THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1950.
Churchill
Approves
Attlee Move On Defence
London, Oct. 31.
Mr Winston Churchill, the leader of the Con- ervative Opposition, told Parliament today that e was glad Britain was at last converted to the principle of a European Army or an Atlantic de-
ence.
He would not quarrel about the terminology, or the principle was the same an army for the defence of Europe to which Germany will be in-
ited to contribute divisional formations.
Peking Works Up
Anti-U.S. Drive
Peking. Oct. 31. Communist China today intensified its nation-wide campaign calling for Chinese aid to the Korean people.
This coincided with re- ports of Chinese troops on the Korean front.
Pledges of active aid to Korea camo today
from trade union, peasants' and workers' organisations and other recognised bodies throughout China.
"Indignation meetings! also voiced protests against "repeated intru- slons across Chinese ter. ritorial air by American military aircraft.”—Reuter.
Sheffield Peace" Congress
of his
Speaking on 0 motion thanks to the King for speech from the Throne carlier **The
today, Mr Churchill said:
success of the intervention of the United Nations in Korea and
General MacArthur's brilliant
conduct and measurement of military events are a cause for general rejoicing."
Mr Churchill was interrupted | by Labour cries of "Shame" and "Cheap" when he said that the British Labour Government for five years had lived very largely on American bounty.
Mr Churchill said that, the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Herbert Morrison, and the
Minister of Health, Mr Aneurin Bevan, had stated that without American help Britain would have had two million unemploy- ed.
Mr Churchill said that Tocal importance of events Korea was far outweighed their effects
the on situation.
the in by
world
"The events have definitely increased the prospects of averting a third world war,” he declared.
WANTS SECRET DEBATE
on
Mr Churchill again demand- ed a secret debate on defence -and called for a debate foreign policy, saying that, like other members of the European Consultative As- sembly, he had undertaken Strasbourg to bring its resolu- tions before Parliament.
A new aerial view, just taken, looking down on the Houses of Parliament which were the scene of an · historic ceremony when the King opened the new Chamber of the House of Commons. Twenty-six Speakers from Commonwealth Parlia- ments were in London for the ceremony. The white roof of the new Chamber is easily seen, while
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Historic Occasion At Houses Of Parliament
UN Committee Lifts The Ban On Spain
Lake Success, Oct. 31.
The United Nations Special Political Com- mittee today voted to allow member Governments to resume full diplomatic relations with Spain.
It also decided to lift the ban on Spain's parti- behind it is the long black cipation in specialised agencies of the United Na-
tions.
roof of Westminster Hall. Other buildings in the picture are Westminster Abbey dominating St. Margaret's Church (leftin-American resolution which centre) and the great Government buildings in Whitehall (top right). Central Press.
By a vote of 37 to 10, with 12 abstentions, the Committee approved-the-seven-nation-La-
'No'
at Adenauer's
To Elections
Mr Churchill said that the proposed new Government con-
liamentary system.
revoked all -measures taken against the Franco Government
Opposition
by the United Nations in 1946, Approved In
Countries opposing the reso- lution were Guatemala, Mexico, Poland, the Ukraine, the Soviet Union, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, Byelo-Russia, Czechoslovakia
and Israel.
Transjordan
Amman, Oct. 31.. Ethiopia, France, India, In-
Jordan's Government, on the donesia, New Zealand, Norway, eve of the re-assembly .of Sweden, Britain, Australia, Farliament, has appoved the Burma, Bonn, Oct. 31.
Cuba London, Oct. 31.
and Denmark formation of a political, Opposi trol measures would give the The West German Chancellor, abstained. Final plans for the Com-Government powers utterly be- Dr Konrad Adenauer's
tion, "the National Front". Chris- The resolution will now be Party. unist-backed World Peace yond anything compatible with tian Democratic Party today re-forwarded for final approval to ongress, opening in Shef- a decent and reasonable Par-jected the arguments raised by the full General Assembly
Its weekly paper, Al' Mithaq. German leader recently that where а It seemed to be full of vague new
two-thirds majority appearing for the first time to- elections were necessary vote is needed for passage.
day after voluntary suspension menaces, but he added: "It is before West Germany could The American delegate, Mr. several months ago, declared: very unlikely that this Parlia- decide whether to take part in John J. Sparkman, sald he be that the Party were "Nationalist ment will last long enough to Western European defence. lieved that United Nations
Arabs desirous of securing a make it effective."
Government members should have full free true, 'democratic He called the 'reference to
The Party's press service
dom to appoint ambassadors to under which the people would controls in the speech "five lines wrote that it was "undesirable
Spain.
progress. of blatant and impudent de- to call for new elections now The organisation of the Con- magogy."
for which it was doubtful if proceedings ess
shifted to
Mr Churchill accused the the Constitution made any pro- ague after, the
British Gov- Prime Minister of trying to pro- vision anyway." nment banned foreign mem-long the inevitability of a rs of the World Peace Move- general election.
ac-
eld on November 13, were rawn up at a meeting in rague last week-end, ording to British delegates ho are back in London- to- by.
He added that this was not to
It is led by a practising law- be interpreted as giving any yer, Suleiman Nebulsi, a former judgment on the policies of the Minister. Franco Government.
Mr Sparkman was speaking New elections were repeated-
Dr
during the Committee's debate demanded by
Kurt Schumacher, the Social Demo- on the resolution.-Reuter. cratic Opposition leader, Pastor Martin Niemoller, the Hessian Swans Protestant Church
leader, and
ent Executive from meeting "I am quite satisfied that the ly
London for the preliminary Prime Minister is indulging his anning.
personal power in these matters in a manner most harmful to the Soviet, French, Italian, Amer-community and to all the large, an, Chinese, Indian, German enduring interest of the nation."
d British delegates attended Reuter.
e. Prague conference. The Sheffield Congress will asked to decide on future. tion on the following points:
1.The abolition of atomic
d other weapons of mass des- uction.
2-The limitation of all maments.
3-A denunciation of agres- n and "armed intervention," 4. The prohibition of war opaganda, and
S-Support for "all pro- sals to settle the Korean gation by peaceful means, to d the mass bombing, and to ach an agreement through e.Security Council after both les are heard.”
The British Peace Committee, hich is preparing the working rangements for the Congress, still waiting to bear whether itich vines have beln <grantéd· the 3,100 delegates. Invited am 120 countries---Reuter,
Dogs As Sacrifice
Pasighat, Assam, Oct. 31.
Dr Gustav Heinemann, former Misister of the Interior, who resigned after a dispute in the Cabinet over alleged West Ger- man rearmament,-Reuter.
Aber tribesmen in north Eas- the flooded river Dihang. tern Assam are sacrificing their The slaughtered animals are dogs to "appease the wrath" of thrown into the river.-Reuter,
NANCY
Getting Off the Band-Wagon
HOW DO YOU LIKE MY NEW SWEATER, SLÜGGO?
SWELL
I JUST, LOVE
Fly Atlantic
Zurich, Oct. 31.
April and place before Parlia
Suleiman Nebulsi said in the newspaper that he hoped the Government would comply: with the Royal wish declared in a speech from the Throne last
'ment a Constitution permitting Two pairs of swans from the the people to observe, supervise and question the activities.. of Like of Thun are to fly to
the executive power. Canada-by plane.
The gift of Thun, to Granby, Under a picture of King 31 miles south of Montreal, they Abdullah, the weekly repro- will be taken from Zurich to|duced part of a statement by London and there put on ahim in Baghdad reaffirming the Trans-Canada plane for Mon-urgency of the return to Pales tical-Reuter.
tine of its inhabitants.-Reuter...
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