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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Gigantic Task

(OMETHING of the tragic

un-

bewilderment and certainty facing France in Indo-China was seen when! the Commissioner-General In Saigon, M. Dejtan said on Friday: "If the Vietminh want peace, it is up to Ho Chi minh to formulate direct and ofeinl propoɛnla if he wants them to be considered." For it becomes increasingly apparent በዛ this dreary frustrating war stumbles into its 8th year that France has no pro- posals for the future of Indo-China and is waiting for Ho'n terma before beginning negotiations for a cease-fire. Psychologically, this is bad for the French cause. The rebels hold about two-fifths of the country | and their potentiality for further

conquest hasa

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BRITISH AID FOR EDC French Plead For

New Forms Of Queen Opens Parliament

Association

With Project

DETAILS TO BE

ANNOUNCED

London, Feb. 21.

Britain is expected to announce shortly full

apparently not been details of the practical aid she intends to give to seriously Impaired by the projected European Defence Community, French counter-attacks. The Diplomatic circles here forecast an early an- nouncement of these British guarantees which have been under discussion for several months in the six-nation European Army Interim Committee

French desire to end this fruitless struggle understandable, but what of the future of Indo-China? It

is rumoured France is con- sidering splitting the coun-

in Paris.

try in two at the 16th It is felt that the failure of the Berlin con- parallel and abandoning ference of the "Big Four" Foreign Ministers to the northern half-including i the vital Red River Delta make progress on Germany will speed the establishment of the Defence Community, which sets up a West German defence force within the European Army.

to the Vietminh. But that would be quite unneceptable

to the Governments of Viet- nam and Laos; it would be tantamount to conceding victory to the rebels and a complete negation of all the French Union has fought for in the last seven years. THERE are fears

The British "practical aid to be detailed soon will be additional to the British neutral aid guarantee signed with members of the Community in Paris in 1952 and to the plans being discussed for liaison and joint training between European Army troops and British forces.

ment.

suggestion that

this'

In Britain, the Labour: Opa position is split over the ques-- ton of West German participa=- tion in

in Western defence.

that

Britain la likely, in announcing | And there is no backing here France will sanction the new forms of association with for the establishment of an all the EDC, to agree to the follow-might be done to facilitate the union Government withing two points:

course of the coming debate on 1. To give on undertaking that the ratiocation of the EDC Vietminh's participation control of which could dre would not summarily with treaty in the French Parlia easily fall into the hands of This could not, however, be em- draw troops from the continent. -the Communists, as bodied In formal guarantee as happened In Eastern no British Government could Europe. The other alter- give France a virtual veto over

ative is to continue Oghting the use of British troops. and there are two schools 2. To agree to British repre- of thought on the likely out-sentation on the Ministerial body

the responsible for European come. But one thing seems

Army on occasions where Bri- certain: while Communist fish interests are affected. prospects of ultimate victory are

It is clo

thought

The Party is to meet privately on Tuesday to try to resolve ita differences in the matter before: a two-day debate in the House

-the 011

Berlin of Commons meeting to be opened by Mi Eden, the Foreiga will, Secretary.

Sir Winston Churchill the prospects of a Fronch, at the sama time,

moy re-emphasise victory are equally hopeless her interest in strategic give his view on the outcome of underlies the the Berlin mecting during this LE long as fighting con- planning

Labour's tinues on its present basis. European Army plan and im- debate.

292

merabera of Parliament are mainly divided on the big issue whether West German contribution to Western defence would help or endanger Western security:

But there

also reany

"non-existent", ' here that the United &able Anthony

which

the

piles the maintenance of Ameri- If there is in fact a stale. can troops in Europe. mate in the military Britain has

already made situation, France must pre-known In Paris her willingness pare immediately for the for an extension of the North gigantic task of beginni from 25 years to 60, to coincido Atlantic Treaty Organisation

negotiations at Genova in April. And all she can hope for is to retain as much of

But this largely depends on the with the life of the EDC treaty.

are

The Queen, wearing a fawn lace gown, with" dia. mond and pearl tiara, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, in white naval unif

of the New South

their tour of Aus

attiven' for the

adon Express.”

Thousands Involved

High

In Soviet

Level Purges

London, Feb. 21.

.

More Help In Indo-China

Dalat, Indo-China, Feb. 21. France asked the United States foreign aid administrator, Mr Harold Stassen, today for moré help in the Indo-Chinese wär in case the Geneva peace conference fails to prevent a fight to the finish, informed sourdes said.

- These sources said the French Defence Minister, M. Rene Pleven, presented the request, to Mr Stassen at a “Little Big Three" conference at Emperor Bao Dai's Imperial Palace, where Western leaders, met to map the future of the eight-year-old war.

