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COMMENT OF THE DAY

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1958.

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Disaster To

Egypt's Five Demands o

Refugees Revealed To Commons

TT may be that, people are

tired of hearing about refugees. But they cannel -shøip- :henring about them,

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The great movements of population caused by the w and its consequencen have not yet come to an ond. When the International Refugee Organisation was wound up at the beginning of last

year there were warnings given that its task was not done. The IRO left behind it residue. of people who were too old, too i), or for some other reason Junable to leave their camps and settle either overseasˆÓT within the society where they happened to be. Since then their numbers have Been, still are, and will go on being wollen by the arrival of new refugees from the Communist coua- tries. These come at a stendy rate of over a thou- And a month and tend to pile up in places that are already crowded and short of rosources, Яuch 34 Trieste, Austria, Greece, and our own colony of Hong- | kong. There are, besides, the Germans from East Germany, the Koreans, the Arabs from Palestine, and other local though no less wretched groups. The IRO ted to help the bulk of refugees both tu subsist where they were and to emigrate and settle clue. where. Since Ity dia- appearance its functions have been shared out among national Governments, voluntary societies, and several.International bodies, The · Intergovernmental Committee for European Emigration has taken over some of the IRO's work of helping people-not neces- sarily refugees-to settle Ualted overatas. The

Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr Van Heuven Goedhart, bas authority to protect and

relieve some (not ally refugees,But although

been done it cannot be said that the present state of affairs is satisfactory.

THERE is no one agency in which the countries chiefly concerned could continue

ACCEPTANCE WOULD

MEAN THE CANAL BASE

BECOMING USELESS

London, May 12,

Egypt's conditions for settlement of the Suez Canal dispute with Britain would have meant the great base becoming rapidly useless, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of State, told the House of Commons today during the Foreign Affairs debate.

This would have had an effect on the maintenance of British forces and the defence-of-the whole area, Mr Lloyd said.

At an early stage in Anglo-Egyptian negotiations on the Suez.Basc, now deadlocked, the Egyptians insisted on five points, he said..

Lady Grantham's Article On The Coronation

Widespread interest has been created by Lady Grantham's

descriptive article on the Coronation ceremony which appeared

China in yesterday's

Mail, and many enquiries have been received from readers for additional copies.

Those desiring further

the copies of

paper taining the article сап

Shern obtain

from the of the Hongkong office B.C.M. Port, Lid, ground floor,

con-

Pravda Exposes A

Scandal

1. That physical and technical control of direction

of the use and any British equipment and installations! left in it went to the Egyptians.

2. Any British personnel left behind in the base must be in Egyptian employment, Egyptians having the right to dismiss them.

3. Instructions to Britons for the handling of British stores and equipment could only be passed to them through the Egyptian Government,

4. Egyptians would have the sole right to decide, or at least the right to veto the use to which the stores and installations should be put.

5. Britlah technicians would be replaced by Egypt- ians in a very short space of time "and we got the im- pression that they were thinking in terms of months."

Mr Lloyd's statement reveal ing the Egyptian conditions for the first time, was greeted by laughter from all sides of the House of Commons.

been carried out, if not under the direction of, at least with the connivance of the Egyptian armed forces," Mr Lloyd said.

"We have kept quiet about "Such an arrangement would these matters in order to give only have: one remit" he de- the best possible, clared "The base would rapid~ {these talks," he addedpere to ly become useless, with the "Wo have not, despite ell

resulting effect on the main-sorts of provocation, sought to tenance of our forces and the

exacerbate feelings in either defence of the whole area.

country.

London, May 12. "We would much prefer Pravda, the Soviet Com-ainicable revision of that treaty added. munist Party newspaper, and new arrangements arrived

clared.

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EISENHOWER'S BOMBSHELL

Washington, May 12.

President Eisenhower today shook the United States military high command by naming a ́ naval",

man-Admiral Arthur Radford to the top post of chairman of the Joint

·Chiefs of Staff.

Recognition Of Peking's

Claims

Claims While War Continues

London, May 12.

