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COMMENT (OF

THE DAY

The Soviet Note SHORN

of its three specific proposals that a peace conference, be held, A provisional unified govern- ment established, and the holding of free elections— the latest Soviet Note to the Big Three relating to the future of Germany amounte to little more than a long list of complaints against the Western Allies and the West German Government of Dr Adenauer. Nor do the Russian allegations cover any new ground. There is the

fumillar protestation that it is the United States.

Britain and France who gress being made in the conclusion of a German peace treaty and unification of the country; und the equally familiar charge

have prevented any pro-

that the creation of the North Atlantic Treats Organisation and the European Defence Com-

munity are both aimed at remilitarising Western Ger- many and to intimidate the

"people's democracies" in Europe and elsewhere. Five-sixths of the Note, in fact, is merely a preamble, phrased in a critical and unconciliatory style, more

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EDGAR SANDERS PARDONED

Hungarian Govt's Action

OVER 3 YEARS

IN GAOL

Vionna, Aug. 17.

Mr Edgar Sanders, imprisoned British businessman, has been pardoned by the Hungarian authorities, Budapest Radio said tonight.

The 49-year-old Russian-born representative of the Standard Electric Company was given a 13-year gaol sentence after a trial in Budapest People's Court.

An American colleague, Mr Robert Vogeler, sentenced with him, was released two years ago.

Budapest Radió said the decision to pardon Mr Sanders had been taken by the Presidential Council headed by Mr latvan Dobi. It did not say when he would be released.

Mr Sanders is married and has three children..

likely to deter the Big Three Moroccan

from accepting proposals

for u conference than to

encourage them to sit down Nationalists

an-

2.71

Blamed For

Disturbances

Paris, Aug. 17. General Augustin Guillaume,

Appeals lodged on behalf

of

Mr Sanders and Mr Vogeler were rejected by the Hungarian Supreme Court on May 11, 1950, Hungary followed up the trial demanding the withdrawal of two British diplomats named in the proceedings-the Assistant Mitary Attache, Lieutenant- Colonel Percy Capron, and the Assistant Commercial Attache, Mr Edward Southby.

Freed And

Expelled

London, Aug. 17. Budapest Radio . 08 heard in London tonight said that British bual. nessman Edgar Sanders had already been freed and expelled from Hun- gary.

A British Foreign Office spokesman said he had received no official from the information British Ambassador in Hungary that Mr Sanders had been released, but it Wis "almost certainly true."—Reuter.

Big 3 Offer To Russia

the

A thirty-six inch water-máin broke in East 14th Street, New York, flooding a subway station and causing an explosion which ripped up the road. It flooded shops and ruined goods worth thousands of dollars, and caused a column of boiling water to shoot 40 storeys high. Nobody was hurt, but 1,000 spectators were “evacuated from a nearby cinema, London Express

MR VYSHINSKY KEEPS QUIET

UN Meeting Passes Off Without Incident

New York, Aug. 18.

The United Nations Political Committee will today (Tuesday) discuss the question of setting up a Korean political conference.

The task was passed to the Committee last night by the General. Assembly after a seven- minute formal plenary session.

Delegates anxiously watched Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, heading the Soviet team of eight, to see if he would make a move to bring up the con- troversial issue of representation for Communist China.

But the Russian sat quietly in his seat, and Western members heaved a sigh of relief.

Mr Vyshinsky will still have j A Soviet group

Fource said a chance of bringing the matter that they wanted neutral up today by demanding a hear-countries represented at the ing in the Political Committee political conference. They were for the Peking. Govertiment | in favour of a round table con- and, the North Koreans.

ference rather than a meeting

plica.

The only business transacted DATOSS the table of opposite last

night by the Assembly was tho reading-of a formal statement by the President, Mr Lester Pearson, of Canada.

