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Fire Sweeps Through

MISSING

BRITONS

IN SPAIN?

Barcelona, June 15.

The staff of the fashion- able Victoria Hotel here de- clared today that Britain's two missing diplomats, Donak Maclean and Guy Burgesa, had been there a few days ago.

Hospice In Montreal

OLD PEOPLE

TRAPPED

IN BLAZING EDIFICE

Montreal, June 15.

Four persons died and an undetermined num- ber are missing in a fire which roared through a Britoris strongly re-five-storey orphanage and old people's home here sembling Maclean and Burgess checked into the hotel On today.

Two

travellers in Spain must

Wednesday. On the forms which The building, the Roman Catholic Hospice of out for hotelkeepers, the pair St. Cunegonde, housed 450 persons, some of them blind or crippled, but most were led to safety after the blaze broke out.

orld they 'bad corne

France on that day,

from

вя

The two did not register

They Maclean and Burgess, were in the company of two en. other men and two

women.

The hotel staff did not Im- mediately connect the two men with the missing diplomats be

Spanish papers published only poor photographs

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of

the

pair.

had

Yesterday, however, one of clearer the

papers published pictures and employees in the hotel said they recognised like- nesses to the two men who had arrived from France,

At one point 40 persons were reported to be trapped in the blazing building.

recovered Firemen bodies and said there might be more in the building.

four

by

The Hospice, operated

Catholic nuns, is in Roman mid-town Montreal,

Shortly after the Are started, a fireman said he knew of two deaths.

SPREADS QUICKLY The blaze spread quickly through the building, a land- Today they studied the photo-mark In Montreal, and soon graphs brought to them by the

four floors overe ablaze. A

But yeporis persisted that a old women number of aged were unable to escape when the fire swept into the upper floors.

The number varied from half 40 but there a dozen to over was, no way

determining until a search

could be made

of the ruins.

of

Two women's bodies were of two found. When those other people were recovered it

to was impossible

determine their sex.-Associated Press.

British Consulate and thought portion of the roof collapsed into Latest Thing In

they were the missing officials.

But meanwhile the two men and the four other persons had left the hotel, saying they were en route back to France.

They were driving a Hillman car-Associated Press.

the fifth floor, where a number of blind persons had been housed.

Bottle Parties

..Firemen raised ladders to the second and third floor windows and rescued a number of persons, many of them aged men and that men

London, June 15. A British doctor said today and women wore throwing "medicine-lasting" Nuns robed in grey fed the parties with drugs they got for bewildered youngsters into the nothing under

women.

ANTIGUA QUIET street and placed them in safety Health programme.

Kingston, Jamaica, June 15. The Eltuation. In Antigua, where disorders were reported yesterday, is said to be calm

today.

A delachment of Fifth Royal Web Fusiliers were sent to

he

the National

About 200 children, were Dr C. Barber said the parties areas. evacuated safely.

were

held in small villages,

pall In "things

the It was believed that most of where the trapped

there is little aged evening because top floor.

to do". women on the fore

WOMEN TRAPPED

"Everyone brings 0 battle One district fire chief said and everyone has a taste of

had been

but the smoke case of á particularly nice the building, on all floors of every bottle," he said. "In the and debris were so bad it was favour, the comment is made, impossible to tell it other 'That's a nice drop of stuff and the question asked, "What were bodies would still be found.

about to get All the children were report- you complaining ed-to-have-escaped-

ihat-Davour? United Press.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

the Island at the request of the Governor of the Leeward Is- lands because police were un- able to cope with

persistent industrial unrest, violence and sabolage Associated Press.

