THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1952.
Peron Aud Eva Handing HOPEFUL
Out Souvenir Photos
Argentine
President
Peron and his wife Eva handing out souvenirs in the form of signed photo- of themselves graphs after performing the opening ceremony of a new car-racing track at Bueños Aires. — Express Service.
Grim Finds On Okinawa
Tokyo, Mar, 20.
af Lieut..
Dulles Declines
To Be
On
Be Drawn Election Issue
Washington, Mar. 26.
He indicated, however, that he would wage a vigorous campaign on foreign policy issues for the Re- publican Party as a whole.
TURN SEEN IN DON'T BE VAGUE KOREAN TRUCE
NEGOTIATIONS
New York, Mar. 26.
The resort to recrecy in the Panmunjám truco talks is regarded by many United Nations delegȧ- tions here as a hopeful turn in the deadlocked negotiations.
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The fact that pending definite agreement, the United Nations Command was ready to open to the Communists a portion of their mind but not to the election-minded politicians at home was considered as a departure-from-policy-that-night- bring fruitful results.
At the same time, the United Nations Command was reported to have warned the Communists that the slightest leakage of any proffered United Nations con- cessions would result in repudiation of the secrecy agreement.
of
Reports reaching the United; entry and the rear areas con- Nations today said that Com-cerned and also agreed to the munist newspapermen apparent-gend and numbering ly had got no news on the secret maps. "This problem is com- talke from the Chinese and North pictly saved up, he added. Korean delegates. This, too, Was a chunge from post ex-
the
BECOMING CLEARER
A Communist plan for trading perlence,
prisoners is becoming clearer to United Nations regotiators 69 Meanwhile, the iden of this the result of veiled serenda four Csing problems in seara up-
when the talkers pound to be extending ta
the sessions Disarmament Commission where swapped ideas with much more the Russians have presed their frankness than formerly, Gen.
Nuckols stated. Hem warfare charges, even be- fore their atomic proposals, The Red proposal was given with the specific purpose of orally on Maren 5 and written Mr John Foster Dulles said today that he was
aning the hands of thut on March 21 for each side Chinese and Narth Korean nego-to hand over prisoners on the not ready to throw his support to any Republicanators of Korean truce.
of lists basis
exchanged last Influentin!
December 18, members of presidential candidate.
Commission were today reported It seemed a possibility today
the
which Red proposal, to be working to get that body that
the to go into secret committee work
enemy claims is a com- provide come As soon as possible. Unless that promise, might
basis for a sclulion to prisoner public feeling exchange. was done, the created by charges and counter- in open session charges made
it was feared, blast
the would, Commission and even affect the peace talks,
Other favourable circumstances on the adoption of Abendant support
secrecy at Panmunjom were)
+ He may also press His fight Pacifie defence pací patterned after the North Atlantic treaty.
"As a Republican 1 naturally hope and believe that our Party provide leadership
for
a
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BOAC's New Route
I Loudon, Mar. 26.
The British Oversdas frways Corporation will, 45 from next menili, operate a service through to Germany__and India Japan for the first time In the history of British evil aviation,
As from April 2, there will be once weekly ser- vice from London, calling at Frankfurt and then on
Hongkong and Takyo
vin nome, Cairo, Basra, Karachi. Calcutta, Rangoon and Bangkok..
The service linking Ger- many with the Far East the will be operated by
pressurised Argonaut dir- liners powered
four by engines. - Itails - Royve France-Presse.
JEWS WANT
TO RETURN
TO INDIA
TQ-Aviv, Mar, 26. One hundred and fifty Indian Jews continued their sit-down 18 lists constrike outside the offices of the The December tained the -names of 132,474
Jewish Agency here for the priscants of the Allies and 11,658 third day today. prisoners of
the Communista. Now three months later there seemed little doubt but the Allies hold more than 132,000 Agency probates who would require no for forcing to go back to the Red to fly them back to India. They insist that they cannot settle Rear down in Israel and the Jewish Allied
four Agency has agreed to fly them
the buck.
side
They wore waiting for the
ไอ set
date the tho plane which is
The remains of two Japanese generals who committed suicide in the final battle on Okinawa in the last war have been discover-
Mr Dulles resigned yesterday! Mr Dulles is not expected to Buddhist 4d by an Oldinowan
Mainichi reported as special adviser to the Secre- deliver a blanket indictment of Proup, the
all United States policies but-, today
from Naha, the Okinawan tary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson,
endling two years of bipartisan | he is certain to urge more captial.
