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Offensive By Karens Imminent?
Increased Activity In SE Burma
Rangeon, Oct. 21, Reports during the last few days of increased in- surgent activity in south- east Burma indicate that Karen rebels, in alliance with Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist) guerillas, are preparing for an offensive now that the monsoon IN ending.
The Karens claim they will occupy the whole Thaton ürer, About 100 milza east of Rangoon, when they next altack.
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Ite porta reaching Rangoon tell of insurgent concentragons, the hills and the construction of tood supply, dumps and lines t communication.
Kuomintang guerillos
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Koreni are reported to be jobitly Renovating worthingal strip. near Amrest, about to mites
south of Thaton,
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spoken at Karen rectus
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Burinese
being
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The apokusanan discounted Newsjaper reports of mysterious to Hy aircraft which were said singly over Thab at night.- Reuter,
RANGOON CONFIDENT
Rangoon, Oct. 21. A Burmese War Offier spokes- iman toxiny expressed his con- of the #dence In the ability
Burmese Government forces to deferd successfulty Moulmein and the rurrounding Oren Karen against an attack by rebels, who are reportedly aflied- to Chinese Nationalist troops its that sector.
He was commenting on per- sistent rumours tremi Moulmein that the Karen rebels and the Kuomintang tebels hud rebulit wortime alr-strip near Amberal, zome 50 miles south'or Moulmchi and mother
the border, und Burma-Thallaund
altack
unle
were planning 10 Kyaikmaw, some 12 miles south- cast
of Moulmein.
The rebel situation in southern Burma has been obscured by reports that high-ranking Com múnist and Karen leaders have mit recently in Donzayit, 60 miles north of itangoon, to dis- russ the reasons which motivated alliance with the
the Karen anti-Comunturist Burma,-France-Presse.
Casey Visiting Pakistan
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Karachi, Oct. 21, Australian Foreign Minister Richard Casey arrived today on n three-day visit to Pakistan.
New Delhi He had visited where he attended the Colombo Plan conference.
During his stay in Karachi, he will meet Premler Muhamined Ali and other members of the Paki ta Cabinet. - Presse.
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France-
THE CHÍNA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1953.
Professor French Government To Send CHINESE Ultimatum ToO THE UN
Released
One of the oldest people to be returned to Germany from Russia in 81-year-old Pro- Academy of Arts, creator of the fessor
Hc Arnold Wardschmidt, Senator of the Prussian Society Hall in Bremen and of the monumental relief on the former Aviation Ministry.
He was arrested in the street in Saranits in is seen here on liis return to his native land.
1045 by the Russians-Express Photo.
London Police
Call For
France Boycotts
Women Recruits UN. Debate On
London, Oct. 21.
More women are tő be recruited for the Metro- politan Police, d Seolland Yard spokesminh sald
day.
10-
The force Is Uring in- creased by two inspectors, four sergethi Ahd 60 ebt- stables.
Scotland Yard welcöthe applications from
women between 20 and 30. of Bri- til nationality, and with a good education and phy- must be al alque, They Irakt vr fret four inches in their stockings.
Married women are also eligible, provided they can balance their domestle life with the requirements police service.-China Mail Special.
of
The First In
South Africa
ncur
Johannesburg, Oct 21.
Defence The South African Minister, Mr 1, J. Erasmus, to- day opened in Lyttleton, Pretoria, the Union's Arst arms factory, manufacturing small
anti-Lank and aircraft rockets.
orms.
weapons
the
a
Mr Erasinus
said that factory would be primarily
reservior for technical skill" and the evidence of the coun- try's determination to prepare against Communist
aggression on any front in its alliance with the Western democracies,
The opening of the plant was an important milestone in the development of South Africa's defence system. he said France-Presse.
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North Africa
New York, Oct. 21.
Frafite today bufetted the opening of the debate by the Political Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Freitch rule in Tunisia.
