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АДКА UMUNA MAIL DIUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1951.

NEW BRITISH DEFENCE BOOST Big Increase In Three-Year Arms Expenditure Predicted TRAFALGAR Eisenhower In

In London For

SQUARE OUTBURST

London, Jan. 14.

· Over 300 people took part

Momentous Talks

London, Jan. 14.

Atlantic

General Dwight G. Eisenhower, the North Supreme Commander, closed the door of his hotel suite here today to all callers, official and unofficial.

in an anti-Eisenhower de- monstration called by the Communist supported ex- Service Movement for He was resting after an intensive week of Peace, in Trafalgar Square, travel around the West European capitals and in the centre of London to- before starting a two-day round of talks with "Their secretary later laid a members of the British Cabinet and military wreath

Cenotaph chiefs tomorrow. the Inscribed. "In memory of the men und women who

day.

Britis

on

It starts with

a visit to Britain's defence: gave their lives to defeat Nazism Minister, Mr Emanuel Shinwell. Later he will and to prevent the resurgence meet the British Chiefs of Staff. They will discuss of German military strength, We Pledge ourselves to see that Britain's new defence plans even before the their sacrifice will never be Cabinet has studied them in full,

destroyed".

.

meeting,

Gurkha In

Patrol Action

Singapore, Jan. 14.

A heavily out-numbered Gurkha army patrol fought

a one-hour battle against more than 80 terrorists in the Kluang area of Johore until the band broke up and fled, it was officially

attackedl

announced today. In ad-

ex- Acc.rding to reliable report to be under strength,

these plans are based on thedition, there are many thou- spending of £5,000 million for sands more administrative rearmament over the next three troops in the occupation years, a £1,400 million increase armies. on the original estimates.

After Serviceman in the audience lore off his medals and handed them 10 one of the speakers, for despatch to Mr Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister, or General Eisenhower.

foreign

NAMES TAKEN

of

a

The present

"frontline"

The guerillas

the Gurkhas from pre- pared positions Inst Friday, but the latter fought back Lenaciously.

One Gurkha scout, who was leading the patrol. was killed.

General Eisenhower is expec-force consists of two British ted to be told of a proposal for diviniens, the Seventh Armour- A deputation handed in

Britain's ed (Desert Rats) Better at the American Embassy calling up 100,000 of

and the for General Eisenhower, protest-men-civilians who served in

This particular gang is ing at re-formation The; he net war and we e demobilisecond Infantry Division; two

American divisions, the

believed to have carried Con German armed forces and "theed-for three months training stabulary Force (an

out numerous attacks on armoured pizeing of

of British troops under in modern methods.

food lorries in the Johore He will also be shown detalls formation) and the 1st Caval mand,"

Division; three

area lately-Reuter. French of a rough blueprint for Middle

divisions, A gensiderable force of police East defence, drawn up by the Armoured Division; a Belgian including the 5th Commonwealth were on duty near the Embassy nine

Prime force of about Ministers during their and the names of the deputation

confer-

strength; i оти were taken.

ence here last week.

and one Danish brigade. General

According to Eisenhower

one report in

The Western Allied troops went to the home of Mr Walter London today, General Eisen- Gifford, United States

press for the Im-are strung out in a thin Am-hower will bassador to Britain, for dinner mediate appointment of a num-facing

ber of leading British generals to his staff.

When

tonight he was applauded by a small crowd.

Four Communists, who shout- ed "We are not fighting for

THREE ARMY GROUPS

divisional Norwegian

line

and the

Prince To Be Tried In Arms Scandal

tortuous 700-mile "frontier" which stretches south from Luebeck Bay in Northern Germany along the border of It was believed here that the Soviet Zone General Eisenhower wants a Czechoslovak frontier to where Two Generals Also top-ranking Air Force officer to the United States Zone meets co-ordinate and advise on all air the Soviet Zone of Austria.

FIRST PRIORITIES matters, and that he will ask to-

you. Eisenhower, were hustled

away by the police.

General Eisenhower will call

Buckingham Palocc

in Nurfolk. General Eisenhower

indicating that he

courtesy call,

Reutor.

DAWN

KOREA

AIR RAIDS

The

On

troops have

also been

To Appear

Cairo, Jan. 14.

AT

"Befana” For The Cop

SHOWING

TO-DAY

KING'S

The "Befana" is an ugly and old witch with a generous heart who, in the tradition of Italian Catholics, is the personage that replaces Santa Claus, bringing gifts to children on the Feast of Epiphany. This traffic cop in Rome was much surprised, therefore, to see two shapely models coming up to him with gifts-the ugly "Befana" had turned out to be two pretty ones, for a change.-AP Picture.

Tito

Advocates

A 'Third Force'

London, Jan. 14. that he is prepared to join in a Socialist third force Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia indicated today for strengthening of peace in the world."

in the Egyptian army

He said in an interview with an Italian cor- scandal, an official report issued by

Parquet respondent that Socialists bore a special responsi- the (office of the public pro- bility in trying to solve the "fateful question for secutor) here tonight said, the whole world"-war or peace.

also

morrow but will not see the for the formation of three army These ⚫ troops сте today King who 13 now at Sandgroups in Western Europe, com-awaiting the reinforcements Prince Abbas Halim Tew- ringham, his country residence posed of (1) United States

promised by the New York fik Ahmed Pasha and the forces, (2) French, (3) COED Foreign Ministers' Conference former Commanders of the will "merely sign the book", bination of British, Belginn, last September.

had paid a

Dutch, Danish and Luxembourg The British 11th Armoured Egyptian Royal Engineers it was stated. divisions.

