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AIR Winston Churchill's
House of Commons review. of the Bermuda conferones contained some interestin, and quite important revelations. One was that the French delegates had been fully apprised of American concern over the possibility of the European Defence Community treaty falling to receive French ratification, and had been warned that in such eventuality, United States aid policy might require drastic revision. This puts a somewhat different com. plexion on French oficial renetion to the Poster Dulles
declaration relating to the same subject, and suggests that either oficiale at the
Qual d'Orany were kept in ignorance, or were piqued by the fact that Mr Dulles let the cut out of the bug before either M. Laniel or M. Bidault had had an oppor
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Close Contest For Tomorrow's 6 Missing Men From
French Presidency
SOCIALIST Mr Eden
HEADS SECOND Details
BALLOT
Versailles, Dec. 17.
British Policy
Britain
London, Dec. 17.
Wha eager to
The official Socialist Party candidate, M. Mareel Edmond Naegelen, who is opposed to the formation of a European army, tonight emerged bring about an agreement victorious in a second ballot as the Congress of in Korea and to set up a Versailles (comprising members of the French political conference to deal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies) met to with the question of prison- the British choose a new President of the French Republic in ers of war,
Foreign Secretary, Mr An- succession to M. Vincent Auriol. M. Naegelen
thony Eden, the House close
tunity of breaking the news had a slight lead over the present French Premier, h Commons today, at the
scored.
ANOTHER
M. Joseph Laniel, representing the Independent Conservatives, and a third ballot will take place at
1 p.m. GMT tomorrow (Friday) as no candidate today had obtained an absolute majority in the voting.
Voling in the second ballot was: Naegelen, 209; Laniel, 270; Delbos, 185; Bidault, 143.
Earlier, a
first ballot had brought M. Naegelen to the forefront with 182 voles, follow
M. Laniel with 130, M. by Bidault with 131, M. Yvon Jacques Kalb of the de Gaullist (Uras) group with 114.
ed
There were stormy scenes at the end of the second ballot to night when the President of Congress, M. Andre le Trequer,
groups discussing the chances of the candidates.
But, at the end of the day, France was still without a second post-war President and there were still four men in the race.
and varied France's many, key to tomorrow's voting. Lobby meetings are being held to decide on courses of actiön and any strong support of one can- didate may bring about the majority necessary to make him President onessary to
of the debate foreign affairs.
on
Mr Eden added that, arising
this.
A1
up
tho
deterrents
Christmas
Issue
Tomorrow, Saturday, the China Mail publishes its
Chrisimas -Issue,
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Yuletido short stories-on for adults, the other for children are in- cluded.
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One of the most inter- esting special articles that dealing with the Queen's Christmas which she and the Duke of Edin- burgh will be spending in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Kidnappers Questioned
Crashed Plane Reach Haven
Lake Manuan, Quebec, Dec. 17.
Six men, missing since their transport plane crash-landed in the Quebec wilderness 11 days ago, walked into a bush camp here today, unharmed by their ordeal:
More than 20 search planes had criss-crossed the area today in what was to have been a final major attempt to find them.
A single-engined bush plane was standing by to- night at Seven Islands, Quebec, 200 miles east of this tiny Transport Department weather reporting sub- station, to fly the men out at daybreak tomorrow,
Their plane, an Anson trans port bult as a twin-crigined- World War II, trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, was flown by George, Stapley Seven Islands, a veteran bush pilot..
About New Burley of
Murder
o!
His passengers were Doug Dolby, Garnet Moody and WI- mer Tubman of Toronto, CILT Thessalon, Ontario, and Joe McKinnon of Middle ton, Nova Scotlo. All the pas- sengers worked for the Hollinger Mining Company and were being flown out to spend Christmas at their homes in Eastern Canada.
The Anson disappeared on December 6 on what was to have been a 90-minute, 225-mile fight from Ross Bay, Labrador, to Seven Islands, Weather in the area was bad at the time
and the plane was unable complete the trip.
WALK INTO CAMP
to
ISMAY TO RESIGN?
7
Paris, Dec. 17. -Lord-Ismay may resign as Secretary-General of the 14- ration Atlantic Pact Organisa- tion next year.
HO will probably tell the Council some time during the summer that he would like to retiro
successor, ero and ask them to nominate usually well- informed sources here sald
Lord Ismay, ond of Sir Winston Churchill's closest
advisers in World War II, wants to give up public life and return to his farm in the Cotswold, it was learned,
British sources here sald Sir Winston Churchill and top re presentatives of other countries
Secret Trial For Beria
Moscow, Deo, 17. The trint of the
Hoviet Minhter of the In- terior, Lavrenti Beris, and those sccused with him, will probably ho held secretly, it was learned here tonight.
