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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17,

French Are Fighting TALKS ON Invisible' War In Indo-China

ASIAN

DEFENCE

London, Feb, 10.

Five-Power talks on establishment of

the

multitary

liaison, group for the defence

of

South-East Asia are likely to begin in Washington soon, a

umally well-informed source

raid today.

Representatives of the United į States, Franer, Britain, A13- tralia and New

New Zealuri

will

Hanoi, Feb. 17.

The most difficult thing to "see" in Indo-China, where 350,000 French-Union troops are fighting. for their lives, is "The War."

For there is no front-line here, and few big battles. But hundreds of men are being killed each month.

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French authoritiesure worried entire delta without seeing the about this lack of a visible war. motte of a single bursting shell. take part in the talks.

They say that people in ather "That is why we cannot sell The plan to create a live-

countries must realise the Im this war," the French official coumell caged power

from portance of the struggle In Indo. sail.

not like anything die cussions between Britain, China,

Yet their war does not else associated with large-scalo France and the United States tend itself has shit catch the cost (12 United States billion

to salesmanship,

ght-yet it is a war and lis ut the NATO Commeil meeting

Only rarely can it

Hardly dollars year) newspaper headlines.

134 almost statesman or crippling France. ever can a VR of fighting "VIP" see the type

The troops are the only ones which he associates with a life-who are really conselous of the

nght. They see it in its sudden me high French,

of Д convoy am-

held in Parly last December.

The two British Dominions were later invited to take part in the proposed haison group which

any rale at This

with the stage,

4

is tot connected in any way, stand-death struggle. ncial who bursts of screeness when a posi

mated on this cited the is over-run

ANZUS Pacife Defence Paet.

Usually well-inforinal sources

on between the five powers in Washington concern liminary

questions

of a virit by an in- said the discussions now doinguential American. He arrived in Saigon, went north to ilgnoi, only pre-droppert in for a few hours it and have the fortress of Nasam, and then been conducted through diplo dew over the general battle

More formal talks between theea in the delta." five powers will open when the preliminary exchanges of views about its scope are complete.

matic channels.

Reuter

Unique Find In America

Albuquerque, Feb. 18.

A bone believed to be the rib of Folsom Mann nomad wha ramed this area of New Mexico before the Indians--laas been found by pathologists, it was annanced today.

The bone would be the first cver discovered of Folsom Man, Evidence of the hunting camps of Folsom Man was rat found near Folsom, New Mexico, in 1930 and the period of the prehistoric race's occupancy of the area was set at about 10,000 Years ago.

the Hibben, Dr Frank

of University of New

Mexico's Anthropology Department, said thut the clay deposit where the ziz was sound indicated that the vone had been buried about that long-United Press.

EXTENSION OF PAROLE

bushed, when men beside them

of fall to the bullet a sniper whom they cannot see.

four posts

Every night at least three of attacked. It is sudden because in the delta are no one knows which of the hun- dreds of posts will be the Viet- In Saigon. described by the minh target on any one night and

"Parts of I flerce because n the

the enemy a force which far of the East," there is almost always ustre

fittle evidence

is out-numbers those holding the there is in Sydney or Spokane.

post. Every evening there is at leas

travel books

10%

of war

If the post is taken, next day one large and lavish reception, a larger French force comes in

- Jucketed White

diplomats, with its lanks and artillery and Ministers and businessmen ur- re-takes it. The cost might be rive in chauffeur-driven curs, 10 to 15 French-Union killed. 15 sip a cocktal! and talk about to 20 Vietminh killed. But "world affair" "The war" is taken over · a number of posts mentioned along with that in almost every might, the casual-

or a fresh incident in lies multiply. Korea Kenya.

