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CHINA MAIL
No. 35803
Established 1845
THURSDAY, APRIL, 29, 1954.
Plane Passengers' Terrifying Ordeal
Indo-China pending the out- DIEN BIEN PHU PRESSURISATION
come of the Geneva con-,
ference has thoroughly elari-] Volunteers
fed a situation which pro-
ylously had
been clouded
with doubt, auxiety und speculation. And it has un-E doubtedly made a
21
important contribution
the creation of a betler atmosphere at Geneva where,
so far, Mr Molotov has been encouragingly
conciliatory,
-
Go To The
Rescue
Paris, Apr. 28. Volunteers who two days particularly in his conversa ngo responded to a "Save tlons with M. Bidaull, the Dien Bien Phu" call, were parachuted into the be- French Foreign Minister.!
northern Indo- leaguered
The success of the Geneva, China fortress during the conference depends whoily night, necording to reports on the ability of the various received here today. delegations to negotiate VBI
The reports said that despite
a foundation of goodwill and, strong anti-aircraft are from the mutual respect, a condition 40,000 which can hardly be fulfilled the
if either sido indulges t declarations which could be rennonably Interpreted as threats. It perfectly obvious that Sir Winston Churchill's statement in the Commous has facilitated M. Bidault's private talks with! Mr Molotov on subjects such as a temporary truce at Dies:
Blen Phu to permit the removal of the wounded from
Vietminh surrounding fortress, the
volunteers suffered only small lossEJ,
Hitter hand hand fighting
на
also raged last night round at isolated French strongpoint_ the French sallled out to drive Vietminh patrols and trench-digging squads a stone's throw from their barbed defences.
nway
wire
The strongpoint, three miles from Dien Bien Phu's main de-
withering hail fences, has withstood
Bien Phu
A
of re for four
ailout assault
on Dien
FAILS
AT 24,000 FT
Pilot Dives Craft
To Safety Zone
(OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
Geneva, Apr. 28. Fifty-one passengers and crew of a British European Airways Viscount airliner choked for breath nearly five miles over France this afternoon when the pressurisation-vital at that height-- blew out.
Geneva aboard.
six But the passengers, 29 men, 21 women and £ weeks old baby, were badly affected by the temporary lack of pressure and oxygen.
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HAROLD WILSON
JOINS LABOUR'S 'SHADOW CABINET'
London, Apr. 28.
Aneurin
A top lieutenant of left-winger Bevan tonight unexpectedly took over the seat in the British Labour Party's "Shadow Cabinet" which Mr Bevan himself angrily resigned in protest over "pro-American" stands on German rearmament and Indo-China.
The decision of the former President of the Board of Trade, Mr Harold Wilson, may provoke a split among the Bevanites themselves.
Tel. 21433.
Attacks On Medical Units
Tho mittee
Genova, Apr. 28. International Com-
of the Red Cross sold here today that both Consununiat and Franco- Vietnam forces An Indo-
to China appeared Evo been attacking each other's ambulanto and medical
The
Committee meni a
belcgram Lo both high commands saying it wan "greatly alarmed" at re- ports of attacks on medical units in the Dien Bien Phu battle.
to
Appealing
to both sides abide by the Red Orom rules of prat, the Committee surrests that "conalderation
be given to the pondbility?
Mr Wilson made it clear in his letter of acceptance that he agreed entirely with Mr Bevan's opposition to the policies of the American Secretary of
State, Mr
of setting up neutralised zones for and German
the accommoda- John Foster Dulles, on Southeast Asia
tion of the sick and rearmament.
had
act to
But informed sources said that | as late an yesterday Bevanites urged Mr Wilson take the post. He said in his letter that he accepted it in the interests of Party unity.
