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No: 35134

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, -1952–

Vital NATO Decisions

Approach May Be Reached Today

the

direct negotiations in the Anglo Egyptian dispute are reopened this week welcome development can be considered a personal uchlevement on the part of Mr Aly Maher Pasha, tho Egyptian Prime Minister. It means that not only has he convinced the British Government of his good faith, but has succeeded in the delicate task of winning support from the highly Rensitive and critical Opposition parties in

Egypt. Both factors are of paramount importance. The Fremler's initiative merits commendation, more ex- pecially as it has taken the form of conciflation and aims at making possible an amicable

and mutually settlement. satisfactory

command.

пеза.

MEASURES TO RESTRAIN

COMMUNISTS FROM OVERRUNNING EUROPE

Lisbon, Feb. 24.

The 14 Atlantic Allies on Sunday neared the end of their ninth session in almost complete agreement in the steps they will have to take to keep the Red armles of Communism from overrunning Europe.

Each of the steps, it became immediately apparent, would involve sacrifices by governments, by soldiers and, to an even greater extent, by taxpayers.

On the eve of Monday's adjournment, Foreign. Defence and Finance Minis- ters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) seemed sure to arrive at these four final decisions:

1. To provide approximately 50 combat-ready land divisions and 4,000 operational aircraft for European defence this year in addition to forces Greece and Turkey can make available.

2 To approve the general outlines of a plan partially drafted by France, West Germany, Italy and the Benelux nations to merge their armles into a European defence force. 3. To create a board to make a detailed study of the Western world's needs for air fields, barracks, communi- cations lines and other army-supporting "facilities, and recommend how to share the cost of building them.

4. To streamline the NATO organisation itself and make it more efficient, or a pattern roughly like that of the United Nations Secretariat, instead of the present over- lapping boards and committees.

The

end of this year they would have to fight their way. By the end of 1954 we would, be able throw them back."

to

has

'The Council approved the out- lay of approximately $75,000,-. 100,000 for defence by the Wes-

tem governments in the coming

year.

Greece and Turkey were not not included since they were

this members of NATO until session of the Council, nor was Iceland which has no military forces, and Portugal which has not put its army under General Elsenhower's operational com-

mand.

Conference quarters placed

Sleep Walker Not Guilty Of Alleged Crime

Exeter, Feb. 24. Lieutenant Leonard James Paltridge, 35. Royal Navy instructor who st- tacked his wife with an axe while he was sleep walking, WILE found not guilty of attempted murder at the. Devon Assizes, Excier.

The Jury, who had heard the wife, Mrs Marion Pal- fridge, 31. say that there had never been a quarrel

in their 10 years of married life, took six minutes to reach their verdict.

On another charge wounding with Intent to cause grievous bodily hatm Held that the In- took place while Paltridge was in a state of comuambalism. This, the Judge directed, was equl- -valent to a verdict of not

Fullty.

Paltridge, of Wembury, near. Plymouth. employed --in-the Hoyal Naval Hos→→ pital, Stonehouse, was dis- charged-Beuter,

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At Pan Mun Jom

Truce

Talks

Munsan, Feb. 25. Communist- negotiators threatened today to drag the Korean truce talks out for months if they could not have their way on key deadlocking issues. Embittered charges by each side that the other was stalling took some of the shine off hopes raised by recent agreements on a post-armistice peace conference and other issues,

price

or

on

Allied and Communist staf officers will meet as usual to- day. But prospects for stale-

hate-breaking concessions ecmpromises looked slim.

The Reds

served Sunday that the Aliles could delay the talks for another 70 days or even longer" by

by land- ing pat on their demand for a choice by war prisoners as to whether they

sent should be back where they came from.

The Allied

representatives labelled the Red nomination of Russia to the neutral truce in spection commission 25 the "direct occasion for the delay in solving" the problem 02 policing an armistice.

The only promising news from Pan Mun Jem en Sunday was that the staff officers agreed of 35,000 as the on the fre number of troops to be rotated monthly during an armistice,

The

truce

Hidden Arms Cache Found

Ex-Governor Held.

