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Cambodia British

Proposal Revealed

Paris, July 29.

Cambodian Premier Penn Nouth disclored in Puom Penh yesterday that his country's latest note to France demanded that a Franco-Cambodian commit-

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1954.

Economy Can A Smiling GREAT

Withstand Effect Of

The Korean Armistice

tee be act up to study the British Firms' possibility of immediate transfer of certain powers.

The

French Press Agency said in a despatch from the Cambodian capital that the Pre- mier had cited. In this Yespect control over the army, pollen and Justiciary.

After consultations with King Norodom Sihanouk the Premier handed the note on Monday to the French High Commissioner In Cambolin, Jean Risterucci.

Penn Nouth said that points on which the proposed committee would not agree would be referred to Paris for further discussions In which Vietnam and Loos might take part.

Cambodia

He stressed that wonted total financial independ- ence to escape the "financial follies" of Vietnam and that his Government would seek to re- adjust trane-plastre parity, the agency sald.

WIDER POWERS

Premier Pena Nouth also an nounced yesterday that he had No reshuffled his Government. Ministers loft the Government and to new ones entered it but changed several portfolios hands..

Move On China Trade

(By Harold Guard)

London, July 28, Powerful British coni- mercial combines were Jusing no time today in steking to unfreeze trade with Commandat China How at the Korea figlit- Ing has ended,

Demands for the casin of bans on China trado were made In both Houses of Parliament yesterday. A body of representative British business concerns is planning

how to fellow up their demands by urging the fiovernment to take 'to action Immediate Improve relations with Red China

A little over a year ago, this same body announced that British corporations fa Red China planned to quidate their assets because they despaired of doing business with the Communists.

The British Government then advised the merchants against husty action and mule 4

to representations

The French Press Agency stil The reshulle represented

increase in the considerable powers of the Premier who as- sumed the Finance Portfolio

"indiscipline" because of

ist

certain Ministries to allow him

te ensure a balanced budget.

The

Youth

of Portfolio

Sport, Basic Education and

the

will allow the Premier

direct

mobilisation of

Lie

for

embryo manpower Cambodian National Army,

The

Agency said Sirik Mutak, former Defence Minis- ter, whose position had bc- come delicate as a result of desertions

Cambodian In the

Army, was reappointed as

Var Foreign

Minister. Sin former Minister of National over the

Economy, took Defence Ministry.

Only Minister fo keep the Sarinn way Penk same pos! at e Ministry of the Interior. -Heuter.

Recruiting To Slow Down

the Peking Government on their behalf. The business- men complied and now they want full Government sup- por in their drive to do trade with China, with what they have traded

100 for nearly

United Press,

years

STRIKE AT

U.S. ATOM

FACTORIES

Oak Ridge, July 28. The United States Govern- meat called on 3.500 strikers at two atomic energy factories to day to end their walk-out and return to work,

The request was made in a Joint telegram from the Secretary of Labbur, Mr Martin Durkin, and the Atomic Energy Com-

mission chairman, MT Lewis Strauss, to the striking Atemic Trades and Labour Council. Sydney, July 28,

Council leaders called a meet- The Australian Marlster for

ing to consider the request the Army, Mr J. Francis, said

disclose

the declined to They tonight that the Australian Gov-

contents of

Government the ernment would slow down its

telegram. recruiting campaign as a result

Earlier Federal mediators of the Korean armistice.

falled in an attempt to settle come the dispute that las idled 5,500 However,

went on, men would still be recruited to workers here. After a 51⁄2 hour ended this which make up for those Australian meeting forces still in Korea, and which morning the mediators reported

to remain there no

had been mado are expected for Some *time yet-France- toward settlement of the strike.

Reuter, Pres.

progress

A British Crossword Puzzle COFFE'RE PERIL LTRE LE O 'AN BLEN

A A ABOU SA PELLET SVE

CONFIDENCE IN LONDON

London, July 28.

Cabinet ministers are confident that an econo- mic slump can be averted in the aftermath of the Korean war provided there is no major busincas recession in the United States.

Government experts and business do not ex- pect the imminent impact of the cease-fire on the British and West European economies to be very great.

"

Most of it had been anticipated in the months of truce negotiations.

many

But they are seriously con- changes in the pattern of in- sidering plans to meet the dustrial production. possible long-term repercus- Government quarters Jeft slons of any trade recession litle combt that a considerable which might develop In the period of time would lapse and United Stales as a result of that much more definite pro- the diminishing international gress towards a settlement on tension.

an International scale would have to be made before sizable cuts in European defence ex- penditure can be seriously con- templated.

A

cautious expansion of East-West trade is mentioned among the possible remedies on a long-term basis.

