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COMMONS BACKS GOVT'S 13 Kikuyus Franco-Laotian

Discredited POLICY

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the White Paper

Band Mr Oliver Lyttelton's

speech in the House of Commons debate are severe indletments of the late British Guiana Government and vindication. wf the Government's Imperial decision to suspend the constitution. ff there existect any doubts about the wisdom of the British netion they Kave heez removed by the revelations made in Westminster this week. The People's Pro- gresive Party have failed

in their responsiblilties to

Hellish Guiana; they proved.

IN BR.

Opposition

Motion Defeated

294 To

To 256

SOCIALISTS CRITICAL

London, Oct. 23.

The Government last night won the backing

themselves incompetent to of the House of Commous for its policy in suspend- gover, and by their actions ing the constitution of British Guiana because it

me hinations they have deprived the Guinnese suspected a Communist coup.

and

(F thele claims yovernment.

10 Helf. By 294 votes to 256, the House of Commons Self-govern rejected a Labour Opposition motion seeking to ment for British Guiana was criticise the Government on the ground that the intended to be 31 splendid experiment.

Cheddi situation in the Colony did not justify such an ex- Or Jukan and his political treme step. followers have maile it

dismal failure. Even Mr

Grithths, a former Colonial Secretary and one of the principal

lusion.

Opposite ma

The Labour motion took the form of an amendment to a Government motion asking for approval of its action.

The Government motion was approved without a sprokers in the House of second vote because the feeling of the House

had Commons debate could not already been shown on the amendment. avoid reaching this con- Me Clement Attlee, leader of the Opposition, accused Peuple's the Government of mishandling the situation. He said Propressive Party." he said,

he understood there was a growing lack of support in Its not only missed a great British Guiam for the People's Progressive Party, which opportunity. but jt hax

opper were showing "complete ineptitude" in government. great X tunity. CO for a British Guiana' is

concerned, the Govern ment's administrative incuni. petence was just as serions n its plans to form a com- munist

The State.

Other melleds..... such a Labour Colonial Secretary, sold were put into power by dissolution-should have been the charge of conspiracy to set popular vote

beenuse The tried before the "extreme step" fire to business, property and people believed that they would net about the task of improving working and social conditions. But the Government mude altempt to fulfil its election programme, and, pne observer has noted, whether the constitution had or had not

revoked, been

They were on the dawngende, "That would be a complete and it was important not to give interference with the whole them lying ery.

| spirit of Democracy—suspending

But the Government hind the constitution by devious, given the Communist element dangerous and not straight-

forward methods," he said. the opportunity they wanted.

PPP

no

the

i

As

un-

Earlier, Mr Griffith, former

"I do not know whether these charges are true or not," he said, "I urge the Government in fairness to the men-hostile as

of suspending the constitution. residences of prominent Euro- Mr Ailee said he had seen penns was "the Inosi serious the leaders of the PPP in Lon-charge of all.” don There was nothing to dis- abuse him of the idea that they had behaven "extremely wisely and ere

either

Com- munists or Communist dupes."

He was not sure whether the 1 om to their views and the Colonial Secretary's netlon had things they dil--to bring them

more difcult for to trial and give them an oppor- not made it uther elements in British tunity to deny the charges," he

people of British Gul Gulans to rally to the democra- said. were atrendy thuroughly the cause, disillusioned about its

14

serve

There

In Colonial was a difference be

territories there

· Government, and in thetween the PPP going to B was "an kpslarge of human space of a few months had | general election "with all their feeling." The PPP was, a na- youlised that it existed not fins upon them" and with their Uonalist inovement, and not ali

the country's being able to say they had has the leaders

were Communists, interests, but to enrich itself their constitutional rights taken The Government could seek to with

polition1 power,

Guido or harness and give | READY TO RESIGN Revocation of the constitu- |

i democratk expression. Mr Harold Macmillan, Minis-

Lion

awny.

