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A Foreign Office, spokesman the hald today that under Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936 the Egyptian Government agreed to the freedom of move-. ment by British forces between Erilist camps and to or from "ordinary points of access to Egyptian territory."

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The Foreign Office spokesman pointed out that, under Article 5 of the Anglo-Egyptinn treaty, British camps "sholt be inviolable and shall be subject to the cx- clusive control and authority of the appropriate British author-

ilies."

The spokesman said that the military authorities in the Canal Zone have always been ready to satisfy the Egyptian health au- thorities of the completeness of quarantine control.

On October 2 this year, he said, the Under-Secretary of the Egypt- Ian Minstry of Public Health

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quarantine arrangements were shown to be efficient and to comply with the Egyptian regulations

The British Government haci repeatedly rejected any suggestion;

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1050,

All done by hand BRITISH

The long gold fingernails hong with tiny balls are uned classical by this richly-costumed Indonesian, dancer for a dance that emphaslats hand movements only. (AP Photo).

Former Vietminh General's mission to New Delhi

New Delhi, October 19..

that the cholera epidemic of 1047 A former General for Dr. Ho Chi-minh, the Mos- was in any way caused by British military aircraft.-Reuter.

FRANCO IN NORTH AFRICA

Madrid, October 10. Gericral Franco arrived by air today at the Spanish ter- ritory of Ifni, on the North West African coast.

General Franco, who is on a 10-clay visit

cow-trained leader of the Viotminh insurgent regime in Indo-China, is to try to persuada the Indian Government to recognise the rival French-sponsored Vietnam State,

He is Nguyen Duy Thanh, head of the Vietnam Information Mission in New Deliti, He served Dr. Ho Chi-minh first as a General command- ing the Vietminh Army Engineer Corps and later as Director of Mines and Industrial Pro- duction.

Lo Spanish West 1. Last April he escaped to Africa and the Canary Islands, join ex-Emperor Bao Dai, head was accompanied by his wife.

Pico; of the State of Vietnam, who Dona Carmen Bolo de

is now on his way back to Indo-China from France.

the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Industry and Com- merce and the Public Works Minister.

After two

days in Spanish West Africa, General Franco will co on to the Canary Islands. It will be his' first visit since he laft there in July, 1936, in a British chartered plane to heat Spanish

ish troops in Morocco in the

But he is a complete Commu- nist, sald Nguyen Duy Thank.

The Vietminh Cabinet was con-

trolled completely by the Com- munist Politburo and the pre- sence of non-Communists in it Nguyen Duy Thanh has had was window-dressing for the out-

of the Indian Foreign Office, and All hopes to secure an Interview with Pandit Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, to give him a first-hand account of both Governments in Indo-Chins.

talks recently with senior alcinis side werken-Communist

India has so far withheld re- nationalist uprising which started cognition of either Bao Dai or the the Spanish civil war and brought

regime, and the French-

Government has

him to inhabitants of mission here.

Five

the colony saw General Franco

no

Duy Thanh said in an

arrive and watched him review interview here that he hoped to

2 colourful parade of desert persuade the Indian Government

that Dr. Ho Chi mình

forces.

General Franco also inspected a new airfield and other installn- tions. Reutar.

RED CROSS CHIEF

Monte Carlo, October 19. M. Emile Sandstron, the Pre- sident of the Swedish Red Cross, was today elected President of the International League of Red Cross Socletles 'by the League's Board of Governors In Monte Carlo.

He succeeds Mr. Basil O'Con-

of the United States.

nor, Reuter.

stood directly against their Ideal of "Aslan nationalism."

oMcials were closely watched by the secret police and all movements from village to village were con- trolled by passes issued by the Communist authorities.-Reuter.

Annual meeting

of AAP

He doubted whether the latest

Adelaide, October 19. Vietminh attacks on the French

The annual meeting of the frontier outposts in Indo-China Australian Associated Press were the forerunner of a general held here today re-elected Sir offensive, but If the Vietnam Lloyd Dumas as Chairman. Government forces were not built up, such an offensive might come in perhaps a year.

Chinese aid

Pacific.

the

Sir Lloyd said that the chain of AAP and Reuler correspon- dents in key positions from In- donesia to Tokyo had supplied a much expanded service of news About 40,000 Vicminh troops had crossed into Chinese territory to the Australian Press and had during the past eight months for contributed much to the awaken- training and equipping, he estling of world interest in mated. Vietminh factories had

Korea gave a sudden sense of been

set up on Chlaese soil to

anti-tank urgency to this news gathering produce light

organisation to which the Reuter- weapons and grenades.

he believed, AAP partnership responded im- French

troops, should be stationed on Vietnam mediately, Sir Lloyd said. territory as long as the strateglo Documents reproduced in Paol-interest of the French Union de mile at actual or Reduced sizes mands, but the French must hand Quick service, inexpensive, over military control to the Viet accurato, clear contrasty copies. nam Government as soon as pos-

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Complete control of our own, national army is an oasential part of Vietnamese Indepen- dence and sovereignty," he de-

clared.

minh

Six months ago, he said, Dr. Ho Chi-Minh authorised a gene ral mobilisation and manpower is not a problem. "When I left Viet- tho army was lightly ormed but the recent extent of Chinese ait is not clear. The bulk of the soldiers from whom information from outside is carefully withhel will probably still fight, convinc ed that French colonialism will be relimposed if they should lose."