A crowded programme awaits fret of the reinforcements, will the Chief of the Military Division, expected soon as the and the Egyptian Navy and the General in London. He will

Her-Intelligence will stand trial meet the King, Mr Clemente its headquarters at

ford, in Westphalia. Attlee, the Prime Minister, and Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Additional Belgian and United

States SecTuesday

he will have

promised and the French 5th Tokyo, Jan. 15. full-scale discursion with the Armoured Division is being en- Far East Air Forces North Atlantic deputies Council, irely refitted with

modern planes took off at dawn today to now working with the new De American equipment.

In all, 13 persons will op- Production continue attacks on the Chinese fence

Board on

First

priorities - tanins - pear, charged with "purchas- Tito and North Korean Communists. Į speeding

the now arms to started arriving at divisional ing

predicted defective Spanish

there principles for which they fought and eventually The American Eighth Army Europe and accelerating defence huadquarters a few weeks ago.

would be further in their earlier parties until the Italian armis and ammunition defections from the Headquarters announced tonight output in Europe itself.

The various occupation armies

Russian latter for the Egyptian Army during brand of Communism, although serving un-Socialist aims

started straying and that the town of Yongwol, 30 They will also study ideas for are at present deployed

on a the Arab-Jewish war and mis- he did not name miles southeast

United the Atlantic Pact Army-Reu- zonal basis which will end when appropriation of State funds."

any speclic nations,

TRIESTE PROBLEM Nations defence positions atter.

sufficient reinforcements arrive. The

The interview with the Bel- Wonju, in Central Korcu

case is stated to be "FRONTLINE FORCE"

All troops here commanded by Arst one in connection with grade correspondent of the

This bears out that such General Dwight D. Eisen- General Eisenhower will then the arms scandal. The cryptic communique did hower begins his tasks with be deployed as military reason

Italian News Agency Ansa was movements are the result of a Commander of broadcast by the official Yugoslav the only role Yugoslavia plays in The former

crisis in Communist parties, and not say whether this was the re- the present effective Allied dietates.

the Egyptian Royal Engineers radio. sult of street fighting or bomb-round force in Western Ger-

Joint manoeuvres and other is General Saad el Messiri; the On co-operation with Social-

this is that the ease between ing, but an earlier announce-many-eight divisions and two training programmes, parti- former Commander of the Ists, Tito said:

"We stand for, Yugoslavia and the Cominform ment had sald a Communist re- independent brigacies.

cularly in the past year, have Egyptian

Navy,

General and consider

is also the outcome of a crisis, possible, giment was moving south 10- These formations should already done much to familiarise Ahmed Bada Bey; the former operation with

Co the product of erroneous views wards Yongwol, which lies about muster about 125,000 men, the various armies

progressive held by the leadership of the with the Chief of Military Intelligence, parties, and in the first place Soviet Communist party on re- -10 miles north of the 37th though some of thom. In-methods and equipment of their Colonel Abdel Ghafar Osman with Socialist parties, if that

Parallel-Reuter and U.P.

cluding the British, are known) neighbours' forces-Reuter.

contributes

tallations among Socialist co-ring." The

operation among strengthening of peace generally.

"It is our view that relations pondent that relations between Tito told the Italian corres- between our country and So- cialist movements should Yugoslavia and Italy had been

improving even more

burning.

of the

was

Correspondent's Battle With Army Censorship

Eusak. Jan, 14.

A Reuter's war correspondent, Alex Valentine, was to- day forced to leave the United States 1st Corps Headquarters after being held virtually incommunicado for 12 hours.

Onlcer,

Corps

about

be submitted for security screen scurrilous and completely ing, ruled that it could not be cleared.

formation and

censors.

NO FACILITIES

In

to

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Bey

the

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all

and

count-

The olliers include two Houtenant-colonels, two majors, one sergeant and Amitre Mha- moud Fahmy, business manage: of Prince Abbas Halim,

be Prince Abbas Halim, a mem

and "wi Improve to truly constitute ai ber

if the Egyptian Royel force in international relations both countries turn the of

leaders of Family, last Nov. 28 lost a

and for strengthening of peace efforts to this object."

their full action

for £50,000 damages in the world." against the Egyptian Govern- ment for "heavy losses through Interference with his private and business correspondence during the investigation into the arms

E£50 costs.

were

Sobiy Bey, Commandant of

FATEFUL QUESTION

ac-

YOUR 1951

STAR

Phone 56315

it

He thought the Trieste prob- lem was not yet ripe for settle- "This

sttitude la elear be- ment and that in view of the cause a fateful question for the present world situation whole world is here involved, would not be suitable to under- scanda

namely the question of war or take settlement of this ques- A Calro civil court rejected his peace, and the greater part of tios. claim and ordered him to pay the responsibility for this in

borne in the first place by the the war, partly

Trieste has beca split since Restrictions were placed on that Valentine's story be cleared not allowed to speak on the

PENSIONED OFF

under Yugo- progressive Socialist movement slav Valentine after he had been to the Eighth Army censor.