The French delegation also stayed away from the recently concluded consideration by the mittee of France's relations with Morocco.
Te
Bao Dai
BRINGING POSITION
TO A HEAD
SEAT IN
Position Of Britain Again Defined
London, Oct. 21.
The British Government st Ropes that the day for settling the problem of China's representation in the United Nations will Have been brought nearer by the afimistice In Korea, .French Government ultimatum to Mir Anthony Nutting. Under-Secretary, Emperor Bao Dai, Chief of the Vietnami State, is Foreign being drafted late tonight and brings France's sald today. position in Indo-Chino tó a head,
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Paris, Oct 21.
He was answering a question by Mr Stephen Swingler,
Bão Dal is to be asked whether or not his Labour." 润 the House of Government is prepared to remain in the French Union.
Common Swingier asked what
artior Deltain had takers at the The question has arisch since the National Vietnam United Nations Assembly duce of the Korean Congress, a consultative body of leading Vietnamese the signature
to secure appointed by Bão Dai himself, declared last week that stice agreement they wanted total national independence and that this,
Government Jalo the United was incompatible with membership of the French |Union as at present constituted.
This declaration has exploded, ship of the French Union, the long smouldering discantent French
be with troops would in France about the war in Indo-drawn at once. Chiria.
GOVERNMENT'S HOPE
the entry of the Chinese People's Natlórs.
He also asked what further steps the Foreign Office would take.
Mr Nutting replied that Mr R. A. Butler, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had såld on July 30 that the British Government that the Central belleved
Socialists and Gaullists, as well as many Assembly
The Government mem-
is doing all people's Government should re- bars of the mid:lc-of-the-road (It can to contain the outburst Partles, are
the United present China now asking what of feeling in Parliament.. French officers and troops are It also has peace
reasons in Indo-Nations, but that for Aghunt and dying for in Indo-China
which had been frequently CX- main objective. ng its
this Chind it, wintever the outcome but realises that this can only be plained, consideration of of the war, the Vietnam Re-brought about by stages, the question should be postponed. public will sever all connection first being a consolidation of the Mr Butler had expressed the afier certain hope that the day for settling military situation reinforcements for the Com-this problem would have been Behlild these alert chilies the mander-in-Chief, General Henri brought nearer by the armistice very widely shared feeling that Navarre, have
Indo- in Korea. France has curried the burden China.
That is still our position." of the anti-Cólfuffufist fight in
Mr Nutting commented.—Reu- Indo-China Idgeflough and
ton.
with France.
reached
that the file has colhe for her will helped in the to be reloved by alter Allies.
Labour Chief
Advocates
is not to remain in the French More US Aid
continued stny of armed forces there is
The Government hopes that Its proposed
to Bao Dni debate on Indo-Chinn, due to open in the National Assembly on Friday. Typlen) of this feeling was a
Should Bao. Dai's reply be meeting of the Radical Party
vagile or avasive, the Govern Deputies today ot which two
ment would, however, be in al declared that they more difficult position than ever. Deputies
the forthcoming because the Opposition would Com-would say in
Parliamentary debate on Indo- find many Government support- China Uhat French troops in
ers to agree that, if Indo-China Indo-China must be relieved in 4. Takieddine. Transfer of political Khalil Shaikh
the shurtest possible time. Union, Lebanese Minister to Mexico, sponsibility to Tunisians.
France's
Washington, Oct. 21., on Tunisia opened the debate
3. Resumption of negotiations
The Gaullist Deputies were no longer justified.
American labour leuder behalf of the Aslan-between France
and "the real urging that Bao Dai should be
An African group,
which brought representatives
agreement for the full Walter Reuther, President of of the Tunisian told that, if he cannot guarantee Independence of the kingdom of CIO, said tonight that he tas the question to the Assembly. prople
complete self-the Vietnam Republic's member-Laos and its adherence to the convinced that the more techni- He submitted a five-point government."