Govermeni

does not, of curso ter for Housing, who replied to He asked why the Colonial solve the problems which the debate for the Government, Secretary had not invited the beset British Guiana, The said the

would leaders to Britain for talks. That on might have eased the tension,

might have alled. but would have been worth trying

taking the step before suspending the Constitution., Mr 'Grifiths brged Lyttelton to resign.

of

Mr

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The first picture to be published outside, of Russia of Mrs Elena Malenkov, wife' of the Russian leader. She.

2 singer 12 Bolshoi Theatre. and is believed to be the in- fluence behind Mr Malenkov's recent_edlets on the aesthetics of make-up. She has a son aged 8 and a daughter aged 6; She is a member of the Supremo Sovlet, and the model of tho now Bovici woman.Londoa Express.

Japanese Firm Loses Privileges

Paralysis TM

Of London

Transport Threatened

Hanged

Nairobi, Oct. 22. Thirteen Kikuyu tribes- men. condemned to death for their part in the Lari MBASACre in March Jash were hanged, this mot- big at Gituanouri.

An additional 68 tribes- men are awaiting trlat following the Lari

massacre.

It was reported here lo- day that a total of 20 terrorists were killed art four suspects arrested during the large-scale, combined sweep which lasted three days in the Fort Hall area. Among the

seven fire- arms seized was one 303 rifle and six home-made rifles--France-Presse.

| LEFT-WING

PARTIES

OUTLAWED

Rangoon, Oct. 22. The Burmese Government today outlawed all the ex- treme leftist parties, includ- ing the Communist party of Burma, as well as the organisations of the racial minorities which have heen in open revolt against the Government since 1948.

In addition to the Communist Party proper and the other parties considered associated, affiliated with,

Treaty

Signed In Paris

Paris, Oct. 22.

The President of the French Republic, M. Vincent Auriol, and King Sisavong Vong of Laos, tonight signed a treaty of friendship and associa- tion declaring the state of Laos "a fully in- dependent and sovereign state.”

According to the terms of the treaty, Laos declared her willingness to remain within the French Union, "an association of independent and sovereign' peoples, free and equal in rights and duties, and in which all members put their re- sources into a common pool to guarantee the de- fence of the whole Union."

Under the terms of the treaty, Laos will also ba represented on the High Council under the chairman- ship of the President of the French Union.

Was

In nekition to the signing of, side with the allies against the treaty by President Auriol)external enemy, who sought to and King Sisavong Vong, the Impose an ideology thre French Premier. M. Joseph contrary no Laotian traditions. Lantel, and the Laotian Prime This, he said, was why his coun- Minister, Prince Sauvantary asked France fer continued Phoume,

today signed the support to nilow Lacs to maintain the Franco-Laotian her portion in the French Union and the world.-Franz-Presse.

ennexes to ircoty.

The Laotian pollileal leader, after the signing, declared that the treaty marked an important step in the birtory of Franco- that they Laotian relations. He added made concrete диха

between

Laotian Ambassador or subordinated

to it, the ban includes the Karen

national defence organisation fighting the Government forces for a larger autonomous territory within the Union of Burma.

It was alleged that this move- ment had close_connections_with the Burnere Communist Party, Other parties or groups bannicj under today's order, include the Rod Flag Cultivators' Union, the People's Comrades Pasty, formerly known as the People's Volunice. Organisation, which to compered of former resistance mainly fighters during the war, and the Burmese

the

DISASTROUS FIRE IN MACAO

cold the bonds of friendship, cxisting ter mer than half a

century,

(wo countries,

At the second ceremens, the

in Paris Prince Khamão, the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges

Macno, Oct. 23. Bidault, the Vice-Premier, M.

A blazing fire accompanied Paul Reynaud, and mucy other by two explosions occurred ministers were present.

