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No. 35286

Established 1845

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1952.

COMMENT OF MARTIAL LAW REIMPOSED

HE DAY

Exit The IN PERSIA Explorers

Politburc

is extremely doubtful]

I whether there in any deep

meaning about the announced changes in the] Soviet Communist Party Jilerarchy, apart from Stalin's apparent intention of delegating some of his influential power to Mr Maiunkay, who for some time past has been one of

the key

in men

the

Politburo, though minus title. The suggestion is that!

6-Hour Curfew

At Night

Teheran, Aug. 20.

The Persian Government reimposed martial law tonight after clashes between members of the outlawed pro-Communist Tudeh Party and Fascist elements earlier this week.

Martial law, lifted on August 12, the day after Malenkov will be appointed! Premier Mohammed Mossadegh was voted absolute Secretary-General, an office, powers for six months, will be clamped down again which has belonged exclus for one week from tonight. Curfew will be from

11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

sively to Stalin for many years, and one which makes its incumbent virtually boss

of the Party. The abolition

of the Politburo and the

creation of a Presidium as its substitute is probably designed to give the Russian people the impres- sion that a new system of Party administration is to It can be be introduced, anticipated, however, that

The decision was announced after a conference at the Premier's home, åttended by military and police

chiefs.

The Government also announced the appointment of General Kamal, Military Governor of Abadan, the Persian oil-refining centre and port, as the new Chief of Police,

The General, whe had offered his resignation, withdrew it after

at stake is

Trapped In Grotto

Flood Wators Cut Off Retreat

to the

Muotathal, Aug. 20.

this A storm of rain afternoon added plight of the four young Swiss grotto explorers caught by flood waters in the explorer's paradise boneath the Muotathal.

Though warmed of the risks

they were running as a result of

the torrential rains that ended

the recent heat wave, they of the underground passages of

penetrated on Friday into one

the famous Hoell-Loch that ex- tends into the heart of the

mountain

When they tried to return they found that a lake of water had

He replaced General Sheltan, in the past few days has under-formed in one of the entrances who was given full authority lined the need for some action to the caves, cutting off their ro

treat. yesterday by Dr Mossadegh to by the West.

issue The main deal with all emergencies,

The grottoes contain corridors, considered to be whether any halla, lakes

and river. The purely financial aid supplied by Hoell-Loch itself was discovered in effect, no fundamental ja meeting with the Premier the Western Powers would in in 1809, made accessible in 1800

fact serve to control Communist and Ughted with electricity. changes will result. The resterday.

Heavily armed troops were forces in Teheran and northern renovation will, neverthe rushed to Teheran's main shop-Persia,

It is not known where the less, offer an opportunity ping area last night after the On the compensation problem four men exactly are since com-

had used tear gas to for some changes in office police

a promising solution, it is felt munication with the outside bearers should Stalin and disperse, the Tudeh Party groups here, would be for both parties world has been cut off.

assembling there. Malenkov conalder

to accept international arbitra- them Earlier, the police had broken tion.-Reuter. desirable. And this time the

the up

latest of a series of re-allocution of key clashes between the Tudeh purti-| positions could be effected sans and members of without carrying with it "Sumka" Fascist Party in the odium

political shopping area. of a purge,

OF

significance greater than the abolition of the Politburo in the item on the

the the

Cinemas and shops were closed the tear gas drove away the Tudeh members shout- ing slogans against the Shah.

The elty was without street lights and traffic was diverted from the shopping centre to avoid the riots and tear gas.

the

BOLSTERING GOVT. Measures io prop up

Goverment of Dr tottering Mohammed Mossadegh In Per- sia are expected to follow the emergency meeting of the Bri-, tish Cabinet today,

Diplomatic Flurry In Cairo

PROVISIONED

The explorers who recently entered the caves left behind them provisions for ten days. If the men now trapped have found these stores they are in no immediate changer of stores

tion.

Court Martial For Alleged Manslaughter

Towcester, Aug. 20.

