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British Troops To MYSTERY OF THE KOREA Commons

Withdraw From Canal Ports

AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED

Ismailia, Nov. 28.

All British forces will withdraw from the main Suez Canal Zone towns of Ismailia, Suez and Port Said in return for Egyptian promises to help fight the terrorists, British Leadquarters an- nounced tonight.

Gold Coins Forgers

Milan, Nov. 28.

in

Police today arrested five perrons concerned forging huge quantities of gold coins. The policr swooped on a Milan werk -

shop. Reizing about 24 kHograms of gold and silver plus one kilogram

if lead.

The Biegal mint was believed to have had an output of some 1,000 coins per day, including over. The agreement was reached this morning by the cimns, Mexican 50-peso British Commander, Lieutenant-General

pieces Sir George

and French

20. frano pieces. Erskine, and Abdel Hady Ghazaly Bey for Egypt. They

One man was detained met on the Ismailia-Port Said road.

besides the five arrested.

to

General Erskine also agreed The bottle of petrol hit him on stop physical searches of the head and broke. He was Egyption civilians at British badly bruised buy the bomb did

nilitary road blocks and to end rest ignite. all military patrols in the three ¦ towns.

The Egyptians promised Police help in the anti-terrorist

campaign.

Military telephone lines be- tween Port Said and Мокусат, General Erskine's headquarters, have been kept out of action for two days by Egyptian saboteurs.

4 few lines were reported working tonight and it was hoped that all would be restored

The Egyptian GovernortL announced tonight that it had decided to take over the "bera- tion battalions" waging guerilla ¡later. warfard nguinst British troops Saboteurs went down a man- because "dangerous“ elements hole a few yards from a duck had intrated into them.

gale in Port Said-the gate is

night and

by

In Port Said there are only guarded day three remaining organisations, Egyptian polive-and cut cable attached to the British services. joints out with a hacksaw. A One is the headquarters move- few miles

outside Port Said! control, where sen ment

and other men cut lengths of each | Transport questions are handled.

The haul of precious metal Included 39 ingots of gold weighing nearly 18 kilo-

in all. krams

500 gold dises of eight grams each and one kilogram of silver, -Reuter.

King Plans

To Make

Cruise

London, Nov. 28.

of the three military telephone King George, who is re- Another is the NAAFI's main cables which run 30 miles covering from a lung opera. distributing warehouse, where south to Moascar, hundredn of thousands of Soldier linesmen have work- tion, hopes to make a cruise pounds worth of stock are still ed night and day to repair The third is a Welcome what is the worst case of tele- Home run

by the Church as a hostel for soldiers, risis-Reuter sailors, airmen and their families.

held.

of some weeks in the battle- ship Vanguard early next

CEASE-FIRE

Gen. Ridgway Denies Issuing Order

WHITE HOUSE REFUTES

AGENCY STORY

Tokyo, Nov. 29.

General Matthew B. Ridgway's United Nations Headquarters de- nied that any order to Allied troops to cease offensive ground action had been issued at any responsible level.

"As spokesman før General Ridgway, I can say that no such order

Questions

2 Men Swept About HK

Overboard

Cuxhaven, Nov, 28. Thirteen men were saved but two were swept over- board and probably drown- ed when the 884-ton Bri- fish vessel Teeswood ran aground in the North Sea near Borkum Island in a heavy gale today and broke in two.

Rescue boats operating from Borkum, off the Frisian coast, saved the 13.

The Teerwood is almost completely submerged.

Dozens of vessels sought shelter in German harbours today as violent storms lasbed the North Sea reaching speeds of up to 5 miles an hour-Beuter.

3 Perish

has been given by the Eighth Army or anyone else," Colonel George In Blaze

Patrick Welch said.

Col. Welch started further investigation, however, when newsmen informed him that war correspondents from several Korean front sectors had reported recent "fire only if fired upon" type orders from the higher headquarters.

His statement indicated to observers here that such an order, if it existed, had originated at a level below the Eighth Army, perhaps at the Army Corps on the western front.

Col. Welch said his statement could be interpreted to mean that no top commander Gen. James Van Fleet of the Eighth Army, Vice--Adm. C. Turn- er Joy of the Far East Naval forces or Lieut.-Gen. O. P. Weyland of Far East had issued such an order. In effect, this was a restatement of the

Air Forces Methodist phone sabotage since the Canal Spring. He will be accom

MOVING STOCKS Stock is already being re- moved from the NAAFI ware- house. Lorry loads of Egyptian Police rushed to the scene today when reports circulated that crowd of intended to lont

warehouse. incident.

