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renction to Ho Chi-minh's "acceptance" of M. Laniel's recent Invitation to the Viet- minheso to make reasonable proposals for a cease-fire In Judo-China, Que Paris re- port any that the French Government may be willing to open direct negotiations with Ilo Chi-minh with or without the approval of the Vietnam Associated States, hut another declares that while the opponents of the Indo-China war have greeted the armistice move as n "golden opportunity to end the frullieso fighting," others regard it sttempt to undermino Western solidarity at the Bermuda conference

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CHINA MAIL

No. 35681

Established 1845.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1953;

Korean Conference

Concession Likely

New Sequel UN TERMS FOR

To Boy

SOVIET

Kidnapping PARTICIPATION

Woman Charged

Panmunjom, Dee, 1..

The Allies were reported ready today (Tues- day) to permit Russia to attend the Korean peace conference with full voting rights but not as a representative of either side.

Philadelphin, Nov. 30. A 25-year-old former appealing to French war- FBI agents late today on by waitresa was arrested by weariness. There are two significant aspects of the llu charges of attempting to Chi-minh interview original-extort $4,000 from the ly published in Swedish father of the kidnap-murder newspaper. The first in that victim, Bobby Greonlease. the Vietminh"lender did not} AJ.

The preliminary talks were recessed for the day. Abbaticchio,

special put forward any proposal agent in charge of the FBI office Mr Denn asked for the break so that the 17 nations he for a cease-fire; he merely here, Identitled the woman as represents could study a Communist blueprint for the

Mrs Betty Robbins. He sald kicked the ball back to the the wonun was arrested at her Peace conference. French Government, inviting home and admitted malling an them to make the first move extortion letter from Philadel-their plan was a “joke" but the recess indicated that in this direction. Secondly, phia, to Robert Greenter, Sr., it would be studied by the Allied Governments. he pointedly Ignored millionaire father of the dead

Arthur H. Dean, Allied negotiator, said that he might make that one additional concession to the Communists. Both sides already had made major concessions.

the

boy, in

on

October.

re-

Associated States,

He sald Mr Greentease although he is obviously aware that today his forces ceived the letter in Kansas City October 7, the day before are opposed not merely by the confessed kidnappers, Carl French troops, but by Austin Hall Union army which contains a substantial proportion of trained fighters from the Associated States.

the French

and Mrs Bonnie

Brown Hendy, were arrested.

THE CONDITIONS The Jeller, according to the ogeni, demantleri that Mr Greenlease send $4,000 to a "Mr Earl Williams" GL the Mrs Robbins lived. Philadelphia apartment where

The special

#gent sald the

www.www.

Mr Dean himself told the Reds yesterday that

Prison Life

Boring Says

Mossadegh

Teheran, Nov. 30.

On Monday the Communists made two major concessions:

1. They agreed that neutral nationa attending the

prace conferenco should have no vote.

2.They withdrew their nomination of Panmunjom as the place for the conference, and suggested New Delhi.

South Korea was unlikely to tigree to meet in India. But ofcinis believed that the site could be decked upon later I and when other dictalis were

The Communists' are expected. to reveal today what they want done with nearly 20,000 "anti- Communist" Chinese and North Korean war prisoners who have not heard explanations, k

The Red proposal máy, open a new angry debate centring on the uneasy armistice agreo- ment

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Exiled King Flown Out Of Buganda

Nairobi, Nov. 30.

Idea Revived

ON A PEACEFUL BASIS URGES JAPANESE

Tokyo, Nov. 30.

A prominent Japanese economist and con- servative politician, Tanzan Ishibashi, proposes that Japan revive on a peaceful basis the iden of a "Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" to develop economic collaboration" with Southeast Asian nations.

The "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity. Sphere" was the cloak and rationalisation of Japan's aggression in the last decade. The term stirs bitter memories throughout the area of Japan's short-lived military conquests,

Ishibashi is editor of the in-, her delinquency," writes the

fluential Oriental Economist leading Conservative politician, magazino and a member of the Ho criticisest the prosent House of Representatives. He Japanese Government's

East

rigid

was fred as Finance Minister application of the "export first" of Prime

Minister Shigeru principle in controlled foreign Yostilda's Arst postwar Govern- -trade. He urges the adoption. ment and purged from public of a polley of encouraging im office during the occupation on portation of consumers goods, orders of General MacArthur much as food, to stimulate ex- in 1046 for his nationalistic pansion of trade with the record and advocacy of an in Southeast Asian nations and flationary policy in opposition raise living standards in Japan. to MacArthur's headquarters

Writing in the current issue struction

"Japan once preached the con- of his magazine, Ishfashl re- Greater

of the 10-called AraCo- the view that Japan Prosperity Sphero" jects threatened by dangerous over-

Ishibashi notes. "This project, however, outlines means population and

proved abortive because Japan by which the nation can expand

resorted to the folly, of applying. production, create millions of productive jobs in domestic in-armed force against the back dustry, and feed its 85,000,000 round of imperialistic ideas.

