1951-09-26 — Page 1

CORRECT on all occasions.

VULCAIN

SWISS

MADE

CHINA

No. 35008

Mossadegh Accuses Britons Of Sabotage

Teheran, Sept. 25.

The Persian Premier, Dr Mohammed Mos- sadegh, announced today that he was expelling in nine days all the 350 British oil staff still at the great Abadan refinery.

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A Government source said that Dr Mossadegh ordered the expulsions because he considered:

1. They were "sabotaging" the £500,000,000 instal-

Jations.

2. Other foreign technicians would not accept jobs in Perain until the British left.

3. Potential customers would not buy oil until Persia was in complete control, since they would not have con- fidence that supplies would be uninterrupted by political difficulties.

The ailing Premier has fold, with the National

Iranian Oll

his offelals in South Persia's Comany their presence to Ferskr oil province of Khuzistan to is redundant and there is no give the Britons til midnight | reason

Wednesday, October

to

for their staying in

Therefore,

quit the orders are expreted should, within one week, make

be handed over tomorrow.

to be

preparations for departure from

Dr Mossadegh issued his long Persia.

less than a threatened order

week after offering to

negotiations London

with

HID

order to carry out the resume above order you are to notify the British. Immediately each British techni- this offer i-cian resident in the oil area in- contained dividually that he is to quit Persan Lerritory within one week from the morning Thursday, September 27.

medinteuse it.

no new proposals.

He

originally coupled his offer of new talks with the ex- pulsion threat in an ultimatum which the American oll envoy, Mr Averell Harriman, refused to send on to Britain.

None of the Britons at will be given the option -Aboden

of joining the new National Persian Oll Company.

Dr Morsadegh's cabled in

structions to his offlelals made P. clear

that he wanted British treated well in their last days in Persia.

ACTS ON HIS OWN

of

CONDUCT INSTRUCTIONS "Nevertheless, in the course

Tito Ready To Settle Dispute

Washington, Sept. 25, The Yugoslav Ambassa dár, Vladimir Fapovich sald today Marshal Tito's government is ready to try to negotiate. vettle- ment with Italy of their lone dispute over Trieste.

The envoy expressed the bellef that with *mutuat ROOL will" A settlement could be work- ed out,

However, he said, nego- tiations, cannot be based

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oft the 1948 declaration by the United States, Bri- tain and France that Tricate should be returned to Italy.

Popovich had

80- minute conference with Mr Dean Acheson which 110 wald was devoted to the Trieste lesne and the Current vislt

Higher of Alcide de Gasperi, the Italian Premier, A550- clated Press.

Missing Manuscripts Located?

Berlin, Sept. 25. Carlton Smith, director of of these seven days that they the US National Art Foun remain in Persia the

conduct dation, said today under of the Persian authorities and ground" employees should be such that from Poland indicate that reports received the British should have the

missing musical best feelings towards Persia at famous the moment of their departure, manuscripts might be in the must emphasise on the university library in Bres- the On Board the necessity for lau.

punctilious

execution of the above decision and further in-

The manuscripts include sist that until the last moment Beethoven's Ninth and Seventh He was, due to take his re- British technicians should bent Symphonies, commendations on the expulat

Mozart's Magle from

traditional Persinni Flute and Mendelssohn's Elijo. But sources close to him and other authorities of Khuzis word from Poland that printed gendarmerie, military Smith said he had received might said that he had d:cided tan Province, were informed of music of the 16th and 17th

act Immediately without Parliamentary approval because with emphasis on the necessity along with

the Government's decision- centuries which disappeared he wanted to take

on other

the Mozart, Men- er of avoiding

delssolin, and Beethoven manu- foreign

as soon as Britons. possible,

scripts were-In Breslau. The British Embassy tonight The Premier's

cable to the

comment on Persian Oil Board in Abadan refused any

expulsion order. Faid. "Horewith is the decision the Mixed Oil Commission of which has also been sanctioned by the Cabinet

which

sions to the Majl (Lower hospitality,"

Police,

House of Parliament) on Thurs-

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ALIST

OCT 25

Day

Close Result In The

Election

Expected

London, Sept. 25. Political statisticians who correctly forecast the 1950 election result said today that though many people expect a Conservative win next month a close finish is possible,

The statisticians said that on the score of straw polls so for, Mr Winston Churchill's Conservatives should have a majority of 91 seats,

But they added that the actual

outcom: will depend on how far the customary election time- hardening of Government support which has already begun continued between

MESSAGE

Liaison Officers Expected To

Today

Meet

Advance HQ, UN Command, Sept. 26.

