THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1950.
BACKING BEVIN'S
U.S. STAND
CANAL
Church Members
In Brawl
Cyprus, Nov. 26. Chairs were broken in a fight between "martyrs of Jehovah" and members of the Greek Orthodox Church here today.
About 50 of the Church members "gate-erashed" a meeting of the sect in a cinema, and fighting started.
The pollee restored order. Reuter.
Red China Working Up Agitation
London, Nov. 26.
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London, Nov. 26.
The United States agrees with Britain's de- cision to keep troops in the Suez Canal area, and the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, will make that known to the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Salah el Din Bey, informed quarters said today.
Salah el Din Bey was to arrive here on Monday after talks in' Washington with the Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson.
Informed sources said el Din Bey sought the United States' support for his country's avowed intention of re- pudiating the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian alliance which, he said, could be replaced by Egypt's becoming an associate of the Atlantic treaty.
El Din Bey was said to have In the British and American contended that such an associa- viewpoint, Syria is the key area would obviate the in-of the Arab world because it quality between the “occupied" ! dominates vital pipeline ter- and the "occupying" power. minals and obstructs land ap-
Mr Acheson to'd the Egyptianroaches to Iraq. Minister that, in the American Concurrent with treaty talks, view, the Anglo Egyptian Britain and Egyptian officials alliance was no more offensive are to start negotiations for 1 to Egypt's national sovereignty "permanent settlement" of the than was the Atlantic treaty Egyptian sterling balance. It is to Britain in that the United hoped that the two conferences States has bases on British soil, would serve to remove all basic informants said.
obstacles to Anglo-Egyptian settlement and understanding.— United Press.
After his talks with Salah el Leading newspapers in Shang-Din Bey, Mr Bevin was expect- hai and "Chinese people in cd to make this point when he various parts of the country" announced in Parliament Bri- have protested against the tain's decision to adhere to the "armed provocation of French Anglo-Egyptian treaty. ground and air forces in the China-Vietnam border region," according to a New China News Agency message received London tonight.
It is hoped the talks would
INDIAN'S
end formal and informal nego- THEORY ON
liations for revision or annul- inment of the treaty which had been going on more than four
The Communist newspaper "Ta Kung Pao" warned, "If the French Imperialists dare to make another provocation, we will return tooth for tooth."
Another Communist paper, the "Wei Hui Pao, claimed that the "French imperialists are working in league with the American Imperialists."
It added that the Chinese people now realised that "American Imperialists had
China as their main object
aggression."-Reuter,
Gaffar's Release Demanded
of
years.
Annulment of the treaty NEPAL
to
was said to be underlined by Egypt's deep-rooted desire see all British troops cut of the Suez Canal Zone.
TANKS BEING HELD UP
It was the British and Ameri- can view, however, that Egypt's desire in this rsepect could not be met until the international situation had improved suffi- ciently to make defence of the
the
New Delhi, Nov. 26. Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian Socialist leader, today accused Britain of being in- terested in Nepal because she
"the Rañas (the ruling clan) has a big stake in secing that
Nepal with the sword." continue to rule the people of
places."
The Duke Is On Parade
The Duke of Edinburgh, skipper of HMS Magpie, with other officers of Destroyer Command on parade. for inspection by the Commander-in-Chief at a recent parade of units of the Mediterrancan Fleet at the shore establishment, HMS Phoenicia, at Malta.
Mr.
Nehru Nehru Drops Hint On Nepal:
Action By India
Jamshedpur, Birhar, Nov: 26.
was led by
"The British Government has Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Prime Canal Zone unnecessary.
a big stake in Nepal, whence it
Gurkha Minister, told a public meeting here in a reference Cets tough, sturdy Meanwhile, the British Gov-soldiers for its mercenary army ernment was said to be holding to be used for imperialist pur-
to Nepal, "We cannot recognise a three-year-old up delivery of Centurion tanks, poses in Malaya and other boy as king.” jet aircraft and other armaments under the terms of the treaty,
"A democratic
Nepal was government
an independent The revolt pending M.- Bevin's announce-
would never allow its people country and in many respects Nepali Congress forces who ment of the outcome of his talks to be used as mercenaries," he was interlinked with India, he planned to set up a constitu with the Egyptian Minister.
tional monarchy, with King "We cannot, therefore, watch Tribhuvana at, its head with a developments there silent policy of "give the land, to the spectators," Mr Nehru added. tiller." Reuter. should be a democratic govern-
added.
New Delhi, Nov. 26. The United States was said Public meetings here and in to agree with Britain that no
Mr Narayan felt that a demo- cratic Patna,
other region contained all the would ban under the auspices of
government in Nepal the enlistment of the Socialist Party, today de-essentials of a giant modern Gurkhas in the British Army: manded the release from pri- base as did the Canal Zone,
"The Indian Government son of Khan Abdul Gaffar which is vital to the whole of should not let their decision be Khan, the "Frontier Gandhi." the Middle East.
either influenced or dictated to Gaffar Khan, a former mem- ber of the Indian Congress Parly, has been in prison Pakistan for two years for alleged anti-Pakistan activities. He is reported to be seriously ill-Reuter.
Peron To Visit Brazil
in
Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 26. President Juan Peron of Argentina will visit Brazil for the inauguration of Dr Getulio Vargas as President on January 31, an authoritative source_said today.
Dr Vargas was elected in Oc- tober.--Reuter.
NANCY
Tu-be Sure
CAN YOU THROW A CURVE, SLUGGO?
by Britain," he said.
said.
as
"It is desirable that there
ment there.
"But in spite of this desire it Joliot-Curie On
is not possible for me to say
He demanded that the Indian Government will take in regard The Way Home
The general security problem of the Middle East continues to be the subject of behind-the-Government recognise the "un scenes discussions between the fettered right of the people of Arab and Israeli Governments Nepal to establish a democratic and the United States, Britain and France. The basic obstacle
government with King appeared to be the Arab States' Bikram Deo, who insistence that Israel could not
Delhi, be included
in any form of head." security pact with the Western nations.
SYRIA KEY AREA
as
in their country Tribhuvan Bir is now in
its
to the problem in Nepal."
Mr Nehru's statement, made.
Prague, Nov. 28. to an audience of 100,000,. came Professor Federick Joliot- within a week of the collapse of Curie, chairman of the World: a nine-day armed revolt in the Peace Council, left here today constitutional Himalayan Kingdom against the by air for Paris on his way 86-year-old regime of the Rana home after the Warsaw "Peace family of hereditary Prime Congress."
King Tribhuvan, who is 44, was deposed by the hereditary Prime Minister, Maharajuh It has also become more ap-
Mohun Shamsher Jung Bahadur parent, since Salah el Din's visit | Rana, on November 6. Five to Washington, that Egypt would days later the King flew with not relinquish her traditional some members of his family to opposition to a Northern Arab New Delhi, Tinion embracing Syria, Iraq and Jordan. Such a union was said to be favoured by, London and Washington.
SURE JUST WATCH
His three-year-bld granson, Prince Gyanendra, was pro- claimed King in his place, Reuter.
Ministers.
His decision to fly was taken NEW LAND POLICY after he was turned back on The present Prime Minister | Friday from the West German is Sir Mohun. Shamsher Jung frontier, where the authorities Bahadur Rana.
refused him entry by rail on he had no When King Tridhuvana left the grounds that Nepal for India just before valid permit to pass through, the revolt began, the Prime the American Zone, Minister replaced him on the He postponed flying yester- throne with the King's three-day because of the bad weather. year-old grandson. Gyanendra. -Reuter.
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