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GILMANS

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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

the HOME

France Has To

Decide

PERHAPS the

most dia-

turbing feature of the present conduct of the Indo- China war in the difference in the policies of the French who are fighting it and those of the Americans who are subsidising it, this year to the tune of more than one thousand million dollars. Feeling

French

War

Parliamentariana appears to be unanimous that the war must be brought to an end by negotiations as soon as possible. The world can sympathise with their feelings for this hopeless

of "never-never" vic

for tories has dragged on seven years, has cost thei armies of the French and the Associated States 110,-

casualtion 000

about and £1,000,000 a day in money. 'Tho Americans, however. take a different view. The American service chiefs are calling a conference shortly to discuss a "new strategy" for the conduct of the war which involves sinking con- siderably more than 2,000 into Indo- million dollars China in various forms of aid in the next two year. They bolleve the power of the Vietminh is weakening. that the "atmosphere is Im- proving" and that the new strategy will probably result in vietary for France in

Clearly уенга. Americans have no intention

two

the

of allowing the war to be concluded at present with the Vietminh holding more than two-fifths of Indo China. And since the French are accepting huge grants of American aid they can hard ly complain of Washington interference.

Premier, M. Laniel, as announced his terms for à truce. They can only be described as wishful thinking in the extreme in view of Mr Molotny's latest foreign policy statement, M. Laniel wanta the complete

THE French

CHINA

No. 35759

Established- 1845-

MONDAY, MARCH 8; 1954.

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Death Of

RESTRICTED

Mix Must Not

In Politics

NO LONGER ALLOWED TO TALK FOR GOVT

Cairo, Mar. 7.

The ruling military junta served notice today that restored President Mohammed Naguib no longer could "talk in the name of the government” and the Junta itself would remain in power after to revive a Constituent Assembly is summoned Egypt's Parliamentary life.

An official spokesman of the Revolutionary President Council, which two weeks ago voted Naguib out and back in again as President, said: "He must be absolutely neutral and not favour

Film Censor anyone; nor may he mix in politics. He has no

Will Hays

right to talk in the name of the government any more."

In a separate announcement, another Junta spokes. man, the Minister of National Guidance, Major Salah Salem, said the Revolutionary Council would carry on as the sovereign power in Egypt when the Constituent Assembly promised by President Nagulb after his restoration comes into being. But the present military Cabinet, he added, would be replaced by a civilian Cabinet responsible to the Assembly.

Sullivan, Indiann, Mar. 7. Mr Will H. Hays for 24 years "ezar" of American film censor- ship, died here today, aged 24.

Mr Hays, one-time Republican

Post and national chairman master-General, left President Harding's Cabinet to "clean up" film production in the twenties. volutionary

He had been since last October.

1030 to Will Hayw

Major Salem said the Re- Council's mission would end only when general elections are called under the constitution to be established by

7

The American film industry the Constituent Assembly.

It has not yet been decided, gread in

press conference, voluntary censorship, the "pro- be told duction code", to attain respect whether the present military ability al time when social, Cabinet or another will organisc and political leaders the elections for the temporary religious were denouncing the conduct of Assembly. Major Salem pre- Hollywood's Alm

and ferred the latter. stars moral laxity in films,

He

In his first series of 12 "com- mundigents." he banned scenes and re- of giris in underwear stricted kissing scenes.

He enforced his rule that

said the officers of the Junta intended to quit the Army and enter politics as civilians.

Top Flight Reds Arrested

San Juan, Mar. 7. Puerto Rican police today

He hinted that the military-arrested six top flight Com-

Liberation aponsored

Rally munist leaders in the second backing the Junta may campaign

of day

action straight the in a political 05

party

A against the fanatical general elections. promised

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evacuation of rebels from Hollywood must become respect-decision will be made on this tionalism behind the Con-

able so strictly, that he con- Laos, Cambodia and south-cealed for 10 years the fact that point

wife had separated f start, he and his ern Vietnam for a In short he is asking before by mutual conscut.

