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MORE RED CONCESSIONS

Changes Announced In The Inter-Zonal Pass Rules

Stardre jets of the American 68th, Fighter Interceptor squadron dive in echelon formation as they head for home after completing another air patrol mission over the moun- tainous Islands of North Japan. Starfire lets are an im- portant part of the Japan Air Defence Force, Dying night

and day patrols. Reuterphoto.

India In Grip Of "Mountain Fever"

Bombay, June 15,

All India, under the grip of a "mountain fover" with the successes of the Everest expedition and the Indian expedition to the 22,650-foot peak Panch Chuli, is awaiting with mounting interest news of the fate of the Japanese assault on Manslau

None has come through for some time.

There have been rumours about an accident at Munalau, but these have been unconfirm- ed. There is great hope here that the Japanese have been successful in reaching the tup.

is The Indian hero Tensing Norkay, the sherpa who, with Sir Edmund Hillary, climbed to the top of Everest.

There has been a big contro- versy in the Press over.Tensing's. nationality. Though born ภ

lived in Nepal, Tensing has Darjeeling in west Bengal for 20 years and Indio claims him as a citizen.

The Press has also editorially scorned foreign Press reports which have always put Tensing second. The Press here regards him as the greatest climber in the world and feels that he should have all the honours.

The former Nepalese Prime Minister, Mr M. P. Koriala, has made a statement saying that the ofer of the George Medal to Tensing by Queen Elizabeth II is an "insult.”

WANTS OWN HOME

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It. Tensing is

Nepalese national he can accept knight-

Extra Guest On

Board "Eagle"

London, June 15. During the Coronation Naval Review off Spithead today a woman guest on board

Britain's greatest aircraft carrier, Esglc

rare birth to # baby. Perplexed

slup's officers

signalled to shore for a

hospital

boat to come out

as soon as possible.

Joy

The woman, Mrs McCracken, wife of com- missioned boatswain

Cornetlus

G. McCracken, was taken to IIS Earle's sick bay where her little daughter was safely do. livered-Reuter.

King Taking

The Cure

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Marsellies, June 15..

hood because of the long associa- King Sisavong Vong of Luor tion between Nepal and England. arrived today by sea for a health But if he is an Indian citizen he cure the Vosges resort of Vittel cannot accept the title because in Eastern France. India is a Republic and all such titles were given up when the Republic was established;

General

Easing Of Formalities In East Germany

Berlin, June 15. News of changed rules on interzonal passes, to be issued as from next Wednesday, was given' by the East German news agency ADN today.

The announcement said that East Germang travelling to West Germany for short periods could obtain interzonal passes from their local People's Police officers.

Residence permits for West Germans wishing to visit East Germany will under the new regulations be issued through 'local town council officers.

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West German visitors will, and unconfirmed estimates here have 24 hours to report their put the total freed men al arrival at local East German women since June 11 at over police stations."

The announcement sulih:

5,000.

They were mostly, minor offenders against East German "The offices of the East Germ one to three years, The econemle laws surving anything man People's Policemen have been advised to deal with re- quests for Interzonal passes the shortest possible time and in that the East Germons were

an unbureaucratie Lashlon."

The new regulations appeared to restore to East and West Gormans the travelling facilities | available before June 1952.

Last June East Corman authorities sealed off their xonal

Land.

majority were West Berliners.

West German interior Ministry sources mld in Bonn tonight

tending with "unrelenting fer- stelp of territory where refuger your" the 30 f wklo ploughed. violations could be shot without warning.

EXODUS SLOWS

The sources said that only a frontier areas with a No Man's few days aro Enst German People's Pallee had shot and in- fured three 14-year-old boys on this strip, near Hohnsleben in The Helmstedt tren of

the

They introduced stringent re- gulations for Germans wishing to cross the East-West border 35 a teprisal for West Ger- many's signing of the West European Army Treaty ant Bonn Conventions ending the Western occupation.

Today's regulations should remove these stringent checks.

GENERAL EASING

They also suggested a general casing of all travel formalities between East and West Ger- many enabling greater ex-

zones.

change of visitors between the two

Formerly East German travel permits had to be submitted on forms

with both German and Soviet inscriptions. Sometimes applicants were referred to So- viet police officials before Ger- man authorities reached a de-

British Zone when they tried to enter West Germany,

In West Berlin it was stated at the slowdown in the flow of refugees which began afler last week's East German policy changes continued at the week- end.