The Soviet
of law December 1, 1934, provides that "traitors to the father. land” shall dle by shooting, Buch trials
usually held in secret.
are
Under this Law. Horis and his alx Alleged acOOM- pllocs must be abown the charges against them one day before the trial, and
the
sentence is to be car ried out immediately after it is passed. The death sentence is mandatory for those found guilty of the charges laid against Beris and the six other prisoners. -France-Presse.
Wanted
For Camp
Crimes
Panmunjom, Dec. 17.
Six of 22 American · pri-' soners who refuse repatria- tion are wanted for prison camp crimes and will be court martialed if they re- turn, an informed source said today.
man said all six men walked talked ford Ignay out of an- United Nations explainers belleve
Ori
to
dighed
The Bix
to the nation. This apart; it is of moment to note that Sir Winston Churchill took a thoroughly realistic view
from such an agreement, of the American attitude at
government would British Bermuda and agreed with
work to secure a settlement of the theme that a channel
wider problems, including Indo- such as EDC is necessary
Following M. Naegelen and M. Laniel at the China. for the proper use of Ameri- end of the second ballot were M. Yvon Delbos,
Deballing other. main points
Jefferson City, Miss, the Foreign of British polley, cun aid allocated for the
Dec. 17. said it was British strengthening
West representing the Radical group, and the present of
Carl Austin Hall and Europe's defences. Thus the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bidault, who to aggression and to
lo build
establish Bonnie Brown Hendy were vital neecualty of French is the candidate of the Christian Democrats
a position of strength from questioned about another ratification and implementa-
which it would be possible to tion of the treaty is under (M.R.P.).
negotiate at least an easing of murder today during their I last hours before they die tension and, the present possible settlement of die in the gas chamber for the
the with of subject
Soviet Union,
kidnap-slaying of Bobby Mr
The sources salf that of the 22, A Hollinger Company spokes- Eden re-affirmed Britain's considerable weight which
Greeniesse.
nouncing this autumn hle wish Sir Winston introduced into
rellance in NATO end added that, within the framework of Tho Buchanan County
into the camp here at 4.15 pm
to resign.
only five will' nccept repatriation. the Bermuda talks was that
onding
Twelve of the men are "hard that organisation, it was still the prosecuting attorney, Me John
a search that had in-
An official NATO spokesman, cluded of offering security guarant
United Statca and
commenting on a London re-cere" Communists, cad the other lees to Soviet Russia. Une Délbos with 120 and M. Paul political groups now. hold the government's hope that a Euro-Downs, entered, Death Row to
pern defence community would
Danadian Air Force units and port that Lord Ismay intended six are wanted for prison camp formed. France; he saidrquetion Hall, and Mrs Heady doubtedly
Kremlin,
had to make her decision on the
about the brutal staying last private planes, that hunted
to resign carly next year, sald: cranes, since the war, has developed
und off, to them since the day Thore is no question of his August of Mary Jane Nester,' i
after their disappearance.. leaving within the next six or "quealers" or "rate" who In- men are mostly a phobia about what the
The Foreign Secretary told wealthy spinster.
A man resembling Hall hid Russian leaders describe na
the House that the international
month The Anson carried emergency
Ismay
en the formed on their buddies in prison "threats" by the Western
situation was now going through been seen near where Mias food and medical suppiles In Powers to the "security of
very serious and critical period, Nester was killed about the time common with most other planes Secretary-Generalship Inst your so as to get better treatment from
after the Atlantic Counell creat the Communists. - Relable sources said that the very important events, he add-of the murder, it was sald. Mr
that fly the Soviet Republic, and no result of the voting:
over..sparsely-sottied ed the post at its February con- Communists, whose candidate, ed, could occur at any time, James Bennett, Director of the
parts of Canada. The carefully- amount of Assurances, Strong shouts of protest
M. Marcel Cachin, hod with He expressed the hope that Federal Bureau of Prisons, gave rationed food had just about ference in Lisbon. either through diplomatie against the decision were mado
The Secretary-Generalship drawn from the balloting, had the Soviet government would
uld permission for the eleventh-hour
run out when the men reached
carries with its Chairmanship notes or speeches in the from the centre and right groups
come out in support of the accept the
of President questioning. proposal
hero.