"I am
am la entire agreement, as the Party knows, with Ancurin Bevan un th: policy issues in- volved on the dangers not only of Mr
In Dulles' policles Southeast Asia but also of Ger- rak! Mr man rearmament," Wilson to his letter of accep- tance
"Nevertheless, what
Soviet
Deserter
Makes Plea
Munich, Apr. 28. Nikolai Khokhlov, the Soviet MVD Captain who motters deserted to the West, today
wound-
ed and provided for by the Geners Conventions."
This is the second such appeal the Committee have
to the high com manda. A previous tele- gram was sent on April 9.
Router.
Evacuation Appeal
Geneva, Apr, 20. in the last resort is the unity appealed by radio to Rus- Mr John Foster Dulles, the The pilot immediately dived the plane to
and strength of the Partysians who "still heed the United States Secretary of State, 12,000 feet, the maximum height for flying with-
Geneva, Apr. 28. My conclusion is that, in the Im- Is
voice of justice" to save his tonight called on all the coun- Interests, it
tries represented at the Far East Communist China made a Party's out oxygen and made an emergency landing at
refuse.... to to possible for me
wife and baby son.
conference to "act effectively" today His swift action saved all direct bid here airport.
Mr Wilson's
decision,
"If this woman and her child seeing that the Vietminh permit establish itself as the fifth
anxiously awaited within the are thrown into prison without | the evacuation of wounded from tho world Party, with
came after the Labour trial-are made to disappear of French Union forces great power
to renounce me under besieged bara of Dien Bien d'au. responsibilities, ย position Party National Executive Com-made
Mr Dulles declared: "I have refused her by the West.
auttee earlier today approved torture-there will yet be another
which Russia," he declared.
which M. Bidault has mada step "any opposing
Britain involve
Khokhlov. Chou En-lai, went outside the would
who одув he asking for an alleviation of the limited agenda of the Geneva military action in support of deserted because his wife refused tate of the many hundreds of
in Indo-
wounded soldiers of the French conference.
to discus imperialist policies called
to huve
ave anything to do with a
or Union at Dien Blen Pho Koren and Indo-China, and made China".
man executing murderer's his debut in the West by calling
SHOWDOWN POSSIBLE
ders, was speaking over Rzdio
"Our hearts go out to these men who have failen in the station Ghanced privately by cause of liberty and who-can- Americans.
nights.
Observers in Hanoi auld the the battle area, on the com- Vietminh commander, General position of the participants' Yo Nguyen Giap, is determined to take part in the Indo- to take the strongpoint, whose China discussions, and on guns dominate his forces poised the time for opening those for an discussions. The preliminary
6711 theas NUMBERS UNDISCLOSED progress made fasues in highly important
Milliary quarters in Paris said and significant, holding out today that despite the loss of the the promise that there will northern end of Dies Bien Phu's be no serious dispute over runway, the paragbuting in ot Said Pilot Commander James Monroe: "There was only
which, suppiles and ietsforvernent was procedural matters
At 24,000 feet it is impossible to live with- one thing to do. before the delegates assem- | proceeding normally.
out oxygen, so I had to bring the aircraft down to 12,000 bled. It was feared might The volunteers
fect as soon as possible, but I had to be careful at what speed hamstring the entire con- Legionalris, gunners, signalmen ference.
and medical orderlies who had I brought the plane down or the passengers' ears would have
General responded to
Heart suffered." Navarrie's enll to save Dien Bien or two practice jumps in the Hanol area
The Viscount was flying from London direct to Milan and was 24,000 feet over Central France, ap- Mont Blanc, when the hold proaching snow-covered doors flow open.
There was a loud bang as preseure in the hull was released and the plane, staggered violently.
The steward and stewardess, fighting for breath" om selves, calmed the passengers as the plane dived, taking three and a half minutes to reach the safety level.
MR Chou En-lal's entry into
Foreign
"The steward ordered all passengers to put their seats Phu had only one
in the reposing position and gave them strict orders not to the debating arena Wax
All obeyed though they typical. His speech
before being parachuted into the smoke, speak, and to breath slowly. WHB
must have wondered what would happen next." largely paganda
pro-
fortress, now reduced to about devoted to
one square mile in area. and generalities.