The message said that the diplomatie service.
active policy against Soviet decapitated unes
He said in an interview today satellite expansion and greater
States General Mitsune Ushijima, Com-hat he would remain available United
for mander of the Japanese 32nd for consultation with Mr Ache-Nationalist Chino, Army, and Lieut-General Isamur President Truman if at Cho, Chief of Staff, could not be times there was occasion for it.
He emphasised that he was
Gen. Nuckols said deund.
the Government on According Lo the Japanese leaving
Admiral R. E. Libby, tradition of the harn ldri,
cordial personal terms with both
member of the agenda ofleints and that his departure
sub-delegation, has told friend a specially assigned
or
with
was not the result of any back-
Reds "There is every indication person stands
drawn stage feud.
In | American people to have patience
that the great majority of their
The squatters were. joined to- sword at.. the back of the in-
But he made clear, at the foreign polley which the coun- and not to urge stronger mea-
captured personnel new in our day by a fresh batch of 35 Indian dividual intending to commit same time, that he was looking try will want to follow, Mr surcs.
2.--General
Jews. One of them, Mr Daniel Ridgway forward to the opportunity
Dulles said in a
niso hauds desire to return,” formal state= } to ment
sald that the Communists really
The Reds have demanded re- Benyumin, aged 25, began i speak out as a Republican on
this morning. hunger strike look forward to the possi. want an armistice, although he turn of all prisoners. foreign policy differences
NOT WORKED OUT
Others
Inve threatened bility of expressing my views could not say when one might with the Administration,
They Seenuously objected There has been speculation about foreign policy under con- come.
When the truce talks began the Allied
of voluntary follow his example until they ditions which will
plan not risk
which each are also enabled to return to either to
months ago, General Ridg-repatriation-by embarrassment
the nine
desires he wished to return to the side United honesty of Communist
suicide and
П
decapitates him son after he plunges his sword Into his stomach-United Press,
Congestion In Kenya Port
Nairobi, Mar. 26.
can
dential candidute."
US Interest
U.N, READINESS
1.At the very momeat that the decision to hold secret talks was announced, General Matthew B. Ridgway appealed to the
for wanting to discuss a truce. from which he was captured.
3. The statement of the Democratic Party Chairman.
that Mr Dulles might campaign. for the nomination of General Administration or to any pressway, had publicly doubted the prisones would decide whether India. Eisenhower as the Republican standard-bearer. Mr Dulles
the Wax
chief Press. To help overcome the heavy foreign policy adviser to congestion at Mombasa, Ken- Governor Dewey during the ya's main port, shipping lines 1948 campaign, and the serving East Africs have agreed | Governor Is NOW backing to cut the manualy How of cargo | General Elsenhower. to the put from 86,500 tons to G0,000 tons.
Stripping repretentatives esti- maled that after three months the flow could be stepped up to 70,- 400 tons. The delays to ship ping were estimated to have cost £1,700,000 in shipping lines 1951-Reuter.
A British
NO POSITION
in reply to the direct
-Do question
favour you any particular presidential can- didate?" Mr Dulles replied that he was taking no position race for the inter-party present,
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In Greek
The
Elections
Under this plan neutral cams at neutral pool points would Mr Frank McKinney, that there query each prisoner on his de- was less Korean leasion now sire in the matter.
than about a month ago,
Aud his his expectation
that fighting might ceart! before the July Convention or the November cicctions.
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The Agency Last November promised to arrange for the re- patriation of the first group. The demand of the new group of 25, who claim to represen 140 Indian Jews, has sill to be considered by the Executive oi the Jewish Agency,
Mr The group's spokesīnun, Joshua Elijah, formerly a rádio heungineering student in Bombay, his said today that he and
DO friends believed they could Songer prosper in Israel we have decided our last hope is Indin."-Reuter.
