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THE House of Commons debate un the Socialist motion calling for top-invel H-bomb talka between President Eisenhower, Bir Winston Churchill and Mr Malenkov provided a curious blend of rancour and sweat reasonableness, with the ilouse finally agreeing without n vote, to a pro- position, the timing of which the Prime Minister had earlier described 08 "Ill-chosen." Disregarding for the moment the oratory
accompanied
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STANDSTILL BUDGET Gains His Hands Off
JAGAN HELD IN CUSTODY
Not Guilty Plea To Charge
Georgetown, Apr. 6.
Dr Cheddi Jagan, Martin Carter and Rory Westmaas, all leaders of the People's which
Party, and Progressive And greeted
Opposition three other PPP ministers resolution, the debate bared today pleaded not gulity to itself down to this: the holding an illegal proces- Government accepted in sion. principle the sentimenta and objectives contained In the Socialist motion, but
strictly reserved to itself the right to decide the most appropriate moment for attempting to give substance to the proposals. The outcome of the House of Commons deliberations
The Solicitor-General, on be- half of the police, opposed ball on the grounds that there was likelihood the alleged every offence would be repeated and the men were remanded Georgetown prison.
The magistrate #xed Wednes day for a bearing of the plication for bail. Seven people
pleaded who
Takes Britain
By Surprise
THE OPPOSITION
ANNOYED
Socialists Will Attack
Lack Of Incentives
London, Apr. 6.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr E. A. Butler, surprised Britain tonight by presenting, a "standstill" budget containing the fewest taxation apchanges in living memory.
Politicians of all partics took it to mean that not guilty to a similar charge the Churchill Government was definitely not plan-
of 150 ning to spring a general election this year.
Its only concession to the hard-taxed British public was to take from a half-penny to three half- pence, depending on the price of the seat, off the entertainment tax at cinemas.
will hardly give general
were released on ball satisfaction, though The
British West Indian dollars method of finally settling (about £30). on a compromise 128 in Earlier 19 people pleaded not full keeping with the gulity to charges of disorderly traditions of the House. behaviour and assaulting and The subject, being mo-obstructing the police. mentous and far-reaching for next Thursday and Friday.
The magistrale fixed hearings any irrevocable commitment
One man, sold to have shout-
would have been difficult. particularly as the Prime Minister was in no position to express President Elsen- hower's view. The
therefore, mona, credited
with
They will pay a half-penny less for admission to sporting events and the living theatre.
ed among other things, "Savage The £4,533,000,000 budget maintained the high rate must go a reference to the Governer, Sir Alfred Savage of direct income tax (standard rate nine shillings and pleaded guilty to using insult-six pence in the pound) and took nothing off the pur- Coming language and was fined ten chase taxes that Britons have to pay on a variety of
dollars (42 shillings). be
Dr Jagan, deposed Premier of articles. displaying British Gutana,
wha arrested
Can
Most important of the few changes was a new “in- wisdom and understanding yesterday a few hours ufter vestment allowance" to help. British Industry, to gear In affording the Socialist being released on ball on
itself up to meet foreign competition in the export resolution tacit, but not charge of defying an order re-markets. This will take the shape of a tax free grant binding approval.
stricting his movements to the capital.
for the installation of new buildings and modern SHOP RAIDED
machinery. It will cost the Treasury, nothing this year SIR Winston Churchill, Security police today raided and only £4,000,000 next year. ́
possessing far deeper small printing shop in George- sources of knowledge than town used by the PPP and Labour members, annoyed, cludes many years of arrears to
the seized a quantity to
those available general public, may be fully matter and type.
justified in declaring that no moment than the pre- sent could have been more
I chosen for endeavouring
on
yet it is not obvious
of
talked to Mr
Year
announced that
The
to
Freedom
Abdel Rahman Azzam (left), ex-Secretary-General
of the Arab League, congratulating Dr Hassan Hobeldy, Supreme Guide of the Outlawed Moslem Brotherhood who was among a batch of 160 political prisoners re- cently released in Cairo-London Express.
