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TR Mugenysny resound- ing victory in the presidential election pro. mises to open a new ern in the history of the Philip- piser. The main plank in the successful candidate's campaign platform was his expressed determination to rid officialdom of graft and corruption and the over- whelming popular vote which

demonstrates

rceived

the

the

The patie people of the Philippines expect him' to set about this task. Mr Magsaysay has already shown himself to be a atrong and efficient, ad- ministrator. His record ns Defence Minister under ex- President Quirino was out- *tanding, particularly the manner in which he tackled and conquered insidious problem of the Huks, whose nelivities hadi long imperilled the State. The new President brings to his officer'a wealth of valuable experience. He is eminently practlink, energet ic and resourceful. He is also a firm believer, in the tenets of democracy and han revealed himself as a man of balanced judgment. That Mr Magsaysay is a 'realist ін illustrated by his appreciation of the danger Communism int the

of

Philippines. The breeding grounds of Communism.”

he

hug said, "namely

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CHINA MAIL

No. 35666

Established 1845′′ ·

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1953.

France Favours

Negotiated

Indo-China Peace

M. LANIEL'S IMPORTANT

DECLARATION

Paris, Nov. 12.

French Premier Joseph Laniel said here tonight that "France would be happy" to achieve a solution to the Indo-China conflict by diplomatic

means.

However, he added, no respon se had been given by the Vietminh since the first time he made a statement on October 27.

M. Laniel was speaking at the debate on Indo-China at the Council

of the Republic (French Upper House of Parliament).

M. Laniel doclared: "The French government does not consider that the Indo-Chinese problem must necessarily be solved by military At the local, or at the international, level, France would be happy to solve it by diplomatic means".

means.

The Premier went on to say that the French desire for peace "must not be misinterpreted". Even if the French government should at a future date contemplate a peaceful settlement, it would do so “only in agreement with the governments of Vietnam, Cambodia, and 'Laos," he stated.

poverty, hunger, despair. Tories Win:

assume

importance

con

Majority Slashed

Crosby, Nov. 18. Sir Winston Churchill's Conservative Party held the seat in a Parliamentary by- election here yesterday.

now Mr R. Grahain Page, Con that the election has been servative, 10,814, decided. The Philippines will still have to rely heavily

un-

through

Turning to the recent French-, which Vietnamese operations against opposing

0

adopted

resolution Vietnam's continueti the Vietminh, M. Laniel said adherence to the French Union that "it is a fact that Operation in its

He sald present form, Mouette (Seagull) hus been that steps were being taken to from the military point of view | solve the problem created by a successful operation."

this veto.

-Crosby - is the 21st, by-election In- since the Generuf election.

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Troops with tanks and armoured cars, make their way through the muddy area of Ninh Binh on their way to battle zone during operation "seagull" in the

Indo-China war.-London Express,

Had No Intention Of

Becoming President Or Shah Says Mossadegh

Teheran, Nov. 12.

Two people were killed and 140 arrested today when troops opened fire on pro-Mossadegh demon- strators in Teheran.

:

Pearling

But many opened again quickly Mission Ends

Darwin, Nov. 12,

as police brgan icing the cames of those whose shops were shut, Police patrols, and -milltary guards had been doubled to- day. __because_of_the___general. The Japanese pearling fleet, has been operating of strike threat timed to coincide which vith

the final stages of the the North Australian coast for ex-Prime Minister's trial.

the past five months, has sailed for home with 1,000 tons of POLICE USE CLUBS pearl-shell valued at more than

A£500,000. It was reported to-- Soveral demonstrators were day. severely

clubbed by police ordered to "take drastic action" A Royal Australian Air Force to maintain order. An Ameri- plane noted the absence of the

Reza

where

from its

.

Lady Churchill For Stockholm

well next

Blockholm, Nov. 13. Lady Churchill come to Stockholm mouth to receive on be half of her husband, Winston

Churchill,

Tel. 21433.

