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decisions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa tion's Council have largely followed An anticipated course. The appointment of Admiral Lord Mountbatten as overall commander of the; Mediterranem ha'd boen forecast, as was the even more 'Important decision to concentrate in the Immediate future on building up military, equip ment for existing NATO forces rather than striving to reach difficult manpower targets, Looming over Council's discussions was the dread of member nations having. to commit themselves to rearmament
programmes that would gravely upoet domestic economies. The Europoán: countries won their point and resisted the demand | that they should place themselves on a semi-war footing. For the most part the Council nvolded making aby
vital long-term decisions, but these will have to be faced next year. The fundamental problem of NATO remains. It is for the Wost European members to maintain maximum contri- butions to. defence pro- grammas within their economic capabilities, short of going on to a wartime
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1952. ̧
Austerity Programme.
Approved By
NATO Council
BETTER, NOT BIGGER
FORCES IN 1953
Paris, Dec. 18.
The Atlantic allies will concentrate on better rather than bigger forces in 1953, a NATO communique said tonight, announcing an "austerity programme" worked out by/ministers of the 14 NATO coun- tries at a four-day session here.
"Strong defence requires a healthy economy," the communique said. The communique announced an agreement to spend about £80 million on airfields, communications and jet fuel supplies next year. This slashed about £70 million off the initial estimate.
Britain had led the campaign for the reduction, which will be achieved by dispensing with the "frills," such as concrete towers. About 35 airfields, which the Supreme Commanders described as essential, are planned.
"For the future, the Council directed that more emphasis should be given Clemency
to increasing the effectiveness of the forces of the alliance and the unita neces- sary for their support, rather than to the provision of greater numbers to the extent that reagurces were not available for both tasks," the communique said.
and
Some uncertainty had arisen
the
British Defence Alexander, Lord earlier today said Mountbatten would be responsible for ordinating the activities Admiral Carney's 6th Fleet in wartime.
At the last session, held at be spent on the airfield Lisbon, a centative target of 70 military installation programme, after divisions in 1953 was laid down, One delegate said General Minister
Ridgway had chlected strongly, calming that the money offered him was not enough to pay for the programme he was asked to pchieve.
but tonight's communique made no mention of a 1959 torget.
cil will be hold in theind Alegent of the new 1953 construe-laughter,
for
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For War
Criminals Requested
London, Dec. 18. Japan has asked Britain for clemency in the cases of both major and minor war criminals, it was an- in the nounced today House of Commons.
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The announcement came when Conservative Member, Mr Gilbert Longden, naked Japanese gem intors what
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Australia Used In Free-For-All
The South Australian branch of the Returned Saltors, Soldiers and Air- men's Imperial League of Australia recently sent all the ingredients for the: making of a giant Christ- maa cake, weighing 1% cwts, for the Chelsen Pensioners."Picture shows Mr C. A. Worth, a Dept- ford baker, putting the finishing touches to the huge cake which has been made by him and his 'two
brothers.
Menzies Has Talk With
Eisenhower
On
US Freighter
ATTEMPT TO PROVE WHO WAS TOUGHEST CREWMAN
San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 18.
A military cargo ship bound for the Orient returned to port early today when a gun, knife. and fist fight broke out among three husky, mein- bers of its crew who "tried to prove who was the toughest."
The freighter, Sen Ranger, turned back from a sche duled voyage to Japan, dropped anchor in Los Angeles harbour and sent out an urgent message saying that there were injured aboard.
Investigators from the San Pedro Marine division of the
Angeles. Polles
Depart Korean War
ment, the Coast Guard and the FBI were sent to the ship at
once..
They, leamed from Captain Ray Burns of the Sea Ronger that three of his crewmen had been in a free-for-all shortly after the freightor had left harbour.
Bride In
England
Liverpool; Dec. 18. Kăn Chun Yung, drst Korean Captain Burns zálo that war bride of, a Bellish soldier, Horace Hitchens, 20, got into a arrived here tonight aboard the dispute with John Lester, 25, troopship Devonshire with her and. Allonso Kopisko, 24. ↑ husband, Corporal Geoffrey
Bacon, of Bristol. Hitchens told the San Pedro The 23-year-old Kim-her Police that Lester and Kopisko name means Golden Friday-15 a go to show him who the daughter of's Korean Bacon. was the toughest and started she was a dancer in South fighting
in him
the ship's Koren, when she met her hus- galley. A gun was fired harm- band.
lessly and Kopisko suffered a The couplo declined to leave slight knife wound in the neck, their cabin when the troopship the Police sald
berthed-two days late owing to the gales which have swept were Britain this week.