French Union is to be signed in cians the United States sent to plán calling for:
mirtial 1. Lifting of
Paris on Thursday.-Chino Mail foreign countries the less they would have 1 send their and all emergency measures,
soldiers. 2. A general amnesty and "the the return to Tunisia of reat Tunisian leaders."
3. Establishment mocrátic institutions provision for free elections,
law
De Gaulle Sees Special
Haile Selassie be-
for
FRANCE ACCUSED Shaikh Khailt- charged that the French had usurped economy of Tunis causing the to become terse atmosphere and resulting In friction do-tween the Nationalis's and the Colons (French Immigrants) and the Nationalists and the Resident-General.
ol
and
'Stand Aside'
Appeal To
The U.N.
He said that all the Africana wanted was
Asian-
to
establish a policy on the basis
General
He was speaktig, at a banquet organised by the Committee of the Crurade for Fence, all or
con comprising American politicians, businessmen, unton leaders, literary and uni- versity men.
BAO DAI RETURNING
Paris, Oct. 21. The Emperor of
Vietnam, Addis Ababa, Oct. 21. Bae Dal is to leave France for
Charles de
Gaulle Saigon. and his wife were received by The Vietnam ligh Commia- Emperor Halle Selassie and the son authorities announced
He reaffirmed the intelliön bt that the Emperor has decided the American trade unionists to Empress of Ethiopia today.
10 return to Vietnam after of Erlendship and not terror.
"France will
Later, the de Gaulles attended examining a report from Prince fight to avoid a new world wit hot loso its prestige it the gives recognition bassy and
a reception at the French Em-Buu Loc, Vietnam
tam High Com- in France on at night were the missioner to the rights of the Tuntan
Con- guests at a dinner at the Im- recent Vietnam National people," he said.
gress held in Saigon. "Perhaps terror and pressure perial Palace,
It was considered in Vietnam must be implemented on the They will leave Ethiopia lo-circles here that Bao Dai might jand now a Colons to stop their activities, morrow but this terror and pressure Presse. must not be imposed on the people of Tunisia."
"NOT COMPETENT"
In the absence of France
New York. Oct. 21. Holland today appealed to the United Nations to let South Africa, India and Pakistan during the debate, the French settle the
problem of Indian position was stated by the people in South Africa without Belgian the intervention organisation.
delegate. Senator
of the world | Hubert Brassart, who claimed
the
that the United Nations was resumed not competent to deal with the
in debate in the 40-uation Special Tunisian problem. Political Committee General Assembly on the tem entitled "Treatment of people essentially of domestic concern
The relations between France the and of
he Tunisia, said, were
the
Other speakers were Under- Waller Secretary of State Bedell Smith, Marek Kofowicz former member of the Polish delegation to the United Nations, refugee, in the by air next, United States, and Me Joseph
Grew, former United States. bassador In Japan and Director of the "National Committee for
for Paris. Franec-leave for Saigon
Monday.-France-Presse,
Adlai Stevenson
To Appear Before Trade Commission
Washington, Oct. 21.
of Indian origin in the Union as were those between France
Mr C. M.
and of South Africa,"
Morocco. His delegation supported the the Netherlands delegate,
Mr Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic leader, will be Dozy asked that the United Nations legitimacy of the treaties con- asked to give his advice on foreign trade to President should not poison" the ato Tunisia and betivehit Franco
cluded between France, and Eisenhower's 17-member Trade Study Commission. resilimpiion of
The Colhmission, which dihis to get a fon-partisan negotiations
who, Web solution to the problem before Congress fa, called on to Governments "by open and posed these views
ing the temps
a Frce Europe."
Mr Korowicz emphasised the
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London, Del. 21. Members of the team wha conquered Mt. Evitest,met at a luncheon in London today.
Also present was one of, the
He was which recognised to seek advies from former Repubilean President Herbert the air 20 years ago.
Group Captain David McIntyre, of "exclusive national Hoover.
