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Koren and Indo-China will turn the floodlight China. What han been happening there since the Korean armistice was sign- ed? It is clear that the Chinese Government, freed from

its preoccupation with fighting in Kurea, hus But Itsulf to force the pace. of revolution in China. Some very important events have happened and Chinese revolution entored into a new sharpor phase. The Peking Government has turned its attack principally against two classes, firstly-traders and businessmen und secondly-the pensuntry, In doing this it is following exactly the example set by the Russlan Government BOME years

This ago, Now drive by the Peking Government is

Im- milestone In

portant

J021

hus and

the history of Chinese Communism because up to a little while ago.

L'UMI- munist propaganda hind claimed that

the

which the Chinese revolu- tion Wan to take would definitely be different from that of the Rusalan revoiu- Lion.

It had been said that the Communista in China would be willing to tolerate other classes auch "National as the so-called

dune

was

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Dramatic Scenes

At Darwin

RUSSIAN ESCORTS

FOUND

CARRYING REVOLVERS

Darwin, Apr. 20.

Mrs Evokiya Petrov, Soviet refugee diplomat's wife, early today accepted political asylum in Australia à short time before she was due to take off by plane for Moscow, it was officially announced.

Mrs Petrov made her decision

after soon

talking by telephone to her husband, Vladimir Petrov, head of the Soviet Embassy's secret police.in Sydney, who was granted asylum last week.

She left Darwin airport, where she had arrived from Sydney two hours earlier, by car for Government House in Darwin city.

Mrs Petrov, 35, an attractive blonde, had flown to Darwin from Sydney last night. There were wild scenes at the Sydney airport as she left, and she was reported to have protested "I don't want to go me."

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She was bundled aboard the aircraft by two Russian couriers. Mr F. V. Kislitsin, Second Secretary at the Soviet Embassy in Canberra, who was accompanying Mrs Petrov in the plane, appeared very angry when he heard of her decision to seek Australian asylum.

He shouted: "Why did you not let me talk to her. She is being kidnapped."

Bourgeoisie". Similarly the Chinese Communiato were represented as genuine agrarian Democrats: they would redress grievances of the

and having peasants

that, would leave them free. It

these beliefs about Chinese Com- Mrs Petrov made her decision Mr F. V. Kislitsin Second It was then that the courier muniam which led muny after a second talk with Mr B. Secretary at the Soviet Embassy was manhandled away by the

Administrator of the} who

police in ́à scuffle, accompanying people to look-indulgently | Leydin,

The second courier Northern Territory, who met Petrov back to Moscow,

involved Recent events upon it.

her as

the oon as she stepped from tested to Mr Leydin over bring this line

the plano as it landed from searching of the two couriers. paganda

Sydney.

Mr Kislitsin told reporters: "I am astonished at the action

Australian of the

Buthorities We are diplomals."

Half an

hour

entirely

of pro- to an

end. What precisely has happened in the last few months? What are the con- crete steps taken

by

Chinese Government

the

to

give effect to their new intentiona?

THE

on

la

Mrs

Eight Rescued · Babies Die

Reading, Apr. 19. Eight of 15 babies dragged from # burning maternity hospital here. East night were dead, to- night. All were only P few days

had

Bys old. One, only six hours old, died immediately after he been dragged from his burning cot by a nurse, who braved flames and choking anoke to save her charges. The others died today.

Police cars raced through holiday traffic with clang-

Ing

bella, taking oxygen tents to the burned bables and docters fought all day their lives.-China Mail Special.

for

The Struggle For Dien Bien Phu

Rebels Tighten Grip

UN AND ATOMIC CONTROL TALKS

Russia Votes

5-Power Against

Sub-committee

New York, Apr. 20.

Faced by a threatened Soviet boycott, the United Nations Disarmament Commission voted last night by nine to one, with two abstentions, to set up a five-Power sub-committee to start private talks on atomic control next Friday.

Britain had proposed the setting up of the sub- committee - composed of Canada, France, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union alone voted against its establish-

China and the Lebanon abstained,

ment.

The

Soviet

Commission rejected on the British proposal when Mr mendment to increase Andrei Vyshinsicy, the Soviet the sub-committee to right by the delegate, threatened the boycott. inclusion of Communist China,

India and Czechoslovakia. The

M. Vyshinsky had described

vote on this was ten to one (the the proposal of Mr Nehru for al Soviet Union), with ono absten- "standstill" tlon (the Lobanon),

the

""COTL-

the

of the

agreement

EX-POW

TRIAL

ON

Washington, Apr. 19.

