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Election Victory

London, Oct. 22.

The Labour Party tonight made its first offi- cial forecast of a Government victory in the British general election on Thursday.

A headquarters spokesman claimed that Labour would not only win but increase the Party's slender majority in the 1960 Parliament.

Landslide

Hits Village

With only two clear days of cumpaigning left, Mr Morgan Phillips, Labour Party General! Secretary, tonight sunt out $3 final rallying call exerring all Labour workers to a supreme effort.

But confidence was equally strong in the Conservative Party. Spokesmen said that Mr Win-

Rome, Oct. 22. Masses of rock and earth ston Churchill was new assured tumbling down a mountain of victory provided his own fol- in Sardinia have swallowed | lowers turned out to vote in their part of the village of Osini know maximum strength. and today threatened to bury the rest.

CAUTIOUS ESTIMATES

They remained cautious about

Into Suez Canal Zone

TOTAL REINFORCEMENTS TO BE 12,000

All Arms Export Licences

For Egypt

Revoked

London, Oct. 23.

Britain was today pouring troops into the Suez Canal zone and the Sudan from military commands stretching from the United Kingdom to the island garrison of Cyprus.

The reinforcements will total an estimated 12,000 by the time these

Its 1.500 inhabitants fed from Fredicting the size of majorites movements are complete.

und-which unofficially

their homes yesterday spent the night o the open mountain-side.

have been estimated from 35 to nearly 100 with a "mean" mund about the 55 to 57 mark.

Downpurs ove- much of Italy last week have caused about 100 deaths and great Lancashire where the Govern

The chief Labour danger spol is the great industrial area of

damage.

ment Party has a number of marginal (small majority) fights on hand.

Tens of thousands of people on the islands of Sardinia and Sicily and in Southern Italy

The Party is convinced that were today Trying to repair

London their homes and compute their predominantly Labour

losses Reuter.

from

flooding. the

PLANE CRASHES

Sas Amouio, Texas, Oct. 22.

A Military Air Transport Com- mand C-97 plane crashed at Kelly Air Force Base day, killing four of the six-man crew.

The big transport crashed and

burned shortly after taking off.

The Kelly base public informa-

tion office said wo CI the ax crewmin were alive when crash trucks reached the serne-United Press.

will stand solidly bebind the Government.

In the London County Council srea there are 43 seats of which Labour in 1980 retained 31 and Conservatives got 12.

Present strength of the British garrison in the Canal zone and the Sudan are secret, but it is believed to amount to between 40,000 and 60,000

men.

These widespread movements are openly declared by officials in London to demonstrate the Government', determination to maintain the Egyptian Base — come what may --- until agreement is reached with Cairo for its continued functioning or replacement by a military organisation guaranteeing the security of the vital Middle East area.

No secret is made of the fact that the task inevitably weakens the Mediter- ranean garrisons and Britain's strategic reserve.

But the overhanging threat of a walkout by the total Egyptian labour force of 60,000 in the Canal zone means that every precaution must be taken to ensure the continued functioning of the zone as an effective military base and command headquarters.

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The 18th Independent Para-to Suez. They will probably Mr Churchill was today prepar

A Ministry of Supply spokes- chute Brigade, sent to the embark in the cruiser Liverpool, man was qucted a few days after Ing his speech for tomorrow

on Monday for this debate as saying that he could night's big Conservative rally at Middle East Command during which sailed

not confirm that nine tankes had Plymouth where he will champion the Persian oil crisis, has now Tripoll from Malta.

In Trieste on Monday, 600 arrive in Egypt. but saw the cause of his son, Randolph, comple'ed its move by air from against Bevante Michael Foot, Cyprus to the Suez garrison. men of the 1st Battalion of the reason to disbelieve it. Delivery Labour Left-winger and pam-

19th Infantry Brigade, South Lancashire Regiment of 18 had been held up following phie een against the Government's placed under orders Inst week-boarded a troopship taking them the Egyptian demands on Britain, end to move to Egypt, is how to the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, he said. Reports in Cairo said waiting to be flown out by the Their transfer, however, was that 23 had been ordered.--Reuter. announced before the present Royal Air Force,

LUCKY INTERCEPTION crisis arose.

arin's programine.

