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No. 35860

Established 1845

MONDAY, JULY 5, 1954.

New Hopes Of

Tighting in the Red River In Indo-China

delta would scem

to

Huggest that the "regroup- ment" of Vietminh forcen In Vietnam

not 13 subject that will be decided at the Geneva con- ference. It Is

very likely Cambodia To

the

that the Vletminh will win their demands on the fold of battle. In fact,

uk Com- present pattern munist intration, French withdrawals and rebel military advances continue, the Geneva conferença may) find there will be no need to debate the problem uf

the

Begin Cease-Fire

Talks

Six

Geneva, July 5. Cambodian Army

officers are flying here to day to begin cease-fire talks with representatives of the Vietminh High Command.

composition uf the Armistic E Commission team; this problem, too, muy be completely solved by the rebel conquest of the whole of Vietnam. It is difficult, almost Impossible to criticise the present French withdrawals in the Red River delta. Faced by over- whelming odds, the com- manders of

smal the

a vain stand in the outlying areas of the deita; better to withdraw

Its

The talks, ordered by the

FRENCH-CHINESE MEETING

VERY CORDIAL'

Geneva, July 4.

New contacts between the French and Com- munists at Geneva and the meeting of ceasefire teams near Hanoi spurred new optimism today for a settlement in Indo-China.

A French spokesman at the Geneva Far Eastern conference said a meeting last night be- nine-nation Indo-China peace tween the acting delegation chiefs, M. Jean On June are Chauvel for France and Li Ke-nung for Communist

Lusk of the China, last night was "very cordial."

19,

conference expected to start tomorrow.

principal

The

French force see no use it withdrawal from Cambodia of earlier reports of no progress. When the Viet- Is to arrange for the The prevailing mood was in sharp contrast to Invading Vietinin forces from Vietnam, the largest of the three minh levelled a week-end charge that the French Indo-China stales.

in the military committee on Vietnam were wreck- The Cambodian

ing the chances of ceasefire by excessive demands, the atmosphere became even cooler.

reconstitute

defences

for

military

the bigger battle to come- delegates are led by General this is the French military| Nhlek-Tioulong and Colonel

In the cuse Dap-Chhuon.

attitude.

FORMER LEADERS

of 140

group com- und

are

described

of the

Then M. Chauvel saw a member of the Chinese of Vietnam, this 15

delegation to discuss the deadlock in the Vietnamese Ho war against a foreign

This indicated how serious the Two

Military Committee, aggressor but an internal

situation had become. Puth-Chhay revolution which demanda mandants.

ChantaraingELY, to be put down by a strong

Communist

session The closed sources said military force and which, former leaders of the Com- bodian resistance movement"

in Trung Cia conference, originally WAA agreement if successful,

principle that the French

fixed for Monday morning, was postponed until the after- should have a regroupment noon, said the agency

queting area in the Red River delta French official sources. and the Vietminh in Cochin. China.

from

State

the after Jer Independence

there

a French enclave in the

will also who come over to the Govert demand the maintenance of meni slche this strong force in Vlet-achloved nam in perpatulty, France within the French Union. would be quite incapable ofj Similar military negotin lons this. It is very doubtful, too, for a cease-fire in Loos began at

The Communists maintain that whether the Vietnamese Geneva between officers of the

Franco-Laotian

Vietminh - the and themselves would want it,

armistice llae: should be High Commands on June 24. desiring as they do

Parallel even below" "the 18th COM- Officers

of tho Franco- with plote independence

High Commands have Vi, minh French colonial administru- been meeting here Intermittent- ly since June 2 to try to draw TURNING from Indo-China armistice lines and regroup-

for Vietnam, Ing zones Ania battleground of the seven-year

realised

All three sets of poraliel Burma

face not foreign milltary talks must submit Anat military aggression so muchlar interim reports to the con- as internal revolution led ference by next Saturday

tion.

