THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, -1951.
The Queen went to Elstree recently to watch the shooting of a Festival of Britain film, The Magic Box. Here is 12-year-old actress Jeanette Scott after she had presented a bouquet to the Queen who was accompanied by Princess Margaret.-Central Press Photo.
Scurrilous Attack
On U.S.
Envoy
Moscow, Mar. 27.
The "Literary Gazette" today began a front- page series of articles on "American Gauleiters," with the first subject Henry Grady, United States Ambassador to Teheran.
NATIONALISTS IN
Hanged Daughter
IRAN BACKED BY To Restore
COMMUNISTS
London, Mar. 27.
Concern was felt in Britain today that the strikes and disorders in the Iranian oilfields might force the Iranian Government to implement na- tionalisation of the rich Anglo-Iranian Oil Com. pany' holdings.
Both Houses of the Iranian Parliament have approved legislation to nationalise the oil industry but Britain, in a note to Teheran, reminded Iran that the AIOC concessions, under current agree- ments, were valid until 1993. It was thought here this note might stay final action on nationalisation.
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Family Honour
Ragusa, Mar. 27. A Sicilian peasant was after under arrest today hanging bis 15-year-old daughter from a tree to restore his family honour.
Giuseppe Grimaldi "executed" his daughter, Teresa, at their village near here because she led a loose life, The police had! found her in a brothel and had taken her back to her home.
After the murder Gri- maldi gave himself. up to the local policé.-Reuter.
BBC
MAY
many indications CUT DOWN
SERVICES
London, Mar, 27. The British Broadcasting. Corporation is struggling to maintain its vast overseas net- work of news broadcasts in the face of a reduced Government grant.
However, reports of strikes--- The Iranian Prime Minister, and unrest in bil-rich Khuzis-Hussein Ala, proclaiming martial tan province were seen as an law in five oil area towns indication that the nationalists, Iran, said -backed by the Communists, pointed to the fact that the dis would press for immediate ac- turbances there were Com- tion on nationalisation. There munist-inspired. were also fears that unrest and British cbservers shared the rebellion might spread from Premier's view but stressed that the Persian Gulf oilfields, to the cause of the Iranian demands neighbouring Iraq and Kuwait.for nationalisation and unrest A campaign, though minor, is throughout Iran went far deeper under way in Iraq for nationali- than Communist activity. sation. In Kuwait, a British
THE SCAPEGOAT protectorate between Iraq ́and Observers said Britain and the Saudi-Arabia, there is no Anglo-Iranian Oil Company widespread nationalisation appeared to have become the "We cannot say whether there movement. Loss of Iranian, scapegoat for Begitimate Iranian will have to be a cut in our Iraqi and Kuwaiti oil would complaints against Government overseas programmės," a spokes- be a major blow to the West-corruption, inefficiency, unstable man said today. "We are. ern defence effort. Iran in social order and uneven distri-working out how best -to- 1950. produced 31,800,000 |bution of wealth. These com- maintain our overseas services metric tons of oil, Iraq 6,200,000 plaints have become identified in with the grant available, though and Kuwait 17,200,000, accord- the popular mind with the oil we may have to make small Service.
the Petroleum Press company, which operates within cuts." ing to
In addition, oil pro- the framework of Iranian society. duction - in the Middle East, compared to the rest of the
world, is on the rise.
Entitled "Hangman Diplomat," the three- column article, written by Visharion Sayanov, Cultural directly linked Mr Grady with the assassination of Premier Razmara.
It charged Mr Grady elim-worthy aide and became known Freedom
inated General Razinara because as "the uncrowned
of the Premier's Pro-British Greece.”
were
queen of
emphasised
Congress
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Bombay, Mar. 27.
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Reports from the Iranian oil area said demonstrators shouted such slogans as *"Throw the imperialists into the sea' and "Down with foreign domina- tion." These were said to re- fect growing nationalism 'as well as Communist influence.
But he denied a newspaper report today that the BBC had decided to dismiss 100 members of its oversea, news staff.
This year the Government is allocating £4,605,000 for the BBC overseas services-a reduc- Vion of £35,000.
The Daily Telegraph" said A Foreign Office spokesman this morning that the BBC would here flatly denied today that drop all broadcasts in Bengali, Britain was considering sending Tamil ang Marathi on its Indian troops to Iran to protect Bri-service and continue. only its tish interests,-United Press.
Urdu and Hindustani services.
Broadcasts would still be made to Iron Curtain countries but the Corporation would drop about 24 broadcasts a day in Western European languages, in- cluding Greek and Turkish.