At approximately 7 a.m. Lieutenant Colonel Norman B. Edwards, acting UNC liaison officer, received from Colonel Chang Chun-san, senior Communist liaison officer, a message for Colonel Andrew J. Kinney, senior UNC liaison officer......

The message was exchanged at the Pan Mun Jom bridge to which point Colonel Edwards and two interpreters travelled by helicopter.

The helicopter returned to the advance head- quarters at approximately 7.17 a.m.

The contents of the communication have not been disclosed,

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United Nations Command, and September 20, there was Communkat liaison offlcers are need to continue these discus-] expected to meet again today slana," (Wednesday) at Kaesong, it was learned from responsible sources. the meeting be disbanded pend- "He therefore proposed that The Allied liaison team AVAS scheduled to leave the advance the other side. Colonel Kinney Ing a reply to our proposal from United Nations Command base agreed to disbanding of the -near Munsan-about 0.15 a.m.meeting in order by helicopter.

to wait for Instructions from his, higher

The

Communis! Peking Radio Puthorities." sald today (Wednesday) that a The radio said nothing of meeting cf United Nations and any Communist teply to Colonel Red cfficers at Kacsang yesterday Kinney's (Tuesday) ended b:cause the

messago, do, Colonel Micers "could not give an opinion which said:

Chang Chun-san last night,

New Soviet

25).

now and polling day Move

October 25.

Judging by a statement made tonight by a ministerial mem- ber of the Conservatives" " "Shadow Cabinet", Mr Winston Churchill, their lender, will re- frain

any atempt to from

victory by buying up snatch Britain's "austerity" electorale with false hopes.

Is Awaited

UN

your

Typhoon Moves Away From HK

The typhoon

which' threatened the Colony, sex« « terday mabegun to move away from Hongkong in a north-easterly direction and is now heading to wards Formosa, according to a report from

from the Royal Observatory this morning.

The following statement was issued at 0.45.

"At a.is, Tocal time the lyphuon I was centred about 220 miles EBE of Hong- kong, Little information is available, but now seems

fairly ·certain that

tha to

typhoon / lian: began move away from Hong

kong on a north-easterly track and is now heading towards Formess.

"There is no longer any danger of gale force winds in Hongkong,

"The

No. +

typhoon

signal was lowered at 5,30 this mornings"

Security Gag

President Truman's New Restrictions

Washington, Sept. 25, President Harry S Truman signed

оп our proposal" for formal)

an order on Tuesday resumption of armistice negotia-

"Despite tions at 10 am, today (September action in recessing the meeting age

unilateral applying tight military security

to

and government

civilian today and your abrupt departure

agencies on information which The radio said Colonel Chang therefrom. I am prepared to night aid "potential enemics Chun-san, North Korean Liaison meet

At the same time Mr. Truman with ameer, reported that the meeting September 20, 1951, at 10 din. issued a statocment saying the be disbanded pending a reply to to discuss conditions mutually sole purpose of the order is

proporal from the other

for resumption of satisfactory the armistice talts,"

REBUTTED

Our

The rad said the UN JEUNG ***

cfeer, Colonel Andrew J.Kinney, "agreed to disbanding of the meeting in order, to wait for Instructions from his higher authorities."

you tomorrow,

guard.

to

disclosures against harmful to the security of the United States" and not to with- hold information that has no bearing on

najonal security,

Germany's Future (Our Own Correspondent)

London, Sept. 25. Diplomats in London and' A source close to the Premier said tonight that Dr Mossadegh All the manuscripts disappeared on Reuter, "The need for sur Paris are awaiting a major how yesterday's meeting ended tice negotiations had again been print and

during the war from the Bene-

This led to the hope, he said, the that

the other manuscripts

was confident that if there were

might be there too.

dictine Monastery in Grussau, transmitted to you for execution: no incidents during the evacun--in-Silesin, where they had been

"In view of the undertaking

tion the British Government hidden by the Ger

by the Germans, given

by the Government to the would not intervene.