The French Freinler, after the early this morning, which signing, said that the treaty was destroyed three houses and the conclusion of negotiations

caused damages to proper- which had been cc.dueled on

tios both sides

worth millions in a spirit of conHongkong dollars!*

of

fidence and friendship. The ha

happy ending of these negallations, he, endi

The fire took place at Nos. 9, added, was in the spirit of the 11 and 13 Rua Praia Grande. trig tradition of collaboration No. 13 was the Agencia Geral that had always characterised to Comercio Ltda. which had at the relations between France the back a godown that stored

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rubber tyres, rubber tubes tind rubber fab valued at about HK$2,000,000. The stock was completely destroyed,

The blaze started at 5.15 this

and Laos. army mulineers who rebelled against the central government in 1847, on the

in his reply, Prince Sauvanta Mon National Defence Organisa- Phouma said that the treaty was tion, representing the Mon

#concrete

expression of the minority at prescen allied to the

friendly ties that have existed morning and was not under Forens against the goverment,

over fty years between

control until 10 o'clock. It was understood that the ban

The watchman of the godown, France and Laos." He thanked

Lau Bing-hong, is under arrest. the French was decided following the die-

delegation for the by the Macao police suspected Com- of underground (covery, docuZnLNİS _In the com- "spirit of understanding which setting fire to the property.........

London, Oct. 22. More than 6,000 strikers Ignored.......Government_and. Union appeals to return to pound of Rangoon University. I work today and decided to the scene of the recent slusent

agitation.-France-Presse. continue their petrol stop- threatens to page paralyse London's port.

which

trans-

action รังเล prevented have been ready to resign dangerous developments in the issue. other directions, but the] Mr Macmillan thought Mr Colony's economic ills still Attlee's idea of a dissolution of require skilled treatment. the legislature by the Governor This is

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The Governor would have had which Whitehall,

the to announce in advance that he Governor and his advisers was unable and unwilling to the Government had acted in pany, Ltd., a Japanese im-port serviees and the distribution

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the larger party.

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Washington, Oct. 22.

Every hour the situation The Bureau of Foreign grows more desperate. Half of Commerce of the Commerce the city's 5,000 taxis came off rouds tonight. Hardly a Department reported today the that the First Trading Com-garage remained open, Trans- Mr John Hynd, Labour, said

of mail and food were menaced. porting firm with offices in London Transport, the gigantic a panicky way."

controlling 8,000 Mr Wedgwood Benn, Labour, Kobe and Tokyo, and the organisation suggested that two persons Directors of the firm have buses and coaches, tonight cut from the Gold Coast and India been denied all export privi- conserve, dwindling fuol, sup- Its services by 25 percent to should be appointed to the conmission to inquire into the leges for three months be- cause of alleged export con- trol violations.

British Guiana situation.

sald

Concentration

Of Troops

4

Protest

the invest

Pre-Divorce

Hearing

Drama

Paris, Oct. 22.

tonight:

Was

to

A few hours before she was to appear in a Paris If the irike continues, troops court to oppose her hus- He said Dr Nkrumah, the

called to ferry petrol | band's divorce pelition, 32- may be and oil from the silent Gold Coast Premier, had

fuci The Burenu said that a denial storage depots to the city's year-old ex-Queen Alexan he would be prepared to order. effective on October

dra of Yugoslavia ersential services. nominate a suitable African 10, was issued after the firm's

The

Cabinet discussed the found with injuries to her member, Opposition members Directors admitted that in cheered.-Reuter.

September, 1952, they

mis position this morning. Then Sir left wrist..

Walter Monckton, Britain'u represented the identity of the Labour Minister, told the House aged the injury and the tall, A doctor, called to her, band- Japanese end user when they of Conmens; "If the strike con-brunette placed an order with their

ex-Queen, formerly United States

representative (tinues, it is bound to have Princess Alexandra of Greece, for 48,300 pounds of polyethy serious effect on Industry and was able to attend the elvil lane and instructed him to ap- | cause widespread unemploy-court hearing today of the peti- ply to the Office of Inter- ment,"

tion by her husband, ex-King national Trade (now the He urged strikers to "reflect, Peter of Yugoslavia. Bureau of Foreign Commerce) on the serious injury" they Mr J. De Chaisemartin, the for an export Hcence.

