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Dulles Comments
On
Minister of Internal Security, clones another chapter in the long story of struggle and strife, In- trigue and double-crossing. which hus murked the his- tory of the Sovietisation of Russia during the past 35 yenra. Beria is опе of dozens who have suffered a similar fate apparently all-powerful and untouch- able until the day they! have been trapped and de-| ceived by the very system which they no largely help- ed to create. No teara will: be shed for Beria in thei outside world because of Mr John Foster Dulles, the United States his fall from groce; and Secretary of State, told the opening session of the probably few, if any, in- side Rusain. As chief of Big Three Foreign Ministers' Conference today the secret police for eight that a new convulsion was in progress in the Soviet years he WAS D terrorist Union.
Moscow Sensation
TIME OF GREAT Cautious Hope
no mercy. Ile, as much
his late
ON
OPPORTUNITY
י
Washington, July 10.
and a mun who showed) Commenting on the arrest of Lavrenti Beria, principal the Soviet Minister of the Interior and Secret superior, Stalin, built the Police Chief, Mr Dulles declared that "the leader iron curtain behind which and symbol of the police state is himself put under anything approximating to personal freedom and in- arrest."
dividual rights have been He added: "A new convulsion is under way, deliberately destroyed the old-system may remain and may continue to Beriu departs from
threaten, but inherent weakness is disclosed."
the
scene and it is extremely unlikely that he will ever return. But to the world at large questions
the pressing are: why has this been done, and what happens now? EVER since the death
"We meet at the time of great opportunity," Mr Dulles said. "In East Berlin, East Germany and other satellite areas the people are moved by a new hope. Freedom is again in the air."
Mr Dulles was speaking only havig flown earlier in the day a short while after it had been to the drought stricken south- of announced thot Mr Charles west to meet the governors of
the United States the states affected. popular belief Bohlen,
Moscow, was free Ambassador to in the
Mr Dulles said: "I am con- flying ta Washington forndent that the conference now Molotov and
consultations urgent been engaged developments
feud for Union. bitter n
Stalin' o has existed world -that
Beria have
in
оп
beginning will
be worthwhile.
in the Soviet France, Great Britain, and the
superior power within the Mr Dulles sald Kremlin hierarchy, and if foreign
nore
tates to bring about
MUST BE ALERT
•
оп
as the
United States have many
A
Varying Reactions To
Dismissal
Beria's Over Parleysa s
Washington, July 10, United Slates officials wald today that there wILE "room for -encouragC- ment" in the progrom belor made in the talks between South Kores's President, Syngman Ehee, and President Eisenhower's special envoy, Mr. Waller Robertson,
They expressed the be lef that an agreement by President Rhee to a truse satilement between the United Nations Command and the Communiata might De closer.
But informed circles were reluctant to forcesal that
agreement with President Rhee could be imminent in view of his adamant stand against a settlement with the Com- munists on the proposed terms-Reuter.
1
Court Discharges
Intrepid. Flyer-
BIG INTERNAL STRUGGLE
London, July 10.
The dismissal of Lavrenti Beria brought wide- ly differing views from world capitals today.
French diplomatic quarters thought the chief result would be a return to the "tough policies" as they were known in Stalin's days, while in Washington Democratic
His Contract
Tokyo, July 10. The Tokyo police today said a barmaid had asked their help in locating her husband whom she charged with running off before the end of a "six-month marriage agreement","
The polloo said the two married two months ago on the understanding they were to stay wed for a period of six months, Their agreement contained a provision that whoever broke the contract should pay an indemnity of Yea 0,000 (28),
The barmaid said her husband departed leaving
a
nolo maying he was "Ied up" with her fondness for drinking.
Police said she asked them to locate the missing husband. Bho AIA not want the man-but sho wished to collect the money-Reuter.
and Republican Senators, felt the unrest within the Soviet 15 DIE IN empire was really a menace to the stability of the Soviet government and the Kremlin was desperately in need of peace to enable the Soviet leadership to consolidate its power.
Austrian
FOREST
FIRE
Willows, Calif., July 10. Fourteen missionary trainees and a Forest Ser-
Tel: 21433.
Nobody Interested In Hitler's
Book
--Birmingham, July 10,
Two hundred art dealers refused to bid here today when Hitler's personal copy of "Mein Kampf", stained by the blood of Nazi officers, was put up for sale.
The vellum bound presenta.. tion copy of Hitler's “B ble”. bound in gilt with gilt clasps was withdrawn from the auction and will be sold privately.
