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Colombo Plan
THAT had become an
Walmont forgotten subject
-the Colombo Plan is brought again to the notice of the public by the publication of a voluminous report on the progress of this tromendous project, The report gives an impros- sive list of the construction works being carried out by the various countries of South Asia. It describes the ald they are giving to each other and receiving from the Western countries. Delays are no longer taking place in the delivery of capital goods by the Went. When rearmament began it was feared that the demand for steel would stand in the way of production for peace. able purponCA. This is an agrecable picture of achieve ment and co-operation in the non-Communist world. But Boine things are left out. In a fannage of five lines in a report of 110
re
pages-thero is the minder that even if the Colombo Flan is carried out
in full it will do little more
than
CHINA
No. 35704
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1953.
New Plan For
Persian
Oil Dispute
3 PROPOSALS
ADVANCED
New York, Dec. 29.
A plan for settling the Persian oil dispute has been worked out by world oil chiefs, it was The plan is the learned in New York today.
result of secret talks held by international oilmen at the Anglo-Iranian London headquarters just before Christmas when they agreed lentatively to the following proposals:
1. The setting up of a new internationally- owned marketing company to sell Persian oil. hold the existing Shareholders would include leading American oil position, since the increased giants, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and the once by the remorselessly Anglo-Dutch controlled Shell group. increasing populations. That Is quite obviously fact.
income will be absorbed at
THE
2. Crude oil production and, the Abadan key refinery would become Persian Government pro-
perty.
3. Production would be strictly controlled during the first three years to prevent disturbance of the world oil market.
HE report discusses very briefly the dangers of Inflation if foreign Anance is not forthcoming and if the countries taking part to deficit to resort havo financing. To serve its from proper purpose the report should have brought the danger into the centre of attention. Nowhere does it stress the urgency mobilising
are
more
Income
labour.
Oil
1
Settling
94,000 Lives
INDO-CHINA
Lost Through Rebels'
Accidents
New York, Dec. 29. - Accidents
took sbout. 94,000 lives in the United States this YURT,
Metropolitan Life
surance
the In-
Company 221-
nounced today.
This
of
Wan about 2,000 than in 1952, and was the first time in four years that the number accidental deaths ropre. sented a decrease from the preceding year's total, the company said.
Motor vehicle accident fatalities totalled about 38,000 in 1953, not appre- clably different from, the number in 1952, and as in other recent year accounis for about two-Bithe of all accidental deaths-Router,
More East-West Trade Predicted
Offensive
Checked
"Situation Well In Hand"
Saigon, Dec. 29. French Union air blows and diversionary attacka in the Northern rice bowl around Hanol today check- ed a Communist push down through Central Indo-China toward: Saigon.
The French authorities were optimistic, for the first time sinze the Red rebels swept across the wasp want of Indo-Chica in o Christmas drive to the border of Thailand.
"We have the situation well in hand,"
Maurice Dejean, French Commissioner General "The military situation definitely has not deteriorated."
He spoke atter watching re- inforcements flood into the great Laotian airbagd of Stno and the garrien of nearby Savannakhet, The gateway to the South. Red New York, Dec. 29.
columns. had thrust directly East-West trade in nontheen; but French airmen banbed
and strafed them to a hat,
the other way about with a re-strategic goods will increase sulting big dolla: loss in earnings in 1954, Warren Les Pier for the Empire,
Bon, chairman of the US Council of the International of Commerce, Chamber predicted here today.
The second thing to note, adds
Korean DPs Agreement
Panmunjom, Dec. 28. Когели civilians displaced
at
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London Express.