THE

What Does Korea Mean?

in

HE heavy pressure maintained by "No." For the second time since United Nations forces in Korea 1945, the free nations have com- does not diminish talk of the likell- bined to resist an act of unprovoked hood of a stalemate, Nor does it quell

aggression from Communism — and vague hints of Anglo-American par-

that is of enormous significance. The new peace move, leys envisaging a

first occasion was when the Russians and banking on heavy Chinese Com-

tried to make Anglo-American-French munist losses as a persuasive factor.

hold on Berlin untenable. Had that. Nevertheless, so far, there appears to

not been frustrated by the Anglo- be little, foundation for either the talk

The Chinese have un- American airlift Western Europe or the hints.

might now a serious defeat

have been Communist. doubtedly suffered

the United Nations Similarly, had and the morale of their front-line

allowed Korea to go by default, the troops has been sharply shaken. But

several Communist menace to the rest of is stiffening at resistance

South-East Asia would have immense- points and on the evidence there is no

ly boosted. Most of the peoples on the reason to suppose otherwise than that

borders of China would have been the Communists still have plenty of

prepared to bow the Imee to Moscow. man-power at their disposal. Nearly a

Having twice received sharp rebuff, year since the original aggression by

Kremlin leaders may the North Korean army, the war goes

pause before on. The time, in fact, has come to try and assess what has been accomplish- ed by the conflict and where it has led. At first sight It looks like one of the most aimless conflicts in history. It has no plainly demonstrable signi- those odd, ficance. Korea, in one of undistinguished corners of the globe lacking entirely in strategic value where one would have thought the people could have lived in peace. Yet in 12 months this pathetic peninsula has been ravaged, its cities shattered and much of its population mado homeless. The men of sixteen nations have fought in an uncensing struggle. Familles thousands of miles away who probably had never previously heard of the existence of Korea, have been bereaved. And for what? Today the United Nations forces are back again In the area where hostilities began- about the 88th Parallel. Korea is still divided into two. The object of both sides is still to make it one, either by force, or by imposing the conditions necessary to give the people of the country a free cholce. Has all the pain and suffering, then, been use less? The answer is an emphatic

no

again throwing themselves out on a limb. Forgetting the Wedemeyers and MacArthurs, world sacrifices Korea may have prevented World War III. The struggle is far from over, but. there can be little doubt of the out- come. If the Chinese launch 'new at- tacka from behind the Iron Curtain, they will only batter their heads against an Iron Wall. They do more today, they who boasted they would throw the UN army into the sea, than lose face and all else while getting nowhere. Once-nguin boldnosa is reaping its reward. When nations stand firm they are half-way to vic- tory. When they appease or lose grip they are near to defeat. Another good result is the evidence that in spite of early misunderstandings, Britain and Americn are again drawing closer to- gether. The British case on Hongkong. and Malaya is better understood in the United States. A new trend in American public opinion was guided by the stand made by the glorious Gloucesters. Not for the first time- the British fighting man--in Korea as elsewhere has proved to bo Britain's most affective Ambassador.

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Big Four Meeting Demanded By Western Powers

Paris, June 15.

The Western Powera today called for a meet- ing of the Big Four Foreign Ministers without any further discussion of the agenda by the deputies.

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The Western Powers presented a note at the deputies Tist meeting here today, suggesting that the Ministers should meet on the basis of the measure of agreement already reached.

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Persian Demands Unacceptable To Oil Company British

FULL AGREEMENT SAID

IMPOSSIBLE

Teheran, June 15. The Persian Government's demand for three- quarters of all oil proceeds is absolutely unac ceptable in its present form, authoritative British sources said today,

Admiral Recalled

DEFENCE CHIEFS SUDDEN MEETING

Malta, June 16.7- Admiral Sir John Edel- sten, British Commander- in Chlef, Mediterranean, was recalled from Trieste.

But the sources said that as the Persians were in a desperate financial position the British dele- today to fly to a conference gation might agree to pay over several million pounds on a basis of mutual goodwill. Y

The company owes the Persians £4,000,000 suspended qil royalties to date.

Highly placed British if "unskilled" Persian should BOUTces emphasised that try to re-start the intricata there could be no full agreenery which the Anglo-Iranian

mechanism of the Abadon to ment.to yesterday's demand. Company experts believe, would Tho Persian Government come to a standalill without the made, the demand a condition British staff-Reutor. for opening talks with rew presentativas of the Anglo- Iranian Oil Company on Persia's A Foreign nationalisation of the oilfields

and installations.

