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KING ABDULLAH
Costly Oils Disguised
As Champagne
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1949.
ABDULLAH
IN ENGLAND
Future Of Middle
East To Form
Subject
Of Talks
London, Aug. 18.-Britain's best Arab friend, Abdullah, King of Hashemite Jordan, arrived in England today for vital talks on the political, military and economic future of the Middle East.
The King and his entourage, who landed at Southampton by flying boat, were driving up to London this afternoon in the company of a British military escort,
ed
by
King Abdullah will be the one of the few Arab leaders remained loyal to the guest of the Government who
Dritain reward- for 10 days. Thereafter, Allied cause
him three years ago
to what he is expected to continue giving Independence his European journey in was then Transjordan France and Spain.
power.
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World's Resources
Lako Success, Aug. 18.— The first United Nation- sponsored conference of scientista, technicians and resource experts met yes- terday at Lake Success with Dr S. S. Bhatnagar, noted Indian scientist, as chair. man of the first plenary session.
The object of the conference le to take stock of the resources of the world and to marchal them for the maximum benefit of its peoples especially in under-developed countries,
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NO COMMENT The Foreign Office has made the He will see members of
coinment
details of British Royal Family and
****Adullah's talks. He himself has confer with the highest Govern snid that he is coming on vacH ment
leaders, including the Washington, Aug. 18.--
Minister, Mr C. it. tion.
But privately, official sources Senate investigators, under Princ
Attlee, the Foreign Secretary.
that the following criticism
Presiden! from
Mr Ernest Bevin, and the Mis-reported Truman, todus released ter of Defence, Mr A. V. Alex- questions are sure to come up for close, study: a federation or will also Watch previously secret evidence ander. Ite
alliance between The two
of that
Hashemite Kingdoms Irag Maj-General Harry specially arranged displays
Britain's air,
and Jordan, and prospects of ti Vaughan's friend, Mr Jahu
reconsidering her friendly Syria Maragon, brought costly
As a young man the 67-your-past refusal to join the so-called perfume oils into the United
okl monarch fought with "Fertile Crescent" union of the States disguised as gifts of Britain's legendary desert here, three countries; Incorporation of
Margaret Lawrence of Arabia, who help- those
of Arab Pulestine champagne for Truman and the former headed to free Palestine from the now controlled or administered of the White House secret Turks in World War I. In, the by Jordan; the future of Jersun-
the Holy Inst 127 Aldollah Hominal lem--whether
Strasbourg. Aug. 18.The European Assembly today
on the first day undorsed the service detail.
partitioned between sparsely populated should be
Mr. Trygve and Israel or inter- rojected a proposal to set up a committee to deal with words produced at the country, which was carved out Jordan
the Valled closed hearing last Monday wn of the side of
Palestine, was nationalised
questions concerning overseas territories. Voting was 45 Secretary-General Assembly hos Nations General Mr Truman
against the proposal and 41 in favour, with six abstentions. United Nations, when he said
convening the urged, news conference
ference of scientists, the United 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. Mr Herbert Morrisoner
Nations "was embarking on a →(United Kingdom) argued new phase of its prograinme to the foundations of per- Fagainst the proposal, saying build
that the agenda, as passed manent peace." by the Foreign Ministers, Demonstrate contained no point on over-
Evidence
released After
churged at a
that the Senate Committee In
ruler of a
vestigating the "five-percentcts" AGA KHAN'S
had
released
damaging to General Vaughan,
but withheld secret
Lestimony
favourable to the White House
nilitary aide.
of the testimony wha d by
the Committer chairman, Mr Clyde Hoby, who thut Committev
voiced regret efforts to be "scrupulously fair" IIe had been misinterpreted. sold the Committee had deelded festimony secret for
JEWELS
OFFER TO HAND.
OVER RECEIVED
parts
of a
City
Jordan
Germans
Against Dismantling
Practiently all the spenkers
Le
thnt
In
of
GREAT WORK
the of
содж
Dr Bhatnagar described the 18 "perhaps the conference
of the United greatest work Nations Organisation from the scientific point of view."
the He also acknowledged "honour the United Nations has conferred on my country" by electing him to preside over the plenary meetings on the day
ARAB LEGION Re-equipment and modernisas tion of Abdullalt's hard-hitting Arab Legion-now that the U.N. Mid-Eastern orms embargo has been lifted-are also to be dis- cussed, as
well as: Establishment air force; ways and means tightening Pan-Arabian politi- cal and military co-operation to keep Communism al bay: Casablanca, Aug. 18.-Arelief and resettlement of near- letter offering to hand over ly 1,000,000 Arab refugees, who under Jordanese care the time being lest i be later the £200,000 jewels stolen came
Brunswick, Aug. 18.-Ten power membership when war came to Palestine, proted, perhaps unfairly from the Begum Aga Khan and development of Jordan's thousand workers of the dicating
that General Vaughn
irby hold-up inen in Caines communications, irrigation facl- former Hermann obtained "favouritism" for Maragon's employer.
