THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1960.
GREAT MENACE TO WEST
Jane's' tells
of
colossal Russian submarine threat
London, Dec. 15.
Warning of the great enemy submarine threat to Allied countries in the event. of war is given here today in the new issue of the famous British publication "Jane's Fighting Ships."
The damage that could be inflicted on Allied countries "baulks the imagination" says foreword to the book.
Even today, it stresses, the "What Is more open to doubt potential enemy submarines whether they can be fired sub- monace is colossu).
Imerged and whether they have
One of the major problema that the navles In Nato have to face, is how best to be ready for the day when they may be opposed by
runge equal to that of the Polaris projectile.
Soviel great numbers ut nuclear-powered submarines, it
rdds.
"But It would be unwise to view of assume, especially
success in antral roc. ketry, that the USSR is any than other 14- less capable tions in the field of hydro- dynamle rocketry,"
"Jane's Fighting Ships" gives
If war broke out Allled navies might be threatened by 450 10 500 submarines and, the fore- word recalls, little more than #detalls in its new issue of about fifth of this total was enough to bring the United Kingdom to the brink of starvation at the height of the 1930-45 war.
NOT SUFFICIENT
had
war-
Nato countries had all built a certain number uf runti. submarine vessels since the end of the tast war und also
reserve of modernised bill destroyers and frigates, But the total number of all the anti-submarine Vessels would not be sufficient to ret the
threat:
more
The foreword
suggests it is not generally appreciated that the USSR not only has submarines than p11 other countries put together but built more destroyers and frigates since the end of the
ire DS
1.
10,000 warships in the navier of
75 cointries.
There are
more than 2.500 photographs and scafe drawings.
--Reuter
Missing plane
located
Melbourne, Doc. 14. war than The Dakoto aircraft which disappeared on Friday in one of the worst blizzards ever to hit the Australian Antarctic research station
has at Mawson, located.
al other nations together- although not many of them big ur of such high quailty as some of the British wad American ships of that category.
Protest over stämp
is rejected
Washington, Dec. 14.
The US government today rejected s-Özechoslovak note announcing that Czech authorities refused to handle mail from the UB bearing the "Thomas Masaryk" postage stamp.
The US had 'tasuod'a posiago stamp 'portraying the imaES of the late Czech patriol and president Thomas Masaryk, In reply to the Úzecfi nose, the United States valů Masaryk was not only a "gresi humanitarian but also the president- liberator of his country,"
The fact that Czechoslovakia considered as a hosille aci a tribute paid to the Osech patriol is beyond comprehension,” the American note added,——AFP.
Third French A-bomb
explosion expected momentarily
Paris, Dec. 14.
The explosion of France's third atomic bomb was reported
today to be near.
Mr Nicolas Vichney, scientific correspondent of the usually well-informed newspaper Le Monde, wrote that the test ex- plosion "must be considered
as very close."
He said that all the scientiors and Izchnicians involved in the operation were E their ponis owriting the signal to go phead from the French Govern- ment.
PLACE SECRET
been
Once permission had given for the firing it would be to the selenists to decide the exact moment in the light of local weather conditions.
Girl escapes in
car belonging
to kidnappers
U.S. may reduce some military units overseas
Washington, Dec. 14.
Mr Thomas Gates, the Secretary of Defence, in an ordor to the U.S. military dopartments and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made known today, has asked for a study of all military activities overseas which could be "eliminated, consolidated, reduced. ar transferred to the United States."
The Defence Sceretary advantages to the United States ed for reports by January, 9 in which might be gained by tho accordance with President cancellation of new construc-
tho hower's directive of November (tian,, closing down of
12 calling on all government Installations and the end of eut- departments to try to reduce standing leases-Router. dollar expenditures abroad and thus slow down the outflow of gold.
is order raised the pos Ribility that the United States government would reduce the number and seo of Mom military installations, head- support anita : oporters and
Oversons,
In
calling for reports by January 0, Mr Gates alco Instructed the military services and the joint chiefs to submit. further monthly reports until
April
ADVANTAGES
Defence Department officials said Mr Gates's reference to "units" referred 10 support eclivities and did not COVET eny deployment of fighting units.
Dutch New
Guinea
question
The Dutch Prime Minister,
The Hague, Doc. 14,
bo
Professor Jan De Quay told the Upper Housa ofi Parliament
that, today "under cortoin condi- tions Holland would agree to * United Nations committed visiting Dutch New Guines.:
His order, signed on Decem- ber 10, called for 'studies ot "pill military headquarters, The Prime Minister, said the bagta, posts, units, military task, of such committee should actual Now York, Dec. 14. schools,
recreation centres,
to investigate the Hazel Irone Oelrich, daugh- watare, community support situation in Dutch New Guinea. He said the right of self- tor of a small-town and other such activities."