This view colneldes with that held by Britain, which has backed an invitation to the He told the Assembly: "It la

Soviet Union and India to the, our task and our responsibility to begin where the armistico conference, and has said that the deliberations should be of the negotiators entled, and to make "round table" variety rather provision for the political than conference recommended in the armistice

TO

for

Hungary also demanded the

London-Aug. 17. closing of the British Consulate |

Britain, France and in Budapest. ing a call a Hungarian they would drop their proposed FRENCH STRIKE SITUATION WORSENS to bring about that settlement,

Britain relatiated by demand- United States today told Russia diplomat from Britain and the short treaty for Austria's Inde-

with Iussian and East German delegates for the purpose of working out a peace trenty. The general tone of the Note is Burly

vindictive. and

As endeavour to offer historical survey of the Ger- man problem it is almost laughable. The background which, the Russians have striven to provide in distorted in fact and amounts to nothing more tlian cheap propaganda. The conclusions which

He told reporters at Choblancs, the British Legation staff in their tho

before Soviets reach 48 to why Germany remains divided and why no general peace treaty has been drawn up are wholly unsupported by established facts.

three concreto THE

proposals which tho Kremlin makes are of more

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the

pendence provided the Soviet Hungarian Union did not raise "extraneous issues" in negotiating any other

French Resident-General Morocco. today blamed Meroc- clesing can Nationalists for rloting Cultural Institute in London.

the lives of which cost

32 Frenchmen and Moroccans in Then in May 1950 Hungary treaty. The

expelled three more members of past two days.

On

the

with care the note on July 30

The Western powers mado offer in a note handed fying to Paris to report Budapest. Britain replied with ever today by their ambassa the explosive Moroccan a demand for the recall of dors in Moscow replying to situation, that we have proof another Hungarian Attache in Russa's note of July 30. these disorders were knowingly London.

The text of the Western note, provoked by the Istiqlal (Na-

Foreign By April 1951, Britain had published

But by the Bri tionalist) Party."

made four formal demands on Omer tonight, was: Though the country was quiet Hungary for the release of Mr Wh Cavernment have examined as he left, hundreds of police Sanders, still guarded

European

in which the Soviet Govern Britain kept up her efforts to ment Indicated that it was pre sector of Casablanca.

Earlier today they had seized obtain Mr Sanders' release, and pared to resume discussion of 400 metal skewers sharpened in February 1953 the Foreign the treaty for Austria if tho importance. Ia the first and nited with handles, in the Office announced that Hungary abbreviated treaty war with place it is suggested that a old Arab quarter of the town.

had offered to barter Mr. Sanders drawn from consideration. peace conference should be

M. Vimont, of the personal for Lee Ten Tai, allas Lee Meng, "In their note of June 11 the convened within the next staff of M. Georges Bidault, 25-year-old girl leader of the six months. There can be no French Foreign Minister, flew Malayan Communist terrorists serious objection to this

to Paris with General under sentence of death. proposition. Secondly, the Guillaume.

OFFER REJECTED Russians

He was with the General atj advocato the

Marrakesh "over the weekend But on March 2 this year the creation of a provisional ́äll-

Sir Prime Minister, ,when he persuaded 350 tribal British German Government. Its

chiefs to

told the Churchill, drop the

plan of Winston status and functions

dethroning Sultan Mohammed House of Commons that Britain immediately raise contro-Ren Yusscl.

could not accept this offer. versy. The Soviets envisage

A COMPROMISE

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FIRM STAND BY LANIEL

Paris, Aug. 17.

The French strike crisis took a serious turn for the worse tonight as the Prime Minister, M. Joseph Laniel, refused to continue negotiations until all strikers had gone back to work.

He warned that new emergency measures would be brought into force if everybody was not at work by tomorrow morning.

This followed secret talks

by it

being"

·

neroes the table changes.-Reuter,*

.

SMUGGLERS

CAUGHT

Naples, Aug. 17. Italian Customs police

paragraph 00 agreement.

"We are not here, as I under- stand stance of the peace softlement it to discus the sub- In Korea, but to provide the United Nations machinery

which the armistlee has now made possible."