Southeast

to the area as a whole it must be war.

and that Siam

by the Communists, Follow-

ing the awakening of thei

free world to the Communist

JOHNSON DUE

main

Mr U. Alexis Johnson, ag! ing

menace, it is unlikely that head of the United States dele-

the revolutionaries

gation

the

eight-week-old

can falks, is also due in Geneva to-

depend on much direct day military help from the Mr Johnson. Ambassador to leading Red stateя to Czechoslovakia, is returning from achieve their aims, Much, Prague after a flying week-end he nt- If not the whole pattern of visit to Prague where

fended his Embassy's celebra- Communist conquest will

tions of American Independence therefore depend on the Day yesterday. internal revolutionary or- The 21st secret session of the ganisations of these coun.conference will be held tomorrow tries. Would a Southeast the Palace of Notions. The Asia defence pact help to delegates are expected to con- of the reduce the Red threat? Un-inue their discussion

crucial armistice supervision doubtedly, Yes-88 NATO problem which has also been the saved Italy from falling to subject of behind-the-scenes

the domination of Italian East-West contacts during the Communiata. But in Italy's weekend.-Router.

Lull In Fighting

Paris. July 4. There was lull in the northern Indo-China fight- following the ing today, French evacuation yester- miles day of Phuly, 30 south of Hanoi in the Red River delta, according to reports reaching Parts.

Phuly

south- the west corner bastion of the new French defence net- work in the delta.

A

SVIN

French High

Com- today

mand communique mentioned only yesterday's

Phuly fighting at

and clash between the Vielminh and French mobile forces south-west of Mhat Tuu yesterday, when the Viet- and 53 minb lost 53 dead captured.

The fighting -கச not hinder the evacuation of Phuly which went accord-

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Settlement THE ROYAL NAVY

After The Operation

Persian Oil Settlement

Likely Today

►

"This afternoon the two delegations agreed the tasks, attributions, agenda, principles and methods of work of the conference," Union-Vielminh Issued after Sunday's session.

Beginning with the next session it will be possible to tackle concrete questions.

"said a faint French On Major Points-

communique

DURATION NOT KNOWN

- Teheran, July 5. An agreement on major points of a Persian oil settlement is expected to be reached today at negotia- tions between Government officials and a delegation minh experts met for a second representing eight world oil lime on Sunday at Trung Cla- companies. behind closed dours.

The military

of

ccase-fre group

of the delegates

Viet-

Franco-Vietnamese and

WAY

མ་

It was not known whether the western Journalists would be neutralised admitted to the zone al Trung Gis la the sams

the Communist press porters

accredited to command,

who have softlea peared to permanently in the area.

The chiefs of the

dication as to how long they thought the conference

2

Inst.

the

ap-

down

two

no

ho

said.

would

atmo-

A charming picture of Folky and Chisky---seven months old twins of Mr and Mrs Blyke de Vries who were born joined 10- gether at the stomach. A recent operation separated the Siamese twins. Chisky sucks her thumb and holds a toy rabbit with her other hand, as the twins pose for the photo grapher. London

press.

Parole

Unlikely

BEG TO DIFFER But They Captured A German U-Boat Too

Former officers of the Royal Navy now in Hongkong "beg to differ" with a claim that the United States Navy “had captured the only Ger man submarine on the high seas" during the last

war.

A London Daily Express photograph publish- ed by the China Mail on June 30 showed a picture of the submarine, the former U-505, and the cap- tion claimed that Rear Admiral D. V. Gallery, USN, had made "the only capture" during the Battle of the Atlantic.

RE-NAMED GRAPHI

Former Royal Navy offi- | Admiral Commanding Iceland cers now living in Hong- Command, they steamed to the kong, recalled that Britain tow the submarine to Hvalfjlod. south omet to refloat and to had also captured a German U-boat and this capture Was made In September, 1941, three months before the United States declared war on Germany in Decem- ber the same year.

In a letter to the Editor, last

"This operation was success- fully completed and the U-570, in the capable hands of British submarine experts was de- livered to the United Kingdom where she was re-named H.M.S. Graph and used as training submarine.

"I have in my possession week, an anonymous correspon- copy of the signal from

the Iral congratulating our ship

dent, Mr A. W. W, disputed Admiral the claim and described the statement by the London Daily and the Salvage Officer on our successful operation, a, traced Express ds "not strictly ac-

curate." in Hongkong Mall over the

Another ex-RN officer copy of the chart where the

submarine Was beached, told the Chine photograph of the U-boat under weekend he was

tow before refloating, and a surprised the such a statement metal cap badge, complete with Swastika as souvenirs of this

had

весть mode.

