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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Promising

Mdeclaration

FARSHAL Tito's Intest

Un the

Trieste dispute 1x en- couraging to this exteut- It helps to fellitate the proposed five-jower

con-

ference aimed at finding an acceptable formula that will Anally netilo this aggravating problem. At the present moment Haly and Yugosinvin are think- ing far too widely apart to permit n bilateral agree- ment, yet both have dia- played an inclination to join

in discussions with

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Allied occupation powera, and all hopes must. How rest

that conference being called and producing

desired results. But while Marshal Tito and other Yugoslav spokesmen have

eschewed provocative state- or so, the Yugoslay leader has made it perfectly clear

ments during the past week

that he intends to drive n

hard bargain if and when the five-power conference takes place. Much depends

CHINA MAIL

No. 35668

Established 1845

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1953.

TRIESTE CONFERENCE PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN

By

Concession

Italy Hinted

Yugoslavia Ready

For Discussions

Rome, Nov. 16.

The prospects of bringing Italians and Yugoslavs together in conference today appeared brighter here than at any time since the war.

The Italian Cabinet is due to decide today the conditions under which Italy would be willing to go to a five-Power conference on a technical level, as proposed by Yugoslavia.

Before the Cabinet meeting the Premier and Foreign Minister, Signor Giuseppe Pella, will have his first talk with Britain's new Ambassador in Rome, Sir Henry Ashley Clarke, who arrived here on Thursday.

Normal protocol

was rushed through to enable the Ambassador to present his credentials to the Pre- than 48 hours after his sident of the Republic less arrival, so that he could make immediate official con- tact with the Italian Government on the Trieste issue. Political circles in Rome believe the Government will mako a partial concession on a crucial question for Italy- whether she will go to a conference before receiving con- trol of the Anglo-American Zone "A"-but only if she is assured of being given the zone in the foreseeable future.

newspapers |

"We complied with their de- mand, though we were not fully res convinced by their reasons.

on whether his latest com- promise proposal can be regarded by Italy, Britain, the United States and France as a starting point in the proposed delibera- tions. It is noteworthy that although Marshal Tito still lays cliima to a part of Zone A. he does not rule out the possibility of the port of Trieste being placed under) Italian control. Originally his demand was that the port should be .inter- Pro-Government nationalised and that Italy | inday supported this bellet. should be denied

The Government cland is like full

ly to be violently attacked in administrative control of

Parliament tomorrow. when

"According to foreign press any part of Zone A. Tite is Signor Pella is due to answer reports of this proposal, "which probably encouraged in his

many questions about Trieste, was not announced but of which

learned from new proposal by the tacit

Large forces of police stood pressmen admission of America and

sources, it appeara by in Trieste yesterday after Yugoslav Britain

that the essence and construc that their 1948

which en, but the city was quictive character of our proposal declaration,

all

was considered zrcoplable to tal day. envisaged Italy taking over the whole of Zone A, has

President Tilo af Yugoslavia partics and that i could very made become

d speech in Belgrade successfully orientate efforts to- Ek dend letter.

a gradual satisfactory yesterday which rengthened Words

settlement," Nevertheless, Italian aspirale bellet of Western observers tions cannot be wholly there that International ignored or set aside. Italy for a five-Power cunferenze ure possesses cortals legitimate near conclusion, claims and they have to be He outlined what is taken to "Butisßed ̈within reason."AT he Yugoslavia's attitude towards the moment Yugoslavia svch corference-a elalm to the countryside of Zone "A" would appear to be seeking

while permitting Trieste port initiative, by the Western powers and city to be internationalised, which are the reflection of cer

under Itallantoin of their analyses, obviously already overrun by reality and possibilities,'

a major share of the spoils, but it is conceivable she will | i be prepared to tone down her demands at the ference. table.

con-

nou

of another

necessary sovereignty.

