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FRIDAY, AUGUST – 17, 1951,
Pessimism Over Storm Wrecks SUEZ
Oil Discussions
Round-Up Of Jakarta Suspects
16 MPS INCLUDED
Jakarta, Aug, 16. Military police today ar- rested about 100 Commun- ist suspects, including 16 Membera of Parliament. Official sources implied the group was plotting, with help from Red China, to overthrow. Indonésia's middle-of-the-road
govern-
ment.
Precise charges were not dis- closed.
The law makers detained make up most of Parliament's extreme left wing.
Chinese, newamen, merchants and teachers likewise were caught in the net, Some top Indonesian labour leaders were seized. Jakarta newspapers said several officials of the Labour Ministry were among them.
The arrests came after a wave of strikes by Red-lod unions and, a gunfight between security forces and band of 160 Machinegunners wearing ham-
mer and sickle armbands on 6 at the port city of Tandjong. More arrests followed reports that Red published Chinese were co-operating with Indonesian Communista in an attempt to oust Premier Sock man's coalition Cabinet......
Military police mounted guard at offices of the Communist con- trolled Central Labour Congress. Documents were reported con- fecated from the offices-As sociated Press.
NEW SINGAPORE
Singapore, Aug. 10.
Naphtha Plant
Explosion
Eston Rouge, Louisians,
Aug. 10,
A giant explosion ripped through a naphtha treating plant, at 'Easo, the Bland- ard Oll Company's refinery early today.
Two persons were rO- ported killed and 13 In- fured.
Witnesses sld that house windows and shop panes were shattered: fa the areas adjoining the, 1,100-acre Esso refinery,...
the Mississippi River bank in Northern Balan Rouge.
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thick tower of black smoke sosred from fiercely burning area of five or six petrol storage lanks at the naphtha treat- ing plant Plant officials were unable to say what caused the explosion.
Most of sho burning tanks were demolished. Eso firemen were fighting the fuel-fed Flames. Several goods wagons were reported turnéd over "by the blast on nearby tracks. -Renter.
A MAJOR ISSUE INVOLVED
Toleran, Aug. 18. Official British circles here tonight are frankly |possituistic on the outcome
of the oil talks.
It is understood that the British delegation now fully expects the Persian Govern- ment to reject the Stokes proposals when the two de- legations meet on Saturday night.
"We have made auraight- forward commercial proposal based on realities of the oil in- dustry," an official close to the |Brilish delegation cald,
"No other proposals
pos-
Mr Stokes this evening,me! Persian Senators, explaining his proposals and answering ques- tions.
The Speaker and a number of Senators told Mr Stokes they would hoped on understanding be reached.
The Persian viewpoint, ao. cording to.
oll, delegate.
| Hazeur Haggibi, is that, Porsia' is
·willing ⋅ to sell Britain only the all she needs for her own re- will not
JOY NAMES quirements. Persis
DELEGATE
Munsan, Aug. 17.
Arleigh Rear Admiral Burke was announced. this morning (Friday) as the second". United Nations Command representative to the joint committee
which will meet in Kaesong at 11 a.m. today.
Vice-Admiral .C, Turner Joy, senior UN envoy, made the announcement,
from
Тре
Arres that Britain should get Fersian oll for re-sale at a pro.
Mr Hassibi said, "That is the gap that is dividing us,"
He agreed that this viewpoint struck at the very foundations of the British proposals, but reaffirmed that, the whole per- lan delegation, as wen as the Oul Commission, were agreed on their stand-Router,
PI TO SIGN JAP PEACE TREATY
Washington, Aug. 16. President Truman announced
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Twenty-six people are missing, feared dead, follow- ing a violent storm in the Como Lake area of Northern Italy on August 9. The village of Gera Lario suffered the greatest damage. These two pictures show (top) a car, hub-deep in the mud after it had been washed off the roadway. At left villagers plot rescue and re- housing operations. (Bottom) a group of ruined houses along the side of the flooded stream. -AP Pictures.
Strong Canadian
Protest
To US
SECRET WASHINGTON HEARING AGAINST DIPLOMAT. RESENTED
Ottawa, Aug. 16.
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VERLANGEN MILLE
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CANAL BLOCKADE DEBATE OPENS Egypt Called Upon To Lift Restrictions
SECURITY COUNCIL'S
RESOLUTION
Flushing Meadow, Aug. 16.
When the Security Council resumed its sitting today on the Suez Canal dispute, the chief British delegate, Sir Gladwyn Jebb, introduced a resolution calling on Egypt to lift her blockade on goods bound for Israel. He said that the Egyptian claim to have full belligerent rights was not justified.
"The Egyptian representative has claimed that a state of war exists be tween Egypt and Israel and that the restrictions are justified as the natural and normal exercise of belligerent rights," Sir Gladwyn said.
"The representative of Israel, on the other hand, has argued that the Council must find that there is no state of war.
"These legal liïues are no doubt debatable but I still do not consider that it is necessary for the Security Council' to 'go into them."