The

Mr Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister, is carefully nursing his Wal hamstow (East London) con- In Tripoli the 3rd Battalion Guards was stuency which is only few of the Grenadier miles from Churchill's own seat-reported on Monday night to be Woodford (Essex)-Reuter. standing by for shipment east

COMMENT OF THE DAY

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Armistice Possibilities

becomes !

zone,

WORLD attention

refocused on the new possibilities of an effective cease-fire agreement being reached in Korea. If the Com- munists ratify the security conditions which have been drawn up by the liaison officers of both sides, there can be an immediate resumption of the armistice negotiations by the accredited delegates from the point they were broken off by the Reds in August-the creation of demilitarised a considered by both parties a8 A prerequisite to a cease-fire order. That the liaison officers succeeded in agreeing on a new conference site and on the size of the neutral zone gives rise to guarded encouragement

that when full-scale armistice talks are resumed they will this time lead to something positive. There has been a welcome display of give and take in the Both recent preparative negotiations. sides have made concessions with good grace and in an apparent spirit of good- will. The real test of the Communists' good faith and honest intentions has, however, still to come. Whether or not an armistice can be reached at Pan Mun Jom appears to depend very largely on whether the Chinese delegates are allowed to take the initiative on behalf of the Reds, or whether the Com-

munists' delegates will continue to operate at the dictation of the Russians, Competent observers are reasonably convinced that the Chinese Communists genuinely wish for a cease-fire and a settlement of the Korea war, The Chinese Reds have lost heavily in men and materials, and signs have not been wanting that their fighting morale is nothing like so good as a few months ago. From a purely military point of

view

they have been placed in a precarious position by the UN autumn offensive and their ability to mount a successful counter-assault is seriously doubted. The stage is, perhaps, better set now for conclusive cease-fire talks than at any previous time. The United Nations Command has shown, not only by declarations, but by the manner in which willing concessions have been made at the liaison officers' meetings, that though the Allies are confident they hold the trump strategical and tactical cards in the battlefield, they are willing and anxious to reach an honourable settlement. All that is needed is a reciprocal demonstration on the part of the Communists. The next seven days may well be the most vital in the history of the Koren conflict.

Wonder Weapons In Perspective

THE announcements that a "Baby"

Tatom bomb has been exploded in

Nevada and that the Russians have sot off another atomic explosion naturally excite speculation, particularly along the lines as to what extent wonder weapons could or would be fitted into future warfare. In the United States, expecially, there has long been a faint undercurrent of feeling that there is something old-fashioned about building a vast army along classical Workl War I lines. But now, it seems, official quarters are growing a little, worried that futuristic expectations have been pitched too high. As far as expert publle knowledge goes the score on wonder weapons la roughly this: Hydrogen bombs are still well in the uture the guided Matador la nothing

more than a "glorified" V-1 and can actually be regarded as old-fashioned; the new bomb tried out this week in Nevada is probably a small tactical atom bomb that could be carried by light. bombers or heavy fighter-bombers, and probably by carrier-based aircraft; atomic artillery shells are a theoretical The fundamental new ponsibility. element in atomic development seems to be not that the weapons themselves are becoming more fantastic but that atomic warfare is becoming tactical as well as strategic. The question is whether they are yet advanced enough ́ to create an entirely new kind of warfare. More sober judges contend that America's trend is still towards classica) warfare with an Increasing. 'atomle flavour.

10

were

Khartoum, Oct. 22. British soldiers in Khartoum alerted On Saturday accidental inter- through the ception,

Egyptian radio

START MOVING Advance elemen-s of the 2nd Infantry Brigade stationed Cyprus also started moving the Canal zone on Monday. The message to Egyptian forces, a whole Brigade is expected to be usually reliable source said to- shifted there.

of an

day. The troop movements ATO being

The message, according to this accompanied by the informant, Instructed a force of despatch of naval contingents to the Egyptien garrison here to

take the Governor, Howe, prisoner,

the Suez area.

The Royal Navy on Monday took over the control of the outer harbour of Suez.

The conti-aircraft frigate Pea-| cock was

from salling toady

Malta for Port Sald.

Jo

A British Government spokes- today denied press re- ports that Australia and New Zealand had bein invited to send token forces to the Middle demonstrate Common- wealth solidarity,

concern for But deep

the Middle East us a link in the lifeline to

the Dominions been expressed by the Governments and of Africa-Reuter.

Sir Rober

On interception of this message British forces were alerted and guards round the Palace streng- thened, the source said.-Reuter,

WONT RECOGNISE ACT

MALAYA

GUERILLAS

STRIKE

London, Oct. 22. Britain will not recognise any Egyptian move to abolish the post of Governor-General of the Sudan, it was authorita- tively stated in London today.

