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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 10, 1959.

PRESIDENT OF FRANCE Circus Comes To Town

Manpower Cuts

In US Services

Washington, Deo, V. The Defence Becretary. Mr Charles WJEon. ha overridon service protests ant ordered (ho Army, Navy and Marino Corps to

mike, manpower cuts of about 10 per cent in the_ fiscal year 1955, It was learned today.

The

The Services, the Army foremost among them, had argued against the reduc- tions, but Mr. Wilson was wak to have stood ärm.

Ilis decision will mean a saving of $1,000,000,000 or more in military pay for the 12-month soat year beginning next July 1.

Inform-d sources sald that many mlitions more in

econdary costs-such for supplies, etc.-will be *1" by the action.--

United Fresa,

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EDC Ratification Will Have Effect

On The

Elections

Paris, Dec.. 9.

The hotly debated question of France's ratification of the European Defence Community is having its repercussions on the election of the President of the Republic due to begin on December 17,

Under the Constitution, the President, who holds office for seven years, is elected by the members of the National Assembly and the Council of the Republic (the equivalent of a Senate).

The present President, M. Vincent Auriol, ends his 7-year term on January 16, 1954, and although he could be elected for one further term, he has indicated his desire to retire now from public life.

candidates bret

Chic among the probable, never be known in detall how each Deputy, or Senator voted, M. Henri Queule, 80-year-ond party discipline cannot be

enforced. M. Joseph Laniel, the present The first ballot begins at 1 Prime

Time Minister, who is niso 09

Greenwich p.m.

Mean years old and who is a Moderate (CMT) on December 17, and the Conservative (Independent): second at 8 p.m. GMT.

HITLER FILM did Radical statesman; BAN TO BE

REVIEWED

Bonn, Dea. B.

M. Louis Jacquinot, 55-yeni- old Moderate Conservative;

M.

cques Fourcade, |

former

Each ballot takes four hours to count.

•

re-

аге If further ballots of the Consultative quired to rench 2011 absolute

Union majority Assembly of the French

for one candidate, and a Modtra'e Conservative; these will take place at the rate M. Andre Cornu, 61-year-old of three a day on December 18 Radical Secretary of State, for and again on December 19, it

M.

Geerges necessary. Fine Arts; and

of. D4-year-old Foreign

The

distribution party who represents the

Houses (Catholic) Vetes in the combined

is: Communiste, 130; Socialists, 163; Radicals and near Radicals, Popular Republicans, 109; Conservatives (In- Gaullets, 181; 110; Dissident Gaullists, 40; Others (Moderates) 51. Total 947.

party.

None of the French political commentators

or politicians isModerate willing to make any forecast as dependents), to the candidate who has the

best chance of being elected,

FINAL CHOICE

The final choice will, how-

lie between ever, prubably Radical and Moderate Conser-

1

WIELDS INFLUENCE The President is the Constitu

It is also

IKUO OYAMA'S SOVIET TRIP “REGRETTABLE”

Tokyo, Dec. D.

A Foreign Office spoken- man today described Upper House member Ikuo Oya- ma's trip to Moscow and the Soviet release of Japanese prisoners of war as "coincidental.”

He said that the Japanese Government felt that Oya- ma's unauthorised Journey behind the Iron

Curtain

was "regretiable" und re- fused to credit Oyama, who spant the war years in America as a political re- fuzee, with having anything to do with Russian decision

to

almost 2.000 release Japanese "war criminals."

United Fress.

"Bebe" the Lion, jumps over “Sulaman” the Lion and "Khan" the Tiger. They are members of Alexander Kerr's troupe of Lions and Tigers and are preparing for the opening at Olympia, London, of the Bertram Mills Circus one of the most popular of the Christmas entertainments.-Express Photo,

Malta Under AMERICAN RUBBER

Home Office

Criticised

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STOCKPILE POLICY WILL AID

AID MARKETS

(By Stewart Honsloy)

The Interior Ministers, of the nine Wast German states decided here today to review their ban on the docurentary kn Hitter's life, Till Five Minutes Past Twelve,” because the ban Popular Republican was without legal justineation.

Included in the 'm are ex- trasts from Japanese rews:ccis.

The Interior Minisers banned the men Neveember 20 at the request of the Federal Interior Ministry because it was alleged It might help to revive Nezi Idrology. But the ban met with countrywide ericism end the states of Hamburg and Bremen vative. It that case, M: Quuiile, tional head of the State and has withd.ew a few day lettr.

