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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1953.

RUSSIA 'BAD NEIGHBOUR' Parachutist

Eden On Soviet Union Under Stalin

Little Evidence Of Reds' Peaceful Intentions

New York, Mar. 12. ⠀ ́

Mr Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, said here today that the Soviet Union under Stalin had deliberately cast away the oppor- tunity of working for a peaceful world by adopting a bad neighbour policy.

Valiant Bombers For RAF Next Year

London, Mar. 12. Mr George Ward, Under Secretary for Air, said to day that the Yaliant, Bri tain's first four-jet atom bomber, is expected to go

He told a Foreign Policy Association dinner he could not forecast the effect of Stalin's death.

He gave the 1,300 guests what he said was a review of British foreign policy since he last ad- dressed an American audience à little more than a year ago.

shall have to watch that Mr Eden said, | We Since then, there had been little advance carefully.

"But the foundations of our towards selling the issues be-)

We love tween East and West and none policy cannot change.

always been ready to negotiate: find been settled,

we still are.

would "We

welcome Any like Intention evidence of a from behind the Iron Curtain." Mr Eden said.

The Korean war continued and there had been little sign of willingness by the Soviet Union to try to reduce tension. But, he said, it should not be

He clied the subjugation of forgotten that since the United Nations took up arms to repel Czechoslovakia - the victim of aggression in Korea, there linda carefully prepared conspiracy" been no further move of that and the Berlin blockade as

examples

proddings. of the into service with the Royalere has been a

kind against the free work.

Arned aggression had followed certain re- Air Force next year.

spect for the growing strength in Korca, he said.

United States, Britain and

of unity the Western mations and for their evident and their friends become con- vinced that they must scrk determination to defend them-

uniting the free security Ly selves.

world.

Ile told the House of Com- mos this in asking for approval of the Air Force Estimates for

there has been a

i change of ruler in the Soviet Unlon, 1 will not pretend to you that I can forecast what effect the death of Stalin may have.

the coming year of £488,000,000 Andrew -an inercise of about £00,000,- 000 over the current year.

Intended as the backbone of The British long-range bomber force, the Valiant la sald to be faster than the 500 miles an hour medium Jet bember, the Canberra, and greatly superior in range and the load it can CLITY.

A Vallan! entered for

bomber has been

the Britain-New Zeland alr race next October.

Mr Ward said the Air Force and decided to order a transport. version of the

Vallant.

This

standing performance on economy of operation,

Egyptian Complaint

Against

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The fact that the ordeal in Kore lind endured so long, he sald, did not deprive it of its courage and idealism.

"The men who go off to fight u Korea are the champions of International order and peace," he said.

A NEW CHAPTER Mr Eden sak the six European nationa

about. lo form the European Defence Community with the avowed aim of an eventual federation were open-

Westing a new chapter in European

well as

United Nations, Mar. 12. Egypt aircraft, he added, might well

charged today that prove to be of revolutionary Western support for the "puppet importance because of its out-State" of Israel is sacrificing the

Interests of Egypt as peace in the Near East

Egypt's chief United Nations delegate, Eldie Abdel Bazek, sald in a hastily convoked Press conference that Egypt is suffer- it from an arms embargo im- posed upon it to benefit Israel which continues: Its propaganda through pro-Zionist newspapers to receive more military and

economic nid.".

Mr Ward said two prototype bombers of exceptionally ad- vanced design, the Avro Vulcan and the Handley-Page Victor. were undergoing trials, but their performance was so outstanding and their importance to the R.A.F. so great that orders had already been placed for both.

Bazck called the conference Mr Ward said that af present to answer charges voiced on the R.A.F. stil; had no swept- Wednesday in the British House back wing fighters in service of Commons by the Secretary of mport from American und Stute, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, blast Canadian-built Sabres

Premier, *the Egyptian now is

Mohammed Naguib, for being delivered. “

ducting "diplomacy by state- meats to the Press.

The Air Force intended to form Its first squadrons of British Swift swept-back wing fighters towards the end of the

con-

General Naguib had said in a Cairo Press statement that Bri- year. this is violating the Sudan

Another modern type, the fun-ngreement and that there should be unconditional evacuation of ter, would follow.

British troops from the Suez graft are the Anest day ßghters Mr Lloyd refuted the violation in the worki," he said-Reuter. charge.-United Press,

"We are convinced these air-Canal Zone,

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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 3 Bojourna, 8 Cus- tom, Listened, 11 Animates, 12 Mero, 18 Tepid, 10 Share, 19 Lock, 22 Passport, 24 Condoles, 26 Nectar, 28 Disments. Down: 1. Scrap, 1 Astir, 3 Solaces, 4 Omit, 5 Oats, G Rinsed, 7 Budden, 10 Sepin, 14 Phial, 18 Dresses, 15 Placld, 17 Tennis, 20 Booty, *21-8iory, 23-Pose, -23-Bent.

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history.

not surprising that there should be almculties in countries about some of the ratification,

Britain had supported these projects from the beginning and wanted them to succeed. Mr Eden sald. She had done every- thing she possibly could to help und encourage them.

So far as guarantees were con cerned it was hurd to see what more she could do,

Mr Eden listed the British military forces In Europe and said: "We intend to keep them think the there as long as we situation requires it."

WIDER HORIZONS But, he said, there thing Britain had not done and could not do. And that was join!

European federation.

was one

"Our life and our interests as non direct us constantly to

than Europe | horizons wider alone." he said.

The Foreign

Secretary in Malaya, Germany, Australia,

sairi

many

the Middle East and in oiler garrison areng the British were helding "the common line against aggression,"

Veterans To Write To Malenkov

Paris, Mar, 12. The World Veterans Federation is to send a personal letter to the new Soviet Prime Minister, M. Georgi Malenkov, asking

for an account of more than a million prisoners of 011 war still in captivity Russian soll.

Mr Elliot Newcomb, the Federallon's Secretary- General, told a Press con- ference here today the re- quest would be made "be- cause

reports Indicated that the new ruler of Russia might entertain It more favourably than the former ones,”

He added that 370,000 Japanese. 280,000 Germans, 63,000 Italians 12,000 Aus- Frenchmen. 6,000 trians, 1,000 Spaniards and 200 Dutchmen, Rumanians and Hungarians werd among the missing.-Reu-

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To

Advise On Racial Issue

Embraced

NEW

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A new world record for

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