Reports that Egypt might shortly seek to cancel the ap- two pointment ̈

of the present South

Singapore, Oct. 22. Governor-General, Sir. Robert Communist guerillas stepped Howe,

were belog watched up

their campaign in various attentively.

parts of Malaya today, killing

has

Egyptian

SHIPS PROTECTED

Cairo, Oct. 22. Any move by the Six British cargo ships moved Government in connection with at least 13 British coldiers and Into the Suez Canal today under Sir Robert Howe's status would Malay police, an English rubber the protective

ΟΙ guns

be followed

10 by an immediate planter "and Maley estate destroyer escort and British formal declaration of the Bri-driver. troops seized four railwaytish position, it was understood. stations to bring in military supplies.

The planter murdered today. wan an assistant manager named : Duclerc on

Kalumpang. Estate at Tonjon Mailm South Perak,

the

blocked Sir Robert would be instructed A second European planter to remain at his post and con- End 19 members of the security Abadiyah has been under Bri-tinue his administration.

forces were wounded in clashes fish control for several days and The British position is that with the terrorists. escort destroyers have bee both the Condominium agree- lying offshore since then. The ment of 1899 and the Anglo- Egyptian Port Administration Egyption treaty of 1936, re- refused to

provide pilots to affirming the agreement, are six guide the

cargo vessels still in force and cannot through Suet and demanded abrogated by Egypt alone. that the British. pay Customs The 1889 agreement between and port dutles following Britain and Egypt on the ad- Kents were killed and 12 were Egyptian abrogation of facilities ministrallon of the Sudan stated wounded when guerillas am- granted

under the Anglo- that the Governor-General may bushed a military convoy Egyptian treaty.

not be removed from office Selangor, Five guerillan

Reu-killed and several were wound-

A British Army spokesman without British consent. said tonight that the situation inter, and around the Suez was quiet, -United Press.

6,000 CHEER

ELIZABETH

be

In

Tin men of the Rayal West

in

were

ed.

It was one

of the biggest guerilla babes of the present|| emergency in Malaya.

A cordon was thrown around: Kuala Lumpur and armed police|| checked all people, leaving or entering ihi Frceral capital.

Guerillas also struck in the

LICENCES REVOKED

London, Oct. 22. The British Board of Trade announced tonight that it had revoked all outstanding licenCES · permitting the export of: urmas,; ammunition, aircraft, armoured vehicles, munition miking machinery, and other specialleod - Duke of Edinburgh today began Kulim district of Kedah today, war material to Egypt,

a mim six-hour round of public killing a lance corporal Mr. Emariuel Shinwell, the appearances when they drove wounding five other be creed : minhter, bold. the from Government House to the police in a road ambush. House of Commons on Apeli City Hall, where 0,000 cheering

Victoria, B.C.,· Ost, 22, Princess Elizabeth and the

20 the year, that Ersitaire was admirers greeted them.

not sending Egypt any, mi-

Last November, the

erowca. stood

A

ant

Malay

In South Johore yesterday

The

six deep querillas killed two constables stantial items of war: equip on Douglas Street at the Royal and wounded two others when ment,

couple, entered City Hall for they fired on a pollee vehlele,

presided over Melayan Home Guards joined George. It the regular troops in action for dogerment pulley in exporting omotal day's work for Elizabeth Pahang Jungle for Communist and, her baubana, before leaving guerillag bollaved to have been Centurion

BAAAof

the halt the first timo "today to scour the

Best Bevin, than Forelan by Mayor Secretary, after severe attacks on w

he House An Aurance that no for thirverday holiday at responsible for the murder of HOOTS ORDKA WOULD B wat Panfil, be molded and luscurious Eagle's the Brush High Commissioner und reported training taste wils the Ceme. Zodre 100% mien, horth in Malays, Sir Henry, Gurney, Karpilan Foreign Minister;

18 days ago/Reuter,

British

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Troops Go Into Action: First Pictures

These exolasive pictures of British' sældiers in action in the Suez Canal Zone show (top) the taking ever of the Man el Ferdan bridge after Egyptian troops had Inið Bn ambush. Below, troops man barricades at Ismaillo: AP

Photos.

Mossadegh's Latest Feeler

Philadelphia, Oct. 22. the Prime Minister shid that The Persian Prime Minister, Persia could give every assur- Dr Mohammed Mossadegh, de-ance of the efficient operation of clared today that if the British the oil industry within Persla "are sincere in their acceptance "and thus of en uninterrupted of the principle of nationalist supply of oil and its products.” tion the way. les open to riego- tiate for the purchase of oil from Persia."

Speaking at a luncheon here,

Speaking earlier in Independ- ence Hall, Dr Mossadegh sald that In Persia liberty had still to be won-Reuter,

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