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VULCAIN

SWISS

MADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Events In

Th

Iraq

the outside world the happenings in Baghdad during the weekend came as a complete surprise, and are puzzling. It has still to be shown whether the anti- British and anti-American demonstrations and the political upheaval in Iraq are part of an organised campaign to crento dis- content throughout the Middle East by displays of violence againut the established Interests of the West. That the Baghdad demonstrations wore inspired is perfectly apparent. They also scem to have caught the care- taker Gopartment on the . wrong foo It required the quick and firm action of General Mahmoud to restore order, and interestingly enough, Nike General Nagulb of Egypt, who organised the coup against King Farouk, Mahmoud has assumed the Promiership. Another of his actions not far removed from that of his Egyptian contemporary is his dis soiving of existing political parties and his promise to hold general elections. But

friendship with Britain.

demonstrations

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1952.

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RUSSIA REJECTS TRUCE

Indian Proposals Are Unsatisfactory

And Unacceptable

United Nations, Nov, 24.

Soviet Russia tonight dashed hopes of an early agreement on Korea by rejecting outright India's plan to break the deadlock on prisoner of war repatriation last stumbling block in the way of a settlement.

In an unexpected speech to the United Nations 60-nation Political Committee, Russia's lawyer-Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, de- clared that the Indian resolution was "not designed to end the Korean

Plenty Of Xmas Fare For The Navy

London, Nov. 24. Arrangements baye boen made to ensure that ade- quate supplies of Christmas puddings, mince pics and poultry will be available for Christmas- rations for the Royal Navy.

,

This was announced in the Howe of Commons to day by the First_Lord of the Admiralty, Mr James Thomas,

Pork would also be avail- ablo to provide up to eight cunees per heail for Christ- mas dinner, he added Reuter.

War but to perpetuate it." He added: "It is therefore unsatisfactory Crisis In Iraq

and unacceptable."

Mr Vyshinsky spoke in place of the Polish delegate, who was next on the speakers' list. He thus jumped ahead of the United States Secretary of State; Mr Dean Acheson, who was due to speak later in the debate clarifying his coun try's position while vital behind-the-scenes negotiations were going on to knock' the Indian plan into an all-round-acceptance shape.

Throughout the weekend diplomats of 21 nations, including Britain and other Commonwealth countries and the United States, had argued over the Indian resolu- tion, which had already been amended from its original form.

These nations oppose forcible repatriation of prisoners, who do not want to return home. The Russians want all prisoners repatriated and the Indian plan seeks to overcome this difference.

Informed sources sald today He declared: "This so-called | "moment

of despair" after

that all 21 nations were agreed principle of man-forcible re-hearing the Soviot Foreign that certain aspects of thepatriation is unacceptable be- Ministër,

reports

Britain, Canada and Australle

tonight

world.

na

Martial Law To End: Elections To Follow

stages.

Bagdad, Nov. 24.

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if General Mahmoud has the internal situation in Iraq-indian resolution still required cause it is a flagrant contrable- But he thought that eventuai- The Prime Minister, Gen- hand, it has still to be machinery of repatriation. But

clarification, especially the tion to the Geneva Convention. ly no nation or group of na-eral Nuruddin Mahmoud, The United States is fully tions could long withstand the announced tonight the gov- revealed whether he intends both the British and American aware of the fact that this so- "combined moral opinion of the ernment would shortly end to create new international

publicly called principle cannot serve as a relations, or to support the taman

"split" in basis of agreement inasmuch as Mr Acheson paid tribute to martial law and hold elec- movement for the breaking

opinion between the United the Chinese-Korean Caramand the "statesmanship" of Mr tions. off of Iraq's traditional States on the one hand and cannot accept that principle. -

Krishna Menon, of India, in 'These would be based on a "Anyone who truly seeks for drafting his resolution, and ex-new electoral law and would on on the other were greatly a solution cannot accept that pressed "deep regret" that the be conducted as demanded by

principle." OSTENSIBLY the Baghdad exaggerated.

M: Vyshinsky repeated charges Soviet Union had so categorical- the Opposition, instead of in two Diplomats considered this gap. were not

down. turned Mr that the screening of Korean war Bal directed against the Anglo-, unbridgeable.

had

The Secretary of State, in declared prisoners

been effecterf

The Fremler that the so-called principle" under "a system of pressure and general review of the problem, the programme of his Cabinet, of non-forcible repatriation

af forcible coercion" and that the said that the United Nations in the main task of which would was prisoners had been submitted to the last two years, had perform- be "to maintain order, security Korean

prisoners

"barbarous treatment."

ed its greatest duty, "resistance and safeguard the absolutely "unacceptable.

