decided to torpedo the summit before he came to Paris.
External pressures, especially from Communiat China. It was recalled that once before the Chinese pre- vented Mr Khrushchev, from altending a top-level meeting In the framework of the United Nations Security Coun dll....
• The Soviet leader may have come to the conclusion that the allies were skourly Observers here said that the
united over Berlin and Ger and the known Intention of the wind-up of the Faria meeting.
many and could not be split, According to the sources the Soviet Prime Nikita Khrushchev, to visit East mean that the American pledge failure of the summit does not
on his way back to not to resume U-2 flights over 1 Moscow pointed to the grave the Soviet Union would be All Mr Khrushchev is trying to possibility that he might attempt withdrawn. They stated cate- do is to make it impossible to impose his own solution gorically that the fights would for the Big Four leaders to unilaterately on the Western not be resumed. meet Mr Eisenhower will sectors of the city.
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Berlin
Going harder
never publicly apologise and Mr Khrushchev knows it. The Americana must take part of
The collapse of the summit the blame for the difficulties conference also means the going that have arisen. But Mr will be harder at the Geneva Khrushchev will be known as negotiations on a nuclear wea- the MAR who sabotaged pon lest ban and disarmament.
had summit. Ho
the Some of the decisions vitally
the hopes of people every- where by his childish and Intemperate display of intran⚫ algence and vindictiveness.
The sources said that in their dealings in Paris with Mr Khrushchev the British found the Soviet leader very inflexible, -Heuter.
Not losing sleep
Paris, May 17.
the chance of making a grand concerning the 18-month-old geature, But he haw dashed nuclear conference were to have A reticent Soviet press been taken in private talks be- spokesman today was asked if tween President Eisenhower, Mr he knew Premier Khrushchev's Harold Macmillan and Mr plans for tonight. Nikita Khrushchev while they The spokesman pondered a were in Paris. But they never moment and replied: got down to this.
"I think he will go to sleep." According to the sources the AP. Western delegations will how- ever continue to do everything to make a go of the three power nuclear talks and the 10- nation disarmament discussions,
Too lenient?
HON
ONGKONG magistrates hava made number of decisions In recent months which have
puzzled the public. The The failure of the Big Four
feeling in these cases is that the culprit has been Inade quately punished. Are oür magistrates at times inclined to be too lenient and if so how can this be remedied?
Icaders to negotiate here means there will be no directive from the summit to the disarmament conference which resumes words, at Geneva on June 7.
The sources said the United in the Legislative Council this States delegation was quile it came afternoon a bill to amend the pleased with the way Magistrate's 'ordinance is dus out of the summit debacle.
President to receive a second and third
Eisenhower was reading. In that bill are said to be completely disgusted clauses which permit the with Mr Khrushchev's antics Attorney General to appeal to, and felt strongly about the
Judge against any sentence Soviel leader's attitude. by a magistrate if it is felt sources said
be inadequate.
THIS
Door open
the
But the American President
THIS would seem to meet the
publla criticism. But there still thinks it is worth while Is one serious snag-it is to try to negotiate. That is why contrary to the system of the Western commamique issued' British "justice. It threatens last night leaves the door open. the Independence, of the But in general the Western Judiciary who have the right delegations were understood to: to determinis, within the be "fed up with the Soviet specified limits how crime leader's performance here. #hould be punished. More- According to the sources the over the prosecution must: British delegation was quite avoid any "suggestion" of satisfied that nothing more could persicution. Their job' is not have been done. The British to see that adequate punish- tried up to the last moment to ment le meted out, or even | mediate and only gave up when to see, that an accused le cons" they found that all this was of visted, but to present the 20-| no avail. cusation and.
the facts a soplated with it and Thave the verdict to others.
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But British opinion is never- theless deeply disappointed at the Paris flasco, especially since British polley remained to the
Is there no way by which greater last optimistic about the out-
litaney or mere even come of the talks.
Istration of Justice can The sources speculated on the obtained? The solution reasons for Mr Khrushchev's
can only lia in the revision of tough attitude and refusal-÷÷40-| Hongkong laws and amending budge
the minimum and maximum. panalilas "to" "sult today's non- #ditional?". Wa kava dons this in specjal" cases, namaly those, in itsh; dangerous, drups are volved. It is time ail our "Jawa, were brought up to }¦
«Possible reason.
Now-Mikoyan may HK in for
be in disgrace
London, May 17,
The theory that: Khrushchev took a tough, uncompromising stand at Paris because of pressure at home begins to take substance.
.
This is stated today by the Dally Express expert on Russian affairs, Stéphen Constant.
He writes that Anastas Mikoyan, the most pro-Western of the Soviet leaders, summit, is in disgrace. the man who helped to bring 'Russia to the
This news reached London tonight.
His fall has been announced to the Russian Communist Party in the classic Kremlin way, says Constant.
A month ago, Mikoyan's name was published in the roll of honour of Bolshevik- heroes.
DIANA
NOT AT
ROYAL
SHOW
London, May 17. British film actress Diana Dors was not among the Royal variety show stars presented to the Queen
and the Duke of Edin. burgh last night.
The organisers deniled the reason was a storm of contro- versy which broke when Miss Dors was included in the show after her sexy life story. harl been serialised in a Sunday newspaper.
The names for the presenta tion were drawn out of a hat," it was stated..
