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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1952.

SEFTON DELMER cables from strifo-torn Sudan

Even schoolboys

EL OBEID,

Central Sudan.

ELL, 1 nover

W

dreamed that the

pay-off for An-

go on

strike

thony Eden's pre- perialists. Long live free and that questions

sent of self-government for and the Sudan would come

as Sudan quickly as all this. But Hooray." come it did.

of defence exposed to the international in-

Arab India.

of the Egyptians, the League, Pakistan, and

independent Sudan, and foreign affairs are removed trigues

from their competence. for the workers. g

If the Governor-Generál doas not accept the commission's How dangerous the situation clear to In Khartoum a full meeting of decision. he can appeal to the is has been made the hitherto anti-Egyptian joint-control Powers of Britain me not only by what I have seen The general assembly of

But unless

and pro-British Umma Party and Egypt.

both and heard in Khartoum and the Sudan Workers' Federa- endorsed enthusiastically the Powers and both is the point (Omdurman but here in the small tion. haa. ordered a general agreement signed in Cairo be- agree to support him against the but: Important provincial, centre strike to support a 60 per- tween their leaders and Egypt's commission within one month of of Obeld and the villages bround.

General Neguib.

his appeal, the commission's 1 cent all-round wage rise,

decision will become law,

Sudanese officials everywhere, combined with a call for the This

both in town and country, are immediate

service with of nearly all the brakes and safe- evacuation

General Negulb and the Umma reluctant to take the Sudan by the British; guards in the new self-govern leader provide for the possibility the local government authorities.

that the British Governor-

"If

local und for immediate "selfment constitution.

General may wish to resign or

I belong to the

the determination."

'government retire. That is wise of them.

outright... .. politicians cari dack me if I don't For if this agreement is do favours," said one." allowed to go through I cannot for one moment imagine Sir Robert Howe, or any of the other British offelals, remaining

Eight miles from here, at Right

Khor Taggat, I visited one of three schools which are supposed to be training the children of Sudan's elite for posts in the country's civil and economic administra- tion.

The

agreement

abolishes

of appeal

IT revokes the special powers conferred On the British Governor-General to protect the interests of the southern States and the civil servants.

It abolishes his right in an emergency to dismiss the Cabinet and Parliament and govern the country directly.

here.

Corruption

ND that, of course, is the crux Please do not fall for any of A of the matter. Sudanese the diplomatic much now being officials, once they are on their unprotected. by the put out from Whitehall welcom- own. ing this agreement-"splendid Governor - was closed,

and - General

hia The school

progress" and "new helpful special powers, but exposed to Sudanese Only the

head

attitude to the Sudan on the the nepotism and patronage of master and some of the

It Imposes over the head of part of Egypt."

the new "Sudonisation," will British tutors were present. the Governor-General a shape- No soothing syrup about the fall back into the state of cor-

out boys were

commiselon Sudan's joining the Arah League ruption and Egyptianiam which on less international

and the Middle' East defence is normal in the non-Europeen strike.

consisting of an Egyptian, two and In

of the Middle "Down with the British Sudanese crie "neutral" Indian pact after self-determination can administrations

or Pakistani, and as a great help us over the ugly fact that East. dictators," they shouted as concession-one Belton.

How-if this agreement or any-

law. thing like it becomes "Down they marched out.

The money now being, spent It ia small consolation that vital strategie

athwart on the development of the with the

Relf. bogus

The

on commission's

to British lines of

the health, and communication country, government constitution, advise the Governor-General in Africa is to be handed over to education of its people, will Down with the British im- are restricted to internal affairs a

Government toon start flowing into the pockets of the politicians and their backers.

powers

weak, corrupt.

arco

MAJESTIC-and no expense spared

tion has its way.

This gigantic talk-feast...

to

cost, will plan the next year's

Most frightening of all is the

political backwardness of the Sudanese, who are to be asked to vote on the country's future.