Cardenas, Mexico, Feb. 24.

The discovery of a hidden arms cache led to the ar- rest today of the former governor of San Luis Potosi State on suspicion of plot, ting a revolution.

dynamite

Woman Adrift In Boat

Would-Bo Rescuers

Missing

Ceday Key, Florida,

Feb. 24. Search boats today found a lone woman who had been adrift on a houseboat for neatly 30 hours in the storm-tossed Gulf of Mexiço and turned to hunt for two men lost in a speedboat.

The missing men had joined the search for Mrs Annie Sinip- son on Saturday and failed to return in their 18-foot run- abaut. Mra

about 20 miles

at was found Plains from this fishing village

Two boats took in tow her 42- foot houseboat which had slipped its moorings in the Suwanee River on Friday night and drift- ed into the storm-lashed Gul while she slept.

"No, I wasn't scored," the diminutive 41-year-old woman told her rescuers, "My little dogs were more scared than I was. fi've been on the water too long and, besides, this houseboat is my home."

missing pearchers were identified as Oscar Oblum and his companion.

The two

LET DOWN ANCHOR. Colonel-Mateo --Hernandez Netro and two. others Were Mrs Simpson, wife of a PROPAGANDA

seized by Federal and State commercial fisherman, said she

was awakened on Saturday morn shadow of propaganda secret police after an informing and high waves and winds charges touched off by the uncovered a large supply of were deshing at hee bolt, She rioting on Koje-lo Island still cartridges and rides, one managed to let down the house hung heavily. aver. tho

and boat's 175-pound anchor by its talks Colonel Tsai Cheng Wen machinegun,

winch and secure her' craft near renewed charges am Sunday in bombs in a cave near Cardenas..

a wartime bombing talks

runge in on prisoner exchange, Col. Tsai said, "Your site may con-

The informer, Jose Salas, who the Gult. Heavy

fog, volled tinue to bomb the prisoner of was held with Gabing. Cant her position from boats that the search when her The cants of our side. Your miles, sald other weapons Werwy husband returned to and that `aldo continud, to massacre hidden throughout the State his "house" had drifted away.

.may our captured personnel. How-

HOW and "when the ume comes, the When the sta calmed, Mrs wo

will ́ ́ firmly" fight

and government of President Miguel Simpson cald, she dropped a auch Wrong

line over the side to fish, A criminal actions and we will Aleman will it last long, k

Simpson was aboard of the

one oppose such inhuman

Salas said Hernandez Notro two boats which found his wife. forever." Paris, Feb. 25.

Col.

Tsai said the prisoner gave him the arms to hide. The He said she had spent all Satur Premier Edgar Faure problem could be solved it the former governor was one of day pit baling the boat with

bucket, early today Alltes dropped their demand for the leaders of the 1038 uprising the pump aboard but it would not had tried to use announced (Monday) that most French the right of the captives is against President Lazaro Car work. The Osherman, hollow- denas which was quickly beaten eyed from spending two nights taxes will have to be in- choose where they go after their

release from the stockades.

"Your side may make a choice down. He was later freed in and a day on water without sleep searching for her, said, "She was of delaying these meetings for an amnesty.

sure tickled when she ERW MO,”- United Press. another 70 days or even longer,"

the slow- The Cost Of Helping

Western Defence

Plane Wreck creased 15 per cent instead

Discovered

Paris, Feb. 24.

of 10 per cent as previously planned so France can play her part in Western de- fence.

from

Treaty

Д

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ove inst

ho

said.

actions.

