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Majority Of Chandernagore Favours Union With India

Paris, June 19.

A heavy majority in favour of union with India was indicated in the first results of today's referendum in the French India possession of Chandernagore, Agence France Prosse reported here tonight.

BRITAIN AND THE A-BOMB

the

The French possession decided in favour of break- ing with the French Union and joining India by 7,473 votes to 114, according to provisional figures made known in Chandernagore tonight. Certain irregularities occurred, streets during the day and two French Consul France observers, the Agence In the voting. Presse quoted the official neutral General in Calcutta, and a repre- tonight in sentative of the Indian National observers us

observers Congress, visited the The Chandernagore.

Vice- Reuter. by the were appointed

of the President

International Court of Justice at the request of the French Foreign Minister, M., Robert Schuman.

saying

According to the agency, they the voting Keneral said that conditions wore normal, but that a report would doubtless be sub- mitted on the irregularities,

decide The referendum, to

with the remain whether, the 260-year old French city should

New York, June 19. The New York Daily News sold today that Britain had to obtain the opened a drive United States' latest atom bomb secrets.

newspaper A dispatch to from Washington said that Britain was bitterly dissatisfied over the fallure to

atomic receive new eecrets, 11 added, that Britain was convinced that it was getting an extremely raw deal and that the French Unlon or merge with In- United States was violating both din, closed peacefully this even- the letter and the spirit of its ing.

mile patch The three-square in not agreement with Britain

of French territory of the banks making her secrets known.

The Daily News said that it was of the Hooghly

au-franchise. 12,000 of its 50,000 in reported on unimpeachable thority that the matter was dis habitants having cussed thoroughly in the recent vote. secret defence conversations be- tween Mr. Clement Attlee, the British Prime Minister, and Mr. Winston Churchill, leader of the Conservative Party and

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S.A. CITIZENSHIP BILL REACHES CRUCIAL STAGE

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Johannesburg, June 19. Two South African Senators, representing Natal, ara in a position to prevent the passage of the Nationalist Government's Citizenship Bill whon it reaches the Sonato. They are at present 'being flooded with telegrams and totters from

the Bill's opponents.

Abolishing the status of British citizens, it is expect- ed to reach its final stages-the third read- ing of the Committee report in the House of Assembly within the next few days.

The two

strategically

placed

Senators are the Reverend Miles

Cadman, former

Labour

member and leader of the

Party

ob.

Rolete Central Party, whe nominated to the Senate by the and Senator Nationalist Party, A. M. Pettersen, a leading politi- cal figure in Natal, with a La

who bour Party background. renched the Senate with Nation- alist niti.

Since Senator J. M. Brink of the United Party resigned on the coleile party's question of his

by a policy and was replaced Nationalist Senator, the Govern- nient has had a slender majority in the Upper House,

A full Opposition vote, with the aid of the Senators elected to might die- represent Africans, feat the Citizenship But if Mr. Pettersen and the Reverend Cad- man vote avainst iL

Keops Mum

ago, years

CRUCIAL WEEK FOR INDONESIA

Washington, June 10.

United States officials be- lleve that this coming week will be crucial for Indonesia. and Indonesian if the Dutch lenders can agree on the timing of the cease-fire order the Indo

con

be

to

nesian government restored at Jogjakarta.

Some reports indicated that the Repubilcars want to return the capital before cease-Are ordered while the Dutch wish the cease-fire to precede or at least colncide with the restoration oi the

capital.

19

Whatever compromise is reach- Mr. Pettersen, a Scandinavian by birth who came to Southed, it is important that the e-

told republican Ar

Army und its guerila Africa 40 porters in Durban yesterday that bands obey it. lie was not prepared to stalo his attitude towards the Bill.

that

believe Observers here the majority of the Army wit

that

some extremist res- all the obey, but

Informed I have seen "When

groups may not.

with in its final! clauses in the Bili

sources famillar ponsible

situation sal Indonesian the form, I may have. something to

nol pre there is a I am

hard well organised say. At present

myself,"

core of Communists urging the pared to commit Pettersen sald.

populace not to obey the cense- Further stormy debates are ex- pected when the Committee stage of the Bill open tomorrow.

Mr.

fre.

The Republicans have previous- anti-Com- demonstrated an

munist attitude, hut not unt! a The Government has declded cease-fire order is issued will the debate, but the authority of the leaders in the to curtail the Opposition appears determined to light of events since December fight tooth and nail against the be retested. Bill in its present form,

29 amend- They have tabled

Cencrai Jan Despite ments. Smuts absence in England, the United Party will be led by the deputy Opposition leader, Strauss and will present a united

Mi.