The owner, wealthy leather manufacturer Arthur Hillman,
of Edgbaston, near here, refused to disclose today if he had any private offers for the 20" by 10" volume.
Nobody bid at the sale when the auctioneer named a pride
of £4,000 and asked for a higher bid. The dealers sat silent" and the auctioneer said it would be withdrawn
The book is said to have been ured by Nan officers swearing allegiance. It is marked with stains of blood which dropped from their wrists which they cit to sign the auth,
SMUGGLED
"Bible"
OUT
But the dismissal was expeel- viewed the news as the first nd to stiffen United States re- external sign of the internal cistance at the Western Foreign struggle for power raging in the Ministers
conference, opening Kremlin since Stalin's death.
Ports: .French diplomatic in Washington today, to British
The
was smuggled French
Beria's proposals for quarters today said and
from the German Chancellory "Big Four" meeting.
lauldation" was liable to lead
in Berlin by u British officer One thing most world centres to ratilcal changes in post-vice employee were trapped shortly after World War 11, agreed on was that this was the Stailn Soviet policies.
Vienna: first outward sign of an interral
political and burned to death Inst The officer sold it to a show- man and Mr Hmen bought it truggle for power roging in the circles generally believed that night when a forest fire they only two months ago. Kremlin since Stalin's dealt.
Betla
had been dismissed in an thought they had controlled
art by Today's refusal from world effort to bolster up the new broke out anew as they sal dealers Réuter cables
to *bld for "Icin centres gave these comments: policy of trying to make the
Kampt" follows an carilor r The
down to eat dinner. Washington:
diarisan Communist regime in the So.
to "try to A sudden shift in was seen as a first round victory viet Union popular,
the wind fusal by auctioneers
sell it. for Prime Minister Georgi
Rome: The rightwing news-trapped a group of 24 fre
offer it in They refused to Malenkov in his struggle for paper Il Tempo said this was nighters Just as they sat down
London
because was thought but it was hailed as a "first round in favour of antl said grace before eating. power,
Congressmen Malenkov in the open struggle "good omen" by and Senators in that it showed for power which will probably, dissension
within the Sovint continue on the bloody paths of
elvil war."-Reuter,
Union
inert demoaded
and political offer.
sive to capitalise on the unrest
within the Soviet William --London, July 10. Though Senator
Knowland, acting Repubilean. A 61-year-old World War leader in the Senate, refused to fighter pilot, who flow
comment on the "startling under 15 of the 18 bridges news, other Senators were not spannning the River Thames so reticent.
BIG EXPLOSION in Central London to prove
Senator Estes Kefauver, un- for the
Draper
Mad Major
11
McCarthy
On Warpath Again
a
Only nine of the men man aged to climb a rope out of a canyon and escape down a trall
by a bull-dozer, The Forestry Servico
eat
that, rich Jewish collectors might boycott, the sale.
Their refusal amounted to the turning down of a fat cammia- emalon for the book was offered
ployer was in charge of the with the complete Romanoff fire fighting group. He was Umperiet Russian art collection
fdentified as Robert Powers,
of 300 volusble or treasures
Charlet Lafferty, one of thedaid to be worth £80,000. missionary trainees who escaped,
sala
an ikon
At yesterday's seation of the that the wind switched to sale the "Black Virgin" the north and fanned sparka in the collection, was also with- back into the forest, Lafferty ron rawn when bidding stopped at £1,500. 11.00. will be eld back to the camp, getting there just ahead of the fire and shout privately.
But the Imperial Sword ct ed an alarm.
Some of the men climbed a Turkey, set with 355 Sinor.dr.
·was rope out of the gully and esmeralds and sapphires,
knocked down to Mr..Ruxten but caped down the fire trail others tried to dig in to avold Love, of Broadway, New York,
who sent his bid by cable the flames, A layer of rock, cleht, to 10 inches under Reuter.
the soll, prevented them from dig King cep enough in the gully.
-United Press.
Accuses His Old
Police Chief
that the Interests and responsibilities in ministers were meet-common. We meet at the time there is any substance for ing to co-ordinate views
of great opportunity. East Berlin. En
East Germany this, it would appear that "guch great inatters
of the Molotov has won a signal | significance
dramatic and other satellite areas the hardly developments now occurring people are moved by a new victory. Yet this
hope. Freedom is again in the air. Free elections is the slogan, seems sufficient to explain within the Soviet Union.