(All (the three - men treated for superficial injurles
Kim had been sedslek, on the
and the authorities said that voyage to Britain and stayed in no charges would be filed.
her cabin most of the · Ume. Shot The 10,000-ton
berty type she speaks little English but has learned transport, arrived in San Pedro her husband
Korean on Wednesday from Phall
some The troopship brought It sailed for Yoko 700 officers and adelphia.
the.,1st hama, Japan,
men shortly before Battalion of the King's Own midnight last night. trouble siaŕted 45 minutes üflet the ship had cleared the outer harbour-United Press,
TRAGIC BUS
ACCIDENT
Scottish Borderers.
of
Their Colonel-in-Chief, Duchess of
tho
Gloucester, went aboard and greeted, them.
The Dichtss had.
had walted In' Liverpool since Tuesday,
CAT
celling all her engagements so ns to be there to welcome the men of her Regiment who have bean abroad for three years almost two of them, spent In Koren-Reuter,
HE Council could obtain no nesurance as to the degree
It merely said the Ministers of assistance towards imple: had noted with satisfaction that of this policy it was planned to make further mentation which might be forthcoming individual and collective efforts
The United
Co-ordination means fixing States will pay from the new American next year to
to increase, Improve 32.8 per cent,
France ten per it with, the other chap, Lord administration. The next and strengthen "the forcer now
and Britain cont
seven per Isay told reporters amidst meeting of the NATO Coun-in.
of the Ministers
A SHAPE oficial said the two will be worked on by the NATO on programme totalling about
280 milion. coming Spring, and
Socretariat and resubmitted to
commanders would remain many members: it will be another session of the Minis
approved total was "independent and on an equal Awalled with some anxiety. terial Council here early next scaled down from on original level" even in worling. It will signal the end of a spring for final approval,
proposal by the military of
Mountbatten
formally. marking time period and
The statement disclosed that £180 million, but the Council
Matthew
Mr Ridgway. Chalaman. will call for far-reaching General
Bjoern presented to the Ministers at the the Supreme Commander, Kraft,
Danish
Foreign last session of the Council With decisions, such as the draw- NATO
of economic and
emphasised that only
clemency had been made and to be Admiral Carney. was estimated milltary goals for future continuing to increase his ly, by Minister, said the amount ap-him were General Ridgway and
what Britain's answer was EASIER TASK years. The targets laid down would be be able to carry out his adequate for the needs of the
The Foreign Under-Secretary, forces likely to be in the field responsibilities. In February of this year at
Ridgway, the com- next year.
New York, Dec. 18, General
Mountbatten told correspon- Mr Anthony Nutting, in a writ Lisbon definitely have not munique sald, had paid high
The Australian Prime Minis been reached and a certain tribute to the high quality of Real expenditure on NATO dents afterwards that the take-ten reply, said: "In accordance
infrastructure next year will be over would be done at a reason with their sight under Article ter, Mr. Robert Gordon Menzies, amount of resentment exists the forces under his command,
inr greater than the £50 milionable rate. Carney said the task in 11. of the Japanese peace treaty, said after a 45-minute talk with
Handsere, England, Déc. 18. In the United States over
the Mediterranco would be the Japanese government have Mr Dwight Eisenhower today STRATEGIC GUIDANCE silce adopted today.
the A double-decker bus plunged he mentioned!!." the fact. Rightly or wrong-
easier now that the new com-made recommendations to Her that The Ministers approved the
Majesty's Government for ANZUS pact to the President from a bridge here into the Ini addition, the Danish mand had blon pet up.
the British River Trent: tonight and a boy ly a growing volume
clemency for both major and elect and believed of strategic guidance given them
Mr Winston | and Primo. Minister,
A the American opinion is leaning by the soldiers, taking account Finance Minister, Mr Tho:lkl
Foreign minor war criminals. Comments by
woman, were found {Kristensen, Chaliman of the to
Churchill, would discuss it later trapped between the seats of the view that
and the of the fact that Greece
of NATO's "BUE "Under the peace treaty, with Mr Eisenhower. TO Intrastructure Committee during Ministers
the lower NATO
the deck when becorne members have Turkey have
United European
Stales, the session, told reporters that Three"--the
vehicle was being removal not pulled their weight members.
Britain tonight power to grant clemency to Class
Mr Menzies gavo a Council there was a great deal of purely France,
press them the river. "In approving It the
resolve A criminals-that is, major war
with criminals-rests
conference after he and Str despite substantial US ald,
At least four persons were and. economic.
military reamrmed their determination to national expenditure on infra- stressed the unity and
structure which in some coum-of the alliance.
majority of governments repre- Perey Spentier, the Australian killed and it was feared thero defend all the territories and
International Ambassador to the United would be more victime, although Mr. Thus the reactions of the peoples of the North Atlantic ties, including Denmark, was
Dean Acheson, who sented on the much bigger than the country's
NATO Tribunal for the Far East which States, visited the President. It is not yet known how many new Congress to requesteren? the communique stated.
attended his Jast NATO share.
them...
elect at Mr Elsenhower's Cora Council meeting the resigns sentenced
passengers were on the bus. for bigger American assist- Hard bargaining in com-
At least two) -perioris were anco when the 14 NATO mittee of Finance and Defence Sources close to NATO raid when Eisenhower's administra
"Her Majesty's Government, modore Hotel headquarters. cut of tonight that the original
injured-United Press. nations meet again, remain Ministers led to
therefore, replied that this Mr Menzies said he gave a big question mark. nearly one-half in the money to estimates for infrastructure to
matter was for consideration his ideas on the ANZUS aillance between the governments-con- to the recent Commonwealth cerned.
