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The Bermuda Communique-

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conclusion of the Bermuda conference would be couched in anything but formalised generalities and, In fact, it gives the world precious little information on what transpired at the talka. Only on two subjects cansung definite conclusions be drawn. One is that the Western allies will enter on the Four-Power foreign ministers discussions deter- mined to preserve the entity and integrity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa- tión notwithstanding any pressure which Russia may endeavour to apply to wenken it; the other, that nelther the United States nor Britain are willing to make new commitments relative to the European Defance Community. France. can gain only partial satis- fuction from the outcome of the Bermuda meeting. So far as EDC In concerned there is no apparent change

in the situation and the problem of French ratifica-

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No. 35688.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1953.

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ATOMIC CONTROL

7.62

Pres. Eisenhower Reveals His Ideas Before UN Assembly

RUSSIA INVITED TO BECOME A PARTNER IN THE SCHEME

NEW YORK, DEC. 8.

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER IN A SPEECH TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TODAY PROPOSED CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY. AGENCY UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

"To hasten the day when fear of the atom will begin to disappear from the minds of the people and governments of the East and West, there are certain steps that can be taken now," the President said.

"Therefore, I make the following proposal:

"The governments principally involved, to the extent permitted by elementary prudence, to begin now and continue to make joint contributions from their stockpiles of normal uranium and fissionable materials to an international atomic energy.

- Nations."

"We would expect that such an agency would be set up under the aegis of the United

"The United States is prepared to undertake these explorations in good faith," he said. "Any partner of the United States acting in the same good faith will find the United States a not unreasonable or ungenerous associate.”"

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Verbal Battle Over

China Trade With

(FROM OUR OWN_CORRESPONDENT)

London, Dec. 8.

More verbal blows were struck in. the House of Commons this evening in the running fight that Socialist MPs and the Government over the has broken out between a group of left-wing

question of trade-with-China.

and

POWS

To Go On

Trial

Panmunjom, Dec. 8. Seven Chinese war pri soners charged with mur dering one of their fellow inmates will go on trial on 'Saturday in one of the most unusual murder cases in history.

No body has been found and the murder charge was mado by. Communists who accuse the

Nations United

of planting "agents" among unrepatriated North Korean and Chinese war prisoners.

The defendants are among the 22,500 anti-Red POWs captured by the United Nations during the war and later turned over to Indian guards here because they refused to return to Communiom. They will be defended by Chinese speaking American

"civilian, Mr Allan R. Morrison.

The soven prisoners

aro

charged with murdering another war prisoner by tying him to a tent

pole and cutting out his

heart.

Although no body has been Lound

a Neutral Nations Board

of inquiry sold that it had col- |fected sufficient verbal and

circumstantial evidence to war- . rant a trini."

CHANGED MINDS

of

Ar. Indian spokesman said that the Prosecution would base its Car on. the testimoný Chinese prisoners” who

changed their

minds about Communian after arriving in Panmunjom and were returned to Red rulo..

These turnedat "WithDESCS" picked... suspects out of a pri-

← ropar" "Ine-up · but - failed to direct Indian guards to the grave of the alleged victim.

The Communists charged that the murdered prisoner was buried

in one of the prison compounds.

Newsmen from five countries -Nationalist China, United States, Worth Korea, Com- munist China and India -- will

·hes

witness the trial. down a special legal officer to Korea to supervise

The Indian Command

the court

marijal,

The prisoner will be tried under Indian martial law and the charges carry either" the death penalty or long imprison ment.-United Bron

STRIKE ENDS

President Eisenhower. who rspiratiens first and foremost 1 is naw-one, which who have Second, even' 'wlin' a vast tion of the treaty would up- had only returned 40 minutes rather than in building up the rpent so much of my life in superiority In numbers of

before from the Bermuda con- | armaments of war.

consequent pear to remain as acute now ference,

military profession would have weapons, and t told the assembled

Fourthly, open up a new preferred never to use.

capability of devastating re- as it was before M. Lintel delegates, that the United channel for peaceful discussions That new language Is the tallation, is no preventive, left Paris for the conversa-

States "knows that peaceful

initiate sik least a newInguage of atomic warfare. itself, against the fearful mater- tions. Vague too is the 'com-dream of the future."

power from alomie energy is no

pproach to the many dieult "The atomic age has moved is demigre and toll of human problems that must be solved forward at such a pace that every lives that would be inflicted by reference munique's

to Mr Eisenhower said the pro-

In both private and publie con- citizen of the world should have surprise aggression Indo-China; there is nothing posal had the great virtue that

ferences und

make

world, at least positive some comprehension, at least in It could be undertaken "without

of the facts, has in it which bolsters or con- irritations

progress towards peace."

comparative terms of the

dimly aware extent and mütunl BUS- firms earlier

of this development, of the naturally embarked on a large unofficial pletons incident to any attempt remarks sald when the invita