The Persians are asking for 75 per cent of all proceeds since March 20 when the Nationalisa- flon Law was passed.

BRITONS' FATE

London, June 15.

spokesman said here today that no official information had yet been receive ed here about the reported arrests of 19 Britons who arrived by air at Abadan, Persia, Wednesday.

of British Middle East de

fence chiefs.

Ho was visiting Trieste on a back 'summer arulse and Dow to Malta before going on to Fayld near Cairo.

There he joined General Sir Commander- Marshal Sir John Baker, Royal Brian Robertson, in-Chief, Land Forces, and Air Air Force Commander.

Naval headquarters here said that Admiral "Edelsten is due the to pay a formal visit to Italian fleet at Taranto on June 19 and that the Commander in-Chief is having a conference with other Middle East chiefs.

They would not comment further.

on With Admiral Edelsten are Captain PC.ST. Carey, Chief Staff Officer, Intelligence, Middle East, and Commander H. A Corbett, Staff Oncer. Plans

It was announced in the

Mr. Basil Jackson, head of the Pross

reports had said that the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company de- Britons were charged with illegal legation here, referred back to entry because they did not London

had been in touch

to

yesterday's Persia's possess residence permits, the Commander-in-Chieuse ultimatum that talks could not The British Ambassador in begin until the company agreed Persia, Sir Francis Shepherd, of Commons in London on to pay the 75 per cent.

with the The other 25 per cent was to Persian Government on matters Wednesday that big Royal Air be set aside for possible com-of this nature and if the los Force exorcises planned to be pensation claims by the com- eldent dld take place then Sir held over the Suez Canal "zone

at the end of thei pany, the Persian demand added. Franels would no doubt raise the bee

The delegation also had a issue with the Persian authori been caricelled-

with lehe potremonttider that

British Ambassador, Sir Fran- cls Shepherd...

have

Director

ExColonel acations, to

the 19 Britons might be Iranian officials returning too Army Pablle

after their normal.

Abadun after

PREMIER'S ORDER NON

that leave. Reuter. There was a possibility the

reply

from London might not be received here by 8 am. Sunday, when the two sides

.

TEHERAN 'BALLY'

Teheran, June 18, Riot police on jeeps and on meet again. In that evelt the horseback stood by for trouble

cn

British delegation would ask if today when a wildly enthusiastic

on. to

discuss other

Mohammed, whose taking part in

day

described as purely routine

the meeting - of British Middle East Service Chiefs, cho

held here this week

He said, "The

in Chier meet periodically to

the Persians were willing to go crowd of 6,000; Persiana. held discuss the international situa

matters an all nationalisation rally in on in general and the Middle

East in particular." Reuter.. But the crowd dispersed. ending the reply from Lon-Teheran.

Persion sources said that the calmly after the meeting.

the Second Note On money demand had been directly ordered by Dr

cheered each anti-British.

Berlin Action Mossadeg, the Prime Minister, reference, cheering about once who was keeping full control of every 10 seconds for alinost the Persian Finance Ministry two hours.

Berlin, June 15. delegation.

The three Western Allied Com- The meeting was called, by, There has been no editorial Abdul Quasim, Kashakim, a

mandants today sent a second.

the e

Soviet reaction here yet to the demand. Moslem religious leader who note to Sergel Dengin,

about But considerable satisfaction was was one of the chief inspirers representative in

the little

of Berlin displayed by official quarters of the nationalisation scheme. where it was widely believed

An American

gave The speeches at the meeting no further detalls: The protest repeated that the British had no choice

familiar followed o

a meeting here today but to accede to the demands or

-Heuter.