6. It notes that the main
toned in paragraph four above
Answering the Egyptian claim, which they are parties contam- Sir Gladwyn remarked that after plate the return of permanent tenance of the practice men- the Inst war a state of war peace in Palestine and, there technically continued to exist fore, urged them and other is inconsistent with the ob with enemy powers but this did risales in the area to take all such jectives of a peaceful settlement not mean that the victors had steps as will lead to the settle between the parties and the continued to impose wartime men of the dates between them. estabilahment restrictions since 1945.
-permanent 3-It-moles that the Chief of peace in Palestine et forth in
"It seems to me that this Soft cf the Truce Supervision the armistice agreement, criterion can be applied to the
stato of war and that Hion' in his report
present case. Egypt claims that thore is a
she
Council of considered
to the
7—16, Ands further that such
2 practice is an abuse of the exer
.
interference
cise of the right of visit, search and
· Is," therefore, entitled to with, the passo20",through the finds that the
nounce an
́exercise belligerent rights: Suez Canal of goods destined for 8.It
It is not necessary in our Israel to be a acaille amta
#practico cannot in the prevalling view for the
fa pro- sive act and contrary to the circumstances be justified on the Council fa pru
spirit of the armistice agreement, grounds, that it is necessary. "What matters is not whether the effective functioning of there le some technical basis for which is thereby Jecherdsed.
further notes: that tha the restrictions but whether it is
of the "rpassage of " reasonably just and equitablo Chief of Staff of the Truce
It further notes that
the ROPA IN
that they should now be main Supervision Organisation recuite goods through the Suez Canal to
:*
points:
tice
laracil
which
poris. are denying to Canada has protested to the United States in
ed the statement of the senior nations at no time connected one of the strongest exchanges between the two
THREE POINTS,
Egyptian delegate in Rhodes on with the conflict: In Palestins Governments in years about the disclosure at a of the proposed resolution, Sir with every spirit of co-opera- and that these restrictions to Discuting the various parts January 13, 1949, to the effect valuable suppiles required for
that his delegation was inspired their economic
mic reconstruction: secret Washington hearing of an allegation of lady made the following tion, corteillatim, and a. aincere gether with sanctions appiled by Communism against a Canadian diplomat."
1-The Egyptian-Israel armis desire to restore
peace in Egypt to certain ships The External Affairs Minister, Mr Lester
agreement was not merely Pakstine, and that the Exy- Eave, visited Israeil
-ports re a temporary pause in the fight-tian Government have not com- present unjustified interference Pearson, said today that his Government had ex-ing. The Security Council plied with the earnest pics of with the rights of nations to Mr. Truman said he would be pressed "regret and annoyance" at the disclosure of restrictions imposed on both Egyptian delegate on June 12, freely with one another includ
understood it to mean the end the Chief of Staff eundo-to the navigate, the seas and to trada in a verbal protest made to the State Department rides.
2.In the light of the amis. 11, that they desist from the ing the Arab states and Israel. in Washington on Tuesday.
tice agreement the maintenance present practice of interferinminste, the restrictions upon Exyph with the passage through the termin of the blockade was "unjustified Suez Canal of goods destined the passage of international
He pointed out that there today that the Philippines HOUSING SCHEME can be a change in the second would sign the Japanese treaty comunand re resentative in San Francisco. He said he saw time to time as deemed nothing which would disrupt The Singapore Improvement desirable,
the conference and prevent the Trust plans to develop a housing
selection of Major treaty being signed. estate on 800 acres of land in the General Henry... X. Hodes, Alexandra Road-Holland Road Deputy Chief of Staff of the happy to talk to Mr Andrel sector of this city.
Eight Army, as the other UN Gromyko, the Soviet delegate, The estate to embrace delegate was announced yes- before the conference if Mr houses, flats, shops and artisans' terday (Thursday)-Associated | Gromyko destred it-United quarters.----Associated Press,
Press
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Pross,
No Moral
Moral Justification
GYPT'S title to belligerent rights
Exter which she has imposed a
blockade of the Suez Canal is now being debated by the Security Council, Dis- cussion on the purely technical subject of belligerent rights la not likely to prove very fruitful and recognising this Sir Gladwyn Jebb, the British represen- tative, has endeavoured to lift the 'issue to the level of equity, and justice. The resolution now before the Security Council urges Egypt to remove the blockade, but does not even hint of further action by the United Nations should Egypt decline to do so. A moral- judgment is strongly implied, and if the resolution is adopted, as undoubtedly it will be, Egypt must hold herself responsible for any further develop- -monts, Egypt bases her objection to the resolution on the argument that she possesses belligerent' rights which, for the purpose of preventing - goods reaching Israel through the Suez Canal, she intends to invoke. Her present attitude is one of indifference
to the fact that the blockade is injurious to other nations, and that it is a disturbing contribution to the unsettled state of affairs in the Middle East. Egypt also brushes aside any reminder that her armistice with Israel was always intended to lead to permanent peaceful relations between the two nations and that the blockade la being applied in deliberate and cynical disregard of the armistice conditions. Egypt cannot. morally "Justify the blockade no matter how vehemently she argues belligerent rights. Forfar as Israel is concerned the Egyptian. restrictions are irritating, but little more. They have a much wider and more serious effect on the trading: prosperity of other nations, and it is this which causes 'concern to the United States, Britain,, · France" and other; Western countries. It is impossible to see how 'Egypt can suffer by voluntarily rescinding the' blocknde. But she will regain the goodwill and respect of nations by so doing.