Complete Rod Communist political commis sars were intermingled with the Military Command right down to sections of 11, mon. They re- the omears quently overruled

wish to engage the enemy and

A strong force of correspon- dents, including a number of Australians, was now based on Tokyo:

the

The Australian did not realise what was involved in getting Korean despatches for him to read quietly in his home, Chairman said. It had been es- timated that over 200 correspon- dents representing the Press of the world had been covering the operations in

Korça, Several had been killed and others wounded.

"So far as the Reuter-AAP İ organisation is concerned ther&t is no lack of volunteers for these

Sir Lloyd said.

"Wo who administer a news gathering organization have the greatest admitation for Journalists who willingly risk their lives in the fleld so that the world may be told what is happening.”- Router.

RUSSIA ACCUSED Lake Success, October 10," seldom offered to do battle unless. The United States today ne- 30 per cent sure of success, he cused Rusain in the United. Na-

tions of blocking the full world-

said.

"These political commissars spa wide programme of economic de- cialised in attacks on isolated velopment by forsing the West- pasta or columns in overwhelm een democracies to drain their

burdensome pro force, so as to make intensive economies ing propaganda on the total amathi Pralons "for" military defence. lation of the enamy Mr. John Sparkman,

Thanh said that delegate to the UN Genern As- American Nguyen Duy when he last saw Dr. Ho Chl-sembly's Economie Commitice, minh at the and of 1948, he found said that, only, that only disarma- him very sympathalle, simple and munt could permit countries unaruming. His personality goes toe world to direct their college fard Lowaists explaiting his tive efforts toward general pro- original popular appeal as w//NG~|| Lionailstander, he said.

UNEASINESS OVER

INDO-CHINA WAR

London, October 19.

should now become, ilke Korea, a United Nation, business.

hnd

The Liberal "News-Chronicle" today sald in its editorial that the conflet in Indo-China

much graver possibilities than anything, that had happened in Korcu, and suggested United Nations action as a means ot stopping the way in that part of the

The recent reversos of French garrisons in Tonkin, Indo-China, coincid- ing accidentally or otherwise with the virtual and of the regular mili- tary campaign in Korea, is focussing the attention of the British Pross and political observers on the French colony in the East. The long-drawn and apparently futile conference at Pau between the representatives of the three associated States of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia' and the French Government and uneasy rumours of the reluctance of ex-Em- peror Bao Dai to return to Vietnam without substantial concessions of sovereignity from the French Government, have in recent weeks strengthened the uneasiness felt here about the way things are moving in Indo-China, President Truman's declara, has made it clear that all Ame- tion of "hands off Indo-China and increasing American mill- tary supplies to the French ar- my in the Colony also promises to bring the Indo-Chinese wor', from an internecine colonial Insurtection which it has been for the last five years, to the forum of world politics as a major issue in Asin.

It is well-known that Bao Dal and his colleagues in Indo-China have been claiming, with what Insistence they can that the fight against Ho Chi-minh to be sur cessful should be based on a na- tionalist conception, for which the command of the Nationalist Army should be in Vietnamese hands. It is also known that Bao Dal!

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rican supplies should be distri-

buted directly through the Viet- namese Government in Indo- have not seen their way to con- Cluna, a claim that the French

code.

This controversy is likely to become more acute, if and when Bao Dal returns to Vietnam, with substantial American aid coming Into Indo-China.

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In the meantime, sections.of

the British and Franch Press,

In Indo-China

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lost, Communism would be on the borders of Siam, the principal rice bowls of the East. It added, "With luck and somewhat better judgment than has sometimes been shown in the past, the French may be able to. stave off this menace, but they are not powerful enough to re- move it

The French anti-Communist, leftist paper "Franc-Tireur." also suggested that the Indo-Chinese problem should now be put to the United Nations and said that free elections under international control and the creation of an bendent government

should main aims of policy there. The Socialist Party's Populaire" also said that the United Nations' Security Council would be the right place to go but added that the Council was

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Independent "Combat" echood the sumo doubt about United Nations sponsoring of Indo-China by buying, "If the United Nations were to reject our appeal or if the United States. refused to back it, would not our position be worse than before 7"

At the same time, the "Now York Times" questioned In at editorial today - whether the United States was getting Ite dollar worth of fighting strongth in France by its huge military spending.

of

Quoting French spokesmen, the paper said that the first instal- ment of nearly $250,000,000 equip only 10 French would divisions and the total ald some $0,000,000,000 was counted to sonduce only 20 French divi- The alons by the end of 1952. paper advocated, for the build- Ing up of

European defenco, And- ing new sources of manpower which could come only from Germany and putting European industry at work on armament which it could produce cheaper than the United States.

aid.

The "Manchester Guardian" at the same time took an equally gloomy view of French economy despite American

The paper sald, that the French had not got an efficient fiscal system and doubted the capacity of France to stand the anancial strain of rearmament in Europe with the increasing drain on the French resources in Indo-China. -Reuter.

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