One of the Pact's Permanent Coun- United Nations meetings, and ories of "Resign!"
Socialist, M, Naegelen, and that Elsenhower to form an atomic
Mr Downs sald both were calm
cil in Paris--Reuter. have to date dissimilated heard above the din. As the Pre-C
cussions decided to permit their
In the spirit in which
scheduled the benches had decision, however belief that Churchill's
members to vote as they pleased the suggestion had been made hours before. their
one minute past with the withdrawni-of-their-and-in-a-very serious-effort to executicer at guarantees will were slowly emptied. specific
Total number of ballots cast
Ma-Heady-had-her midnight." present extremely
hair up accomplish what generalised tonight was 927 of which four candidate, M. Jacques Kaib, who solve the
in curlers when Mr is Vice-President of the Council dangerous situation. ab-
Downs fallocd to her and Hall assurances have failed to were not acceptable. The
was shaving with a safety razor, CONFIDENT
Cairo, Dec. 18. do, may yet prove to be an solute majority required by any Republie (Upper Cham-
bor)
The Egyptian Public Security Foreign The illusion. Nevertheless it is of the four candidates still in
Secretary under the watchful All four candidates are stay-
Department early today an approach to the burden- the race would have been 462.
LOBBIES CROWDED
ing in
the race for the third declared: "I am confident that prison guard.
nounced the arrest of 40 people some problem of breaking The Congress had assembled ballot which, at the moment, the Soviet government will come
engaged in "dangerous netivity to these discussions, which have
students and down Russian suspicions of at 7.30 GMT to conduct the sems unlikely to produce de
no pre-conditions of any sort, to Mr Downs talked with both few months that a plane had among workers, the Free World's motives second ballot end there was incisive results.
Junior officials. discuss these problems under Hall and Mrs Heady and then been lost in the Quebec wilder-
The communique, said the and intentions which should tense excitement as both Houses
United Nations' suspicts. They said he was convinced Hall had
One American prisoner who ness and its passengers and crew lobbies be made. The projected went in to vote. The
If, however, tomorrow's ballot will not And the United States nothing to do with the Nester ultimately reached safety. Late arrests were made after the
ringleaders and their accom accepted repatriation during Four Power conference were crowded with newspaper showed 0 definite trend in ungenerous in their attitude and, slaying.
Inat autumn, seven men, in-
plices had been discovered. Operation Big Switch is now in diplomats
so far as Her Majesty's govern- favour of one or two candidates, offers the opportunity, and men, photographers,
States He said Hall told him; "If it cluding a German and a hitch rating machines and a large custody in the United ef onlookerS and large crowds the hope is that both the
that the race ments in Britain and Canada cre would please you, I could attest man, and tho historic Chateau is quite likely
But I know you may be narrowed down to two, concerned, we shall do every- to anything.
similar plight when they stayed number of pamphlets ready for charged with; murdering two of Goized, ith's fellow POWs United United States and France ot Vorrallies assumed
Press. will be prepared to join Bri- almost toliday-Bloo atmosphere which could give a decisive vote thing to bring about the success
don't want that, and it wouldn't with their downed plane, which distribution were in E fourth ballot tomorrow of the discussions."
da anyone good." tain in testing Soviet re-
had become lost and run out of added-Reuter, 219 flash bulbs
was gas-United Press. Mr Edcu calegorically declared action to the proposition. amid
Mr Hendy, sald she exciled afternoon, nolso of
recessed the
session after the
that phobia. Sir Winston stding remained adamant in his the former de Gaullists (Uras) pool through international although it was less than 15
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They had made their way out of the bush on foot, camped overnight whatever shelter they could find and plodded to- ward Lake Mamian by day."
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temperature seldom was higher than freezing and at times during the night it plummeted to below zero,
The experience of the six men marked the second time in a
wero rescued from
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London, Doc. 18. British colonies sterling hold- Ings rose from £670 million to 21222 million between 1949 and 1953, according to a White Paper published by the British Government here today.