M. Lariel or the less well no personal power. But, in fact, The Minirlers at thei: meeting known but wealthy M. Fourcade The wields conskicrable Influence, day were shown the firm. The have the best chance of success. thanks largely in the skilful and West German Chanceler. D:

The Communists have ar-fetalesmanlike manner in which Konrad Adoreuer, attended pari

President Vincent Auriol has of their meeting.

nounced that they will vote for

inaugurated this office as first upposes President who candidate

Fourth They adopted

a resolution any

of the raufication of the European Republic. saying the showing of the film

London, Doc. D. in Hemburg and Bremen had Defence Community,

The President presides over!

Lord Ogmore today criticised no: led to feared disturbances. Out of the 0-17 voles

021 important meetings of the the Government's offer to place The revolution sald the film represented by the Lower and Cabinet, called meetings of the Malta under the Home Office could not be banned on the Upper Houses of the French Council of Ministers. When the

Washington, Dec. 9. instead of the Colonial Offor. mere assumption that it might | Parliament,

the Communists! Government mccts without the

Lard Ogmore told the House

The United States government today took a harm Germany's reputation have 118 votes. The election abroad.

must be by an absolute majori- President, it is called a Cabinet of Lords: "May I suggest that

decisions instead of this highly snomalous step designed to help Far Eastern rubber pro- The remaking seven stales ty, so that a successful candi mesing, but major

suggestion of handing over are now expected to lift the ban. dato must obtain at least 474 cannot then be taken.

Home ducera who have complained that the stockpile the President who affairs of Malta the The film is composed of Ger- votes. man, French

chooses the candidate for Prime Office, thus placing her in the rotation policy of the American government has Japanese and

The recent debates in the

Minister when a new Govern- samo position of the newsreels and private flims of Assembly and the Council

Isle of had a "depressing" effect on the price of natural and by

Eva Braun, Hitler's te Republic revealed_a

the Government ment is formed. This is an all- Ally-

Important function, since nothing under comprehensive plan rubber-particularly the lower grades. mi 4:ess

Atty split on

Europ call the

call which would meet the position. the showa

rise of the Deicnce

force a President to call Community In the can

I think that the best plan

The General Services Administration, with the "Futurer," the culimpse of Ger- Lower House and a big vote upon a political leader to whom many and several

concurrence of the Office of Defence Mobilisation and he has an objection. Thu, M. for Malta and the other ter- scenes show of Hitler and An

against it in the Upper House. the private life

Defence Vincent Auriol is reported to ritories would be the setting the State Department, announced that rotation sales of anti-European Eva Braun At his Bavarian Community candidate

have been determined to avoid up of a Council of Empire."

Lord Ogmore who, as David natural rubber from the stockpilo to American con- Bould calling upon General de Gaulle mountain hame ot Berch therefore, have bes. chance.

Rees Williams

from 10,000 to 5,000 was once sumers would be cut in half sgaden.-China Mail Special.

at any time.

Colonial M. Lanici hus on the whole

NO SECOND TIME

Under-Secretary-caid tons per month as soon as possible. the problem Maith would dincult circumstances M. Auriol has told a Council

Because of forward commit-} graded, should conform to the free from of to keep

Ministers solemnly that he affect about 30 to 40 other terri Japan and

were managed

fories who would "efther in the menis, it is expected that no grade distribution pattern of himself too much would not present himself for a immediate future or at some actual effect will be felt until use by private industry here. elected-today-as-incubers-of-the committing.

the to

term European Defence cecond Food and Agriculture Organisa-

of omec.--But

In other words, the gvernment M. Community, tlan.

Jacquinot is political forecasters here are still future time. have more res- April of next year,

stockpile is believed to have last-minute ponsibility in the handling of for

extent hostile to it in its present form, allowing

The cut in government salts been upgraded to their

affairs, Qucuille has remained change of mind, especially if

Lord M.

Munster,

American Colonial to

manufacturers where it contains higher strictly neutral.

there

should be dimculty In

Secretary, Under

cald

will mean that United States percentage of high grade rubbera The election takes

necessary majority Government's place by getting the

offer to Malia consumers will have to go into than the percentage being con- secret ballot, so that it will for any other candidate.

the Eastern natural market to sumed by private manufacturers. could not

be regarded As a M. Auriol is not sympathetic precedent for other territories purchase more of the low-grade While offcials would oot' pre- to the European Defence Com- similarly placed which were at rubbers which they have been diet the eventuri grade distribu- munity, which he is credited present under Colorial Once using lo substantially increasing tion pattern, they indicated that with regarding as unconstitu- Jurisdiction.

amounts in recent years,

I would eventually involve a tional as far as France is con-

higher percentage of low grade long Lord Ogmore han for

-The American government, in the stockpile-United Press. cerned.

the idea of an while selling low-grade rubber 1940, he was elected on championed

Empire Council or Chamber, from its stockpiles because of Arst ballot by Popular His plan is that representatives the increasing demand for this the

and Socialist Republican,

of the British Parliament and by United States manufacturers, Communist votes All these

various colorini territories has been replacing the rotated three partica at that Ume were

should meet at least once a rubber by demanding in return reprisen ed in what was known year to discuss questione of only high grade.

stripartite Government

It

Rome, Des.

