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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1953.

Cambodian Secretary Of State Explains

King's Move

Franco-Soviet Negotiations

Paris, June 15.

Senior French and Sovlet officials are inceling here to negotiate a trade pact between the two countries, the French Foreign Office fald tonight

The negotiations follow preliminary talks recently in Genova unler the auspices of the United Na- Commis- tias Economic

sion for Europe.

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French Foreign Office declined to disclose delails about the negotiu- tions but usually reliable economic

kuarters

that if the talks successful France.

trade

might

lovel of

were

Soviet reach the 20,000,000,000 franes tabout £20,000.099) worth of goods being ex- eltanged cach way. Bruter,

MAU MAU

SUFFERING HEAVILY

The

Nairobi, June 15.

Government announced that 125 terrorists were killed In Kenya last week-inore than other week since Mou hung

Mau terriem eated a state of emergency in the Colony

This result was achieved by a large-scale, offensive, "Operu- | tion Erem" launched nine days ago by British troops of the 39th Brigade, African troops of the 70 East African Brigade, and more than 2,000 Kikuyu tome

against Mat Guards

Mou furrorist

in the Alardare Mountains forcuts,

One member of the security forces has been killed since the operation began and live local Kikuyu in the area lost their lives.

A Government spokesman said that security forces are now in the third and final stage of "Operation Epsom"

Paris, June 15.

The Cambodian Secretary of State, Sam Sary, said tonight that his government had decided to call on France to grant Cambodia "immediate and complete independence."

The Cambodian Government was willing to negotiate with France a treaty of alliance and friendship but only after Cambodian independence had been proclaimed, Mr Sary said.

The Secretary of State declared that he had re- ceived his government's decision tonight in a coded cable from Pnom Penh, the capital,

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M Sary said that his govern- while Cambodia was represented ment also informed him that al by its Premier, Penn Nouth, who Was no longer prepared to had full powers to reach negotiate on the basis of the agreement,

here conventions aimed May 9,

on

Cambodian Premier, Penn Nouth, due here on June 19 or 20 had postponed his visit unta further notice, the Secre tary of State declared,

OUTDATED TREATIES "The

French

delegation merely wanted to adjust the clauses of the existing treaties while our Prime Minister was secking their revision as they had been outdated by events and were incompatible with the been principle of equality of mem- Som Sary, who had delegated by his goverment to bers of the French Union," ho negotiate changes in his coun-declared. try's status

Sam Sary said the mum dif- authorities, said King Norodom culties existing in Franco- Sihanouk had exiled himself Cambodian relations before the

10 press for the independence King's departure were:

King Norodom Sihanouk of his country,"

did everything to avoid wanted to have full powers to this solution but he was finally station French forces in areas he of his Kingdom selected by him obliged to leave because considered that it was the only and not by the French authorl- means for his country to realize ties;

with the French

by

its national aspirations," Sam 2. Cambodia insisted that all Sary said in a press release. French Union citizens, except

from people

metropolitan "Cambodia agreed to make

be tried should fur France, sacrifices

but France, France did not treat Cambodian Cambodian courts and not by lerests with understanding, nixed Franco-Cambodian courts

France

as proposed by the French; Clauses favourable to

3. Cambodia wanted to have the recent agreement were 106 applied immediately while the full control of Its exchange con- revaluation of the devalua- points of interest to Cambodia trol and were not put into force" Sam plastre, "The recent

tion of the currency had pro- Jim- voked Sary said.

economle great culties, Sam Sary declared.- Koutur

FRENCH ACCUSED

"There is a lack of equality of advantages al sacrifices in the and it is this lack which is Majesty has been eeeking to remedy" the Secretary of State

French Union (Corenoirwealth) BRAZILIAN

Sam Sary said the French authorities had been trying to put pressure on the King but declined to give any details beyond saying that they had been

Thirteen Mau Mau terrorists! trying to influence the King's surrendered during the week-end father. He also alleged that the ho. African troops of the French nilitary command had African Rifles. They gave Thera- selves up on an escarpment of supplied arms and tranunition to the .Cutnbodian rebel leader, the Kikuyu forest 15 miles north-

MINISTERS

RESIGN

Rio de Janeiro, June 15. The Brazilian Minister pf Justice, Senhor Francisco

Inn Signs In McCarthy Raises

Fashion

made

Gay wear for girl and boyfriend are these matching shirts, Just put on the market in London. They are from an unusual Irish finen on which are printed the tradi- tional in signs of Britain and other symbols of conviviality. -Reulorphoto.