As I stood in the shady market of Bara a camel caravan arrived. Through, interpreters. I talked

Backwardness

with the drovers, men with the sand of the desert as a per- manent grain in the hard, black pro- on education. Frankly, I can rind of their faces, Now the Majestic has

their eyes ETHE'world's officially or-

duced its highest provisional not find out what they did or ganised "culture" is 10. budget. It is to be discussed who they were. But there was Pala and blind-looking from the cost the record. sum this month by 500 delegates certainly no political screening glare of the sun.

for these Chinese, Burmese, in- Se next year of more than from. 65 countries,

donesian, Indian, and other £3,500,000, if the United

cudors Nations Educational, Selen- which Britain is sending 19 youth there was a thrilling tific, and Cultural Organiga. delegates and staff at its own committee for the Co-ordina←

cultural exchanges and their tion of Congresses of the luter-VES, they knew the name of their councillor, He was national Council for Philosophic And the bill for Britain will price.

I

In their local chief and judge, but be £400,000 to £500,000.

It will try to see if nine re- and Humanistic Studies.

a planning of they knew, or cared, naught Along the elegant Avenue luctant member. countries, other words,

former three-quarters

lion meetings of "learned men" such about the self-government elec- million Kieber in Paris is the

Commistions or what it could mean to German Occupation

head- pounds behind with their sub- as. the International

Arts and Folk them. be sion on Folk quarters, the luxury

like lovely places Hotel Majestic. For

unded to show Lore in

and a rent of £18,000 a

a little more than Berne, Istanbul, Palermo, year it now houses

Florenco-fares paid, of course, academic entby- 750 UNESCO eri-

world for

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-SYDNEY- SMITH reports from Paris UNESCO's spending

on

month's

of

Btural

#

can

I watched an offlelal trying to explain the simple vole bulletin The to some other peasants. After that came the "Provi bulletin identified the various

candidates by colours. when it

came to making

сп confer- slonal Committee

The report Abstracting." encos,

What sort of pro- what they abstracted gramme

on

beyond

But

д

wil ten dollors a day living al-experimental cross beside one of

lowance is not yet available.

UNESCO's confer-

£1,000 a week

the colours the peasant broke down.

The Majestic's tenants are the best pald, tax-free office workers in tho

ence debate for next world. One in four

year? . Well, of

To give unrestricted suffrage has a-car-most- of..

course. If does not

to such primitive people is just. them foreign, im-

know yet. But let

"Interna- asking the unscrupulous to ex- ported duty free with sterling us take a sample= the last HEN we had an

tional Committee on Monu-ploit them. falr and

dollars.

operations;

Sites,"

-(London Expreu Bervice) They and their hotel are an average twelfth of the blessings ments and Historical

This behind for which the British along will astonishing proof that

of vague be asked to pay close on half a the regular resolutions,

recommendations, million pounds in 1953. studies, co-ordinations, con- Let it be understood skicrations and oh yesdis UNESCO paid an average of 20 cussions and consultations, the percent travel expenses for all mystic and remoto six-fetter the comings and goings, word UNESCO does represent from £3 10s. to £5 6s. In some positive reality.

dollars as dally subsistence al lowances for all the "experts" Involved.

series

Positive

OR the privileged guests at

that

in the event of armed conflet" august body resolved that understand they meant war -monuments Ilke UNESCO ought to be neutral,

on

women.

Next came a delicious piece

meeting of experts and -

the political role of Most of them were men, and they reached similar conclusions to a woman named Pankhurst well over 40 years ago.

The month ended with thres conferences "Voluntary International and Travel Problemaps Young Workers

FOR Burtainly ton of the International Social

positive, and on occasions even. realistic.

First we had a "Constitutive Conference" to plan the forma-

lence Council.. Science

Then we had a

ceg

especially dreary

сп

Work

They have voted themselves of Exports (fares, and allowan-

on the usual basis) to dia- Grants for Workers of thing this year 10 percent cost-of- cuss the rights of the average This last the living and salary increases. Now man to participate in the cul- that sent Austrian firemen to

how the they are negotiating with the

Stockholm to see tural life of the community." French Government for duty-

They meant: Can we freely Swedes put fires out. tree cigarettes.

They found they used water, go to art shows, theatres, cine mas, and read the books and too. listen to the music we like? For its administrative

After much discussion these alone in this remarkable month experts decided wo can.. of achievement the Majestic's

And around the Majestic are parked at any one time more splendid foreign cars, with yel- low Diplomatic Corps plates, than in any other spot in Paris. senior executives diplomatic rank too.

For

work

Next In Rangoon there was Paris bill was nearly £40,000. have a seminar" for South Asian Britain's share of that was just,

and South Patins youth leaders over £1,000 a week.

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