Birt

a

BBC Charter

Extended

London, Nov. 28.

panied by the Queen.

A statement issued from! Buckingham Palace tonight said, "It is hoped that the King will be able to take a ses voyage lasting some weeks in the early Spring Egyptian

youths

"The King

and Queen wal The charter maintaining the make this cruise in HMS Van- the and Are there was ho British Broadcasting Corporn-guard."

Lion's monopoly on broadcasting It was on Sunday, September The Welcome Home staff will and television is to be extended 23, just over nine weeks ago, co close its doors on Saturday after for six months while the terms that the King underwent nearly 50 years' work. Move- of a long-term charter are con-

operation for lung resection, He has made an excellent re- next sidered.

the But the Government has decovery. So far, however, A Melotov cocktail was cided to adopt a proposal of the King has not left the Palace thrown through the open win- previous Labour Government rince the operation took place. dow of the car currying Mr G. but the BBC get only 85 per Plumpton, NAAFI supplies cent of the net revenue from manager in the Middle East, in wireless licences instead of 100

per cent.-Reuter. the Port Said dock area today.

ment control week.

will close

COMMENT OF THE DAY

THE

repeated Ridgway theme that fighting will continue until a full armistice is

signed.

On

Ship

The Imposition Of Regulation 99

London, Nov. 28.

Mr Stephen Davies, left- wing Labour MP, aaked in the House of Commons to- day why regulations had been put into effect in Hong- kong empowering the police. to search transport, arrest residents and confiscate their personal belongings, goods and documents,

Mr A. T. Lonrox-Boyd, Minis- of State in the Colonial Office, replied that Mr Stephen Davies was referring to Regula- tion 09 of the Emergency (Principal) Regulations 1949. It was brought into force by the Governor of Hongkong, he said, the advice of his Executive Council to meet the abnormal conditions created by the presence of the very large i refugee population in Hong-

kong.

on

Periodical attacks on the

police and the difficulty of focating in advance illegal arms and home-made bombs had made this regulation essential ff the police were to carry out their duties promptly and effec- tively.

San Pedro, Nov. 28. The Norwegian ship Bataan umped into port today under suxiliary power and reported The powers in question would that the ship's master and two be used only with the specific passengers had perished in a authority of a senior police offi- blaze which swept through five cer

seconds.

of

decka

of the superstructure, Mr Percy Wella, Labour, asked Three crewmen were seriously if a decision could not be given Injured fighting the flames that un an application

for an in- khocked out the radio and pre- crease in the Colonial allowance vented the ship from calling for submitted on behalf of the help,

Agreement Men's Association According to the ship's off- His

His Majesty's dockyard in Col. Welch could not explaini. Mr Short made no direct The Third Infantry's curs, a fire broke out in the Hongkong.

almost simultaneous dis-reference to reports from Korea artillery fired back but made it stewards' quarters on Tuesday

Mr S the

S. Wingfield Digby, Civil the Admiralty, replied Lord of closure of the mysterious order at United Nations troops on plain that it was only counter and flashed through the passeng- in at least two corps sectors of the Western front had been battery work, that is, if the

ed quarters in a matter of that it was hoped a full settle- the Eighth Army front

directed to refrain from

ment of the foreign service starting

All hands and an undeter-allowances payable af delayed. At least six frontline eorres-offensive action and fire only Reds ared they would be fired

self-defence, reported late on in

Efforts pendents

long to upon

mined number of passengers, would not now

Meanwhile, interim interesses Wednesday that the order had draw him out on this aspect As the hours passed guns all all those aboard, fought the been handed down to troop of the Korean situation brought along the front became silent.blaze for seven hours as the ship in the allowances for certain commanders. The Acme photo only his reply that he would not A few Allied soldiers went out floated without power several categories of staff had been

Jim Healy, said that go beyond the statement he had

granted. Reuter, the grapher,

on this front on patrols. They hundred miles off shore.

The dead were identified as "restricted" the patrols in parts of the order were read tc made.

Charles Captain In Washington, the Defence order not to start anything.

and two him.-United Press,

Department followed Mr Short's

passengers, Naralo Loken and statement with an announce During the day forward Allled Barbara Tippen,

the bloody "little ment that it had received "no troops

The ship was en route here! The White House said today: official information" m reports Gibraltar" sector, hot spot of from Oslo, Norway, via There can be no cease-fire in of a cease-fire order-United the front, watched 40 Chinese European ports

play a game of volley ball. Korea until an armistice agree! Press. ment has been signed."