Security Policy

Decisions

Unesco

By. Board

Paris, June 15.

'Book Burning' Issue

Washington, June 15.

-L.

• Senator Joseph McCarthy used a Senate Appropria- tions Committee hearing to- day to discuss "book burn- ing" which President Elsen- hower criticised yesterday as un-American,

The President advised Dart- mouth college students in an address not to join the book burners. He mentioned no ntines but his statement recalled efloris Lo rabve from libraries books by authors who were known Communists or fellow travellers.

Senator McCarthy brought up the subject today when Mr James B Conant, US High Commis- stoner to Gormany, went before the Senate Committee to discuss foreign and appropriations for the year beginning July 1.

Sunator "McCarthy told Atr Conant that the Investigating Committee lle heads had found there were "30,000 Communist books in USIS Information librarica around the world, many of them in Germany."

lie asked if Dr Conant would regard it as "book burning" If the sub-committee insisted esc

bles be removed from the shelves,

METHOD CRITICISED Dr Conant replied he was in agreement that the USIS libraries should not have books by Communist authors. But he twice made clear that his de- finition of such an author was

of member

tho Com- munist party under ordery further the Communist con- spiracy."

to

On the specific question of the books Dr Conant said: " re- gret the fact you felt it was' necessary to do it publicly."

He said it would have been better for this country's foreign relations if Senator McCarthy had taken his complaint to the Executive Department and the books had been taken from the shelves without publicity.

Senator McCarthy criticiset! or Conant's defending two men the Senator Anid were unfit to hold Government jobs abroad.

The 20-nation's Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Or- ganisation (UNESCO) today voted unanimously

OPINIONS DIFFER against dismissing any staff because they might

The two men cited by Senator McCarthy were be "likely" to violate UNESCO staff rules,

Mr Theodora The Board also declined to modify job applica-Affairs Director

Kaghan, former deputy Public for the State tion forms to include "security" questions.

Department in Western Ger- has resigned since many, who The Board also

decided,, Librarian. of the United States Dr Conant became High Com- Megruo de Lima, hes tendered against some vigorous opposi Congress.

anissioner, and Mr Lowell redignation to President

It was announced that the Clues, described by

M.

ĐR' USIS States east of Uplands, scene of the Lari Savang Vang, "making it appear Getude Vargas, it was ofmetion, to continue distributing a

Government nomination would be offelally Senater mussaare ingt March. It is beat France wanted to maintain stated today,

lo all present or disclosed tomorrow al 1100 Munich. He is the third Minister to

American em-GMT.

Senator McCarthy lieved that they were driven insecurity in Cambodia." south by "Operation Epsom.

ployees, but only 1 tem- offer his resignation In the last

The UNESCO General Con-Mr Kaghan quit after the in- Preceding

four days

porary measure.

ference, which meets on July 1,vestigating sub-committee "pull- Observers interpreted Its will have to ralify the Board's ed him over here by the scruit of

his neck” and “exposed” him. the choice action as a compromise in controversial "security" policy discussions. France,

The excuse of the French authorities was that the rebel the Starvation chier used these arms to fight phase of the operation, now being

the Vietminh rebels, Sam Sary implemented, was the use of military pairals dees in the said.

The Secretary of State sold forests to step up the pressure on

Franco-Cambodian recent the main concentrations of te:- rorists, it was followed by two negotiations were of little use of because Franco TVDS only days' concentrated bombing gasus hide-outs by Royal Air represented by civil servants Force Harvards-Reuter. who had no power of decision

the

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United

supported denounced the

by

úils-

"Minister, Senhor Horacio mist 1 Hovernmen

UNESCO haseen without a Director-General since Dr Jaime Torres Bodet of Mexico resigned last November in protest at culs in his budget estimates,

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ton,

the

officer

In

sáid that

The Arst was Senhor Alvaro do Solza Limu, Minister of Publle Works,

Dr Conant said that his review Transport and after a dispute over hts com-

of Mr Kaghan's work had con- on drought prevention

vinced him the former official "very effective fighter was a very Omeinls at the Presidential Uruguay,

against Communism in his work Faince were unable to confirm tribution of the questionnaires today that the resignation of the Several other delegates, voiced Dr Evans, 80-year-old Texan, for the United States in Western

