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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Wrong Again So McCarthy sees red again.

Senate Inventi-

on trade with the munist bloc. The McCarthy version

"our

Was:

CHINA

No. 35807

Chou Promises No Interference

In Korea's Internal Affairs

Geneva, May 1.

gating sub-committee meet- ing ever pass without Mc- Carthy seeing "red"-usually diabolical fiends seeking tu undermine and overthrow the American Government" But this time the "re" that the Senutur saw was

Mr Chou En-lai, the Chinese Communist Pre- bin anger over the British decision to ease restrictions mier and Foreign Minister, told the Geneva con- Comference today China was willing to join other great states in undertaking not to interfere in Korea's ally, England is giving internal affairs. items which we, the Ameri- can people say are strategic raw materials. Of all the hollow, tub-thumping non. sense this individual has evor uttered this statement struck an all-time low. Last week the Board of Trade announced that the export of rubber, certain types of stripped copper as well as a number of other items from Britain to Russia and Eastern Europe would be freed from all restrictions. It was subacquently revealed that this was not a decision of the "Co-ordinating Com- mittee on East-West trade which is at present meeting

Lo decide in Paria

what goods will be removed from the strategie list following

After repenting the charges he made in his first speech to the conference last week that the United States unleashed "His war of armed intervention against Korea," Mr Chou said the United Nations was placed in the post. tion of a helligerent in the Korea war. It was thus dis qualified to deal with the Korean question.

the US- British - French decision in March to allow wider trade with the Com- munist countries. It was in the words of a Board Trade spokesman:

"An

on

Mr Chou complained that the in the preservation of peace it. Eust should undertake People's Republic of China was the Far st excluded from the United such obligation, Mr Chou Nations while elements of the added. "Kuomintang (Nationalist) tm-

an elique are

Di

41

"The People's Republic of Lill planted China fully endorses this pro In the United Nations and a posal and is willing to join with other international conferences other states concerned in ensur

Ing the discharge of this to pose as the representatives of

obligation. the Chinese people.

Mr Chou declared that Mr "All this has seriously im-

Pyun's statement today "was the prestige

the nited with slanderous ravings paired United Nations and has mude t agrinst tho governmenta and lose the moral authority to deal peoples" of Communist China

end Russia. North Korea and other with the Korean question other questions of Aria," Mr countries of peoples demorsey,

"Bis

ravings like his dis Chuu declared.

uttored for the benefit of bis master who wanted him to do go. He was thameless to such an extent that he said his only complaint was not enough Unit- ed States Intervention

and hoped for more United States

Mr Chou dealt at length with the alleged forcible detention of than 40,000 Korean and more than Chinese prisoners by the United sil

South States and

Котед and made three proposals to settle the problem. These were: administrative tidying-up 1. Measures to ensure the re- their motherlands of In the Board's regulations." turn to Further the spokesman those Korean and Chinese cap.

who sormel said: "the lifting of con

cibly retained in June 1953 trols was not because of any

January 1954 and were im- feeling that Russis should pressed into the army." get more rubber but because the Kremlin was getting whatever rubber It wanted

from other world sources". In fact, so jubilant was the Singapore Rubber Market over the decision that the following day the market price improved by a whole one-eighth of a Malayan cent! An official of the Rubber Trade Association said the Board of Trade's geature would hardly have any long-term effect on the market as it would make little if any difference Malayan rubber sales.

Lo

SIMILARLY with the copper

products,

export

released for Curtain

to Iron countries last Thursday; the Board of Trade has said these goods were never in- cluded in the scheduled list

of strategic copper goods and

tured 2nd

were

2. That a commission compos- ed of representatives of the United States, Britain, France,

CHOU EN-LAI

reputed ravings of the past were

intervention."

conference."

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Brisk First Day

Enquiries

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Our Own Correspondent

London, May 3.

The first trade enquiry was booked on the Hongkong stand within two minutes of the open- ing of the British Industries Fair at Earl's Court this morning.

It came from a German businessman who is

interested in importing cotton textile goods and Narriman

silke from Hongkong.