Wiping His
that Mr Grady's particular activities
trying to eliminate British influence in Iran, going even so far as sup-
of the world's fore- and scholars, scientists. porting the nationalisation of the oil industry so as to embar-philosophers will assemble at rass the British Government,
the Indian Congress for- Cultural Freedom opening, here tomorrow.
policy favouring a renewal of The newspaper the Anglo-Iranian oil contract,
The article also stated that General Razihara's contribution towards improving Soviet- Iranian relations with his ex- pulsion from Iran of American Economic advisors and his ban on voice of America' broadcasts
It said the leader of the so irritated, Washington, that Mr Kashani group, whose followers Grady was summoned to
assassinated Premier Razmara,
The Congress, according to Washington, where he got new
was a notorious Nazi and later its
the instructions
Indian which ultimately
an American agent, and issued Socialist Party-áims to "assert resulted in the assassination of
a manifesto demanding the and the Premier and the appoint-nationalisation
enhance cultural freedom ment of the "American stooge" one week after Mr Grady's re- totalitarian ideologies."
exactly against the domination of the Hussein A
turn from Washington.
The Gazette pictured Mr as a cloak-and-dagger Grady diplomat who had been, in- triguing on a world-wide scale
а
on behalf of Wall Street since 1920, with his biggest job in Greece, where "under Grady's leadership Greece, became giant concentration camp."
During
Ambassador's the . stenure in Athens, according to the Gazette, Mrs. Grady was a
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Delhi.
Communists
Name Off
The Map
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Buenos Aires, Mar. 27, The Argentine Congress is to consider a motion to wipe off the map the name of Jose C. Paz, founder of the independent newspaper, La Prensa,
English broadcasts to Europe would also be cut.
The Daily Telegraph" added that some of the BBC's equip- ment might be used for "Voice of America" broadcasts-Reuter.
Border
Shooting
Tel-Aviv, Mar. 27. An Israeli Army spokesman which said today that Israeli workmen was. recently seized by the and tractors were fired on this Peron Government.
Railway to Mendoza
A town on the San
bears his name.
morning in the Huleh area from Martin across the Syrian frontier. and Chile He added.. that Israeli police (according to the armistice troops are not
Jose Emilio Visca, Vice-Chair-agreement The Congress, which was
man of the Peronista block in allowed, in the area, which is originally to have been held in
the Lower Chamber, has pro-controlled by civilian police) Delhi, shifted its venue to
posed that the name be elimina- returned the fire. Bombay in' deference to the ted from the Buenos Aires, Mar. 27.
Paz map. Jose
The exchange Indian Government's
of fire lasted wishes. - Madame Eva
founded La Prensa in 1869 and for about an hour but the work Peron will Earlier the Indian Government was grandfather close the third Inter-American banned a "Peace Congress" or- Gainza Paz, who
of Dr Alberto of draining swamps continued, Conference on social security
is now in the spokesman said-Reuter, ganised by here tonight. She was appoint-
in Uruguay and who published the ed by her husband to lead the
newspaper until its seizure last in Washington, Argentine
some South-week. Delegates from delegation and was elected Chairman of the Con- East Asian countries are also ference during its inaugural expected take part. The session 15 days ago.
session, lasting four days, will President Peron will him-discuss "contemporary trends in selt deliver one of the closing arts and letters, Indian ideals speeches.
of cultural freedom and threats France and Spain were re-to cultural freedom." presented by observers, but a British Government request to send
an observer was turned down. Reuter.
Threats Against Senator
(Re-
Washington, Mar, 27. Senator Charles Tobey publican) said today he had received three anonymous
to
Leading foreign delegates to day expressed concern over the totalitarian threat to cultural freedom and welcomed the Indian initiative to cope with it.
Professor. H. J. Muller, the American scientist and Nobel Laureate, told Reuter: "Cultural freedom today is threatened by totalitarian the politics of the system and we cannot ignore that aspect.
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Senator Tobey said he re- in America particularly-are ceived an anonymous letter Jast Ereatly concerned lest India week, and another on Monday, One threat was made by tele- spreading influence of totall- phone-United. Press,
The questions, according to A Peronista deputy, Bustos the draft resolution, were de- Fierro, has introduced a draft signed to "spread incorrect resolution protesting against views regarding Argentine. questions about La Prensa put realities and to harm the Argen- to the Argentine Foreign Minis- tine people and Government." ter, Senor Hipolito J. Paz (no relation to the La Prensa family) on his arrival last week
The Argentine Congress will meet in an ordinary session on May 1-Reuter,
should fall a victim to the fast- The Crown piece (5/-) that is to be struck to com-
tarianism."-Reuter.
memorate the Festival of Britain,