Thunderstorm Brings A Lull In Dien Bien Phu Fighting
Hanoi, Apr. 6.
A violent thunderstorm, first of the heavy summer rains, struck the French mountain
The summer rains are likely to turn the mountain dust bowl into a sea of mud and flood
trenches.
Indo-China Warning
Paris Reaction To Dulles Proposal
Paris, Apr. 6. The Western Big Three, backed by Australia' and New Zealand, are expect- ed soon to address B solemn warning to Com- munist China "to keep its hands off Indo-China".
The French Government was considering tonight this Ameri- con proposal, received this weekend, und officials said France was in general agree ment with it.
Foreign Ministry officials de- clined to 'disclose the contents of the American proposal bs- yond saying that it is similar to the warning addressed to the Communists last August about the Korean truce.
Soviets
Free Americans
Heidelberg, Apr. 6. The Ruslana today freed two United States soldióze whom they abducted near, the East-West sonal border yesterday, United States headquarters 411- nounced here tonight.
The announcement wild that the men had rejoined their units.
Headquarters had earlier nounced that the two men were seized by the Rumiana. about 200 yards Inside the United States zone, near Fladungen, Bavaria, about 30 miles east of Fulda, Heuter.
Royal Cypher To Be Removed
Edinburgh, Apr. 6. Scottish Nationalists to. day claimed
a victory In their campaign to have The 10 nations which fought Queen Elizabeth regarded in the Korean war made it clear as the first ahd hot the second Queen of that name
then that any resumption of aggression in Koren would be
countered with action not to rule over them. necessarily confined to Korea.
No more,
the General Post The United States
will was re- Office announced,
mail ported in Paris to be keen that vans and post boxes be de- non-Communist Asian nations corated with the cypher E. should sign the new warning to the Peking Government, as well as Australia and New Zealand.
Slam and
the Philippines were probably being asked to give their formal agreement ac cording to diplomatie quarters in Paris.
Militant Scots, arguing that the Arst Elizabeth reigned be- foro Scotland was united with England, backed their protests by defacing the cypher-mean-
Elizabeth Ing
the Second-when appeared on a new post box here. It was daubed with paint or tar and attempts were made' ́* to blow up the box. News about the joint state- A Post Office statement made ment on Indo-China came while no reference to tho arguments French politicians
have still which
ragod around pondering on the significance of whether the Queen should be the the statement of the American strat or second flizabeth Secretary of State, Mr Jóhn
imply
With the full Foster Dulles, last night about approval of the Secretary of Chinese Communists coming State: for Scotland, now i pest "awfully close" to intervention will bear the Scottish crown as
boxes and
and mall vans in Seqtland In Indo-China
the
were
ments. Mira
The Fr.nch Foreign Minister on as the noerssary, arraigo maintained daylong silence
can be made. About
Dulles statement
Mary Dott
of the apart from saying that his facts Publicity Committee of the Party, said: tallied with information avail-Scottish National able here. But privately. Foreign "Beinted as this decision is, it Office officials admitted
sive general satisfaction. the will Government had been seriously embarrassed by the outspoken blow
Three attempts were made to letter box labelled up tho stand taken by the Secretary of "EIIR", which was placed inį ork
Edinburgh street Into In 1962. The third bombing attempt
February 11, 1953-succeeded.
the
remained metal base
"of gelignite. Was
on
Only after
a stick posted in it.
