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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Hopeful Sign

TUE official Soviet reply to

President Eisenhower's

proposals for International control of atomic energy. though largely couched in equivocal phraseology, makes ut least olte thing clear-that Russin Is willing to join the United States and other Interested Powers in con- Adential and diplomatic dis- cussions. The Kremlin could hardly be expected to go further this stage. It would have been asking too much for them to categori cally necept in toto Mr Eisenhower's plan inne- much that it does not, at this moment, provide for the abolition of atomic weapons. International out- lawing of ntamie War weapona han been the constant theme of the

Soylote since the subject of their control by an inter national body was first muoted in the United

Nations Organisation. And It Is noticeable that the Russians are harping on this point in their reply to the Elsenhower proposals.

Thus, while it is encourag

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DULLES PLEDGE

Washington, Dec. 21,

The United States tonight accepted Russia's proposal to join in negotiations on President Eisenhower's dramatic plan for the peaceful international development of atomic energy.

The Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, pledged that this nation will ex- plore every possibility of securing agree

3 Years

ment and bringing President Eisenhower's Solitary For

historic proposal into the realm of creative action.'

But Mr Dulles also said the Russians did not seem to have "caught the spirit of President Eisenhower's proposal" when they complained that

Mossadegh

Teheran, Dec. 21.

ing to find the Kremlin making a positive response to the President's invita- tion, it would be unwise to expect rapid results from the confidential discussions when they take place. THE essence of the Eisen- hower plan is that the Powers who possess the Accrets of atomic energy Mr Dulles made the statement Despite this, acme members of should, step by step, put reply to a Russian statement Congress were hopeful that the into effect a method for its to join in

announcing Sovlet "readiness" i conciliatory tone of the Russian- eventual international con- President's

negotiations on the statement might lead to an easing plan. The Russian of world tensions, However, trol, To achieve this, Mr offer was handed to US Am-most still were wary of Russian Eisenhower suggests that bassador Charles E. Bohlen in intentions. in the first place exist-Mesenw. ing stocks

Dr Mohammed Mossa- it would "not remove the threat of atomic | degh, deposed Persian weapons." He said Mr Eisenhower's plan actually Prime Minister, was today is intended as a first step in that direction.

sentenced to three years for solitary confinement treason.

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Dr Mossadegh was accused of defying the Shah's order to re- sign and of trying to overthrow the Persian regime by dissolving Parliament.

M. Laniel Offers To Withdraw

French Presidency Deadlock

Versailles, Dec. 21. Premier Joseph Laniel, losing ground steadily in his bid for the French Pre- sidency, said tonight he would withdraw from the race if all government Parties agreed on a com- promise candidate.

M. Laniel made the state- of ment shortly after leaders French political Parties were summoned in an effort to break the Presidential deadlock by agreeing on Just such 1 candidate.

I am ready to retire if I can get all Parties of the ma- jority (government) to agree on who the name of a candidate

ean

realise c union of Re- publicans," said M. Lanici.

Premier Laniel lost ground steady today in his bid for the French Presidency and all Partics

were summoned select

to

a compromise candidate to "save the Republle"," roar of applause

A

BE

Disaster

Picture above shows the burnt-out fusilage of the American Navy plane which

crashed at Kai Tak this morning-Staff photographer,

PLANE CRASH Ends Bottle

AT KAI TAK

THREE

PERSONS INJURED

from weary National Assem- bly Deputies and Senators 45

M. Andre the chairman,

Le called on leaders of Troquer all political

meet Parties to him tomorrow.

Three passengers were injured, one seriously, The duty of Left, Right and when a United States Navy P2V Neptune aircraft

ho said, "decide on a man to save the

to from Sangley Point, Philippine. Islands, crashed Republic"

on runway 013 while landing at Kai Tak at 9.35

Centre,

LOSES VOTES

was

this morning.

There were altogether. 14 persons on the

The announcement tame not and failed to resolve the plane.

an unprecedented 10th

:after He was arrested on August

20. icur days after Fazlullah Zahed, the

General

present

further away from his goal for

the

the the poiel won

Mr Eisenhower received the first word of the Russian reply. Mr Elsenhower propesed in a of atomiz

Dec. and Assionable materiala General Assembly that the US. Mr Dulics and Defence Secre- Prime Minister, seized power.

A speech before the UN to his proposal while in con-

M. Laniel slipped deadlock. ference at the White House with should be placed in a poul Britain,

Russia and made available to the funnet lesionable

and Canada

tory Charles E. Wilson.

time and second straight world for peaceful purposes. nn

materials to President was handed a United called for the death sentence, the necessary majority to win. Though the prosecutor had appeared incapable of amassing international agency The Soviet reaction to this peaceful atomic development.

for Press dispatch quoting the Mos-

the Shah intervened In cow statement. idea suggests that they are Diplomats said the next mova

trial today

M and asked that a

413 votes on Even before receiving theat too suspicious of the motives will be for the United States to

severe" the Russian statement, imposed.

sentence be the ninth ballot this morning behind it. They continue to make arrangements for starting

approach the Russians

text of End

and only 392 on the 10th. He the State. Department issued a make use of the familiar the private atomic talks. Om statement saying it would The Shah said in a letter rend had gained strength steadily Innuendo that the

"naturally "im-clals were unable to say when

from the fourth ballot onward to the eighth, when he captured perialists" intend to retain or how that move might be atomic war weapons for the made.