Mr Pearson suggested that the Committee meet today to con- sider the resolutions submitted announced today that they providing for participation of scized 7 tons of con. the Allies, the Soviet Union and traband American cigar- India at the conference.

ettey valued at 100 million There was no objection and fire from a motor schooner, he adjourned the Session Reuter,

which they alleged

· NO HURRY

flying the British flag. New York, Aug. 17. Mr Andret Vyshinsky, the The Italian police sold they boarded tho schooner, Soviet delegate, was asked by had reporters United Nations which they said bore the name Headquarters whether he would Padma and probably came from introduce a resolution tomorrow | Tangier, south of the island of when the General Assembly's Capri., Political Committee begins con-

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sideration of the setting of the Seven men on the schooner Korean political conference.

British subject from Unitati of the governments

"What's the hurry?" replied Gibraltar, five Spaniards and a Kingdom, United States

The Socialist Force Ouvriere Mr Vyshinsky. "Tomorrow Is Sicilian-were arrested and as they between Government and labour trade union federation announced another day. I must think it were being held in Naples. France stated clearly had already done on a number leaders since last Wednesdiny. m a communique tonight that the over. Not everything at once." The police said the 'seizure of

Socialist and Catholle, Union Government had asked for a of previous occasions, that they

"Are you going to introduce the cigarelles found to reply today to certain proposals anything?" a correspondent ask-schooners holds was one of the accept any leaders reacted promptly were prepare to

Laniel's

had which would

challenge treaty

ensure M.

made.

But further ed.

biggest pollen coups since the Austria its political and econo-declaring that the strikes would examination was needed and so

"Probably, yes," Mr Vyshin-war against smugglers began the request could not be complied aky said. mie independence and request-continue.

said the communique.

seven years ago—Router, ed the Soviet Government to in No bint was given at the W form them of the exact text of Prime Minister's office of what Negotiations with the Govern- The British Prime Minister the treaty which the Soviet now measures the Government ment had been broken off "for It replacing the existing The chiefs, headed by Si declared: "There can be no Government was prepared to would take to defeat the strikers. the time

Glaoul, Pashi of question of bartering a human conclude

But it was thought likely that meet agairs on Tuesday moming. The executive committee will governments, yet at the Marrakesh, compromised by lite or deflecting the course of

powers to requisition workers same time

NO RESPONSE comprising proclaiming an elderly relative justice or mercy in Malaya for

on pain of

going to prison would Later a joint meeting with the elements of both. It is of the Sultan, Oulay Mohammed the sake of obtaining the release

"The Soviet Government has be much more widely used than Catholic union leaders will nise extremely doubtful whether Ben Arafa, as spiritual head of of a British subject unjustly

Morocco's 7,000,000 Moslems in Imprisoned in Hungary."

not responded to this request, hitherto;, that more army lorries tako place.

The Force Ouvriere asked its of any such uneasy partner place of the Sultan.

Furthermore the Soviet Govern would be put on the streets

that Paris;

eers members to remain calm. engineers army ship could function nation-

WHAT HAPPENED attend the The Sultan countered by But he made it clear that if ment declined to factorily. The alternative of

M. Rene Bothereau, Secretary- declaring them "rebels. and the Malayan authorities them meeting of the Austrian treaty would be drafted into the post establishing a provisional heretica.

selves decided to reprieve the'

foreign telephone communica-General of the Force, Ouvriere government whose functions

Both sides

appealed to France girl he might reconsider Hundepuis called for May 27 in office to ensure provincial and would be strictly defined and

British Government tions and that troops would be federation, gave Router this des to sort out the tangle,

The gary's offer. The tribal chiefs

suggested in their note of July drafted into the capital to help cription of negotiations with the denounced

the police to maintain order Government: limited to preparing for free

In Singapo.o on March 9 this 15 that the Austrian the Sultan published today

treaty

ahould that become necessary. - "The Premier saw me and the general elections is rather the text of an open letter to year the Sultan of Perak, Sir should be discussed nt the

WORKERS SENTENCED Catholic reprezentatives at sévop more palatable, and prob-

Shah, com- General Guillaume, protesting Yussuf Izzuddly

meeting of the four foreign

For the first time since the o'clock last night, We had an al- ably more practicable. against the riits, particularly at muted the girl's death sentence ministers Nevertheless the Russians Ouļda (eastern Morocco), to penal servitude for lite.