Thakand

Switzerland, Lobancu,

Iraq

and Argen ina, were also elceted

to the FAO which will now in-

clude 24 member countries. France-Pressć.

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Acting C.J.

In Germany

The

interest to them.-Reuter.

Japan Voted

Int'l Court

would

the

an

Marshall's

This is known as "upgrading" Tribute To

the stockpile to fiasen déter.org- tion. However, it has had the

Into effect of depressing the market

for lower grade rubbers,

United Nations, Dec. 9.

national Court of Justice.

OVERALL ROTATION Today's decision

Vandenberg

Oslo, Dec. 0.

was, ac- General George C. Marshall, The General Assembly of the cording to a GSA

announce- America' 1953 Nebel Peace United Nations tonight voted ment, "one of the steps in a Priza Winzer, told newimen here that Japan may become a party complete study of the overall today that it was due to the late to the statute of the Inter-rotation programme and of the Senator Arthur Vanderberg tha

grades and types of rubbers Congress had voted his plan for The Assembly passed the re- which should be maintained in economic aid. solution by 51 votes with the stockpile".

The General, who arrived in abstentions (the Soviet bloc).j The decision followed a cen- It determines the conditions ference last week of government the Norwegian capital to re- under which Japan and San officials with members of the ceive the coveted award, sald a Frankfurt, Dec. 0.

Marine may become a party to rubber industry Advisory Com the American Embassy that i United States

High the court statute..

mittee, which is composed of was not only necessary to draw Commissioner, Mr James B. As a

a result of the passing of representatives of the private up a plan for the reconstruction Conant, today swore in the motion, Japan will become consuming Industry in this coun-of urope but also to obtain the acting American Chief Justice a member of the court after under the now decision. Wearing a grey shirt and his

NECESSARY. „Credits... in Germany to replace 11 down" Judge William Clark. depositing with the Secretary-

General of the United Nations another braking measure ds to Mr Carl W. Fulghum, a of an instrument accepting the be applied to rotation by mit native of Colorado, was approvisions of the statute of the ing forward" sales to those to pointed "Acting Chief Justice"

International Court of Justice, be delivered in the month in- after Clark defed a State Do the acceptance of the obligations mediately following the one in partment order suspending him of member nations and under- which the sale is made. today for "incubordination" and ordered him back to the United States,

He began his sit-down stric In hin after the Department

post recently declared him "surplus!!

taking to contribute towards the expenses of the court-France Prozse, 122

-

an un

familiar smile, but looking tired after his recent Diness, General Marshall recalled in a soft but deliberate Vote that the storile foreign ministers conference, in Moscow during the spring of 1947, had made it clear that t FORWARD CONTRACTS

would not have been possible However, the govemment has to make rapid progress on-the enough "forward" contracts on German and Austrian peace hand to keep the sale of stock treaties and therefore

The stable situation in Europe had pile, rubber at close to prosent 10,000-tons-per-month to be reckoned with. March Digure through next Paris, Dec. 1,

The General is to be the niest The Finance Committee of Thus it will bo April before of honour at a banquet dhered the National Ambly today the market effect can be, felt, by the Nobel Committee here on passed with only minor changes though futures, should respond Thursday, and most of honour

band burze for 1964 bar o covernment's decision as a 28 votos to 16.

Municipality on Friday The National Assembly will now have to vote on the budget

and ordered him to return to

Washington, ;-

Mr Fulghum has been on the U.8. Appeals Court in Germany since it was set up in Before the war, he served for Colorado and three years as a

District Attorney.us

FRENCH BUDGET

by

apparently involved acceptance

· He leaves here on. of one of the major propose is for Paris where he will pend

He was sworn into office at Boan while: Clark remained on in full semitons, fis.total over- put forward last werk by the several days before returning.

the job in Frankfurt in denance 2113), le - aboutra, 2,800,000

conceurs. -"That was that the to the United States ---- #rance- stockpiles" inasaad or, baina tip: Premiat

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