Prime Ministers' meeting in war London and added that all ideas "Ad
minar. far as criminals are
concerned, the would involve discussions in the power to grant clemency rests United States.... with the government or govern-
askod When the ments -- which imposed
specifically talked sentence, The Japanese gov China
ernment have been informed Eisenhower about ANZUS, ha that Her Majesty's Government replied, "I mentioned it ... In cannot entertain any general due course, I have no doubt Mr request for clemency, but will Churchill will discuss it with examine individual recommen-him" p dations on their merits. PARA "In this, Her Majesty's Gov- ernment are acting in concert with the Commonwealth and
concerned' other governments United PresY.
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the
the end of 1952 were £231,520,- 000,, but the real cost proved bigger and raleed the estimates
to more than £278 million. Out of
latter figure actual this expenditure had been only
£74,832,000,
#
This means that the NATO nations bave to find more than 2200 million for curlier pro- grammes,
REAL EXPENDITURE
It is estimated that in 1953 real expenditure will be £138,650,000 for the earlier programme and £80 million for the 1953 pro-
gramme.
The difference between the original 1953 infrastructural pro- gramme of £150 million and the adopted £80 million is not taken tragically by
NATO mem-
bora.
No secret is made of the fact
and
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that Ridgway asked for the first tion takes over in Jamutry), Agure, but would have been told reportens that all were very happy if he had got £100 doing what they could to in- millan. 19
crease their strength "though it During its session today the is not as feat so we would like Council, moved : a resolution on the economic problems facin
The important thing how member states,” membe
seld the over, is that we are going for
and not back, seek by ward Sovernments would
and collective men- declared.
individual
he
stiros so strengthen their politi- M. Robert Schuman was sak: Solving
Serious Floods In France
the
Faris, Dec 18, Berious floods are reported from many parts of France to day, particularly in Bordeaux where the river Garonne burst its banks and Invadel part of the city.
whether he with Mr
F
Mr Menzies said, they did not discuss Mr Eisenhower's recent trip to Korea nor his talk with. General MacArthur, yesterday.
"It is not for me to CrVES- examine the President-elect: as to what plń some general may put before him," he stated,
He sold Australia was great- ty interested in. Koresh int
INDISTINGUIBILADLE
The wlewa in Australia and here and in the United King" dom are quite indistinguishable. has a feel this everybody ing of frustration. Everybody would like to resolve the dead- deadlock is maintained lock. I think we all know this political considerations,“
"From the point of view "at" a suburb of Bordeaux, while the Soviet Union this is a con-
- Hundreds of families were evacuated as water swept into
by
| cnt) and (ecoleziment ›- had y'cxamined" na "k) {
Interns, incresse ** | alternative should the Einropean] [12
capacities by led whether the French governi vetrova to plug the venient way to conduct the 'cold'
balance of
and
inancial stabi=
menpower.
war with other people's troops and other people's lives fon Danger increased as a high other people's territory. It atny treaty not be railded. He de relict up the river estuary not a military problem nor a A 12-year-old girl was carried problem of dealing ... with The NATO
choral replied: "We are not defeatists. Becretary-General, Land Layuntbatten, newly
We have envisaged no other away by the Correze river as the prisoners of war. It is a matter tonight conflemed that Lord
possibility"
NUMBER was crossing a bridge. A 18 of political judgment on the Mr Anthony Eden summed up year-old boy was swept into the part of those who promoted the Appointed Commander-in-Chiet in the Mediterranean, would be bis impression was have Garonne by a gust of wind as he was, as to when the will stop on an equal level with Ameri- been told by Marshal Stalin wa cycling along the bank, pramaling It Mr Morzine wid ein Admiral Robert Carney, that his purpose is the division The Pituation was reported to he had never before Commander of NATO's South of the allick I hope this mess be warning in the mountainous isenhower and the shwor that threat. Jums kadon of the cast with largely personal," to em Flank
Admiral Mountbatten cannot Our unlly is greater today, than melat smow swelling the dinone contact uld he hoped
Ho give orders to: Admiral Carney 19 has ever been before, and Doub
rivers alarmingly and be - homa,
14 INJURED IN EXPLOSION
Tokyo Dec. 18. The police here reported total of 14 persons were in- jured in a coal-tar, tank ex- Tokyo plosion last night in a gas company's factory.
Police said they were investigating the cause of the explosion, which rocked houses within a kilometro radlus and broke window panes.-Reuter.
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