H1

of

A Military Court today began hearing

at Fort McNair

Ed- charges against Corporal ward Dickenson, who is accused of informing against his fellow a prisoner-óka war in North Korea, captives while

explosiona hydrogen bomb Earlier, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, "certainly a step forward." the Soviet delegate, had warned Reuter. that if the British plan wire adopted it would create siderable difficulties for Soviet Union as regards pat. ticipation in the work of the Hanoi, Apr. 19. sub-committee, a sub-commitice Overwhelming Vietminh which would be set up in auch i forces further tightened one-sided manner.

Mr Vyshinsky's threat of a their nooso around Om-

buycoli resulted in Sir Plerson battled Dien Bien Phu Dixon,

British delegate, for asking

30-minute recess after capturing an outpost to is over the situation with north of the fortress the

representatives strategic airfield, the United States and France. French High Command On the resumption Sir Pierson 'announced late tonight.

Dixon sakit. "It would be a very The announcements came as a serious matter for the cause of utter battle raged: north of the peace if the Soviet Union should to the for possession not be willing to come bastion's centre of the airstrip. Despite furious meeting of the sub-committee,

the The Commission had been French

counter-attacks,

admitted that almost on the point of voting The two courlers-Mr P. High Command Jarkov and Mr C. R. Pinsky une-quarter of the landing held There was a scuffle in which

before Mrs were held by policemen whlie was now in Vietminh hands,

flared Violent fighting Russian one of

couriers the

Mr other police searched them, Petrov's planc arrived eboard was pushed aside as the Leydin, steurity officers, senior

the garrison Mr Kislitsin protested first when Administrator entered the

police officers and a Common- to newspapermen und wen to Northern outpost began pulling planc.

wealth law officer held aron-Mr Leydin. He also telephoned out at dawn today to rejoin the couriers ference at the airport.

Canberra from the airport and main

in the South. Armed

long conversalut police guarded en had a

Vietminh forces "Superior" trances to the aerodrome refus- Russian.

from sprang ing permission to enter

Asked if it were normal pro

trenches,

engaging the with- authorised persons.

cedure for diplomats to curry drawing French troops. By Immediately the plane taxied guns, Mr Kisliisin said: "I to

noon local time the evacuation to 鷂 standstill Mr Leydin, not want to speak.)

He arrived armed police.

Tho

accompanied by

10

Mr Leydin is beileved have offered Mrs Petrov poll- tical asylum on behalf of the Australian Government.

After her talk with him Mrs Petrov joined her Russion com- panions,

10 wi

with the police was also led away and both of them searched and their revolvers taken away from them.

up

rod Dispute With Army result of which

McCarthy French defence lines in

surrounding To

accompanied by several plain To Mr Leydin, Mr Kiellisin was completed, the spokesman clothed and uniformed police, said:

the

"

of the astonished at

have been very

this act.

Dur

sold.

went to

bottom

The position was not identi. gangway. When Mrs

Petrov diplomatic status has been in fed closely by the spokesman. He merely said it was isolated came down Mr Leydin ap-fringed,"

fortress' heart by from the proached her and one of the Russian courier escorts tried to ju

becoming intervene.

Question Witnesses

Ho and Mr Leydin then had vietminh, trenches and was fast declared today that he will ]

talk from witch the press i wero excluded.

Phone Talk With Husband

D

ing

"untenable".

Some members

with corres-

Ц

with

More Frontier Incidents

Amman, Apr. 19.

Jordan alloged that raelis fired on Jordan national guards iti two. frontier areas today.

About nino Israeli Koldiers crossed

the armis- line into no-man's- land in the Lairan district,

miles about 20.

from Jerusalems, and fired ON national guards the д-

nouncement said,

A

The guards returned the fre and after 18-minute exchange of shots the Israeils withdrew, leaving behind seven boxes

of ammunition and bloodstains

the

ground. Later Israells opened firs from their lines at Bedrans

in village

the

ол

Ares,

Bald.

the Ramallah” announcement

No Jordan

casualties

were reported in either Incident.—Router,

RAF Active In Kenya

Nairobi, Apr. 20. The Royal Air Force mounted its biggest oflen- sive of the anti-Mau. Mau campaign during the past week as part of the new drive following the break- down of surrender talks eight days ago, it was dis closed here last night.

On the ground three, brigades of British and African troops with police and Kikuyu guards. killed 118 terrorists, wounded or

and captured 14

detained 231 suspects in widespread sweeps.

were given by There Agures

one

bombers

tons

of

Includ

another

WDSight bombers dire lots

went into

operation in

one.

Terrorists also killed 23 loyal after Kikuyu and wounded three.

a satisfactory unswer as more than 500 coffee trees..