A WARNING

President Tho

demon-

warned

moves

non-

THE ONLY CONDITION

"However, I seriously fear- that the present favourable prospects created after the latest Yugoslav proposal may now be

through frustrated

rew

Tanjug said Mr Popovic

*

A quick solution to the Trieste ques.

the emphasised that all previous tion must not be expected. Western Allies of "serlous Yugosiny proposals offered but there is no reason at consequences" 12 they carried sufficiently troud basis for dis- all why the five interested out their announced latention to cussion.

not powers should

over Zone "A" And hend enough common ground on which to use successful negotiations.

THE

:

China,

to the

Italians.

"We have clearly stated that But it is believed he sought we consider a conference the to avoid saying anything which best and most effective way of might prejudice the dellente, settling this question. Our only behind-the-scenes moves

of the condition is that the decisions of not pre. past month leading towards the conferenze are conference of Italy. Yugoslavia judiced in advance. and the other Powers concerned for u solution question.

·POLICE STAND BY

Farmers Join In Search

For Missing Couple

London, Nov. 16.

Nearly 600 farmers converged on the Camarthen village of Marros, South Wales, today to take part in a search for a farmer and his wife, who have not been seen for nearly a month.

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HOW BIG 3 WILL REPLY TO SOVIET NOTE

'London, Nov. 15.

Britain, France and the United States will tell Russia in a note this week that they are pre- pared to meet her at a Foreign Ministers con- ference on Germany as soon as she withdrew, her conditions for such a meeting, diplomatic quarters here said today.

Their note, already provisionally arranged by experts in Paris, will not be affected by Mr Vyacheslav Molotov's Moscow press conference at which the Soviet Foreign Minister tried to offset the bad effects in the West of the November 3 Soviet note to the Western powers.'.

and

forcast

Then the Kremlin ignored, a | of massive Russian specific Western invitation to covering Eastoni Europe. Foreign Ministers conference

Western powers argue tho on Germany at Lugano

most promising way to solve lold down harder conditions world problems is to begin with for such a meeting than ever

'a settlement of the most cut- before.

Individual standing

Issues Reuter,

Spekamen for the three Western Goverments have ch ready rejected MT Molotov's plen for reconsideration of that note.

The new Western answer is -expected to end the East-West diplomatic exchange over Germany and world ́affairs which have gone on since last

year,

Despite Mr Molotov's as- surance that Russia wanted to come to p

conference, the

Natives Go

Quietly To The Polls

Juba, 'Sudan, Nov. 15.

the streels

that Russia does not genuinely today strolled Western powers are convinced Naked, spear-carrying voters

of

Berlin, Nov. 15. The East German Com- munists today announced that they had smashed an

desire a four-power settlement Juba, tho copital of The anti-Red underground group on Germany at this stage. equatorial province of tho In the largest factory in the They, therefore, feel that a Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, with no Soviet Zone in the three- comiinusticn

pimas week-long drive to crush notes is useless.

resistance to the Communist overlords,

signs of the ciccion excit:mant usually displayed in other lunda as the polls opened this mom- ing for elections that may decide, the future of this dis-

uted territory

Other arrests also were re- parted by the Communlet press including a ***Western spy" identißed as an officer in the para-milltary Sea Police.

an effort to get a meeting-at will know how to vete--they will The Communists have not dis- first suggesting an agenda, but put a cross against a picture of closed how many persons have in their last note proposing an elephant, a tree or a crocodilo arrested but they have discussion of "all aspects" of the to select the members of the announced arrests in all parts of

MORE CONDITIONS Diplomatic quarters here pointed out that, in the rosent exchanges, Britain, France and These hardy: warriors, trailed the United States have con- by their womenfolk with small siderably changed their stand bobles being fed at the breasts,

the Soviet-dominated zone.

German problem.

South Sudan Electoral College to

Resistanes fighters

However, in its November 3 represent them. akeady arrested, they charged, had note, the Kremlin only brought

To the foreign observer, Juba planned sabotage attacks. en cut inore demanding conditions acems to be the end. of the factories, bridges, government

There were that China should for the source of the Nile, stayed world, Nero's legions, cearching installatiers and railways,

The claims were made in 4 front-page editorial in the official Soviet German-langusgo TSWE- paper Taegliche Rundschau.