"The writer's formula people.

different. The writer urges that Japan should make it her ideal to create a peaceful, friendly writes, "that the Japanese, of and economic Greater Aslan all the races of the world, have Co-Prosperity Sphere. an outstanding superiority.".

"caps" This is the way -for-the- He prodicts a period of expand-88,000,000 Japanese to live with ing world food production and hundreds of millions of people cites Keans of increasing in Greater East Asia, and this, Japanese production meat.

of world peace."United Press.

SUPERIORITY

"History demonstrates

Is

The twenty-nine-year-old King Mutesa, ruler dairy products and other food too, is a key to the stabilisation of one million people in the British protectorate Inc.

stuffs through use of mountain

hos

the

3

of Buganda in Central Africa, was today placedMoreover, Japan

richest treasury of natural re- aboard a Royal Air Force Hastings aircraft on the sourcer in the world within

stone's throw Ishibashi asserts. first stage of his "exile" to England.

"If those national resources In the Philippines, Indonesia and other areas in the Southeast. Asian region may be truly

The dramatic move followed an announce

BY Inviting

Government to put forward more definite proposals for an armistice, Ho Chi-minh letter ordered Mr Greenlease to Former Premier Moham-agreed upon," is indulging in typical ca- send the money immediately it med Mossadeghabruptly canny tactics. M. Laniele wanted Bobby back "or changed his mind today and

he ever wanted to see him made it fairly clear in his again. The letter, also stated said he would defend him- National Assembly speech that if the writer received the self against treason charges what he had in mind as a money by 10.30 p.m. on October because he would rather be starting point for a cease-8 the kidnapped boy would be fire-mutual recognition returned to his family, im-in Court than in his prison that neither aldo was forced mediately, provided no police cell. by military considerations were around.

The letter, printed by hand,

"Prison lite is terribly boring. to capitulate and a cease was tested in the FBI's technical sighed Mossadegh. "If I don't fire broadly on the lines of laboratory in Washington and appear here. (In Court) I won't Explanations to the "anti- those which have applied in the agent said technicians nie have anything to do. So, de- Communist" POWs broke down Korea. Ilo has neither clored it was written

by Mrs. Spite my earlier statement that on Nov. 18 and Allied officials accepted nor rejected this Robbins.

I would not defend myself, I saw little hopes they would conception of an armistice,

ever be resumed. have decided to talk fully." Mrs Robbins was arrested an and it is the vagueness of an FBI complaint filled earlier The 72-year-old ex-premler,

MEETING CALLED -his-reply-which-is-somewhat today before the US Cominis-who-has-alternately-robbed-and-

The Communists have called discouraging. The crux of sioner. Conviction for violating stept through the trial, also an-

the Federal extortion

of laws nounced: "Even If I am sen- meeting

the the matter, however, reposes carries a maximum fine of not tenced,, I will appeal."

Military in the attitude of the more than $5,000 and/or a pri-

Armistice Commission to discuss The trial was adjourned until the explosive prisoner question. Associated States, They are

son sentence up to 20 years. tomorrow shortly after Moss- The Reds may simply repeat Ruler of a province within naturally suspicious of an United Press.

degh began his defence proper their charges that the explana-the protectorate of Uganda armistice, fearing this

with his ́ oft-repeated assertion|tions were halted because of stretching from the Belgian would lend to eventual

that the Shah had no right to interference

"Allied Congo to the shores of Lako dismiss him. political gains for the Viet- minhese.

the Nor can

Mossadegh had a large sheaf But some observers believed Victoria, the king had been in- strumental in leading opposition of notes which he flagered as that the Communists may turn French afford to totally

he read to the Court. When he today's meeting into the first to any merger of Kenya, Tan-

red that

ganyika and Uganda in à Cen- pected denunciation

tral African Federation and had bassy in Teheran named Jack United Nations-announced plans demanded that control of his son had sent a special card

the to turn the Chinese and North country be transferred from the Premier Faziollah Zahedi,

Colonint Office to the Foreign If Koreans loose on January 23. prosecutor warned him that

Office with complete indepen- he created trouble the prose The United Nations Com-

dence for Buganda within the cutor would declare the session mand announced today it wants closed.-United Press.

to start "coms home" inter- framework of the British Com- views tomorrow with 328 South monwealth. Korean prisoners who have re-

COMING TO H.K.

1

a former commer-

agents."

trom

ignore their viewpoint. The Holmes, left Genoa today in the charche of the British Embattleground for their long ex-

Genoa, Nov. 30, Mr Adrian Conan Doyle, son of the creator of Sherlock French may have to winner Asla for Hongkong, ne- hard diplomatic battle companied by his wife. before they can proceed any On his way back, he intends further with the idea of an to stay for some time in Bom- Indo-China armistice.

bay--France-Presse.

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London, Nov. 30..