All experts are agreed that there is no likelihood for the time being of major cuts in the Western

defence expendi- ture.

is

no

Consequently there plan at present for immediate

GERMANS

TOOK HIS

SIGHT: NOW

RETURN IT

The Germans robbed William

Connolly, of Newbolds Road, Wolverhampton, of his sight when they flung mustard gas

DECISIVE FACTOR

They expect some downward moves in some commodity prices on the whole they think but that prices have been sufficient. ly adjusted in international marlicts during the past months of truce expectation.

It is argued, moreover, that the [expenditure on the actual fight- ing in Korea represents only a {small part of the total cost of defence and that rehabilitation demands will make up for at least some of the amount.

As of now, the estimates are that an overall reduction of de- fence expenditure of any sizable scale will be a matter of years rather than months.

But the decisive factor will, in the view of experts, be the

business.

future development of American I i alumps heavily, tare percussions will affect Europe almost without fail. But what they hope is to make the impact

less powerful-United Press,

• Princess Margaret, in pink and with a small hat, seen with the Queen, in blue, and the Duke of Edinburgh at London Airport, The Queen and the Duke went to the air- port to welcome home the Princess and the Queen Mother on their return from their Southern Rhodesian tour-Reuter- photo,

Priests And Reds

Fraternise In

War Of Vineyards

mayors

Montpellier, July 29. Communist Parish priests and fraternised under tricolour flags behind hundreds of barricades thrown across roads of Southwest France yesterday as wine farmers struck their first blow in their price "war" with the Govern-

ment.

Church bells tolled in towns and villages through- out the area early in the morning calling out the people in a four-hour protest against the Government's re-

See again German War fusal to buy up surplus alcohol stocks.

bombs at the trench where he was sheltering from a bombard- ment in World War One.

Today, he can through the eyes of two Ger- .at mans which were used Wolverhampton Eye Hospital to replace his own. He never met elther of the men who helped to restore the sight their coun- He never trymen took away.

but even learned their names, one day he hopes to meet them.

CHALLENGE Adlai Stevenson

On Political Settlement. In Asia,

London, July 28.

Mr Adlai Stevenson, the American Democratic leader, said today that a political settlement in Asia "will be one of the greatest challenges to our statesmanship."

He told more than 100 world press corres- pondents: "Somehow fighting a war is easier— as we have long since discovered-than settling it.

"WC

thank God that the Korean War has ended and the bloodshed has stopped. At the asmo time we must foresee that the truce is uneasy and the prisonor exchange political settlement In Asla is uncertain,

and the

"This will be one of the greates: challenges to our statesmenship -British, American and the United Nations-that WC hove ¡ye; controaled."

Senator Taft Worse

New York, July 28.

Mr Stevenson said bluntly he New York Hospital un- was against the admission of nounced today that the con Communist China into the

United Nations. There were no dition of Senator "Robert reasons for "miling upon Taft, 63-year-old Republican Pekding and clasping her to the leader in the Senate, con- boom of the free world yet.nues to be unsatisfactory. She still threatens pence by

supporting the rebels in Indo- The bulletin said the Senator China

had been abio to, take vory

a

Coping cheerfully. with rapid fire of questions at the press conference, Mr Stevenson

rave warning against thinking that Russian polley was funda- mentally changed.

Title nourishment and is gen- erally weaker.

operation

Senator Taft recently had an of the abdominal wall to investigate a hip ailment. The hospital, in the first p

He said that in Europe there nouncement, which did not take was "the carnesi, pathelle an optimistic view of his condi- desire to exploit the signs of tion, sald earlier today that the Russian goodwill.

Senator's health had deteriorat-

Ta

DANGEROUS

"Bul the impression

ed.

that that

The hospital said at this time no other bulletin would

something has changed basically be issued today unless there was the nature of Russian im- serious change in the Scaptor's perialism and international condiilon,

GETTING WEAKER Communism is both alarming In its second

and dangerous."

Tatt'a

eondition continues to be un-

fever,

It had been announced last week that the Senator would to Washington 011 Wednesday.

At the same, time "wa'ahould hospital said bulletin, the always keep the doors of the satisfactory. He has been able conference room opan, feel the puise and remove any indication to take very little nourishment and suspicion of indexfbility in and some were no the West's attitude," he added. experiencing no pain and has no

For that reason he considered the proposal for a four-power

foreign minisics return meeting of admirable.