The German submarine, the operation." U-570, w wis actually captured by

Mr Colmans added that the Hudson aircraft belonging to rescue tug in the operation was the Coastal Command of the HMS. Salvonia under the R.A.F. The plane discovered command

Suit-

the vessel, dropped several RN.R.

forcing depth charges,

It to face, The U-570 then caine up- and surrendered, will its crew

deck Ex-assembling on the

For Trotsky Slayer

Mexico City, July 4.

Mornard, Jacques

The Third Year of The War

in Pictures" a pictorial record published

Odham's by the Press, described the surrender In brief detalls.

of Lt. J Cowley,

Mr-TrumanTM Out Of Danger ·

New York, July 4. Former President Harry" Tru- man was pronounced out of danger today for the first time since his gangrenous gall blad- der and appendix were removed two weeks ago.

7-HOUR VIGIL The book said that after having wirelessed for naval and bir relief, the Hudson guarded

Mr Truman was able to give har prey for three and helf the first "serious" attention to bours until a Catalina flying his memoirs since he became boat arrived to take over. heill, a close associate at the hos Catolina circled above the plial gold. U-870 for another seven hours Mr Truman strolled about his before Royal Navy vessels camo air-conditioned room atthe and took the U-boat All members of the U-boat crow were taken prisoner.

in tow.

OW;

hospital, changed his pyjamas

Warships Dressed

War-

All visiting Americas ships as well as Her Majesty's ships in part were dressd over- all in celebration of the Ameri

H.

July 4 fell Iceland, this year, Americans are baving from the an extra holiday.

on.

The Persian Finance Minister Dr All Amini said after the seventh session of the talks on Saturday night that "all Import- ant points are settled or will be

and read a magazine. His ap- settled at the next meeting on

pelite was good and heats Monday.".

Mr L. Colmans said the Bri-heartily. Hospital officials sald If the Anal

on: agreement

tish vesicls that arrived to take this afternoon, further regular marketing Persian oil is signed

im- the U-boat in tow were HM.S. bulletins would not be issued. within a month, the oil group's prisoned assassin of the Burwell (an ex-American four-United Prese

End de-tankers could be expected

pos- at Bolshevik leader Leon Trot- funnelled destroyer)

sibly H.MS. Windermere. White Jegations would give In-Abadan refinery by September, sky, will have his request

it was en route to Hvalfjock, Persin expected annual gross for parole turned down, a thought that the submarine was profits in the region of £00 high Mexican official said sinking and she was beached off

the Minister today. millon by 1957,

the south coast of Iceland. The semi-permanent installa-added.

Mr Colmans said that at that Heraclio Rodriguez, chief of tions of the French include an

Meanwhile, Britain and Persia the electric

Interior Ministry's Soche Lieutenant on one of 1. Mindependence Day Bunday generator, while the held talks last night on compen- Welfare Department, said the Lieutenant on Vietminh are constructing light, sation for the nationalisation of

would

rescue tugs based on straw-roofed huts. Police and the Anglo-Iranian Oll

Com-overnment soldiers are malataining order pany's holdings

Mornard's bid for freedom for and on instructions in 1951.

A "good reasons but he declined in the neutralised territory and British

the apokesman sold

to elaborate on those reasons. case, foreign economic aid

standing guard before the door talks, due to be resumed today, has done as much, if not

When Mornard's attorney filed of the building in which the

were held in a cordial conference is taking place.

a petition for the assassin's re- more, to keep the Christian'

sphere,

Lense last Thurday, it was Democrata in power by

20-YEAR FACT

believed Mornard would be bolstering up the country's

Vietminh delegation, including ment will permit Persia to ex-

Dr Amini said the oil settle granted liberty as a matter of weak economy. The West

delta and a Vietminh enclave in General Van Tien Dung, appear por 15 million tons in the first course. must therefore help to int

Cochin-China. They hold further very young. Their

Mornard, who drove a pick- faces were year, compared with 32 million prove the economies of the

that there should be no armis expressionless, except for a

nel tons annually before the Anglo- axe into the brain of the late BILA!!

Southeast

Josef Asian

Stalin's there is a political

arch-rival slight tico unless

Colonel when Emile nations by making bigger

settlement.

