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Te-Merrowt "THE PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF",
Duke Loses To Anxiety Ahead," Says
A Machine
London, Apr. 23.
The Duke of Edinburgh last a game of noughts and crosses he played drainst machine
An
electronio
during visit to National
Fhyreal
Labotutory
Teddfbalón today.
at
the
"You can't beat mäelijue", the Duke WOA told, "but if you make no takes you can draw the came."
When tite Duko
way
showi the "electronic bratn," he was alted by one of the scientists for the date of his birthday-June 10. 1521. The figures 10, sixth month of the year and 1921 were accordo), and Immediately a light showed against Wednesday in the
week
card. days of the inlenting that the Duke was born on a Wednesday. The machhe also, by this methed, gave the day of the week of the Battle. of Trafalgar as Monday- Reuler,
EGYPTIAN ENVOY AT THE F.O.
London Apr. 23, -The-Egyptian Ambarrador, Amr Pasha, called on Sir James Bowker, Assistant Under-Secre- tary at the Foreign Offee, this
afternoon.
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an
Marshal Alexander
BUT WAR
WAR LESS
LESS LIKELY
London, Apr, "23.
· Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, the Defence Minister, said in the House of Lords tonight: "If a third World War is less likely today than it was a year ago it is because we and our Allies have set about put-- ting our defences in order and, in organising our Immense potential strength to resist aggression."
Earl Alexander, who was making his Arst speech in his new post, added that an uncomfortable period of anxiety lay ahead.
production to
It was urgent for every man and woman engaged in war produce armaments as quickly as possible. Time was of prime importance.
Earl Alexander said that the rate of Britain's réarmament of must be affected by the grave worsening of her balance of pay- ments. Even so she continued to make a mort Impressive con tribution to the defence of the free world-second only to the Bigantic programme of the United States,
In the current year defence. expenditure Wis expected to absorb over one-tenth of the gross output of the goods. and services of the British people,
he said,
TO
ís
"While his vigorous direction
our affairs in Malaya beginning to have its effects, i can not promise an early end- Ing of the conflict.
RED STRATEGY
some idea of give you commitments there, we pur
about 38,000 British have Gurkha, Malay and other colonial troops in Malaya and Singapore as well as about 8,000 locally-enlisted men.
"There are also a number of Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force aquadrons cugaged in the Malayan optri-
Lions,
Progress Registered
On
In Talks
Trieste
London, Apr. 23. About eight per cent of the These operations in Korea A Foreign Office spokes- employed population would be and in Malaya are good exam-
defence ples of Communist strategy in man sald today that dis directly employed on It was learned from
compelling us to send forces to tinet progress was made at work. authoritative source that he did
where we today's session of the Anglo- Earl Alexander said, "Ass of the world expected not today receive the
Atlantic should not in the cardinary way formal statement of the British members of the North
Organisation We shall station troops either at all or in American-Italian conference
on Trieste. considerable numbers." proposals on which M; Anthony Trenty Eden, the Foreign Secretary, has play our full part in defending Viscount Alcxand:c of Hills-
This is the first time since the he had a the free been working. But
borough, former Labour De-
started some three general talk about the probable selves,"
the debate, said fence Minister, who had initiated conference
many people weeks ago that progress has development of British policy-i
the way in been officially nnnounced, Reuter,
were concerned
the
drawn-out which
long
Britain and America, are dis- armistice negotiations were pro-cussing with Italy the possibility. or giving Italy share in the eceding in Korea.
administration of the Anglo-
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world and also our- He hoped that deliveries of the F-86 Aghter aircraft from Canada and the United States
would begin next year.
PREVENTING
WAR
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CARNEST EFFORT
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Field Marshal Earl Alexander after tomor session
amendments
of the Free Earl Alexander said that de- He thought the House should American Zone
This zone includes fence orders placed in Britain know more about who was really Territory. by the end of March amounted conducting the negotiation: the city and port of Trieste.
The Foreign Office milkary or
spokesman to nearly £1,500,000,000. He were they purely
say just how long it could not
the special said that the outlines of the were they
under discussion would take to fulm the original guidance of the United Nations proposala
might
be made public three-year £1,700,000,000 arms diplomatie representatives? programme. But it was clear that the cost would be greater replied that the United Nations Diplomatic quarters here be- than the original estimate and were, trying carnestly to ego-lieve that the
to the British recently made that plans would take longer to late a satisfactory
but I looke two to make an and Amerkan proposals for nehieve.
transferring several departments Earl Alexander concluded: "agreement,
The Air Minister, Lord dear the local government in the feel confident that this time.
Lisic. and Dudley, said that Anglo-American Zone to Italian provided we can arm our people guided missiles had been given control have made possible with the best equipment, we.
with certain high measure of the Italian up- shall achieve something far better super-priority
aircraft and 'Centurion provai, types of than to gain and more noble
with
1210 Foreign final victory on the battlefield. tanks. But in getting on
and development era. the research
armistice
2
Mr Anthony Eden,
I believe that we shall prevent of guided weapons, the Supply told the House of Commons to- the start of a third World War."
War Ministry was restricted. Turning 10 Europe, Lord Alexande
stated "Her Majesty's Government regards the Paris Conference for the creation of European defence community as being of vitnt imparianec."
"We intend to play our full port with the European defence force although not ourselves he-. roming an actual member of the European detence community."
Speaking of British military strength, he said: "If there were another global war. a more rapici mobilisation of manpower would be needed than was the crse in 1930. By 1954, we shall have built up a reserve under of the National Service Act about half a million men. In addition we shall have about 200,000 volunteer reservists. But we should still need larger num- 30, W. American Guerrlite in bers of reservists to meet mobili-
salice requirements."
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day that Yugoslavie was being The factories which had the kept in touch with the progress | necessary design
staff, skilled of the present talks in Londen draughtsmen, skilled metallur on the future of Trieste. gists and all the design and
The representations made by a production teams necessary for Slovene delegation which has these extremely complicated
come to Jandon were being con- weapons, were very limited.sidered. Reuter and France-Presse.
MUSSOLINI
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Epsee, in a special ilustrated crticle, sald a Fascist-inscribed
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It was quite clear that it war about settlement a long-term which the Slovenes
cerned.
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It had been made quite clear
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Burma Drive Continuing
. MALAYAN WAR
allies, Speaking of Britain's he said "We can count on the help of the Conunonwealth in operations not only in Europe
Rangoon, Apr. 23. but in the Middle East and the
The Prime Minister, Thakin For East. We are linked in the
that punitive most friendly relations with the sarcophagus had been construct- Nu said today United States.
ed en erders two months ago action by the Burmeze Army It against the Chinese Nationalists On the subject of Malaya, from Mussolini's family. Castle Peak Road, Kowloon. Lord Alexander declared, "In quoted the townspeople of Pre In Kangtung was continuing.
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by partisans in Northern Italy reparations would take elvil, military and
to straighten out. tween the
In 1045. political authorities,
The joint venture with the "General Sir Gerald Templer, The body was molen
Commissioner High
In from its secret unmarked grave, Burmah Oil Company was being recovered by held up because assessments are Maloya, has been given direct but later
reburied still being made of its assets. command over all the armed the authorities and
The Britain had indicated it will Burma forces engaged in the 'operations "omewhere in Italy", to ensure that there is, the Government does not want it to interested in lending closest integration between the become a "shrine to Fascism" money to buy one-third of the company's assets.-United Press. military and the civil authorities. United Press.
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