Mr Stevenson, now nearing

A statement from the hospital the end of a world tour, praised the concept of a European yesterday said only that his de political community. The free Parture would be delayed, Flags new

action at half-mast and threatened further

al- European

The first bulletin todþý -- spid States in unison

"Senator Taft's condition has municipal and village councils most immediately with stronger could Criminals

represent

great closed their offices.

measures if the Government polarising force between the the last 24 hours!"

deteriorated exmewhat during Thousands of wine-growers, did not respond satisfactorily. United States, Russia and the independent and easily excll- The crisis, ОДО of Over- British Commonwealth.

wives and production, has sent wholesalo children,

their mayors, priests wine prices toppling from un SENATOR McCARTHY and Parliamentary

deputies, average of 42 francs per litre. trooped out to man the road (@d. per quart) in 1940-00 to He added. that if Germany blocks built of overturned carts,

24 franco, (6d.) this year,

should ever surrender the Yesterday's protest move- right

to make her Own reis filled with water.

ment has revived memorica of decisions I would regret it as the serious disturbances which spelling the end of the European and the followed the last wine-growers' Defence Community

community strike in the same area in 1007.

of free Трети the farmers their wine into the rivers and gutters rather than sell it at Senator Joseph_McCarthy, Mr uneconomical prices,

Bra Several Stevenson said: "I

the objectiya of uwaking people were killed in rioting--

To Go Free? able, with their

For years after the trench Many German war criminals incideni 'Mr Conolly's sight serving sentences In Allied gradually deteriorated until prisons in Germany may be re-barrows, tractors and wine bar- three years ago nelther glasses leased by the end of August, ac- nor contact lenses could help cording to Herbert Blankenhorn, him see any more. He had to

German observer at the stop work, and knew that very Washington Big Three Foreign Goon he would be totally blind. Ministers' Conference. The vital cornea of his eyes—

In his report on the conference,

to and a

For four hours from 5 p.m. most of the national and provin- cial roads through the four de- partments of the Herault, Aude, Gärd and Pyrenees Orientales on Herr Blankenhorn said that the the

Mediterranean the southwest United States Secretary of State, const were closed to traffle. John Foster

Dulles, had proposed The Ministry of the Interior, a "inal solution" to the which the night before promis- problem of the war criminals.

One section of the German-ed to keep the roads open at all costs, sent squads of special Allied treaties calls for a review police roaming the countryside

mixed Geiman - Allied

in a

a vain effort to carry out its Commissions of all sentences of orders. war criminals still held by Great Britain, France and the United

their transparent covering was clouded, he was told, and only miracle could save his sight. Then one day the miracle began. A young German, him- self an ex-serviceman, into the eye hospital with tumour in one eye. The eye had by to be removed, but the cornea was still undamaged. This was duly noted by surgeons who

tinent.

walked

a

cornea

Most of the exchanges were conducted in good humour. In States. had already watched

this warm, lush country, which transfer operations on the con this section be put into practice its

And Mr Dulles suggested that provides France with most of "vin ordinaire," tempers Immediately without awailing subside as suddenly general raufication of the re-

Jarlse. mainder of the frealig

The American Secretary of

pressed his point, Brilish and

They thought of Mr Connolly and sent for him, Soon the Wolverhampton hospital's first cornea-grafting operation

had State begun. It went without a hitch; strong

Connolly could see clearly

despite

as they

GROWERS' THREAT

Serious incidents French

Reuter.

uned to questions about

Greece Signs Trade Pact With Russia

Athens, July 29.

worth

not

inonsciousness about tho

It said he was responding This well to treatment and "was not taking food sakisfactorily il

Router.

Official To Remain

In Prison

Karlsruhe, July 20. menace but I pm against The West German Supremo

Court today ruled that an "Bast

Government bficial

Senator McCarthy's methods,

"The United States was alert German

to the danger of Communism accuard of attempted treason when we insulfated Marshall Ald and working for a foreign In in 1947 and that was three years telligence service, must remain before Senator McCarthy began under arrest

His to speak

on

Wednesday is suspected of having prepared

"traitorous activities.

Tamo was given as Mr Stevenson gave so direct Leopold Wels. He was arrested reply to a reporter who asked in West Germany lost August,

The Court also ruled that- whether be intended montering Jose Angenfort former lender the political prenn. He cald of the Communist Free German "I want to

to give any help I can Youth Movement, which is to my party and country in banned in West Germany, must Greece and Russia last night these critical times within the remain under arrest. were rare. signed their first post-war limits of my own "elicumstances.” Angenfort was arrested last a few days later, when the opposition, so as to give Chancel-At a barricade at Pufcherie in trade agreement

for the ex- Mr Stevenson will Tunch with March on his way to an illegal bondages were removed, Mr lor Adenauer's popularity an- the Aude department, police change of $10,000,000 (about the Prime Minister, Sir Winston meeting of the movement. Ho

out other boost before the September were met with a hall of stones £3,571,000)

of goods Churchill, tried to dismantle each. of that eye to the end of the parliamentary elections: In the when they

Reuter. end, the report states, Britain with tear gas. One on each side 300,000

the barricade

They replied Greece will Import-annually and France agreed to set up

tons of Russian fuel A few months later a second mixed commissions

after the

the was injured,

and oil products, 46,000 cubic By mid-day yesterday all metres threatened to

(about $8,000 cubic walked into the

traces He proceed independently in their

of the barricades were yards) of timber and 10,000 tons too, had a tumour on one eye, zone.

