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Bevan Blunders

TO one could accuse Mc

for

Aneurin Bevan of having a Machiavellian cunning. By his resignation from Labour's "Shadow Cabinet' on Wednesday 11 would appear he has Jont the initiative in his fight for supremacy In the Labour

it be Party-whether the coveted post of lender- ship or merely to make Labour more of a Socialist Party instead of one mildly left of centre. The pretexts he chose for his resignation -as he saw it, the climax to his recent opposition Lo the Attlee that Mr Bevan was blinded

Ideala. Own by hin

rond canlest offered Itself when

finally party

wing show

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Eisenhower's Promise Cyclone And TODAY'S RACING

To

France Royal Visit To West Germany

NO WITHDRAWAL

-

OF TROOPS IF

EDC

RATIFIED

Augusta, Georgia, Apr. 16.

President Eisenhower today promised France

fame and the other European Defence Community coun- committed tries that American forces will stay in Europe itself to West German re after EDC is ratified as long as a threat of aggres- armament. On that issue sion exists there.

nimost half the 2958 Labour |

MP's supported his opposi-

France has sought pledges on this point from

Lion and this, at the same both London and Washington to help overcome

Announced

London, Apr. 10. Princess Margaret is to visit West Germany in July, it was announced to- night from Clarence House, residence of the Queen Mother.

It will be her first visit to the country.

She will tour British service units there and be the luncheon guest of the Federal President, 70- Professor year-old Theodore Heuss-Reuter.

PETROV CASE

time, was a fair indication objections to ratification in the Naf Assembly Protest By

had based his attack

of Labour feeling The country. Even if Mr Bevan the Southeast Asian Alliance solely on fas he seen Britain's capitula- tion to America, he might have had more support from the many Labour MPs who seize every opportan- ity to attack America. Their distrust is based on their traditional miscon- Amerienas as ception of gauche.

im- elumsy and pulsive people who, con- aciously

011

Eisenhower's message to six EDC Prime Ministers follows a statement by Mr Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, three days ago on similar lines.

EDC has been ratified by Bolgium, West Germany, Holland and Luxembourg, but not yet by Italy or

France.

Dr Evatt

Canberra, Apr. 16. Dr H. V. Evalt, Austra- lian opposition leader, today. accused Mr R. G. Menzies, the Prime Minister, of ex- "Soviet spy ring" case and of "unjusti- fiable interference with pre- cedures of a just investiga tion."

Mr Eisenhower-on holiday here said a fair share of troops would be maintained in Europe, including West Germany. America would "encourage" the closest integra-ploiting the tion between EDC forces and those of NATO and the United States.

should have

Americo would "continue", M. Edgar Faure, he said, "to seek means of ex-

come out in open opposition to sending to the Atlantic Com- ratification has hud

n bigger

on

He said Mr Menzies had made

the

Chinese Fighting In Indo-China, Report

Chinese Communist soldiers are actually fighting in Indo-China as part of the rebel Vietminh army, said a Hongkong businessman who has just returned from a trip there.

He sold French censorship [has

secrat so far kept this a from the outside world, but it was

thai generally known Chinese participation extended

well beyond the

the sending of

teams of advisers.

Tho informant could not estimate the numbers of Chinoso Red soldiers now in Indo-China. But he said

were they

all dressed in Vlotmirih uniforms 110 and all spoke Annamese. language of Indo-China.

was reported

It

ot

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Tornadoes

Yespur, North Assam,

Apr. 10.

Асустодо which strno this Northeast Indian sown 5,000 Inst night-made people homeless,

In 20 minutta the cyclone. wald to .bo the worst for H0 years, swept off hundreds of house roofs and causba damages exil- mated at tens of thousands of Dounla sterling. - Reuter.

Montgomery, Alabama,

Apr. 10. Tornadoes roared into two communities 100 miles apart in south and central

early

four least

damaging

Alabama wrecking

buildings

several

And

other. N.

today,

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smaabing two Another buildings there. storm hit two miles north of Enterprise in Southeast Alabama two hours later. Two houses wero "Lorn up" by the wind-Reuter.

