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MOVE?

Predicted Attempt To Amend The Constitution

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh recelved, among others, Captain (First Rank) O.V. Indakov (left) of the Soviet cruiser Sverdlov on board the Royal yachibe despatch vessel IMIS Surprise-before the Spithead paval review-Reuterphoto.

Amnesty For War

Criminals And

PI Collaborators

Manila, June 28.

The Philippines will observe Independence Day on July 4 by pardoning a number of collaborators and Japanese war criminals.

President Elpidio Quirino yesterday signed an official list to be made public on July 4, of those to be pardoned or have their sentences commuted.

was

The President's action belleved to be motivated by a desire to foster better relations

Object To Make

Veteran Leader President For

For Life

Seoul, June 29,

Experienced political observers say that four men stand out as probable successors to the 77- year-old South Korean President, Dr Syngman Rhee.

According to South Korea's constitution Rhee cannot be re-elected when his second term of office expires in July 1956.

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Past experience has shown as likely successors, that Dr thee is master. of South 55-year-old Koren, and any opposition to Horse" such a move would probably "Pulice present no difficulty.

Sang During the Presidentini elections last summer, Dr Rheen getting accusert a number of opposition last summer. Both "fell out ot party members of the Assembly favour" shortly afterwards. of being involved in A Com-

FQUGITT JAPANESE murist-directed plot to over. throw the

Lee, who was Home Minister Government, An attempt

mpt was made to Presidency. But Dr Rhee with- at the time, ran for the vice- assassinate Dr Rhee. The pistol drew his support dve days be- used in the attempt was faulty fore the voters went to the poils and failed to go off. Some ob- and backed 80-year-old Ham servers said that it was never Tai Yu fustead. Lee meant to be fired.

Yung

WRE

Korean political circles say Dr thee withdrew his support because Lee Was "be- coming too strong" and "too the voters". well-known and popular with Dr Rhee preferred Ham Tai Yung because of his

But political observers believe that Dr Rhee's supporters in the National Assembly will attempt to amend the Constitution and make him President for life.

They are General "Iron Lee Bum Sul and King" Chang Talk

Both men played n big part TO-

Dr Rhee re-elopted |

Dr Rhee declared martial law defeated. In Pusan, the temporary seat of government, and enforced the order with a display of force by pollee and army units.

Several members of the As sembly were arrested.

The aging President was re elected to his second term of while opponents took refuge in the Assembly build- ing and in American army in stallations.

olice

is at

between Japan and the Philip Dived His Way are

pines. An

officini

spokesman

sald the clemency might hasten

mement of the Philippines de-

for war reparations from Japan.

that It is understood here antong the prisoners to be sent to Japan are Lieutenant General Sisuo Yokohamna and Icar Admiral Takasue Furuse, whose death sentences have been com- muted to life imprisonment. Among these pardoned arc Lieutenant Generals Yoshilde Hoyashi and

Kendischi Mastolen,

whe

were serving life terma. The President niso. pardoned between 300 and 350

collabor stors during the Japanese oc- cupation, sentenced after their failure to take advantage of the General Amnesty issued by the late President Manuel Roxas,

About 113 pows detained in Muntinglupa prisons outside Manila since the Liberation are among those who will beneft

from the executive clemency, Some will be pardoned and rent home. Others sentenced to death will have the sentences commuted to life imprisonment and will be sent to Japan to serve the rest of their time at Sugama prison.

POPE'S EFFORT

advanced ago, and because he has stated that he has "ho poli- tical ambitions".

General Lee fought the Japanese in Manchuria as com- mander of the guerilla "Korean Independent Army".

In 1940, he became South Korea's first-independence Prime Miniter, and in 1949-50 he was Ambassador tɔ Na-

Uonalist China.

Since his "fall from favour". he has not held any importani government posts.

CHANG TAIK SANG Chang Taik Sang, who

wan

JOHN CHANG Among those who went into hiding

was 54-year-old John Chang, Dr Rhee's strongest opponent in the elections.

Dr Rhee's supporters a accused Chang of being connected with the alleged Communist Eut

plot. foreign obscrvers,

and many Koreans too, thought that the charge was merely made to educated at Edinburgh in Scat- discredit Chang in the eyes of land, is Lelieved

to be less the voters.

powerful than Lee. Chang

present living During the Japanese occlipa- near Pusia. But his exact tion, he lived at Taegu and took known only no part in social or political to a few close supporters. Al- activities, though he is well-known abroad When the occupation ended, and in South Korch's main he became chief of Seoul relatively unheart Metropolitan Police and hai A 34-year-old East Ger- of In rural areas where Dr since the nickname "Police man mechanio from Dres-

Thee is popular.

King". He played a major role don dived

Educated from an East

In the United in suppressing Communism in German

States, pleasure steamer

Chang returned 10

South Korea, into the River Spree today Korea to become Principal of In 1948, he was appointed and swam to the short, Catholic mission school in Seoul. South Korea delegate at the 6th which at this spot forma He held the post for 17 years United Nations General Assem-) the border between East and received the Order of St. bly. — and West Berlin.

