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WILL VOTE "NO" Counsel Exchange

Days Ahead India's Participation

FINIS, it would appear, has

been written to the Monnadegh. regime in

Perala. Yet future events in that country remain completely unpredictable. Many questions poso them- selves: whether, with the Shah's approval, the new Premier, General Zahedi will continue to rule by decree, or whether he will

recall the Majlis, and If so, whether he can obtain the support of D working majority of Deputies. Dr Mossadegh dissolved the Majlis because it would not agree to his demands for overall executive powers, but this might well be revoked by Premier Zahedi on the grounds that Mossadegh

acted constitutionally, und he might make the restoration of the Majlis one of his frat acts. But even this is looking somewhat ahend. While the Mossadegh

ull-

regime has been brought to an end, it has still to be shown

whether

the

Royalists are sufficiently

In The Korean

Conference

OPPOSITION OFFICIALLY

ANNOUNCED

New York, Aug. 20.

The United States officially announced tonight that it would oppose India's participation in the Korean political con- forence.

Britain and Russia, supported by Commonwealth countries and many European and Asian countries, are in favour of India taking part.

Tonight's announcement said: "The United States will vote 'No' on the resolution recommending India's participation in the political conference."

This put at rest all doubt that the United States might in command of the situation change its mind in view of the widespread backing for India.

LLA to

Tudch the

The

How Dr Mossadegh Surrendered

ed the

Teheran, Aug. 20.

salutes

of

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The Indian delegate, Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, has maintained silence in the controversy in the Assembly's Political Committee.

Decisions in the Political Committee are by simple majority.

But in the General Assembly, which must ratify all the Committee decisions, any important 'question must have a two-thirds majority to pass. If India obtained 30 aflirmative votes in the Assembly, the United States would need 16 negative votes to defeat the proposal,

Abstentions do not count.

on

Partial Agreement Reached

In French Strike

Paris, Aug. 21. The French Government hom reached agreement with several groups of strikers, usually well informed sources sald early today.

The sources kald soverál Popular Republican Party Deputies had mediated in a seillement between the Govern- ment and delegates for striking posts), gas and electricity workers and miners,

The only subject on 'which agreement had not been reached was prasions for railway workers, according to the

sources.

But a spokesman of the Force Ouvriere trade union organisation, main force behind the strikes, later denied that any final agreement had been reached in the talks.

"We expect the talks to go on all night, and some result might be expected in the near future, but it in wrong to say that anything final, has been decided,” the spokesman said, -Reuter.

More Workers To

Down

Tools

Paris, Aug. 20.

The French strike, 16 days old, grew worse today as a thousand more workers in the en- gineering and building trades came out. More than 600,000 metal workers threatened to down tools tomorrow.

Words During King Case Hearing

This Morning

A short "breeze" occurred at this morning's hearing of the case against James Joseph Osbourne King, merchant, of 20 Braga Circuit, charged with fraudulent conversion, when Mr A. J. Clifford, Counsel for the Prosecution, accused Mr M. A. dã Silva, Defence Counsel, of making "scandalous allegations" against Mr Clifford's instructing solicitor.

While Mr Silva was cross-examining Mr W. M. H. Seymour, a director of G. Falconer and Company, Ltd., on certain correspondence written by Messrs Hastings and Company, solicitors, Mr Clifford rose and told the Court that Mr Silva was accusing Messrs Hastings of "blackmail".

Defence Counsel thereupon declared that he was doing no such thing, and retorted to Mr. Clifford that if he did not behave himself "there will be trouble.”

Mr Clifford replied that there would be trouble for Mr Silva. At this juncture, Mr Poon Yan-hol, the Magis- trate, shouted for order, saying that he would not have both Counsel talking at the same time in this manner.

King is charged with that from September 1, 1951, to fraudulently taking $0,305.94 August 31, 1953, there was any from Falconers on November | wholesaling done. 17, 1850, while a director of the Turning to the subject of a company,

letter written by Mr Arculll to Resuming his questioning of Ipekdjian doted June 13, 1953, Seymour, Mr Silva referred wit- Mr Silva asked if witness ness to certain balance sheels agreed that the letter asked which he (Mr Silva) sent for in about the transfer of the 49 per a letter to Hastings on July 11, cent

from

of

the shares

*witness agreed that in their dilan to King, Witness

himself whether

the

Today's walkouts completely offset the im-

reply, Hastings explained their Mr Silva: Do you know why, provement in the railway and postal services. delay in supplying the balance when Mr Arculli asked about which had reported a continuing back-to-worksheets by saying that they had the transfer of shares in

mislaid them in their office. subsequent letter to Mesars trend.