NO INDICATION

NO ANSWER

the Occasionally

Vietminh

1953,

Belgian King's Holiday On Riviera

Frequent visits abroad by the youthful King Baudouin of Belzfum, including a trip to France during the recent floods, have aroused much criilelam of the monarch · In Brussels. Here King Baudouin (left) is shown during his trip to Cap d'Antibes, on the French Riviera, with his brother, the Prince of Liege (right), his father, ex-King Leopold, and the latter's wife, the Princess de Reihy.—Express Photo.

Press In Britain

Changes View On Federation

London, Feb. 6.

Surfeited with weeks of communiques and speculation about Central African Federation, British newspapers did not react on a big scale to attack an objective with divi- the publication of the White Paper on the subject. And this despite the fact that the British sional strength and for two days

type there is the

of Government, with whom the final word lies, made which civilians associate with reat war. But by the time the it clear that the Scheme which emerged from the news appears in a communique

month-long deliberations in Carlton House Ter- and correspondents and servers rush to the scene, order race was a case of "now or never”.. has been restored, only to flare Up, again next day some hundred miles away.

Every bar and restaurant along the fashionable tree-lined Rug Catinal is crowded with vlerks. secretaries and soldiers The Jeave. secretaries talk of business or last night's party, and the d soldiers complain

tol

Day

clerks

and

about low

But nowhere, except in the operations room at the High Command, is there anything to Indiente that the country is at wur.

Seven hundred miles north in Hanoi, the heart of the Tonkin delta country, there are fewer and smaller parties and more troops in the street.

ob-

The "Financial Times" Inoked in all the deliberations of the at the situation from an econo-London conference." mist's point of view. The main argument in favour of federation, Another Liberal

When any particular area becuines troublesome, the

paper, the French High Command mounts It said, was economie and it "News Chronicle", openly con- big operation involving per- quoted the White Papers com- fessed that the new White haps 15,000 men. Tanks, guns

ment that the Individual Paper had led it to modify its and troops come in from miles economies of the three territories views. In the past, admitted areand and sweep forward to involved are "l-balanced and the "Chronicle", it had argued carefully lald plans. Corres--equipped to withstand the that federation should be post- pondents are told that "we be strong economic pressures of a poned in order to give a chance Occasionally at night gunarelieve we have a full Vietminh changing world."

for fuller acceptance by the is heard in the distance, But baliation in a trap."

Its Atricans. The newspaper gave no one knows whether the shots But two or three days later,

de- the Scheme, are being fred in unger

trap closes, the Viet-blessing to

Now, obviously impressed by with have disappeared. Where? scribing it as good as human the British Government's now of practice.

i never" attitude, it conceded that at Nasam, one of three No one ever seems to be able hands can make it." recent battles, une's impression to provide the answer.

"Certain the White Paper should be sup- Every visitor one of preparedness rather The medical parcle of former than of war. Nazam is heavily hears this type of story. Every schemes of economie develop-ported. But only on one condi- Geaman Field-Marchol Eich von defended

visitor

ment can only be pushed for- then that the Federal Constitution leaves impressed that

should be reviewed, not in 10 the French Army is attempting Manstein has been extenie: Yor

one vital to all Southeast Asia. a vns and frustrating job, and

Yel they nil end with the comment: "Well..........If only you.

the war you would could see understand it better."-Reutte.

Boan, Feb. 16.

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with the best of equipment, military

But for

another month, British author-weeks at a time that equipment ities said today.

may see no action, Monstein Was granted medleal parole-last August 20 for) ALMOST CRIPPLING a cataract operation in a Kiel

Flying over the delta, the only clinic.

signs of war are the military Before his parole, he rerving a 12-year sentence at the convoys and the occasional con- British war crimes prison atcrete defence posts which stand the lushi Werl for atrocities committed by out in relief against

IL paddy fields. But his troops in Russia-Associated green Press.

would be possible to fly over the

125

was

A British Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

3 Syrup. from raw sugar.

@ Industrious.

B Origin.

11 Exalted.

13 Small nall;

15 Artist in stone.

1 "Cushy job."