Federal police said all three

Queen Will Visit New Zealand

Col, George Hickman raforted suspects were, followers of the that the Reds were applying a present presidential candidate, "double standard" to the prin- General Henrique Guzman, but ciple of repatriation, Here | declared there was no apparent minded the Reds that at one connection between their plot time they claimed that thousands and the candidate. The police of Allled captives were released added that the confession by

Auckland,. Feb. 24. at the front after being "re-Salas

Prime Minister Sidney Holland Lnked arid Carrizalco educated.”

generals said in a broadcast on Sunday None has evie ro- several well-known turned to the Allied ferritory. with the plot, but there was not night Queen

enough evidence to seek their definitely will four Now Zealand TIGHT DEADLOCK

us. coonus circumstances" pes arrest.

mit. She

was in Kenya, "You, in effect, permitted them to exercise what might be Carrizales was arrested on a tralia and New Zealand, when

The plot was uncovered when route to a stato visit in Aus called voluntary repatriation or

1

Maher Pasha is reported to have worked out a formula which he hopes Britain will find acceptable as a basis for discussion. It suggests the complete evacuation of British troops from the Suez Canal within a year; unity of the Sudan under the Egyptian Crown with a transitional three year period in which the Sudanese would "take"over the administration of their country under United Nationa supervision;

zome blame on the United regional pact within the

States itself for its fallure to framework of the UN

get its, war production machine Charter for the defence of

running smoothly and deliver the Middle East, which The 14 Foreign Ministers will

arms to Western Europe.hane would include all the seven moet again on Monday morning

The heavy cost of the Indo-

war to France, parti member States of the Arab with possibly another closing

the loo League

of badly- xecurity

cularly in pact, sesion in the afternoon. The

non-coms together with neighbouring Don Acheson, French Foreign after this year the council de-ales played

Big Three-Secretary of State Of military buildup plans needed officers and

major role in countries, with Egypt In Minister Robert Schuman, and cision maid only that their plan sealing

down the

original British Foreign Secretary Ah- “provided a definite programme strategie' plans. thony Eden arranged to stay for

Failure taking measures this year

of Britain to solve THE Egyptian Premier can

be credited with adroit. Tuesday for a con- necessary to increase defensive economic problems,

ference on German and Aus power of NATO in following ness in putting Italy's surplus His first

labour to work in essential pro- years." two pro- than

affairs,

1954 TARGET highlight of the ninth

duction, inflation in France and positions are wholly in line with

national TO NATO

a dearth of coal supplies also Military sources here say the Council session was the Egyptian

end of 1954 is

Added

to the dimeulties. aspirations, but modified in approval of the European Army target for the

combat-ready scheme. This makes it possible 100

divisions, United Press. auch. a manner 03 to for the plan's drafters to finish although economic planners warrant consideration, their treaty for Europeen doubt the NATO economies can while the third point Army that will have German

support more than 85 to 90 of clearly indicates that Egypt soldiers back in uniform, and them.

The quarrel, in fact, between is prepared to agree, at permit the fabulous Ruhr Valley

industries to start again turning soldiers anti least

economists in principle, to be out munitions to help the West's been one

of the enlivening associated with a Middle

factors of the whole Lisbon To defences, East defence scheme.

The plans for a 50-division meeting The soldiers, headed Britain the question of the army this year were approved by such men, as Gen. Elsen-

M. Faure told newsmen a eventual withdrawal of on Saturday in a vote by the hower's Chief of Staff; General A French villager searching Cabinet meeting had authorised troops from the Suez Canalverell Harriman's Tem- Omar Bradley, head of

Ministers Docepting the report of | Al

Gruenther, and General alone in the mountains of the him to ask the National As- the Cevennes, Central France, today sembly for a vote of confidence Zone is inextricably bound Mr

Council Committee US Joint Chiefs of Staff, have found the wreckage of a British it necessary on his tax plan. up with the conclusion of a porary

on, the ability of the laid down the minimums they Wellington aircraft which crash-

Fauro (MCC)

M Middle East defence past

returned Allied nations to ahare the de- need to defend Europe.

ed on February 8.

North Atlantic her, Edmond Trialre,ganisation to which Egypt must be a fance buildup.