However, the decision to scrap
Generous Offer Turned Down
the cypher in Scotland may not Paris, Apr. 6.
put an end to the explosions. A Maltro Albert Gautrat, counsel recent amateurish altempt to for alleged mass murderess, blow up a letter box in a West Marie Besnard, today rejected London suburbs
was attributed Charles by offer by singar
police to Scottish Nationalists. Trenet to pay the 1,200,00 francs
The eyesight of the National (£1,200) bail which a Bordeaux late was as defective as their court set for her last week. knowledge of
of bombs. The letter The lawyer told M. Trenet box was labelled "EVIIR-It that it would not be In his went back to Dus days of King olient's best interests to acc.pt Edward VII. China Mail the "generous offer"-Reuter. Special.
an
Bled printed especially
because the budget the heirs of people who gave no ald
to old age pen- before reaching the age of 15 Police
A crowd sloners,
hit by rising
prices, for men and 80 for women. prevented from gathering outside the court jeered at the Chancellor when SPECIAL STIMULUS
repetition of the to forestall any
customs As was widely expected, his yesterday's demonstration. duty on chicory Imports would only important change is to give
The courtroom was cleared of be increased by five shillings
A special stimulus
new to bring about top-level spectatora, but two policemen and nine pence
per hundred-investment in private industry fortress of Dien Bien Phu early today as French States-Reuter. duty weight. the with revolvers were on three-power talks
of last main
theme hydrogen bomb
there. problem,
They Immediately nicknamed week's economic survey was to Union troops rested in a quiet period following
time and again both Mrs Jagan, seated at the press why
the Chancellor's proposals "the emphasise tim the need and
the potentiality repeated attacks by besieging rebels, he should have linked his table as a representative of the
chicory pokery budget". criticism of the timing with often waved and
Thunder, Party newspaper,
In the budget debate to for investing in modernising
is neededĮ the forthcoming Geneva Burnham thuring the application morrow, the opposition will at- British industry. It conference. The subjects for ball. She did not try to tack the Chancellor for giving if Britain is ever to catch up Unlied States or to for discussion
at Geneva speak to her husband in court. no new incentive to industrial with the
Germany, her up with
Only a few mortar shells from Vietminh rebels today are going to be (or are
During a speech in which he production, what they clam is keep
of old two great export competitors.
There is the potentiality for harassed French troops, who in the past, fortnight have expected to be concerning protested against conditions in disregard of the plight
distri-It because there is some spare beatm off the fiercest attacks of the seven-year Indo- Koren and Indo-China and his cell at police headquarters, age pensioners, and for a con-
of "adequate of tax burdens
capital goods China war. over capacity in the they do not appear to bear Dr Jagan was cautioned by the tinuance
magistrate to use Parliamentary bullon" direct relation with the language in court.
which industries
the the population as a whole,
make
The French Command said a Mr Butter estimates of the hydrogen
his plant and machinery.
The spokesman aided, how question
Dr Jagan replied that he was
coming This year, the incentive will reconnaissance patrol probed ever, that Communist China bomb and its established accustomed to speak that way balance sheet for the
Total will be:
revenue not cost the Treasury anything about a mile from the south-was still pending material aid threat to what Sir Winston in the House of Assembly.
positions and mnde to the. Vietminh forces, Churchill has called Chria- The magistrate said he over- £4,632,806,000. Total expendi- and only four million sterling western
Surplus next year.
with Vlet- £4,522,399,000.
But in future years only light contact
Reports in Paris said French tian civilisation. It is con-looked Dr Jagan's language £10,476,000.
Over a third of it will be a heavy expence minh.
Union troops were continuing ceivable, of course, that because the PPP leader
The rebels are now reported to mop up in the Tonkin area the total expenditure £1,039, whi
which the Treasury may recoup
to be digging deeper in their where ihe the Prime Minister intends under stress.
Communist-led remaining trenches ringing, the guerillas were Dr Jagen showed the court a 904,000 will be spent on demany times over because to regard the Geneva con-
new assets as tho Chancellor
threatening the fortress, handkerchief which he dirty
As nearly as possible, Britain said should provide moro
French lifeline ference as yet another test claimed was proof of the Althy today had no budget at all. Mr venue alike for Industry for the
between flanol A spokesman said tonight and Hephong-Router. of Communist good faith conditione in his ecil-Reuter.
