Hush-Hush missile tested in America
Long Range Proving Ground, Cocoa, Florida, October 25.
A super-secret type of guided moxile was launched suc 'carefully at 6.18 P.M. G.M.T. today by the Third Guided Mis- allo Squadron. Detalls were withheld.
"The type and detalls are not disclosed because of cecurity reason,the Air Force cald in a terse announcement of the launching.
The launching was proclaimed a complete success,
In Wachington, Mr. K. T. Keller, Prezident of Chrysler
Socrotary, Defence Corporation, was appointed by the
„George Marshall,
Mr.
The
to be Director of Guided Misalios. port is a new one established by Mr. Marshall in his own | office-Associated Press.
AY, OCTOBER 227"
CREATION OF VIETNAM Six new
ARMY TO BE SPEEDED
Urgent talks in Saigon
Saigon, October 25. Urgent top level talks to speed up the creation of a Vietnamese army to 'fight the Vietminh forces in North Indo-China were held here today between Boo Dai, former Emperor of Annam, General Alphonse Juin, loading military strategist of France, and M. Joan Letourneau, Franch Ministar for French Union Associated States.
General Juin, who flew from Saigon specially for the discussions, is under- stood to have given an up-to-date appreciation of the military situa tion in the Tonkin delta to Bao Dai, who, returned last week to Indo- China nearly four months in France.
LABOUR MEMBER Usually reliable French sources said that Bao Dai had asked that Vietnam
SHOUTED DOWN IN PARLIAMENT
London, October 26.
Ar. Woodrow Wyott, Labour Member of Parlia- ment, was shouted down in Parliament today for suggesting that administrators in Malaya should rotiro sooner "so that some of the senior and less onlightened officers can be cleared away".
Inservative cries of "shame" punctuated Mr. Wyatt's remark and he had to repeat it to make himself heard.
.
Loud cheers greeted Mr. Eden, and the Speaker Colonel Douglas
commented, " Clifton-Brown,
Stato battalions, now being formed and provided with American équip- ment, should be organised into separato divisional and army forma- tions and not absorbed in French Union forcos.
Bao Dal himself is expected | Lokay, at the top of the Red to play an active role in-or- River Valley, is the Westernmest new French de- ganising
the outpost of the and directing Vietnamese battalions when fence line guarding the rich rice delta around Hanoi, cupital of they take the fleld.
Tonkin Province.
It is about 150 miles. North West of Hanel.
Air raids
These sources
General Juin is expected to fly back to France tomorrow to re-
Vietminh rebel forces pressing down from the Chinese Commun-
Ist border-who have forced the
Later. Mr. Anthony Eden, puty Opposition leader, sug
ted that the Colonial Secre- nd should tell "those gentle.. think Mr. Wyatt asked for trouble port to the French Cabinet on the minh pressure, but
en in Malaya" that the ma-
and he get it."
Mr. Wyalt suggested more re-
James
thei
Tonkin delta situation.
brity of the Commons views cruitment among local inhabitants, Bao Dai to visit the front
ith respect the
Mr. manner in
Griffiths,
M. Letourneau will continue hich they were discharging Colonial Secretary, said that there heir duties "even at the risk was a good deal of local recruit-his inspection tour of Indo-China
for another week.. f their own lives."
4
DOOM OF THE IRON CURTAIN
integrate.
the
carriers for Navy
London, October 28: Britain announced today that akc will add six new aircraft carriers to the Fleet between now and 1959.
The announcement was made in the House of Commohs by Mr. James Callaghan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty.
two
new
Mr. Callaghan also sald anti-submarine frigates of design arc under construction. He added that 41 new design minesweepers have been ordered, or will shortly be ordered.
"The conversion of Fleet des- troyers into ant submarine Irigates is under way and more are planned to follow in 1951," he said.
Britain, he said, is also con- verting her wartime submarines and modernising the ontrier Victorious to enable her to take future types of aircraft-~parti- cularly jet-powered craft. Mr. Callaghan sald 450 chips are being kept in readiness in the Reserve Fleet.
The latest Naval estimates show that Britain has launched six curriers, but that the work of
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his announcement that six carriers would join the Fleet by 1854, but Naval sources took this to mean that work of fitting them fer service would be completed by then-Associated Press,
New radio network in China
said that Бло Dai was not expected to support Vietnam Government factions working to make the war in Indo- Chiana United Nations responsi-
New York, October 25. bliity.
Joseph Grew, former United He could
be expected, they French to abandon 00-mile States Ambassador to Japan, said, to agree that outside forces string of frontler outposts North believes that the iron curtain were unnecessary at this stage. of Hanol within a month-hold a must and will some day dis-on
General Juln and M. Letour-90-mile stretch of the Red River neau later flew back to Saigon Valley between Laokay and and on their way toured French Phutho, 42 miles North West of Speaking to
"Herald Union military installations
in Hanoi.