Mr Eric Johnston succeeded! him as film censor when he re- tired in 1945.

any truce can be discussed that the Vietminh should give up at least a third of the territory it now holds. France apparently has no proposal for the future of northern Vietnam which, with the exception of one or two isolated pockets, is vir- tually

The present administrator of Hollywood's "self imposed" code is Mr Joseph Breen-Reuter,

Gales Cause

complete Heavy Damage under

only would

Communications

Formers

after the Constituent gressional shooting in

the law Assembly lays down

Washington. governing the elections, he said.

Jaunched NASSER'S IDEA

Police

an island- The other

spokesman,

AP wide search for four other Com." parently referring to General munist executives who, together made up Naguib's announcement of the with those arrested,

Assembly, said this Constituent

the high command of the Puerto Parla Rican party. step in restoring the mentary rule, suspended when All were accused of being

Farouk was deposed, ac-

was was the idea of Premier members of a subversive organi-

Gamal Abdel Nasser.

sation with intent to overthrow the Government, under a Puerto Slace November 1952, spokesman said, Nasser has been Rican law dealing with subver-

activity.

The

the

While

Was

In coninct with leading person- sive there

no official nilties.

wants premier elite citizens of Egypt, Including estimate as to the strength of all sections of public opinion, the Communists in Puerto Rico, sald the quarters

has no more party probably represented in the Assembly, he competent

than 100 members in the island. DOCUMENTS CHECKED

Raid.

after

Forty-nine

In which some

President Naguib

measures

persons

It always has given full sup

were attempted osassination of Presi-

in

Wins Not Guilty Verdict

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skowa Top" picture Albert Kemp, who kept his wife's body in a trunk for four months, and who was found not guilty by

at jury Chelmsford Assizes re- charges of cently on murder and manslaugh- ter, Above, Audrey Kemp, whose body was found in a trunk-London Ex- press Photos.

•

Crisis

In British

Looms

Honduras

i

London, Mar. 7.

Independence For Vietnam Negotiations

ATTACKED

RED TROOPS IN DARING ACTION City Under State Of Emergency

Hanoi, Mar. 7.

Red 'commandos attacked airfields in the suburbs of Haiphong, where American Air Force technicians are stationed, and a state of emergency has been decreed in the area, the French authori ties announced tonight.

Details of the Red foray were not disclosed. But the boom of heavy artillery and the rattle of machine- guns wore clearly audible in the China Sea port, where all American-supplied war materials for Northern Indo- China are unloaded.

A French Command spokesman said Haiphong was under a state of emergency since Inst night and this morning security measures "had to be reinforced".

Troop reinforcements were lacks against weak spots of the rushed to Catbi and Doson air-perimeter. flelds and low-flying fighters and

attack-bombers patrolled

Simultaneously, ofloors azidi,

area in

followed Premier

the Glup le moving the bulk of his area through the day, Haiphong. army in Tonking toward the la about 50 miles east of Hurol, [delta-No 1 strategic

Stringent security precautions Indo-China. already had been taken around The increased rebel activity in the harbour and the two air-areas the French had consider felds after the daring Red com-led As satc mando mid on Gillam airbase Joseph Lamici's announcement in the suburbs of Honol four in the National Assembly that days ago,

France would not sprée to an Some 325 US Air Force armistice with the Visturinh technicians Are stationed in unless they pulled out of the Indo-China to service American Hanoi delta. supplied planes phd to train French and native crews in their maintenance, Paris, Mar. 8.

In addition to iments at Cath detach number of-delta villages-held by

and Doson French trained loyalist, militia. Franco-Vietnamese nego technicians are based at the The Red raiders overpowered tiations open here today sprawling Tourane fleld on the on outpost northwest of Sontay,

for Viet- Annam coast, 200 miles south only ten miles away from Hano on independence

and kidnapped

mildamen nam, largest of the three of Hanol. Associated States of war- torn Indo-China.

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The French hope of granting maximum independence to Viet

Union nam within the French

at will strengthen their hand the Geneva For East conference on April 28.