In the crowded committee to aggression."

interests and lives." The Indian plan had bought

નમ

having room, Mr Vyshinsky spoke with Everyone, he said, seemed to "We intend this by to get round

return considerable passion, frequently agree that the aggression in corruption and prevent laws prisoners unwilling to

waving his hands for cmphasis. Korea should be stopped, but being used unlawfully," he home placed in charge of a commission composed of

The American Secretary of State, thoro was also the need to added. Communist and two non-Com-British Foreign Serretary, Mr renew

[W° | Mr Dean Acheson, Ind the ensure safeguards against any The Cabinet would do Its ut- and to most to bring in general reforms of aggression munist nations, plus an "um- Anthony Eden, were present.

reach agreement "eo honourable "as well as provide the poor pire," and if this commission

Mr Vyshinsky sald the

posi- terms."

classes with foodstuffs, living was unable to deal with them,

tion of the

the Western side

Mr Acheson said on the their fate would be referred to

prisoner issue

THE PROGRAMME was "Incompati- two principles to be kept quarters and clothing."

With regard to Genera! This conference would in- ble with the usage and history mind by the clude all the nations involved of the United States itself."

A curious

.which had

development in 1948. It was then agreed between the two governments to revise the treaty and after amicable discussions held at Ports- mouth, Mr Bevin for Britain and Prime Minister Salih Jabr for Iraq initialled the now agreement. But before Mr Jabr could return to his country, the Iraq Govern- ment repudiated the "new pact on the grounds that it

wor

a political conference.

two

were

United Nations

to

root

"did not realise Iraq's in the Korean conflict, plus tha/He said a soldier in captivity/sembly: firstly, what action | Mahmoud's announcement of a

measure

national aspirations. In fact it impinged in ́no way on the country's national aspirations. It was essen- tially a mutual security agreement which provided for a close alliance to be perpetuated and declared Chat in the event of war either country would im- mediately render ald as a collective of defence. Its annexes made provision for the RAF to share two air bases, but did not endow Britain with any sovereign rights over them, nor place any Iraqi military units under British com- mand. It was essentially a friendship pact recognising and fully respecting the sovereign independence of .Iraq.

Sovici Union. If it failed to settle the problem, the prisoners would be made charges of the United Nations.

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Kenya police, supported by the King's African Rifles, have been rounding up livestock during the campaign against the Mau Mau to punish tribesmen in the Kikuyu reserve of Thegenge. The tribesmen live in a district where two weeks ago Senior Chief Nderi was hacked to death by a Mau Mau mob and two accom- panying policemen slaughtered. Several thousand cattle, sheep, and goats were confiscated and are here seen in Gacatha_market place after the round-up.

London Express.

CHURCHILL RESHUFFLES

An

HIS GOVERNMENT

Hiss Denied Parole:

Washington, Nov, 24.

Alger Hiss on Monday

by remained bound by his oath of calculated to bring about an present system of two-stage denied a parole.

there

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the Assembly would-be-best

to the fatherland and armistice

Mr Vyshinsky repeated "GI"-applied to the ranks of charges that screening of Korean the American army-as meaning wor prisoners had been effected under "a system of pressure and forcible coercion" and that pri-

· Mr

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and unaccept-

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London, Nov. 24. Prime Minister Winston Churchill tonight announced a surprise. reshuffle of his Government, including changes in three key Cabinet posts.

The changes were made necessary by the illness of 69-year-old Lord Woolton, one of his chief lieutenants.

official anriouncement count Woolton as Lord Pre-affairs) in succession to Mr from 10 Downing Street said sident of the Counella non- David Llewellyn, who resigned proples' that the Marquess of Salisbury, departmental post.

through illness. 09, Commonwealth Relations Viscount Swinton, 68, Chan- Two further appointments out Secretary, would replace Vis- cellor of the Duchy of Lan- are:

caster and Minister of Mate- Economic Secretary to the rials, will succeed Lond Sala-Treasury-Mr. Reginald Maud- bury as Commonwealth Reing.

and Parliamentary lations Secretary of State

Secretary will be promoted to a seat in the Ministry of Aviation-Mr

Dennis Profumo.. the Cabinet.

Mr Profumo

succeeds Mr Lord Woolton, now recover Maudling. ing from acute peritonitis and

Mr Peter Thorneycraft, Presi- pneumonia, becomes Chancellor dent of the Board of Trade, non-departmental office, but re attend the Commonwealth Prime of the Duchy of Lancaster, is ill and will be.. unable...to. new electoral-law; under the

was tolns his Cabinet seat.