were inflicting on the public and lawyer for ex-Queen Alexandra, The application was rejected return to work so that their | told Reuter

"Her when

disclosed complaint could be dealt with by Majesty was shaken by the news

Jalon and Government depart-that her husband's decision The company claimed that Tel-Aviv, Oct. 22.

divorce her was irrevocable." ments, a large market Israel today protested to the for polyethylene in Japan and

I anticipated

3-HOUR WRANGLE

The injury was only slight, he Caited Nations Truce Super-hoped to set up a stockpile

Mr Arthur Deakin, General- cald, but Dr Luclen De Gennes vision Organisation against resupply the expected orders,

Secretary of the Transport and was called in to bandage the ported concentrations of Jordan The Bureau's order pointed

General Workers Unlon, made a wound.

tho "We feared at one point that troops in the Jerusalem area. out that this was the first such similar oppen. He said

Union would An Israel Army spokesman caso involving a Japanese hm-

not Useum the Her Majesty would not be able

but announced that Israel had reporting firm, and there was dispute until work was resumed, to attend today's meeting, quested the United Nations ob-jovidence that the actual in- But after wrangling for thres she finally made it," said servers corpa in Jerusalem to tended disposition of the goods hours at a mass meeting, the Chaisemarlin.

to stay out. -Ex-King Peter and his wifg "convene urgently an emergency would not have been contrary to strikers agreed

are demanding a ten met this attemoon With their United Stater expert They meeting of the Israeli-Jordan current

a week pay lawyers in the chambers of Jean "palletes. The order emphasised shillings sterling Mixed Armistice Commission."

to August 1; Russot, senior judge at the civil The spokesman said the re- that the Bureau would never rise, dated back

dismion! of all non-union court here, for a final recon- quest was based on facts brought dietess treat future cases much

workers in the petrol distribuclliation attempt; required under to the knowledge of the Israell more severely-Reuter.

tion trade; and full union, re-Fronch law. cognition.

The judge is expected to Another meeting is arranged give his ruling early next week. for tomorrow when Valon

The meeting in the Judge's officials will again plead with chambers lasted an hour, but the men to call off the shutdown, all the participants refused to The Israel delegale to the Lord Cherwell, a member of

A Briūsi Rullwnys' spokes- disclose the result of the recon-; Mixed Armistice Commission the Cabinet and Sir Winston man said tonight that goods and

ciliation attempt. on atomic had requested United Nations Churchill's adviser

deliveries in London Jean Louis Aujol, the King's observers to conduct an investi-affairs, has decided to resign wero

on expected to couse lawyer, sald: Our lips aro gation, and asked that the forces from the Government, it was Friday. Bomo deliveries, had sealed-we have ali ewom not be withdrawn from tho zone, learned authoritatively tonight already been curtailed in' out to reveal a word of what hap- the spokesman said Reuter, -Neuter.

fying areas,--Reuter,

pened."-Reuter,

Army. "Considerable concentra

Home of Amb Legioni forces are

inside the defence zone, especial-

ly in the Old City of Jerusalem," he said.

Cherwell Decidos To Resign

London, Oct. 22.

to

parcels

Mr

for

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the

they showed -throughout

When the Macao police and negotiations.""

added that Laos would spot, this man attempted to the Fire Brigade arrived on the now be able to assert her own escape by jumping into the sea International

personality, but which lies in front of the firm. that she would still need French help

to develop her natural re- sources.

Laotian economy, which was weak in 1945, he said, had been further weakened by the war which crusted its territories.

The Premier said that Lads had nlready mobilised the maximum of its resources to fight side by

The godown had bought an insurance of HK$2,000,000 from the China Insurance Company.

At No. 9, Dr

Leung Shun-yu suffered the loss of 10,000 patacas which was kept in the house during the time of fire.

The name of the godown in Chinese was Hong Sang Hong- United Press.

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