It also included instructions determination of the Pupuan banker if Sulton, Wash-
to the services to review their population continued to be the ington, who Was kid requirements for "all properties guiding principle of Holland's napped today *for and installations" in foreign polley. Transferring sovereign- $25,000
fy to Indonesia would imply has countries. CONSOM,
the. review that the natives did not have
Mr Gates said
escoped and telephoned should include the study of ad- this right, he added.-Reuter.
had Idd-
Tempt the family...
Mr Vlchncy said that the exact place of the explosion was her parents. being kept secret but it was
The 17-year-old girl phonedalek
to say she probable that it would be "some- her parents
away from the where in the Sahara" not very sipped far from the Reggan atomic nappers and daken flight in been research and testing grounds, their car Commenting doubts in
where the first
French ไฟล
The father, George Oelrich, seme quarters that the Soviet
atonie devices were exploded on director of a bank in the town received from February navy hus operational nicfear.
13 and April 1 is of Sultan, warned police who Mawson by the Assistant year. powered submarince, the fore-
fmedintely baguni combing of the Antarctic word says "this ustrich-ike Director attitude can hardly be recon- division of the External Affairs
the roads for the car.-AFP. elled with the success avhich at- Department, Mr D. F. Styles, fendet the bullding and opera- sadd the plane had been found tion of the Soviet nuclear-eight miles west of the base. "powered "ive-breaker Laun.~~~*~*
WISHFUL THINKING
From
A merange
ICE CLIFF
The blizzard carried it to the top of an les clift 350 feet above the gen ice, Mr Styles said.
He added at the
this Soviet naval As chevis, marine engineers and nuclear physicists must have goined the required technical
message and clentifle data for applica- said valuable equipment Wos being salvaged but it was un- It also suggests it is "wish-likely that the aircraft could be ful thirsting" to deny existence moved until next May when the of Soviet subamarines capablesen lee became sironger.China of firing guided misslies,
on to submarines.
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He forecast that the bomb, like the earlier two, would be exploded from a tower above ground, and would be follow-
|---- ed...- "fairly... soon”......by the test |....
of an aerial bamb.
There have boon persistent press reports during the last few weeks that a third French nuclear device would shortly be tested, Official sources have maintained a discreet silence- Reuter.
Russian apology to Finland
Helsinki, Dec. 14. The Soviet Union: today apologised in a nole to Finland
Foreign Minibary announced to- day.
Tried to sell
secret documents
Berne, Doc. 14. The Swiss War Ministry has announced the arrest of an inventor who tried to sell stolen secret military! documents.
The Ministry said that Alcia Dit, 08, a former employee of tho Swiss Wor Ministry. illegally kept the secret materlül when he was retired in 1937.
AMMUNITION
He tried without success to for the violation of the Finnish which mainly dealt with
find clients for the documents new frontier last Saturday by a
in the fleid of am- Soviet aircraft, the Finnish processes
munition, the Ministry said,
The announcement said Dittl had worked in the ammunitions Research Departament. of the Because of bad weather con-
He ditions, a Soviet Bircraft Swiss army for 17 years. advertently crossed the frontier was hired in 1944 because of and made forced landing on a
his private work and inventions frozen inke in northeast Fin- in this field as a former mathe
matics professor ---UPI.
land, the note said.-Reuter,
New vehicles
Frankfurt, Dec. 14.
West German exports of“ new vehicles in November were 91,- 167, the Association of West German Motor announced today.
Soviet motion rejected
[
United Nationi, Dez. 14. The General Assembly today refeded a Russian declaration Manufacturers demanding Immediate inde. pendence for the world's te- mairing. "colonial" people.
This was six per cent more
than October,, 1960 and 10.9 The main part of the resolu- more than in November last tion, containing a call for the
of
foreign year. In the art 11 months of elimination
This year exports totalled 887,-bases, was rejected 35 to 32 30 lions. The re- 351 units, an increase of 13,2 with
as a whole per cent over the corresponding solution drink period of last year.-China Mail |jected
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Girl Guide asphyxiated
with violence
iderabot, Dec. 14.
Twċiro-year-old
Guido
"Brenda. Noah, found murdered
ducted and that the Inquest
·would layo 'to' rézstvene in *two months" Sina' for the final
in a country Kitchs after being |Vovidence,
missing from tioma (for 41 A1 today's hearing no evidange days, died of "asphyxiation of sexual assault on the with vialense,”
Inquent
IIX
fory, was told here today,,
Dr Keith Simpson. Ioane "Oltea
'Palhologist, gave this crid
si 'the Inquest into Brenda's death: 'He said that a post morlem was still being "von-
young girl was Riven, di though police are all ot dawunting that" possibility,
discoveresi Brenda's body was
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