The President's idea is that if purpose of keeping the world in a state of suspense could be worked out under this some degree of co-operation -and-agitation.- -Therefore

plan, it might then be possible the first task of the Western to move on toward still thornier Powera when the confiden- ätomic issues, tin talks begin will be to convince the Russians that

I

ISSUE EVADED The Russian statement, which

there is no ulterior. or hid- Mr Behlen relayed to the State den motive behind the Department here, asked for fur-

Eisenhower plan; that it is hower plan and said anew that ther explanations of the Eisen,

a genuine attempt to solve international control of memic the dangerous problem of went atomic control; and that it peace.

weapons is necessary

to world

Press.

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The aircraft crashed and skidded for some 400 yards before it stopped and burst into flames.

COURAGEOUS ACTION

Stunt

LJuz, Austria, Dec. 21. An Austrian stunt man who lived more than a year in A giant, glass bottle with 14 snakes was ordered to bed to-

day to recover.

Rujdolf Schmied who billed himself as

"Fakir Rayo,

in 1

the

human genlo," muffled himself hammered his way out of the squatted 53 weeks and toured

black capo last night and

man-sized jug in which he hud

110

400

bullow

elties,

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of 300

300 watched him

in the open air. I spray of splintered glass. A doctor said Schmied, 63, has laat 60 pounds and that his The Are was put out by eyesight had

The doctor 10.15 am, and only part of the

remained intact,

tail, half a wing and the rose "weak as animus

plant" and prescribed an immediate meal The aircraft was a total loss. of rare beefsteak at a Linz inu, Ong of the plane's engines Then Schmied was put to bed. fell off when it crashed. It was "I just want to sleep," he

said, about 300 yards away from the plane's final resting placo.

The

All of his 14 snakes died three injured persons during the marathon stunt in the were taken

battle. Schmied ato nothing but to the Military fruit, fruit juice and vitamin Hospital,

pills during the 53 weeks.

Schmied's bottle about six feet tall, was welded together after he entered it last Decem→ ber. The neck was left open to give him air-United Press.

LIVING UP TO HIS NAME

be very pleased" if in court: "I forgive Mossadegh

Kuala Lumpur, Dec, 22,

Malayan Home Guard, A for his services during the first the Soviets want to negotiate.

Jafor Bin Salleh, attacked five Then, Mr Dulles spent most year of his Premiership"-the

Communist competitor, armed

terrorists of the afternoon preparing period of the fateful cil national- carefully worded statement istion move.

Socialist Marcel Edmond with a big knife when his wood which was read to reporters by But Dr Mossadegh shouted in Naegelen, also lost ground to cutting party was waylaid in _requested | day. – M.-Naegelen-received 388 the Jelebu district of Negri the Department-Press-Officer, court:"

will never seek votes on the Mr Henry Suydam.United, elemency and

10th ballot and Sembilan, according to reports it. I have done nothing wrong. 365 on the ninth. Ол the received here. You must give a verdict accord- eighth ballot last night he had

The woodcutters three Home ing to justice."

won 381.

-Londen, Dec. 21. Guards and two civilians were Then, he rank back, burying,

Before the 10th ballot, the

A 41-year-old ship's carpen- hla head in his hands.

Democratie and Social Resis- walking along a narrow track Com-

mler named Reginald S. Eatwell Bigadier Tahi Rich, Mossa tance union announced that its when stopped by the

was fined $50 for taking home ****munista dogh's former Chief of Staff, whr 32 members would not particle shotguns and a sten gun. The for Christmas the fellowing stores

who carried rifics, a WIL. tried with the donner pate. The abstention reduced

in from his ship:

Vailcan City, Dec. 21. Premier, was sentenced to two the absolute majority needed Communists tried to seize un-

of Leo, 30 cons of loaded years disciplinary action and

Pope Pius XII today confer shotgung being carried

оп General Francisco expulsion from the Army. He had on the 10th ballot to 434, or 42

more than M. Laniel received by two of the Home Guards fruit, 12 jars of jam, a gailon ret

of orange juice, six cans Jafor struggled been charged with trying to over-

of Franco, the Spanish Chief of Brd United Press. throw

of the Shah.

clashed at them, cutting one in paragus, 30 jars of jelly, State, the Supreme Order the face. He was shot in thebs of candy, and quantities of Christ, one of the highest orders Both can appeal and Massa-

by the Catholic would

by another Communist, sugar, rice sage, nuts and other ordained London, Dec. 21. degly's hwyer said he

Church-France-Presse. Moscow Radio

of the civilians rushed goods-United Prece, Lonight refer a plea to the higher

forward with his knife, but was announced the appointment military court.

