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Problems At The Hague

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FFICIAL Dutch circles

ปล nut appear to be the out- optimistic about

come of the current Dutch- Indonesian Union negotin- tions taking place at The Hague. spokesman said, however, that a pessimistic view should not be taken at this stage of proceedings. The two main points to be Rettled are the status of West New Gulnen (West Irlan) and the Netherlands economic stake in Indonesia.

"No"

The Dutch are expected to

give a firm

to donesia's demand for New

Guinea as they believe they

to the United Nations

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ELY'S PLEDGE TO DEFEND HANOI

No Intention Flood

Chou En-lai's Gesture

To Abandon Threat To To Trevelyan In Peking

Northern Areas

Hanoi, July 8.

Austria

Danube Rising

Vienna, July 8.

The French Commander-in-Chief, General The River Danube is ris- Paul Ely, in Indo-China, stated emphatically to-ing at the rate of six inches Austrian villages night that his troops will defend Hanol and its an hour.

are threatened by the rising port of Haiphong.

waters.

roads.

are better equipped to He said in an interview that he had repeated

In many parts of Lower develop the country. Aino the Dutch are responsible orders to defend Hanoi since his return yesterday Austria, the river has overflowed for from talks in Paris with France's "peace-maker onto Acids, and cut secondary the well being of the in Premier," M. Pierre Mendes-France. General Ely American troops In the habitants who, incidentally, said, major decisions over the future of Indo-threatened areas were alerted this natives of Indonesia, This China were likely to be taken between July 10 and evening, and the health services, attitude has been describedį July 20 at Geneva, by an Indonesian diplomat

In no way resemble the

a "colonialism".

but how

own de

He flatly denied rumours that the French the clalmanta can reconcile would abandon certain areas of Northern Indo- mands is hard to under- China.

this with their

the Dutch can make

it n

No Panic

-But

He thought the operation Was well conducted and practically no equipment had been lost.

Authoritative sources close to the Commander-in-Chief said tonight that General Ely firmly believed that the defence of

defence of Southeast Asia,

doctors, and transport services we standing by in barracks ready to go to the assistance of

the flooded areas. The Danube had reached a height of 25 feet

at Linz during the night,

Most of the town of St Valen-

tin in the Soviet zone (popula-

tion, 8,000) was flooded, and in the uninterrupted deluge, the police and townsfolk were work- ing to save the remainder of the town,

HIGHWAY CUT

The Wachau highway, which runs along the left bank of the Danube, has been cut, and is barred to traffic.

At Passau, Bavaria, a state of emergency has been proclaimed where the lovel the Danube

London, July 8. Communist China's Premier Chou En-lal received the British Charge d'Affaires in Peking for the first ilme today ending a year-láng mub,

baribers

New China News Agency said in a broadoart from Peking that Mr Humphrey Trevelyan was at last allowed to present his letter, of appointment

Chou

En-lal made the reception one of his first orders of after returning from the Geneva conference by WRY of India, and Barins. Belisin sens Mir

Mr Trevelyan to Peking a year ago but he received a cold shoulder in official circles.

While Mr Chou was at Genova he and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden agreed that Communist Coins would

diplomatie mission to London, headed by

a Charge d'Affaires.

Mr Eden himself in the House of Commons, just befors Peking. Be Charge Chan's diplomate treatment ha isid the Charge d'Affaires had a hard time getting official audience and matters of British concern often werd disregarded.

send

MIL

The first British Charge d'Affaires to Communist China, Bir Lionel Lamb, got the traditional diplomatic welcome. But when Mr Trevelyan arrived to replace him last year the ten- sion of Kores deprived him of even the formal reception.

Mr Trevelyan attended the Genova conference a an ad- viser to Mr den and in this capacity had met Chou En-lai socially-United Press.

Knowland Takes

Milder Stand On

Red China Issue

Washington, July 8. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee

MENDES-FRANCE

OPTIMISTIC

ABOUT GENEVA

Paris, July 8.

The French Prime Minister, M. Pierre Mendes-France, will leave for Geneva on Saturday or Sunday to undergo the great test of his policy of making peace in Indo-China. He goes with the hope and expectation that he will succeed.

