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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Defence Plan

Of the many post-war prob

lems confronting the British Government--both Socialist and Conservativej

-none

has been morej dificult and complicated| than that of assuring the country's fulfilment of itx obligations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa tion and of making *

contribution 1 t adequate

the defence of Western Europe. In the mutter off policy both British Secinlists; with the exception of the Bevanites and Tories have remained at one; both parties recognise the in

Today's Weather: Moderato ENE winds, fresh in exposed places. Generally fair this afternoon but showers developing again this evening

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1952.

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Persian Troop Movements

Reported

EXCITEMENT IN

TEHERAN

Oil Commission's

Proposal

Teheran, Sept. 23.

Excitement ran high here today as a result escapable necessity of a of an unconfirmed report that Persian artillery rearmament programme | had been moved down to reinforce south Persian designed to reaist aggres stan: both believe in und garrisons to counter alleged British troop move- accept the principle of ments near the Iraq-Iran border. collective security. But The report appeared in the evening newspaper Brain has been gravely Ittelaut, but has hitherto lacked authoritative con- handicaped in the task of Implementing her defence firmation. programme, Financial Meanwhile, the latest indications are that embarrassment, shortage of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh might give Britain and the United States three weeks in which to reply to Persia's counter-proposals to the Anglo-American offer for settling the Anglo- Iranian oil dispute.

raw materials and man-

power requirements for the maintenance of her manu- facturing industries have produced an inevitable lag in her rearmament schedule Moreover circumstances have demanded that prime preoccupation be centred on rescuing the nation from an

The counter-proposals will be submitted today Earlier proposals said the time limit for a (Tuesday). reply would be five days.

It was becoming evident here last night that the econotnic morass which Persian reply to the Anglo-American offer would be sent existence.both to the Americans and the British, contrary to BRITAIN'S allies, however, earlier expectations that it would be sent only to Britain.

thrnulens

can

her

tind comfort in the

The influential evening news-, fewer than 18 agreements with knowledge that she has no paper Keihan suld that the big companies for the sale of intention ut repudiating | Indian and Turkish Ambassadors, oil, her responsibilities, a point both of whom saw Dr Mossadegn which. Is given emphasis by on Sunday, tried to persuade the announcement that Persia nol to bring about a full under Mr Churchill's rupture of relations with Bri- inspiration, the Imperial tain.

All the

contracts had been mado against adequate deposits. The official added that Iran would sell oil to anyone-oven

to the Soviet Union.

the

15 BUNDAY SENDOL CHILDREN ESCAPE

Republican Chiefs Rally Behind Nixon

Washington, Sept. 22.

High The Republican Command rallied today be- hind Senator Richard Nixon with words, money and an indication that he will keep his place as vice-presidential candidate on the Republican ticket.

Republican National Head-

and quarters here shelled out more

for radio than $75,000

time

the to give television California Senator a chance to explain the $18.235 contribu- tlon he received from wealthy West Coast persons

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outside ing just

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Rescue Twelve

Men By Ski-Fitted

Plane Abandoned

London, Sept. 22,

12 Missing

30 Huts Destroyed: Boulder Breaks Catchment

At least 12 people are 30 huta missing and destroyed as the result of a sudden overflow of water from a catchment at Sal Ngau Kok village, Tsun Wan, last night.

This moming Waterworks en- gineers were rushed to the area to divert the catchment water to a stream in the hill overlook- ing the village, while Social Welfare officers and workers took out cooked food supplies to the homeless villagers.

The disaster was caused by 'a boulder, weighing many tons, Inst being dislodged during night's heavy rain. Il trashed. into the catchment, breaking both the wall and the flooring,

The overflow then cascaded onto the village, sweeping away huts and, it is feared, cousing the death of at least ten people. Rellet. work, was quickly organised this moming by the

Welfare Social

Once, Chief Assistant Social Welfare Officer D.C. Bray, together with Assis- tant SWO C.N. LI, accompanied by workers, went to the sceno. a lorry Also despatched was containing cooked food for the unfortunate villagers.

Because

overflow

the continual of frorn the broken Waterworks De

Plans to send a ski-fitted Dakota to the rescue of 12 men stranded for nearly a week on a desolate Aretic ice-cap, have been abandoned for the time catchment,

partment pelals began divert- being at least, the. Air Ministry reported tonighting the catchment water into The Dakoti has flown back to, Goose Bay, Labrador, natural stream higher in the for. "modification"; the Ministry said, quoting the latest messages from Greenland,

return, an Pending its attempt to rescue the men is likely to be made by an Ameri- can Grumann SA-10 amphiblan plane, equipped with jet os- sisted take-off rockets.

rescue

Recruiting Supermen

Washington, Sept. 22. The Navy disclosed today that it is recruiting supermen from the fleet to man the world's first

Bad conditions held up week-end altempts at and the Grumann today was still waiting for better weather, A British Hastings transport plane has dropped supplies five to the men, whose plane amic-powered submarine, the. stranded times by parachute

in

Nuutilus. crash-landed last Tuesday A North Greenland,

that the men "Reports say are quite comfortable," the Air Ministry added.