Ап officer commented, **The Chinese have always been con- cealment-conscious before. They have obviously been told some- thing."

There seems to be a persistent feeling among frontline troops that despite denials there is

It is thought that his health will benefit considerably from a sta cruise in a warm climate.

- Reuter.

A Test Of Sincerity

THE announcement that an agree- ment has been reached between General Erskine and the local Egyptian authorities, designed to eliminate terrorism in the Suez Canal Zone, is welcome and encouraging newa. The challenge which Egyptian terrorists have been making to the British forces in the zone during the past week has increased considerably the danger of * general flare-up in fighting and gravely jeopardised the security of the entire Suez Canal. It is the primary duty of the Egyptian civil authorities to maintain law and order in the zone. and if they fail to do so it becomes the responsibility of the British forces to carry out the task. Since the Egyptian Government precipitated the Suez

Canal Zone crisis by abrogation of the 1936 treaty and demanding the con- plete withdrawal of British troops from Egyptian territory, the local authorities have made little serious attempt to maintain either law or order and have virtually given Egypt- ian terrorists and guerillas a free hand. The Egyptian Government now professes to recognise its responsibility and has promised to suppress terrorism and banditry. General Erskine, on his part, has agreed to withdraw all British forces from Port Said, Ismailia and Port Bues to make it easier for the local authorities to fulfil their task. It now remains to be seen whether the Egyptian Government intends to implement effectively its part of the bargain. It can be taken for granted that General Erskine has not forfeited the rights of British. troops to reassume control and authorl- ty in these areas in the event of the Egyptian authorities failing, either through default or lack of ability, -to-suppress-terrorism and aabotage. Nor must tho Eryptian Government Imagine that the "greement reschal. In the Canal Zone

18

It

means that Britain is about to meet Cairo demands for the withdrawal of forces from Egypt. An offer has already been made to the Egyptian Government for a settlement of the

And Anglo-Egyptian dispute,

that offer remains good. In no way does It provide for the incontinent with- drawal of British forces from Egypt- ian territory, nor does it in any shape or form accept Egypt's unilateral abrogation of the 1936 treaty. would be foolish for the Egyptian Government to regard the agreement between General Erskine and the Suez Canal Zone Governor anything more than an expedient to meet the needs of the moment in the zone area. In fact, it represents a test of Egypt- ian sincerity, and how the local authorities meet that test will be very closely watched. It is difficult to allay suspicions that the terrorists, up to the present, have been acting with the full connivance and' encouragement of the Egyptian Government. This week's reports from reputable cor- respondents on the spot all tend to indicate that the authorities have drafted terrorists and saboteurs into Ismailia and other canal ports under the guise of being civil police, obten- sibly sent to restore order. The Canal Zone Governor has now taken it upon himself to suppress those unlawful elements. His will and ability to do Bo becomes the question mark of the hour. If he succeeds, or is allowed to succeed by his superiora in Cairo, new encouragement will be given to the possibility of a general and amicable settlement of the ... Anglo- Egyptian dispute. l'ailure on the part of the Egyptian authorities to restore law arul order and to suppress the Illegal activities of the "Liberation Army will serve only to deepen the crisis which exists in the Suez Canal Zond.

WHITE HOUSE DENIAL

Key West, Nov. 28.

de- The White House also scribed as "not true" press re-

The

Press

United Press)

ROME CONFERENCE

in

kind of

8 Drowned In

Cloudburst

Buenos Aires, Nov. 28. Crew members sald Captain At least eight people were

Wils Disen

burned beyond drowned in the streets of Tan- recognition and apparently had dit, 186 miles south of here, in

perished when trapped white a cloudburst in which eight fighting the blaze.

inches of rain fell in half an hour, according to the latest casualty figures reported today.

The 7,000-ton ship is one of a fleet operated by the Fred Olson Line of Norway. It con tafued accommodations for 12

The Los Angeles City fireboat missing.

understanding passengers.