in exchange for the £20,000 titles and agricultural resources iron and steel works at ported in general by the other ference that after September Testimony
Mr reward
sug when the session will end, tho showed, that
with British financial ald-As-Watenstedt-Salzgitter, near British offered by Maragon succeeded in arraun Beguni
that r the Assembly | engineers attending it would be Brunswick, demonstrated este ot to have a special taken to see some of the techno- and insurance ing Army Air Transport Com-
lo Paris agents was received here transportation munt in the summer of 1915 carrying today by the editor of the
to
keep
the
US$60,000 in cash and credit newspaper, Quotidien du provided by the Verley Go-Soir du Maroc, pany-United Press.
or
The letter was handed over to the pollee, who are making inquiries.
I am
now
sociated Press.
Goering
seas or colonial affairs and, therefore,
committee I would not be justified.
He added that the Assembly committees. alrendly had five each with 18 members, and a sixth would "strain our mon
of the Assembly
101. Mr Morrison, who was supe
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representatives,
isticer
Arst
It was announced at the con-
COLOURFUL GUARD today against the impend-decide
any logical projects in the USA, such committeo fur colonies, Abdullah's British Oversqasing dismantling of their | question arising
this as the Tennessee Valley scheme Airways Corporation flying boat factory.
head could be referred to the and the steel plants in a nulu- taxied for half an hour from
ber of American citles-Reuter. Speeches were made critic General Purposes Committee. is landing point at Southamp sing the Allied dismantling This will probably be done.
policy in Germany, ton to the pier.
The proposal for a special complice
was made by M.
straight 10
Abdullah's visit has come at a
of
promired by
tho
surance
investigators were policy
Is i
I
would return
the melting po1.
the diplomatic
Mr Bevin a few weeks ago
all summonerl
Middle Enst The leader of the hold-up envoys for conference
a longer in France. Perhaps he ture poilcy.
Pierrot ---Fou, is gang,
no examine past, present and fu
on Monday, might rise to invie than
destroyed seriously sur were damaged. Seven thousand build paid. ings were flooded, and railways jewels, were cut in many places.
Among the missing, feared to bo dead, were 37 persons trop ped in a hotel Kagoshima, which was buried in a landslide. -United Press.
to
means
to
Fight Police
A colourful guard of honour
No incidents occurred. including Army, Navy and DEATH TOLL
At the same time Professor Qusmane Soce, French negru Black Marketeers Royal Air Force troops met Edmund Frohne. Director of Socialist Senator, who was su The letter, written on him on the quay. Crowds were Communtentions at the Frank-ported by a large number of OF TYPHOON sheet of paper and signed only kept back by a heavy police
furt Administration, told the other French representatives. with initials, said: "Part of quarti.
Town Council at Watenstedt EUROPE AND AFRICA
Berlin, Aug. 18.-West sector inbur
The gray-haired,-gray-bear Salzgitter protest against the dence of Europe and
which had also us Emphasising the inter-depcn- | riot- cars rushed to Berlin's Tokyo, Aug. 18.-Police to the Jewels are
somewhere in cd
went king
Africa, fashionable ported today that the death to hands.
Kurfurstendomin caused by the typhoon "Judith, Casablanca. The part in ques a special ear for a speeding alemantling, that he had received M. Sace declared: "Africa asks when stateless black marketeers
up Allled the Assembly to set 2 which ravaged Southern Jupantion is the most important. If police-escorted drive to London information from the
clashed with the police "anti- the reward
polico 60. Nearly 475 buildings Aga Khan end the British in-time when Britain's Middle East authorities that the dismantling special committee for overseas lack market squad"
Lorner Hermann Goering territories. European economic
headquarters reported tonight. economic possibly be revised. prosperity
A Germán
civilian, under- During the demonstration Dr prosperity la Africa. A crisis
stood by the displaced persons Godchard Machens, Archbishop in Europe touches Africa."
made anti-Semitic have of Hildesheim, said that dis
He said that "although Africa mantling in
Was Salzgliter
attacked with clubs and stones " ilving atom has built up its own civilisation remarks during the clash, was manufacturing
and culture through the cen-
and had to be taken into pro- bomb."
tective custody. turies there is no doubt that Western European culture is the
Other
also Important talks havo beat humanity, no one else has the key to African culture.
"There is no question of in-attacked, the police report said... held, with France in a bid to right to do the same.” reconcile long-established differ-
Lower venting a round-about way of Reuter. Dr Georg Strickreth,
colonial and interfering with the ences.
