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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Welcome Signs

NIGNS that Britain and

Egypt are beginning to move towards a rapproche. very welcome. ment are

Britain is reported to have Indicated her willingness to lift partially the military equipment and- embargo which cir- cumstances dictated should be imposed last year, and also has offered once again to train Egyptian military officers. The meetings which Sir Ralph Stevenson has been

with having Premier

Aly Maher encourages the hope that the Egyptian Government, for its part, is willing to give consideration to an amicable solution to Anglo- Egyptian differences. Bri- with is concerned

tain

Egyptian domestic politics at this time because they affect her military commit-

unts in the Near East

and her vital communica- tions. The British Govern- ment has remained properly aloof from the latest inter- nal crisis, for H is recog nised that the Egyptians themselves must be left to solve such problems. More over, the new regime appears capable of handling situntion with some

the

ability--and a degree of sincerity unusual in Cairo, Nevertheless, in the back- nonetheless

but

ground, important, remains the need for settling the quen. tion of British interests on

Панін. Beenre

These

interests, strategic and diplomatic. lie in the Suez Canal and the Sudan. THE British Government's

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In Egypt Forecast Hands Son's

WAFD PARTY BELIEVED

PLANNING A COME-BACK

London, Aug. 20.

All reports from Cairo have prompted the be lief among British observers that Egypt is careen. ing headlong toward military rule and that the powerful Wafd Party is planning a come-back to grapple with the Army's "Strong Man", General Mohammed Naguib.

Rumours were current in Cairo yesterday that Mustafa Nahas and Serag el Din, two of the principal leaders of the Wafd, had resigned from the Party Executive at the dictation of General Naguib. These reports have been denied and the Party Executive continues its session at Alexan- dria, Cairo reports said, to "discuss reorganisa- tion."

This bold front against the purge demanded by the Army has impressed Middle East observers hore with the latent strength of the Wafd which is said here to be backed by a group of Egyptian millionaires whose aim is to restore the Party to power.

Middle East observers here have noted the gradual development of milltary rule in Egypt despite General Nagulb's declared intention of keeping the Army apart from politics.

Eden To

Visit

Yugoslavia

& Austria

polley of viewing Egypt's domestic issues dispas- sionately la correct. The main object at the moment must be to further good- will in Anglo-Egyption relations so that neceptable be concluded terms can

the time is ripe. Secretary, when

The

nounced today.

:

This is the way British obser- verg see it. It was General Nagull who announced that general elections would be post- poned until February. Then ho of announced a long programme social reforms without making any reference to any sort of political organisation to carry them out. Finally, after the riots at the textile mills at Kate el Dawar, General Naguib put his troops straight into action without consulting the civil Police and then appointed a military court to judge delin- quents.

London, Aug. 22.

British Foreign

Middle East observers here Mr Anthony belleve that these actions were General Naguib has said Eden, is to visit Yugoslavia expected.

But the question that he will be willing to disappear from the politics and Austria next month, they past now is whether the milliary trend is to continue Office Foreign

an- until it rules all aspects of the scene once the Government the

Egyptian scene. The is firmly in the saddle, But it seems apparent that, us leader of the Army group

clearing corruption, he will remain the the virtual head of

some time nation for come, Admittedly the new is Administration

bent..

On

up

to

He is going at the invitation belief here is that an cat!

of the two governments. He resurgence of the Wafd power will

from will compel General Nagulb to be in Yugoslavia September 17 to 23 and in Aus-rule the country with the Army even though It might prove to trin from 23 to 28.

While in Austria he will visit be only temporary until res- civilian government ponsible The British forces there.

Mr Eden will travel to Bel- emerges,

grade from Strasbourg after addressing the Consultative As-

IN COMBAT

autocratic; nevertheless, ita actions and record to date sembly of the Council of Europe, London quarters say that makes it infinitely more which opens its session there on since their return to Egypt acceptable than that of the September 15.