Cone and traffic was running of anthracite and once again the cornca was This

not smoothly

But again.

Sho wil Soal

to Russia healthy and whole. His eye was cover the top Nazi war criminals emotions stirred up by this first 5,000 tons of tobacco, 1,000

will export removed. Then they sent for serving their sentences protest

in

showed no tons of cotton, 500 tons of rice action Mr Connolly, grafted the cornea Spandau Prison, Berlin. Under signs of dying down

and 1,000 tons of laurel leaves, from the German's eye on to Four-Power agreement they M. Louis Servant, President Negotiations have been con- his other defective, eye, and cannot be released unless Soviet of the Committee of Wine- ducted through completely restored his sight. Russia agree.

growers, running the campaign, channels in Athens.-Reuter,

ward.

"OMURALD Gorman, also an ex-Serviceman, Americans had

CONFUSE THE

REPEAT.

SMELL MAR 9 R21

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Aer LADER DREARY

ACROSS

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TESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Chic, 4 Stamina,

agreement

the

Slash Made

In Aid For.

diplomatic Indo-China

West Germany Releases Alleged Nazis

Its decision.

Its

Washington, July 20.

in

challenge top about It Immediately.

Under German law, suspects can be kept under arrest with out being formally charged Reuter.

..

Russia As A Competitor?

Oxford, July 25.

Soviet Russia many toon be

another trado competitor for Britain, Mr Harold Walkins, Parliamentary Secretary to the Administration forces in the Ministry of Labour and Nation- Senate were concerned over a 25 al Service, sald today.

cent flash

United Addressing a summer school States aid for Indo-China today for young business executives, but they hesitated trying to do Mr Watidioson mentioned the Karlsruhe, July 28. ,it difficult to understand on the neo-Nazi movement he was(London us a

effect of German and Japanese the court based | alleged to have led had never Britain's nction in her secret All the group of ex-Nazis what grounds

were afraid that if they competition in world markein The release 'in [existed.

night swoop on arrested by the British last no way prejudges elther way

the group fast tried to restore the $100,000,000 and added: The Second Senate of the Jaminry,

ald on the Senate hoor it might would indobd be fun to January on auspicion of the question

The British Foreign Office givo thờ ebopmy blod, ab that our eyes to the effect. So- plotting to restore Nazi cence of any out or ineo-Supreme Court, in announcing

docialon to release

Dr spokesman tersoly answered "No opening to shove through omend viet Russia's fifth five-year plan power in West Germany The court ruled that the Neumann, mid thero was neither comment" when asked last ments cuture the Forelin" Aid | may Hlive on samo of the mar

kets överses "alle against him night for his view on the ruling. Bill even mort. ** have now been freed, the the alleged plot were to be con urgent espicion West

nor danger of his fleeing or ham- German

Announcing the British Gov- Supreme unused. It said the continued pertig the Investigation."

The measure comes up for

ATTLEE TO BE erament's decision to band the Court announced today.

to establish investigation was

Last May the West German group over to the West German An informed source said, how-

TITO'S GUEST The announcement said that whether the alleged plotters had Justice Minister admitted public authorities in March Mr ever, that the Blade Departinin

Eden, "become gility

Nude Landon July 29, the Foreign was disturbed by this $100,000- the last two to be kept under calety of joining only that he had underestimated Anthony arrest-Dr

Mr Clement Affoe, kader Werner. Naumann, in at first the seriousness of the Secretory, told the House of 000 sinnti sities the Koreans trico

Commons: former State Secretary in the

might increase the chance of atha Labour Opposition, will to the consultation, Naumann blot

Tho Court's release of Nazi Propaganda Ministry, and

Our intention from the bedirect Chinese Communist in leave London on Saturday for Naumann told reporters Lator Naumana and Bornemann is a glaning has been to frustrate tervention

a three-week stay in Yugoslavia Dr Karl Friedrich Bornemann, he hoped he would be tried by blow to British prestige

in Indo-China

said that A4- in a serious potential danger,

of the figvertisment, ex-Hiller Youth District Leader a German court. He said nothing Geramay, diplomalle quarters bringe not to light, and to ministration strategy high topli Athee will say "part of

would servo better to "prove my cald in London.

enable the German authorities to let the cut go through tho the time with Marstut loyalty towards the constitution, The Court's rellegg that there | and the German people to form | Senate, and 1 try, to

Neumann claimed he would wo no urgent suspicion" their own judgment Upon full amount in a conference with Disbrovnik, Split, Rijcká bavg họ Unculty

that ozainat Nauraann, is taken in them"-Bouter.

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A British High Commission spokesmen commcoting on Nau- mana's "geleuze,” said;" ~We "dad]

and

association

debato

tomorrow.

4ho HouseUnited Proje