"But in view of the Soviet strikes started, postal workers, most all-night meeting in the

Government course of which we made pro appear to desire to invest "where Innocent people died Since his arrest and imprison Government's note of July 30, refusing to obey the provisional government and the house of a member of ment, Mr Sanders had not re- and so as to conclude an Austrian back to work order, were sea-posals the Premier said he could

plied to letters from his wife trenky ca soort on poble, the tenced to imprisonment. Five not accept,

The Government mado with too much authority, our movement was set on fire," namely that not only should

Twenty people are reported to nor have they been returned, Brith Government proposed that recalcitrant employees got eight

counter-proposals, but they were Have been filled in Oulda.

the treaty deputies be convened days' imprisonment each. it organise nil-German

in London on August 31, 1933, t The calling of an emergency not what we had hoped for. The elections, but should be free

order to discharge their obliga-session of the National Assen-meoling broke up at dawn. We tions to report on this matter to bly

Increasingly. handed

a new set of proposals the foreign ministers.

probable "On the unisontending that M. Edouard Herriot, said he tonight, but knowing the attitude of the Government, we had al- raised and that the Soviet Goy Tuesday whether to call the ready decided to continue the cemment la prepared to coexture Bureau (Committee) of the London, Aug. 17.

a treaty for Austria which will Assembly together to discuss M. Botheredu would not re- Martin and Ann Butterworth ensure Austala's political and the matter.

veal what the latest labour the perfect Darby and economic Independence, the Bri-.

has now received more proposals were. first time that Moslem people Joan 'old' couple to the villagers tish Government undertake not o have rinn against sovereigns

than the necessary 200 requests to introduce for comederation the from Deputies but some of all Franoly strices and naked them who have abandoned the way of Weston Hills,

abbreviated treaty."

them have come by telegram. to return to work by tomorrow In making this proposal the

boen meeived in' letter form- Ho aid no further talks-be- British Government assume that So far only 133 requests have maining

the Government and the Soviet Government will be as required by the rules. But two

unlong 'could -, tako might be waived,

place until an Austrian treaty and The

that the reference Prime Minister - was, reported Premier Laniol, after all-day relationship between not to have the full approval of tallos with union leaders, un- German pesce settlement and an all members of his Cabinet, couood that further, negotia- 78, died yesterday. Austrian treaty in the final Arbitration by the wovoreign tions would not take place Workarough that thoroug Martin, 80, a form worker at paragraph of the Soviet Covers Parliament. In the present everybody had returned to work. woman owner in the chest and died today.

note of August 4 should struggle between the Govern He said: "I nak everybody to ing points, but much roeds.

escaped with £4, s

her will be hurled together not be construed as deferring ment and a big woction of the end the strike, tomorrow, Tuck- lenders to be clárlfled before the

The shopkeeper, Bm Doreen of the little parish church on any hope of an Austrian treaty population seemed to Rome day, I hope the union Big Throo can agross to Langdale, 122, was rushed to Wednesday.

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The chiefa declared last night: "The only solution is to depose the Imam Sidi Mohammed Ben

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long been a contention of Yussef, whose conduct is in Not Divided,

the Western Powers that incompatible with the prescrip- the matter of all-German tons of religion, and replace him elections they must. firstly by another spiritual chief capable be conducted according to of ensuring the free practies of

religion." the system employed In the Western democracies, and secondly that there should

appeared. The Speaker, to the Premier at seven o'clock

there will bo no extraneous issues would make up his mind Even In Death

They added: "It is not the

were

atrike."

M. Lanal tonight broadcast to`

They had never had a holl-out in fact, promptly to this for line taken by the work had been resumed,

be 'Independent aupervision

They had been together for to ensure that the elections of religion" and they gave os conform to ogtablished examples ex-Kings Ammanullah 38 years. Not once throughout principles of the free and of Afghanistan and Farouk of their married lives had, they secret ballot. Without this Egypt--Reuter. safeguard the Western Allica have every" right to fear that tho elections would fall short of essential requirements. The Soviet Note possesses its interest

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