Sylvester from the Pope for his work.

To Freedom

Berlin, June 28,

cities, ho

At the end of

"He was Prime Minister during the Presidential elections lasi the Japanese summer, but was later ousted Occupation, he entered politics from the post by Dr Rhoe for and became South Korea's chief being "pro-Japanese". said he fled

delegate to the United Nations

West Berlin police, whe took him into cttody, would not release ไป tame. They

because he feared arrest for his part in the riots of June 17.-Reuter.

ONE WORD

GIRLS

NOT

MUST

USE

Observers here say

that Di in 1948. Ile was special envoy Rhec's Liberal would probably

year,

to the Pope in Rome the same support Lee and Anng, but per

In 1940,

| sonni_rivalry between the vn he was appointed would give Shinleky and Chang South Korean Ambassador to head start in the United States and later campaign.

an election special envoy to Australia and An unknown factor in any New Zealand.

future Presidential race would be In 1950, Chang was elected South Korea's present Prime Prime Minister, but resigned the Minister, 48-year-old Paik Too following year to become an in-Chin. dependent member of the Palk is regarded here as the Assembly. He was, however, most powerful figure in Dr

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believed to favour the oficial Rico's party and enjoys the Pre-To-night At 8.30 p.m.

An-

Pontiff Visits Peter's Tomb

London, June 23,

opposition party, the Democratic sident's full confidence. The staff of British European

Nationalists.

But so far he has shown no Airways at Northolt Airport are

F. H.

H. SIINICKY

outward interest in stepping into A year ago the Upper House faced with n new problem: Another member of the op-Dr_ #thee's theen, of the Japanese Diet (Parlla-

When is a tourist fight not a position regarded as a

However, observers may that possible urged the Government tourist flight? ment) to ask the Philippines Govern-

Suxessor, is the present Chale this may be because Dr Rhee Tacy have been told that man of the National Assembly, dislikes there who appene over- ment to allow Japanese war

"A cager to succeed him—Reuter, there must be no reference to P. H. Shinicky, who went criminals to serve the remain-"tourist" fights in the hearing

Loncion lo der of their sentences in Japan.

attended Queen of tourist-class passengers.

Elizabeth's Coronation, The resolution said the Phillp- It is feared that travellerai Shinicky was also involved in pines held

200 Japanese war criminals.

may be given the Impression the political crisis which shock that BEA's best service is not South Korea lust summer. He Last September Vice-President for them. Fernand Lopez said all Japanese

was a candidate for the Presi Tourist war criminals in the Philippines reduced fares-fly in airliners nounced that he would run for

passengers-paying dency, but when Dr Rheo might soon be returned to Japan.

with

slightly modified scaling re-election Shinlcky withdrew.

Shinicky arrangements.

graduated from a In some cases, light refresh. Japanese Pope had made "unstinted

afterwards bodyguards, prayed tonight at efforts to secure a review of first-class luncheon.

Joined the provision.al

Korean the orb of the Apostle Pater on Said a BEA official: "As for Government sentences on all Japanese war.

the eve of the Feast of St Peter then in exile es the Corporation are criminals held by the Philip-

and St Paul, con- Nanking In China, cerned, there will pines

After be no di-:

The vast Barilica of St Peter. Korca's llberation, draped in red and gold damatk arrived here with three thick passenger handling and service University in Seoul, and publish to the public during the cera- A Japanese.......businessinan, has | finction in connection with the became President of Kukmin for tomorrow's feast; was closed i books containing the signatures

between 'first' and touristed a daily newspaper.

In 1948, he was elected choir- of 5,000,000 Japanese asking for fights."

Italy, sens of thousands of people Tomorrow, public holiday in a post he has held ever since.

will le past the ancient bronze Two 'members of Dr Rheo's sintus of St Peter in the Basilica own party are also mentioned to kiss Its foot-Router.

The

Mainichi Shimbun

Vatican City, June 28. Pope Pius the Twelfth, sur-

ported in August 1951 that the menis are served in place of the almost immediat in 1913, and rounded by Vatican and Papal |

an early releases of Japanese Air girls will speak of "Stan- man of the National Assembly,

war prisoners. Japanese ciyle dard" passengers when they socletles launched a nationwide. mean "tourist"—if travellers are campaign asking the Philppíriés [about.

Government to "bavo

on the pows-Reuter,

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Another "First”

For Britain

on

Lomion, June 20. Two new British prop-jet air services go. Int' operation Wednesday when Viscount air- linerd of British European Air- ways start flying daily between London and Copenhagen and Stockholm and, nightly between Lontion and Zurich,

The #315 - mph. turbo-prop Viscounts will eat the London- Stockholm schedule by minutes-Reuter,

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