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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1951..

Medieval Britain At U.S.-SPANISH AGREEMENT

Hampton Court

DUNKIRJA

Twickenham-In the past 1,000

The Festival Pageant of English history was held last week at Hampton Court. Scenes from the history of three towns Kingston, Richmond and

years

were depicted.

Problem Of Succession To Abdullah's Throne

Amman, July 23.

A thorny problem facing the Jordan authorities and the Hashemite family today is the question of succession to the throne of the late King Abdullah.

keep matters in sealth

Should Talal's

Prince

Nail,

of.

the

carrying

Jale

Direct Alliance Believed Near

Franco Said

Said To

To Have Asked For American Arms

Madrid, July 23.

The United States will have to pay a "price" for a direct alliance which will tie Spain to the Western struggle against Communism.

Reliable sources said last Monday's 90-minute conference between Generalissimo Francisco Franco and the late Admiral Forrest Sherman, United States Chief of Naval Operations, was "tit for tat."

British sources are convinced that a United States - Spanish

is near, despite British and French objections.

of

agreement

These sources mild · Admiral | bassador in Madrid, Mr Stanton agreement would give America Sherman told General Franco Grims, had been present during | sir and naval hoses in Spain In in candid terms what the United Admiral_Sherman's talks with return for economie and military States wanted-air and naval | General Franco and was, there- Tutu for Spain. bases in Spain and an assurance fore, in a position to provide The issue was raised Arst hy that Spain would fight with Washington with any Informa- Alistair Cooke, Now York the Western allies in case of tion not given in the Admiral's

correspondent

the baral Communist aggression even bo- reports,

Manchester Guardian, Me yond Spain's frontlers if neces- Admiral Sherman, it was also Cooke is well-known and A cary General Franco equally understood, had briefed" Gen- widely-read reporter candidly told Admiral Sherman eral Dwight Eisenhower, Atlon- American scene.

Under tho what Spain wanted-more arma tle Pact Supreme Commander, headline "Chiefs of Staff De- and equipment, 'Including tanks and Admin! Robert

Obedient Ally", he and

fritt, Chief of the United States Fieci wrote in last Thursday's issuu warplanes and

in the Eastern Atlantic and the of the Guardian that the change Mediterranean, on his Spanish In American polley might have talks, Reuter.

economie ald

With agreement likely, her are the gains and liabilities for the United States, viewed from

Carney,

mond an

д

of the

a symbolic coffin and destroyers, five submarines, 12needed Americas ald 10 build the abjectness of his status in

BRITISII

offered

She

six

has three

The Senators did not

we

com.

move to

with the United

This

of

been the result of American BENATORS' VIEWS

feeling about the Bevan demand a strictly miltary standpoint:

Gains: Spain is strategieally

Washington, July 23, for a British veto on the use located geographically. She Seven Senators returned here) of American atomic bases here. has a frm record of anti- from a fortaight's tour of Europe

POT BOILS UP Communism. She has a stand-today generally agreed that its

against Communism He wrote: "The Chiefs of ing army of 400,000 men, or 22 defence divisions, composed of "first must be speeded up. All are Staff may well have felt that, rate"

She has a members of the Senate Foreign since the B-38 alone can deliver rite manpower.

Relations Committee.

the atomic bomb across oceans, navy of 24,000 men, standing

A Democrat Senator, Mr is their and

o regular air force of

patriotic duty to 35,000 men,

Green, chairman of the group, ensure a ring of European pir basen that are absolutely de- The "Aghting" section of her raid that some North Atlantic bas

heavy Treaty notions should do more pendable... navy includes four cruisers, опе anti-aircraft than they are doing to develop

"It is not love of Franco that the armed forces. 27

But the prompts these cruiser, Medical reports from Geneva, with tears streaming down their

overtures, but one light cruiser, where the Crown Prince Talni cheeks, todny moved slowly burying it with full honours.

their mary strength, he said.

alliance any is convalescing. Indicate that behind the black-draped gun

aloops rated as gunboats, Arab parts of Palestine also minelayers, seven minesweepers that the Western world was

Republican Senator Wiley sald States." no decision can be given about carriage carrying King Abdullah

went into mourning.

By

the pot the week-end five weeks of his health before

Jordan"descendant

is woefully weak. and until then the Jordanese Maometto his grave

Arabs in the old city of Acre on six torpedo boals. She

09

bolling building today held religious and mourn-

again with nine des- currently

"We cannot build our strength

question. authorities and the Hashemite Royal Cemetery at Amman,

the In an editorial, ing ceremonies. All shops were troyers, four submarines, seven too fast," he added.

