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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1951.

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The Oil Crisis TROOPS SEAL OFF SUEZ

Spreads To Lebanon

Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 31.

The Middle East oil revolt spread here today against American and British-owned pipelines.

The Chamber of Deputies unanimously adopt- ed a resolution demanding that the government immediately undertake negotiations with all oil companies for revision of their agreements with Lebanon.

Involved is the American-owned Trans-Arabian

Desert Road Cleared Of Traffic

Cairo, Oct. 31. British troops, firing guns into the air, cleared Pipeline Company (Tapline), which the Deputies Egyptian traffic from Cairo to Suez today and

charged is smuggling oil to Israel and refusing to em- ploy as many Lebanese as it had promised.

sealed the city, reports here said.

The reports said that British soldiers fired

Another oil concern involved ments together on a solution of above crowded traffic when Egyptians refused to

is the Iraq Petroicum Com- their dispute over elt nation- pany (IPC) which operates a alisation in Iran.

560-mil pipeline from the Mr Webt told a news con- Kirkuk felds in Iraq to Tripol;ference discussions which State up to Lebunes? coast, IPC is Department officials have held British controlled, but the here with Premier Mohammed Standard Oil Company of New Mossadegh have been wholly Jersey and Socony-Varuum informal and directed toward jointly own 23 per cent, interest. Anding some basis on which the Tapline, a subsidiary of the British and Irandans can resume Arabian-American O Company negotiations (ARAMCO), is owned by Officials generally believe that Sandard of Jersey. Standard if such a basis is found, a settle of Calfornia,

clear the road.

in

No casualties were reported.

The city of Suez was sealed when troops, acting retaliation against mounting Egyptian non-co operation, halted road traffic in and out.

Rail communications have been agitator in a boycott campaign severed for several days.

¡ Intended to deprive thern of Cairo reporle alsu said that all Egyptian labour. They the British have wherled rankos urged remaining workers to and guns into positions com- disregard extremists" death

threats.

and the Texasy-Vacuum ¡ment of the whole critical con-ending the

Company

düser:

along the troversy will be very close at strwalegic road and rail line bc-

tween Cairo and Suez.

REPORT

Tapline operates the largest band. pipeline in the world, running! Dr Mossadegh came to Wash- The guns have been mounted 1,068 miles from the Saudi ington at the invitation of Pre-bou. 15 miles west of Suez, the Arabien felds on the Persian sident Truman about ten days Ups rakt Gulf, across Jordan, Syria and ago. He had presented Iran's

Lebanon to Sidon, on the Le-

case before the United Nations banese coust. The line carries in New York earlier. about 300,000 barrels of oil daily. compared to 110,000 barrels for the IPC line IPC, however. plans to complete an additional line to double its capacity early

next year,

Tapline's

agreement

with

The

An Egyptian government spokesman sald three British tanks rounded up seven other policemen near Tep El Kebir, on the Cairo-Ismailia road 25 CAIRO

miles west of Ismailla, and Calo

reports further "look Them as prisoners to the allege that a

sta ich superin-British camp." British confirms- fonden: had been bayone'ed by tion was lacking. Brigh solchers.

The police captalo, Lufti El said that this had occurred when Kholi, was arrested in Fayid told Egyptian eme Secretary of State Dean Acheson soldiers swept into the raft after he

signal station at the vital Eployees of the British

armed Ferdan bridg, seven miles north forces they will be shot if they of Ismailia.

are still working Saturday, a superintendent had been identi-

The reports said that the British military spokesman satd, fled as Ibrahim Badawl and the

El Kholi was taken out on

Suez-Cairo road

and added that he had been sent to "invited to start walking,"` he hospital in a serious ecndition. added.

PROGRESS REPORTED Conferences with Mr Truman,

and others indicated progress was being made and the Iranian Premler delayed his

planned

for

Lebanon, ratified by Parliam early return to Teheran. Instead, in 1947, provided for the yearly he ordered his government's oil payment of $10,000 for a tight of

to Washington specialist uray

GJd $70,000

cover technical aid, 10 Lebanon's expenses in guarding The Ent. A separate agreemen On Monday, US oficials re- $.gned a year ago gave Lebanon ported that this country was two cents for cach on of oil urging Britain and Iran to agree loaded by Siden, or about $300,- to a stop-gap plan for moving 000 a year.

some $40,000,000 worth of stored The

Iranian oil to the West. Company's egrcement with Syria provides for iden- ! A temporary agre:ment was tical transit and security

sought, they said, because was piling up and any manent agreement would

pay-

menis and a clause that it can

be amended if mare favourable terms are granted to

oil

per- ré.