The military quarters did not almost certain to be inter-disclose the number of volun preted in same quarters as teers dropped.
Are
It
in
to
An
VIETNAMESE ARMY
Vietnamese officials,
oun
recum- up
R sign that he and hin French Union forces today re- associates intend to wave captured the
Muon pust of red herrings before The Khous, 40 milles southcast o! conference. But
Dien Bien Phu., The post, at
importam necessary to remember that
in the
Jungle 80 at the moment the delegates Cristroad
miles north of Luang Praban chiefly concerned in
wos seized by the Vietminh making
their
presence during their recent advance known in Geneva; the real the Royal Lootian capital.
yot discussions have
The French High Comman
haa come, and these are hardly reported that 38 Vietminh
and 81 taken likely to begin until next been killed
during cleaning 13 week.
The two principal prisoner
operations in the Red Rive subjects are Korea und
delta in the past 24 hours. Indo-China, and it is of note that both M. Bidault and Mr Molotov are reported to have reached some meakure Saigon
A communique announced in
tonight that the two mendatio of agreement on
for stepping Issues being treated as the development of the Viet | parallels. There is merit in namese Army were made at a in conference today of French and the proposition, for truth one is as important on the other, and it is ques- tionable whether a sotile. mont on one could be reached without settle ment on the other. The Geneva conference has ono prime objective-to bring about a lessening of inter- national tension in the Far East. And the only concreto
Prince Buu Loc, Vietnam's way of achieving this is for Prime Minister, led his country's at least some progress to be delegation, which included the made towards a permament Defence Minister, De Phan Huy Army golution of the Korean prob quat, and the National
Chief of Staff, General Nguyen lem, and a
cessation of Van Hinh. hostilities in Indo-Chind, If M. Maurice Dejean, the neither development is French
Comunisaloner-General, forthcoming, then the and General Henri Navarre, .Genova conference will Commander-in-Chief, headed
the French delegation. rank as a complete failure
Prince Buu Loc is flying to and the future of Asin will
France tomorrow to report to be thrown into the melting ex-Emperor BLO Dri. Viet- pot.
namese head of state-Reuter:
34
Observers said they belleved the French the
delegation urged Vietnamese military leaders to step up mobilisation and mill- inry training to help fill gaps caused by the heavy manpower forces drain on French Union
for Dien by reinforcements
on Phu and heavy Vietminh the Tonking delta.
infiltration
in
At Geneva 35 passengers voted to cunlínue the journey to Milan by train, only eight staying behind awaiting a relief plane from London.
Indo-China Settlement: Soviet Plan Forecast
Paris, Apr. 28.
Russia will propose a peace plan for Indo- China based on a ceasefire and general elections in the country following Franco-Soviet talks at Geneva yesterday, informed sources said here to day.
BOUTCOS
These
sald M.French Foreign Minister Georges Georges Bidault,
the French Bidault and Soviet Foreign Foreign Minister, was encourag- Minister V. M. Molotov had ed by his private talk with Mr virtually reached an agreement Molotov, the Rusalan Foreign
on the countries to take part in Minister, at Geneva.
the Indo-China discussions, They discussed Indo-China There sources sald, that in thoroughly and their talk was addition to Great Britain, France, not limited to procedural ques- the United States and the Soviet tions, they said.
Union, Red China, the Three
States of Iado
Blam, and
is not expected to be produced Ching, the Viet pate,
Tho iwo latter countries
The Soviet plan for elections Associated
before agreement is reached on Burma would a censtre in the seven-year-old:
war.
Sir Winston Churchill's state- ment in the House of Commons
the
Bao
Peking's Prime Minister, Mr/compromiso resolution strongly infamous blot on the name of read the very touching appont
bombs Western plans Germany.
to
arm West
for the abolition of the hydrogen The 12-member Labour Liberation, an anti-Communist
and the scropping of "Shadow Cabinets which directs Labour Party strategy in the House of Commons, met tonight. The meeting was In preparation for a meeting of all Labour MPs tomorrow which may see a show
of
And
for a
ot the Berlin conference alliance.
