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NEHRU ON MISSION TO TROUBLE AREAS

Calcutta, March 6.

The Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, arrived here today on o

three-day on-the-spot study of the situation in West Bengal.

It is authoritatively learned that Pandit Nehru is on a mission of peace,

mercy and communal concord.

The Prime Minister will also erdeavour to tone up popular radiale in West Bengal, affect ed by the reported persecution of the Hindu minority in East Bengal (Pakistan) whence over 55,000 refugees poured into Indin Just month.

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Calcutta-where sporadic re- taliatory outbreak of communal violence have been sternly sup- pressed by the Government

rected Pandit Nehru in silence, reflecting popular anxiety over the fast deteriorating plight of the Hindu bouring Staturity in the neigh-

This anxiety was accentuated today by reports that the Pakistan Government bas banned

the

CALCUTTA BOMB INCIDENT

Calcutta, March 6. Bombs were reported to

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1980.

PARISIANS FORCED TO WALK TO OFFICES

Paris, March 6.

Secretaries drove to work with their employers, shops and offices seht de- livery vant to pick up employain and thousands of people cycled, walk- od | or got lifts in private cure when Päris transport workörs began their, strike today.

It was a day of "get to the office ds best as you can" but the strike; ine

volving 32,000 did not stop the normal life of the city.

Hyderabad Ex-premier's escape

Hyderabad, March Ö.

Mr. Laik ́All, förmer Pre- mier of Hyderabad Stato who had been under, houre ›urrent · alace India's pollo action in September, 1948, has escaped from

with one of his Cabi..

net. Mr. Lalk All was, de tained, when indian Torcas entered Hyderabad State...

The Cabinet, redighed aftar Hyderabad's ruler, the Nizam. ordered a cast fire and sur rendered to India's police ac. tion.

The Nizam agreed to dis band, the Bazakara (Moslem Querilla)-Router.

ANOTHER TRIAL IN SOFIA

London, March 6. Mikail Shipkov, the Bul- gorlan who told the world how the Communists torture their prisoners to make them confess, pleaded guilty to spy- ing for the United States, in a trial that started in Sofia to- day.

A despatch of the official Sovid news agency, Tass, from Soña, distributed here by the Savidt monitor, said Shipkov was the first of a "group of American "sples" to plead.,

The Ualted States State Depart mbat on Saturday circulated

Out the world Shipkov's!

explanations of how the Communists made him confess to crimes he did not

commit. decid ed they had broken his resistance to them, and released him from prison to return

the U.S. Lega- tion as police informer. In relea sing Shipkov's-8,000-word; aworn statement, the State

Department admitted it did not know what had

happened, to him. The Tass, despatch said that Shipkov and four

others named in the indictment issued by Bul- garla on February 21, the day the United States and Bulgaria broka diplomatie relations, were placed- in the dock in Sone today.

-word 6,000

indictment against them was read,

after which interrogation of the defon- dants started.

exodus to India of fleeing refugees.

As Pundit Nehru drove along have bee thrown in a pre- Calcutta's streets small groups of dominant Moslem section people shouted "Liberate our brethren from their

of Calcutta tonight as Pandit miserable plight."

Jawaharlal Nehru conferred The city's Muslim inority, at Government House on the whose kafety has been guaranteed troubled Bengal situation. by the Indian Government, gar-

Thỏ Police declined to disclose de- landed Pandit Nehru as he passed falls of the reported incident the through the crowed Muslim areas.first for nearly 48 hours..

Deterioration of relations A number of the areas toured During his three-day visit here, by the Premier are quiet tonight. Pandit Nehru will meet the chief Calcutta itself was peaceful. Ministers of West Bengal and

Earlier, however, anti-Pakistan -nearby States-and-hear the report political extremists had hung. or Dr. Sitaram, Indian High Com-banners over Nehru's route from missioner

to Pakistan who has the airport, saying, "Bengal de just concluded a tour of Eastmands Immediate armed inter- Pakistan.

vention to save East Bengal Hindus" and "Sons of Bengal are Dr. Sitaram said here last week-ready to die to save East Bengal and that he had indisputable evi- dence of, innumerable cases ot

newly

organised

"Eaut

Hindus". The loot, arson and murder in East Bengal Liberation Movement" is- Pakistan.

The

sued a circular saying that East deterioration speedy

of Bengal must be recovered and indian-Pakistan relations was must be one. highlighted today by reports that the Indian Government had and Pakistan

When India was partitioned established, the lodged

a strong protest with Province of Bengal was divided, Pakistan

against the harauament, the Eastern portion of evacuees from East Bengal Pakistan.

going to

ties.