Hague Conference

cease-fire Is

Haifa, June 19. The Israel Army has carried out extensive searches along roads in Western Galile, lead-

obeyed, If the ing to Nazareth from the Leba- non and Jenin, to stop Arabs

ed for a conference at the Hague however, the stage will be reach- from crossing the border and

Indonesian Republicans where

will sit down infiltrating into Nazareth. it

Federalists was learned from usually relia-

with the Dutch to discuss

the United ble sources here today.

implementation of appears

Omelais Anny units Last night Israeli

the contentious,States of blockaded and searched the Eas- tern quarter of Nazareth, the lar- clauses, despite the avalancho of here are optimistic over chances

letters renching for a Hague conference. into gest Arab centre in Israel. and telegrams and

Arab

the Prime Minister, Dr. Daniel Malan.Reuter.

Polling was brisk. From early

voters morning

streamed

Opposition in the House of Com-the 15 polling booths, arriving in also cordoned on several

cycles, in rick- villages.

The Arabs crossing the border

"It is known," It was added, "that motor cars, on Mr. Churchill, during his visit to shaws and on fool. the United States three months of the ago, was highly critical break-down in the exchange of information about the develop- ment of the atom bomb."--Reuter.

A preliminary count of votes are said to be refugees trying to the Arab armies, or bandits who was made tonight, but final re-return illegally, deserters from sults are not expected until to steal caltle from the Jewish set-

Mr. observers, morrow. Two

tlements.

Some of these Arabs are sent Helgar Anderson, of Denmark, and Baron

R. Rodolphe de back, some interned in camps and people Castro, of El Salvador, were the remainder-usually nominated by the Vice-Pre- whose families live in Israel-are aldent of the International permitted to Tomain, Court of Justice to watch the sources 'said.-Reuter. veling.

ARAB ATTACK ON FOREIGN LEGION Tripoll, June 18.

Foreign Legion Five French soldiers were killed when 25

and ce- Earlier, this week, M. Jean urmed Arabs attacked

the Interim cupied Besha, a fort in French- George Chambon,

French India, controlled Southern Tripolitania, Commissioner of

at dawn on Thursday, according had paid a visit to Chandernagore

to an official French report reach-to see that everything had been ing here today.

The garrison

recaptured

fort and killed 18 raiders,

report stated.

The rest of

country is ealm-Reuter.

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CARE

free done to ensure a fair and the plebiscite. the

the same

NEW HORROR IN

NAVAL WARFARE

The

front on the Bill.

The Government adamant

оп

Importance Of Air Exercises

Cambridge, June 10. Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert, former Commander-in-!

and

Indonesia..

the

State

the

If the Union in materialised,

bellaved that the It la Department Economie ministration and

Import

advise wilt Co-operation Ad.

Bank that

conditions in

cond

the Export- Investment Indonesia have

improved sufficiently so, that the Department bellovce that

loans could assistance or coneldered by those agenoten.

be

United States oficials belleve, however, that ECA, Export-Im-

Chief of the Coastal Command, port Bank and International Bank told air training cadets here today assistance would not be enough that the air exercises to be held for the job. They say that pri- polen- over South East England late this vale investment would be essen

very great tial to exploit the real nionth would be of significance to Britain and Western tialities of raw material in rich

Indonesia.-United Press, Europe.

The United States Air Force and a squadron of Dutch Meteors would be taking part and there from the would be observera Western Union,

U.S. EXPERTS TO SURVEY AFRICA

New London, Connecticut, The Municipal Assembly re-

June 18. by the cently rejected a suggestion

Navy Under-Secretary, National Assembly the French that Chandernagore should hold Daniel Kimball, said today that a

"There are many technical and

London, June 18. its referendum on December 11, new type of submarine is being

political troubles to bb got over

The Colonial Office today an- the same dute

three American as the largest developed to launch guided mis-

before it will be possible to have skies, French settlements in India-

He told a graduating class at

an international air defence of nounced that Pondicherry Mahe,

Karikal and the submarine base here that this

Western Europe, but it is easy to agricultural experts will conduct Tanaon.

high speed, deep running under-

see the beginnings of an air de-a three-month survey of forming

conditions In East, Central The French Administrator of water warship will have far fence on a scale and with a scape West Africa at the request of the Chandermagore, M. Tailleur, said greater destructive power than never seen before," Sir Phillp British Government, tonight that he would be very World War II submarines, merged happy if Chandemagore

Improved communications with India as a result of the rostems will bring naval, air and ferendum. He was satisfied with undersea operations much closer the polling, which, he said, had together. Mr. Kimbell predicted finished wonderfully well.

that the next 20 years will bring French and Indian police under great advances in undersca war- French

the fare-United Press. officers

patrolled

Silver for the Conneiseurs.

sy-

and

declared,

They will leave the United The air exercises will begin on States for Africa next month to June 25.

Combined exercises by the fleols make the survey which is part of of the Western Union in the Bay the ECA technical assistance pro- of Biscay and in the Engilsh Chan-gramme and is being undertaken nel are due to start on June 30, at the request of the British Gov-

ernment United Press, Reuter.

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