19 Unoccupied.

21 Turned aside.

25 Panzugo.

20 Present.

27 Determined.,

15

1 Genuine,

DOWN

2 Breakwater.

4 Fail to include,

5 Greedy.

Perpendicular.

7 Glutted.

Discourages. ·

10 Fruit,

12 Clear.

14 Tally.

10 Shy

47 Allude..

10 Bring on.

20 Lies in wait.

21 Face,

22 Rodent.

23 Courage. 24 Tux,

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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD, Across 1 Custom, 4 Scrub, 7 Abridged, & Droll, 0 Siesta, 11 Tantrum, 18 Toppled, 18, Artient, 18 Linen, 19 Champlon, 20 Deter, 21 Totter Down: 1 Crass, 2 Tolis, 3 Migrate. 4 Sudden, Recourer, 4 Bedlam, 10 Exponent, 12 Adamant, 13 Tolled, 24 Lancer, ' 10 ***Depot, 17 Tenor.

to Indo-China

DECISION

It commented:

together. ward by the three territories years en the White Paper states,

Only together can

they hope to attract the capital but in Ove years, when it will which will be needed to raise still not be too late to make

another and perhaps the standard of living."

effort."

The economic arguments in favour of federation, it said, were overwhelming. But it add-

force,

better

Like the "Guardian" the "Chronicle" was chary about the

on

German Envoys

To Consult

With Adenauer

London, Feb. 18.

Herr Hans

Schoeningen,

Schlange- Germany's

diplomatic representative

here, files

morrow

to

to Bonn 10- attend conference of West German envoys abroad.

Heads of missions in most European capitals, as well as those from the United States and Turkey. will attend,

Konrad Adenauer. West German Chancellor and Foreign Minister, will preside.

The meeting, expected to last rearly a week, will have no format agenda. But high on the list for dis- cussion will be estimates of American. foreign policy changes resulting from the Installation of 110 Republican Administrailon, -Reuter,

1

Boycott

By Arabs Unlikely

German Economist Gives Views

Frankfurt, Feb. 10.

The leader of the German

ON KENYA opposition from the Africans, educated Africans. It is most un-German goods,

SCHOOLS

of

ed this warning: "When placed possible debilitating effect trade delegation to Egypt sald in their political and social con- federation of African opposition. on his return here from Calro text they lose some of their It said: "Will any scheme work

today that he did not consider risk that the if the natives oppose It? It may the frade talks had broken down There is a economic advantages of federa

well be that the opposition comes and added that he did not will be

of a small body by solely from neutralised

of expect an Arab boycott On the other hand it federation likely that the mass of Africans

is afoot..

The State Secretary of the is not imposed, not only are really understand what is

Nevertheless, ecunomic

have the

been Economic Ministry, Dr Ludger chances advancement narrowed almost to taught by experience that the Wasterick, said in an

airport vanishing point, but there are opinions of a highly educated interview that negotiations In

group of natives great political risks too.

carry Cairo were conducted in K weight out of all proportion to friendly atmosphere. The their numbers,”

of

wo

can

AN IMPROVEMENT

Of the new set-up of the African Affairs Board the paper willeh is commented: "This is an

Nairobi, Feb. 10. The Kenya Government has

NO DOUBT turbed down an application by leading African pelltlelang for

"Southern. Rhodesia wiil permission to reopen and run ainest certainly aviate to the almost 300 African independent schools closed in December for economic and soil phore of suspected

South Africa. In these circum- Mau Mau activities, stances the Mr C. H. Hartwell, Govern most hopeful for the future in provement as far as it goes. But ent Education Chic, sald to self is the one which should be the revised system is still open meni

chosen. There is no doubt that to abuse." this is the way of "federation."

day

over

Association, Pads

course

im-

Egyptian Premier, General

Mohammed Nagulb, hnd assured him that nil problems would be overcome through the solid foundation of Arab - German friendship, Dr Westerick said