which the eclipse. of Beria. In
now captures
the of the many respects he possessed
captive He added that they must be maghation than "alert to create, to find resources
and peoples,"
Referring to Beris, he said: Molotov in their struggle. selze every opportunity to en- Even as titular head onlyhance the prospects of place, { "W
"Within Russin itself, the leader of the Security Police he justice and well being in the and symbol of the police state
Is himself put under atress, he could still handle a plane, successful candidate. undoubtedly had nt his world."
is under way was discharged by a Court Democratic nomination for pre-
Washington, July 10. was few convulsion only too The opening statement command men
The old systém may remain and A before
battery of die-modo
Senator Joseph McCarthy suld willing to obey his
may continue to threaten, but here today when he ap- sidency last year, said: "This
blg explosion today he had asked the State the television and newsreels cam.
evidently means inherent weakness is disclosed, peared to answer eight sum- behind the Iron Curtain, a very Department to deny a passport
BASIC DEFECT downfall of anybody plot-crus.
The first meeting of the three
| monses for dangerous flying. encouraging explosion for us. Ita Mr William P. Bundy, ting-against-him-By-thla ministers was held in the 11th Totalitarian ------states-niways
we can-take full advantage Central Intelligence Agency Major Loken, therefore, it has to floor conference suite of the old seem hard and united when
Christopher
official and son-in-low of Mr that
As "the Berla Sinte Department buliding, they are looked upon from with-known be assumed
Cooper (Re- Senator John
Dean Achiesen, former Secretary said the of State, as he wanted to ques- found himself against block and a half from the White out. But their very rigidity is was ordered to pay ten guinea publican, Kentucky),
costs after the Magistrate said: dismissal was further basic defect,
in-
tion Mr Bundy. much stronger forces than House,
The three ministers were each "The free societies seem
Mr McCarthy told reportera I have
dication of the unrest and in- been greatly Molotov. They could have
Aix en Provence, July '10,' Soviet Union he had learned "two or three accompanied by their staffs who their differences to be weak aud coinprised jealous
and clability of the pressed by your gallant
A former head of the French But these differences, will advise them on the major divided,
itself. He sald the United minutes ago" that Mr Bundy and members, but the most problems which they will dis- characteristic of a free society. did past and of your din-states should now increase its his wife were planning to go
Teheran, July 10,
ment accused his former chlet likely probability is that cuss during the meetings which are actually what gives atrength cult struggle against adversity" States
propaganda
rustlers over- Iraqi cattle
in court here today of being they consisted
the are due to last until next Tues- and durability.
passports. Major Draper, who pleaded this unrest vitles to exploit abroad and had applied for
The Senator said he Immedi-powered Persian frontier gurris head of the gang which stole Services chiefs, more par day.
"These and the other matters milty to the one summons dealt Senator, Mike Mansfield (De-
took eight of them the Begum Aga Khan's jewels. Lord Salisbury, Mr Dulles and we shall discuss are to us
Valentin usseried ticularly the military.
Georges Hot with by the Court, took up an mocrat, Montana), a member of ately asked the State Department and problems, but oppor-Auster light plane from Nevertheless, the latest de- M. Bidault all were reported to,merely we must be alert to 1 Acro club of which
the the Foreign Relations Com- to refuse the passport until it prisoner near the border town of
was determined whether Mr Marivan, according to prets re- that Pierro Bertaux, hova been busy during th
be was a mitte, thought this was only
would be called before his porta reaching here. Bundy would every member and flew it over and the beginning of other purges.
the under 15 of the Thames bridges Some congressional leaders investigations sub-committee.
Mr McCarthy added he did and on May 5,
thought the purge presented
for moves not know where Mr Bundy and was bound over now opportunity
to weaken still further allic for one year by a Court in 1931 by the United States and is his wife planned to go.
the Soviet grip on the satellite nations
Experts on Soviet affairs did
Soviet foreign policy as Mr tot expect any major change on Vyacheslav Molotov continues Foreign Minister: But they be
leved Mr
to have
domestic
of
Party
the
д
by
of
velopment, though drama- tic, offers no real clue as morning before the opening of create, to find and scize
develop talks discussing
enhance opportunity to to what effect it is likely ments in the Soviet Union with
prospects of peace, justice Russian their top advisers. on and-
foreign
President Eisenhower did not well being in the world.
"I believe the attend the opening
seon views which we now begin will
productive of good results." The foreign ministers opened their conterence at 1845 GMT tonight.
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The Major
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for flying under: Tower Bridge.
Mr John Dykes, a lawyer and an old friend, defended Draper today.
arrived first, Lord Salisbury
Mr Dyk's said Major Draper followed five minutes later by was forced into dying under the Mr Dulles, and after another bridges because he was out of a five minutes by M. Bidault,
The Washington public show-
interest
a
job.