4hen
the
be,ween
Prime Minister,
former Mr
dofence
Russia.
t
in A
200
bo evacuated to places where they can receive proper attention because of the dis- regard by the enemy cf
et humanity elementary laws of
and of civilised warfaro,
"M.
that Bidout recalled when the enemy requested a Kirallar truce some weeks ago
during the early stages of the
slego It
same granted.
Ironic
occurs
was instantly
Appears particularly that this barbarous situation on the fighting front at the very moment of so representatives
have
when
states important
It specialises broadcasts to Mr Chou, so his country's
He said: Much is at stake Foreign Minister, raised in ad-
today-more than just the lives dition the delicate question
the down
of my wife and son" whom ha of Formosa, stronghold
to be living last knew Labour American-backed Chinese Na- tionalist Government, the whole Clement Attice, and Mr Bevah village near Moscow.
"Today, the peoples of the problem of Aslan accurity
over policy on Southeast Asta.
gned entire world are seeking proot risigned Mr Bevan
angrily world disarmament.
that the
of the now leaders Cabinet" (rom
"Shadow By launching into a discourse
the on World problema Mr Chou before Easter when the Foreign Soviet Union are in some de-
vlow of Western Secretary. was, in the
Mr Anthony Eden, gree sincere in their assertions, the diplomats, trying to muke good announced his agreement with that their policies have become the ground lost by his Soviet Mr Dulles to examine projects more humane, that with
Liquidation of Berla, the M.V.D. comrode, Mr Vyacheslav Molo-A
Southeast Asla
ceased to play a leading role in tov.
the life of our country.
"Surely the
now Soviet When Mr Attlee reacted cau-
Government does not want to
"All delegates to the Geneva tiously and did not condemn the allinace outright,
commit an illegal act
conference have declared their lumped to his feet in the House vengeance which would prove devotion to the causes of peace
de- of Commone and heatedly
to the world that all of its and humanity and in strongly nounced it despite the fact that statements about love of peace
supporting M. Bidault's appeal are insincere."
I call Mr Attice is the Party leader.
on all the states Hore of Khokhlov's WILson
A recording My
be rebroadcast represented to do all in their advocate of more British trade appeal is to
to see that the forces to put pressure the satelliics. He resigned from the campaign
and promptly to govemment on the Ruslans to release his Labou:
of the wounded has written evacuation that when Mr Bevan did in 1961 in family. Khokhlov
heavy British 20 President Eisenhower and soldiers of the French Union at Mr Chou repeated yesterday's protest over the
Dien Bien Phu," Mr Dulles and the Pope to further his cause- Korcan rearmament by the North
programme,
| sald-Reuter, Minister, General Nam II, that has been a leading supporter of Reuter. American "Intervention" touch-
a conference
with
this year. Mr Molotov demanded Communist China on all points of international tension. the
This WEA rejected by Western powers on the grounds that Communist! China's inter- the Korean wor vention in mode her unft
shoulder to world responsibilities.
A NEW LINE
Western officials voted
claim
Mr
13
Д
Bevan
staunch
pd
mand here in Geneva.
with Soviet Russia, China and hourly for 24 hours as part of power
of Ho Chi minh act effectively
the last
in the
SETTLEMENT ATTACKED
Mr Bevan since.