New Deputy Premiers

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The court had cut its sentence

of five new Deputy. Pre-in view of the Shah's para for miers.

The new Deputy Premiers

Grc:

M. Z. Zaburov, Chairman of the State Planning Commission, M. G. Pervukhin, 'Minister of Electric Power Stations anet Electrical

trical Industry.

1. F. Tuvosyan, Minister of Metallurgical Industry.

V. A. Malyshev, Minister of Medium Machinebuliding.

A. N. Kosygin, Minister of Manufactured Consumer Goods, Present Deputy Premiers ap- pointed to the Soviet Govern- ment

on March

forgiveness.-Reuter.

Air Strike Latest

International

Paris, Dec, 21.

CRIMINALS

PUT ON XMAS PLAY

Plymouth, Dec. 21. Britain's most dangerous burglars, highjackers and mur- derers put on a Christmas play Last night and a bishop who

when

arm

Оле

shot dead.

The Communists then made off. China Mail Special.

Bridge Spotted On The Moon

London, Dec. 21,

A mammoth bridge 20 miles long and more than 2,600 foot wide has been discovered on

air companies dropped in and they were the moon, Dr H. Percy Wilkins, today struggled to re-route reverent as any audience he thousands of air passengers had ever seen in 7 cathedral. who were held up here for The convicts, serving long

Follow of the Royal Astro- nomical Society and Director of

Astronomical Association sold

Jast the third day running by terms in Dartmoor, wrote the the lunar section of the British are M. Molotov, who is also France's aerodrome ground play "Three Kinge" and took here tonight Foreign Minister, Marshal Dul ganin, who is also Minister of

Defence, M. Kaganovich. AL that time Berla, now facing

trial as a traitor, was also made a Deputy Premier.

Deputy Premier in Russia is Deputy Premier in n

of Ministry of the USSR." The exact

functions of

the Counen of' Ministers in

staff strike.

and

A low air lines,

reż

height of 1,500

yards-France-Presse.

BROKEN RICE

BAN

almost all the parts. A prisoner Hundreds of the

Speaking over the BBC, the passengers who was an artist before run-

the lunar travelled to Britain.

Holland ning foul of the law painted the scientist described

bridge as a strange object which ad of aircraft. Others left

Switzerland Ly train in-scenery.

The Bishop of Plymouth, the scored artificial. It has eme between two French territory by train and Rt Rev, Norman H. Clarke, said arch suspended bus to board planes for the the way in which the play was mountains and it dominates the United States from Brussels received by the hardened out plain from a

Including laws "emphasises the message British European Airways, It has for all the community. Deputy Premier have never continued air services, reduced "I have scen. dozens of been clearly defined. In theory in some CUSES, from the nativity, plays in cathedrals, he can preside, at a session of crippled Orly and Le Bourget churnhes and village halla

but never havo 1 witnessed onė the absence of the Chairman airports.. (which formerly

The strike of radar and con- performed before a more was Stalin, and now is Georg

trol tower radio operators, an- verent audiengo, te sud. "It Malenkey.) In practice, however, one of nounced for a miloss dura- forces one to reflect on many

senior Vice tion," was launched on Satur thing two

or three

play described how day morning. The men are Premiers would be in the chair | refusing to work on the Lyon Wire Men followed a ster which of broken or cargo rico until | at a Cabinet session if Malenkov Bordeaux, Marseilles, Aigins led them to the stable in

Director of Commerce and In- were not there. This senior De- and Nice airports,

Jema was born. A convict

dustry announced here, is thir Vyacheslav M. puby today is

Tho strikers Molotov.

have

sank Christmas promised,

This is to enable the Govern however, to aideront in the stage as background music, ment to diffcie of heavy stocks The Miniators whose new trouble over French soll,

The stage

backcloth rose to

cheaper 10 which can appointment were announced

allow viewers to see R crib set was that tran terminal sources: The workers were at their before the altar. The altar war Mr Hart said it would be tonight mado a' gain in ''status

posts

today they have boon

with holly which the pointlew to decontrol rice if it |mont--but 'apart from Ulstening

The

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Bingapore, Dec. 22.

The Singapore Government

has decided to ban the Import

carols further notice, Mr T. M. Hart)

and authority as a codaéquenon requlaltloned" by the Governi decor fences and dopa-were found woon that the price

of becoming Vice Premiers,

The new Ministers are mostly in for planes in distress, they proant”) had gathered. from went up because the trade could younger men who were regarded did not operate their equipment. Dartmoor's gloomy, mist-covered noen kot "ilgas, cheaply, as; the

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