A British statement said today that shipping of all nations, in- cluding Egypt itself, would be paralysed in the Canal except for the work of the British Navy, It said that no commercial cial argo was being worked at Port Said and Suez.

*These cargoes could be diverted to Alexandria,

over an

Elsewhere, British trogne seized а railway and road bridge outside Port Seld, took Egyptian overtiment girls school at Femallia and again stopped all road traffic tu and from the town of Suez.

The spokesman said a patrul took up operation od the Port Sald bridge after

open more than 50

Н 59 minutes day The confiscated

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school, he reported, is being used for children of service families to substitute for private British schools in Ishalla closed by the Egyptians.

3 other quire weeks or months to put the British statement said, but authorities refused to country crossed by the Lne into effect.

Associated Pres

IRANIAN DISPUTE

Washington, Oct. 31.

Under-Secretary

On other matters, Mr Webb said there are still very many complexities to be worked out before there can be any truce agreement between the Com-

of Slate muntats and United Nations

James Webb said today the ferees in Korea. That was United States has

his

the port "has been serlousty congested for a year through the inadequacy of Egyptian rail- ways and the port which many skippers avoid for that reason.

United Press.

POLICE AGITATOR

Cairo, Oct. 31

ejected

an

mude some pnswer to an inquiry about the The British progress toward getting the prospects for an end 10 the Egyptian police captain from British end Iranian govern- fighting-Associated Press.

today

COMMENT OF THE DAY

THE

the Suez

Canal

The Korea Truce Talks

HE laborious progress being made by the Communist-UN joint sub- committee in finding common ground for the resumption of full-scale armistice negotiations in Korea invites little con- fidence in the conclusion of a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the immediate future. The dominating prob- lem at the moment is the establishment of a buffer zone. That the Communists have modified their earlier attitude is considered a welcome development by the UN negotiators, but no one can feel particularly happy about the tedious parleying which continues to mark the latest phase of the truce tulks. The Reds appear determined to make the creation of a buffer zone a bargaining issue with the object of persuading the United Nations Command to forfeit military areas now in its possession and obtained through hard fighting. Allied resistance to the proposition cannot fairly be criticised, any more than can the UN Command's insistence that the Communists appreciate the realities of the situation and confine their proposals to those realities. The impression given by the Reda is that they are more concerned with trying to gain advantages from truce talks than they are in amicably reaching an agreement intended, to make possible higher lovel armlatice talks. The suspicion that the Communists are deliberately dilly- dallying in the hope that a more spectacular method of settling the dis- puto can be found la given more substance by a report from Parls that India intends to suggest to the Generul Assembly of the United Nations a bargaining deal for bringing peace to Korea. The proposed price of an early peace in Korea is the admission of the Chinese Communist Government to the United Nations, Peking, almost certainly, would welcome the Idon. There fi considerable doubt, however, whether

as an

the majority of UN members would favour it. Powerful opposition from the United States is inevitable, for any such deal would involve American recognition of the Peking regime for which there is little popular feeling in the United States. Nevertheless if the proposition is seriously advanced by India it will deserve considered examination. No matter by what methods a settlement of the Korea conflict is reached, Peking's claim to admission to the UN will in due course have to be considered, The reported Indian proposal, as it now standa, is that Communist China should become a member of UNO

sooner instead of later, and that justification for her membership should be her preparedness to help, conclude a rapid and honourable peace in Korea. The basic need of the moment is to find ways and means of ending the Korea hostilities, honourably and fairly, and it is in that light that any proposals for peace have to be considered. Mr Nehra, undoubtedly, is fully cognisant of this and is satisfied that a "deal", such as has been hinted from Paris, could be made without violating either honour. or equity. Washington's attitude to the proposal will, in some part, be governed by the prospects of success attending the trucé riegotiations now in progress. If they can, in a reasonably short time from now, develop satis factorily enough to enable the principal negotiators to come together, Washing- too will consider it unnecessary to explore alternativo"...mathods of effecting peace in Korea. But the pace of the current talka obviously will con tinue to be set by the Communists, whose tactics to date have been to rotard progress, and if the idea of # "trade" appeals to them they can be expected to persist in stalling until the. bargain has been laid before the UN General Assembly, su

It

Princess & Philip In Washington

WARM RECEPTION

Washington, Oct. 31. President Harry Truman welcomed Princess Elizabeth to the US by saying:

"Margaret (Truman) tells me that whenever anyone becomes acquainted with you they immediately fall Egyptian leaflets threatening in love with you.”

LEAFLET THREAT

death to the workers who have stayed on estimated at $5,000 were reported showing up cafes "from Port Said to Suez," at opposite ends of the 104-mile long canni which King Farouk's government wants to clear of the British.