Nahas and Serag have engaged Wafd Party, whose abuse A Foreign Offer spokesman in combat with the Muslim of power was notorious, It said Mr Eden would be accom- Brotherhood Movement who are wana Wafdist Government panied only by a small personal wreking to rid Egypt of all which tried to hide its staff. His bride will not go with foreigners and deprive the rich of their fortunes. They add that shortcomings by whipping

Brotherhood was Mr Eden will be the first the Muslim hysteria Minister

of the Churchill released from the murky under- Illegality by the

up

anti-British

him

and so brought about the Government to visit elther world of dianstrous rioting in Cairo capital. list January,

INDOUBTEDLY

General

Naguib has brought about much discomfiture within

winds.

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The VC, posthumously awarded to L/Cpl John Harman of the Royal West Kent Regiment for gallantry in Koren, was last week handed over to his regiment by his father for safe keeping. Picture shows Mr. Martin Harman handing over the decora tton, watched by Major-General W. P. Oliver.

5 Terrorists Communism And The

Killed

Singapore, Aug. 21. Three Communist leaders were among the Ave terrorisia killed by security, forces in scattered engage=) ments In Malaya today, in which a British officer and

noldler a. British

WCro slightly wounded.

The Red leaders lilled were Choy Xen, 32,

branch committee member and Kuala section leader in Pilar district, Negri Sem- Thye, branch Blan: Mok

member committoo Rengram district, Johore; and Chin Tong, branch committeo Kanthar Kulal, Johore.

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The wounded Brilish servicemen belong to the First Suffolks. The security forces aslo wounded three olher

terrorists, captured

another and recovered threo rifies, a shot gun, hated- grenade, compass and a quantity of ammunition.- United Press,

FAMILIES DEPORTED

Wald Party when Nahas needed EN MASSE

rabble-rouser's for the "holy battle with the British.

TRIESTE FUTURE OF During the eleven days he is to spend

Southeastern in

Vienna, Aug. 21.

Free World

Pronouncement By Stalin At Congress Expected

London, Aug. 21.

The all-Union Congress of the Communist Party convoked by the Soviet Prime Minister, Josef Stalin, for October 5, is expected to bring a new and fundamental pronouncement on future relations between Communism and the free world, authoritative sources said here today.

Stalin himself is expected to make the pronounce ment along with a statement on Russia's future foreign policy, the sources predicted after a study of reports from Moscow.

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Bastia, Corsica, Aug. 21. ·

A hunt for the fabulous treasure of 'Nazl General Rommell's Afrika Corps a reputed $285,000,000 worth of plundered gold, jewels and priceless art works was in preparation today.

It was reportedly sent to the bottom of the Mediter ranean off the northern coast of this island by four Ger- man officers in 1943 and it is said that Adolf Hitler ordered them to be court-martialled and shot.

But at least one man who facilitate recovery B:1 under- mayı he assistert at the trea- į water buoy was attached to sure's burial survived and on each cank by 30 feet of cable, the strength of his accounts Capt. Dal and the others then two expeditions, one sent by returned to Spezin, Italy, with the French Government, have the convoy. tried and. failed. This week

report was His telegraphed to the Reich Chan ready cellery. It

It was

third hunting party made ready

shot and

the

reported that to take soundings off the mouth Hitler was so enraged that he of the Golo River, 15 miles ordered the officers to be court- south of here and to send down martialled and. a diver to try to locate the six fifth man was sent to the Rus- sealed casks containing the sian front where he was killed. fortuno.

Fleig, though severely wound-

motor

The floating base for their ated, survived.-United Press.

45-ton tempt is the cruiser "Romany Maid" which salled from Antibes on the French Riviera five days ago.

The man who claimed to be the solo survivor among Germans who, he says, dropped dis- the treasure overboard, appeared mysteriously last year.

Too Late For

man

MAN'S, STORY

Reception

Glasgow, Aug. 21.