Mr' Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of State, reiterated in the House of Commons today the British standpoint that while the conflict in Korea continued, it was quite out of question to support the Peking Government's claim to a seat on the Security Council or to promise to support it in a contingency which had not yet arisen. ··

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Wiima's Fuel Cargo Transferred

Singapore, May 12 The cargo of 10,000 tons

the

He álso named General Alfred Gruenther to be Supremo Allied Commander in Europe and nominated General Matthew Ridgway, now. NATO command- er, to be US Army ́ ̈Chief of Staff.

ADMIRAL RADFORD

The White House, also an nounced that the President would formally nominato Ad- of Rumanian aviation fuel miral Robert Carney as Chief But when peace came in Korea, differont circumstancea

in the future. Combined with would arise and, then the matter would have to be discussed, aboard the Finnish tanker of Naval Operations same time Wilma lo being transferred the President's selection last Mr Lloyd sald Brinln was in

"If Britain had agreed to 'dis-

he added during the continued foreign affairs dobate.

to the United States naval week of General Nathan Twin- Egypt by virtue of rights under pose of the Suez Canal Bass in the treaty of 1936 which at that the way the Egyptians wanted British Government would have thun a detail to those who are liable sources said here to pleted plans for an entire turn- He gave an assurance that the unfortunately captivity is more tanker Cahaba, usually re-ing as Air Force Chief of Staff, the announcement today com- time he said was hailed as it would have rapidly de triumph of Egyptian statesmanteriorated and it would

a clear view en the question likely to endure 11,"

over in night. have

the "When we see a solution near

top commands. ship.

Late In the afternoon the Admiral Radford will

will. succeed taken years to reactivate it in at that time.

defended it would be a mistake to change Mr Lloyd Mr Lloyd an the event of war,"

up alongside the General Omar Bradley on August the negotiators at this moment," Cahaba tled William K. Lieutenant-General

Wilma, anchored at Sultan 19, the first Navy man ever to Harrison, chief United Nations he said. a proposition Was

Shoal, 12 miles from Singapore. boxome chairman of the Joint negotiator at Panmunjom, On Southeast Asia, Mr Lloyd. The sources said the trerefor Chiefs, General Ridgway will. much devoted work has today accused party mem-at-by- omicable means he de-could not accept ard I think against criticism made during said there was no complacency of the fuel, which was original- | @ucdecl General, J. Lawton Collins

would appear to every person bers of "falsifying accounts, Toples set down for discus-

on the Government's part about ly destined for Shanghai, would as the Amy's commande, on the commonsense that it was the debate.

He did not belleve the Gen- the possible developments in bo completed on Wednesday. Sarre diato. General Twining vanity and waste," Moscow sion with General Naguib, the Impossible for us to do so."

Azia, been responsible for Southeast Egyptian Prime Minister, for

"Including They said they did

not know takes over the air command on Radio said.

The Ordnano Depot covered eral had of the Suez Canal

Burma settlement

Jura. 30 from General Hoyt 15 square needless hugging on matters of threats to Thailand.

where Cahaba would go an area of aboue The paper sald two officials in

main miles.

this and, indirectly, to India." argo detall. "I don't like all

Wilma's there

Vandenberg. No date was set for fuel. exter loading

Admiral Carney to take over the United States oficials here by Lenance

Thailand Government miners falsified

a view to its immediate

thousands of vehicles, a vast don't believe there is a

had reacted to the threat from destined to discuss the arrival aval command from Admiral was reactivation in war, showing 200,000 roubles (about with

quantity of bridging equipment tock."

Communist forces in Indo-In Sirgo

Singapore last night of the William Fechieler. £18,000) for work which

Admiral Radford is now noval Mr Lloyd described and locomotives. together the work of the done.

China by taking precautionary Cahaba and her departure from commander in the Pacfile, COMPLICATED MATTER

the northeast the port agamertean total

exceeded holding of press conferences by IRO.