RUSSIA BUYS OIL TANKERS

Starting Business In Big Way

London, Nov. 12. Soviet Russia has order- ed 16 tankers in West European countries and is going into the oil business. in a big way apparently to try to get Western gooda return, authoritative sources said today.

In addition Finland WAS reported to be building 12 tankers of varying sizes for Russia,

"

The tanker programmo coincides with the reports that the Soviet Union is offering zizable quantities of all Western markets outside the Iron Curtain and has already concluded number of oil, dzája in recent months.

Information reaching London. cald that the 15 tankers

now

under construction In West European countries represented a total gross tonnage of some 45,000 and the lankers bullt in Finland amounted to an addi

Holland, tional 3,000.

Bel- Elum, Denmark and Sweden are meniloned as the chief supplier in Europe at present.

The tankers are said to be not sulled to.ald Russlo's war potential.

Soviet oll offers have been informants said, to Sweden, Germany

the to

made, the

Denmark,

Nobel Prize awarded hm for literature, it was officially announced lieto yet:terday.

Sir Winston Churchili has said he cannot - mako the Journey to Stockholm himself because 2 sho' Bermuds Big Three mesi- Ing takes place the sama. Week Reuter

Freeing Trade Move

and Israel

Denmark and Israel haya been offered, according to the sources, 75,000 for each while oji ɛɔmo 10,000 tons of diesel were enld to have gone most- ly on a barter basis.

Oil experta hero... estimate: Russian and satellite oil, sup- plies to Sweden this year to exceed 100,000 tons.

DIGGER PRODUCTION

The Russian

of

latest estimates oll development dicate that production is on the increase and that it may ip- crease by 5,000,000 tons this year.

London, Nov. 12. Britain today took a further step towards freeing European

Soviet oil production trade when Mr Peter Thorney offelally stated to have been croft, President of the Board of

over 47,000,000 tons last year. Trade, announced that he was

Together with her satellites freeing

quantitative from

Poland Rumania, restriction

Hungary, 75 percent of all

Wesiem Albania, Czechoslovakia and the British imports from

Europe and a number of other quantiles which she extracts from Austria-Russia-was officially estimated to have foreign countries.

Among the goods he added to produced in the Arst six months the list of unrestricted imports of this year nearly 30,000,000 were hardwood veneers, certain tons, fertilisers, essenilat cils, nute, canned meats, clothing, pottery and certain types of glassword.

addition. In

ho

Rumanin sald recently that she was stepping up production, Most of it goes to Russia.

is believed that Soviet.

It announced

for which' on softwood imports of which from the satellites aro already permitted without Moscow tries to cash in foreign

from exchange or restriction quantitative any part of the world.-Reuter. Press,

goods-United

economic and social con- ditions, are still very much with us, and these must be eliminuted before we

He went on to say: "Why

He said that his government close the book

the

not speak of this feet as it is? was counting on the building up on

If the operation had been Internal Communist threat,"

4 of the Victhum namy to halte

Ten iniles away, the former Prime Minister, failure, how many comments possible the relief of the French If the

President new

we would have

heard. Is it expeditionary corse as moon as Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, lectured his court achieves any measure of

not true that the best tributo we possiile.

martial on politics and declared that he had always, success in currecting these

can pay to those who sacrifice: | fundamental weaknesses his

their lives is not to be silent

M. Laniel cald that if Indo-been loyal to the Shah., molt

cf term of office will have been

the value" their China, fall to the Commentate,

Thailand would fall, quorfila war- "Falise"and" tedopa look action sacrifice??