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a Con- the previous Democratic ad- head of the United Kingdom pre-war League of Natibils pact, publican, Connecticut, delegation, when he said in the under whose tohuillons North gressional member of the Comministrations.
might have mission, said today that the general debate in the Assembly African questions
Mr Simpson, member of the that "nothing will cause us as been rightly discussed. But, he Commission would hear these House of Representatives,
out, the League of two leaders at a public 'session that when cheap organisation to lose ground pointed
eliminated domestic industry, more year after year to Nations was no longer in force. next week.
The Commission has arranged "we are lost as a country of high debate particular controversies --Reuter and France-Presse.
standard of private hearings for, today and wages and a high in the same
Thursday, and will have before living. Inconclusive productive and
Dory
way,
continued: "My Mr delegation has followed with great concern a growltig ten- organisa- dency in our world tion of sharp criticism by mem- ber States about the Internal affairs of other member States, of the critics whereby many
of their overlook some
own
domestic problems in the same
field."
for
International Coelacanthe Search Plan
Johannesburg, Oct. 21.
it two former (administrators of Mr Simpson was
in an open cockpit plane in 1039. -France-Presse.
JOSÉ
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Imports Russians Buy Wool CHRISTMAS
Melbourne, Oct 21. Russian buyers were active at today's wool austion. They a leader in were in the market particularly fine crossbred wools and the foreign aid programme, Mr the unsuccessful fight in the last for Pail Hoffmann and Mr Averell session of Congress to let the competed strongly for these
Reciprocal Trado
Japoneso Agreements against Continental, Act expire-China Mail Special, end Brith deniers--Reuter.
Harriman.
"It is going to be difficult to a formula which will step
And a
up our Importe and still not threaten
Individual American
Scnator
Bush industries," declared.
But he added: "If there is an answer, I am confident the Commissions will find It"
The Commission's recom
Mr Doxy hoped the debate. A planned international reach would not again be In ̈vain,
the prehistoric fish "We have heard the repre-Coelacanthe In the waters off sentative of South Africa ex- Madagascar will be taken one mendations would be ready for press his country's willingness stage further in Nairobi where a March, he said.
to come to a round-table con-conference between scientists of Meanwhile. * Républican ference with India and Pakis three countries will take place critic of foreign importa, Mr
tan,” he ̋ndded --Reuter.
on Friday and Saturday,
Richard Simpson of Pennsyl South African professie J. L. B.vania, told the National Coal Snch of Rhodes University, who Protest To Czechs covered the first specimens of Association, now meeting in the Coelacanthe lobby air Party will not fall in ile tradi- Washington, that the Republican Vienan, Oct. 21.
today to confes in Nairobi with The Austrian Interior Minis-Professor M. Millet, head of the tional, responsibility of pro- try said today it would procesor Selentine, tavestinations tecthe United States industries afronlig violation by
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"unfair: Bix of Madagascat,, and with Dr J. YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD: Atross.—3 Submerge 7 armed Czech soldiers who creaed Werchiction, a relentis, on the foreign competition." Night, 8 Artifice, 10 Feeble, 13 Extreme, 15 Rest, 17 Asserts, 18 Into Austria near Kittee, in Fest African High Commission. He said it might take time for Tutit, 20 Dead, 21 Nalumni, 20 Tirade, 27 Ordained, 28 Eking, Hurgentand Provinco,
and Professor Sch twopos the' Repubilcāns to evolve a 20 Bucsues. DowB-1 Knife, 2 Egret, 3 Stole, 4 Main, 6 Raider, Illegally searched on Austilan suitable, number of specimens "sane foreign tedile polley" bel 4 Events: Reali, 11 pxild 12 Sfald, 14 Estate, 15 Recit, 10 hause, allegedly for a Cich will be doua th th #opped cured of "indumerable indis- Stead, 18 idiot, 18 Larder, 22 Tides, 23 Rapid, 24 Ledo, 25 fiste, desorter-Reuter.
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