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THE... CHINA MAIL," TUESDAY, MARCH ·· 30, 1954.

"BIG THREE? CONFER ON QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

TRADE BAN

Stassen Outlines Objections

To British Plan

London, Mar. 29.

The United States foreign aid chief, Mr Harold Stassen, outlined to a "Big. Three" con- ference today America's objections to Britain's plan to sell more goods to Communist Europe, diplomatic sources said.

He was addressing British and French Minis-, ters at the opening of a two-day meeting called to discuss Sir Winston Churchill's proposals for boosting East-West European trade by whittling down the present list enforced by the Atlantic Pact countries plus West Germany and Japan on the export of potentially strategic materials,

Under the "Battle Act" passed by Congress in 1951, the American Administration is forbidden to give aid to

US Battleship || Gruenth

To Join 'Mothball Fleet'

re-

New York, Mar. 29.

battle- The American ship Missouri will be fired to the mothball fleet this Autumn to make room in the United States Navy

· for additional · aircraft carriers, the New York Times reported today.

The Times sald. inb Missouri had already been. riven final overhaul and would undergo a dead- storage process at firemer- ton, Washington, beginning in September.

The Navy Department refused to verify the report.

The Times said that the Missouri's officers already have been given question- naires on their choicos of now assignments.—United Press.

New Anti-Red

countries selling strategic goods to Com. Bill Before

|munist nations unless the President expressly permits

sales in the interests of the United States.

US Congress

France:

Tells

No Alternative

To EDC

4

Paris, Mar. 20. The Supreme Commander of 'Allied forces. in Europe, General Alfred Gruenther, told France today we have no alternative solution here at SHAPE headquarters to the European Defence Com- munity:

Replying to questions put by radio commentators on a pro- gramme recorded for the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora- tion, Gen. Gruenther explained that for the Allied Command the EDC problem was a military and not a political on:.

needs.

"We have stated our We have stated we need ʼn Ger- inan contribution to the defenco of Europe. This under EDC. is completely feùsible."

Asked about defence against hydrogen bombs, to Alled Supreme Commander said: "Defence against the H-bomb is the same as against the A-bomb. We must try to prevent them from being delivered. Once they been dropped от our

Washington, Mar. 29. Representative Carl Vin-have

trouble.

with goods between the Communist son, a Democrat, introduced to or cities we are in great

PEACE OR WAR

liberal

"The tactics of the SHAPE Command in face of a possible

legislation today to make membership of the Com- munist Party while serving aggression will never be 100 in the Armed Forces crime,

a

per cent defensive because the offence has a tremendous ad vantage over the defence,"

The main aim of the London | munist world which would in- conference is to prevent a serious crease its war potential. political difference between Britain backed by France and America and her Allies.

other West European countries Mr Stassen has made it clear believed that an increased flow of In the talka he has had British Ministers and oficials and non-Communist states since his arrival on Saturday might lead to an improvement that too liberal a revision of of political relations. the embargoed items would pro- voke bitter hostility in Congress. For this reason Britain has

In the American view nothing pressed for a more should be exported to the Com-definition of some sections of

the forbidden Items.

Under the present law Com- Neither she

Party membership is nor America's munist

TROUBLE ON RIGHT other Alles wants any retaxa-not in itself a crime, either 111 tion of the embargo on warlike military or civilian life, although

Turning to the Mediterranean- commodities.

officers in the Armed Forces Middle East front. Gen. But Britain Is attempting in must

must swear that they are not Gruenther sald: "If the possible the London talks to reach members of subversive groups aggressors turned our right flank the United and can be court martialled for we would be in trouble. But I agreement with States on how much of the ban swearing falsely.

hope there will be enough forces Under Mr Vinson's bill Com- can be lifted without endanger- ing Western security.

munists would not necessarily that area." Russia is now assembling in Many of the goods however,

when escape military service

Ho was confident that the quantity a new type of long-can be used for peaceful or war-called. They could be put into Western Powers, in case of an submarine, like purposes and these are some special form of service atomic attack, would be able to range, high-speed

Vinson suggested making retaliate with "tremendous de- according to latest reports from being scrutinised Item by item. Mr London.

DEFENCE AID

them labourers.

structive ability." The recommendations of the

maximum punishment three-power meeting here will under the bill would be set by be passed to the Paris group the President.

all seen representing

"I feel confident the bill will last March off the South Afri-respecting the embargoes for be approved by the House can coast and in the Far East.

Armed Service Committee," Mr doal agreement,

Russia Has "Pre-Fab" Submarines

This class of submarine-Arst sighted in the North Sea and in Greenland waters during NATO paval

manoeuvres-was

The

the nations

to fly to

4

Our delivery capacity is much greater than theirs. In that fact lies, one element of our safety."'

General Gruenther said the It is reported to be prefabri- Mr Stassen is also discussing Vinson said.

U.S. Air Force had a jet bomber- 'cated at inland factories and with British offenly the scale

capable of first-rate altitude and PAST MEMBERSHIP assembled of Ballic and Far of American defence ald to He is the ranking Democrat distance performances, the B-47, East Shipyards.