VIETMINH BID

In defiance of the French condition for a ceasefire, the Reds today struck against a

rebels also lashed out

ro- an

stainst outpost. near Hadong, five several miles south of Hanoi, but were beaten back with "some" inemes, the French Command · ́said.-— United Press.

| FIRE PUT OUT

Plymouth, Mar. 7.

Doon was attacked by bels last month and planes were damaged.

French Intelligenco reports, disclosed today, said the Com- munist Vietminh planned to attack pirbases throughout Indo-China In

4 bid to smash French air supremacy.

Staff officers who disclosed The Laniel Government be-

offers leves Geneva

intelligence reports said the best the

orders were flashed to the bases opportunity for ending the

to

A fire which broke out in a tighten security mcustires seven-year-old Indo-Chinn war, Immediately.

hold in the 7,000-ton British which has cost France 110,000 casualties

The United States dispatched steamer Norman Monarch has and strained her 325 non-combatants to Indo-been put out, Lloyd's shipping Anances to breaking point.

Ching to help service newly-Intelligence reported today. there Diplomats argue

Cargo in the hold is being are supplied American aircraft and of success

discharged. in train French and native crews more prospects

and Com- to handle the planes. They were The Norman Monarch, carry- dealing with Russia munist China

with the posted in rear areas and are due ing a consignment of matches, Vietminh leader, Ho Chi-minh. to return home in June at the steamed over 200 miles back to The Associated States will be Intest,

Britain when the fire was dis- Staff officers said the intelll-covered. She was on her way represented at Geneva.

Minister,getice

also reports The French Prime

disclosed from Liverpool to West Africa. M. Joseph Laniel, has indicated that the rebel "generalissimo", Her crew shifted the matches France will take no lead in Vo Nguyen Clap, has oricred away from the blazing hold and his 70,000-man Army inside | pumped steam in to prevent the French-held Rod River Are spreading, Ching Mail delta to alep up harassing at- Special.

than

the

a Viet

Vietminh control. Mr Molo-

with

In Vietminh, talking tov

made it clear hax

Wellington, Mar. 7.

Assembly last the the National that the Communists want

rain Violent gales, driving

Friday, he demanded cither (1) Ho Chi minh to be

and glant sen last night lashed

minh withdrawal, from Laos, represented at the forth- towns along New Zealand's west

Cambodia and southern Viet flooding streets and In Khartoum, the Sudanese coming Geneva conference coast,

nam, as well as from the rich capital rocked by anti-Egyptian enusing widespread damage,

Red River Delta as truce condi- or (2) Vietminh representa-

Troups and sandbags units in riots

tlone. tion in the future Govern-and around Auckland battled flew thero last week to attend port to the Nationalist Party,

Socialists, who demanded ment of Vietnam. The against the rising tide to save the opening of Parliament, new whose members carried out the

A new colonial crisis is immediate ceasefire talks, said Hecond of these conditions homes, property and livestock precautionary

by damage to sea ordered against possible violence. dent Truman in 1950 and the looming in the Caribbean these were "terms of capitula- would almost certainly be threatened

Barbed wire was placed shooling of five Congressmen

territory of British Hon-on" rather than truce terms. unacceptable to the French wolls.

Daily and power cround the Governor-General's Washington a week ago.

POSITION DAMAGÈD for to allow Vietminh parti- services over a wide area have Palace, Ministry buildings and The acting General-Secretary duras, writes the

corres- cipation in the Vietnam been affected.

In pre- of the Communists is Antonio Express political Parliament, apparently

On the eve of the Franco- pondent. Government

negotiations, tho Vietnamese and fruit growers paration for the

Meanwhile, Government in- menn delaying the day when fear losses totalling many thou-poned until Woning, post- Merabel.