Smith returned recently from Senate and Majils that the fate The source said that the Pre-

a six-day tour of East Germany. of British technicians would be mier's confidence was streng- He learned on his tour that determined soon, the Cabinet thened by the conviction that Beethoven's conversation books notifies the Oil Board to inform the coming general election had disappeared from the for- the British experts that since would act as a brake on British mer Prussian State Library in they have not agreed to serve Government action.-Reuter. East Berlin.-United Press.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

DAY

Daylight Saving Need

AYLIGHT saving in Hongkong for 1951 is to cease on October 28, although the only known reason that it should do so (and it is not a parti- cularly impressive one) is that the Or- dinance lays down that Summer Time must be declared ended before the year closes. It is, perhaps, symptomatic of the peculiar characteristics of this Colony that what is intended to be a boon to residents should be withdrawn at a time of the year when it would be most welcome and most effective. So far as Hongkong is concerned there is a much stronger case to be made out for an extra hour of daylight in the winter than in the summer. Primarily daylight saving is intended to benefit the community by providing additional time for enjoying open air sports and recreation after the day's work has finished. But the summer is, by nature, not an ideal period of the year for energetic sports and pastimes. It is our winter which provides the best conditions. But because the clocks are put back to sun time, office workers have virtually no chance of mid-week open air recreation after work. 'Cricket practice, tennis, lawn bowls and other... open air games are beyond the averago office worker in mid-week during the winter months (despite the near per fect climatic conditions for these sports) because by the time he has left work, crossed the harbour and renched his club, the sun is setting- Wherefore the opportunity for open nir exercise, which it has long been no cepted in this Colony is desirable In order to help people keep fit, is re- Atricted to Saturday afternoon and Sunday: To achieve the maximum pure ̈ ́· poso for which daylight saving was originally conceived. It is essential that

in Hongkong it should operate through- out the year, To deprive the Colony of that extra hour of light in the evening between November and April merely robs thousands of people of the chance. of obtaining much-needed open air re- laxation during the week; they cannot, because of the early. sunset take full advantage of the dry and exhilarating weather of November, December and January. What are the disadvantages winter of daylight saving during the months? One that may be advanced is that it would mean rising in the morning in the dark. But even when clocks are set to sun time it is still necessary to rise in a half light which requires the use of artificial lighting for morning ablutions. The milking of. cows and the feeding of farmyard stock presents something of a problem, but not che, as experience has shown, which cannot satisfactorily be over- come. It is contended that daylight saving upsets the sleeping habits of children, yet not only in Hongkong, but "elsewhere, they appear to adapt them- selves to the conditions without harm to themselves while Summer Time is operating. On the other side of the balance sheet there remains the incon testable benefit which, the community as a whole derives from having an ex- tra hour of daylight during the winter evenings. That is the time of day when daylight is most needed and con be put to best and most beneficial use. We believe that daylight saving should. be continued throughout the winter und wo suggest Government give con- sideration to an "amendment of the existing Ordinance enabling this to bo put into effect.........

Mr Walter Elliot, former Conservative Health Minister,

DRAFT MANIFESTO

DIFFERENT VERSION

The Communist version

and

The Peking Radio sald

"The American people have Colone! Chang" pointed out to a fundamental right to-in- the Allied Haison officers that formation about their govern- the "question of so-called-con-ment, and there is no element of ditions for resumption of armis of censorship, either direct or in this order," the differed sharply with that of the rebutted by Supreme Comman fence is paramount, but the finan-Soviet move.

The anxiety. Consequently it is im- Russia will address a note to Colonel

order applied only to cial situation

General causes us grave-It-is expected here that Information Office which sald der PengTM"

Headquarters Public der Kim Il-sung and Comman-

Tel-huat in their officials and employees of the to possible for us to make any

Chong

General Matthew government, carries no penalties, Chun-san message

dated September

does not attempt to re- Ridgway Cosy promises to the electorate." the United States, France "brought an abrupt halt" to the 9. -Reuter.

and Britain proposing re-parley "by stalking angrily out 24 and that the Commander strict what newspapers, radios In-Chief of the other side or other agencies of news dis- newed discussions on the of the conference room.**

may should not have ordered their semination

publish Ox . London, Sept. 25. regimes in Germany and}

a broadcast, The GHQ announcement said liaison officers to maintain Winston Churchill met with Austria.

Under it, clvilion agencies the North Korean Colonel Icft stand which had been rejected his Conservative Party "shadow

the room

after "refusing to by our commanders simply in handling inatters affecting the cabinet" en Tuesday to draft an

Д defence Informed quarters in London countenance" Colonel Kinney's order to avoid giving them

· programme must classify clection manifesto emphasising do

certain material not believe the Soviet suggestion "that the llaston off-straight answer.""

as "security the paramount importance

information" of authorities

and also vill permit

give it of Dr cers both sides be delegated speedy armament.