A

He is charged ponding and talking with the British Army headquarters in a enemy contrary to the code of report of operations in General military justice, with informing Sir George Erskine's new drive,

Lincoln Heavy the enemy that one of his fellow prisoners, Pte Edwart Gaither, dropped more

bomba in. 28

portles was preparing to escape, as

Gaither

night operation. beaten and tortured, and

12 tons and having informed the enemy that

which Corporal

Martin Christiansen had

firearm in his possession, the colony for the first time on already firod 07 Friday-had following which Christiansen

rockets in attacks on Mau Mau was put into

ae and beaten

hounts. Beveral times.

Casualties In tho security For the defence, former

forces were one European and Colonel Guy Emery asked the

killed and Atricane Bix Tribunal if i thought that 0 European and four Africans soldier should be reproached fur wounded. divulging more than his name,

serial number Washington, Apr. 19.

rank and

the "ser-

A terrorist gang attacked, a Senator Joseph McCarthy having submitted to vices of his captors.

farm owned by a local Kikuyu Most of the nine members of headman in South Nyeri reserve the the Court said they could not on Sunday night and destroyed question witnesses at

his give public hearings over SPEARHEADS READY

they had not been prisoners-

the Elsewhere in

reserves the army, The trenches, dug by about dispute with

of-war. But several at the security forces inflicted casual- one company of Vietminh mole which will begin on Thurs- said that torture in certain cases ties, on

small terrorist "gangs men over the weekend, are by

day.

had not led to the prisoners over the week-end and captured now filled with spearheads of

Information_sought a number of firearms and Watchers at the airport saw

of Senator giving the Finally, according to a local

Vietminh shock troops which While Mrs Petrov was talk enn launch a general offensive McCarthy's Senate

by their

ammunition, captors. France-quantity of Investiga- that when Mr Leydin approach- man who understands Titila

Router. ed and

with Mr Leydin in the

against the command post of tions Sub-committee, which is to Presse. Baked a question Mrs Russian, Mrs Petrov said: "No. office, Mr Kisiltain approached Brig-Gen. Christian de Castries conduct the hearings, are op Petrov looked straight ahead Goodbye" and hung up.

Mr K. S. Edmunds, a Crown

wit- and shook her head negatively.

low officer, and said: "Where at any time, a French spokes-posed to his questioning At the

minute

* when are you keeping her?"

man said.

Mundt (Re- Karl Mr other passengers were arriving

Senator "Mr Mr Edmunds replied:

To prevent the French Com- Leydin she walked away and at the airport to rejoin the Leydin is talking to her."

mand from sending airborne publican, South Dakota), Acting returned to the couriers. She plane, Mrs Petrov sold she Mr Kisliisin replied: "She has reinforcements to Dien Bien Phu, Chairman, said the issue might was weeping intermittently but would speak to Mr Leydin enough talks."

Vietminh troops launched have to be put up to the Senate.

Before did not appear very distressed. again.

with meeting Mr Edmunds said: "No, she attacks on other fronts, includ airport wants to see Mr Lydin again." ing the Red River delta, Central fellow Senators to discuss pro- small codure for the investigation,

told Then Mr Kislitsin turned to Vietnam and Lacs, outside. A few minutes later reporters and salt: "This is a units went on the rampage In Senator McCarthy

Gectors of South porters: "I think that it's neces- Mis Petrov moved out of the comedy. My Embassy already various

Vietnam.

sary for me to question ail wit- office with Mr Leydin and was knows about f

The French Command saldnesses. That includes members Mrs Petrov's talic with Mr escorted immediately to a cor

the rebels would concentrate of my staff and the Pentagon driven by the Superintendent or Leydin lasted in all about an

efforts on General (Defence Headquarters) polli- hour.

thefr.maln Police, Mr W. C. Littlejohn.

When the BOAC Constellation de Castries' command post in clans too,"

the middle of the biggert

The United States Army has the announcement of touched down at Darwin this hedgehog wall position. Only charged the Sonator with Book- Mrs Petrov's decision, Mr morning it was surrounded by Inter Will they attempt to ing favburs for a conscripted Kislitsin asked for time to testen armed police, Karpinsky and mother phone his Embassy in Canberra. Jarkov struggled violently when fences in the West and East, he Schine,

The plane was held while be the police started to search them,

Senator McCarthy said today: telephoned. He apparently op- and Jarkoy was held in a head

The casternmost hillock, "No one need to worry about She spoke

for tained a decision from the Soviet lock while he was disarmed.