The Military Governor of worth while.

fire woukl de stümüḥted in the

Farhad to prevent 'a' general strike by | Teheran,

Dadeetan... Operation Mouette has cost

Malaya WILE it

Straits, Singapore would Crinumists and Mossadegh sup- warned residents against gather ix trite the

the Vietminh

to be threatened, and India and the i postems. Public service shops be taken if more eight lives

Governings "Drustic action" would presidential election was

every one killed от the Arab countries would fotter. This, unent offices ad

than five unaluly contested on domes- The result in the three French-Vietnamese side M. the clealared, was the rignificance

worked

people gathered at one place, ctly. Laniel

The Vietminh of France's fight in Indo-China tie issues, foreign relationa cornered fight was:

Towerlin rain poured down he said.--Reuter. ધરા પા 320th division, the main target on behalf of the fre

face world.

and cleared the strode by mid- of the operation, was forced M. Lintel summed up his day. Hundreds of pro-Mossadegh to pull back its battalions and government's position with regard shops were shut and some anti-

bases and Mr E. Adams, Labour, 17,545. its advanced

am-to a settlement of the Indo-Ching Mossadegh bazar merchants alo Mr J. A. Freon, Indepen-munllion, depots were partially condist by saying: "France, I on the assistance which the dent Conservative, 1,180.

closed down in loyalty to their repeat, is disposed to seize every fellow shopkeepers. destroyed. United States has to offer.

France, The by-election

M. was caused

Lanicl said, occasion

ncgotiate, every Continued military

"does not make Caplato and by the resignation of

war for the chance to make peace, but if it economic nid will be neces. Malcolm Bullock, the Conser- Fake of war". If an honour hope is appointed. It will not

iable solution were in sight, at udov s duly,"-France-Presso sary if the islands are to yalive member,

health.

the local or International level, Achieve security and

France, like the United States -stability. Mr Magsaysay has

In-Korca, would-be- happy-to acknowledged this, but in a

welcome

a solution

the to manner which shows very

These have comprised 11 conflict by diplomatic means. clearly that his ultimate airs Conservative tests which

M. Laniel declared: "No more have been held, nine Labour than did the Americans in Korea is for the COMITY to

ali scats

held, and one Labour will become self-reliant to

Wh demand on un- scat the marginal one at Sun-

conditionat surrender on the point where, it will require derland South

- which was

part of the enemy in order to the Conservatives deal with them".. nothing but the benefits of won by collective security. Proh- Reuter, ably one of the first nets In yesterday's by-elcetion, the REQUIRED CONDITION

Dar Es Salaam, Nov. 12. can photographer, Mr Carl fleet and made a wide search that the Government had re- offers outside the Iron Curtain of the new President willed from 12,914 in 1951 to 1,060. was the condition required for European and

Conservative majority was slash- Strength, the Premier said, A magistrate, sentencing a Mydans, was clubbed on the but reported that they apparent-moved the consumption control are chiefly based on oil supplies be to endeavour to obtain In the 1951

ten Africans back by police who could not ly had sailed for home." General Election, successful for the Philippines rather copt. Malecim

negotiations. The today for ill-treating Kikuyu read his press pass. Bullock polled requirement of

war and of besmen during

The fleet, made up of 25 lug- Mau Mau trading 25034 to Mrs. more equitable

Light tanks guarded the Biggers, a M.E. Edwards negotiation were the same, he cervenings, said there were Sepah

mother Vessel and p with terms

the United (Labour) 10,251,

Communista said. The greater the strength In mitigating circumstances in that overthrow the statue of ShahJapanese Government inspection States. And it will

all the secured

vessel, last touched at an Aus- were engaged in camp the greater would be the chances seeking "inhuman monsters and days before Dr Matrallan port a few doubtedly receive sympathe-

weeks ago tic consideration

was and then left the port on Wes- settlement of savages of lowest order." REPORTS DENIED for a diplomatic

sel's Island to resumo its fishing At Arusha, Northern Tang-swept from power in August.

Dr Mossadegh, 72, was warned outside the Australion contin- This was why. M. Lamiel rald, anyika, Magistrate Philip Biron by the Chairman of the five-ental shelf. Washington, Nov. 12. a rapid improvement in the A Stole Department spokes-ne could feel happy over the sentenced the European, 19-

tribunal military (about year-old Brian Walter Hayward "stick to the point" on the today to Philippines economy.