The rowspaper said the com- mercial director and other officials of the State-owned Birgmann: Borsig machine plant in East Barlin were arrested for “enemy Belivity”—United Press.

Car Chase Ends In Shooting

Berlin, Nov. 15. West Berlin police today shot

1 Foreign Ministers

be at meeting en international tension, here centuries ago, Since then, and, in effect, that the North only a handful of missionaries, Atlantic Pact and the proposed a few British pivil servants, an Bix-nation European

Army occasional Greek or Lebanese. should be abandoned.

merchant, hayo: come to this remoto outpost...

The Western answer to Russia un a Foreign Ministers meeting was briefly thir:

Yet all the evidence of modern electioneering je, present here 1: Communist China should today and electoral, hand-outs not be allowed to join the West are urging the citizens “what- at the conference table until she

has proved her good intention

ever mode of life the Lord has a Cross

given you," to put

at the planned Korean political against some name or the other. conference.

+

themselves The candidates 2. Four-power talks

on represent the tribes or other "International tensione" have factions, such as the Protestants been tried before--at the Palais or Catholics. There are about.

Protestants Rose In Paris in 1950 and failed | 30,000

and 9,000 Catholics in the province which Atlantic has 250,000 Inhabitants.-France-

Presse. Pact was only set up in the race

4. The

and seriously wounded a 14- { hopelessly. 14-nation year-old boy during a 60 miles an hour car chase near the East German border, a police report sald.

Two patrol cars gave chase to a car reported solen from a

United States sector

garage.

The car headed straight for the zonal border. Unable to catch It, the pursuers opened are within a

few hundred yards of the border.

Peking's Bait

on tool item distances up to 35. PHE barter "trade agree

"In such a case, the confer-miles, the farmers are trying to the disappearance frem of the Trieste ence would be unnecessary, The solve ment" recently concluded

recond part of the same condi- their Llangining farmhcure in Peking by an unofficial

tion, trểm which we cannot" and | Mr and Mrs John Harrier whose group of members of the The Italian Government news-will not desirt, is that no changes whereabouts are causing grave

London, Nov. 18: Japanese Dict is another paper organ, Il Popolo, declared in favour of Italy shall be cartier disquiet in this farming corn-

One police car. caught up that the Government would re-cut in Zone A of the Free Ter-munity.

Poland and North Korea have move in the campaign, spon jeet

with and rammed it. The sored in Japan by both ilmit discussion at a conference

any Yugoslav attempt to ritory of Tilesta."

Police tend to believe that the concluded an

agreement pro- surprised policemen found two couple have been murdered. This Korea in the rehabilitation of wounded by a shot, the other viding for free Polish aid to 14-year-old boys, one seriously Communists and leading solely to Zone "A".

morning, the volunteers Co- businessmen, for the loosen- It urged that the conference

North Korean national economy, badly shaken by the ramming. Trieste, Nov. 15. operated with the police in the ing of current restrictions be organised in such a way as Big forces of police stood by search of the area near the farm, according to New China News

Police said the boys were nob on the export of strategic to allow conclusion that in Trieste today

Agency today as a result of but so far no results have been

quoting

yet in a condition to tell materials

Polish Press Agency. to Communist satisdes the just and muulmum widespread rumeurs that agita- obtained.---France-Presse.

whether they were trying to de. for the tors were planning.new

Pictures show (top) Polico Under the agreement reached fleo' to 'East Germany-Reuler. Peking policy In demands of equality

whole Trieste territory."

monstrations,

contacting a search in the woods on November 11, Poland is to relation to Japan is to use AL the same time, the pro- But the city...was quiet near the Hannies' farmstead, and provide machine

tools, rolled Japanese industry's need of Government newspapers gave throughout the day.