Britain in the financial year and former Chairman of the whereas the Soviet Union only Most modern and streamlined beginning in July.

Armed Service Committee.

had the TU-4, "A copy of the in outline, the new Communist

Mr Stassen plans

obsolete" His proposal carne as the B-29 and practically submarine is:-

Washington to

report to Prest-Administration prepared to make and no other answer to the B-47 BIG: about 3,000 tons sub-, dent Eisenhower tomorrow public its own recommendations at present. marged

and capable of an night.

for new legul curbs ugainst

"However, they are developing Indurance of 20,000 miles-nearly

American offeluis Communism. It paralleled also a prototypes and in # But some hali-way round the world will remain to continue detailed drive in the House Judiciary they can have planes as good, if and back. More than 320ft. discussions.--Reuter.

Committed to outlaw the Red not better, than our B-47." long--bigger than British

Party.

frigate.

FAST: at least 20 knots under

water.

POWERFUL: there are twin 3in.

guns in

A turret before the conning tower and a twin light ack-ack quickarer aft-in addi- tion to torpedoes and mines.

This class has been sighted recently in substantial numbers.

It is the first long-range sub-

marine developed for the Russian Navy from captured German boats or by captured German designers.

*w years

Mr Vinson's bill would make He said the Soviet TU-4 membership in the Communist bomber could roach the US and

Cheaper Petrol Party or any organisation seek-drop its atomic bomb there but

In Britain

London, Mar. 30.

ing the forceful overthrow of could not return to Russia-"a the Government n crime under one way attack." France- the code of military justice, Presse. punishable by court marial.

The bill also makes it a crime

Motorists in Britain will pay for Servicemen to conceal past De Gasperi

penny less for petrol today. The reduction in the price of standard grade fuel. was on- nounced last night by the major petrol firms,

Diesel fuel was reduced by

of penny.

by 4

Russia is now estimated NATO experts to have about Premium grade petrol is not 360 submarines of all types. reduced. Fewer than 100 are fast or up Last November standard grade to date.

petrol was cut by a halfpenny Modernisation of the ocean- to four shillings and. 3% pence going coastal-defence, and a gallon. training flotlins is now being Diesel fuel came down a half- accelerated.

penny.-Reuter.

membership in the Party- United Press.

Dug With Spoon

Jackson, Missisippi, Mar. 20.

Backs EDC

Naples, Italy, Mur. 29. The former Premier, Signor Alelde de Gasperi, strongly backed tho European Army project last night in what was considered an indiention the Government will try to

that

James C. Smith, a burglary suspect, was caught while trying to dig his way out of the city gaol here yesterday.

Offlcers said he was using a push the EDC treaties through tablespoon-United Press.

Parliament in the near future,

The Queen Will Get A Big TV

Welcome

Home

Signor De Gasperi, at present Secretary-General of the gov

of

erning Christian Democratic Party und a close friend Premier Mario Seeliba, was ad- dressing a conference of Party leaders from the Naples area.

"The EDC, a strictly defen- organisation, is an indis- pensablo pre-requisite for a political and economical Euro- community, in -which Italian economy and labour will have prospects of expansion, and Eleven cameras will be in lers, and pleasure steamers will in history, be able to see a welfare," Signor. De Gasperi

sive

The biggest outside broadcast operation since the Coronation is being planned by TV for the homecoming of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in May, pean according to London reports.

weather

untu

action. The "roving eye" one be out in the Channel all the royal homecoming from the time sold.

way from Falmouth to Dover, the Queer sights the shores of will go afloat to relay the and TV film cameras hope that England practically royal progress from the Fool the

will be clear steps out on the Palace balcony of London up-river to West- enough for good pictures. to accept the cheers minster, Ten other cameras These will be rushed back to London "crowds. will show the disembarka-London to be screened as a pre- tion and the ceremonia! mission of the arrival

A telerecording made Himinary to the actual trans-

in the the screen will be linked with drive through beflagged Port of London.

the flm shots into a special London to Buckingham If this can be done, millions programme to be shown later Palace,

of vilowers throughout the possibly the same evening or on

By then it is estimated that country will, for the first time Sunday.

there will be ut least 3,500,000 TV sets in operation. And the total audience is likely to top overything except that mam- moth gathering which sÓW the

2 crowned nearly a year

A camere is

expected to be

set up facing Buckingham Palace so that close-up shots of the Queen and the Duke.

to the crowds may be fine 2006.)

throughout Britain.

The Ectual homecoming. TV pictures are likely to begin as The Britannia stesins, into, Lon=.| don. But.. TV film unit hopes to By awwn Chaonet to alma the welcome of the little "hips from

POP

JUST SOMETHING

· POREZ - VIN2. ... ·

ME TO CUST

SUPPOSE

bo.

"We hope that a solution for she Trieste can be reached outside or in connection with EDC," the Signor

Do Gaspert said. "But the question must not put as if our participation in EDC were a concession which must be matched by other con- cessions. We must honestly state that EDC is in our own Interest, for Italy's security and development."United Press.

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