General Staff has drawn up! This newspaper added that Dr

Persian The drafting of the revised

pra-Mossadegh told the Ambassadors defence

"not to counter-proposals was completed gramme which, if approved, persuade Britain and when tensed, will persist in their adamant views yesterday by the Persian Mixed

Commission, which ther than ask him to climb Oll

then handed it over to Dr. Mossadegh represent more foofidably

down.

to the British contributida to Wust Furore

news- for presentation The pro-Government security than that originally

Baklitor Emruz pazier

urged Embassy. envisaged. The programme) in it was not enough merely "It is up to Dr Mossadegh to

Petersfeld, Sept. 22. -la-based-in-the-conception to cut off relations with Britain, do what he deems-fit," said of developing to the limit but that Dr Mossadegh should Senutor Sephaboti, chairman of

Republican national lan Hay, British novelist, of the country's resources go to the United Nations and the Oil Commission, after he chairman, Arthur Summerfield, playwright, historian, died the latest mechanical means tell world opinion about "Erl-

handed Bhad

counter-issued a statement denouncing from lung trouble in

the "smear campaign against of warfare, with manpower tish cruelties and political pres- proposals to the Premier.

sure and

the blockade which as a subsidiary considera- sure

He revealed that he had made Nixon. Mr Nixon himself said nursing home near here to- bold and prevented lean from selling ofl. a few changes in an advisory he would resume, his tour after day. He was 76. tion. It is a

The Bakhtar said the counter-manner.

the broadcast. imaginative plan, but one

proposals well

the Democrats within

Meanwhile, Britain's

from Iran." Word

came as a surprise because the cupabilities

fulfil.

It added: "Bath Britain and Oil Commission had mandatory kept up a running commentary Obviously it will require America would then have the powers in all matters pertaining on the Republican NATO's approval, for it chance to undo the wrongs they to all under the Nationalisation financial affairs. will involve, in certain had done to Iran in the past if respecte, a redrawing of the they accepted the counter-pro- North Atlantic defence posals."

18 AGREEMENTS blueprint. On the other) A National Iranian Oil Com hand its summary rejection pay official announced is unthinkable.

the company had signed

would be the last Senator Sephabod's statement

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Informed circles said the Pre- mier would include the threat relations when he of severing hands the counter-proposals to that Britain.

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Boulder Kills

Mother & Child

A woman, Wong Cheng, 30, and her one-year-old daughter were killed shortly after 3.10 a.m. a huge boulder, today when weighing between six and seven tons, rolled down the hillside above Valley Road, Hingham, and fell on to a squatters but in which the family was living.

The woman's husband, Lom a hawker, and Cheung, 40, another woman, Tseng Tsc, 40, were injured,

It is believed the boulder became loosened during the heavy rain.

The Fire Brigade and am- bulances rushed to the scene, rescue operations were and immediately started. The bodies were recovered shortly after- wards.

"They must be supermen and ut sea and be willing to stay

Both the injured have been underwater indefinitely," Com- mander Bell said.-United Press, admitted to Kowloon Hospital.

:

The Nautilus, with unheard range, speeds and almost inde- anite underwater capability, is expected to be ready in 1954.

Commander David Bell, in Simpson, Commander Jim Leader of the scientific expedi- charge of submarine placements, the stranded said that volunteers from among tion Jan Hay-his full name 18

men were dropping supplies at the Navy's 1,500 highly selected are being Major-General John Hay Belth- the time of their crash, has submarine officers

"good rugged, published his first novel, "Pip" in

moved his camp over to the screened WANTS LEGISLATION

1907 and his most recent, a aircraft and la

advising the healthy people." 125,000-word history of World

·Senator Wayne Morse

men how to live in Arctic con- ditions. today that he would try again War II, commissioned by the next year to persunde Congress British War Office in 1947,

IN GOOD SPIRITS to pass his bli requiring Mem-:

In between he produced a bers of Congress to make public

steady stream of Light novels and

Commander Henry Parker, of APPROVES. PROPOSALS

all income and donations.

of plays interspersed with occasional the Royal Navy, Director Teherun, Sept. 22.