A total of 2,100 registered on Sunday and Monday but these

gures still brought the total for June so far to 20,000 the highest recorded in mid-month,

Refugees arriving today sald loudspeakers put up ni somo railway

called stations would-be refugees to read the Government's latest decrees and return home.

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The announcement of the new rules for issuing passes was made through the press office of the East German Prime Minis- ciston

office. Delays sometimes Jasted. East Germany announced

idst months and a high percentage sweeping changes

week of travel requests were refused. which convineed a large section

opinion Other conciliatory acts by the of Western

that the Communists were reported in Soviet Union intended to break West Berlin_today.

down the Iron Curtain in East Tough West German lorry Germany. drivers on the 100 mile autobahn

They included a review of travel pass running across the Soviet Zone the entire-zonal

tardy

abandonment

of

to West Berlin, stood in stunned system, ald to private industry Croups as East German loud and speakers boomed out apologies "coercive

for delays at checkpoints,

CHANGED ATMOSPHERE

These men were used to wait ing up to three and four days at the checkpoints while perishable cargoes in their trucks slowly rotted.

Today at several places drivers heard the loudspeakers Say: "Please bear yourself in patience a few minutes longer. You will the De passed through checkpoint."

soon

East

German People's Police met the drivers with polite conversation

instead of terse commands or sullen silence.

In Berlin several soctor barriers were pulled aside to allow West Berliners to visit cemeteries in the Soviet Zone outside the city's boundaries.

In East Berlin workmen con- He was greeted by General tinued to pull down inflammatory Clement Blanc, Amy Chief of Communist slogans. Staff, and other high ranking The dismantling of telephono officers and officials. The 67-cables begun under two weeks Meanwhile, the Calcutta new-year-old King, who refused to ago between East and West

lesve his capital of Luang Berlin has also been halled, paper Statesman Has opened a fund to collest money to build Pabong when it was threatened by Vietminh rebels in April, is Tenaing his own home.

crippled by gout and rheumatism. He yielded to persuadon to love his royal city only on being assured that the French Union Command were making it safe from any eurprise attack by the Communist annies-Reuter.

Tensing now lives with other

chorpas in a row of huis in Darjeeling and it is reported that one of his main, ambitions in Ilfe is to own a home.

Indonesian Envoy

The word sherpa means "Man From the East" which indicates their Tibetan origin. From their high home rome came over to

Oslo, June . Darjeeling to seek work and The new Indonesian Minister actic down in Darjeeling. to Norway, Mohammed Ochsam, ✩ ACTUALLY FILMED UNDER THE BIG TOPI☆ Tensing is one of this band of was recived by King Haakon VII today, The Minister arrived recently to take up his function. -France-Presso.

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Coronation Film For Hirohito

Tokyo, Junct

15. Einpetor liirohito and Empresa Nagako today saw a [20-ininute colour film of Queen Elizabeth's coronation-Down to Japais Jyn BQAC Comet jot- liner:

A private show was arranged

In the Imperial Palace,

Crowds flocked to see the film In Tokyo cinemas tonight. A special Japanese version has many shots of Crown Princo Akihito and a commentary In Japanese-Reuter,

POP

READY FOR ANYTHING

Public opinion here though

suspicious about Soviet inten tions is prepared to see almost anything happen tow in East Germany after the startling re- versal of political and economic trends initiated last week.

re-

tax

collection methods." the return of land, wherever possible,

to farmers who fled to the West, freedom from *punishment and establishment, aid to returning for refugees and an amnesty people imprisoned because they failed to pay taxes and other ques-Router.

Striking Tribesmen

Arrested

Luderitz, SW Africa, June 15.

Police have arrested 69 strik- ing Ovambo tribesmen after clashes with strikers in their focation and the streets of this scaport.

One Ovambo died from in- juries and several European police and clvillans were injured in the clashes.

Fighting broke out in the location last Friday-night when pollee went to try to get 208 Ovambos to return to their work at a local canning factory.

Fighting later spread to the Most people expect a reduc streets of the town.

Police reinforcements were tion

of the armed pollco forces rushed to Luderitz and a number known as an army to West of citizens sworn in as special Berliners thought called "bar-constables. racked police In the East. On Saturday morning the Reports here say recruiting has location was again visited and stopped.

the 00 arrests.mado. More prisoners were released The Ovambos were sUil today from East German prisons, strike today.-Reuter.

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