The civilians, including the

The searcher,

Council Military men attending the ministers themselves and signatory. Maher Pasha's

(NATO) Euch

of earlier meeting in Lisbon been a member

on Sunday. proposals, Da known At Lisbon conference BOY only giants of the economie

world

parties forced

to give up the He plunged immediately into a

storms. present, certainly provide about 45 to 60 divisions will be as Mr Harriman, France's Jean scorch in snow

He

series of conferences, first with some common ground for ready by the end of the year. Monnet and Britain's Sir Edwin decided to carry on on his own. Budget Minister Pierre Courant He found the bodies of the and then with other leaders, negotiations. The important Right now, General Dwight D. Plowden, have tried to reduce

Command

a three-hour change in the Egyptian Eisenhower's Allied

Western world's taxpayers can Two were in the wreckage, one Cabinet meeting that Anded fight or

available on afford.

was caught in a tree and four shortly after midnight. ช got merely national 15-day mobilisation. That means In general, the generals have others lay outside the fuselage. It was apparent that the aspiration which the that 20 more divisions have toj had their way. As a result, tax- Wreckage was scattered for Premier was returning to face Egyptians are now prepared be recruited and armed in the payers of the US and all other more than 350 feet.

(a host of troubles, both political to discuss. Discernible in next 10 months to meet the nations in the historic alliance, The aircraft had left fiulla-and economic,

will have to dig deeper. the Maher Pasha formula | NATO goal,

vington airbase in Wiltshire, M. Faure said he will ask the England, on the 4,000 AmoRAFT

night is recognition of responst-

of National Assembly later today February 7.--Reuter. bilities

The NATO master plan also the

1,400,000,000,000 rest of

'spend Francs (about $4,000,000,000) the Middle East, and a provides for 4,000 operational,

on defence in 1952. · He added incit acknowledgment that aircraft to be in the skles over

that 195,000,000,000 Francs Egypt cannot afford to Europe. by the end of this year.

Now there ara less thun 1.000 SIGNATURES NEEDED stand alone against the and most of those are

But he warned, from US old. But US Two of the major NATO đo- potential danger of Com-fighters and bombers stationed elstons at Lisbon silil must be

France herself will have to raisa 120,000,000,000 and formally voted and signed. munist

Francs aggression, both in Englund, Germany from within and without. France,

One of them is "intrastruc

(about $340,000,000) more than It is this which Britain has

Sunderland, Feb. 24. The

decision at mureh

was previously expected, the" governmentere word beon at some pains to make Lisbon made no mention of the for the physical properties of old factory girl, who has been the additional sum needed for Miss Elizabeth Yates, 18-year- The Premier said about half of.. Allled}combat

army, including -air cloar to Egypt: Not only military estimates

Intermittently in a trance for defexico will cane from new tax effectiveness

moment, Gelds, at this

communications, right nearly 100 hours, was said to increases and promised the down to mess kits,

Gen. Esenhowever and hisfactorily."

night to be "progressing satis-mainder will come from savings whole future stability and strategis air power is already a staff at Supreme. Headquarters

in government expenditures. security of the Middle East powerful deterrent to aggression Allied

After being hypnotised at a

FRANO COLLAPSES are involved. The dispute and in the event of attack would (SHAPE) have gut this demonstration in a Sunderland

problem? cinomg

Biles, Yates, fell asleep between the two countries, be a most valuable addition to at the head of their

priority on Wednesday and was nicen

He gave evidence of his con- therefore, cannot be settled the defence of Western Europe. is. A trickle of the constructo hospital. The has, wakened cern about the French econo

No mention was made of the thon programme is underway. occtisionally and then relapsed Orly Airfield In which he mic, crisis in an interview - ht along narrow linch governad

ability of Allied land: forces to The ministers will name by national aims and had any invasion Communist board to work on the problem

Podle denounced heavy, preasure that motives. Whatever new forces might launch. Military and order it to work fast,

said yes drove the Frane down to 433 to not think terday: “We 'do

Her ́accord 'fa: reached must be men, however, are fearful that a

The other problem is NATO condition, has much to do with the dollar on the Paris, black wide enough to offer some defence on the Rhine would be reorganisatforr."