The

measures Britain, for BOME It blamed the Saratov works

necompanied Mr Eisenhower to *£200,000,000.

the truce delegations after ecch

frontier. It would recolve the Tho

Consul-Korea on the latter's war aspec reason, is not a member of building, cutting and shaping

Previously there had beer time

Fixed assets such D.S air-meeting

"an unfortunate support of the vast 05

majority General Mr Charles F. Bold- tion trip after the presidential the committee for emigra- machines, for vanity", slating after Ume an outbreak of war

of United Nations members in win, said: "I have no authority election last autumn. The shake- tion, and the United States, that the administration boasted

They were the wrong conditions shops and hospitals were supple- but under modern

up was announced as the Radi for reasons of domestic at a new machine which turned to develop and prepare the base fields, power stations, work-convention."

their Independence if it was The Wilma left Singapore forth and Ridgway nonhoddons politics, doen not support

military parts Pravda also accused the works did not seem likely such an mented by two fully developed mosphere for negotiators to get their determination to maintain to make any statement"

and extensive into. But it happened on both

threatened

harbour last night after being were sent to the Senates-Unlea interval would 'be available. the

Co-operation Commissioner. of a very high percentage of High

Britain also wanted to discuss road rail and signal installations. sides.

Press, Mr Lloyd said the latest Com Thai and British Governments There is no agreed policy, waste. Other industrial under-

of the base, a most Replacement might cost £300,-

muniet proposals about pri- were not speci-defence

was increasing.—Router. but only a patchwork of tekings which palliativas,

Mr Lloyd said he rejected soners who did not wish to bo for

dealing fically named were accused of complicated and technical mat 000,000.

ter requiring the most goods

the notion that Egypilans repatriated differed from those either with the relief and producing second class

and delivering them as first equipment.

could become Britain's allies in the Indian resolution in one class-Reuter,

attack started. That important aspect when an would be too late.

In modernes could

settlement of refugees or with the larger problem of emigration from crowded areas. Possibly this is too The United much, to ask. "Nations, at all events, will have to face the question at the next meeting of the Assembly, when the High Commissioner's

charge of building houses for Zone problem lixcluded

of the base

cut to be useless.

accounts

Restrictions One to

Food Lifted

to

were

In peace quantities of ammunition talk of deadlock," he said.

modera

value

small nor great stand

Defence alone. socurity must bo

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the

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The

on

between

this afternoon.

the in port 90 days-Beuter,

DRONE · PLANE

Washington, May 12.. The Navy announced today

"We wihod Hiscuss the phosed withdrawal of British

OBVIOUS DIFFICULTIES troops with arrangements for

neither

They involved the five neutral collective defence and we wish-

countries sending contingents of KILLS 3 MEN discuss a programma of

But and armed forces to Korea, military and economic assistance

collective. there were obylous practical Switzerland, for to Egypt Mr Lloyd said.

It has been made clear to the The Arab countries could "pro- difficulties

necessary instance, had no standing army duce or procure the Egyptians

that Britain did notainment or skill to keep paco and the proposal might lead to that three men were killed and i London, May 13.

in which with the terrifying demands of a delay of many months. mandate ed restrictions on the amount of these topics were to be discussed modern warfare."Reuter.

Britain has abolished detail-seek to fix the order will need to be renewed and

we did make clear "although no doubt thought out food which might be imported that in our view they were in-

a as personal effects without

extricably mixed and licence by passengers' arriving

countries by sea and dependent matters".

Bir oyd declared:

laidair.

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angibiration

serioumess in the past

A British driver was

inter-

&

•

ho

Indian

The British Government,

preferred the ACTION THREATS

On that point, London May 12. This gave the neutral Com- Diplomalle quarters here were mission discretion in the mat- the taking seriously the ter. It would call upon totlay possibility that Egypt may re- parties to the conflict or mem

ainst ber states of the United Nations for Canal or their own governments open guerilla activity troops in the Suez

It seemed to be a matter General Mohammed Nagub, following renewed threats from such help as they needed.

capable of adjustment.

British authorities had dence of a deünite deterioration of security in the Canal Zone area for some days before the Anglo-Egypilan

Again, under the Communist eight-point proposal, no future was alearly marked out for thote paboners who refused repatria- negotiation on broke down week ago.