Seven Egyptian generals were in the world." telephone.

Occupation and partly denied the right to submit a The Public Information Officer Batchelor asked why and

in placed on pension und 13 high

under jolat British-American news story to the Eighth Army stated that he was investigating what circumstances the ban had officers involved in the scandal

On the question of indepen occupation. Both Italy and

Communist Headquarters for consorship. the matter and Intended

movements, Yugoslavia claim to been imposed. The reply was were placed on half pay, the dent

the city.- The dispute arose over speak to the 1st Corps Chief of that no

War Ministry an-To sald Yugoslavia did not try Associated Press. further

Information Egyptian

to create anti-Moscow groups story written by Valentine from Staff. Later he contacted Batches could be given. His request to nounced on Dec. 10 last. the 1st

They added that eight briga- but added it was a well-known or by telephone to state that speak to Valentine arce

personally diers had also been retired. the Chief of Staff was adamant

fact that such movements bud soldiers' traditional grumbles.

First among the seven gen- sprung up. The Corps Public Information in his refusal to allow Valentine was refused.

Reuter's Bureau In Tokyo erals placed to whom stories have to to submit the story, which the later that night put through

on pension were "We do not know what forms Chief of Staff described

Faud Sadek Pasha and Ahmed these movements is call to the 1st Corps and at-el Mawawi Bey.

have 13- who led the sumed," he said, "but it is clear tempted to speak to Valentine, Egyptian forces in the Palestine that they will gradually true."

but was also told that the war. Valentine protested that the According to the Public

more deßnite quire ever telelphone was "restricted" and

or 17, Hankow Road, Kowloon story contained no classified Information Offee, the Chief of Valentine could not use it.

The 18 officers placed on half ganisational forms, because the demanded

that the Staff declared that he

pay would

two generals, two elements

compose them | FINAL SHOWING TO-DAY In the meantime, right to submit it by teletype give permission for Valentine

Valentine brigadiers, four colonels, four cannot renounce the principles

and

AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 one of thir struggle, that is thosa or telephone to the Eighth Army file his story to the censor from a told that dii filleting facilieutenant-colonels

tics for correspondents at the major. the 1st Corps only if he was

9.30 P.M. They included General Sood given a direct order to do so 1st Corps would be withdrawn by the Army Commander.

from the following day (Sun-el Messiri, General Mahmoud any)

Valentine again pointed out the Military College, and that since he was the only cor- Colonel Abdel Hamiv Fahmy respondent at the tst Corps Mursy Bey who, as Chief of Headquarters the decision peared to be a move to force tions, recently pald

ap- Epyplian Army Public Rela- an official Corps him out. He was again told visit to Britain-Reuter.

that it was the Chief of Staff's of a correspondent to Valentine protested that the order and could not be discuss-. be allowed to submit his stories decision was "discriminatory" ed. to an authorised cempor.

since he was the only cor. The withdrawal of telephone The Chief of Staff replied that respondent there.

and billeting facilities incant the contested story would not, The Public Information Office that Valentine could no longer under any circumstances, be replied that the order had been report from that sector and he transmitted from the 1st Corps issued by the Chief of Staff and was, therefore, compelled to the Eighth Army censor. he could not discuss it. He was leave.

PROTEST REGISTERED told, however, that if he cared The disputed story, brought Valentine then telephoned the to submit any news stories, other

ther back to the Eighth Army by Eighth Army Public Information

thon the story

in ute, Valentine,

dispute,

WIE immediately Officer and demanded that he they would be transmitted to passed by the Eighth Army be allowed to send his story to the Eighth Army if approved on censore tonight without any de- the censor. He was told that security groundo. the matter would be investigated. to Valentine requested the right Asked to comment on the

also tolophoned to communicate with

Major Mel Voorhees, Router's correspondent at the colleague at the Eighth Army Chief of the Eighth Army's Elgtxth

position to him. Press Security Division, said: Headquartere explaining the

"It has been my understanding Ronald Datchelor, asking him to This was refused. tako up the matter with the When Batchelor talphoned copt that involving unit security that all consorahip' authority ex- Eighth Army.

the 1st Corps and asked to speak rests with the Headquarters of Batchelor telephoned the to Valentine, he was told by the the Eighth Army. Our instructed Public Information Offer to Public Information. Officer that polky is to avoid arbitrary ac- reglator protest god a request the Reuter corroportions was on. Reuter,

The Public Information Office refused to reverse his ruling. Valentine then appealed to the Chief of Staff, who_upheld

A few hours later Valentine his Public Information Officer, was informed by the 1st Corps Valentine maintained that the Public Information Omeer that boint at lasue was not whether correspondents could no longer the story was, in the

View

telephones at the of the use Chief of the Flottant, objectionable but | Headquarters.

Valentine

Army

letions.

This matter,

to

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