Germany. Dr Conant rald he

hnd at UNESCO's dis- who is marri

married with one Assistant

of received letters from German professor questionnaires from

but polities at Princeton University officials which substantiated this and that Mr Kaghan was the Meanwhile the newspaper said they would approve it as a from 1930 to 1935.

he would want for Globe quoted official sources as temporary measure "to avoid a

of recruitment

of Congress in 1945 and has been the programme. saying that a complete reshuffle stoppage

When

McCarthy Senator member of the UNESCO of the civilian Ministries would United States citizens!! take place this week.--Reuter,

ap-Executive Board since 1869-brought up Mr Clucas name and

Reuter,

asked if Dr Conant considered him "a good anan" for the job, the Commissioner said ho, did. vas his intention to He added it was

secon Later, the Finance Minister, hagi been accepted.

Guatemala Lifts Tax

Guatemala, June 13. Tho Minister of Finance, Senor

McDonald, Chernaud announced today that the 100 per cent Import tax at present levied on

the imports from Soviet Union and China has been lifted.

The 100 per cent tax in placed

at the discretion of the Govern ment on Imports from countries with which Guatemala has un- favourable trade balances.

The new ruling means that Russia and China will now compete for import business here on an equal basis with the United States, Canado, the United Kingdom and most European countries-Reuter.

Bank Officials

Under Arrest

Manila, June 15. Three employees of the China Banking Corporation werd arrested yesterday afternoon in connection with a 275,000 peso (US$137,500) swindle committed since 1940, 4A fourth suspect was expected to be arrested shortly.

The employees were arrested by the Manila Police in their offices at the Book

Two of them are alleged to 19 have admitted their part in the

1 Grew, 16 Dober, 17 Stup, 10 Item, 20 Itadlant, az Stop, 24 Arose, 25 Blump, 27 Agog, 20 Sean.

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 3 Calm, ? Leaps, Able, Blas, 10 Erected, 12 Slop 15 Urged, 18 Itis, drate, 21 Totem, 22 Span, 23 Satel, er Damis, 20 Relats, 30 embezzlement in a verbal con

Down! 1: Heart, Efession to the Police, Crop,181 Combi 82 Enemy, 33 Need:

The third amid -- that he had Epleure, 4 Abide, 1. Mass. 0 Allo, D'Bees, 11, Trims, 13 Lean,

nothing to do with the swindlin.

-United Press,

any

The decision was thon proved on this condition.

The United States itself posed modification of the UNESCO forms, favouring re-

op-

tention of the questionnaire as

a regular policy.

DATA REQUIRED

In cate the Executive Board decided to mend UNESCO, own forms, the United States suggested certain changes,

Among these were:

Dala about reasons for use of

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Не became Labrerian of type of man

Ex-Internees To Hold

Camp Rally

Hanover, June 15, any former rames by people About 1,009 Germans interned applying for UNESCO jobs, all by the Allies after the war DE addresses for the past 15 years, I active Nazis aro to hold a rolly extensive information on 20 at the former British Intern- latives, all previous lobi beldiment camp

at Oarbke, Lower with names

Saxony, on July 5. membership of organisations,

Dr Hang Odenwald of Hon- including the Communist Party, over, Federal Chairman of the court as a defendant

and

addrezance,

keep him on and noted that he had full clearance" for loyalty. The Senator replied that Clucas was the "ame type" as Kaghan. -Reuter,

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These questions appear

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the United States questionnaire paiser and will be one of the

on a registered club, is o at present. Three American rally speakers. -employees of UNESCO have not Herr Heinz Matthes, German

answered the questionnaire,

deputy of the Bundestag Party In another decision today, the flower house of the Federal Exccutive Board derided not to Parliament) and Dr Hermana take disciplinary measures Nottenriop, a member of the against members who are in Christian Democratic Party In Trcare in paying their annual the Lower Saxony State Parlia- contributions,

will also address the 101 | ment,

I decided Instead _to_au- rally, thorise one of its high officials

A comunemoration at the in-

Inugramune.

to approach such states diplos terminent camp cemetery will be matically and "on a human included in the level" rather than withdraw Router. UNESCO benefits country.

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VERY SERIOUS However, the Board's mem- bees sald the present situation was "very serious and alarming" and that it had become "nol belter but worse."

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