An American" sirman is to be. charged before A general court martial with manalaughter of child-

who died in coillaton in Wailing Street near Tow- center on August 1,

This was

announced at Towxester today by the coroner, when he opened the inquest into the third death to the result from the the collision to that of children's father, Mr Edward *Horh

36. Grieve, commercial traveller of Paddington.

The American airman, the driver of the lorry. which was in collision with Mr. Grieve's car, is Gordon L. York of the Third Motor Transport Squadron, Royal" Air Force station at Bea- land.--Beuter.

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Great Importance Attached To

Communist Party

Congress

Washington, Aug. 20.

The State Department expects the Soviet Communist Party Con- gress, called for October 5, to provide valuable clues to Stalin's successor and any major foreign policy changes as a result of the present Chinese- Soviet conference in Moscow.

Georgi

an

6-YEAR PLAN.

Mr

A car containing Howard Hoffman, 30, Mias Elsie Hoffman, 28, and Miss Mariam Hoffman, 24, who live at 22 The Peak, skidded in Garden Road this morn- ing, crashed into a'concrete wall, and plunged down : a 50-foot embankment on to a nullah.

Mr Hoffman was seriously injured and is detained in Queen Mary. Hospital. The two ladies were badly shaken and suffered superficial injuries, but were allowed to go home after treatment!

The accident

occurred about

A road sweeper who witness- ed the accident, saw the three

truwi from passengers

the

wreckage.

Though there is no indication in the reports from Moscow that the Congress will itself deal with the question of, a successor to Premier Stalin, American officials

8.30. The car, a Buick conver expect, the meetings to clarify the internal balance of power in the Kremlin.

tible, was proceeding from Peak. Road and had reached the Some observers in Londoned in Pravda, the Soviet Com. The choice of M.

junction of Magazine Gap Road Malenkov, Deputy Premier, to believed the changes might pave munist Party organ today. act as rapporteur to the Con- the way for Premier Joseph The statement said: "The chief and Garderi Road when it d

ted and became out of control: gress the role hitherto filled by Stalin to give up the key pist tale of the Bolshevik Party now General of the is to build up a Communist society

After crashing through a Policemen, firemen and vii-Stalin himself is already inter- of Secretary

educating the wall, the vehicle turned com- lagers, as well as cave exploring preted here na a sign that he is Party, which he has held since by developing: Socialism into

first in line for the succession. 1824, and take on the role of Communism.

members In Internationallem,

plately over as it fell down an experts, who know the grol-

The Congress is expected to elder statesman as Chairman of the establishment of fraternal embankment, and, as the pleure Party congresa agenda to

toes well, Introduce a

were at the scene roorganise the whole distribution the new body. new five-year

relationships with the workers above shows, anally came to rest tonight with special equipment. of

in the Soviet Union. power industrial plup.

of all countries and the strength with its wheels in the air, and The aim

American officials are warning The five-year plan announced eaing in all possible will

ways of badly damaged. be

Many Conferences Lo increase

The President of the Swiss industrial output by 70 per

During The Day Society of Spelaeology, M. Andre correspondents not to assume cent by the end of 1955,

Grobet, was directing operations that the change of the name from olay calls for an overall inactive defence of the Saylet workers "Politburo" to "Presidium" increase in industrial production homeland against enemy aggres and a team of rescue Cairo, Aug. 20. Left to the imagination is

from 1951 to 1955. It schedules had got inside the grottoes and the controlling organisation of by 70 per cent during the period sion."-Reuter.

"Democrali- means a the type of industry which

Party "Important questions"

average annual increase in was in telephonie communication the

per the Russians are going to

sation." pledge themselves to ex-

In foreign affairs the timing overall production by 12 One of the first is likely to were officially reported to with those outside.

