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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1954.

Bikini H-Bomb Explosion

EISENHOWER WILL BE ASKED TO EXPLAIN New Persian Envoy Meets Eden

This Letter: 17ft. Long

San Fernando, Spain, Mar. 29. Dan Salvador Banches here received a letter 17 feet long.

The letter was folded up in the form of an accordion for despatch through the post.

took the sender 24 hours to write. China Mail Special.

In Saudi-Arabia

BRITISH

"To

Eliminate Fear,

Confusion

And

Hysteria"

Washington, Mar. 29.

A United States Congressman who observed the massive hydrogen bomb explosion at Bikini Atoll on March 1 said today he would ask Presi- dent Eisenhower to explain publicly what hap- pened in order to eliminate worldwide "confusion, fear and hysteria.”

Mr Chet Holifield, Democratic member of the

SHOOTINGS Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee,

ALLEGED

said he would raise the question of more public information in the House of Representatives. He added that he might communicate directly with the President.

London, Mar. 29. The Saudi-Arabian E- hussy today charged that "British soldiers have been shooting at civilinus day

Mr Strauss, just back from But two American newsPAJUTA and night without any rea- the test area, is reporting on urged publication of mare de- 8011" at the sand-swept, the "unforeseen elreinnatänees" | tails of the hydrogen bomb and isolated and disputed Burai. [in which observers and Japan-its effects so the world might mi Oasis

in deep

the se Arabian desert.

Mr Eisenhower was due to receive a full account of the Bikini hydrogen bomb test today from Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Mr Lewis Strauss.

An Embassy spokesman salu British-comunanded forces klileď

two of

Jik live

Knub Shawaiis Critsmen who walked fort British-held mud hear a on March 23.

Nahermen wern showered with atomic ash.

Since the

explosion, the test danger area has been expanded LO 300,000 square miles. Mr Smurs was expected to outline the President further security

treasures for future tests.

was out of control,"

But

know what it faced-Reuter, COMPENSATION SOUGHT Tokyo, Mar. 29. The fishermen of Japan's big- the asked turin port Rest

them Government today to pay

for losses they 110,000,000 yen had suffered in the atomic tun scare that followed the March 1 U.S. lest explosion at Bikini.

of

Leaders in other fishing com- inunities were expected to fol- low the example

Misaki. ashing bare ut the mouth of Tokyo Bay, an estimates of the losses they have suffered began

To mount.

Mr Holifield said on his re- "Such action can hardly he turn from the Pacific test area conducive 10 FITA appropriate recently that the March 1 blust atmosphere for The laiks FIN was so far beyond what was taking place in Saudi-Arabia," | predicted that you might say it said the Embassy.

cluster of pulen Burain, a

In an interview today, he suid proves and shallow wells on the l Shifting rands of the South- he had been pledged to secrecy Cate part of the Arabian about details of his visit,

A delegation of seven oficiais peninsula, is claimed by both he thought the President could and

representatives Studi-Arabia and the Sheikh dom explosion without revenit te from Misaki visited Governor explosion revealing top twataro Uchiyama of Kanagawa secret information.

Prefecture today and made the demand for the compensation.

A spokesman said that these only direct losses suffered by the fishermen of Misaki and indirect losses would build the sum up to four or five

Agure.

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is one of reversi British-protected Sheikhdoms on UR so-called Trucial Coast Blong the Persian Gulf, Britain is bound by treaty to aid the principality and conducts ita foreign affairs and defence in

return for commercial sions.

conces

HEATED CONTROVERSY

Buraim is well inland from the steamy roastal town of Almu Dhabi and has been the subject of heated controversy between Britain and Saudi-Arabia ever since the late King Ibn Sauti sent an expeditionary force to occupy the oasis.

British territorial forces sur- rounded the

have oasis onel blockaded it for more than a

year.

The Foreign Onler today denied any knowledge of the the Incident referrel Saudi charge. A spokesman noted that normally reports of incidents of this type are re- Jayed to London immediately. -United Press,

to

fisheries

FULL PROTECTION "Describing the effect of wen-represented pons is not telling the Russians how we make them, how they are detonated or how many we Have," he said.

Mr Holfeld said he also in-

times this

[still continuing.

and they were

Mr All Sohelly, the newly-arrived Persian Ambassador' shakes bands with the Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, Mr Sohelly when they met at the Foreign Office recently.

was appointed after the resumption of diplomatie relations,

-Central Press Photo.

"We Have Loosened Enemy's Grip"

French Sortie At Dien Bien Phu: 'Brilliant Success'

Saigon, Mar. 29.

Attack On Arab ́ Village

Jordan Plans To

Dispute

Council

Raise At Security

Amman, Jordan, Mar. 29. ・・ Jordan will raise in the Security Council the question of the alleged Israeli attack on Nahaleen village, three miles inside Jordan, it was officially learned here today.