Inter

"Isabelle", is bracing for any questioning as long as they about three minutes while the Embassy because It was two couriers and Mr Kalitsin learned that all three Ruslans BOAC stoward, Bob Mur massive onslaught too. It has

are telling the truth was one the actors in the

of istened to her.

drama. In between two of her fences by two deep

been cut off from the main de

LETTERS PUBLISHED trenches

He added that he expected ha talks with Mr Leydin, Mr for the past 20 days-United

be asked to file a bill of Petrov spoke to Muir for ten Press.

would particulars outlining his charges

inst the Army. against

The Secretary

After

her talk with

new stage began with

Iwo Russian Administrative were searched by police und .32 State

revolvers, which each of them Council decree passed November

carried, were taken from them. 19 just your

Mr Leydin approached Mrs which, summed up by the

Petrov as she left the plane and official Chinese Newa

it was then that the scuffle with Agency, and that it "prohl- the Russian courier occurred. bited private merchanta from purchasing and trading In grain." They might in future operate as agents for State trading organica- tions, but it was emphasised that this would be tom- Hugo State con- porary.

were to cerna

have a monopoly of all procure- ment and sale of grain throughout

country. the The decree thus eliminates free market in food. It also puts all food processing under factories and mills State control. Not only is food trade taken over, but new decrees, promulgated in March, brought most of the other important pro- into ducts of agriculture the same monopoly. Tea, cotton, jute, fax, silk, wool and groundnuts were all Included,

The Russians refused to leave The impression at first glance might be the airport and remained there would while the other passengers went that these decrees

to the rest house for the sche- affect mainly businessmen, duled two-hour halt in Darwin. but the Poking Government

A quarter of an hour before in declaring the plane was due to leave Mr le quite open that its purpose goes far Leydin arranged for Mrs Petro beyond that. It is interested to speak with her husband by not only in liquidating the telephone. "business class" but also wants to gain an effective and final control over the poasantry, Special courts have been set up to imple- ment the "policy of restric- tion of capitalist commerce." Exactly what these devices are is not clear but the spirit in which

new

they

will operate may be gauged

of

On the plane she had a gloss of tea and beer and a cup tried to sleep. But

she was airaick.

in. Russian

last

She went into the office while Mr Kislitsin stood

After

would continue their journey,

Parliamentary Elections minutost. It is not known what

For Egypt In 1956-

The Radio also reported that

they spoke about.-Router.

PORT SAID OUT

OF BOUNDS.

Port Said, Apr. 19.

and

nesses.

his

re

the outlying de- former associate, Private David

Earth Tremors Destroy Houses

of Defence.

Mr Charles Wilson,

ין

the

and Chisis of the Army, Navy and Air Force today mado

Tatters telling Bonator accurio

Paris, Apr. 19. from Mao Tse-tung's classic The newly reappointed Nasser had told Egyptian newB-

that they get only "rare" (re- definition of the role of the Egyptian

Athens, Apt. 19. Premier, Colonel men that hls Government

Congressmen for About 200 houses in the quests from law courts in a Communiat Gamal Abdel Nasser quoted by adhered to the proposals Egypt Port Bald was declared out Corinth region are inhabitable special consideration for society. "Courts," he says Radle Cairo tonight announced made last autumn on the Suez of bounds to British troops

dividuals Ity the armed forces, " as a result, of earth treanors People's that Parliamentary elections canal dispute with Britain.

today in his canny on

by the British head which

Senater MoCarthy had saved. shook villages „Next". Democratic Dictatorship," would be hold in Egypt in 1956

quarters in the Suez Canal zone Corinth on Saturday night, the them for a report on their ex- at the end of a three-year Nasser declined, however, to following yesterday's outrage are instruments with which onsitional period of milliary | nay,whether these proposals; by Egyptiane in which a British prefect of Corinth reported to- perience with other members of] Congo Secretary Robert ono class oppresses

Army submitted to Britain on October soldier was killed and another day. No one was hurt. violent other. They are

Nasser sald the measures 21, 1983, were final.

The Corinth area was badly Stevens sald. In his letter that and certainly not bene-

Miltary polles

have set up a hacen on September 6 and 7 the, requests were handled volent things. The word taken last week. against certain

political frures" and· Journalizin The Premier said the recently control post about 12 miles from Last year, a month after the strict accordance with establish- has gone out for bringing constituted a "purge" necessary signed Turkish-Pakistani pact the town, and all cars and distrous earthquakes. whlon od policies and procedures de to heal the "National before Parliamentary elections, would be ineffective as long as travellers are searched before cost about // 425, daad in the afgned to ensure fair and stilcal Bourgeoisie" and peasants. the Radio" said in iug Arabic, the Arab stotom zwized to join being allowed to proceed, of zoniane Islande, of Cephalonia, trowanbot off all military, pes.

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