Manchester Guardian-one Behind

ten torpedo family, now headed by the Iraqi

the

carriage closed while gun

minesweepers and

During the group's absence: the few newspapers in Britain a mourning pro- boats. Regent. Abdul Iliah, tend to stepped the murdered monarch's cession. wound through the city.

support increased In Congress The Army favourite white charger carrying

Press op- Israeli nuthorities

of 400,000 could for the idea of including Spain outside the Labour noi

his Damascene sword and riding full assistance.-Reuter.

be boosted to 1,000,000 men in in the foreign aid programme in posed to an American-Spanish that America's llow him to take over the boots.

two weeks and to 2,000,000 men rem der she use of Spanish alliance said his

TRIBUTES responsibility of kingship,

two months under full ina

Western European friends were Abdullah's

bascy. London, July 23, san, the 15-year-old Houssein,

disturbed

by this mobilisation. Spain

suspicion, The Prime

Mr Minister, will be proclaimed King at the ger son and Regent since

of handling ment directly on that, but Mr It wrote: his father was shot dead by an

airfields capable

The U. S. Administration Clement Attlee, and Mr Winston the largest planes in existence Green said that any age of in. The late Abdullah

Arab at noon-ilay prayers in Churchill, Conservative feader,

Marcelona often took Houssein to cere-

and

the North enlarge

Allantia has

by the been stompeded Old Jerusalem ол monies since Talal's sickness

In a public eulogy: "Martyrdom | House of Commons today to the

sald joined in paying tribute in the Souille,

Treaty would increase the obli- demand of some eager souls in und this was taken as an in-

has potential naval | gation of each member,

the Defence Department for the common lot

lot of the

garar dication of Abdullab's tacit

King Abdullah, who was bases at

Tetuan In Spanish "A chain is as strong as its bases where America will have descendants of acknowledgment of the future

the Prophet."

assassinated in Jérusalem last

Cadiz, Cartagent, weakest link and

tho must Morocco,

final say about use of its King

From early morning, Princes, Friday

Valencia, Cadiz and Barcelona, therefore, be sure that etch bombers. Rumours thot Talal had Prime Ministers, Cabinet Minis-

Mr Attlee said that unlike all on the Spanish mainland, nation

In the added to the North

same isque, Michael ters and Ambassadors flied escaped from Geneva to Amman

some Ientiers in the Middle and on the Baleario islands, Atlantic Treaty Organisation can

Foot, EL Bevanite and one of the were ridiculed here. No le slowly past the bler in Raghadan East,

of the Labour Left monstrations have been held in Palace, where the body has lain caping Abdullah was always 100 to 200 miles eastward in and will make a real contribu- authors

capable of looking beyond the the Mediterranean.

"Onc tion to the joint defensive Wing's recent pamphlet any town of Transjordan inin state, to pay their last re-

interests of his own community.

Way Only" was outraged by EQUIPMENT POOR effent," tre sald. favour of Talal, whose health spects to the beloved 09-your-

was a senseless erline, Mr

NOTABLE PROGRESS

the suggestion of Cooke and the condition is

Liabilities: The Army is known

The old King.

Attlee said, and Britain had lost

headline on Guardian's the public..

At nine o'clock Arab Legion

armed. Most (badly'

of

A Republican Senator, Britain is the third party in officers, dressed in picturesque trusted friend and ally.

The Arabs equipment dates back to 1930- Brewster, said that Mr Churchill said,

ally" with head.

countries had the matter of naity of Jordan red and white checked

have lost a

civil war.

Spain critically sparring for delay in parts of friend lost a British circles in Amman do

I in

four-coloured

who might have reconciled needs modern arms, especially the defence scheme but Western artillery and seem to favour unity with Iraging, to the gun carriage.

tanks. Europe had made notable pro-

Mr Foot said there should be Arab dificulties and we have lost nick loaded with A truck

doubt in anyone's minds, public opinion in Iraq has re- Legionnaires slowly pulled the faithful comrade and

Air Force needs planes. present to the fact that

Brewster said that General tain did have the veto over-use-

American or others, that Bri cently been unfavourable, due to gun carriage away to the crack sistent worker. for the

Elsenhower wanted Improvements. and peace

to form a of her bases by American planer Iran's oil dispute with Britain. of gun salutes and the strulus

The Air Force has only 500 non-national army tinder

for atomie Jordan itself

attacks. prosperity of that part of in Britain's ist

of a funeral march.