Ministers' conference. His duties with the

the elections, qualified male citizens of

The the United vote for the secondary electors, had a soldier's duty basic principient

Board US Parole

Theso an-

three changes the will be discharged by Lord the announcement the Parlia-nounced it had turned down the only Cabinet alternationell Swinton, Nations, secondly, what action who in turn elect preferred to the letters)

best Was calculated to

application of the former State not take effect until December said. determine mentary Deputies. if the Communists wished to

Department official, now serving 15 when the Commonwealth General Mahmoud sold his five-year term for perjury.

Lord. Salisbury will continue Prime Ministers will have ended to act as Government leader in have an honourable armistice.

Cabinet had decided to carry "Government Issue" and there-

Hiss was convicted of perjury their conference hore. NOT HELPFUL

the House of Lords. said on the following programme:-

-lying when under oath-for fore in his view proving thint

Sir

Salter, The Secretary of Stite

who was Authoritative Bourges American soldiers belonged to that on these points the Soviet

sald Leasen present taxations, denying that he ever gave secret Minister of State for, Economic Lord Woolton will not be able to (2) Mako all degrees of soners had been submittoi to

in. Government ge.government documents to Com Affairs, becomes Minister of take part "barbarous treatment."

resolution was "not helpful."

higher Mt Vyshinsky sold emphati-lt attempted to mix up milltary

education-free of

charge.

munist agents.

Materials and his previous post business for some time. Adopt certain economic Vyshinsky said: "The cally that the Indian resolution and political

The changes are a reshuffle at questions and

He became eligible for parole of Minister of State disappears.

Lord Lloyd is appointed Joint present Ministers except Friday. Indian draft resolution does not was "not designed to end the thereby "to confuse the issues in policies under which the country improve its national wealth. Korean War but to perpetuate both." offer any satisfactory solution.'

Board members disclosed last Under-Secretory of State for Lord Lloyd and Mr Profumo, (4) Strengthen the Iraqi Ife added that a paragraph of it" He added: "It is therefore Referring then to the Indian armed forces by giving them week they had received more the Home Department (with who,

than 50,000 letters and teic special responsibility for Welsh Government Reuter. aubsorbing to unsatisfactory that resolution

resolution, Mr Acheson said it equipments, artas and good

grams expressing pro and con the principle of non-forcible re-able,"

had been a most important training. patriation of prisoners was in,

and

a (5) Form special legal views on whether he should be contravention of the Geneva

paroled. Convention of 1949.

Mr Vyshinsky declared: "The advance the Committee's work. committed to prepare a new

A prisoner becomes eligible Indian draft resolution offers no Mr Acheson's main objection electoral law, so that the forth-

to the Indian mesolution was coming elections can be carried for parole when he has served way out of the deadlock."

that the fate of out directly instead of in two one-third of his sentence. Neither the 21-power, nor the the provision

Hiss, now 40, persistently prisoners stages as at present. the anti-Communist

denied that he was guilty of Mexican, nor the Feruvian compatible with the generally solution offered any solution shou

should be referred

to a poli-

PUBLIC WARNED

the crime charged to him. recognised agreements of inter-

conference Ozi

Asian

General Mutalib Amin in a tical because they were based -on national law.

Ho contenda that he eventu- matters which he said might communique tonight warned the "unjust, spurious, and therefore ma He emphasized that the

" he added.

public against staging any de-ally will be vindicated Asso weak arguments," THE terms of the Anglo-Indian proposal was not com-

The Indian draft was unsuit-grave doubts about the desir the streets, parks and squares

He said his Government had monstrations or assembling in ciated Press. Iraqi treaty provide no patible with articles 118 and 119

"because it does not valid grounds

the of the for

Geneva Convention,

tain anything which would be ability of referring the prisoners "cate-

such a conference. question to sudden outbreak of anti- which, he said, were

conducive to stopping the war

What now angle would that ¡British sentiment in torical."

immetiiately. He then declared: "It

conference discuss in regard to Baghdad, or for the violence clear that the Indian draft can-

Mr Vyshinsky insisted that the prisoners, Mr Acheson asked which necompanied the not be regarded as suitable as there should be an immediato Summing up his argument, Mr demonstrations. But it 131 reduces the problem only to cessation of hostiles as de Acheson suggested that after a

"I worn everybody that the period allowed conceivable that the events those prisoners who voluntarily manded in the Polish draft re certain

will do Its utmost to stop of last weekend were in- | desire to be repatriated."