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Russian in the agenda come mention of risk losing the oil installations./theme that all Perain's troubles of Berlin's three Western Com-.

were

to be attributed in His counter idered, an

-blockade

The Western deputies first or in the proposals made an effort to break the made for the agenda at the be- deadlock on May 31, when they ginning of the conference.

the "IE three

insistence of the alternative presented suggested agendas to M. An Soviet Government on including drel Gromyko, the

and the

Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, and delegate, with the request that the Atlantic Treaty

that Dr Mouraded, the Prime measures were the Russians should say which American military basen is to be

DELICATE TASK explained by its desire thus to

Minister Teheran, June 15,

was about

to bring American official said. According secure, directly or indirectly, a

the Persian nation to. a now to Allied officials here the British and American quarters decision of the Ministers cauing

were engaged today in the de- and glorious chapter with the Soviet authorities in Berlin have Heate into question a treaty conclud-

down nationalisation of Persia's oll.not yet replied to the protest bask of slowing ed by 12 powers for the pur-Iran's insistent demands for the Reuter

sent last Monday-Reuter. pose of ensuring their common

Immediate turning over of

une suited them.

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The Russians said that they would agree to the proposal for a meeting in Washington on July 23 on condition that the Atlantic Pact was included indeferce and to which the U.S.S.B, I putish oil properties in the the agenda.

The Western depulles have refused to accept that condi- tion.

"the

negative

is not a party, it is clear that this insistence is entirely un- justified since such a decision does not come within the com{- petence of the meeting of the Ministers,

the

Today's proposal was con- tained in three identical notes handed to M. Gromyko by the French, British and American deputies. The note said that reply of the Soviet Government" to the three-power, noto on May 31, proposing a conference of the four Foreign Ministers on any one of the three agendas sub-sion, this insistence is unacces- mitted at the deputies' meeting,sary since. It has been agreed that the agenda should contain had put the depullest conference back to the point at which it was a general heading which would before.

permit each Minister to express his point of view on these matters.

"IMPOSSIBLE"

The note said that the Soviet Cloveatument stated in its note of Juno 4 that in its view It

ten-

country, but all quarters agreed that any prolonged delay in solving the crisis might lead to trouble in this strategic nailon..

Mr B. R. Jackson, Deputy General Manager of the Anglo- SHOULD PROCEED

Iranian Oil Company, had Long conference with United "If, on the other hand,

States Ambasador

Henry purpose of the Sovlet Govern Grady. This followed a reported ment is solely to reserve the demand by Iran for the tum right of the Soviet Foreigning over of the books of the Minister fully to give his in- terpretation" of the couLECO and

and Company at Abadan and im- effects of international

mediate collection by Iran of 75 per cent of the Company's Iranian income.

The British Embassy claimed Heard of this it had not ultimatums or that the British Ambassador, Sir Francis Shep- herd, was to discuss it with Premier Mohamed Mossadegh. "Considering that further is The Embassy also alleged it cussions between the deputies heard nothing of the arrest of on the question which the 19 Brilons at Abadan・・ for Soviet Goverment proposed in legal entry"" into the coun 1ts note of 3 Juno have not try United Press advanced the Government Majesty's

the prospect of an

SECRET PLAN took account

Abadan, June 18, of this recom- agreement, we propose that the mendations. As a result the Foreign Ministers of the four

A secret plan for the total deputies have held further meet-powers, without further efforts.

evacuation from Abadan and the ings. These mostings have by the deputies to complete a neighbouring, oilfields of all shown again that it is impos- agreement on the agenda,

British oll workers and their sible to make any progrCES. meet on the basis of the large families is ready, an authorita“

"The Soviet representativo, io sunched by the deputies in Parlative pure minutes of

"Within 10 tho. Ministers

Taking into account Agenda receipt of code word", at{ Foreign

Aftair conditional and tho

.notes which have evacuation key points all Britons upon a demand which it knows been exchanged between the would be leaving by planes, to be unacceptable to the other Soviet Government and the cargo "boats, tankers, and olher delegations

although

the Soviet other Governments in which means, this source stated. delegation has obtained satir their,

points of

he Company A cause which, the low the four, Foreign would consider: Thorsten int

dor: sufficient would, Inclusion in the agenda of all Ministers aliould be able to for example, be a the questions which the Soviel proceed witliout delay to their Government elated that it wish tasis of seeking to reduce the ed to have discussed in its not existing tensions in the world," leading up to the konferanto-Relatera

would be inexpedient to in- terrupt the work of the con. ference.

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