M. Pleven met Mr Stassen in | reporting on his talks' with the.

to President Eisen

‚a "closed" session on the fringe | French of high-level consultations con- ; hower... ducted here to co-ordinate the West's policies for the April After consulting M. Ploven Indo-China and Korea peaco and his chief aides and Bao Dai, 'parley in Geneva.

the British High, Commlisioner will tour the main, battlefields Whether the French had sub- and hold conferences with front mitted a specific. plan for a commanders and local native 'greater amount of money; or governments.

1.

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now trying to bent bla ww record of 53 dayʊ, 4“hones. and £0 minutes

food.

The fakir, who is locked up in a gl case, intende to subsist. " on aningen) ¿water and 'olguration.

undergo mediant examinationi avery, fort night.

"This: In: Horos” fauricenth apostaeniae fank. Ha siketed in 1926 when he remalhót without.” –esting, during

Franco-Frden,

WOMAN

STRANGLED

Husband's Alleged: Confession

war material savas not imme-. But French diately reported.

SAIGON STATEMENT Hollywood, Calif., Feb. 21. officials were openly dismayed by

The 35-year-old scion of a Mr Stassen's statement, M. Pleven, who flew to Indo- upon his landing in Indo-China China: to supervise operations wealthy Pittsburgh": family three days ago, that the current stemming the Communist ad- has, confeased' that. - he US shipments are "sufficient for Vance in North Laos, la expect strangled his 45-year-old

ed to return victory".

to. Paris in the 'middle; of this, weck,

wife because she had been Mr Stassen said in Saigon that cheating on me the police

reported last night:*:*

Shortly after Mr Stassen's

$1 declaration, indicating that the he considered US military ald

the

US apparently was not prepared in Indo-China now was mumielent to spend more dollars above for the commander-in-chier Officers sald Francia Albert the present level fixed by Con- General Hearl Navarre, to carry Rybar approached two California gress, M.~. Pleven warned out his victory plans. But eco Highway patrolme on pointedly while touring the front nomte aid, he said, should be Suneer strip after leaving a night severni hundred miles in the boosted particularly to take club early -todayimándíasket North that "France alone cannot care of refugees and rebuild the them to "shake hands with a bear the crushing burden." hundreds of villages destroyed murderer."

in eight years of scorched-earth bloodletting.

The

BILATERAL VIEWS

For a few hours today the,

fighting itself

Aimed her tenderly, then I had strangled her with my bare bar was quoted as

Vietnamese Emperor's Palace slackened off, recalling Forca and 'finished" "off the job was headquarterås · for: a2 Hite during the Panmunjom truce

Bug Threophference, but negotiations. It appeared that with a bathroom towel.

"The tamil-clad most.

in: Paris, nel„Wäälsingtken, Cavero view changes keeping their "reger, “un-dieneva

of the talks were bilaseral, the fighting men, like the trader Uya Mrissure.

tion: as: the cause of

BHUR "High" Commit» (and Aprų: 20s United Press Semino, 1996) Curon sioner for Southeast Asia, Mr Macalm dedonald, landed hire from Strmpore carly M ̋ió- day. Mr Stassen arrived Inst might for talks with Bao Dali

Today

the US Foreign Operations Administrator con-

ferred with M. Pleven, French

FIGHT FOLLOWS.

Four

MEETING

Rome, Feb. 21, persons weTE slightly. 碑 fight

By "I húsi pleaded with: long to"mend_hoT, NE

attrac

found

and I could get together, and lead a happy, normal life.

just couldn't stand it any more,"

told the police, Rybar

Detective T. Buckley said

Rybar, hold on suspicion of

State Bécretary for War. Pierre injured today during de Chevigne, the High Commis-between Communists and Neo murder, Inherited $30,000 from sioner in Indo-China, Maurice Fascists

following ย political his mother in 1951 and moved Dejean, and the Chief of Staff, meeting organised in a Rome hero a year ago from the East General Paul Ely.

suburb by the Neo-Fascist United Press. "Italian " Social Movement." Mr Stassen was amisted by: Several persons were

reported the United States. Ambassador to have been arrested.-France-,

Indo-China, Mr. Donald Presse.

to

Heath.

After the talks which French filiala said reviewed the whole war scene-Mr Stacken,

returned southwest

Charges Denied

The

Smugglers Gun Fight

Police

The wave of Soviet high level purges in the outlying republics, has caught up with the Party rank and file, according to a broadcast from Tiflis (Tbilisi) Radio monitored in London today. are

More than, 8,000 members of the Communist Party immediately to. Manila. He wil British charges that U.S. Navy Bum battle between Pusand of Soviet Georgia-home state of Lavrenti P. Beria, the executed former Soviet secret police chief-were expelled during the past 17 months, the, broadcast from the Georgian capital said.

