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Unqualified

was to be expected that Communist

propaganda

would attempt to persundio the world that the Big Four argeemont to arrango 11 Genova conference to pursue the problem of Korea, and probably that of Indo- China, implied recognition of the Peking regime by the Western Powers. Mr Anthony Eden, however, has put the record straight by a statements In the House of Commons yester- day, Communist China will not attend the Geneva con- ference with any Apecial status. It is not n Big Five! mecting such as Mr Molotov so ardently endeavoured to manoeuvre but will be, in fact,

conference based entirely

the United Nations resolution adopted last year for studying the possibilities agreeing on a Korean peace treaty and

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on

the political future of the country. Peking's position at the Geneva parleys will be precisely that of every other nation represented there, and it implies neither International recognition of the Mao Tse-tung Govern ment nor any right for Com- munist China to be admitted to the United Nations. The latter point is of particular

Importance, and Mr Eden very properly made Bri- tain's attitude clear on thei subject. Britain's de jure ? recognition of the Peking regime does not carry with ¦ it support for Red China's admission to the UN. That may come la time, but only given certain reassuring actions by Peking-actious which HO far have been conspicuous by

their absence.

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CHINA MAIL

No. 35766

Established 1845

TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1954.

REBELS WIN

Withdrawal

By French

Union Forces

FORTRESS LOST

Paris, Mar. 16.

Franco-Vietnamese forces have evacuated the northern strongpoint of the besieged mountain fortress of Dien Bien Phu, northern Indo-China, according to reports reaching Paris early today.

This is the second position now in the hands of the Vietminh rebels, waging the fiercest offen- give of the Indo-China war to capture the fortress.

After repeated fanatical assaults, French troops were reported to have pulled out of the Earlier they had position early yesterday. launched an infantry counter-attack, supported by heavy tanks.

Reports said the bodies of 1,500 Communists were lying on the barbed wire surrounding the post.--Reuter.

COUNTER-ATTACK

Hat, Mar. 15. Out-numbered pad surround

hurled

selves, screaming, to blow a passage through thickets of French barbed wire guarding

ed French Union troops de- the defenders. French losses fiantly

crashing n

were undisclosed but were de counter-attack against o Com- Ferhat 1 DJ "severe." United munist attack of up to 40,000 min Press. assaulting Dien Bien Phu in the biggest pitched Indo-China war.

battic

of the

A French headquarters spokes- men said that Colonel Christian De Castries commanding the

SCHIL

WHEN Mr Eden declared t

cut-off fortress,

para-

that Britain's relations troopers, Foreign Legionnaires, with Communist China Maroccany and Vietnamese in- were far from satisfactory fantry with bayonets

fixed he was, to many minds, gulst the encircling Reds in Indulging in an understate daylong and desperate battle. yellow dust cloud

any

great

Д

fire

2 Rioting Students

Killed

Tunis, Mar. 15. French police tonight opened with nub machineguns

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Fire On Egyptians Fire

British Officers

F

Thrilling Escape Story

REFUGEES IN GUN BATTLE

Vienna, Mar. 15. The thrilling story of an cscape from a group of ten Hungarian refugees, in. cluding a child of five, to Austria after travelling

half-across Hungary and Com- shooting down two munist policemen in a gun battle, "was revealed here today by United States offi- clais.

of patrolled minefield in

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Agree To More Tax Concessions

Washington, Mar. 15.

President Eisenhower appealed to the nation today to support his tax programme which, he said, would strengthen the economy, provide more jobs and give added security, to the American worker.

The President made his appeal in a nation- wide television and radio speech in which he urged Congress to accept his programme of overall reductions which he limited to $1,397,000,000,

a total of

He strongly opposed suggestions for further tax concessions and warned that to further increase the Government's deficit by saving on taxes would be to seriously weaken national defence.

Mr Eisenhower said he could not accept sugges- tions by members of the Democratic Party in Congress .. for an increase in personal income tax exemptions from $600 to $700.

to

tho

excuse

"I

He said there was no justi į that under present conditions.” fication for arguments that the Mr Eisenhower, said that his nation was on the brink of dis-chief objections to suggestions of aster or for arguments that the an increase in personal income situation called for further tax tax exemptions was that a $1.000

increase

purchasing exemption,

for instance would power of the people,

"Vlowing with gloom is only three from paying

in every one taxpayer

all Fedor to be expected in the spring of income taxes. an election year," the President

"I think this is wrong," he said,"

said,

am for averybody pay- "The truth is we do not have

his fair share ... I simply a depression. And what's more, don't believe for one second that as I have said time and time anyone privileged to live in tiss again, your Government will country wants someone cise to continue to use its full powers pay his own fair and just share to make sure that we don't have of the cost of his Government."> one.