Among

were

Rome, Nov. 28. ports saying that ground fight- The Big Three Foreign Minis-

came to an end tera conferred ing in Korea

in а special today.

session in Rome today to study Korean Secretary,

It was still raining in Tandil, Mr the report that the Joseph Short, made this state-fighting had apparently come to

a city of 32,000 people, today. There were still about 30 people ment to reporter: "My atten- an informal end,

the The United States Secretary; some called to tion has been

not the of State, Mr Dean Acheson, the with the Reds.

the casualties following (news agency from! British

Secretary, Mr Foreign

A divisional-level officer, ask-met the ship in the outer har

four children, who were drown- Seoul--Orders from the highest foreign Minister,

Anthony Eden, and the Frenched whether his men had received bour

Port officials immediately ed or swept away by the torrent Mr Robert any Red artillery shells, replied,

down from the sur- possible source, possibly from

a meeting in "If we have it was inadvertent-boarded the ship and an in- cascading the White House Itself, brought Schuman, called

The rounding hills vestigation was begun. they heardly."-United Press. If Rome immediately

ship carried a cargo of news- in which Tandil lies. complete ground fighting to a

print and temporary halt on Wednesday, the reports.

RED MOVEMENTS

Water was canned goods, "That

statement (by the "We are deeply gratified and

United Press.

some places-Reuter. ig: not true. There we all hope that it will lead to

Washington, Nov. 28. can be no cease-fire in Korea further progress in other direc-

An Air Force spokesman re- until an armistice agreement has tious in the Far East," Mr Eden ported today that Red forces in

said before the meeting. been signed."

agenicy)

serve 28

London newspaper |

Korea were still making large

toward scale movements

the combat area despite the de facto cease-fire.

He said that United Nations planes sighted come 3,000

The British Foreign Office in Mr Short was asked whether ¦

Lontion said that it was "sur- the President had issued any type of order applying to the prised" and treated the Press

as much fighting in Korea or whether the reports with White House had directed any

of offensive action editors who bannered a red vehicles yesterday and 2,500 of cessation

American forces in Korea. story and not the cease-fire,

them were moving south. He said, gesturing to the notes The news swept through

Attacking planes reported in his hand, "I am not going be- Europe in a series of

of confusing leaving both that they destroyed about 750 yond the terminology referred news bulletins,

diplomats and men in the street of the vehicles, the spokes- to here."

man said, United corridors of the

An Army spokesman said statement at a hastly-arranged Nations meeting place at the that United Nations forces special conference of reporters

Palais de Chaillot in Paris, were continuing probing attacks assigned to the winter

Da- up to last midnight and Navy House after having received where the world's small

Hons

have been begging the and Air Force spokesmen numerous inquiries about the west to alt down for another dicated that there was no let- (Associated Press) story. As

Mr Short made his brief and uncertain.

White

an

An-

area

he talked with reporters, Mr chance at getting Russin and her up in naval and air operations. A Navy spokesm reported Truman wound up a three and satellites to disarm, buzzed with

the news.

the appearance of two Russian- half hour secret meeting

Here, in Rome, leaders of the built jet fighters in with an emissary from the: Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Atlantic Pact nations have been where no Red alreraft had been attacked speed up the reported before, Hult, vice-Chief of Staff of the vainly trying to

a Navy Atmy.

building of a solid wall of arms and slightly damaged around Western Europe to pre-plane off the north-east coast vent another Korea from hap-of Koren yesterday. The at- tacking planes were MIG-15 pening-United Press.

Jets. The Navy did not give the precise stene of the encoun- tor. But it was in the general

h

WAR FRONT QUIET Somewhere in Korea,

Nov. 28.

NOTHING TO SAY General "Hu?), who flow to Washington for the meet- ing with the President, was Mr. Freeman Rooompanied, by Matthews,

Under deputy

It is all quiet on the western area which is closest to Soviet of BOCTOLKTY

who also front, reports United Pressly patrol

A Navy correspondent Robert E. Udick.

attended the d

vilned

bomber with

The White Houre dimly de- A stranga allenca has fallen 10 men aboard, which the Hus end of the slang sali violated their terri- give out any details over the western 10 of the long afternoon session battleline. United Nations troops tory near Vindivostok, has been 婚 the Prealdent's quarters, aro watching and wolting missing since November 6.

Navy spokesman also «re- pointing out that the President Across no-mata-land they can ported that a wooden vessel regularly meets the Joint Chiefs see Chinese Comomials stand fired about 50 rounds of a Navy wiven the I in Washington and Ing around a camp fire smoking patrol plane, some 30 miles east General full came here to

of the South

· port / ad "transact poena busines".

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