(above) Ronald Harries, metals, railway cars and other raw materials from China 'unusually mild headlines

free of chargé 10 Italian newspapers published relative of the missing couple, materials as a lever both for obtaining their prominent displays of

he last persons tu calm, and one of

North Koren in prominent

in 1953-54 for the appeals for President Tito's -specch in

them alive. He has told the building or currently prohibited supplies

restoration alleging that "Tho agents" woré | 500 Belgrade. The headlines stressed trying to stir up trouble. of capital goods and also the

police he went with them to Korean Industrial enterprises President's expressed

Camaritien Station on October and mines and in designing the for modifying Japan's readiness to treat with Italy

The local pro-Tito newspaper 17 when they, said they were reconstruction of North Korean boat with Ave American airman foreign policy. Tokyo is In-on Trieste-Reuter.

relorted that Italian neo- formed at "if Japan were

Fascist agitators had infiltrated going on a holiday.-Daily Ex-cllles, the report said. into the zone from Italy with press photos, the aim of staging further riots. There was no confirmation from Allled

military govern ment sources of Italian reports that: 83 Italions, have resigned from the British-commanded Tristo police force since Inst gun battles with

to never

relations with

Chiang Kai-shek, free her.

READY FOR TALKS

Belgrade, Nov. 15.

10

self from the onerous posi. The Yugoslav Foreign Minis tion of a satellite of theter, Mr Koca Popovic, said to- day Yugoslavia was ready for a American aggressora and

cenference on the Trieste prob- become a peaceful and in- iem. dependent state, then normal "We have no ulterior motives week's

· rolations could be established er hidden calculations," he ad students.—Reuter. between China and Japan.", i Novi Sad where he addressed Tho present Japaneяa 40,000 people at a pre-election Government is not willing ting, reported by Tanjug.

Mr povle referred, paru-

Truman Will Answer Questions .

t

of

Plane Missing

Roykjavik, Nov. 15, Gruman Albatross flying

height,

operated by the

on board was reported” missing Poland also promised free tonight after the pilot had technical assistance, Reuter. radioed that one of its two en- gincs had failed and the aircraft was losing

The

aircraft American defence forces...at. Keflavik airport, left, there at 0925 GMT bound for Narssaesunke Dirfield, on the Western coast of Greenland-Reuter.

"Operation Squeal"

This Week' Independence, Mirs, Nov. 15. Former President Harry Tru-

London, Nov. 15. orani said, on arrival at his home

open Operation Squeal will town by train tonight, that the

the first MID-AIR COLLISION spooch he is to make on Monday. next Friday when.

London, Nov. 15. on the Harry Dexter While case plane-load of pigs as flown froen

A. Royal Canadian Air Force would answer all the questiona England to Belgrade. required by the Senate Investiga- One thousand pedigrep pigs Sabre-let and civil two- tion Committee which has sub-200 young boars and 800 saw seater training aircraft collided poetraed him to give evidence in have been bought in Engaid today above the Merry Rivers

the Moon by the Yugoslav: Agriculural Despite damage,

Jahdőd · ́at Mr Truman, who was acccm-Mission for brooding purposes, machinesafely pantes by Mrs Truman, said the They will be down: at night in Liverpool airfield. speech would not be political and

specially fifted and heated The Canadian plane was one that it would be broadcast and planes which will carry 10 of four fringdi from West televised from Kansas City smotals 24 time-Frame Germany to England, France- "France-PreSSO,

DIPLOMATS MEET

Belgrade, Nov. 15.' to repudiate its existing cularly to the question of a ßve-

The Yugoslav Foreign Minis- trenty commitments for the power conference.

ter. Mr Koca Popovic, received sake of an uncertain com- He said: "Several days ago the British, United States, and mercial advantage, but there we set out a new proposal,, but French Ambassadors for a talk Washington, are many on both the left did not make it public because a 10 pm today.

tho the representatives of

The Westera diplomats had and right sides of Japanese Westem Governments sald that been asked by the Yoreign politics who listen gindly to would harm the results, they Minister to call on him to dis the siren voices from had reached in mutual consulta cuss the Trieste question Peking.

tions.

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