Ho ed off the Korean war in June
was runner-up 1950. This is леw Communist last "Shadow Cabinet" elections Ilne. Hitherto the charge hand henco was offered the scat been that it was South Korea when Mr Bevan walked out, Mr which launched the attack Wilson's letter spoke of his ex- across the 38th parallel.
tremely dincult position" in was decidingUnited Press. This, It was thought, part of the current Communist effort to lay the blame for ali troubles in Asia on the United States with the object of mis- and lending
Aslant opinion dividing the West
Eden, British Mr Anthony
Pondicherry, Apr. 28. Chairman of today's conference
Reports reaching here today session, did not attempt to call Mr Chou 10 order whori
he from Mahe, one of the French settlements in India, said that a business of om the strayed from
group of armed people believed the conference.
to be Communista had attacked would take part becauso they But the Western powers are
of Kallaye inside the Community of? not to let the border on
dotormined Indo-China area.
the Maho settlement on Monday Geneva meeting develop into a and Tuesday nights. These same sources said that yesterday was warmly wel Vietnam Emperor
world prob- general debate on Dal had
The reports sald that the at- comed here as a mark of identi- set two conditions on the pre-lems either inside or outside the tackers were fired on by soldiers
Council Chamber. cal views between London ana sence of the Vietminh at the con-
If Mr Chou stationed in Kallayo and that one Paris that the Indo-China was ference table. First, that since continues his effort to do so, he of the assallents was killed. The become an international they had no legal status as will undoubtedly be rebuffed by armed sasailants were later dia- conflict it agreement is not country, the Vietminh should the "Big Threo
Western
tom officials said tonight reached at Geneva.
have a different position from At the same time, official the other participants;
Mr John Foster Dulles's state- sources said, Chinese are night secondly, that the French govment on the future of Korea Ing with Vietminh · forces.----
real flexibility of ernment would make a solemn ruled out
"JKorean - group," Reuter.
promose to refuse any partition the 18-zation of the country.
in terms for reuniting Kares, Paris, Apr. 28.
these two demands, diplomatic quarters here sald. It was
Washington, Apr. 28. - Reliable sources here Loaight there sources said, that caused All members of this
No Kum Sex, the young, North the countries maid that during their meeting, Mura
represents Socretary of which Jacquot, State of the Associated States which fought under the United Korean pilot who delivered his to pay a dying visit to Cannes Nations banner, are expected to MIG-13 Aghior to the United today to a Bao Dai-Fernco- follow the American example Nailons forces in Korea, w
In the United in depanding implementation of Stirs in which he ung The General Assembly's resolu- States to tion of 1950. A major departure admitted by a special decision
- General Herbert Attorney Royal Yacht Off
from
that resoltation would
learned bre To Tobruk
Passembly. probably require the assent of Brownell, it
Loday. the
pilot has reðulved the Veletia, Apr. 28. Western officials here said to- The Royal Yacht Britanie, day the Korea group would wx $100,000 reward on to 180 Commumise plios who would Shore Murals; at 11:10 Pm left Vloral Yacht Britanruk plure every possibilty of anding niet C The reparations negotiations today, taking Prince Charles Mccord on the country's reuni- deliver: MTCH in good mrium. but they toured that condition. He intends to take broke down after the Obno-, and Princess Anne to meet the|fication Garcia, ament was rejected. Queen and the Duke of Edia- ccalhand partition courvel iti dans Anderfoki úrlamen
svill
Will
NEARING AGREEMENT
Japanese Diplomats Burned In Effigy
Monila, Apr. 29,
by the
Philippine Patriotie | which bogan, about 8 pim, and A crowd of 2,000 demonstra League to protest against a pre- was climaxed with the burning;| tors gathered in a city square | llıhinary
agreement by
of dummies representing Mej and Japan's
last night to burn in egy two Garola and the Japanese Mini- Japanese diplomats and the tir, Mateuml Ohno, on Japan's Garcia, Mr. Ohno Philippine Vice President. offer of US$400,000,000 in world Carlos Garcia, because of their War II reparations to pact in the deadlocked rovara Philippines.
tions negotiations with Japan.
special reparations ambasador, the
The demonstration, held in The police, did not attempt to the Plaza Miranda, -, was called | break
up the demonstration,
„United Press.
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ห
-Ministers, tonight
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