· former::Royal · Air Force

ment by the British Colonial Secretary, Mr Oliver developed, intensively as well as Lyttelton, that. Britain had been forced to with-extensively, the sumir. .of cereals draw recognition-from-the-young-ruler because and other natural products will oficer who forced the pilot of a he had broken the 1900 agreement with the British

be boundlessly

Increased

civilian plane to perform~~? In the course of such a pro- acrobatic feats was fined $75 government.

cess, Japan, of all the countries, plus coste emounting to about is destined to play the leading 270 by a Newcastle court to- role in supplying the necessary technique, manpower and per-

Co

· GOVERNOR'S. STATEMENT

Two Trains Collide

The

Paterson

New Jersey, Nov. 30.

Eric Railroad's crack passenger train, The Limited, from Chicago collided head-on with another train here today.

Paterson police sald 10 persona had been sent to hospital, The railroad said "quite a few", persons were in- jured.

--

An official statement by the Governor of Uganda, Sir The trains collided in Pater- Andrew Cohen, today backed up son, about one mile east of the the statement of Mr Lyttelton railway station, The, train from that the British government had Chicago, a sleeper that left been compelled to withdraw there for the east last night, bud recognitico" from. Kabaka Mutesa i cars. The commuter train seld owing to his having broken the bad two cars the entwas

1000 agreement with Britain, *The commuter left Jersey

The UN dicate when the interviews would bo requested with the 22 Americans and one British non- repatriate, but they were ex- pected to begin soon.

The Alifed

prisoners who Toronto, Nov. 30.

to refused

go home in "Opera- Igor Gouzenko sald in a signed tion Big Switch" last summer, story in the Toronto Telegram have been in Indian custody.

City for Waldwick at : 5.45 The Governor's statement rep.m. and was near the end of today that he would refuse to since Sept. 24. The deadline talk to United States investiga- for completing the explanations vealed that the ruler had pub its run when it collided with lors oven under the careful to prisoners

lely stated his opposition to a the Chicago train. There is a 23. la Dec.

time double truck in the place where conditions set by the Canadian Brig-Gen. A. L Hambien, British decision that a

limit should be set for the at the trains hit Government,

Commander of the UN. Com-

but the railway. laiment of independence of said both trains were on the In a copyrighted story under mand repatriation group,

within the British rame track. Ambulances and his own byline, the former clerk notified the Neutral Nations Buganda In tho Russian Embassy in Repatriation

Commission that Commonwealth and had refused fire engines rished to the scene.

United Pres his explainers want to start to accept this decision.

to the balky ROK The Governor's statement

that the King avowed intentions. would... "in- Five South Korean officers volve the reparation of Buganda elther the conversation with the will try to persuade the South from the rest of the protec

to thelt torate, which, said the state, the Koreans to return

homeland.

ment," would · baza ...- backward In

into two parts with n frontler between them...

Oktawa said that it was clear

that the matter of the interview, ers In the north camp,pointed out

requested by the United States. Senate internal security sub- am. Wednesday. committed, "la now up to me."

"The chalco bofore

United States officiels

mo

Kom Devotiations to' set up", "if step as it would break Ugandin

safety of my family and my

elf," he wrote.

y." he said.

pence conference, choose Honded, how that his meanwhile, the Allies were re own safety had a direct bearing ported ready to permit Russia on the dyloo he intended to to attend the parler

voting rights but not para give the United States represents representative of either side Lives which was that only fear boated Press.

A

of revenge prevented many

others in Soviet spy-networks, especially in Canadial and tho

United States, from taking the Red Cross Aid For step towards freedom that he

He also said since now it

clear that the talk will not li

Fire Victims

take place. I want w/ do tog The American piled Cross-in- next best thing to outline in nounced today by * ties' coblad: writing * flis" mis for · part of my $10,000 co the gang Red Cross suggestion in order that, in may sof being

ba discussed in the open as it for wlotkne of the Icanland

be"---United made mor, Chan,

Fcentres

Refuse To Join Strike

Linden, Nov. 30,

A mass meeting of 2,500 air- line engineers, and maintenance -workers- at London- airport-to--|

day voted against joining. Wed- statement nesday's 24-hour nationwide ep- declared that the King publicly sheering strike,

The Governor's

stated opposition i would kninger - Attempts to extend the strike the advancement and progress of to other airports in Britain, în- all peoples in the protectorate, volving another -0,000) airport including Buganda wakikuak, workers, are now thought likely JUSTYNDALA to fail, ag today's Vate was wide- the sisterbent revealed the

If the colmity wore thum split, ly regarded as mistest ORES REST

About 500,000 of the 3,000,000/ wealth of the diren, die erside and members of the ? Coc plans-for educatioribi and other of Bhipbuilding 1 and Zikevions would mutzerős

ing Unions ar

Buganda

capital

day

Charles. Silvertop was found

...

japan is thus fated to enjoy gality of having endangered the the blessings of the world's plane, According to the evidence, richest supply source of natural Silvestop had been under the

·ha products, including farm, pro-influence of liquor when ducts, in her close neighbour-forced the pilot by holding his hood.

arms-do- graze shipmasta over "It therefore, Japan is the

the Irish Sen and to make spins. unable to find her way to this The plane was a twin-engined. blessing in the near future, sho Rapide aircraft which Silvertop is open to criticism either for had hired for a trip from Belfast inadequacy of her palley or for to Newcastle-France-Presse.

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