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Damascus, May 30,

SANCTUARY The strong man of Syria, Colonel Husnit Zaim, has FOR CZECH

sworn to wipe, out Communism in bís coun- try and to strengthan Syria's relations with Tur- koy, his Northern, neighbour and the Middle East's forward outpost against Russia.

OFFICIAL The Syrian Army Chief of Staff who successfully

Berlin, May 10.

The British Military Gov- ernment announced today that it had granted protection as a political refugee to M. Josef Hasek, a 40-year-old Czech consular official at Hamburg.

"The Czech authorities can, if they wish, interview M. 11asck to "has satisfy themselves that he voluntarily sought pollucal Day lum, but he will not be handed back to the Czech Government against his will," the announce ment added.

The

staged the bloodless coup d'etat in Damascus, and took over the reins of government, is gra- dually working out his policy, the cornerstone of which appears to be a merciless struggle against Communism.

whole period was characterkød, by rioting in the Alexantiretta province between the Turkish and Syrian communities.

London

London, May 10. London night clubs anl which had "bottle parties", been threatened in Britain with extinction under a Government Licensing Bill, were reprieved tonight when the House Commons agreed to à Govern- inent proposal to allow them to keep open until 2.30 a.m.

of

They were originally to have closed before midnight. "Battlo

parties" were formed before the war through a loophole in tho Ligour Law. Both night clubs and bottle parties are to enjo; ' the same refreshment facilities 45 hotels and restaurants.

Certain conditions. however, must be observed, Night cluba must be registered and hold a

from the London "ertifiente County Council; which car revoke it if there are any infrin- gements of the regulations..

They must also provide music and dancing and substantial re- freshments to which the supply of intoxicants is anelllary. The po ale must have the right of entry at any time to see, among other things, that Afety regulations are being complied with. Reuter.

short, stocky, chain-jannexed by Turkey in 1939. The sinoking Zuim will not have an easy tipe combatting the under- ground Communist cells in Syria and countering Communist pro-

The Syrians have always paganin in many of the towns and backwoods of his country. He sarded the Turkish secupation of will even have to carry that fight Alexandretta as illeol and into his own family. Zalm's own

own threat to their second larges brother is reputed to be one of city, Aleppo. They have always the Communist leaders in Syria, believed that the Turks covete

Zaim is also partially Kurdish. Aleppo and would sooner or later The Kurds are tough mountain try ta selze it. folk, non-Arabs, and bitterly re-

have Syrian deputies

sluce seatful of the fact that the Re-manted the return of Alexand- stood up in Parliament and te- not

have their own Kurdish

of

Death Sentence

"He has freely admitted that he Is a regular officer in the Czech Army and has been employed on espionage work with the Second Department (Esplonuge) uf the Czech General Staff since 1945.

He has also stated that last year he was-ordered to volunteer for special espionage work in the public. While many Kurds have įretta or. the breaking", off British Zune as a chance to re-accepted their status as Syrians. diplomatie relations with Turkey. habilite himself with his fraquis, Turks or Iranians, there Untit now, Turko-Syrian reln. stiperiors for having refused to are still more are still more

who want thuirtions have been strained. Zalm Juin the Czech Communist Party."

The

Own

apparently intends to open a new British stalement

con-

·eluded:- investigations- - reveal-

Cheles here believed that this the M. Hasek was given his con- solar appointment in Hamburg os

move is prompted by his desir: to combat Communism effective. a cover for espionage work.” M. Hasek asked for British asylum.

and obtain Turkey's help today: together with his wife and two

the fight. Much of the roots of chiktren, on learning that he had

Communism Be in the Jezireh, n Kurdish-dominated province been recalled to Prague.-Reuter.

North Eastern Syria, situated on the Turko-Iraqui-Syrian fronties area.

WHO OFFICIAL FOR TURKEY

campaign.

independence. Communist agents have long era. been working among the Kurds, egging them on to revolt against

the various Middle East central

governments. Zalm will have a tough time weeding out the Cam- unist agents among his fellow Kurds.

the most

D

Perhaps

startling change in Zaim's foreign polley as compared to the old regime in Syria is his announcement Mala Communist centres Bre that he intende to strengthen Glo country's relations with Turkey.

Turkish Programme

will have

Commuted

Berlin, May 10. General Lucius D. Clay, the Military Goy. United States

im- ernar, commuting to life prisonnient the death sentence on a youne German who shot two policemen in the back, sajil

"His criminal tendencies were

undoubtedly aggravated by the influence of Nazi brutalitles and

the aftermath of war." The German, 16-year-old WI- fried Helm, was travelling to pri- son with German and An American policeman when he shot them from the back seat and got oway. He was later recap- tured and tried by Munich military court, which sentenced him to death.-Reuter.

COST OF BERLIN AIRLIFT

assetehe, in the, heart of the Jezirch, al Qomaslich or Qamashli, on the Turko-Syrian Geneva, May 10.

frontier. There have been re- The World Health Organisation

ports that Contmunist agents com- announced today that Mr. Paul

He declared, that henceforthing from Turkey, or through Tur- Burstein, WHO public health Radio Damascus

an key have been at work in thi engineer, would arrive in Ankara hour's Turkish language broad-ares. tomorrow to advise the Turkish cost every day, and that every Turkey is notoriously. anti- Koverament in its anti-malaria effort will be made to improve Communist, and Zaim is reported

Turko-Syrian relations.

to feel that if he straightened nuž Turkey har

requented the or Up to now Syria has never quite Turkco-Syrian relations, and let

London, May 11. ganisation's advice on the latest forgiven the

The Foreign Office said yester- Turks for having bygones be bygones, the methods of mosquito control.

two day that the Berlin airlift taken the of, Alexandreita, countries would co-operate more Britain £5,050,000 until the end

Sanjak Mr. Burstein has had wide ex- or Hatay, the

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province is smoothly in their common fight of March. perience in malaria contro; work, known He

served with the

in Turkey.

against Communism. formerly

Together, It announced that Britain 13 This coastal area was once part he feels, they can squash Com United State Public Health Ser- or Syria, but after three years of munist.

om now spending about £2000,000 a influence

among the week on the airlift, vice and has taken part in anti-negotiations between Turkey and Kurds of Syria and Turkey, and malaria

The announcement came on the campaigns in India, France, then the Burma, China, Ethtopia, Greece

one of the Soviet propaganda eve of the scheluled lifting of the mandatory cut power in Syria, il passed over to routes into the Middle East Berlin blockade which necessitat and among the Arabs-United Turkey in 1937 and was formally Unitel Press. Press.

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