Jordan today accused Israeli forces of killing three and wounding five Jordan soldiers in an attack on the village at midnight last night. Un- official reports here put the total at nine dead and 16 wounded.

The faraeli Prime Minister, Mr Moshe Shareit, referred to the attack as “a local affair by way of reaction to the murder of a watchman in Kissalon villago, in the Jerusalem corridor, last Friday night."

The Jordan Cabinet is meet-, called on the Arabs to reply by ing for a second time today to force to "Israeli aggressions." discuss the Incident. King The Radlo added: "It is not Hussein was present at the first enough to be strong. Force must be used to win."--France- Presso,,

Arab diplomatic missions kere were asked to inform their Governments of the incident.

An investigating Committee. Including several United Nations observers, and members of the Mixed Armistico Commission visited the scene of the attack this morning.

Mr Sharett.

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Rocks, But Not Bullets

Albany, New York:

Governor

Mar, 19.

Thomis

Dewey yesterday prohibits farmers from shooting at aircraft, whether in flight or on the ground.

The

bill was aimed at farmors who have taken pot-shots at planes flying low

over, their property and nouring their Ulvo- stock.

An earlier version of the bill also restrained farmers

from throwing rocks at aircraft, How- ever, this clause", "wa", eliminated and rock throw- ing will be permitted... United Press.

Two Kidnapped

Dutchmen

Reported Safe

Macassar, Indonesia. Two Dutchmen, kidnapped

and believed killed by bandits near here, are alive and well teaching in schools in bandit press here territory, the local reported.

Mr C. Van De Wetering and Mr The papers said the two men, Whaal, had been kidnapped because the bandits wanted

teachers.

that the

RE-ARMAMENT OF ARABS

Jerusalem, Mar. 29. The Moshe Sharett, told a press con- Isracli Premier, Mr

that "to re-arm the Arabs is equivalent to in ference today

tensifying the armament race in The Nabaleen attack is the the Middle East, to the detri second large-scale outburst ment of the economie recovery tween Araba and Jews in the of the Middle Eastern coun- last fortnight. On Mar. 17

tries." Jewish bus was ambushed in

One report added Scorpion Pass, on the Negeb

who was com- bandils whose professed ob

stato establish a highway, and 11

Jews were menting on reports of projected ject is to killed

prin weapons delivery to the Arabs based on rigid Moslem

their ad ciples thought by Western nations, said: This, ministration would not be com ANOTHER ATTACK?

apart from Israel's own security. Other reports today said Juba, is one of the reasons for which plete without schools. So they

forcibly occupied

some build- a Jordan village about 18 miles we oppose a re-armament of the

Ingy and announced thego Bouth-west of Jerusalem, was Arabs."

would become

for centres also attacked,

Turning to

the question of Moslem learning. King Hussein

ordered medals for the officers and men the Arab nations ecentmie buy-

They then found they did not teachers in some have skilled who took part in the defence of cott of Israel, Mr Sharett said he considered the economile war Nnhaleen villogė.

contradiction

the subjects, so they kidnapped the. in

with The King said he had taken

Dutchmen. armistice agreement. possible measures

The "The boycott is really a hostile

French Union defences of Dien Bien Phuan who, in a spectacular daylight sortie yesterday killed 1,000 Vietminh, have loosened the enemy grip round the shell-scarred fortress, the French High Command announced here today.

A French spokesman described the raid by Colonel Christian de Castrie's Garrison as a "bril- liant success".

He said the Vietminh had been inken so much by surprise that the French and Vietnamese columne punched right through their lines and created havor,

Among 150 weapons scized were two 30 millimetre guns, ve 20 millimetro anti-aircraft

Mr Uchiyama replied that the tended to ask Mr Strauss and claim would be passed on to the Mr W. Sterling Cole, Republican National Government. Chairman of the Congressional question bothering foreign Atomic Energy Committee, observers was whether these review security regulations to claims could, in turn, be put determine how much could be before the United States to guns and 14 ligh; machine-guns

marle public.

The French said they counted tled tog:ther with compensa=1,000 rebel dead, while their own

casualties were about 20 men.

Omelals declined to specify tion for the 28 Japanese victima the date of the next big test, the radio-active dust from the but Mr James Van Zandt, Re-hydrogen explosion has already

of the Con- injured, publican member

be

Family Man Now

·TENSING CANNOT GO TO USA

Darjeeling, Mar. 29. Sherpa

guide Tensing

hos

the defence

to of

bandits control a large the southern Celebes

frontier v villages. He also ex-action and this is why Israel part of pressed the hope that the rest has protested, is protesting and near Macassar despite Indo- of the Arab states would now shall always protest before the nesian Army attempts to dis do alt they can to strengthen Security Council," he addede lodge them-China Mall Spe

clal. what he called "their first line France-Presse. of defence."-Reuter.

DISCUSSIONS AT UNO

New York, Mar. 29. United Nations delegates of Britain, France and the United States, today discussed the tense Jsrael-Jordan situation.