Gen. Nuckols last night was the "no forced asked whether
would involve repatriation" such questioning. The plan
been Mr McKinney stated three days worked out," he said,
"No forced repatriation." despite that Truman's repudiation of 'some said, "means the United Nations of his statements, he and the Command does not endorse and Washington, Mar. 26, Secretary of State, Mr. President continued to be of one will not employ force to compel a man to go to the other side if Dean Acheson, said today that mind.
he does not choose to go, Greece's electoral system was
At the United Nations, the
"We are
trying to find some of direct interest to the United
early armistice prospects of an
the current oul ol States because political stability were discounted and rumours dilemma."
way in Greece 16
was important regarding them were described making effro dve use of Ameri-as Communist-inspired. At the on secret brass tacks sessions in The item four officers decided een ald.
time, it was sume He told his weekly Press cou everything was in readiness to results will be made public.
hopes of making progress. Final ference that the United States put on
Was any
at progress made Government was entirely in ac- put on a special session of the
Assembly General
at United cord with the recent statement Nations headquarters
meeting? the yesterday's
"If a somewhat cle:rer unit-- 'the United States Ain-mar a truce agreement was standing
moment a
of what wVBA mian. bassador in Athens, Mr John initialled.
by the March 5 and March 1 Peurifoy, supporting a change
Such feeling of optimism as proposal was gained then there from proportional representation
could be discerned arose from was some slight progress," Gen. the expectation that n theNuckols sak, The talks, he add- Mr Acheon said that the Gizik. Prime Minist had suge secret talks the United States ed, were on a bread scale and gested the electoral change and Administration-under ible were largely couched in general it was supported by other pressure from United Nations terms.Associated Press,"
by
to the majority system,
Parliamentary leaders,
-Mr Acheson said that there had been no new developments respecting United States aid to Greece since Mr Peurifoy made his statement. Reuler.
Peaceful Poll
In Eritrea
Asmara, Mar. 26,
Polling closed peacefully to
one
sald that
double
members and the exigencies of domestle politics-might make effort to brlag supreme about as honourable a military settlement as would be attained. -Reuter.
P.O.W EXCHANGE
Munsan, Mar, 27. The Alles were on the record today as frankly seeking a comi- promise solution to the prisoner exchango dispute in off-the- record talks.
American Arms For
Planters
Johore Bahru, Mar. 27.
"Since March 5 we have been American carbines and bullet- cocking a way to compromise proof vests will soon be protect- day after orderly voting on prisoner exchange," Gen. ing Malaya's rubber planters Eritrea's first general election. Nuckols candidly told corres against Red terrorists. The election is to choose
temporary Assembly for the up-now continuing to explore proval of a draft Constitution. and even more frankly for a It.Implementa a United Nations compromiso solution.
resolution under which the Tiris followed another dis
Italian colony will be- come on autonomous
former
federated to Ethiopia.
use
the
R. A. Coles, thaimman of pondents fast night." "We are
Johore Planters Association, told on enmual
meeting of State planters that as a result of pro- mises made here by the British closure by Gen. Nuckols that Secretary for the Colonies, Otvor State the United Nations Command Lytalion, the carbines wil be
had dropped the old
arriving in three months. phrase The results will be available "voluntary
10 Mr Coles said the United tomorrow. Strong police pre-describe, its base cautions. were taken but proved Pow exchange and had adopted with a type of American bullei
has unnecessary. A large percentage instead no forced repatriation"
Various weapons Reds would find more palatable, were used in the tests,
American suppliers are offer no fundamental difference in the two concepta,"fg them at S$06 (US$22) cach, exclusive of freight, Mr Coles **] told the planters,
repatriation Planting. Association of Malaya |
carried out successful tests:
of Eritrea's electorate went to name the Allier hope the proof vest
the voting booths.-Reuter.
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There is
Spain and Italy today signed sald Gen, Nuckols,
'mure The agenda four (prisoner. business with each other,
Mr Coles also cald that Com- Under the terms of the trade exchange) staff officers, bold munist terrorists slashed 270,- their second secret meeting 097, rubber, trees, in Johore and payments pact, replacing one signed two years ago, the yesterday. In the agenda threo State alone; last year in a bid
talks the Communists held fem to affect production, value of trade between the two
increased
to' their demand 'that Russians' to 150 Lu countries
Malaya's rubber planters, who US$52,000,000
bo members of "neutral" teams have lost 4 colleagues in the evenly divided | Do Ja between exports and imparts to inspect an armistice. Alled past three years in terrorist am- An Italo-Spanish Common Col. Donald Oz Darrow and that bustos,, have been demanding will meet periodically to fix it the same tent both sides, better proiegtien-Amociated tado quotes-United: Press, formally agreed to the ports of Press,
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