Tens of thousands of Jor- world and for the interests and to 800 planes, most of World single flag and command to de- grip, politically, militarily and

SCANDALOUS · of Arab

War II vintage or even earlier.tend Western Europe and was peoples financially, and Britain is at danians lined the streets and honour

Roing

out for it.

"In view of our vulnerable present

any value in war. paying Transjordan's hills overlooking the capital 10 wherever they might be, Mr Only half of these would have

Britain opposed the plan, Mr. pocition, those who have taken bills-United Prem

watch the cortege wind slowly

Churchill added.-Reuter.

The nation's road and rail Broyster sald, but France and to heart your views on Soviet to the Royal burial ground.

transport systems need over-Western Germany were near strength must be shaking in TRADITIONAL HOMAGE

Cairo, July 23.

hauling. Locomotives are worn, agreement on the general prin- their shoes," he wrote in a 30-year-old Prince Naif,

A member of his entourage freight cars are antiquated, and ciples of The principal mourners were

single uniterm army. letter to the Guardian, the today denied that Haj Amin El

Mr Brewster said that the "Would it not be scandalous Regent of Iraq. Emir Abdul Husseini, the former Muft of there are almost daily accidents

left his home on the rallways caused by spikes retuming Senators unanimously indeed if the slightest doubt re- Illal (Abdullah's nephew) and Jersualem, had

so losse that some can be ripped supported admission of mained about Britain's right to Prince Hussein, 16-year-old son here.

Greece and

Turkey to the have the final say about any of Abdullah's eldest son, Emir

A Tel-Aviv report earlier to-out with bare hands,

these shores plane leaving Tálal

day said that the ex-Mufti had The network of main high- Atlantic Pact-Reuter,

repairs, and needs

BRITISH CRITICISM

which might start an atomic Emir Talal. the Crown left for Gaza, presumably on WAY

London, July 23,

war" Prince, is under medical treat his way to Arab Palestine. secondary roads are all too often impaired by small-town bottle-

British critics of the new All this recalls again British ment In Switzerland for

necks. which could present

United States palley towart resentment over failure to have nervous breakdown.

serious obstacles in case of war.

Spain are

a full atomic partnership with United Press.

beginning to inject the United States since the war. the atomic bomb into the greate Cooke concluded his article. debate across

the Atlantic, Spanish "atomic bases" by These critics are suggesting:

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The simple burial was Moslem canon. The roar of a 21-gua

salute

broke the silence after the coffin had been lowered into the grave.

The King was paid to have been buried at a place inside the Palace compound that he himselt chose two days before his death:

It was understood

Mosque

Built on the

the spot later.

place

that

Reuter.

FORMER MUFTI

and one

2

Shortages To Continue

the

Washington, July 23. Shortage of key raw materials would continue for another - 12

TALKS TO CONTINUE

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Washington, July 33. death of Admiral Sher-

1. The United States Chiefs predicting that the upshot of will not cause' ony Ap of Staff fear Britain

American suspicion that Britain may was not doing as much as preciable

hitch in the United exercise its veto over use of por States talks with Spain on

and atomic bomber buses the possible about Communist defence, Washington Americans have in Europe,

atomic spies was that "Washing- Western officials sald today.

Reuter learned that Admiral

welcome than last to

year

Assembly

2. The United States. Chiefs will be less disposed this months, according to a forecast Sherman had made full reports Staff hope taget veto-frma Britain into full secret partner-

atumic

bomber bases In Spain, ship in her atomic programme." by President Truman's Council 16 Washington on his ex- This stems from be of Economic Advisers today. ploratory"

ecent United Press. conversations with

suggestion by the revolting "On the basis of present esti- General France and that the Left Wing of the Labour Party, Villages and Bedouin camps mates," the Council said in its ground work had been laid for led by the Welch firebrand and ali over Jordan paid homage mid-year economic study, "It later talks, presumably on a former Cabinet Minister, in the traditional

Mr Youth Sphin's pog way to the

Aneurin Bevan, that American contribution of Spanish atomic bombers should never he dead Abdullah. Women formed appears that in the coming 12 political level, on

months there will be shortages sible into

circles, weeping and of aluminium, cobalt, copper, bases. In return for men allowed to take off from hases

Bombay. July 23, and men abandoned morning

In Britain without the British zine, nitrogen sulphur, tungmilitary and economic all business.

Six delegates of the All-India Navy

Department officials Blen, molybdenum, nickel, Iron

Gald All shops

Youth Congress left here todny were closed and ore, petroleum, steel, tin. wood

that Admiral Sherman had Government's approval,

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