The President asked Congress. to reconsider its decision to re- dice corporation taxes from 82 per cent to 47 per cent next

ing

The six men, three women, and a child, who started by train from Budapest, walked the last 50 miles to the Austrian province of Burgenland, moving at night and hiding during the day. Four developed frost-bitten feet on the first night of their week long trek and had to be assisted or carried the rest of the way by the others.

There

WOS Fothing to cat for the last two days, the refugees reported.

The little band was caught thrap times during its night, but each time managed to cscape. Even as the half-starved and crippled refugees hobbled through the last mile and 1 half the

border

"no-man's-land, they could see the Police with nashlights

200 yards behind, foliowing their tracks.

The refugees, who arrived in Vienna by bus from the border, have then under the care of the United States "escape pro- it was learned here. gramm:,"

It is understood that all have developed in different parts of his own tax revision, programine recovered except, one woman

but the nations would bring to individuals and who is still in hospital for

continues to frozefi 'feet.

Ometals are withholding the prosperous. cames to proiect relatives In Hungary.

THE GUN FIGHT The shooting occurred on the

of night

when Hungarian

stumbled upon the party In the dark secure in the job that he has about two miles cast of a small town. The refugees had stop ped to rest in the shelter of some

March

Police

2

"A month ago, I expressed to Congress my belief that we would be able to go from war time to peacetime conditions without serious economic trouble. Nothing has happened since to

to change my mind. "Some unemployment

the country, а whole

month

He said the extoniion of the extra tax on corporations would pay provide: enough money to has the costs of the benedits which

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he businewone wants tax

The broad proposed to... Congress will

Congress, it

Bmo I have/ductions of the right kind...at.

the right time," he said, "Thab apecifically includes this Ad-

strengthen our economy. When (Contd. on back page. Col. 4) will both increase the number

It i

by approved

of jobs and make every

woods and the leader or

Mr

Eisenhower said that his had already cut, end of this the cut, by

went forward to find the best fiscal year $12,000,000,000 from

strommended the budget route towards the border. Truman

Suddenly a shot whistled past the leader's head, followed by

Fayid, Suez Canal, Mar. 15. Two British officers walking from "Tangier in the Fayid camp" intó "Kensington Village' area of the Suez Canal zone, were fired on by two Egyptians armed with sten guns last night.

A British military spokesman sald Egyptians' sten gun jammed three times in, succession policeman running to- pistol and brought the figure and the second man opened fire, but missed.

Both Egyptians then turned round and fled.

one of

the

ment. It is nearer the markrose over the stadium-shaped to observe that diplomatic valley where Col De Custries relations scarcely exist. The mes fought against the superior Chinese Communists, them-odds of more than three crack against several hundred Tuxl- aclves have rendere Bri. Vieming divisions,

sian students who tried to storm tish recognition

mere π

'The French counter-attack | the Dar El Bey, the Tunisian formality. No

attempt smashed back after

Government second

Two offices. has been made by Peking to Communist asonalt wave students were killed, five other catablish

the bastion's demonstrators were normal wormed against

reported co be seriously injured and dozens diplomatic affliations. The defence under a quarter moon

last night. The engagement of students and some police British Charge d'Affaires

lested l day.

were treated for light luluries in in Peking has been denied

The French rushedd

fleets of the

first street rioting in the any sort of proper status;

maximum artil- Tunisian capital for nearly two warplanes and British notes of protest and lory against the knock-out effort years. others requesting informa- believed to have been launched

Tunisian Nationalists claimed tion huve either been against Dien Bien Phu under

that 2,000 students had gather ignores

peremptorily he persone tondership et crack or rejected. Nothing could be Red General Von Nguyen Glap.es in the Casbah Square, near the white-washed Government

The further

FIGHT FOR LIVES removed from

building in the Arab quarter of closed normal than the so-called

and artillery, the town, but French police: diplomatic relations between brought thunder to the fortilled officers put the number at near- and stabbed at a NAAFI atorc Nine Egyptians were killed saw the second man. Ho

valley town 180 miles west of ly 500.

and London and Peking. This, Hanoi where Col De

more, in one of their Fayid camps. and seven wounded for refusing twice Castries'

also challenged by policeman The NAAFI stockroom had to halt when At the same time, prisoners in

Presse. broken into and a largs British sentries-Reuter. Tunis gael launched a brief de- monstration, shouting antiquanlity of cigarettes stolen.

There was a break in the French ond anti-Government

perimeter wire surrounding the slogans,

camp and three cartridge cases were found nearby, the spokes- man added.