By the lunch time lull, 40 more enquiries had Weds

been recorded - a rate of one every six minutes. They covered practically the whole range of goods on display.

Young

Physician

Cairo, May 8.

Narriman of

About half the enquiries came from British importers of textiles and light manufactured

Ex-Queen Others were from the United States, goods. Holland, India, Iraq, Cyprus, Trinidad, South Egypt was married to Dr

El Nakib Africa, Italy, New Zealand, Rhodesia and the Gold Adham

simple Moalem religious Coast.

ceremony today in her home in Heliopolis ancient city of Sun worship near Cairo.

Made-up clothing headed the list of goods most in demand, but there were also enquiries "from buyers put in touch with manufacturers of wishing to be luggage and leather goods, umbrellas, torch cases and bulbs, jewellery, basketware, enamelware,, camphor wood chests and carved Furniture, office equipment, vacuum flaska, spices and foodstuffs,

the past

"

at

a

15

cor+

BACKS NAM IL Mr Chou again urged that the North Korean plan "realisti- Nam cally'

put by General

Dr Nakib is the 'son of Dr Ahmed Ei Naklb, former director "should serve as the basis for reaching an agreement at this

of an Alexandria hospital who

sentenced to He Guld General Nam had

weary imprisonment for sald further clarified bis proposals

ruption. In his speech today.

Mr Chou renewed his de- mand that the conference deal with the prisoner of war issue. He alleged that only 10 days after signing of the Korean pri

1953 Foner agreement in June

Indeed.

the most striking the

Korean authorities South with the connivanco

the difference between this and pre- of United States forcibly retained vious displays at the BIF is the remarkable improvement that more than 27,000 Korean and Chinese prisoners and impressed has been achieved in the quality and presentation of goods ότι them In the army, thus de-

show. priving them of their right to repatriation.

Buyere have been favourably Impressed by the quality of the goods that go to make up this ear's exhibition of the Colony's fight manufactures.

Unlike most éxhibitors in the Despite a statement by Gen Commonwealth Section of the sell eral Mark Clark, then UultedFair, Hongkong is here to Nations Commander, that the and its stand is, therefore, some- United Nations

Com nand was what less pleasing to the eye "continuing its efforts to recover

than those of the dominions and the pr

prisoners of war who have colonies whose exhibits consist Mr Chou declared not of a few exotic products dis-

played in modernistic settings. had been re-

But the organisers. both hero and in Hongkong, have

A

singled covered.

man

After the armistice agreznení,

Mr Chou said, the United States gained much experience force to hand over

Ride used force and threat of more than

VIETMINTI DELEGATION

the

Petrov Reports Confirmed

better

who

never

Dr Nakib, who is 27, went to they six years and have now achieved a much Cambridge and his father was balance between one of ex-King Farouk's peer- "prestige display" and the sonal physicians.

Ex-Queen Narriman is 20. "shop window."

Narriman, Ex-Queen im- due to is partly This provement in the general lay-divorced Farouk in February of marriage, credit after three years out of goods, but chief

sald

then she would manufacturers goes to the themselves. The goods they marry again.

The conditions of the divorce have sent 1er display is sidik

of her inexpensive by British were the abandonment

for alimony and her standards, but with one or two claim exceptions they are not London claim to her son, Ahmad Fuad,

now with the ex-King. "cheap"

Ex-Queen Narriman married Outstanding among this year's Farouk in May 1951 but spent only 14 months in the Egyptian court before her husband was forced to abdicate.

OUTSTANDING

exhibits is a display of luggage

and

to

After eight months in exile she left Farouk to return

last year. Cairo in March Reuter.