THE REAL TRAGEDY - in the con~ ed little inte
handful of ference - only
"The real tragedy is that a people were outside the State Department annexe when then who has all his physical and mental attributes finds there is thinisters arrived,-Reuter.
no sort of a job for him at 01" he said.
May Have Been Accident
Major Draper served with distinction in the Royal Naval
a
Asked if he had any guess, he replied: "I know where I'd like to have them
He did not elaborate,, NOT IMMUNE Senator McCarthy told report- ay that he and cry earlier
today two other Republican membera
better Donkov might be in of the sub-thimilice had made it
ол
n
Flying Corps during World War MALENKOVS POSITION Dulles that if he or members
he has had a continuous strug-
Berlo
and
to impose his clear that the supersecret Cen- foreign policy
bellefs
Mr tral Intelligence Agency was nut Molotov,
traditionally regarded immune from investigation.
closed The Senators, door discussion with Mr Allen as the advocate of a tough policy towards the Western powers,
New York: All newspapers Dulles said they had a right to here carried big headlines on subpoena members of his staff.
Mr McCarthy said he and the dismissal but there was little
Senators Kari Mundi and comment.
Charles Potter had assured Me 1 and was described as "one of
The Liberal New York Post of his stuff were summocect the most brilliant pilots of the
said some people believed that before the sub-commitice "We Nairobi, July 10.
campaign", Mr Dykes said.
Mr Molotov and the Minister of will not expose their secret, Police sald today that an as-
Between the warn, Major sistant police inspector, killed Draper flow for an advertising Defence, Marshal N. A. Bul- classified operatione,"
But, he added, the group also in a police raid at Nyeri last company and in World War II sanin, had used their power on night. was believed to have transported "VIP", "Since 1947 the army to split up a Malenkov told Mr Dulles firmly that "we that have the right to subpoena the partnership been shot accidentally.
more people
of алу government Terence Gerard Price. 20, was gle against adversity. He took Malenkov's position was
• bureau. σπα of a party of police who jobs as chauffeur, valet and uncertain than ever,
Western diplomats at the "If we did not, it would Bo Kaided n
a school at Nogaini about butler and has been living ten miles south of Nyeri, whero. 22 18s a week," Mr-Dykes United Nations were not pre-impossible to uncover corrup
pared to comment officially but on. Communism and # Mau Mau oath taking cere-
sald
nol acts they are wrong mony was being held.
Mr Dykes said that flying some United Nations observers
sacrosanct." African polioo spread out on under the bridges was Major felt that Mr Andrel Vyshinsky,
Senator McCarthy quoted. Mr either side of the four European Draper's fast great effort to get one of the Soviet Union's ablest lawyers; might have been recalled- officers and opened fire when himself out of his plight.
think it over. "It severa Kikuyus bolted from
had to be something to the Soviet Union to prosecute Dulles as asking for time to behind a but.
He will report back on Tues dramatic and he waited unul in no criminal proceedings,
#Mr Vychinsky, former Soviet the conditions were perfect no Foreign Minister, sppointed per day," the Senator eald-Router,
Arvind and in low deand be manent delegate to the. United
· death. know, he could do it without Rations after Stalin's danges to anyoba"
eturned to Rustia last month.
Four Sailors G along took
a passenger He said he was returning home the exploit so that he on a private visti,
never be socused of Washington, July 10,
Valetta, Malta, July 10. of London: The Kremlin up- Democrat members of the shooting a line (lying) said heaval has posed a dilemma for Four naval ratings were kill
whose ed in an explosion on board a the British Dyker
government, Senate Investigation Sub-Com-
fleet auxiliary In the natory which should foreign policy has been keyed Royal This in milteo resigned, today as a provo a happy ending and I to the sites of early negotiations (tockyard here today. T
with the Radars Leaders.
Price collapsed, shot in stomach. He died later hospital-Reuter
Democrats
Resign
.
Не
on
to
Explosion Kills
other
test against Senator Joseph Me
The explosion occurred on Carthy being voted sole hiring am happy to say) Major Draper and firing powers over the now has a good job," he said Germany: The Mayor of West board the salvage vessel Bea
Barlin, Profesor. Ernst Hester, Balvour (1440 tons)--Reuter #ub-committed's staf--Heuter.
Reuter
Cattle Rustlers.
Overpower Guards Criminal Investigation Depart
former
Surete,
Afty million
head of the National received Porsian security authorities had are trying to obtain the guards' franes (£50,000) worth of tho release, the reports add-Reuter, missing jewels-Reuter.
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