Saxony Finance Minister,
policy of any one country. Saxony Top-level Anglo-Amerlena | Alfred Kubel, Lower
"What we want is to build up exchanges are due in Washing- Labour Minister, both addressed
on economic
and demonstrators, ton early next month when Mr the
declaring our future Bevin meets Secretary of State that dismantling should be stop social realities."
M. Andre Philip, French So- 18.-Pre-Dean Acheson. Middle East i ped and that the former Her- there was no bad turmolt is expected to be high mann Goering works should be cialist, supported the demand on the list of problems to be retained as a means of restoring for an overseas committee, say. central European Industrying that it was needed from the special viewpoint of France, He his Reuter.
sufficient thought there were hlm.
substitule deputies It manpower was strained. Reuter.
Conference On
Indonesia
is
Heuter.
also in
Casablanco."--
USUAL KIND
OF
VISIT
Washington,
Aug.
sident Truman told a news con-
IMPORTANT TALKS
The Hague. Aug. 18-The Hound-tablo Conference for the transfer of sovereignty tu Indoncela will start on August ference toda
on Morshel discussed. the ambassador's call
23,
Preparations
Course
u
result of the U.S.
was the
1 Fakt
news as a Stalin. He meeting usund kind of visit an Ambassa-highest
dor would make on the head They include Re- of a nation and the Ambasan- dor, Mr Alan Kirk, hud re- *** i purted fully on it.
máde of Informal since the assembling Hague
the Dulch, of publican and Federalist de- legations and United NA-
tions Commission members
have
ir any
now renched the stage Mr Truman would not com- where a decision for the open- ment further. Asked Ing date of the
King "Abdullah, hng
advisers with
Printo Minister
TEWFIK PASHA The Jordanian Prime Minister,
Tewak.
He added: "Although Hitler crimes against
committed
Churchill Off
Tewfik Pasha Abdull Huda, who For Week-end CRIPPS LEAVES
was at the airport to greet the refused to comment on a
Round-table soud news came in Mr Kirk's suggestion that the primary pur- Strasbourg, Aug. 18.-The Conference could be taken," an report, he replied that there
news-United pose of the king's visit was to European Consultative Assem
official
announcement
Associated Press.
1404
said. was
no
Press,
bad
KYRNING POST
"I feel sort of funny, getting a bachelor's degree!"
now
CLINIC
hls.
Zurich, Aug. 18.-The Brliish bly's star performer, Mr Wis oblain British support for
left the area Chancellor of the Exchequer, plan to include in his kingdom ston Churchill,
a long werk- Sir Stafford Cripps, will leave the Arab portions of Palestine temporarily for
his Zurich clinic tomorrow on the Riviera. by
end administered
the
He took off in a British-offerred Arab Legion.
private "before full effect of his A member of the Prime plane via Zurich. In the piano cure has been achieved," him were Minister's parly said: "The with
printing doctor said today.
As his visit to America can- Prime Minister has beca on materials.
Mrs. Churchill remainst not be postponed, he is leaving holiday chain if it Strasbourg, and Mr. Churchill's before been achieved so that thing about such a plan
aldes said he would return on cure has existed anyway."
en spend a week at his
11
In Tho background but on Tuesday or Wednesday to con- he hand for consultations are tinue his work in the Assembly, country home before returning there Iraqi lenders:
His seat was taken today by to London and going on to the John Foster.
The Regent, the Amir Abdul Illoh, Prime Minkler General Nurl-en 'Sald.
IRAQ POSITION Britain has military
alliance with Jordan. She also has one with Iraq. If Jordan and Iraq formed any kind of union with Britain's blessing they would form
probably the sirongest military combination in the Middle East.
Anglo-American financial talks At the airfield Mr Churchill-Washington, the doctor said. started to kiss his wife good-Reuter. bye, but she fled before the battery of photographers into off.Associated Press.
the pinne just before the take
STRIKE OF : STEVEDORES
Buenos Aires, Aug. 18.
King Of Laos Returning
18. King 'Marsellics, Aug., Sicevang Yong of Laos, in northwest Indo-China, with the
Stovedores: and olher port queen, the heir presumptive,
for Saigon.
But the issue is not so simple, workers today began a three-Prince Savong, and the princess, Britain hus got
to remember day strike here which sex embarked In the new, French the feeling of Egypt with whom pected to bring the port of liner, Marseillaico, here..today she also has a trealy. Egypt is Buenos Aires to a standstill. enld here to be hostile to any They hava - staged soveral
The king in rolurning to his polley which will put the Hashe one-day strikes. In recent country after, signing a Franco- mile dynasty in a position of weeks, demanding a minimum Edotion agreement, making Loos predominance In the Middle basle wage of 30 pesos a day-Fan Independent state within the East-Associated Press.
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