Senator Robert Taft, who more serlous works.

the London end of the selentine The Iranian Prine Minister,

plans to discuss the Nixon case

Ian Hay once told the bon-expedition, sald here today that Dr Mohammed Mossadegh, has

don writers

he is in frequent contact with eircle how Edgar approved the Mixed Oil Com-with Mr Dwight Eisenhower in mission's answer to the Anglo-Cincinnati, said it was "perfectly Wallace ngured in the publica- the expedition which is passing from the marooned Senator to have legiumate" for a

first novel. The

messages American proposals and the

filers. to a London Taft manuscript went

Latest

from reply demands the immediate campaign fund the whole time tlon of his

messages payment of £49,000,000 a mem- he was in office. Senator Taft publishing house, who invited

began his

his own

stranded campalga

men today showed ber of the Commission disclosed mid he

for re-election in 1040 more than him down from his home in the that they were in good spirits, today.

It asked simply "ghould we The source said that the re- a year before the election, using Highlands for an interview.

Air Ministry ply, which is duc

"The manager persuaded me grow beards?" to be de- "money that people gave me". ilvered on

director that the book was good and officials took it as a flippant dig Tuesday, proposed Jack Kroll, national

the CIO Political Action he would publish it I paid him at strict Air Force and Army a refund if it is later found that of

described Senator | £50," Ian Hay said.

regulations forbidding service- Britain does not owe Iran this Committee,

of man Nixon as the "kept

men to grow beards and they much.

"Overjoyed, at the chance, said they would not replclosed However, this claim of in California millionaires."

Commander Parker debtedness has already teen

Senator Nixon returned to his scraped up. the money and

that the plane, a Hastings trans. rejected by Britain.

Los Angeles. home, base of his book was published."

and owner of port, crashed because of what

is called d

"white out”—a 'com the publishing firm was Edgar mon complaint in Arctic flying

The Oil. Commission's answer operations, but refused to say suggests that after Britain pays whether he would resign be

Tranla da

The manager

the £49,000,000 an Inquiry because of the furofe caused by Wallace,

Iranian

Press.

my

on

the

famous writer of through filers being unable to

distinguish thorth Trom

reports Copen- navol hagen that the Danish authorities

sald that tho stranded men have managed to

short runway. for plane,

They

It is suggested that any retuna /Nixon flow here from Portland: 16 years later at, the Press. Club could be paid out of all produst He lookesi. less bouyant and

cheerful than usuni, United in London, royalties due to the Anglo- Iranian Oil Company..

The source said that the Com- mission's only change in - Dr Mosadegh's proposals was to amend the procedure for assess- Ing counter claims for compensa- tion-United Press.

TRAPPED IN A WATER TAP

Brighton, Sept. 22.

Edgar Wallace confessed to Ian Hay that when he came into his office on the day of the la- terview the gas light and phone had saved the Arm-Reuter.

make a reacue

30 Million Rupees had been cut off and his 450 reported that the snow is in

Tunnel Scheme

New Delhi, Sept. 22.

LABOUR MP DIES

London, Sept. 22. The Indian government plans Mr George Tomlinson, Labour of Education from bore a three-mile tunnel Minister through the 11,000-foot-high 1947 to 1951, died here tonight

to

Pir Panjal Himalayan range aged 02. linking Jammu and Kashmir,

left

A woman was trepped by aaccording to reports reaching school at the age of 12, was

top here today when she push-here. ed her finger up the spout in an At present snow. disrupts all attempt to clear it.

communications, and even air The Ate brigade was called services for many months every in Firemen

worked for an year. hour in an attempt to release Foreign firms will be invited her.

In the end they sawed to tender for the 30,000,000 the top off and took her to the rupees (£2,250,000) scheme, hospital where a plumber was which is to be financed by the caled in to oporate-Router. governmentAssociated Press,

Mr Tomlinson, who

deputy

have

landing

by.

good condition for a

ski-flitted aircraft. Six Ameri can planes have arrived at the United States air base at Thule, North Greepland to help in the rescue attempt-Reuter,

Stole

Tombstone

Now! York, Sept. 22. to Mr Ernest Bevin,.

Edwin Charles Burns, 38, was charged today with steal- former Labour Foreign Secre

during tho wartime

ing a 100-lb tombstone from a tary Coalition Government.

grave in a Jocal cemetery, Now His death will mean · a taking it to Newark, bye-election at Farnworth, which Jersey and placing it on the a majority of grave of his stepfather's mother. ho held with about 5,000 in the last election. The stone bore the inscription --Reuter.

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