Mr. Eisenhower in his opening most significance to all of us, programme of warning and de. predictions that the United to set up a completely ac-

ceptable Inspection and control."

system of worldwide ion from the Secretary-General Clearly. If the peoples of the fence system. That programme

**** | of the United

world are to conduct an Intelll-will be accelerated and expand- Natiota toʻjad- General Assembly

gont

, search for peace, they must

· AWFUL ARITHMETIC The President said that the fires the

7 cathed him in Bermuda helbe armed with the significant. alomle

could be made energy

WIS just beginning "a con facts of responable for the "impounding,

"But let no one think that the of eternic danger expenditure áf vast sums for protection of the ference with the Foreign Mini- storage and THE British people, on the

slers contributed fissionable

of Britain and France on and power is necessarily elated weapons and systems of defence other hand, can find other materials.

tumo of The problems

in United Sintes terms, for these can guarantee that in

absolute safety ingenuity of our brset our world. nothing in the communique

the only incontrovertible folentists will be to

nation. The awful arithmetic "During the remainder of the facts the: I know. I nttd hardly for the cities and citizens of any provide which helps to clarify the

special

Bermuda conference I had con- point out to this Assembly, host of the atomic bomb does not sale conditions under figured which such a bank of Assionstantly in mind that ahead of ever, that this subject is giciel, pamit of such an easy solution. quoation

That not merely national in character Even against the most powerful heavily In speculation able materials could be essen-me luy a great honcur.

tial,

"On July 10, 1945, the United honour is mine today as I stand

defence an aggressor in posses- bofore the Bermuda con- seizure."

surprise here, privileged to address the States set off the warla's first gion of the effective

minimum ference began-the predic- Mr Elsenhower said the "more General Assembly of las Unitsince that day in 1945 the surprise attack could probably

test explosion.

number of atomic bombs for tion that Sir Winston Important responsibility of this Nations. At the same I

appreciate this distinction

cf America har of United States

place a ptomic energy agency would be

a sufficient number of his Churchill would_scek:10.

to devis methods whereby this said.

addressing-you-Mr-Elsenhower conducted_42_slomit_test_explo bomis-on-the-cliosen targets to obtain the approval of Mrsionable material would be

sions.

cause hideous damage.

Mr Emrys Hughes, a past master in the art of attack Atemic bombs today are more Eisenhower and M. Laniel of allocated to serve

the peaceful

"Should such an atomic attack than 25 times as powerful as the any proposal designed to case, pursuits of mankind." his idea for a top-level

by even the smallest measure, weapons with which the atomie be launched against the United by ridicule, scored a point in a supplementary question meeting between the

MORE THAN WILLING

of today's world, age downed, while hydrogin States, our reactions would be concerning the export of agricultural machinery, cycles leaders of the Big Four "The United States would be what more appropriate audience weapons are in the ranges of ml-swift and resolute. But for me and motoreans to China.

Information

United States are It would ties of the nations.

appear and Mr States, with a view to reducing

New York, Dec. 8. on more than willing-it would be could there be than the members hers of dons of TNT equivalent. to say that the defence capabili

of the General Assembly of the to take up with others

such that they could Inlet Hughes made sure it did appear the embargo on this trade,

The strike of the New York this point may be forth- proud

United Nations," he said. Involved

Another aspect of the Chins newspaper photo-engravers end the

tes terrible leases upon an aggressor that the British Government the United States. Today, coming after Sir Winston

42 TEST EXPLOSIONS

that is worrying Me stockpile of atomic weapons, -for me to say that the re-permit the export of small trade

ed tonight, wheti an agreement such

peaceful use of

The President cold that this

of the cars, to China but ban the ex-Osborne (and noty other MPs) capabilities increases taliation which, of course,

was signed permitting publica- certainly he can expect to

"recital of atomic danger be expedited,"

Licn tomorrow of the six news. and energy would be questioned on the sub-raid Mr Eisenhower.

daily, exceeds by many times United States are so great that part of bicycles on the grounds is the effect it is having on power" was necessarily stated

ere of "strategic Anglo-American relations. the explosive equivalent of the such en aggressor's land would that they

papers, involved. Mr Osborne asked-Mr R A. ject by Opposition MP9, "Of those principally involvin United States terms, for

total of all bombs and all shells be laid waste all this, while a value." ****

The strike on the six major Nevertheless the inference ed the Soviet Union

Tractors are elio he said, "were the only

on the em- Butler, Chancellor of the Ex-newspapers had been in effect must those,

plane fact, is not the true expression from every to be drawn is that Sir of course be one."

Incontrovertible facts" he knew, and every gun in every theatre of the purpose and the hope of bago ilst though, much to the chequer, if he would refuse all for the past 11 days.--France-

amusement of Mr Hughes He said that since July 10, 1945, of war through all the years of the United States.

(Continued on Page 3 Col. 5) Presse. Winston did not realise his The President said that he

the United States had conducted mission in this respect, or would be prepared to submit to 42 atomic test explosions.

World War II.