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry annouticed last Wednesday that If would conduct no more pegotiations with the West He sold the African leaders have applied to take

The "Chronicle" summed up: German trade team and at the management of all African On the whole, Press opinions "In federation there is at leastia same time reported that trade schools including schools of ou federation have been con slender hope of progress towards negotiations with an East German the Kikuyu Independent Schoolsiderably madined. This is ap- true partnership between Afri-delegation would begin the next Association and the Kikuyuparently due to the White can and European. In the alter-day. Aringa Schools

Meanwhile, a message from assurance that African native there resides only the closed

under the emergency

will remain a prespect that two million native Cairo states that considerable regulations,

peoples will uldmately suffer progress had been made toward adequate as before, although, the Parents of most of the pupils much-disputed African Affairs the БАТС humillations in a commercial agreement between have refused to send their Board has been absorbed into Southern Rhoded as have over- Egypt and East Germany. children to Government-run or

taken the ten million victims of The East German trade delega the Federal Legislature. missionary schools.

the reactionary racial policies of tion held a lengthy meeting with The Education Offee, said Mr

Liberal "Manchester | Dr Malan."

the

of representatives Hartwell, told tho African Guardian" alii found rom to

Egyptian Ministries of Foreign The Conservative "Times"

Affairs, Finance and Industry leaders the closed schools could complain that although the new

that and Commerce. be reopened immediately under

Scheme ders not deprive the drew attention to the fact

These toure be eliher.

said that another Government district

Africans of any existing rights federation is within right exactly a hundred years since Cecil education boards or missionary

and privilege, it offers no re Rhodes, the founder of Rhodesia, February 18 and that the talks

held liable means by which existing was born. But it followed this might wind up then. management.

rights — including an appro→ contemplative note with qualme

The broad outlines of a com- priate share in the government about the operation of the

may be extended in an order- Atacan Affairs Board. It said: mercial agreement would ser ly and constitutional Way How far it will be possible for Egypt export large quantities of African advancement justifies these men to stand properly cotton, manganese, phosphates it if European opinion is a detached from the political and onlong while the Communist climate and the majority opinion State would send ears, printing verso."

in the Assembly to which they estes and other machinery to It demanded too: "Is nothing belong, is far from sure. All

Egypt: whatever to be done to

It is not immediately clear test that can be said now is that, if African opinion? It has been the board does not work as it is whether trade would.be on Sir Derwent William Ker- argued here that there is on paper intended to work, the barter or credit basis in temis of appointed serious danger-it would be to whole elaborate structure of the Egyptian pounds-United Press, mode, 54, has been Ambassador to Czechoslovakia much at this time to call it a federal constitution, with its in-

He added that the Government

had decided it could not allow independent schools in Kikuyu areas to be opened in the fore- seeable future.--Reuter.

Britain's New Envoy To Czechoslovakia

London, Feb. 10.

10

:

certainty that African hostility dispensable safeguards for

meeting

the

on

In session to Sirin may un far more than a splute African rights, will fall to the Now Rod University Broadmead, 59 the Foreign ter of discontent from the ground."

Office announced today.

articulato fringe, that it may go

London, Feb. 10. Sir Derwent is at present so deep, and spread so

wido Tho "TimeS" zummed up

The library of Moscow's now Ambassador to Indonesia. He is that, even if it cannot prevent "Ultimately success or failure expected to leave shortly to the federation from coming into in federation depends upon the university will have 1,200,000

tap It

of its cool or bad faith of the Euro-books and, will occupy 10 floors take up his new appointment, being. It may

Sir Philip Broadmead will strength md vitality. ⠀

peans who stand, here and in of the skyscraper building, now be retired from the

In the position of nearing completion, according to That is a real danger, and Africa,

Moscow; Radio-Reute Foreign Service-Reuter. {ono can, apo no reflection of it leadership":

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