This Includes guarantees to the whole of imparable now and for some the knotty problem of where hypnotiam now. There appear market on Friday a wo-year

to have been certain complica... *** the free world against the months to come,

to set up headquarters for the long since. Reuter, ** sudden collapse of the Right now, the Reds could walk agencies in Paris, as the

One high authority but Atlantic allianco's civilian US Middle East before Com- to Britanny (France's western wants, or leave in London, 16 BRAVE SEAMEN munist aggression. most Atlantis abore), but by the Britain insists Associated BACK IN PORT

PROMISE BEFORTED

Lisbon, Feb. 24. Sixteen brave rude after threatening at pistol point North Atlantic Treaty Organisa- New York harpour as proudly Sources in the Council of the the stern half of slanken into Tokyo, Feb. 20, Three robberies were com3 a woman in a mall restaurant. Hon reported tonight, that the

is the crow at a superliner mitted on Sunday evening In His next job was on a modest United States had promised docking on its maiden voyage. Tokyo's back alleys in a matter. of.28 minutes by a gun carrier

by:10-year-old

quake occurred of 9.30 described by the victim

Europa reporting head of the proprietress, Handsome, young

on bow is as the bottom of the more and mere pesimistic res: the registration needle of the The Job of the lone robber was On his third Job, he got bolder promise of the US Marines said Long Zland Sound and down foreign trade, Quotes and im wide strip of recording tape

Atlantic" weź towed through ports about the ; fata de Franch seismograph beyond the 20-inch small and amateurish. 1. netted, and held up a larger restaurant Reierlands, and Larembourg the East River through the back ports from western Zurope ere The first, and stronges shocke

Haly Norway, Belkium, the hith only 10.000 yen or about 146 about a 1,000 yards away. The ho so, plodged var incraties door to Now York's vast har being rematandout French was followed by several minor

In his Best holding the main nailed him about $44MA

in their sontellutions to NATOS]bour Unlod Pr

attitude is in emphasis. Its less than 30 divisions either demands to numbers the seven occupants of the aircraft. Later there was

to

ready to

coumeil's

are British and Egyptian except to say: Interestant stake; the "It was recognised that Allied]

"Handsome GI" Stages Hold-Ups

Mr Harriman goes before, the US Congress in about two weeks to support President Truman's bid for $7,000,000,000 in new aid to Europe.

Press

Powers

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Hypnotised Girl (bout $500,000.00) will come

Recovering

officini

Now York, Feb. 24

Now.

Elizabeth

its equivalent at or some time minor fraud charge and identifled she was.recalled on Feb. 8 by after their capture," Col. Hick-Sins as a possible revolutionary, the unexpected death of King man said.

-United Press.

George, VI-Associated Press.

The deadlock over the mem- bership of Russia on the truce

commission supervision

Was equally tight, The Allies LC- cepted the Red nominations of Poland and Czechoslovakia to the commisolon and the Reds indicated they had no objections to the Allled choices of Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Colonel Andrew Kinney told the Reds that they were merely delaying the negotiations by failing to withdraw Russia as neutral nomination or by not picking all representatives from Poland and Czechoslovakia.

"Your failure is the

direct occasion for the delay in solving the "malize,” he,eild.—United Press,

QUAKE ROCKS SW GERMANY

Heidelberg, Feb. 24. South-West Germany was BEVEŤO shaken tonight by a

The tremors were earthquake: have never hidden in my felt as much as 75 miles apart.

5'' „lio, said, “the exact ⠀⠀ The Heidelberg Observatory situation of our finences and our said that the shock was so in- economy, and I fall to see the tense that ils selmnograph could against our currency. There is reason for these manoeuvres not record it.

Humbling and tremors were recardiod no new doctor.

at Trier, 72 miles ****They room to me the cons away, and also ht Koenigstein, and rand, and an inadmisible sequence of an unfortunate state in the Talirus Mountains north

of Frankfurt. Heavy demand for gold and were foreign currencies favourite

Helder Bonservatory said

the

the

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