West.

sectional points of view.

Some Labour members unalterably

opposed to German rassment, but others would agree if Britain Joined the European Army,

attitude of the American Con- the country

possible gress, $8 nfter any

cease-fire and SOCIALISTS SPLIT work for reforms within the

Some want Britain-and not three staten

There is no indication bere yet which will

that Britain 19 contemplating West Germany-in the European strengthen democratie

any further offer to France Army. But others cocti the government and weaken the beyond the practical ald pro-reverse. few oppose a West control of the Communists. porais already under discussion. German force in the European

TO DAY

Fill up with NEW Mobilgas

with

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Engine Porto

Mairtonance Costs

Army, but would be prepared to consider such a group in a ro organised form of NATO. The Party passed a resolution at its last annual conference opposing rearmament until the great powers had made further at tempts to unlly Germany Reuter.

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The figure was quoted at 'a Congress, of the Georgian Communist Party held in Tiflis last week.

The man who reported on the the previous Congress of the dismissals factual number 3,011 Georgian Communist Party petween September 1952 and (held In September 1952) 1 February 1 this year) la a Party date: 1 leader who has emerged at the

"He reported membership of

top from a series of purges the Georgian Party "as 187,048 which have rocked the Soviet full members at February 1, this Republie ever since Beria was

to Saigon, 90 miles. of here, and, flew head a conference, of chicts of US aid missions to the Far Eastern countries there before

1st Round To Scelba

Rome, Feb. 21. Premier designate

Mario

arreated by- Red Army men in Four, and said, that despito, the Scelb who won the first round

Mizhavanadze (the radio quoted Party organiellons had neglected***

"educational":

of

dismissale this represented an US ASSURANCES.

June last year

increasò *67 · 10,103 : since the

of his battle with Italy's Com Washington, Feb. 21.

and again the Party and provious Party Congress.

munists and fellow-travellers, The Secretary of State, Mr. State leadership have been re-

complained that many appeared certain today to carry John Foster Dulles, is expectent organised Now "Comrade

Round to offer the French what, as

of continued surances he còn

work and there

Signar. Soelba defeated the has initials or frat name)

wero United States commitments in emerged as First Secretary

too many cases of Party first threat to his now govern- Europe, on some well-chosen the Central Committee of the officials passing on responsibility. ment by Armly putting down

the occasion before

He said it was necessary to Communist-led strike demon French Georgian Farty that is, Party reorganise Parliament debates European boss for the Republie

the work of tho,

observers Party state arxi economic strations, Political Defence Community

Mahavanadze reported to the In connection with this con- Farly Congress great harm organimations and to infure into prodloted that he would prevail jecture, however, diplomatic had been done in Cleargin its them more efficiency and a acne again when he go before the quarters were so inclined to by Berla and his criminal of responsibility.!

gang" and said "these enemies bolleve Mr Dulles might again and traitors got their..

tion.

ratifica❤

Just

Berate to suck : & confidence vote.

The political atmosphere was Of! Beris, 2 hó V said: "Tho | ominously quiet after a week-in

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volce his concern over the co deportation tags: the new. Georg, Georgian people thrice 'curse:] which the Siculan"-born |

fusion into which French jection of EDC would throw his Ion Party chief did not directly this monster, whose hands are Christin's Democrat's firm hands European

an policy a confusion

dangerous Mr. Dulles onte sald would do link the demisis of Farty stained with the blood of hum-ling mand an agonising reappraisal members. with the Beria case, dreds of thousands of the best Cominum endange of that policy,"

sccording to the Tidis. Radio sons of the enlare Soviet people his determination to restore In their search for assur broadcast, not did, has disclose including the Georgian people, stability to Italy?pag ances -believed likely? to what percentage wero expelled strengthen French resolve. In after Beria's arrest. going ahead with EDC, 7Mr. Dulles and if advisers · 320.

to be cons

following:

perhaps 7 coupled

Along that the brin

the

GJEMBEZZLEMENT.

said the

Party Congresses in other Soviet Republies held during the past week have indicated *) thorough all-round .... shakeup in rer-] the top leadership," especially in

the Boviets Central "Ari

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the Userr

The Communist strike menace appeared to be over, at least fok. the time, being The unions are How sandying: Blinor Scelba's announced programme for social

In Parliament, the

bell

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De Calcutta, Feb. 21... “Two) wemen were- killed; and tom other pursery-by-wara ins Washington, F. 21, Navy today denied jured in a 20-minute ridning

ships shadowed Brilish mer Cakutia's main station chantmen suspected of trading |

today with Communist countries,

Armed with revolver and a It Just is not true," a Navy Sten gin and were alleged to have spokesman said of the British fired indiscriminately charges. "The Navy denies it offorts

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