French military headquarters and intentions, which as-
Butler's third budget makes country, and eventually for the
here had no knowledge, of any Bewer changes than any in recent Treasury, suredly it must be.
actual or intended intervention actual incentive is a by. Communist Chinese memory. In a total tax revenue of more than £4,000,000,000, ne the 10 the British taxation in the Indo-China war,
troops Paris, Apr. 6. remitting only £4,000,000. So system. At present when a YET it might be reasonably An appeals court today] ro-
He said it was not known orgued that an even more fected a plea by Wilhelm Korf, his surplus, which would have firm Installs a new machine it whether
any Chinese had cat, been £14,000,000 on the existing gets a so-called initial allowance fought at Dien Bien Phu. Nene direct test would be pro-
bals of
becomes which merely reduces its de- taxation vided by a joint approach against his death sentence by President Eisenhower pronounced by
litary £10,000,000 after all the budgetpreciation allowances in future had been taken prisoner.
According to gosalp in the years. The Chancellor's new bazaars of Hanol, thousands of December 9. changes. and Sir Winston Churchill tribunal here on
will be a Chinese had manned Vietminh In addition below the line, he vestment allowance Korf, a former corporal, was
Four back bench Labour to Mr Malenkov for them
at Dien Bien Phu. guns sentenced for war crimes, in- is remitting £19,000,000 this year genuine tax-free grant on nuw
members of Parliament lost French of five but only £2,000,000 in future productive capacity, including
struck building as well as plant and 20,000
mist
at night made, the first moves in French moriks at Melun, outside years. This is because his con- Paris.--Reuter.
reserves organising a nationwide poti- marching on Dien Bien Phu to- tion urging a Churchill-Elsen- day while the besieged garrison hower-Malenkov used a lull in the Vietminh at disarmament and the hydrogen meeting on tacks to repair its defences.
Appeal Rejected
former Gestapo
to study the whole problem cluding the execution
of the H-bomb in relation to the future safety of the world. A rebuff by the Soviet Premier could havo only one meaning and the world would quickly com- prehend it: a favourable response,
the other hand, must have the effect of immediately lessening the current tension without
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Egyptians And Israelis
In Gun Battle
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and strength of
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They invited all Labour and Liberal members, of Parliament, quarters here religious and other organisations. confidence in the United States planes 18 sold need more to a private meeting tonight to
discuss the Idea: Jerusalem; Apr. 6.
The full in the Victminh ní-
The four will propose the in any way compromising
On both points the Chan-tuck was broken today only by peiltion to the meeting, sug- and undermining America's An Israeli Army spokesman announced tonight that strategic position as being an feraell group and an Egyptian group fought a gun cellor's reassuring: vlows have harassing artillery Bro or to resting it should be based an
supported by recent the French fariding strip. --- |the. Labour Party's motion
in the markets. In
The the principal possessor of battle near the Kissufim settlement, within Israeli terribeen
20,000 07 advancing tuc H-bomb which passed the past few days, there has Vietminh troops were belloved through the House of Commons the bomb. The Western tory. He said two Ierdeli soldiers were wounded. World as a whole is well The settlement
on the out" from the Israell-Jordanian been a world-wide demand for to be the oily avaliable reserves on Monday night without
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Yarnell-Egyptian border.
A) | land ls known to have acquired Nguyen Glap, who is estimated Israel promptly lodged a com plaint with the Mixed Armistice"
This morning Jordanians fired large quantities of both dollars now to have lost 15,000 to This called for "an im
a result.
20,000 while in Shigon
men in his offensive. Commission,
on on Iarnell patrol in the and gold
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Jarneli Jeruzalem suburbs, afternoon eight remain that both statesmen | armed Byrians overpowered an officials said,', but ; nó casualties | transferable '. sterling which is | Unión spokesman denied giving | nocepted it but enld -ihey mist inconvertible was sold up to the United States the informa be free to plek the time for an alinost the full par value of | tion that Chinese Communists
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