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The

in Princess

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and

they had undergone a language Courso In Red, China before being sout to Indo-China. There are said to be special lungunge schools Fet up to the Indo-China border,

in places in China close to the

Because

this langungo physical re- facility and the semblance of true Chinese and It is well Indo-China natives,

imil Impossible to nigh Chinese from a Violmlab, said

London, Apr, 16. the informant

makers Easter holiday CENSORSHIP COMPLAINT or unconsciously,

Washington, Apr. 16. who flocked to the country are leading the world munity, increared security by impact on the wavering French "unauthorised disclosures" which

The State Department sald

and to seaside resorts mearer a third world war.sharing in greater measure in- Deputies than the Anglo-would increase the difficulties of

today the American Embassy in throughout Britain today co- the Royal Commission of in- But in saying "If the Indo- formation with respect to the American promises of

Indo-China had discussed with uilleation of Chinese elect to go Com- mlitary

now operation with the EDC, ac-vestigation.

Mr Vladimir Petrov, third the French authorities a com- enjoyed a full day of bright munist

cording to the observers. they should be weapons and techniques.

The ...President a Press

"Many French Deputies who Secretary at the Soviet Embassy plaint by American correspon spring sunshine,

French censor- A low hours after' dawn allowed to do so," Mr Bevan Secretary, Mr James Hagerty had not taken

a final decision who has sought asylum here dents against

and-humick over a mass of ship of press reports. The coracores of thousands of Brilons ignored one very important told reporters that this meant have also been impressed by documents, was today under fact that there is a very information

300-word and their families were swarm- respondents sent the use and

the open stand Marshal close security guard.

appeal to the Ambassador, Mr Ing out of towns and cities by definite limit the left effects of hydrogen bomba and Alphonse Juin has taken against:

M. G. 1. Kharikovetz, press

Donald Heath, on Wednesday train, coach, car and bicycle, wards tendency of the rank utomle weapons, but

did not the European army,

attache at the Rusalan Embassy, protesting that the censorship Sunny weather lasted until and Ale of the Labour apply to production secrets.

sald last night that "not a thing was "so serious we can no evening over most of the coun- While President Eisenhower's ines- and that very few

the Foreign Minister, party

longer properly carry out out try. But in Northern, Scotland is missing." on the

Bidault, let it bej army M. Georges European

"ÖVER-EAGER" to follow him age

job".

skles becamo cloudy and it would daru

unlikely

the known that he was fully satis- to swing

Dr Evatt in a statement to- Mr Parker Jameson, Stato rained. this statement. That is

French Parliament to whole-fed that the United States had!

sald it was obvious that Departmont press offleer,

Churches and Cathedrala night said would be regarded a heresy hearted support of the European fulfilled France's condition on

Mr Menzies was over-eager to the Embassy had taken the were packed for special good even by the Attlee-ites, to

of American

Three-hour Defence Community, according the maintenance

services. present situation. matter up with the authorities Friday exploit the say nothing of the Liberals political quarters in Paris to troops in Europe, the attitude day by day commentaries He knew of no plans by the services were held in more than and Conservatives. So that, night.

in anti-EDC quarters was "It le pro-about the least thing the United referring to the investigation of State Department to discuss the 100 churches in the London very far from undermining

restrictions, either area. Just as with Britain's

Petrov affair call for very censorship do could

considering with EDC States

Queen Mother Labour's pledged support mise of association

with the French Embassy hera us into the close attention," sald Dr Evatt.

who fre Margaret, this week, they are pushing

with French leaders Southeast Aslan announced earlier of the

they or some respects felt quarters

the European army."-Reuter.

amount to on unjustifiable in- Paris. "We don't believe there spending the Easter holiday at Alliance, Mr Beyan's out-polldeal

Royal Lodge Windsor terference with the procedures is anything we can do about it", the spokenness

attended_morning service of a just investigation which he said. Reuter. achieved

Windsor Royal Chapel. should always be committed to already

Special than making

trains were brought an impartial tribunal."