Tribune" Forum, Mr. Grew out parts of Cochin-China.
A French military spokesman fined the work of the National raid that the evacuation of Muong Committee of Free Europe of Khuong was not made under Viel- which he is chairman.
to reinforce
Mr. Grew said: "We believe the Laakay's defences.
The French Air Force yester-free countries and peoples can Soviet stranglehold of formerly day bombed a Vietminh concen- not permanently endure. Un- tration in the Cabbing area, about less we look forward to the day 120 miles North of Hanoi,
when the
disinte- asinte- iron curtain French planes also continued to
onc bomb Langson, former French rates) and prepare for it,
of
well re- Bao Dai himself is expected to fortress South of Caobang, to des-pincenty may Those officers in Malayu hud
Just as Stalin re-
Chinese Communists left behind troy' suppiles probably all served since 1945 in, leave shortly on his tour of in-
Hitler
Ert That will be the developing vast radio nspection of the Tonkin situation, the French withdrew. dimcult circumstances,
when the right kind of network throughout China to very
The United
States very large number after years of where two Vietnamese battalions
leaders democratic, liberal-
ral- | disseminate news, propaganda Internment.
have already been in action,
Donald Heath, said the American minded
leaders; political and and entertainment, The North
according Vietnam bridge. Legation at Salgon had recom- intellectual
leaders who un- head they are holding include mended to Washington to halt all derstand and love freedom above to a New China News Agency the most valuable agricultural farther travel of wives, children all else must be available
and report,
agency said that Usually reliable. sɔurces cloen and other dependants of American ready to return to their respec-|
of radio officials to
Mr. Live countries to exert the
monitors thousands kind
Or to Generul Juin and M. Letour Heath said this was a temporary of leadership that alone
professional
amateur-are cap being trained by the Peking them to tell the measure while they took stock of bring enlightened and enduring Government in factories, villages, These exchanges arose from French Government that rein-what is happening.
freedom and peace to their down- question by Mr. Niell MacPhee-forcements are needed for Tonkis
schools or institutions.. "Wherever Aside from nction on the trodden people." son, National Liberal Conserva-
they are, their work is to pick up tive, vno aaked what considera- and that they will warmly SUP- Laokuy front, a French spokes-
daily DCWB. comments, central London, October 25.
Minister had given to port proposals for the rapid ex man said Vietminh units had un-
and local Government directives Mr. Leonard Gammans, extearing the age of compulsory pansion of the Vietnam Army successfully attacked two villages to help such leaders
colonial
exiled in the United States to na distribute them." fight alongside French
and work during their exile, help These directives are then hand- onservative, urged in Parlia-retirement for members of
or this
them understand the aims of the ed out to the local Press and Rent today the banning in administrative service in Malaya troops.
Lookay battle
United States people, and co-broadcast on radios and bublle ong Kong of periodicals im- In view of the shortage of ex-
French army headquarters an-
operate with exiled leaders from address systems. Jorted from China and de-rerienced
nounced tonight that French
other countries. foted to spreading the Com-provements 20
pounding artillery had begun
COMMONS QUERY ON HONG KONG
hunist ideology.
ment.
"I know we are asking a big thing of them when we ask them to stay heyond their retiring age." he said.
Tory's question
lion the
•
areas of Tonkin.
neau expect
re-East of Laokay, farthest outpost of the French defence system In Northern Indo-China.
Observers here said that this the opening stage of
officers and the im-
in health conditions in the past 20 years.
MrGriffiths replied,
"The Vietminh rebel concentrations Mr. James Griffiths, the Colonial
of compulsory present age ecretary, replied that the Hong tirement in Malaya is 55. Kong Government's polley was to "That, in tropical conditions, i vold imposing controls unless not too low as a general rule. But hey were concerned with activi- when the services of an individual es against the law or prejudicial officer who 18 nearing retiring.ago
the public security.
was being ane specially needed, it has been position But the
the practice to ask him if he gely watched.
would be willing to stay volun- I think the Governor is in the
tarily beyond
might be
when
Minister.
Indo-China.
in the vicinity of Chu, about 18 miles South West of the frontier fortress of Dinhlap-Reuter and United Press.
AL JOLSON LEFT A FORTUNE
tbla
Po
The Commitice was established who are
The
The ofhelal
Педе
Radio is about the o only reliabló
method
of
communication in
The Committee was also
en- gaging in a propaganda offensive China's vast rugged hinterland. against Communism through It would be Impossible to main- Radio Free Europe which, he tain thousands of miles of land- New York, October 25.
hapes will be expanded consi- lines, especially in a country who died two days ago, lett $ work" behind the iron
The "jazz singer," Al Jols derably to become a truth net-where copper wire brings a nice
in the thieves market. curtain. price 000,000, the entertainments journ
He appealed for financial aid for The agency said that radio al-
"A saying: expansion,
snow- ready has become one of that the estate Bake is a
the al, Varlets, reported today.