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and the country-wide condam- Youths shouting "Give us arms nation in the indian: Press of and we will unite. Bangal" had Pakistan's "Iron Curtain" tao- paraded the streets earlier today A crowd of 200 gathered out- The Indian protest, it is under-side Government House demand ood, told Pakistan, that forcible ing to meeting. Nehru and about. measures to stop the movement of | ing, "We want arms" evacuees could only add to the The Premier talked with four panic and excitement.

of the leaders for a few minutes,

Meeting of

Another protest was lodged to-after which the crowd dispersed, day by the Indian. Government-Associated Press) against grossly exaggerated and fabricated reports about India published in the Pakistan Press and broadcast by. Pakistan Radio.

A typical Indian Fress comment on the Pakistan "Iron Curtain" was the editorial in Bombay's

Times of Ind

India" which declared, "Even ordinary facilities to know" what is happening there (East Pakistan) are denied to us,

American diplomats

Shipkov was the first to be questioned. Tass, sald he pleaded guilty. According to the indiet

Shipkov and the others ment, operated- through-the-American Legation in Sap, The Legation was closed after Bulgaria refused to withdraw its demand for the recall of the United States Minis ter, Donald Heath.

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Shipkov, aged 39, was a- trana- later in the Legation. His co-de- dova, aged 32, former Legation tendants are Jikva, Tomova Rin-

telephone operator: Stefanz Geor glov Kratunkov aged 23, former student; and Kiloa Lubomiroy Zanoz,

and Vast aged 23, rian subjects.. Malchev. aged 19, All are Bulga

The trial indicated that Shipkov torture treatment, whleb he des had again been subjected to the cribed in the affidavit released by the State Department: United Press,

REFORM PLAN FOR SUDAN

Khartoum, March 6. Widespread reforms were outlined at the opening of the Sudan Legislature today by the Governor-General. Sir Robert Howe, including, measures for greater participation of the Sudanese people in the Govern- ment and more direct élections. The second conference of The Legislative Assembly will American Middle East diplo be asked to enable members of "Ia disregard of the United Na- mats here tomorrow is expect the Khatta Beet honded 2 tions Convention on Freedom ofed to discuss ald for under Syed Sie All El Mirghani Pasha Information, Pakistan has disac developed areas, combat the

Cake

"Black cordon'

Cairo, March":6.

credited - hundreds of newspaper present tension; batween Arabs The Part in the Assemblyth,

correspondents and

and perfected anand Jews and reafirm Middle the

Iron Curtain Amrita Bazaar East strength against Commun- the grondkap

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Usually well-infazyded· solurces

In 1948. Recently, of the Sect stated that they

necessary, legislation

norsures to be

The Government put 3,000 The three non- Communit vehicles, ranging from police unions and that they had ordered vans to open Anny lorries, into strikers higher wage demands, -no-stoppage--in-support-ot"the. the crowded streets. Riders and were negotiating with the paid a set fare irrespective of Paris Transport Corporation and the distance

with the Transport Ministry. The strikers have pledged A spokesman; of the COT kald- themselves to stay out until they that 200,000 motor car, aircraft win their demanda for higher || and...nava), workers are on strike wages and a monthly bonus of throughout France. 9,000 franca, It is feared that tho strike may spread throughout the nation,

Bus and itram workers in Mar- soilles and Lyons aro on a 24- | hour strike today. A partial strike at ground staff at the main Paris airports of Le Bourget and Orly Is threatened.

Seventy percent of workers in Paris chemist shops are reported. by the Communist-led Confède- ration General du Travail (CGT) to be on strike today.

A move is awalled to break the deadlock in the 10-day old strike of metal workers.-Reuter.

PERON LOSES SOME SUPPORT

Buenos Aires, March 4., Incomplete results for yes- terday's local elections in the Two hundred and fifty thousand Argentine Frovince of Entre metul workers are on the 10th Rios indicated today that sup- day of their strike, which is reporters of President Juan Peron ported to be spreading in parts of have lost grousid there during Eastern France.

the past 15 months.

Gas and electriclly workers are also considering strike action later today,

Partial working

Up to midday the Peronista:

| had 70,010 votes against $2,038

for the Radicals.

"to

In the

for delegember, 1948, election-

the

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Non Communiat transporihich reformed the Constitution

Peronistas totalled 98,327 votes in the Province and the Radicais

49,097.

workers swarmed over half of the Parle underground. network arid bus services are beginning to run normally tonight after a day spent in fighting the Com- muniat-led" strike, designed to Immobilies the French capital. Beginning before dawn, the strike cut morning rush-hour tramle severely, but workers ge- turning this evening found eight of the 14 underground. lines and 1,000, of the 1,000 Paris buses running normally.

The Peronista campaign whs headed by the debuty, Mr. Jose Emilia. Visca, Chairman of the Congressional Committee which, during recent months,, has beện investigating anti-Argentine ne- tivilles.

Floods, after heavy rains, drė- vented polling in some districts where voting will take place later, -Router.

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