Biggest Ever The police ordered a diver of the Party Congress has ankort

The omcial

statement dls- pand-whether it is for the be Britain's acceptance of Per-have been discussed in a betterment of the country's sia's recent offer to negotiate sudden flurry of diplomatic with full kit to be ready to go caused comment. It will

the important closed for the first time that a Plum Harvest

second postwar five-year plan economy, or for building up on compensation for the Anglo- conferences here today in- down if need be. Rubber canoes held after

and strong swimmers may go in Chinese Russian talks how in to greater limits Russia's Iranian

has been in operation since the Oll Company-but with volving the Egyptian Pre-if the food water which at one progress and after the All-Asian war potential, Assuredly the proviso that the talks be

Peace Conference being held in beginning of 1951. The first mier, Aly Maher, and the time reached the roof of the cave not limited to compensation.

postwar five-year plan ended in the real purpose of the Plan

Peking next month. Usually well-informed quar- British, United States and entrance recedes, sumciently, will be skilfully disguised,

Should major foreign policy 1950.

Since then the absence of any ters expect a reply will be sent French Ambassadors.

Friends of the imprisoned men but it is noticeable that to Persia, either orally or by

There was, however, no dis-were tonight praying that changes be approved at these

Con-announcement about a new plan increased targets have been note, within the next few days. closure on the nature of these would not rain again.-Reuter.

two the Party

given rise to speculation provide a Bruss

Rood had set for steel and petroleum The earlier Cabinet mieting "important questions", although

system had been outputs both vital to had failed to agree, it was be the American Ambassador, Mr

planning alan public opinion soildly be- proposala by military needs. The impli-lieved,

the Jefferson Caffery, told reporters

hind them.

Though no details of a purely United Statis for Immediate that they did not concem Middle

Omelais here aro studying

a new five-military bulidup were announced, one woman carried away 84 be resting and is expected to the proposals for

to boost heavy the plan aims Soviet to increase year plan

industrial production in a bin Industrial

70 per output by cent at the end of 1945. But way, as well as to build up Ught Industry and food produce they are handicapped because they have

official figures for tion. the actual Soviet production goals, only percentages. — Reu- ter,

on

ention la that the new indus-omic aid to strengthen the East defence or supply of arms

Government

trial plan is not designed

Persian

ngainst to Egypt. to bring Rusain

more Communism.

Today's round prominently into the world Evidence that the situation of began with markets, but to bolster her Dr Mohammed Mossadegh's Gov- military resources,

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SECRET

a meeting between DOCUMENTS

Mr Caffery and the British Ara- bassador, Sir Ralph Stevenson, who later met the French Am- bassador, M. Couve de Murville, before keeping an appointment with Premier Aly Maher.

The Egyptian Prunier next had a half-hour meeting with Mr Caftery.

SEIZED

bo

De Valera In Utrecht

Utrecht, Aug. 20.

Bury St. Edmunds, Aug. 20.

in Britain has Plum harvest been almost the biggest ever.

At Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, being offered at

The Irish Premier, Mr Eamon phams were 1d per pound on frukt farms. de Valera, was examined here The result is that hundreds go today by the Dutch eye especial- opportunity for mobilling Rus- whether the traditional five-year to the orchards every evening by | ist, Professor H. J. M. Wevo.

No bulletin was issued. | foot, cycle and car.

nearly three tons of ripe plums

Already they have disposed of Premier de Valem is stated to

THE MERGER

dropped.

NEW SHIPYARDS The plan discloses that existing shipyards are to be ex- tended and new ones built, A Mineola, NY, Aug. 20.

number of ports are to be 10- London, Aug. 20.

including Lenia- The Nassau County District

A reorganisation of the Rus-constructed, Attorney today revealed that 48

allegedly secret alan Communist Party, announ-arad, Odeza, Zhdanov, Novoros- volumes of He also saw Prince Mohamed

cod in Moscow today, involves sisk, Makhach-Kala, Murmansk, Nationalist Chinese documents

and ports in the cast. Aly, 77-year-old Heir Apparent had been seized in the basement the merger of the Politburo The ports of Riga and Lepaya

Into single to the Egyptian Throne, second of the Great Neck home of L-

(Plepeja) are to be extended in in line to the seven-month-old

Gen. P.

body or a Mow,

Latvia, and the capacity of ship Chinean Air T. King

reported Ahmed Fuad,

The changes will be Force procurement officer who is

repair yards, increased. deder arrest in Mexico on

ofcially to a nationwide Con-

The plan books to increase the charges of embezzling $25,000,- BS of the Party- the first transport of goods on the Great since 1939 in Moscow on Northern sea roule the Arctic 000 from his government.