Lemuyoux made a reference to Iranian Oil Company was no-40, has completed more than

totionalised. "What the French have lost combats "which never end. in granta, of economic aid na

two-thirds of his sentence, His "We Melbourne, July 4.

want an agreement for prison behaviour has been good and one means of depriving the

except partial on the battlefield, they cannot anything Communist sympathisers now win by diplomacy,"

sald local results no matter how ex- aortium is fighting for a longer/and he had no previous crimina}

years only, although the con- internal Communists of

The pensive they are." today jostled and punched one Communist.

Vict their greatest allies

minh did not even look at the period." Dr Amini Bald. "We two men who heckled a poverty, want, hunger and,journalist named before the

HAS APARTMENT" honour oli contracts with TALKS TODAY

Vietnamese members of

shall the and

other countries, such as Japan French

For year it was 'speculated Vielmiah generally, the prevailing low Royal Commission on delegations at Trung Gla

delegation opposite them,

that Mornard' would choose a 25

and Italy, now in force." standard of living.

The eight The conference is taking place

oll companies te-time in prison rather than week espionage last

by miles north of Hanoi, will start DROBNY'S WIN Vladimir Petrov, Soviet discussing concrete detalls of a in a rice plain where peasants negotiating a settlement include face possible assassination by

possible ceasefire in diplomat granted political China this afternoon (Menday) in the area

Indo still work. The only flag visible the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Trotsky's friends. He has spent is the red flag of five American oil groups and a his time in comparative luxury CONGRATULATIONS to asylum In Australia, the the Agence France Presserethe Vietminh.---United Press, French and a Dutch company under Mexico's system of pay

Reuter,

ing for prisön privileges. He | Reuter end. France Presse.

Ives

in a separate prison "apartment" and has received frequent visits from his girl friend.

Communist Brawl In Melbourne

П

The

Climbers

All of the members of the

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Tracks

Of The Abominable Snowman

Katmandu, July. 4.

Jaroslav Drobny for his newspaper Argus reported. perted from Hahol. great Wimbledon win over Police fought their way Kon Rosewall of Australia. through a yeiling mob at After nine consecutive Melbourne rally to rescue the attempts; this self-oxlled two men.

Ruper Lock- Czech has been crowned he journalist,

to wood, first Australien be with a well-deserved victory. W

named before the Commission, which bas eluded him on a and Ernest Thornton, head of a number of occasions in the Communist, trade union, were past, often, after heroic, addressing the rally. When

Four members of Sir Edmund Hillary's New Zealand expedition, who ar marathon struggles. There the two men heckled Lockwood, the crowd shouted "Shut their Jubilation in the fact that mouths, kill them, the news-rived here today, said the expedition had found fresh tracks of a Yeti or "Abominable Snowman" ---- 17,000 feet up in the Chawang Valley of North- paper said. this match... was, to be.

Lockwood has been ordered to "eastern Nepal. Drobny's last serious appear before the Royal Com attempt at winning the mission tomorrow. Ho how been Tho tracks fod for some a team-mate, Mr James Mac-tains, but are expected here

of distance over the show, but the Farians, from, a crevampe Adin singles championship. It named as the is to the credit of the Centre Document J", alleged to have party found no other trace of The party which arrived here today included Mr George Lowe, Court spectatore that their been written at the Russian the creatare.

who was a member of the vie support was for the fighting bay and to let the names

"many Australians,

torious Ever Coxpedition Bla your," and

author

The party was met by Bir veteran--he was almost the⠀⠀ Mrs Evdokiya. Patrov, la ex« nomad Hillary, who bad flown under-dog-for he was pected to give evidence before her man call on June 25. seeded 11th and the experts the Commission on Tuesday, the Head hormong the maromation gava, him. Hittle chance of Burs News Pictorial repor ndr winning.

Reuter

about July 17.

The climbers said they had reached the mummills of several peaks of about 20,000 feet in the Barun Valley and around the Chaweng Valleyzole)

Two mard members of the New Zealand Kezpetition, a Charis Evans and Mr Norman Hardley, are still in -- the moun--

choresched129,500 set

record.

Jose Farah, secretary

of the Federal District tentiary, where

Blommard

int

Pral-

bar

that the

a for 14

been a model years Government

The

raject hir

for early release on the He entéred ¦, the gally with the in- tention of committing murder. will considered unsolved since Mornard has seat him never revealed, who [to] Maxios'ta end-

Trotsky's For volution bees believed,

Kit Aus always

ever, that the Intera, Jonat

himself ordered Mornard

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