In 1946, Peter Fleig, a Ger- A civic reception to have navy diver seriously been given by the Lord Provost wounded during the war,

was of Glasgow today to the Town released from a hospital. He Slate Universitygirls' pipe fold thro friends about the band was cancelled." The girls treasuro OL the Africa Corps arrived one and three-quarters Heinz Binder, Walter Siraon and hours Inte. Gunther

Engler. How mutes. he fold them wer not know. But Lord Provost T.A. Ker when they

their fold that the girls had arrived decided to pool resourecs and go after the loot, said: "I can't see them now." He had to attend a corporation To avoid suspicion they meeting within a few minsten

that each would go to Corsica

by

a different route. Fleig Fifty-nine American girl never kept the rendezvous, pipera and Grummers, dressed The French caught him with in Highland uniforms had just faise Czoch identity papers left their buses and were enter- when he tried to obtain a vising City Chambers when they

in 1948,

were told that the reception had bearded In September, 1943, he'sald, been cancelled. They the Afrika Corps' treasure their buses again and left arrived in Reme. But the Ailies The band had travelled to

were advancing and Hier did Glasgow by road from Edin not trust Italy. He ordered the burgh and the band's director Leasure to be brought to Berlin told reporters: "The bus com- from Bassa. with a convoy of ships sailing pany let us down."-Reuter.

four officers. Fleig and another

Child's Miraculous

Escape

The loot-was-placed aboard- a small, fast boat in the custody of

enlisted sailor were the crew. In change

was Captain Dal. An Ailled plane tries to bomb them as they

Birmingham, Aug. 21. Captain Dal ordered the boat to and-a-half, feil 33 feet from a Baalia was under heavy attack. Peter Dengerfeld, aged two-

approached

Corsica.

the estuary of the Golo River window of his home here today, where They said that the new pro-London today to take up the

it look

cover close to hit a clothes Une and was de- nouncement is expected to lay "peace themic but that he will shore. Capt. Dal decided to flected into a pram.

He landed on top of his four- down the principles which the back it up with strong emphasis sink the treasure. Communist parties in the Soviet on defence preparations and That night, September 16, six month-old brother with only a and outside will adopt in their readiness for emergency.

sealed casks were dropped in grazed nose. The baby was

foot of dealings in and with democra

water. To unhurt-Reuter. tic countries in years to come.

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from about 140 reports reaching London today Pravda, the official Moscow appeared to confirm the first said in an editorial today British Interpretallon that the that the convocation of the 19th abandonment of the Politbureau Communist Congress representa and · replacement by an "outstanding event in the Presidium is a change in name life of our Party and, of the rather than in structure. Stalin entire Soviet Union."

is expected to remain at the The new statute of the Com-head of the new Presidium but! Today, the Brotherhood, Reliable reports have reached munist Party, it is noted here, that he will delegate come of State offices to younger mcmber of the hitherto the Wafdist Party. His Europe, Mr Eden will have dis- which has tired of its twilight here from Prague of plans to does not mention either the des

alliance with the Ward, stands

funct Comintem, powerful Com- Folliburcau cussions on the Internationa?

"unrell-munist propaganda organ of 50,000

the atrength of position has sur-

Naguib after deport nearly behind Général situation in the area. It seems

It is pointed out that Red asslated in his able famics from big towns in period between the two wars, prised them; his agrarian ikely that the future of Trieste having greally

Czechoslovakia.

nor does it refer to the Comin-China's Mao Tse-tung leads the reform programme cm-

will be one

the matters on coup d'etat,

form, the Communista postwar country and party without being bittered them. It is manifest, which he

Minister himself, Prime confe: with

In the view of observers here,

propaganda organisation. Such deportations

The first acknowledgment of however, that Naguib is Marshal Tito.

between the Wald and thoready been made in

THE ONLY GUIDE

raise in the status of Georgi determined to secure some This, it is believed, is a subject Brotherhood the

present and Rumania.

