THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1951.
CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS Pakistan Being Persuaded To Join In Talks World Situation To
Deposed King To
Be Discussed Under Be Restored
Six Broad Heads
London, Jan. 3.
On the eve of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference efforts were still being made to persuade Pakistan's Prime Minister, Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, to join the talks.
Tonight, Mr Rabid Rahimtoola, Pakistan's High Commissioner here, met Mr Patrick Gordon Walker, Commonwealth Relations Secretary at the British Government's request.
The Pakistan Prime Minister has taken the stand that he will not join the meetings beginning tomorrow morning unless the Kashmir dispute.be- tween Pakistan and India is considered collectively by the Prime Ministers.
The Prime Ministers will dis- cuss the world situation for 10 days from Thursday.
It was learned 'today that the emphasis of their talks will be on the positive pursuit of peace rather than on the nega- tive though necessary side of defence preparations against
war.
Their discussion will include the following broad heads:
(1) A common Commonwealth foreign policy with a discussion of its defence implications.
proach to the task of prevent- ing war will result from con- sideration of plans to build up living standard and economic strength.
In this context the recent £186,000,000 Colombo plan for the development of South and South-East Asia may be dis- cussed.
The Prime Ministers will also deal with the question of equitable distribution among Commonwealth nations of vital raw materials.
(2) The question of Com- monwealth policy towards Com-forward munist China.
(3) The implication of the war in Korea for the Common- wealth and its individual mem- bers.
(4) Policy on the question of new "Big Three" talks with Russia.
(5) Britain's commitments under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and their implica- tions in terms of manpower, money and rearmament.
New Delhi, Jan. & Press reports today said the Nepalese authorities had agreed to return de- posed King Tribhuvana to the throne and replace the present Parliament with a constituent Assembly.
The reports said that Nepal, bowing to the Indian government's de- mands for democratic re- forms, had promised to establish a constituent Assembly within 18 months. They said the Nepalese Council of Elders and Parliament would meet soon formally to dethrone the boy King and to reinstate his grand- father, Tribhuvana, who is at present in exile in New Delhi, United Press.
ference. She declined to discuss the world situation except to say: 'A settlement with
China seems too distant to discuss at the moment."-United Press.
REGRETTABLE STEP
London, Jan. 3. The London Times today maintained that a Pakistani de- cision to hold aloof from the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, which opens in London tomorrow,, would be regrettable.
This newspaper Australia is expected to put Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr urged the the proposal for a Liaquat Ali Khan, to refuse to Commonwealth defence secre-yield to the demands of public tariat. But the result cannot be opinion in his own country on predicted.
the issue of Kashmir.
All the visiting Prime Minis- ters have now paid courtesy calls on Mr. Attlee,
Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, called on him within a few hours of his arrival by air from Bombay this evening,
"If he decides not to come at all the London meeting will be much poorer without his shrewd contributions to the collective counsels," the Times added. Reuter.
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Bert Holt, making his first appearance in England, seen as he performs his juggling act 60 ft, above the crowd. Picture from Harringay at the opening of the circus.-Central Press.
press for the acceptance of the American views but it was realised that Mr Louis St Lau- rent and the other members of his RECEIVED AT NO. 10
Cabinet would sooner or later be faced with the need to London, Jan. 3.
justify Canada's decision during The Prime Minister, Mr Cle- frequent inter-governmental dis-
the terising Canadian - No. 10, Downing Street,
American Prime Ministers of Australia steps towards industrial integra-
Russia Way
Behind In
Atomic Race
wards the conference may have ment Attlee, today received at cussions in London now charac- Atomic
the
Political observers here thought that the position arising (6) The Japanese peace out of Pakistan's treaty and, possibly,
attitude to- General MacArthur's recent suggestion been
discussed between that Japan might need to be re- armed.
two statesmen.
The King and Queen Eliza- and New Zealand, Mr R. G. tion for defence.
New York, Jan. 3. beth attended
Hol- Menzies and Mr Sidney an eve-of-con-
William Laurence, science ference intercession
Dr T. E. Donges, Government circles pointed reporter
the New service at land, and
York Westminster
who is representing Dr Daniel out that Mr St Laurent's London | Times, thinks it highly unlikely Abbey at which most
Malan, Prime Minister of declaration that "there is too that Russia will catch the United of the visiting leaders' were present.
South Africa, at the Common- much talk of war" indicated States production of atomic or wealth Prime Ministers'. According
Con- that he maintained the conf-hydrogen bombs before 1954, to Commonwealth
ference in London-Reuter. convention the Ministers will
dence instilled by Mr Clement even though the Soviet espionage Attlee's draft the
visit to
in network helped har to produce final agenda tomor-
December. Reuter.
the atomic bomb three to 10 row.
years ahead of schedule.
Though defence will be dis- cussed as a by-product of for- eign policy, the detailed techni- eal-defence plans, of individual Commonwealth countries will not, it is understood, be con- sidered.
Except for the Australian Secretary of Defence, Sir Fre derick Shedden, no delegation is accompanied by a technical defence adviser.
ATTLEE TO OPEN
The Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, will open
Mr the
conference with a review of
The Prime Ministers will lunch with the King at Bucking- ham Palace tomorrow.---Reuter. NEHRU DISCUSSES
London, Jan. 3. Indian Premier Nehru and
CANADA'S BIG ROLE
Ottawa, Jan, 3. Government officials here forecast today that Canada may play her most important inter- national role when the Com- monwealth Prime Ministers' Conference opens in London to- morrow.
Ottawa
ATTITUDE SUPPORTED ›
The
Pulitzer Prize
winner wrote in a book, "The Hell Bomb", published by Knopf, that the best Russia could do now would be to produce six plutonium bombs per year. He believed that Russia would have to quadruple her production to catch up with the United States,
Karachi, Jan. 3. A resolution supporting
Mr Ali Khan's Liaquat
attitude towards the Prime Ministers 'Conference in London and
the world situation.
urging reconsideration of Pakis Prime Minister Attlee met on Caught between two giant tan's ties with the Common- The Foreign Secretary, Mr Wednesday night to discuss comrades-each of Ernest Bevin,
whom has wealth was passed by the North- is expected to Pakistan's absence, from the divergent views of foreign trade West Frontier Province Legis- detail Britain's part in the conference of Commonwealth and other policies-it was pre-lature in Peshawar today. North Atlantic Treaty Or- Ministers.
dicted here that the Canadian ganisation which may lead to Mr Nehru's sister, Madam delegation would put forward The resolution states that the between the United States and a consideration of what greater Lakshmi Pandit, the Indian Am- the American viewpoint in dis- Frontier Assembly "felt that it Soviet potential production of part some Commonwealth bassador to the United States, cussions involving spheres in was high time that countries may wish to play in arrived on Wednesday night which the United States may be seriously considered whether comes to producing the H-bomb
meeting defence commitments. from New York. She will con- be interested.
The Prime Ministers share sult with her brother and act
Government circles emphasised
the hope that a positive ap- as adviser during the con- that they would not necessarily
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Russia's lack of uranium ores would 'create an even wider gan
bombs. "When
it should hydrogen Pakistan should stay in the the disparity between ourselves British Commonwealth or sever and Russia assumes astronomical its connection with it."-Reuter, proportions."-United Press,
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