He added that he did not know Hastings, the latter arm wrola sheets back, mentioning other subjects The stoppage of work in Wero

misinid or not, but he instead? private industry, spurred by the know of the contents of the Seymour: I do not know Communists, has been spreading letter.

Counsel turned to another Mr Silva tumed to a letter letter written by Hastings by Hastings to himself on the the subject, and asked witness same subject, and asked witness If, by looking at It, he could

Kashmir Plebiscite Agreement

H-Bomb Test together with the record of the agreed to appoint an

May Lead To UN Talks

Russia's

the

up

the

to were bomb test-admitted today take part. The United States

Ministers.

join in a

MASS MEETING

:

ing to decide future action. Only about half the 40,000 per sonnel are reported back from the holiday and the manage- ment claimed that of them, lea than 2,000 have so far turned

up for work.

Builders walked out in Lille,

resolved After today's Cabinet meet-

letter contained a lie about the nature, as a counter-demand to If he knew the reason why this tell there was a threat of some

statement of accounts. Sey-the demand for shares by King.

mour replied that he did not STRONG OBJECTION

know.

QUALIFIES ANSWER

1)

ماط

the of

was

AL

"It i personal matter that is ant

He told the Court Mr Skya Counsel asked if there any account in the balance was making an allegation in sheets showing the profits of the open Court that Mr Comber (of wholesale department, Ecymour Hastings) deliberately put out said there was none as far as a letter amounting to blackmail. the balance sheet was concern- He said he wanted Mr Camber. ed,

because the balance sheet to be present in Court when Mr was actually a picture of the Silva made these kind of allega❤ whole business.

tions Seymour added that as far as

to be able to establish a stablu Government. Royalists are not a fully organised political party. For the most part they are represented by the Army Their civilian political supporters are as yet un- known. They might well be drawn from among the moderate Deputies who functioned. In the Majlis in

during this week. It has taken opposition to Dr Mossadegh, Alling ex - Premier

In hundreds of factories, com- but

mersial enterprises and building Premier Mohammed Mossadegh sur- obviously Zahedi and the Shah would rendered in his pyjamas to India today-latrodučeci a re- | Chinese Communists and North |

projects all over the country.

The Socialists and Catholic have to satisfy themselves his виссевног, General zolution proposing' that a copy of Koreans.

unions had find refrained from completely

The resolution said: loyalty and integrity before central

direct; strike cails in the private their Fazlollah Zahedi, in the all proposals and decisions takten

by the United Nations on the "The General Assembly re- Teheran Officers forthcoming

frld, while attempting to open Korean political quests the Secretary-General to including any of them in Club tonight, while the conference should be sent to the communicate all proposals

negotiations with the employers.

this stage, Mr Clifford rose and said he must strongly ob- the Government. A8

But now they have ordered out the Korean question submitted

all metal workers for 48 hours

ject to the question, No repre- purely political force, the capital awaited the triumph.

New Delhi, Aug. 20.

Ho qualified his answer by sentative of Hastings was pro to the third part of the seventhi Communist

ant return of the Shah.

from Friday after announcing India and Pakistan have that the employers refused 10

saying that he did know exactly sent in Court, he declared, and Party survives;

Dr Mossadegh, who fled from

and recommended by it,

The where the balance sheet con- it was not proper for Mr Silva recent his fo-tined villa in the centre of

ad-examine their demands. upheavals na the most the city yesterday, while his

relevant proceedings of the ministrator by the end of Catholle Trade Union Confederacerned was.

to make such allegations Asked i Falconer's had

against instructing solicitors. powerful single group, and bodyguard battled against the

General Assembly, to the Central April next year to prepare on asked other labour groups wholesale department, Seymour People's Government of

48-hour walkout of said the company tried to start aho did not know how, Mr Silva they are more potentially General's tanks, is being held at

When Mr Clifford stated that for a plebiscite on People's Repubile of China and dangerous today than at an unidentified strong point in

the building workers from Friday.

wholesale department, but was to the Government of the Demo-future of the state of Kash-

unsuccessful He agreed that the conducted his own office, Dotence any previous time. For the the capital.

cratic The doctor's Foreign Minister,

People's Republic of mir, time being, therefore, the Mr Husein Fatemi,--is still

a joint communique

company employed one W. 8. Counsel rotorted: "Mr. Clifford, Korea, and to report to the announced tonight-after-Workers-at-the-huge-Renault Cheang for this purpose in the let us leave personal matters out Indications ure that the officially listed as missing despite

General Assembly as appropri- four-day talks between the car works on the outskirts of wholesale department on Army must do the governing a flood of unconfirmed rumours

ate

This was the first direct move Indian and Pakistani Prime Paris were holding a mass meet recommendation of the defond= | involved,” M- custord replied In Persia: certainly until that he is dead.