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President Magsaysay Calls For Global Collective Security
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Production would be stepped
The pilots were helped by up during the first three years around nine million tons
round attacks on the enemy's rear farther North, in which, tho to around 18 million in the third year. Accordingly Ferda's the writer, is the possibility of
High Command mid, 500 Reds were killed and 000 captured. would revenue
range from trouble inherent in the new pinn, £90 millions. Any return of Persian oll must
Some French officers predicted £45 millions to Before the dispute Persie's lead to a caribact in output in
At a press center:me, Mr the Reds would swing the main aother fields and this, rulait. Tead was £f millions
predicted
the weight of their drive Northward that foreign
year, a figure which the Anglo- to trouble in other oil-producing Pierson capital. This neglect is the Iranian Oil Company in a fresh Middle Eastern states when re- whole question of trade with in a bid to overrun the Hano
venues OTC more serious because the ANES
double.
clipped--Tondon the Soviet satellites and Com- fortress commanding the rice agreement offered 10
munist China
be rich Red River delta. would fallacious view has beenLinder the new
plan the Express Service.
thoroughly explored next year
"CLUSTER OF FLIES” growla up that
refinery there Abaca
would be
both by the United States and Harrow limits to operated by British and Ameri-
its allies.
the rebris took Lechua with Persian the capacity of the "under can technicians
and attacked Thakhet, it is be The initiative for ea Cx- developed" countries to
cause they seek cheap, specta- It is assumed Persia would
panded trade with the Eastern cular absorb capital. Whatever
successes, having been the Anglo-Iranian
would most unable to bloc, he added,
win any substantial the limits may be, those compensate
likely come from Europe and Company for the loss of countries call out for sums its exclusive rights.
advantages in the Red River not from the United States.
M. Dejean after dolta," said much larger than are at It is estimated that full-out
Christmas with However, Invested. production of the whole range
he continued, the spending. present boing
from their homes during the United States There ta another omission. of olt products would not be
probably would French forces at Sep. war will
start moving north be "disposed to more East-West
"The Vietminh 13 like A For raising food production possible for at least two years.
and south across the truce ne trade" during the coming year.cluster of flies buzzing ANOTHER MEETING experience hos In Asia,
on March 1, the United Nations He emphasised that the sug branch of a tree.
If you strike Addressing the nation on his inauguration as shown chat the measure There is to be another meet-
and the Communists agreed to-gestions made by Senator Joseph them, they fly off in all direc third President of the Republic, Mr Magsaysay PC Woo the oil chiefs at
the day which brings the muximum Ing of
"The Military Armistice' Cam American and to
McCarthy, which would cut off
is why our High result with the least expen-Anglo-Iranian
those nations tions. That
welcomes
appealed to the country to strive toward becoming E. L all Command to allow 100 diture is to consolidate the London office in the middle of mission agreed
trading with
Communist portunities to oppose the Viet scattered holdings of the January, and if their agree- | displaced persons a day to croyo, did not reflect the views minh in force,"
or South Korea 10 of President Elenhower or the
bloc, ment to the plan is final, it will into North
H. Small peasantry. The fragmenta-
be
retum to homes they
Boreal ghter-bombers and Republican administration. He tion of land is the greatest offered to the Persian Govern
907Л:ment
Chinese Athletic Asso during the war.
The
operation single impediment to good puts.
clation will involve added that 1054 would see the B-20 light bombers ranged the
he conspiracy of the views of Mekong Valley next to Thailand thousands of Koreans, but ne-apprates!"
He said he would give priority, Communist
AronsenouS Where it has The City Editor of the London husbandry.
Mr -Eisenhower and and Red strongholds in the
domestic prob would use all forces at tus Med. Mrs W. J. Darby the first curute estimates on the num-
North, while loyallets and rebels to Philippines been overcome the result is Daily Express writes
maintain the
Grenley's spectacular, and surely the thing to note is that by this plan ber who were pushed north or Senator McCarthy in the dire clashed at several points on the lems, but added his Government command
of more trade with the
Its Inter- sovereignty of the Govern of the Hanol would not neglect the three-year tion Committee the Americans will achieve a south during
outer fringes Consultative
meat. national responsibilities. long-me amblüchto share the fighting are not known,
defences, Home Persian ofl. Before the dispute,
exchango The
"There can be no compromise STRONG BEARING of displaced
Mr Magsaysay said: "We con- with disloyalty." the Britain had the major share of advice about this to
The Northern counter-attack, between persons
North And
He said that the extent to called. "Operation
Falcon", not escape the fact that today Reuter, countries taking part in the Middle East ol-60 per cent to South Korea WAS one of the
destinies of nations are Colombo Plan.