Miss Dong said last night; "There was never any question of me being presented to the Queen on this occasion and I did not withdraw from the presentation, t
"I have been presented to the Queen before. As far as I know, the people presented tonight are people who have not been pre- sented before-Reuter,
Yesterday, the latest copy of the Kremlin journal; Party Life, reached London.
a film
famine
By ANTHONY FULLER
China Mall Flim Correspondent
And Mikoyan's name has been drop- The film famine has now
ped from the list of honour.
The decision mus
must have come just before the May 4 reshuffle in the Kremlin leadership for the magazine was sent to the printers on May 3.
The most significant aspect of Mikoyan's disgrace is that he played a leading role in Russia's - "Peace with
Eisenhower policy."
There is no doubt, writes Constant, that he has become a victim of those who are urging, a tougher line with the West. -London Express Service,
British pressmen
criticised for alleging brutality
The
Zomba, May 17.:
report of the Southworth inquiry into inci- dents outside a Blantyre hotel during the visit of the British Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, last January, clears the Nyasaland police of allegations of brutality in controlling the crowd.
The report published today | colour facts but itself to wear strongly criticises some British the faise guise of fact." newspapermen who fled dis- patches of the event to their "The amount of skin lost by and later gave both police and demonstrators newspapers
as a result of injuries received" evidence to the Commission
The report said: "From the on this occasion would hardly testimony of certain gentlemen cover one square inch," the re- of the press who appeared be port said, "The amount of fore the Commission. the blood shed was not sufficient to division between fact and com- test the capacity of an ordinary ment has sometimes been lost matard spoon." sight of by them....
The Commissioner, Mr. Justice "Comment has on occasion Southworth, Puisne Judge of been permitted not merely to Nyasaland, heard evidence from 80 people-including several British journalists-over 21 days.
Honeymoon paradise
Palm trees, a shell-rimmed beach washed by the sea; this is the tropical lagoon set ting for the royal honeymoon. The above lagoon is near Ocho Rios, Jamaica The private beach and house nearby were offered to the Armstrong-Joneses by British businessman and former MP, Sir Harold Mitchell,
| Margaret: attended the cere. monies whert: the Federation was forged, two years ago.")
Governor, Sir Edward
Port of Spain, May 18. ́ Princess `Murgary) "" and ther bridegroom, Antony Arm- strong-Jones,, went swimming The yesterday afternoon at the palm-fringed. Golden GrIVE
These possible reasons came Later It was announced, unoffi uppermost in mind; e
© - Khrushchev, may have coma: Se the conclusion during
Thirty-six Arizing, including three women; were arrested when about 600 demonstrators yelled slogans and brandished placards outside the hotel where Mr. Macmillan was attending a civil lunch. Some tried to break through the police cordon as Mr
| Macmillan arrived, Dy
Tho aquiry was set up after complaints about some British napaper reports of the inci- dent,
COMMENTS
Here are some of the com- ments the Commission made on some of the British reporters
who gave evidence during the hearing
Stephen Chronicle)
d
Barber: (Newa appears to have a readiness to make asSVEDES- tions of fact to suit his prev conception with some disregard for the perhaps somewhat irke come obligation to verify his facts."
Rene MacColl (Daily Express) "I was satisfied with both the ac- curacy of his perception and his reliability when he recount ed what he perceived."
Henry Fallid (Daily Mail) "An aggresively self-confident and opinionated man
Airersit, specifically were warn-
| ed against Lying over, Tobago can only feel same measure” of below 2,999 feet above ses dissy in the realisation that level, except for landing (or ↑ Ma: Tahriler og the medium. taking off at the island's only through, which - Nyasaland" or
Enrother place ta
the Unit
EARLY END TO RUSSIA'S SPACESHIP PREDICTED
Honolulu, May 17. A University of Hawali professor today predicted anisarly and flery end for Russia's spaceship."
Prof. Ralph E. Partridro said the Soviet spaceship satellite" inside the atmosphere' and just barely skimming along." The electrical engineer said "It cannot last long in any case -no matter what they say about ordering it down.”
Prof. Patridge has been monitoring the four-ion satellite since Sunday morning with a makeshift tracking laboratory in his office on the University campos-UPL
reached Hongkong. From this weekend onwards, the five leading run cinema groups will be unable to supply new films all the time.
The dearth of films is because of the effect that TV has had on the cinema, patrons in the States and the UK.
The answer of the flira studios was to cut down on production and at the same time to fewer but better films.
maice
In the main, the tendency is lowards bigger screens, colour, and crowd effects which cannot be satisfactorily reproduced on the small black and white Television screen.
Mr G. Rearden, Manager of J. Arthur Rank Productions in Hongkong said that the dearth of films might have a good effect in Hongkong.
lead, "It will
"he
Baid, "to
8
more discriminating public and will cause exhibitors to look, at some of the English, American, and Continental films, which, while not having the broad" popular appeal of the usual films, are nevertheless the Anest films. now being produced”.
U.S. jets for Taipei
Talpel, May 18. The first batch of American F-104 starjets arrived in Kung- kuang Airbase, central Formosa, today, the Defence Ministry. announced.
The Defence Minister Yu Tal- wel: was there to witness the arrival of new planes to be handed over to the Nationalist Chinese Air Force...
Put his foot down