135,000,000,000 L:ons

In October Australia pro- months' imprisonment Magsaymay is assuming n negotiations in progress between $385,000,000) in supplementary to three

the United States and Pakistan Americans alt for stepping up the without hurd labour and Aned "court's competence to try him." claimed its sovereignty over the

continental

shelf Dr Mossadegh declared:

and the Indo-China wor. He said that him Pakistan to American forces. for granting military bases in

"I had no intention of be-Japanese fishermen' were alloted this grant signifted the agreement pleaded guilty to 20 charges of

coming the Shah or the the area near the Wessels us of the Western Powers on the snuit, He was commenting on Lon-

President, don reports

The ten Africans were each

{their territory. of such negolla-meaning of the war, which, he

to one

"I have always been loyal to day's im- rold, had long been madequately sentenced tlons. Reuter,

One of the Japanese party undersicot Ja Anglo-Saxon prisonment and fined £s. They the Shah,

still "What could I do it I became seaman named Hamamoto Salj

remains in Australia- circles.

picaded that

Shah or President? The signißcance of the con-under orders,

an emergency The Alci which now appeared in its

"You all know the name of who was given true light, M. Laniel said, was fines to be paid to the assaulted Nehru as Prime Minister of operation by an Australian naval

a vessel surgeon aboard

und India, but none of you knows who is now recovering in a Dar- its part in the common defence tribesmen as compensation.

the name of the interests of the frcoj Sentencing Hayward,

of the President of win hospital. He will be down world.

mangistance sold there was a strong India." (Dr Rajendra Prasad) back to Japan when completely Th Premier described the mitigating factor which possibly

PETAIN COMPARISON recovered.United Press. supplementary

Dr Mossadegh American ald only those Hying in Afriés could

compared his trial

with that of also as a symbol of a common really appreciate.

Marshal allied determination not to

is cary to work oneself into Philippe Petain of France, con- permit a Moscow satellite to a state of plous horror over these victed of treason in 1944 and absolute cffences, but they must be con- sentenced to death. The sen- master in a strategically vital dered agains: their background. tence was later commuted to All the accused were engaged died in July, 1951 at the age of life imprisonment, and Petain crea of Southeast Asia,

FUTURE RELATIONS

secking inhuman monsters and XI. Laniel referred to the myages of the lowest order-80.

"Both of us were old" Mos-

Berlin, Nov. 12. future relations some might over have lost rela- question of

sadegh said. "But the difference which governed the city under Tho West. Berlini coalition, between France and the asso-tives"-China Mail, Spored...

|is he was charged with con

the late operating with foreigners. SHOOT ONE OF

Mayor Ertist - Reuter, I am on trial becauKO I am han broken up, it was learned THEMSELVES fighting against foreigners. Thero tonight.

have been put on trial through Berlin, Nov. 12,

The coalition · ́had consisted the influence of foreigners." would not oxer!, the necessary The People's Police in the The chief prosecutor. Brie Christian Democrats,

of the Social Democrats, the efforts in carrying out their Soviet zone today shot down one dier, Hussein Azemodoh,

and, the said Liberals. military and financial tasks, or of the members of their own that under, the constitution, the socret Intrigues or propa- organisation fi railway station Biah was allowed to dignies a

Berlin, ganda neutralised the common near

The break-up of the coolle the Western Premier with the Majlis con- tion was announced by West would consider Informmion Bureau reported sent. dotence, ger bound - Itself na

Berlin's now Mayor, Dr Walter, by 1th tonight.

He accused Mossadegh of ex-Schreiber, a Christian Demo obligation. The French POVCITL The People's Police officer was ceeding his powers when he crat. He told the Berlin As ment In that caso would trying to jump into an electric changed, the Army: judicial sembly, which had convened In fundamentally revise its policy, train bound for West Berlin. His structure.

only a special session that he was M. Laniel brought up the refellow policeman fired at nim, authorised to change the civilian not able to continue keeping cent nation of the National the report mid-France Judicial structure, the prosecutor up the coalition. -France- Congress of Vietnam in Balgon,į Presse.

Presso.

in

Washington which is not un- mindful of the necessity for

Mr man said today there were no

task of considerable im- portance, but he does not lack the good wishes of the free world for its success- ful fulfilment.

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