Tank

cannon

t

as much as anything else, men fought for their lives in an

is bound to influenco Bri- outpost cut off like the frontier tain's attitude to the ques-forts of America's old West. tion of Red China's admis-

Vietminh

High Command that sion to the United Nations, statement today claimed

Communit Bren Runs now

There are no signs as yet dominated the two French air- Nationalists called for a that the Poking Government flelds at Dien Bien Phu. The strike of shopkeepers on Tues- desires to respect inter-attack, the Communist statement day to protest against today's national obligations or that said, "wiped out the crack. 3rd casualties. Two French police it wishes to play any Battalion of the 13th Foreign officers were also seriously in- constractive role in that Legion Brigade. family of

nations, And Frenchi Aghter planes and The students, who are attach- until such signs are given bombers,

fronts,

gathered from all pounded the forl's al-

jured,

ed to the Great Mosque,

a

worden

also dis- and attempted robberies, cable spokesman

Palestinian

and Arab cuttings

breaking into had been found shot British camps, ..

Investigations into the shoot- ing of an Egyptian police officer on Thursday night were still proceeding, the spokesman went on.

Explosion Blasts Boat

He said two British soldiers 70 Miles Away

con involved were being held 13

In a positive and convincing feest high explosives Verged on the Casbah Square material witnesses.

no

napaim.

The High Command said that

demonstration

the command to halt. Another buliet was red and then he Saw a

He wards him.

drew his own

down with five rapid shots,

He then ran away from the there would be group, knowing at least one more policeman in the neighbourhood, and

fired

the other fell-France-

Trade Talks

Fiasco

(Our Own Correspondent)

London, Mar, 15, "The news leaked out in Berlin tenight that somo British businessmen are discussing the formation of a breakaway group tour columns carrying manner, there can be

Tokyo, Mar. 16. It is understood the officer

from the China Trade Com and thousands of gallons of fiery Tunisian Dags. The ostensible was shot dead when trying to An atom explosion, thought

of the British Communist of

reason of the United Ching gaining

alfon stop a quarrel between British probably from a hydrogen Council for the Promotion of Nations membership. At the robel losses were at least 1,000 was to call on the Ministers for droops and Egyptian labourers. bomb, early this month International Trade,

Religious Affairs, General moment she displays none of and probably more so far. Many Mohammed Saadallah, to do said the body was taken to a blasted a Japanese fishing They say, "We represent re the necessary qualifications.) suicide squads sacrificed them mand a "modernisation of the British military post by two boat 70 miles

putable arms. Why should all away: the business have to go through statute. The Minister had al- British servicemen, but the critically injuring two and Mr Bergor? This isn't our rendy twice refused to receive | circumstances were "obscure,”": injuring the entire re-normal way of conducting

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A British Embarry spokesman

one businessinan,, · Mr Geox

Willlmser, a Director of the students bombarded it with tonight denied Egyptian press

blast Crompton Parkinson, electrical a hail of siones, breating many reports that the Egyptian Gov-

They engineers, saw the Chinese windows. Police reinforcements omment had formally, prelested Immediately went into action against the shooting of the sled back to Japan with clone. He was in Berlin, at

their vessel clanked in a whitish specific Invitation of the Chinese with tear gas bombs dispersing police officer or against MAC | ash-like substance

the

and today and his independent talks would the students, who then sought setting up of British mobile the national news agency Kyodo, continue he said, adding that

alongTM refuge in the Great Morque, and checkpoints

the Tel El carried their story, nearby shops.

Kabir rord

They suffered burns, a rod- Last night. Lieutenant-Colonel

blackening of the It was then that the first shots Zakaria Mohleddin, the Egypt dening and

skin and, in some cases, their were fired. The. French police Jan Minister of the Interior,

hair fell out. claimed that demonstrators fired told reporters he was awaiting on them from balconies, but a full report on the investign- Japanese doctors today tested in fact go to Berlin, but the Tunislaris - allogod that the tions and that the matter was the "death ashes" carried back Chinese refused to 100 ther

Japan first to use now in the hands of the public vessel which now and suffered noon they saw all 18 together. aftor to

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Observers Cairo tonight the blast of an atomie explosion and all i were unsured into the atrout wiihin kear, minutes after pointed out, the remarkable in mid-Paciile on March 13 §. rostraint of the Egyptian'

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Hand-Shaking May Be Banned

Canberra, Mar. 15. The Australian Health Depart-

by the ment has recommended a ban on Administration before shaking hands with the Queen it left office in January, 1952. during her tour of Western "But this is on election year." Australia · to safeguard her he added. "Some

seguint think it

the pollo epidemie: which the state. good polities to promise more has

und at the same time more

und

and more Government spending The Department has also ro- moze lax cuts for all. We knew Roynded that all food for tho couple should come either from bitter experience what from the Royal yacht, Gothle such a polley would finally lead or Australla's eastern states, thei to. It would make our dollars big gat

gatherings Echool children

of buy less."

should be cancelled and that To make Jargo additional people presented to the Queen savings in the cost of Govern-should stand further away than ment at present means seriously usual, weakening the national defence) The recommendations have of the United States, the Pre-been made to the Royal tour sident added.

authorities, but not yet anally

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