the Americans' 40. Already 11 is provisions of the Korean which nations could adjust their probed Red-held rice paddies th
trade patterns along traditional se 76 miles southreat of armistice agreement, dut a plan toes had a strong bearing on Hanci, a French spɑkeannn gntri i closely linked. for the operation was not com- their ability to reach peaceful He announced the killing of 800 pleted until today,
DP's will cross the truce
line at Panmunjom 20 at between the hours of 10 am, nd 4 p.m., starting March 1.
Many people in South Korea have friends and relatives who
should have given
6 DIFFERENT
CENTRES. IN EVERY BLOCK
ment
Oil Company's
ICT
the
CADBURY'S
BLOCK
and
wor
and
lost
both
East.
the
"It is to our common interest settlement of outstanding rebels and the capture of as that this Republic, a monument a time difference.
many more, but said the details a mutual goodwill and common He added that "one way to were a military secret until the labour, should prove to the avoid war was to develop trade operation had progressed further, world the vitality of the derab
cracy by which we live.
we shall continue to co- the United Nations
were!
in non-strategic liems" which
will not help the enemy"
Mr Pierson, long an exponent
WEAPONS CAPTURED
10
want north with the UN army of Kwer US, tariffs and in-
The French captured largo during the trapped in the allied retreat, creased world trade, leading to stocks of Communist automalle Others in South Korea want to eventual currency convertibili weapons and some artillery said he was "not optimistic" Falcon, the spokesman said.. about States would make next year in capturing
a more uniform and capital of Laichau and splitting -restrictive tarif policy...
their old homes in y the progress the United Despite the Red success in
retum to the north-United Press.
STOP PRESS
DAVIS CUP
LATEST
Mat Melbourne, Dec. 30,
Lewis Hond, 01- Australia,
Ho
the Western
operate wilcollective, security
Booking and a
world Just
pence. "No effort will be spared and
no element of co-operation will bo o withheld in strengthening and our physical We are prepared to.
Thai t
· Mr.
the country, French officials live up to all our obligatoris HA painted out that the mold the enemy had kept at under our mutual defenco treaty. Randall Commission now Icast two of their five veteran with the United States," studying the broad question of divisions the 308th and the Magmymy said.. International trade, at the 312th on the rim of the Hanol direction of the President and
the Congress, was after-all only reported that a
on advisory agency. ultimate decision, he added,
Franco-Laotian detachment foll
FRATERNAL GREETINGS
"To our Asian brothers...we
would have to be made by the Red column near Mueng send our fraternal grestings,
Khota In Northern Indo-Chin" | Thay, are beset 53 Congress-United Press...
inflicted a sizable but un
added number of cazurities.
RIOTS SEQUEL nepalimon
Vienna, Dec. 29.
Almen, rained bombs and Rod Lorce con- centrated around Henbay,"
northwest of Hanol French omela said the Reds at threatened the pollion with
*
the mume nature and
that confront those We invite them to share our experience in finding solutions to 30 three protems through democra
tle moins. It may be hoped wo can exchange experiences and Information on methods that the first set againsi} ostrava - Zina - sentenced ·: eight: 40,000: regulars and a big horse pics of us Have Žuti mónt wit America's No 1 Tony Trabert, people to prison terms ranging of queried.
live 4 in subduing Illiteracy,
produto la their Davis Cup - Challongé
from six months to ive years
half by air was the Red Over disease, undesi ps Also
Kvity and other commons, evily Round singles here today.
The young Australian won for taking part in riots which 310s (fron) - División,.
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