In the lobbles tonight there that Britain was not prepared to certain Hall had not committed was little optimism that con- breaks off negotiations with the the Nester murder. She said clusive results would be reached Egyptian government and that it Hall told her many times that a so casily and some circles were
was the government's policy to of the opinien that 89-year-old
man is a "fool to mess around COLONIES' President Vincent Auriol, who continue talks with Egypt
crime" with petty Answering Conservative MPs, hae consistently stated that he who had demanded the breaking
a busy and knappers ASSETS GROW will not
become a candidate, off of negotiations with Egypt, might be asked to stand for re- Mr Eden sald, under the existing before they were to dio in
they met, with election,
It was
circumstances, negotiations should gas chamber, considered certain
continue until the threads of an prison bars between them, and
talkod animatedly for Auriol that President here
agrooment had been reached. would not alter his decision if
"I am not prepared to postpode minutes. It meant standing for election the negotiations or delay thems
Mrs Heady, wearing a pink dressing gown, spent part of the with other candidates. Only a
over the Christmas holidays, or
reading a religious book day Hall had withdrawal by all candidates anything cire," Mr Eden declares.
several pocket- and k in favour of the President,
TWO MAJOR POINTS sized Western novels in his cell. would give. M. was stated, Auriol
Mrs Heady told Mr Downs sho another
The Foreign Secretary sold soven-year term.
that there were two major was quite concerned over her LATEST TRENDS points outstanding. One con- prize-winning Boxer dog.
the said she had thought of having Latest trends on today's voting cerned the availability of appeared to indicate that almost base in time of need, and the him "put to steep, too" but had all of the Uras votes went either other the uniforms to be worn received "too many complaints", to M. Naegelen or to M. Langel. by British troops remaining in United Press.
Both of these, ho It was certain that all the Social- the bare.
mid, were major issues.
irt and Communist votes were placed behind M. Naegelen.
Kr Eden sald that, on both of|
..
Sho
In the six months to June 1953, Colònies" násets roso a further. £82,000,000, says the Papte.
These assets are part of the financial reserves of the Colonial governments and peoples. The -will- and there is no question of reserves can be withdrawn at their being blocked," the Paper adds,
1. Laniel, it was stated, prob- them, the British government Leaves To Avoid The colonies have been help-
ably received the votes which, on had made its
position clear to
the first ballot, had gone to M. the Egyptian gov
government-and Jacques Fourcade (Independent), that position stood. "It may as well about 69.or: more Urasbe," he said Jerstanding. It so. that we shall not
reach an
Deportation
b.. Washington, Dec. 17. United States Attorney-
voles.
M. Delbos benefited from the We think this will be Enyptian General. Herbert Brown der withdrewal of M. Jean Medecin tune because an Anglo-Egyptian today that Mrs Frederick Vander. of the Radicak bloc, an
treaty can be of real advantage M. Bidault increased his total to both our countries and for on the exccard ballot by only 12 peace in the Middle East"
France-Presse.
Bit Field had left the States of her own tree will ro- cently, in order to avoid depor
ed to accumulato sterling assets by investment from the United Kingdom and other countries," the White Paper states-Reuter
29 Stranded Fishermen Starving Mo Manila, Dec. 18.
· IL: an agreement could not be tation by the American author Twenty-nine Japanese crew voles over his total in the frie-manobact, he 'added," then the Ities, CA Ma ja t
British government would have Mrs Field has frequently
Assault Charges:
members of the fshing bont Curimao town, Ilocos Norte to re-consider us whole position boonald to have given finan-Yamitaka Maru stranded off clal ald to leftist organisations.
province, were reported: She and her two children, who,
bo
in the light of Britain's needs her interests and obligations, "I aux amire the House be com are Canadian citizens went to starving due to legal complica- |thused,"
Nairobi, Dec. 18, Three European officers of situation cerolutely. If it risen, Mira Brownellste
that we hall face the Morica at December 7, aldent of their
tians involved in the procure- the Kenya, police reservo · hava:| but our firm polley is: to see Mrs Tinld had beni arrested" | "LEARN MORE De bere
been summoned to appear be it is possible to achieve a pending deportation process supply of the crew had beet fore the magistrate court in reasonable solution.
on. That no at the beginning of this year, Nakuru on December, 21 to a more and no loss, is while we the Amandents Insmigrations au- hér entry www charges of sesoulting are trying to do the Frances thorities considered. Kikuytis Franco-)
I reports: that the food exhausted, “-and the fishermen had no Philippine currency to buy food#ikaci
took
-40--Propagandists- Arrested
As a result of their activities, meny of their fellow prisoneri were killed.
of the American prisoners, tho scurce wald, is known to have pushed a ĜI over a cliff during Q Communist forced march to the North.
United Nations explainers will not promise Immunity to these men if they accept repatriation, the source said, but may even tell them outright that they are wanted for murder.
The best that can be promised is a fair trial. . . . . .
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