Variety anid
tiny, unsubstantial effective methods of would go to Jewish, Protestant
carrying and Catholic charities in equal thing, but millions of snowflakes the Government's administrative Earlier, today, a French mili-shares after specific amounts for can crash through an iron root, work in remote areas.
just as millions of Americans densely populated areas, lectures st position to judge this malso.
spokesman hnd announced that Lary di am not prepared to inter-
university studenty had needy voluntarily been met.
working together ran and will in child welfare, hygiene, history civilians were with
his discretion." he permission will no longer be that
Generous trust funds were pro- curtain." United Press,
eventually crash through the iron and Russlan language courses ard
also broadcast, United Fress. He also disclosed that French vided for his widow-his fourth Mr.-Gemmans further asked given automatically to those ap- leaving Lookay.
to retire-at-the-age-of-50, plying to
had evacuated Muong wife, and their two adopted In-
ded
55.
so, the local government:
nctifed all officers
a pale for the fortress, which 15 on Indo-China's border with the Chinese Communist Province of Yunnan,
any representations had been have invited those approach-forces nade by the Governor about ing that age to consider carefully Khuong, 24 miles North West of fants, but Variety said nothing he danger of the publications whether it is not their duty, In Lookoy, two days ago, and added was left to his third wife, Ruby vlow of the vory Isolated present conditions, to continue to that its garrison was withdraw-Keeler, and their adopted son, Al Saltion of Hong Kong,
Jolson, Junior, aged 15-Beuter. ing to Laokay. Grifiths replied, "The Gov-
for was in this country, quita cently and this was one of the oblems which I discussed with
He added that the benning of perlodient often had the op- site effect to that desired.- euter.
SECURITY CHECK
IN CONGO
Brussels, October 23.
A wide security check of all
uropeans employed in the Bel-
an Congo's uranium mines has
serve."-Reuter.
Use of atom bomb against aggression not a crime
Lake Success, October 25.
Mr. Percy Sponder, the Australian Minister of External Affairs, declared today that the use of the atomic bomb against aggression was not a crime.
Mr. Spender was speaking in en ordered, Belgian security the United Nations Political ficials revealed tonight.
Committee on the Soviet pro- The security check was ordered posal for "a dcclaration on the hen it became known that removal of the threat of a new eds of Communist propaganda war and the strengthening of
falling Into the hands of dives employed in the mining peace and security among na-
at Shinkolobue, near tions."
nville, in the South of the
Igian Congo,
of
to rench control may be a steption had been defeated and, other towards peace and may be a proposals adopted in their place, way out of the present wilder.affirming the essential elements ness with all its Imponderables. of peace.
M. Ferduand Van Langenhove, Belghim had voted against last Belgium, declared that the year's Soviet resolution and sho Soviet delegation was seeking to would vote against the latest ver- renew, for the purposes of pro- sion. Certain terms had been paganda, an old theme which had changed but the sense was tho| been presented before soch Az- sume:
The Committee then adjourned. Each year the Soviet proposi--Reuter.
Referring to the Soviet demandsembly. that the General Assembly class These tracts sald that the the use of atomic weapons as "a hole world has agreed to out-
the atomic bomb and urged most heinous international crime
e natives to sabotage installe against humanity," Mr. Spender ns.--Reuter.
FRENCH TROOPS
FOR KOREA
Marseilles, October 25. trong forces of armed French bublican Guards and police
said:
A
"I do not regard this as being the care. The most heinous crime against humanity is the crime of aggression, and the use of the atomic bomb against aggression is not a crime.
"If a nation defies the Charter
ed the streets here today to fund itself resortz (to armed ag- vent Communist interference gression, can it be legitimately the French volunteer battalion argued that there would be an the United Nations Army absolute prohibition against the barked for, Korea.
station
lou subject to aggression using
No incidents wore reported al- the atomic bomb?"
Mr. Spender sald that President
of control of atomic
bugh local, Communist leaders Truman has shown the way to a I called on their supporters to ke today a great day of possible new approach to the Jon and strife by demonstrat problem kogainst the volunteers energy and of all weapons.
(Mr. Truman said in his speech uter
to the General Assembly yester- day that the two deadlocked Commissions on atomic weapons and on conventional armamenta might be sacrged and the whole Indonesian Parliament, by question of control of weapons, Ro731/votes,!{today:passed · atomic and
VOTE FOR NATSIR
--Jakarta, October 25,
atherwise,
kot, conildénce" in the Gov- | attacked anew).
should be
ment formed by Dr. Moham- Asserting -- his complelo, agres- 1 Notain last month, wmont with Mr.Truman, the Aus
he i votojowak, taken after tha tralian delegate added:
Government had” replied to "Asthings are at the moment, dokaza den, ita programme. no form of atomio control will
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