After four months this was to Since Sir Winston Churchill bo put into the hands of a is at present in direct control of political conference. foreign policy it is taken for was no grovision for the con- un-granted here that he is less tingmay of disagreement.

as

But there

The

four seriously injured when a target drone plane cauzhed into tho aircraft carrier Wright and 300 miles exploded yesterday, off Key West Florida.

The 14,500-ton carrier sustain- ed minor damage, announce ment said,

The drone plane, which had boen hit by, anti-aircraft fire at 1,500 feet art again at 600 feet, went out of control and crushed into the carrier's catwalk, which extends along the sides of the flight deck-Router.

Action Against News Agencies

afresh. The Assembly showed something less than from all wisdom when

It on the ligh: Commissioner The Frealdent of the Board of "This base is not there for our of Imperial and the duty of protecting Trade, Mr Thorneycroft, refugees and, it need nouncing the Import change in sfrister purposes. It is part of Je, helping

them the House of Commons lost the Befence of the free world." (bkeep body and soul alight, said the exception. would The Minister revealed that since April, there hath been some be in cooked meats, together but gave him no

Customs officers would be left thirty attacks on British pers or installations in the money for purposes other to decide if quantities were rea- gone!

Suez Zone. Three soldiers had than administration. It did | sonable.

assaulted, shot and' am- empower him to appeal for Since early in, the war people been

bushd. There hath been and air have fund of three million arriving by sou

in frequency and dollars for relief; so far been Timited to 50 lbs. of food number of incidents which had

month as personal effects and not more increased only one million has come than 5 lbs. of any one kind of InA private charity may food.-Neuter.

saulted and was still have to scrapo along from

accounted for. Two days later likely than any other British The Indian resolution WAN News radio reception systerns week to week. But an agency

a Royal Air Force coach and Minister to be "pushed around" quite different. It provided that of had American news agencies, entrostad with the charit-

British driver disappeared. in the face of threats,

after 10 days the future of such Associated Press, Unded Press able work of the United

The next day. an African

There was geaerat satisfaction men should be referred to the and International News Service, Nations really ought to

If this conference were cut off today by cier of driver and his vehicle were in diplomatie quarters here with conference. Inising and, on April 27 a ser tho statement on previous falled to agree within 30 days, the Argentino Ministry of Tele- know how much it will be able to spend for some

Tokyo, May 12.

geant was killed and a warrant Angle-American contacts on the their resettlement would be the communications, pat

Canal Zone question issued from responsibility of the United Na- Thio, Senkite last week um- time. hoad. The root The National Rural Police officer wounded.

On May 3 wife of the deputy Cairo inst night by the United tone and not the United Na-animously approved a resolu- last night ... trouble of the

has sald today a storm

Alom orderiniz an investigation in- probably been the weary which swept Southern Kyushu, Director of Medical Services States Secretary of State Mr Hon Command.

Here again the Indian ro to reign telekommunica- Lland, was shot and wounded by John Foster Dulles for southernmost

-Brillan opinion has no quarrel solution was very much to be tiden, hope that tho rofugee prob Japan's

ormed Egyptiane while plenick- caused considerable damage in

with his reference to the

ment would be reaclied on proved a resolution to thventigate rectures stopping the railway Canal.

were merely examples from the Canal Zone should something resembling it, sed toretgy, news agencies upoming traffic, flooding and destroying There were

of what had been happening. agreement, be reached with It was unfair to suggest that in (Argentina which hut been farms, roads, housca,

the maintenance” of lière was hoggling "over", this called for by President Peron.- One person was missing, it "We have strong grounds for Egypt on

belloving that those attacks had] the baseRouter,

[point of repatriation because Router," was reported-Bouter,

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STORM CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE

Buenos Aires, May 12.

· Iom wagcheerly at an end. Kagoshima end Kumamoto proing on the banks of the Builty, of a "phased with991- preferret, and he hoped agree. The Senede inst-wock alo ap-|

That hope, unhapplly, had better hanput" away; what "gysy "ngency is to deal with "the problem had better bo put on # Vorrünnent basis,

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