London, Aug. 21. Palc, the internal political situa-

thin and apparently The London Daily Ex-made by India since the General tion has straightened itself barely able to wall, the 12-year-

Committees of military and business of setting out and the threat of a Com-old ex-Premier, weakly return press political correspondent Assembly began on Monday the munist revolution removed. Zahedi's troops as

New United Napoltical conference. General writes:

other experts will be set up to India maintained strict silence advise the two Prime Ministers he limpeditions talks on the inter- There

critical days along are

the Club's corridors to national control of atom in the sull disputed question of on preliminaries necessary for ahead for the people of meet the man who swept him Parsia and no one can con- from power in a lightning nine weapons are likely to follow whether she should attend the a foir and Impartial plebiscite

first

conference. Britain and several in the entire state. hydrogen fidently forecast develop-hour coup on Wednesday.

The Joint want India other countries

Prime Minister sald Bordeaux, Rheims and Nantes. both Three of his followers ments.

both Britain arrested with him: Dr Abdullah by

to solve the Kashmir and othering, the Government reiterated and does not..

SURPRISE SUPPORT

problems outstanding between is stand that there can be no Moazami, former Speaker of the America. Majlis (Lower House of Parlia

Those favouring ladin pleked the two countries peacefully talks until strikers return to Both Governments are to re- ment) and member of Dr

advantage of both countries. Commissioner has

consequences of this day-that of the Philippines,

The

One source close to the Gov- Kashmir dispute was Dr team;

to which had been expected ceived a promise from. the Sadiqi,

development.

discussed at Minister

some crament said tonight: "There is of the in- Britain's policy is that there range itself alongside the United especially British

Every little ground of disagree- Government. of berior; and, Dr Sayed All Shaye should

length," it sald be effective control of States.

PRELIMINARIES

ment left between us and the considerable financial

another member of the ollall types of armaments before

Of others who took part in the

"It was

пр- for Malaya. The

their firm opinion post office men as regards heavy

of debate, Czechoslovakia favoured that this should be settled in plication the banning we agree to

of the Government Atrain

Earlier in the day the Shah the country's instructed General Zahedi that on

the Soviet resolution, which in- alomic or; other particular

with accordanco cludes India as well as Burm the people of that state with a economy of the emergency Mossadegh's life must be pro-

the wishes of economy decrees." weapons.

Turkey made no mention of the Com-tected against

to view would involve matter, Nationalist

promoting their well This control

op munist terrorism is only

being General

and cousing the least dis- Zahedi kave the establishment of an internation-

turbance Indiaag Bnd

to the now beginning to make

Ife of the fugitive ex-Premier 24 hours to al organisation with power to Preece made an allusion to itself fully felt. During give himself up.

inspect in every country. reports that India might with people of the state."

The communique said two years of booming Portraits of the Shah ond The Soviets have always draw in the face of continued rubber and tin prices Persian flags went up all over resisted such a plan, but this United States opposition. caused mainly by American

Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Zahedi's may not prevent Mr Vyshinsky

British Minister of State,

turned stockpiling in reaction to Royalist Government. set about from raising the whole issue

consolidating

for the Korann war - Malaya

victory again in UNO debates before down the Soviet enjoyed a large revenue surplus. But the boom is over and this year there Ja A diplomatie official said to likely to be a Budget deficit day that the Iranian Embassy of over £20 millions. The had received altuation la not immediately critical because the Malayan Government has been able to pat by considerable re- serves from the good years, and a loan has been floated to help to meet this year's deficit But prospects for the future

aminous. Tho cost of emergency measures is still running at about 40 per cent of FU- venuo. Malaya's progress and stability during the next few years are going to depend on the extent to

Aid For Malaya

HE Mulayan Deputy HIB Mossadegh's all nationalisation view at once the political and up a rather unexpected vote to and co-operatively to the mutual work,

measures

are

re-

Ghulam

- the

aidinalisation team

Teheran as General

Reuter

Lis

Hussain military

ESCAPE REPORT

Washington, Aug. 20.

long.