Parts, Apr. 10.

at London main obvious split between his

Menzies has actually Colonel Christian de Castries, into service

tine stations to cope with the Dublin, Apr. 18., own group and the rest of

published information as to the Commander of French troops at In any case, today's American

crowds which flooded on obvious:

huge Phu, has The Irish Army

been captain and extent of previous knowledge Dien Bien the party more

early this move wua hardly expreted to in-

to the There is even a doubt as

fluence the all-out position of the International horse show jump of security intelligence," he said.

has made sug-it was announced here today. rider, Michael Tubridy,

"Mr Menzies to whether Mr Attlee Can 100 Communist and 77 Gaullist ing

STREAMS OF CARS In hospital today after

gestions that defence secrets Castries, 50-year-old scion of tolerate this kind

CELLS op- Deputies. Nor will it affect the died

Streams of

crawled, unconscious since have not been disclosed which one of France's oldest military of Conservative De having been within the party position position

bumper to bumper, he fell off a is another unauthorised dis- families, has thrown back every roads from London to the coast. much longer. without pulles, who do not wont France Wednesday when

assault the Communists have to abandon her military

so-horso. severely damaging "party

Indo-Chinese By noon 25,000 cars an hour Although he won

"He has referred to the kind hurled of

moving out from the unity". As for Mr Bevan's vereignty in an integrated army

was described were -or the growing number of competitions from

of evidence that might be ad-stronghold. He views, they are no radical Radicals who oppose the present | Mexico, his greatest success was missible before the tribunal. by President Eisenhower last capital record exit rate for

Bs " very brilliant that we are tempted to say: Trenly.

in carrying off the New York He even anticipates the decisions month

Hundreds of visitors to "We can hear tho same The fact that such an in-horse show individual jumping as to procedure which the tri- young Colonel"-Reuter.

Brighton, popular south coast alone should be called thing from Moscow every fluential Government gure as prize three years ago.-France-bunal

resort, found that all the hotels overflawed the Radical Finance Minister, Presse.

ATOMIC PLANTS upon to make."-Reuter,

were sudi Eastbourne

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Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Apr. 19.

At Blackpool on the north- Labour -union Attack Mau Mau

leaders who west coost. thousands of bad called a strike for mid- Lancashire

swarmed into people Nairobi, Apr. 16. night local time tonight at three their favourite resort. A three- Vampire jet aircraft have atomic plants in Oak Ridge to mile traffic fam blocked

their ,in, action against Mau day put off

strike call road into Blackpool and 20 Mau gangs today for the first after a Government plea to special trains brought in day

It is believed and weekend visitors. time,

an-avert a walkout. it was officially

that a similar docision has been Many Londonors who decided nounced.

by The Vampires, whose mission taken

union leaders at to stay in the capital took the Kentucky, where a family to was described

their nearest park, Paducah, as "successful), were flown from Aden to in- fourth atomic plant was to have heath or common for an after- tensify the fight against the been affected by the strike noon picnic in the brilliant sun- Mau Mau-Reuter.

France-Presse.

shine.Router.

to maintain have American promie will

the Continent after nothing more troops on

the European army treaty was ratifed would win over only a small number of Deputies.

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A Sympathetic Voice For Dr Oppenheimer

Washington, Apr. 16.

A high administration official said today the files on. J. Robert Oppenheimer makes "a prime facie case of security risk," but that he personally believes the famed scientist is a loyal Americañ. -

The official has seen the data, We must retain the principle which led to the recent decision that a man has the right to to ban Dr Oppenheimer from change his mind.” further work on atomic matters

Speaking generally, he gild be while review of the case is did not favour laying dan a being conducted.

rule that anyone who ever had anything to do with the Com- munist conspiracy should be for- ever barred.

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This official said the Oppen- ruises heimer case

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