According to the radio the one of four additional classifica. Adenauer to continue discussion authority to discuss conditions The wartime Prime Minister outside Bonn concerning German concerning the armistice confer- Communist Unison officers pin- dons: Top secret; secret, con- was also understood to have remilitarisation without maiming ence that would be

gid full British co-operation

teams at Katsong on September...The order does not attempt to with the United States as Bra further diplomatie attempt to progress toward a come first posed at the meeting of Maisonfidential; or restricted.

re- define what information should The Peking Radio said that it 24 that armistice delegates tain's greatest weapon in op

was on orders of North Korean sume negotiations on September be classified, and leaves it to posing the threats of Russia and

General Nam I, the chief 25. The radio said the Allied the agency heads and designated Communism.

Communist armistice delegate; representatives did not agree to security officers to we their own that Colonel Chang Chun-san that proposal:-Associated Press, Judgment-Associated Presi. "once again proposed" yester

The manifesto will probably be kept secret until after the labour Party Issues its own manl- Cesto next week.

Mr Churchill has never made A secret of his views that Bri tain can stand strongest it sho stands side by side with the United States. However much of his vote-getting campaign will be devoted to attacking the Labour Party, for its "failures" In office.

unity and demilitarise Germany.

In Paris It is considered that the recent quiet period in Soviet policy la a preparation for renew ed activity. The French Foreign Ministry considers direct Soviet French exchanges are possible. The only actions induced by the Soviet Union are the offer of ell-German

elections made b Herr Grotewahl, the East Ger man leader, ten days ago, and the recent official note addressed tu the French Government warning France against support for German rearmament and that the policy is contrary to

Franco-Soviet poet of

friendship.

Mr Anthony Eden, slated for the post of Foreign Secretary the If Mr Churchill succeeds in regaining his war-time post," attended the meeting on Tues Bay morning at Mr Churchill's London home.

CAUSE OF - DELAY

by

day that delegates of both sides resume negotiations at 10 a.m. September 20. But Colonel Kinney clill avolded expressing an opinion on our proposal but once again brought up the 50- called conditions for resumption of armistice negotiations nts. Eventually Colonel Ch

Chun-san stated that since the other side still could not give un opinion on our proposal for formal resumption by delegates of beth aides of Kaesong armis- tico negotiations at 30

It is believed in London that the Soviet Union has only de SOCIALISTS' TRUCE

layed making any move because The need for a solid platform the ultimate decision on for the October 25 general elec- German rearmament has been Wont tions was emphasised to the once more postponed. It was to Conservatives on Monday by

the "truce" in the Labour Party have been made at the meeting

of

the

North Atlantic between the left-wing splinter Treaty Foreign group of Mr Aneurin Bevan and Reme on October 24. But the Ministers at Mr Attlee's forces. A. united Labour Party is certain to meeting has been postponed at present a more formidable chal-Mr Morrison's request: on nu

elections. lenge to the Tories on electun count of the British

Howeve

the Bonn parliament day than a divided party,

The Tory manifesto will also for West Germany is now be advocate fuller co-operation ginning yith Commoth countries, bigger

and the

for Industry

King Takes Nourishment

London, Sept. 25.

took King George nourishment today for the Arst time since he under- went a serious lung opera- tion on Sunday,

་་

the

Medical bulletin Issued

Buckingham Falace revealed to. a debate on the East

Monarch's Anxious inb-. German proposals for German unity and so this may be the jects that he has thrown off any immediate post- operative shock or com- plications.

In order to increase production; paychological moment for mid- the Soviet ofadden intervention by elimination ministrative waste which the simultaneously

Conservatives charge

charge, the pre

cent negatives.

The

Union

Dr Adenauer

is gulity of, bargaining with the Allied were ex-High Commissioners on terms pected to make a major bid for remilitarisation which are for partlementary control right reputed to be payment of $5,000 here In London as well as in million and the release of cer outlying regions. They will contain: Gemmar war criminals. test all 43 parliamentary scots Boviet intervention immedi-

art

the London area which ately he would not surprise Curing the last elections proved Western diplomats who

Labour stronghold. The Las only ready to nególiato, under bourites won 31 math to 12 for certain reasonable conditions Mgosi Churchill's supporters for

demilitarisation, Djok the United Fremi

GERIDANY

"The King has had a comfortable day and bas been able to take some nourishment," the bulletin

alth issued since

The the operation. B was la the same encouraging vein as a morning announce- ment that the King had a restful night and "con tinues to gala strengthen

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