They met after receiving news of the latest incident-the attack on the Jordan village of in Nahaleen, which resulted nine deaths.

It was understood that the talks concerned the calling of meeting of the Security Council to discuss the Israel-

frontier Jordan

situation.-

Reuter.

NO DATE FIXED

London, Mar. 29. The British Foreign Secretary,

Norkay, co-conqueror of Mr Anthony Eden, told the

French officers have expressed their delight that the fortress garrison, pounded by rebel guns for the past fortnight, had given the beslegers such an unpleasant surprise,

"DASHING PLAN" sald Observers

Colonel de Mount Everest, said today House of Commons today the

In that personal reasons

Government was com the tradition plan was

of his soldierly

States Governments on family, which provided a Mar- not official disapproval pre-sulting with the French and

United States

desirability of an carly shal of France for King Louis vented him from visiting the XIV and a Didutenant-Colonel the United States as guests

Council Security

meeting dils-

Kressional Atomic Energy Com- The 23, crew members of the mittee, said two days ago it tuna boat Fukuryu Maru, are in

probably would

between Tokyo receiving treatment for April 10 and 22.

external and internal Injuries. Officials were said to be con-luding radiation specialist Adent That new precautions warned last week that two or Castric's would provide ample protection tires may die.United Press. against any damage to aircraft, shipping people and fishing in the Pacific,

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Miss Jennie Lee (Labour) has after suffering more than asked in the House of Commons casuallles-Reuter. what effect ratification of EDC

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and British

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of Israel. No date has yet been set for the meeting, he said.

who fought in the American of New York's Explorers cuss the question of the borders

Vietminh forces intercepted Club. about two battalions of French He said his new home and job Mr. Eden added that the Union troops, supported by made it impossible for him to Mixed Armistice Commission London, Mar. 29. seven tanks, which made un- travel to America and denied

hod

emergency convened on Mr Anthony Nutting, the successful thrusts north of the published reports that the Foreign Under-Secretary, sald bosleged

on a Jordan village last night fortress of Dien Bien Indlan and West Bengal Govern meeting to investigate an attack today the number of British Phu on

on March 36, according*10 ments turned down the trip. in troops stationed in Europe was a

Vietminh

message quoted by

and seventeen "I have been somewhat per- which nine Jordanians had

killed been not affected by the proposed the New China News Agency. turbed to find things reported in wor Gorman contribution to tho The message cald the attack-a distorted way and I think it wounded.

In a broadcast picked up in European Defence Commmity. CTB were forced withdraw is my duty to put things right,"

100 Tensing said:

Paris today, the Israeli Premier, Mr Moshe Sharett, referring to He said he is moving to a new Jordan reports that seven hun- home this month, has accepted dred Israeli soldiers took part in In new job as chief instructor at the raid, said the Araba generally

when Himalayan School the West Bengal Government's

recounting *** | oxaggerated of Moun-

such incidenis, taineering and Research, and Mr Nutting replied: The Salvatore Glovati planned to

Meanwhile the "Voice of the Arabg"

Cairo broadcast from German contribution to EDC is day le appeal against a ticket already had promised the United States Ambassador to India, Mr intended as a necessary addition, he received for over-parking.

George V. Allen, to accept the to Western

He said he parked his European defence and

not

for next to a parking meter pole U.S. National Geographic Socie substitutio existing troops.

that was minus the meter, but ty's Hubbard Medal,

lator

Published

in the returned

reports "It does not, therefore, in it-when ho

New Delhi, Mar.. 20. self affect the number of Bri-meter had been installed and a United States said that India's

An Indian officer and forty- Ush troops staying in Europe." ticket attached to his motorcar. Premier Jawaharlal Nehru op-

the United Press.

trip becauso posed

of two soldiers and non-commie- ----Reuter:

American military aid to sloned soldiers were accidentall Pakistan.

and the establishment of 12 "NOT FAIR"

Manhattan Beach, California,

Wes! German divisions would

have on the number of British troops in Europe.

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Mar. 20.

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A Melbourne syndicate of wealthy business men is using bulldozers to diy for Inca gold in the sands of Queenscliffe, one of Melbourne's headlands, according to reports from Melbourne,

And all because of a goldį grazier, Jaines Edwards, who ac diviner's “strike."

quired a reputation as a gold

The story of the gold they are diviner, "felt out" treasure in Booking dates back 149 years] the airds.: ago when Peru and Chile wore

nt wor.."

It had been talked about for Dyer was load year since Edwards died. Mary Dyer The ship treasure from ed with gold and

Nowa syndicate of ven, Paruvian cathedrals, kept there representing the Edwards family

and their neighbours, M to be taken

set the Inca times,

bulldozers" digging at the spot the world for

tiran bui⠀ The local council at une Tenamore ship

since

"I do not wish to be dragged into narrow things," Tensing Bald. "Nor do I like political capital to Bo made out of matters, constening me.". United Preis.

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