America's purpose was to his friends below the gangway, tho United States Congress "and

"In size and variety the de- help us move out of this dark "garden tractors" are regarded that, at least, ho

"Atomic bombs today are more

velopment of atomic weapons chamber of horrors Into the as non-strategic. persuaded to hold the ques with expectation of approval"

than 25 times as powerful as the has been no less remarkable. light to find a way by which This, in Mr Hughes' opinion, iion in abeyance until it has any such plans that would:

development has Firstly, encourage worldwide weapons with which the atomic This

been the minds of men, the hopes of is ample evidence of the been possible to gauge pro-investigation

be into the most age dawned,"

Bald, "while such that atomie wagons men, the souls of men every= | "ridiculous position" the Gov-

are in the peacetime grens at the Four-Power effectivo

of hydrogen wespons Usca

have virtually achieved con

where can move forward toward ernment are in as the result of ranges of millions of tons of TNT

ventional status within discussions. Possibly the fissionable material.

our only, really satisfying result Secondly begin to diminish equivalent."

armed services. In the United and happiness and well their China trade policy.

being." Today

the United States States services, the Army, potential destructive power

the of the Bermuda meeting is the

of of the world's atomic stockpilos, lockplle: atomic weapons Navy, the Air Force, and the that it has produced a

Thirdly, allow all peoples of exceeds by many times the ex- Marine Corps are capable today stronger and clearer align-all natens to see that. In this plosive equivalent of the total of of putting

this weapon

to ment of Big Three policies enghtened age, the great powers all bombs and all shells that military use. un vital International of the earth, both the East and came from every plane and every

"But the dread secret and the

He asked Mr Peter Thorney- problems.

the West, ere intersted in human sun in every theatre throughout

fearful engines of atomic might

croft, President of the Board of all the years of the Second World

are not curs alone.

Trade, to and out whether the War" ho said

"In the first place, the secret

British Government's adminis President Elsenhower told the

14

tration of the embargo on trade Assembly that never before in

powcased by our friends and "But I know above all Arics,

Great Britain and that we must start to take these in certain goods is in line with history had so much hope for Canada, whose scientifle gerius steps now.

that of the other Western gOV- to many people been gathered mude a tremendous contribu- The United States and its ernments. togother in a single organisation to our origical discoveries allies, Great Britain and France, tion

INTO LINE and the designs of atamle had over the past months tried But the great tests and the bombs.

to take some of these steps. great accomplishments alii li

Mr Thorncycroft, replied that "The secret is also known by

"On the record has long stood the British restrictions on trade ancud. And in the confident ex- the Soviet Union,

the request of the United States, with China were at one time peciation of these accomplish

Great Britain and France to and In certain respects wider menta, I would use. the office

negotiate with the Soviet Unto than those linposed by other which, for the time being I "The Soviet Union has in the problems of a divided Ger-

governments, but those had now hold, to assure you that the formed us that, over ricent many, Government of the United | years, it has devoted exto:sive "On that record has long stood been brought into line. state?

will remain steadfast in resources to atomle weapons. the request of the same three

of this body.

During this period, the Sovies nations to negotiate an Austrian Elsenhower con- Union, has exploded a series of wate treaty. know" that the atomie devices in making

"On the suné record at American people share my deep nuclear reactions.

Icast

involving thermo-stands the request of the Unites on one bolict that if

Nations to negotiate the

he problems

| countries such as Germany and "It at one time, the United of Korea, MAMA Japan and China,

"Most recently we have de- by all and equally at IP a States possessed what might reived from the Soviet Union Hongkonekta s hope exists in the mind

according to Mr have been called a monopoly

this trade a nation, that Hops should ceased to axirt come years ago: weeting Along with dur alios, countries concerned

be atomic power

that monopoly what is in effect in expression of Swingterviews now being

willingne to holt a four-Power

conducted directly between the Tinally. If there is to be ad- The

Therefore, although our earlier Great Britain and Francs. W vanced any proposal, designed to start has permitted us to sewere pleased to ace that this note ment's China trade policy, how Oppositioito the Govern fase by even the smallest moi-cumidate what is today a great did not contain the unacceptable every is not confined to ons alde nude the tensions of today's quantitative advantage, the preconditions previously put for of the House A Conservative world, what more appropriate atomic realities of today com- werd by the Soviets, val Syst

Mr CI Oborrië, was come audience could there be than the prehend two facts of even you already know from earned at the decline of trade members of the General Assam-greater significancer cur Joint Bermuda communi- between Britain and China bly of the United Natioon,

Fiest, the knowledge now queue United States, Great He asked the President of the "I feel impelled to speak to possessed by four natione; waziritain and France have agroad Board of Trade; to consider day in a language that in a smer eventually be shared by othertral(Collined on Zago 3 Col. 4) consulting with the United

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Another line of attack was employed by Mr S. T. Swingler, a Socialist who is concerned about the effects of the embargɔ on the economy of Hongkong.

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