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THE CHINA MAIL" FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1960.

President-elect Kennedy announces his main task: 'A JUST AND LASTING PEACE Reply to cable SARAH'S 7TH DRUNKENNESS GAITSKELL

KENNEDY - A pledge

SHAKE-UP IN

U.S. FOREIGN

SERVICE

PLANNED

Hyannis Port, Nov. 10. A major shake up in Wash

ington particularly in the Foreign Service is being planned by the Kennedy Administration when it moves into office in January, sources close to the President-elect sold tonight.

Senator John Kennedy is un- derstood to be determined 15 hol the past practice whereby contributions

wealthy by businessmen to Party campaign funds was regarded as opening the door for appointments as Ambassors,

The sources said that two Individuals had infered to help the Democratic Party drive in the Presidential elections with rabetantial contributions in re turn for a commitment for nu Ambasadorial post. Their offers were rejected,

The President-eicet and his under- stood to have made up their minds already to appoint a whole new set of Ambassa- dors throughout the

advisers are further

from Khrushchev

Hyannis Port, Nov. 10.

President-elect John Kennedy today told Mr Nikita Khrushchev that his main task on assuming the Presidency would be a just and lasting peace. The Senator, replying to a message of congratula- tions received from the Soviet Prime Minister last night, sent a telegram saying: "I am pleased to, have your good wishes at this time."

He said that the achievement of a just and insting peace would remain "n goal of this nation and a major task of its President."

Senator Kennedy, holding his first press conference since his the election victory, read out text of bis message.

at the present time. Goodwill trips should be approached with one caution, There is a limit to their usefulness."

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He added that maybe were ocensions when it was in the national interest for the Pre- sident to gɔ abroad, but it was matler to be carefully coh- his sidered. that he Asked about its own physical condition in the light of the back Injury which he suffered in the last war, the President-

Mr Khrushchev said in

message last night hoped Soviet-American relations under the new President would ilaw the live along which they were developing in President Roosevelt's time.

elect said that injury had been cleared up and odded: "My The Senator told his press health is excellent." conference that Mr Allen He said he did not have any Dulles and Mr J. Edgar Hoover definite date to sve President had agreed to his request to Eisenhower. He said he would continue as Director of the return to Washington after his Central Intelligence Agency and tidy and at that time, de- head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, respectively.

The President-elect also an nounced that he had agreed to President Eisenhower's sugnes tion for a Baison group to arrange for the transfer of au- thority.

Mr Kennedy's telegram to

grending o President Elsen- hower's schedule, hoped to have a chance of meeting him, probatily at the end of Novem ber.

Mr Kennedy sald he had appointed Mr Kenneth O'Don- nell to be his special assistant at tho White House, Mr

President Eisenhower said; Theodoro Sorenson, 08 special took forward to meeting with counsel to the President, and you and I again express iny ap- M Pierre Salinger as press preciation für your co-opera-secretory to the President.

Rua."

He' also announced

the

Mr

serve as

Mr Kennedy said he would

a Negro, leave tomorrow for a short appointment of holiday at Palm Beach, Florida, Andrew Hatcher, to as planned to visit the Vice-prebelate press secretary

| President-elegt, Mr Lyndon B. Asked if he was surprised by Johnson, at his ranch in Texas the arrowness of his popular

vole OVET sometime next week.

Vice-President Richard Nixon, Mr Kennedy said it was a close election

she had always said it would

But, he added he did expeel it to be quite as at it turned out to be.

No trips yet World

with ability and personality as the prime, requialtes, -The BCW Administration, It was learned, is also conten- plhting Ma major turnover in The State Doparimem what some sources described as the „biggest .......... shake-up Washington

has seen for years.

New talent will be brought in from the outside to supple- ment the present Foreign Ser- vice, stuff. Men who have not been recognised in the past but who have the ability will be given every chones to rite to top pusus.Router.

He said that by late Novembe her or early December he hoped to be able to announce all his choices for the Cabinet.

Asked whether he intended

to give Mr Adlal Stevenson a major role in the Cabinet. Mr Kennedy said that he taliced Mr Stevenson on the telephone yesterday "on a matter which I prefer to postpone until I come! back (from holiday)."

Asked if he had any Presiden- in goodwill trips abroad in mind. Mr Kennedy replied:

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I haven't any plans fur any trips

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close "There were any problems present for us in this campaign, but we faally emerged success- ful," he observed.