Labour "Whips"

Resign

and leather goods which occupies the central position on the stand. These goods attracted considerable attention at the recent Seattle Trade Fair, and over Judging by the interest taken in them today by British had previously been licensed Communist China, Russia and

will do only because of short North and South Korea be set

overseas buyers, they equally well

here. domestic supply. In the past up to assist in the carrying out

21,000 Korean and Chinese pri-

The organisers have dealt a soners in their custody to when supplies were good, of these repatriation measures.

shrewd blow to the Colony's 3. Pending the handling of the licences were granted. It is prisoner of war question by this South Korean Government

critics in Britain by making a Who Chiang

Kai-shek perhaps useless to tell the commission joint teams composed and

separate. display of knitted clique, of the Red romant

which im-

to Sonator from Wisconsin that of repn

representatives

quality, gloves. As

the

London, May 3, them in their armies.

gloves speak for themselves, but Three "whips," leaders of the he should pay more attention Cross societies of the states con- pressed

in case of doubt about their

er Opposition Party in the House to the facts given by his own cerned on the two sides to the This was a serious violation of the Genova convention and the

origin, helpers on the stand have

of Commons, handed in their American Government of Korean armistice agreement be

formed and sent to the present Korean armistice agreements.-

been armed with detailed in-

resignations today. clale-ho can disregard 10T

prisoners Reuter.

formation which should disabuse locations of the wor

They

Charles Royle, were British facts since they are for inspection."

even the most sceptical buyer's John

Taylor and Kenneth obviously tainted and bissed! Mr Chou accused the United

London, May 3.

mind of any wrong impression Robinson, who had disobeyed the The

Operations States

instructions Foreign

of dragging out

from the Labour Geneva, May 3. A government Minister he might have gained from cor-o armistice talks under

tain quarters in this The Administrator, Mr Harold Korean

Vietminh delegation to today

country.

Party leadership by voting in confirmed reports

NEW EXHIBITS

lavour of motion

• Stassen,

sponsored who ineldentally the name of the United Nationa

to the British the convening the Indo-China peace talks will that Vladimir Petrov, Soviet

Exhibits now arrive here by air from Enst Was a party to the March and obstructing

Bevan, giving Parliament tomorrow,

reliable diplomat who sought asylum Industries Fair Include a small, by the left-winger, Mr Aneurin decision to remove certain of the political conference pro-

vided for by the armistico Berlin

Sources saldi here tonight. In Australia, had provided beautifully, Anished office safe right to veto the production of categories of goods from the agreement.

information about two Erl by the Ying Kee Safe Com- the hydrogen bomb.

the clocks by "Tho United embargoed list, has described

cinctric He declared:

Berlin, May 3.

As a result they were called strategic goodo

"An Nations is in no position to deal

delegation in-tish diplomats who dis Chiap Hwa Company, pewter- The Vlotminh

by the Jade Store, on to explain their insubordina- ware

tion to item that has direct or signi- with the Korean question. That vited to Genova arrived in East appeared in 1951.

the Party. Since going pressure cookers by the Ting against Party -directives Berlin today. ficant value in military and is why we are now holding this

and The Minister of State, Mr Tal Metalware Factory, The

heavy generally an item conference here for working out nuclear power,

the which is advanced techno- peaceful settlement in Korea.

Choy Leo Lung Metal Com- Chairman of the of Commons under questioning

Instead. France-Presse, that Potrov had talked logically and therefore has a

about pany. with the United Nations.

Council of Ministers. Rold the

United

and Donald These and other goods hero Mr Chou certain technological signi- flcance in relationship to the States objected to the simul- Anh, Economies Minister,

withdrawal

All of

other advisers,--Reuter, trade in materials in which taneous there is a critical deficiency foreign troops from Koren

the United Inside the Soviet." In the the ground that

States forces were in charactor

the from

na

to

Router.

Communist

delegation

pany,

Involves

the

This conference has nothing was handed by Pham Van Dong Belwyn Lloyd, told the House bras1 and chronium fittings by | penalties, they chose to resign

ΟΤ

.Chineso

Deputy

He who accompanied by Phan Maclean. They were rumoured for the first time are evidence Red Employees

TO START SOON

of

to have gone Eastward through the constantly growing ranga the Iron Curtain, but no official of the Colony'a manufacturing word of their whereabouts over was forthcoming.

·M.

Arrested

Industry.