Now that Russia has the H-beenb It is thought she may make a spectacular renewal of an old offer to ban all atomis

1

plebiscito had been proposed and

agreed to some year ago progress could not be made for lack of agreement on proli-

but

an 11-nation conference, though inary issues.

The Prime Ministers were

ha

no said that there was "a measure of common ground agreed that these preliminary issues should be considered by between the Soviet Union and them directly to arrive at agree. Bdtain regarding the

ment;

a message from} weapons without making any real i mards India. Mr Lloytx some kind of provisional

Press, reporta hind said that he was torn to pleces by the mob in Teheran-United Press,

E. German Govt Delegation

Arrives In Moscow

Moscow, Aug. 20.

fald

have to

This was interpreted as a 're-

But little progress has been made in semi-official talks with the rallwaymen.

If Parliament is recalled next M. week, the Prime Minister, Joseph Laniel, is reported to be confident that he could weather the storm-Reuter.

TEMPLER'S WARNING

Singapore, Aug. 20, The British High Commis sioner, in Malaya, General Sir Gerald Templer, today warned

The communique said that to the Foreign Ministry in Teheran concessions about inspection of that the former Foreign Minis-Soviet territory,

that Britain would be con- time-table it was decided that a Ler, Hussein Fatemi, bod British and American diplomats | tent. with the opinion of the plebiscite administrator should escaped

ere to consider how to reply to Committee on the matter, "sub- be appointed in Kashmir by the such a move which would have jest, of course, to anything the end of 1054. great propagatda value, London | representative of Indļa mby Before that date the pre- 250 Chinese and Indian labour- Express Service.

Bay

Ilminary fasues-presumed here ference to reports that, unless to bo demilitarisation and theer on a rubber estato that The United States signifies its numbers of troops to remain In unless they stopped feeding Indian Kashmir-should be decided and Communists he would see they regarding agreement participation, Mr V. K. Krishna action taken to implement de-all lost their jobs.

cision. With this purpose in Menon, the Indian

Ho told the labourers, am- delegate. view, commillees, of military eventually suggest that might

of a rubber estate in ployees and other experts shoulti be ap- Scramban in the state of Negri India's name be withdrawn,

the Prime semblan, "You are letting five Mr Lloyd added that if the pointed to advise An East German Government delegation, led by the

Ministers.Reuter, Committee devoured India boing

Communista in this aron make'a Kiven

a place "no doubt the

foot of the Government."

their position in the light of what turo can be reduced as well,

The arrival of the delegation their Prime Minister has stated." The delegation is to discuss of course, ns on the world

Me Nehru, the Indian Prime rubbor. "pressing questions concerning five days after the Soviet note Minister, said in New Delhi on prices of tin and Mora offective systems of the German problems with the proposing a German peace treaty Monday that we have no desire | conferenco is seen hero as a move to scok any place in this confer- taxation and tax gathering Soviet Government,

Announcements here as well have also to be established as in Berlin sald Herr Grotewohl to bolster the position of the East ence or elsewhere: unless it is alear that we can perform a use- if the Malayans themselves

of German Government as well as would discuzer means

ful function in the, interesa. (of are to make a fair con- strengthening relations between showing Soviet confidence in the peace and the major parties con- tribution to the develope Soviet Union and East | Grotowohl administration.cerned deere our assialanca on on Imports of watch bracelots

nouter.

this matter."--Roster. mont of their own country. Camery,

which emergency expendi-

Prime Minister, Herr Otto Grotowohl, arrived here today

from Berlin at the Soviet Government's invitation for Government of India will de FAVOURABLE TO

important talls.

HONGKONG

Washington, Aug. 20. The United States Tariff Com mission handed down a decision favourable to Hongkong and Japan today when it ruled against Imposing higher dulles

United Press

+

He said: "You are going to give Information arid going to stop giving food to the Com- munists or you will all be out of a job. If these five Communists had been wild pigs' you would have killed thoni long ago.”.

He reminded them there were roware for people who turned Cominunists in or helped them KO BUTTONÓRr--Router.

"kuggest Mr Silva knowa he could remember during the well that he is making a doll- time of the passing of the bal-berate twist of the whole matter ance sheets, there was no whole- by making these scandalous saling tione. He said it was very | allegations against Mr Combe,” hard to say without consulting he added

the

books.

but he did not think (Contd. on Back Pazo, Col. 5)

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