"I went to the country with very clear views as to what the United States ought to do In the 1950'я. I have been elected and, therefore, I am going to do my best to im- plement those views ·alki meet my responsibilities. "I am confident Congress will meet their responsibilities.

"While I am in that office I will do my best for the country and I am confident Congress will take the same view,"

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ACROSS.

8 Gein by Industry. ‚(4)

9 Gole men to join up. (8)

11 Gavb a brief-resume." (8)

13 You're broke without one.

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18 Somewhat 'elastle, (3),

10 Pits more on the bill? (4)

21 Makinié an exception? (8)

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question whether be would ask. President Eisen-

.. hower to help the new adminis- tration, the President-elect' sold

1 It means nothing at all. (4)

2 Symbol of courage..(4)

4 Church response. ($).

5 Set, as a problem? (4)

France's ingest river. (B)

Useful to fiddler (5)

Tiny streams. (6)

10 Cigar-box wood. (5)

12 Stand erect. (6)

'14 All burned up? (5)

18 They may be musical pieces.

(8)... 17. Payments, for the use of,

(5)

19 When to be in England (5)

20 Attractively shotched? (0)

21 Artistic medium. (6):

22 Initially 'n famous show. (4)

'23 Metal plass?, (4)

he had given it some thought but could not go into it until he had first talked to Mr Eisen- hower,

He gave the same shower to 1Ð question whether he would seck the services of Vice-Pres}- dent Mixon.

The President-elect did not egree with suggestion

that

Mr Nixon's election defent was a "repudiation of the Elseti

hower administration.

He said he thought it was a victory for the Democratie party which

now been given

by majority

American people,

responsibility

a

had

the

The margin was narrow bat the responsibility is clear," Mr Kennedy remarked. "I did not think Mr. Nixon or the Re- pubileans need feel that they have been reptilated. That is for lon strong es a word.” Reuter.

1 killed in explosion,

Oran, Algeria, Nov. 10. A grenade exploded inside a bus in the heart of this Haavily guarded city to- might

Police, said one person was killed and five, seriously injured In an unexplained exchange of revolver fire which broke out

| after the atizek A pasting

dotarlet was injtiroch

Is Pledge from the past. (4) One pect was pleked lips

shortly after the explosionat,

TESTENDAVS CROSSWORD-herotti 1 Flower, 4 Elder, 730 pm, police said

The bomb seni tension in this Yojasnit, & Angel, Russet, 11 Elector 13, Compare, EE. Terror, 10 Colle, 19 Neidleris, 30- Boure, 21 Balhes. Dowit 1 | west Algerian port city woning, Fayer, Water, 8 Resondor, 4 Efface, Elaughter, à Keller, Tims cny, shendy was under 10 Semolins,Xi Zetters, 13" (Eromas, 14 Atcrub 10. Heste, 17 | fight police guard bantinel, possi

be "kipting takemyymal

Hases

CHARGE IN TWO YEARS

Was

London, Nov. 10. Sir Winston Churchill's

daughter Sarah brought into court on a charge of drunken. nous today for the seventh time in the past two years. Accepting her plea of gullty, a Magistrato put the 45-year-old actross on probation for 12 months,

If arrested again on

Bimitar charge she could be jailed.

A police officer testified ho took Miss Churchill into custody on Wed- nesday night when he found her trying to force her way into a nightclub.

"When told to go away

she became very vio- lont, the constable testified.

Miss Churchill appeared before the same Ma-

gistrate, R. H. Blun- doll, on a similar chargo on July 14, Ho fined her £2-10-0 an

that occasion, but warned he would take more drastic action if the came before him again.AP.

GETS

AN ALLY

London, Nov. 10. Mr. George Brown, MP, 44, Lubour defence spokes- gan, was tonight elected Daputy Leader of the Labour Party, bringing Mr Hugh Galhkoll a strong ally in his fight to retain control of the fouding Socialist movement.

In a secret ballot of the 25 Labour MPS, Mr Brown.defeat- ed Mr Fred Lee, MP, by 140 voies to 33.

BOTTOM

Originally Mr James Callag- han. Labour's "Shadow" Coloniat Secretary, was also contestant for the Deputy Leadership, but in a preliminary ballot last week he came bottoni of the poil and was eliminated from the election.

Mr Brown, like Mr Galtakell, is a staunch supporter of ed |lective security, Reuter.

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