solution.

repatriation, any prisoners wit tended to be a prelude for

He claimed that this priority still did not want to

go home

means and at whatever cost.”. Mr Vyshinsky also rejected

The communiquo demands

that by-

extremist that part of the Indian plan, for a discussion of an immediate should be released and cared for

ceasefire had been relected by some United Nations agency people caught in the streets political factions for the which would appoint an "um-

He said the United States during the pressure of the Unita:

curfew will be confiscation and nationall- pire" to cast the deciding vote

thought that the existing United

im In a two-and-two sation of the oil industry in commission comprising Cam Soviet Minister the hot Agency might be nautiable body prisonment

The then re- Notions Korea Roconstruction sentenced to three years

and, or 100 dinara a manner almliar to that munists and non-Communists.

peated

to deal with the released (£100) Aino-Reuter. carried out by Persia, The

He sold it was proposed that representatives of North Korea

be should

invited to the prisoners but if the Assembly question which now awaits the umpire should be appointed

wished to designate some other SUDAN TALKS ព answer Ів whether by the General Assembly of the

Ambly discussions

Government would General Mahmoud's regime United Nations, although the|onalder

it was impossible to body his

"certainly not object.". questions

Mr. Acheson emphasised his and the Regency will lend United Nations was itself a periously.

Government's objection such warring party in the con- Mr Vyshinsky concluded by last claure of the Indian resolu- agitation, or whether they filet.

Mr Vyrhinsky said this would introducing formally, the Soviet on, which ho feared will appreciate that, as in the be tantamount to allowing and amended draft, which demanded leave some prisoners in "Inde the Egyptian Premier, and the cago with Persia, unilateral

of the parties in a law caso to the fate of Korean prisoners finite captivity pending the British Ambassador, Sif Ralph Belzúró and. nationall

to an 11-nation outcome of the proposed poll- Stevensort, today made further

Manila, Nov, 25. bulge. In his be referred appointed

commission (containing four deal.conference. sation of the oll industry own trial."

progress on the question of self-

The typhoon Delin with 80-mile determination in the Sudan, Communists) and settled there- means only grasping the

that the Indian

winds was roaring over, Northern Ho added

AN IMPROVEMENT -

WAB officially piounced.

and, part of Central Luzon, this shadow for the substance, propoml; in fact attempted to in by a two-thirds majority

Dealing with the umpire" decision, of that commission.

A folat Statement after their moming out the Weather Bureau and must inevitably injura hide behind the principle of

for the repatriation commission two and a half hours meeting sald it would intensify when it ACHESON REPLIES the interests of the coun-on-forcible repatriation in order

proposed in the Indian resclusald: The Prime Minister and reached the China Sea. to cover up the fact of "forelbio

tion, Mr Acheson thought that the British Ambassador resumed try. In due courao General tention inlled commandtions: Political Committed, after Eden, British "Foreign Socry" | Sudan); quest dancerning the west at 14 anilos an ́ hour after;||

Addressing the United No the suggestion of Me Anthony discussions pl

It was forecast to move north- Mahmoud will have to He said the

The talks reaching the Sea A stomm ro- declare his attitude to this in Kores has been romaly Mr Andrei Vyabinsky had rotary, that this umpire should which began last week made ported yesterday to be of North- faqueation, for upon it may violating fundamental principles Jooted the indian plan, MI | play, an Integral part. In the orthored for Wednesday,) and' merged with Della, accord>{ progress. The next | castern Luzon had weakenetl wells depend the future off of humanity in the treatment of Acheson said delegates would commission, was an "Improve meeting

be fully Justined if they felt s

Col. ). Nov. 224. Router:

Ling to the Burcati,--XJnited Pros:

themselves to

any

bo

aliy He called the principle "arti-

fabricated"

prisoners.”

and not

is

repatriation

J.

able"

viesa

com-

as other.

last for years.

Conte, cis hack pses,

"In spite of my orders that demonstrations be stopped and forbidding the assembly more than five persons. In one place, demonstrations, continued today,” he said.

Plane Crashes Into Stream

Edgewood, Maryland, Nov. 24. An Air Force B-50 four- engined bomber crashed into a

for Astrations by all possible small streara today while taking

to the

would

PROGRESS

Calro, Nov. 24. General Mohammed Nagulb,

It

off from the Edgewood Army Arsenal.

Air Force officials said "silne crowmen were on board, of whom at least one was killed, four sur vived, and four others were 'missing

The Arsenal, close by Chesa peake Bay, 'is about 10 miles

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