The words were mot in Mr Truman's prepared remark.

But judging by the way he and the $30,000 persons acted who turned out to greet. Britain's Princess and Prince Philly, they pretty well fled the bill.

The President, Mas Truman General Sir George Erskine, and daughter Margaret were Princess when the British Commander, assured waiting for the the workers in a message dis she came down the camp from tributed with

the aeroplane which had brought their pay en- velopes they will be protected, her from Montreal: Bchod her came Philip, Princess Elizabeth lodged and fed if they remain and Philip chook hands with the

The strike fever spread, how- Trad ever, to Canteen kitchen atten- dant's

Cabinet me

members and at Fayid, the British their wives and British Com- General Headquarters City monwealth diplomats and their British enlisted men took over wives came up to meet Princess their duties,

Elizabeth.

Hundreds of striking dock · The American women shook workers at Port Tewük, near hands with her; the Common- Suez shouted anti-British wealth wives curtsled. · -} slogans before British business. MESSAGE OF HOPE houses and replaceri several

Princess

Elizabeth and the British flags with Egyptian President then went to a restrum

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Here are two scenes pictured during last week's British general elections. Top, Trafalgar Square is packed with throngs watching the election rezulta coming through. Below, women press forward to pat Mr Wiziston Churchill on the back as he leaves a polling booth after casting his vote,

AP Pictures.

A-Bomb Is

flags. Two hundred Egyptian for the offcial welcome. Ready For

police dispersed the demon In a voice calin and firm,

British troops were Princess Elizabeth told

the

strators. nol involved.

Egypt sought, by declaring watching and listening, by tele- two old treaties void. to oust vision and radio, that Britain the British from the Suez Canal and Canada will work with all zone and Sudan, but Britain is our strength for freedom and The "atomle bomb can be standing on her treaty rights for peace Associated Press.

President and the millions more. Battlefield

Wild Animals

Escape

but

Washington, Oct. 31.

used on the field of battle", Mc

Free men everywhere, she Albert Gore, (Democrat, Ten- sald,; “look towards the United nessee) said today on his retiam States with affection and with from wiinvesing atomic tests in

The message that has Nevada.

hope,

gone out from this great capital Mr Gore, Chairman of the city has brought hope and Atomile Energy Sub-Committee courage to, a. troubled world,” of the House of Expenditures

Princess

Elizabeth read her Commitee told reporters that Mount Ida, Arkansas, Oct. 31.

Five wild animals escaped to remarks. Mr. Truman had a "atomic bombs are no longer day from the caravan of a speech all prepared, and then mysterious uncertainties they and tow specific, accurate and in the rugged Ozark didn't use it.

certain,

He said, "They are specific as to type and purpose: accurate in delivery and to the

point of przelako, and certain as to de- toration and devastating

effect. Mr Gore was one of a party of five Congressmen who saw

third tomle

expindon from several' miles away,

circus

Truman maid he wished foothills

a posse's guns M klited

one of thema vicious there but would tross did across Canada, fcopard--a few hours later.

tain sure," he said, "that The animals belonged to the would make our good colations Camba Brothers Circus-Owner

and of a half-grown llon that chewed our strong friendship with

British people

even better and clawed to death an eight-than they are now.

| year-old giet at Mena, Arkansas. The petite Elizabeth, in

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The animals were freed when dark red suit, black hat and their truck overturned during black accessories, seemed to hit{ Ho said He could not answer Brainstorm. They included it out with the President im- Inquiries as to time, distance two leopards, two black beats | mediately:"

mode

of delivery or typo (at Find one polar bear---United They chatted away cheerfully explosion big the bomb Press!

as they walked together

Arfoed how {"troops;

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'Frisco Earthquake

Ban, Franc 100, Oct)) $1. An earthqüinkoy shook the Ban Francisco Bay area today. wfall with bundle" where

Lon of San Francisco Unked

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Election Scenes

Killed In Mine Explosion

Kayford, W. Virginia,

Oct. 81.

An explosion flared through a new coal mine early today killing seven men and trapping five others for whom there is little hope.

Forty rescue workers struggled through

gas, fallen rocks and debris blocking the passage. ways of United Mine No. 1 of the Troux-Fraer Coal Co.

They found seven bodles by Late afternoon, some, under heaps of slate and big chunks out of the mine roof. They hacked on toward the section where the others had been working, three-quarters of a mile back in, the mountain.

The rescue work was slow. Gas was so foul spectators were shooed away from a big exhaust fan pumping it out. The rescue crews had to bull barriers of planks and burlap sacks to seal off the gas inside passages.--Associated Press,

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