The only guide to the ex-Malenkov to No. 2 of the Soviet measure of social justice recently taken up by the Ambas Government under Aly

the for

oppressed sadors of Britain, Amerlea and now holds an uneasy balance The reports say that be- pected pronouncement's possible came in the Communist Party tenor is the line of "co-existence" organ, the Dally Worker of Len- Egyptians, and that he is France, when they

and 800 the because it is unwilling other tween 400

families between Communism and Capit-don, which today published

ments

saw

Treaty United Press.

RELEASED

Organisation to embrace Greece and Turkey.

The Italian Government was informed in advarice that Mr Eden is visiting Vienna Belgrade.---Router.

and

Maher

have al Hungary

that

in Prague have had

Holiday As A Sentence

*London, Aug," Die"

A 10-year-old girl "in need of ! care and protection" was sentenced by -á magistrate hera Soviet today to a three weeks' nensida

nethel prepared to make use

to survive at the Brotherhood's have already been moved from aliam plugged by the Kremlin at Stalin's picture on the front page of Mr Eden is expected to study mercy or compromise with the to during his visit extraordinary powers

Bratislava and

1,200 varying times.

together with that of Malenkov. the whole Ward which would lose for effect his programme. The question of the relations between General

familles

The Soviet the public

propagando ma--United Press Naguib

chine hos been using this slogan British

in Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey esteem which sprang from his deportation notleca, Government following internal develop in the light of the extension of firm front against corruption,

and more especially repeatedly the North Atlantic with undisguised

The removals from Bratislava in its recent efforts to revive trade with the West to ob were made with interest, for it is realised

unnecessary

toia

the

valuable free world's that no matter how sincero

these brutality, according to

and machinery. raw materials or complete the improvement

reports, and caused considerable Stalin himself confirmed to a Cairo, Aug, 21.

of in Egyptian politics, the

mroup Egyptian military authorities indignation.

roving American Suez and Sudan problems

tonight released

editers in Moscow earlier in the Amin Hafler

Deportees, previously punished year, that this still is the polley, will not be easy to solve,

Affi, con of the former Chief of 10: anti-state offences, were of the Kremlin. All that can be said nt the

ex-King Farouk's Royal Cabinet,

given 48 hours' notico and Mr Jacob Malik, moment is the way looks DEATH OF QUIN clearor for future negotia- tions. What is now needed

Sao Paulo, Aug. 21. in for the Egyptians

One of the girl quintuplets born to Mrs Maria Albano, 30 wounded and extensive damago sions were confiscated. purge their bitterness GS

at Sao Carlos on Tuesday night done to property in the riots. well as their social ills,

The plan is said to hospital here on and remember that much

'Amin Hofez · AND was ques-moving potentially of the past ill-feeling was day. The other four were re-

toned closely for four days by elements from the town areas

Watson said parted in good condition. politically contrived. The

before anything else was Tho babies, weighing less, the Public Prosecutor, but no where they are hurd to "control" view of experts in Soviet affairs, country requires time to than three pounds each at birth, specific

charges were made and scatter them in sparsely the abandonment by the ex done, the girl must have a consider its foreign_policy. were placed in. an. Incubator. In against him.

populated

districts, "A secon- pocted pronouncement of the day, patty for by court - funds. Hearing that she had no mullable Then, with goodwill and

He was a chief accountant at dary object is to get houses for idea of Communist revolution. a maternity hospital here, The

the

foreign policy Stalin is clothes, he told a court official bettor understanding, an mother had previously given one of the mille owned largely workers brought in from both sides, it should not be birth to Boven children by his father, Hafez A-Rea-country and for Communist expected, according to the best "See to that too. Go and buy

Party members-Beuter,

available information reaching her some kilon clothes, Router difficult to reach agreement, Associated Press,

to

died at

Thurs-

who was arrested last Monday in allowed only 23 pounds of lug-representative in the United holiday with new clothes connection with the recent Katrage each. Others were given Nations, in his speech proposing The girl said she had not el Dawar cotton mill riots.

ten days' notice and allowed to a Korean armistice last year" quien properly since March. The The Soviet Union bases man her mother was living with family. Their remaining posses its

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