Mr seized vestigators continued to check a

The Governor,

Pairicit position of the Vietnam Gov- in stack of documents seized in the Renison, has sent the Communists would take sands of pounds as a result of

an SOS to rnment headed by Prince Bu

is learing his over that State completely, the sudden storms, which end-after the March 1 rioting,

30 people were home of Albizu to see if the Whichtll. He wants a Com-c-who cd a ponth-long drought pretext enough for n re-mony parts of the North Island. led, were fined £6-nited Nationalist leader was directly mission sent immediately, to country's delegation Aas been gravely damaged by a demand implicated in the shooting of investigate the extent of the ---Reuter.

for Immediate-general elections, the five US Congressmen last links between the Colony's

according to observers here, week

leading

party and The documents were taken munists of neighbouring Guste- The National Uaton. Move- from three drawers and a brief mata.

yesterday when the police gassed and captured – Abitu after a gun fight

Campos apartment contained à.shall, arsenal" 'of' Twords" and dominated": gurts, "Including three pistols of the type used by the Nationalist fanatics who shot up the US Congress.

Gov. Lails Munoz Marin praed the insular police who stormed Albizu's apartment for "bringing everybody out with out bloodahed,, United, Press. Warship Crashos

sumption of hostilities.

MR Molotov has lost what

Press.

Eight People Killed In

New Avalanches

.

over enigmatic qualities he once possossed. His in- tentions today are crystal clear. At the Genova con- ference he Intends to play. off France against America and his aim is that France should torpedo the EDC and

At least eight persons were crushed or smothered to thus foll German rearm- ament. Ho hopes to achieve death by avalanches in the Austrian Alps yesterday and this by paying lip service today, raising the toll of victims of the "White Death" to French desires to end the this year to at least 149. Indo-China struggle and by

Vienna, Mar. 7.

the party

case

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the Com-

4 new con-

Time is short for on April 23 Briti Honduras is to have it arst, election under ned And

pro Guatemalan People's United Party Scoma all nine, seats In

to W contain

ment for Viatnams mastmist. :

anti-

nationalists -want the, head Bao. Dal

these elections

state, office early

aves Saigon for

next week Prince Buu Loc is

close relative of Bao Del

An offlelal, nationalist: spokal-

the Amembly dielo be lied man said in Saigon last night by ballot. The remaining six that mationalist groups would tako "all possible notion within cats will be filled by three the law" It BAO Tal persisted Government omelals and three in turning down this request. He has so for refused election nominces of the Governor,

Responsible opinion in British demands because of war-img Honduras realisos that the pro-

„Tool there is. Útė gramme of "reform on which oslood of a nationalist revolt Into Wharf AN

the PUP has been campaigning against the "Bao... Dal – regime. Melbourne, Mar. 8.

great appeal to the But Frenchs läimisters, wise, have The Royal Australian Navy population

rectnt y toured Indo-Chritis, ere ixlostroyer Bataan crashed into

Seriously perturbed about the Svišinami. the south whatz on Saturday he Most of the people, however, polttel muistions aho tried to, berth without page, arm devout Roman Catholics, 2011 is expected, the) French Na

TA, big bola wag, gouded in the strongly opposed to Communimodal, Assembly Three persons were inising in

nowildew any the Great apron of the whiny and pearly and any. Le-t Schober Mountain in Styria, but a foot of reinforced concrete there, was die hope they would was dielaced

(white Danth” kilted:

Four more persona Weré, re-louth member of playing on their fears of a ported micking and, many | clawed his way out. revival of German militarismothers injured in the slant Two more German sportemon If the EDC treaty-in. ratifled slides loosened by a wook of were crushed to death at Retten- Mediterraponn winds. back Puth in the Tyrol and an by the six signatory powers. warm

were Austrian-alder, was killed mat For France to be duped by The latest casualties

Joy Fase in Styria, Provinon any Russian manoeuvre on werkend skiers seeking to take Prebichi Fass the Indo-China question advantage of clear and sunny would be to write off all she has done there in the last Radio warnings of “actite It would be danger of avalanches ware regarded as a capitulation beamed to, aki resorta”, and

mountain and valley,

was

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to the Communists and throughout the Austrian disaster to the West, which toning

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