October .B...

Ocean route along the northi The headquarters of General Mohammed Naguib, tonight re- The District Attorney, Frank The Politburo, representing coast of Russia, which already iterated a stern warning against Gulotta, said the documents had the supreme pinnacle of the has been considerably developed Impounded and The Party organisation in rumour mongers this time seen naming "certain extremists who "proper authorities" notified, was set up in 1917.

Prince Mohamed Aly returned

to Daypt from Switzerland yes- terday.

are

with the Odium.

Russia, in the postwar years,

This development would have whispering to Egyptian

The Communist Party Con-ficance for penco and; for A search was made yesterday, fellaheen (peasants) to stop

The new plan pustice the tar paying rents on their agricul apparently at the request of Dr gress, which starts on October war,

5 will be attended by delegater Llung Chien-cha, who presented tural land since a law Ilmiung landholding will come into feres himself to the District Attorney from all parts of the USSR. get for Boviot all production in as the Nationalist Chinese Vice- The Congress is for elceted de-1935 beyond the goal which The headquarters sald ruch Minister of Justice and reprelegates from the USSR only, Stalin, In a speech in 1945, do-

sentative

of the Ambassador, Dr W

Koo. Wellington

docil- Mr Gulotta said the ments included secret codes, the

The layout of airflelds in China" and information about supplies, all abroad of which

arc

"against rumours

the country's best interests" and those spreading them are liable to the "severest penalties."..--- Reuter

REVERSED STATEMENT

Chiro, Aug, 20. An Egyptian Army

+

reversing in cartiny spokesman,

but "fraternal delegates from the satellie countries and China and from the Communist Parties of capitalist" countries may attend..

and policy at home down at

nid

Parties In Europa). The main

by M. Stalin's Makuko

manded for 1980 'ami advances lovel ther key industries to approaching the 1960 target.

In a speech In 1948 Stain set .at до the targets for 1000 million tons of din 131on

of atenta million tons of can, and 500

tons

pig"

A PICTURE

60

60

The new plan announce the targets only In percentages of production

lon under the last plan. But calculations board on pro-

basement - were id than in the Party, will duction figured for the 1045-50

st

legitimately dumably wore Congress is likely to influence announced tonight that General his dismissal as Chinese par- | Cominform~(grouping of Com-' Mohammed Nagulb had no plans chasing officer here, for an imminent meeting with a

Found with them in a largo 20-year-old clerk sombeneed to death for leading riots at Kafr valise in the

coples of letters which Mr review the Soviet polley

period gave this picture of el Dewar n wóch, ago.

Cally newspapers and predict. Gulotta sald indicated that Mow home and abroad during the targets for 1955.

all, almost 70 million tone. ed that zenmtional developtants had requested the withdrawal period since 1830 and will point

the way to

to the futuro policy. Steel 44 milion form, Pig tron would come fixen the moeting, from a Swiss bank of more than

$1,800,000 and had directed that will also approve the new 34 million tons. Coal 373 The latest,announcement, sald

cheque higher organizational changes million tons. Electric power the clerk, Mustapha Khamis, $800,000,000, be paid in had not even been brought to made out to be named the Soviet Russia new five year hour.

and will" : "Approve : details of

DZ over

klowait 102 milion Seven detectives starched Cairo and commoquently thoro

? many detalla of The keynote of the forth- are to arrangementer, for an ime house with a warrant a Mow's plan, minont meeting betwem Nagulb wife and five sons watched in which were disclosed by the coming Party Congress and the and Khami".

apparent indifference. Untied official Boylet Tam news agency planned industrial speedup was

today

adunded in a staterent públih-

pounds.

stay for another few days in At one farin, whero plums the Utrecht Ophthalmic Hospital were offered free, the orchards until Professor Wove has. de- bo were visited by nearly 1,000 decided whether he can treated in Utrecht.-Router. people.-Reuter

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