New Opportunity For Action
REMEMBERING
the Bullon intransigence of the Communists at the Kaesong armistice discussions. It is somewhat difficult to decide whether their prompt, acceptance of Admiral Joy's suggestion of informal talks by a sub-committee on the buffer zone Issue": means that they seriously desira tó- resolve this problem, or whether it is intended only to rɑlso new hopes which they":"will," in due course ! falsify by? refusal to conalder concessions or com=” promise. It can be claimed, however, that the mere fact the
nunista aro prepared to discuss the Her Lone „subjects representa", progress.ṁ In ↑ the
"formal turėtinga. of the
remained stonily silent despite the many and varied approaches made by Admiral Joy and his colleagues.-- Lf; " In an atmosphere of informality, they are prepared to exchange frank and reason- able viewpoints, It is conceivable that
the
Canada expressed surprise that the namo of Mr Herbert Norman, acting head of the Canadian- United
been
into
to the should have Con- hearings, protest added that it expected any references Canadian officials to be
gressional
to
"passed
on 40 the Camedian Government through diplomatic channels,
instead of being made pubile.
the
Senate's
Sub
Moslems'
Warning
and unremorable" and com-
stituted "an abuse of any rights for Israel. which Egypt may claim to
PERMANENT
107 Calls
100
commercial, shipping" and - goods through the Suez whereyen bound and to conso all inter- ference with such shipping be
essential to
the safety
of shipping in the Canal
golution did not nak│It considers that since the, Egyptian Government to armalatice regime which has been on that give up any rights which they in existence for nearly two and itself and to the observance of could legitimately claims to a half years is of a permanent the International conventions in
of character. exercise in regard to passage
neither party
cal forcePREHENSION ships through the Canal.
reasonably assart that it is
eituation self- | affectiber the whole Hear. East (Contd on back · page,' vol. 1)
Sir Gladwyn then declared, actively a belligerent or require Mr Warren Auria (United New Delhi, Aug. 16. what we want to see is the to exercise the right of visit, States) said, "This is but one Fourteen Indian Moslem restoration of normal posicetime search and seizure for any manifestation of Mr Norman's name came up lenders todny told Dr Frank conditions in the Canal provi- legitimate. bufort
purpose of Committee on intarsial security Graham, United Nations ding for the unhindered passage defence,
of the ships of all nations. when Mr. Robert Morris," the
mediator for Kashmir, that "This system has worked ad- Committee's counsel, said that ho had been
and at an
the policy of Moslem Pakis mirably in the part to the great an carller named
benefit
both of Egypt and of ail committee hearing a minn tan on the Kashmir ques-
tho countries whose commerce
who belonged to ion
is "Iraught
with the lis dependent on this great inter-i
that Dr
Farty student group at Cod, Massachusetts, in
August
·ផ
*
former
graveat peril to the 40,000,-|national waterway. It is high 000 Moslems in India."
time that these conditions were restored.
The Moslem tenders said
had testified
it memorandum that If the Unitedinally, I should like to that in calling ubon that Mr Norman Nations Security Council, was
toterminate them Communist at that time. really interested in peace, human restrictions we do not feel that The External Affairs Depart brotherhood ** and * International we are in any sense penalizing ment sald subsequently that Mr understanding, "It should heed Egypt or seeking to impose on Norman bad been cleared of all this warning while there is all her measures which are in any
by a time suspicion
way inequitable * Unreston® seburity, chocia
over Kashmir, able.
The
dispute over
Mr Lester Pearson, the Cana- claimed by both India and Nor can it be said that the Press conference today that the bouring republics close to was the most ample time and oppor Mian Foreign Minister, told a Pakistan, has brought the felgh Security Council acting too hastily. Egypt has been given United States Government Had Kashmir, predominantly Mos
bbon
ho
why there
usted senios a Hindu Maharajali, nocedet nude but.we have su
was a "highly lem la population but ruled by tunity for lifting: these, restric- and
Hindu India after the division
Sendeavour has He also nanounced that Me of the subcontinent into two Norman, the Canadian Govern nations-Associated Press, ment's leading Far Eastern expert, was to be chint adviser to the Canadian delegation polag to San Francisco for the Japanese peace treaty conferenco opening ory September: M Router.
* Tourists Injured;
Im Accident
Conference To Be Called
ceived no indication that - the
pre Egypilan: Government, are pared to put forward any pro
·which "could be?:
cdn- posals sidered "ni-matiafgetr
1.
some to
we' must go forward with the resolution which own, have London, Aug 10. tabled and that, as 'I' said on Britain has invited other August 1 and now repeat, the Dalth Governments to Council should exercise, its time
meeting in London doubted authorityVisa "to consider the supe production of; "Taw
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