Members of the official BIF

Berlin, May 3, first place, then, rubber different,

Geneva,, May 3.

delegation · Col J, D. Clague, Twelve high-ranking A French spokesman said to- not in short supply in troops.

Asked how much Petrov wad Mr Honey & Buy Cowperthployees of the Railway were night that during the tea break talking about Burgess

Mr THE DIFFERENCE

the Soviet Zone Russia; in the second place,

Lloyd replied: walte, Mir Charles D. Bilan and arreste **rg

in at this afternoon's conference Maclean, Mr

arrested "But the difference les

last week by State the copper products

Korea Mr. Andrei "We are in close touch with the Mr. R. Tang. States armed session on

Security Services the leased" by the Board of that the United

government,

There are also a number of vestigation commities of West on the forces came to Korea for ag-Gromyko, Soviet Deputy Foreign Australian

Minister, and M. Bidault, acting have appointed a Royal Com other visitors from Hongkong Berlin Free Jurists reported Trade wore nover

whereas the dor strategic list. Senator Mc-gressive purposes

the Big Three Western mission to investigate the case attending the fair, and part Chinese People's Volunteers

¡bers' today. powers, had, agreed that the of Mr Petrov. The interroge from these and, the staff of the Carthy's views on the easing cama to Korea to fight "ag

Indo-China peace taller should tion is at present in progress. of East-West tension are gresion," Mr Chou süld,

Hongkong Government's London zey Included the head of

Arama Division. start "a moors as possible."! "In spite of this we silik ad- still obscure but in the

The report added that those Preparations were now being "But such information about Office under ir E., G., A. Grime words of. Mr Stassen: vocate the simultaneous with made in the Palace of Nations, Burgess and Maclown which has wood, the Director, a number of arrests were related to the pre-

crisis in silcited is of'w residents and ex-residents of the sent" transport forces European headquarters of the w far been "Increased East-West-trade drawed of all fartign might improve the prospects from Korea. Could there be United Nations here, to start limited and general character, Colony are helping on the island. Germany, ngrance-Presse,

not yet certain

This morning they, included Mr for world peace." It is to be anything dairer than that" talks in a different room from additis

Minister Sacked hoped, deeply and sincerely conditions that the states con discaming cores---Heuber.

Mr Chou said: "Under the that in which the delegates were whether it is based on Petroy's Charles Terry, who is in Britsih personal knowledge oe hearsay on holiday, Mr Barry Parks, Mir

End Coutin and Mr that the Senator might concerned undertake obligation not

London nawpapers lass wank Daniels Queen Elisabeth Emterior M. Grigorlaricoor The Armenian Minister of the fine his remarks in future to interfere in the internal

reported that- Petror was talking

Tomorrow, to subjects of which he has affairs of Korea and ensure la

development," Kores Cambridge.“ Mam May 3. - about itra--two diplom

the Fusen Mollier and Princess|wew today.rellaved of his dutier some knowledge. But that peaceful

İKarsazet, will visit Zari's Court, by, the Presidium of the Supreme Professor & Ernest Hooton,, ona 12wd time, the ForSTAN will be able to develop-along. to

--wwh be accompanied by Moviet of Armenia, amon would be - tantamount abandoning his political peaceful lines of the waid's Tading anthropos te wees. Petroy B-but

cbproident of the 5 Board of 2:He has been replaced by M. General Nam had brocioned | Jogists, died tonight at his home, hatt nordestes For the - Abat ; the states mont: inim orwal Biswas 67**Hagler?

Royal Children Go Paddling

Two delightful pictures of Prince Charles and Princess Anne, taken at Malta recently when the royal children enjoyed a private picnic with their great-uncle and..great-aunt, Lord and Lady Mountbatten. Top shows the children happily paddling in warm water pcols, and above, Princess Anne carefully tests the temperature of the water. London Express' photos.

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Athers, May. 3. In the islands of the Dodecanese, A strong earthquake again about 200 miles southeast of shook Greek soll this afternoon Athens-Franze Pressó.

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