"I have good reasons for smiling," he told a photo- grapher who took his picture today. His optimism was underlined by a statement made by Mr Phan An, Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Ho Chi-minh rebel government, to a French journalist and published in the Weekly Express today.

"Those who insinuate that Frence may today put de-

tofind we are interested in pro-

proposals designed to break the prolonged East-Wes; longing hostilities and

Ex-deadlock, on the vital ceasefir ploiting a favourable mili-control issues tary altuation not only dis-

The question was left over by the Foreign Ministers after

play ill-will but are lacking their last meeting on June 10.

in clear sightedness," anid.

choice

down.

FL9

by

Ho

he When they take it up again they will find that their junior

M. Mendes-France

speaking as much to his

feels that both

Indo-China was essential for the has risen to a height of 27 feet approved a proposal today requesting President |Western allies as to his adver-while the

stand. The country has noti

The whole purpose of last week-end's evacuation yet been opened up and I1] will be many years before; from the southern zone of the Red River delta was to defend Hanoi, Haiphong and the vital road-rail artery paying proposition. New linking them, he said. Guinen is a heavy burden on the Netherlands Government and last year there was a deficit of £3 million in its administration Recounts, apart from a capital outlay of £2 million. It is incon- ceivable that the Indone- slans could do better at this juncture. Australia, with her inherent fear attack from the north, will be watching developments closely and any change in 'the Dutch attitude ik sure to be strongly resented. THE economic position uf the Union is far more important. Although the Dutch

prepared to

The thunder of artillery waive their political rights

kept the 300,000 citizens of General which have, in ny case,

of agreement been Ignored in practice Hanoi and thousands they cannot leave unpro- newcomer refugees wake States plan to reform the young Alps after a very slight case-up

are

of

No Sleep

As the Gans "Boom Around Hanoi

Hanoi, July 8.

tected their economie stake early today but caused

In Indonesia when it fj panic. realised that 40 per cent of

no

the Indonesian revenue in Blg guns south of the city

derived

of Dutch

from the taxation poured

firms and in-

Are

shells on Communist Vietminh regulars and guerillas who attempted to sneak through dividuals, The Dutch, there-the French lines during the fore, require positive hours of darkness, international! Agreementa giving necessary protection If the Union is dissolved, The Indonesians

not attracted by this idea and it IB possible that they will renounce the Union

There was no pante today on unilaterally. Over the past the crowded streets of Hanol. few weeks Indonesia has There were only signs of been wooing foreign capital sleep. Only the dogs appear- while denouncing "the imed afraid. They howled and perialist extortioners, reap-barked all through the night as ing fat profits from tho the guns boomed.

Flashes from exploding shells roddened the evening slaics and the big searchlights sweeping all approaches to the capital kept the horizons like mid-day.

Awest

people."

were

and blood of the Germans

Weat

no

Except for overcrowding by

the Red

General Ely believed that if France reached agreement with the Vietminh tor a truce in Indo- China woukl still be made with the full consent and support

the sutures added.

of the United States and Britain,

FULL AGREEMENT

Ely was in full with the United

240 Rebels

Killed In Fighting

Hanol, July 8.

Union troops French killed or captured 240 Communist rebels today in clashes along the bristling perimeter of the French delta defence French High announced.

sone the Command

The French sald 100 Communists were slain in fighting on the north edge of the

Kone east of Phu LADE Tuong 21 north-east of here, and 60 were captured. It was the first sign

of Vietminh motivity to the north of Hanol since the French drastically redwood their territory in the delta lash

told they would be Southern sector of

refugees from the abandoned Ideal partners and the River delta, Hanol functions as Americana were assured of normally as a peacetime city. greater opportunities for Lights blazed throughout the Investment. Bearing in night because the French have mind the recont abortive found no

wook. to impose American investment | black-out conditions, possibly schemes it is improbable believing the ring of artillery is

strong to that the industrial Western too

permit nations will sink capital in invaders from lobbing mortar

a country whose govern-

ment has little respect for the rights of the subject, Indonesia's currency is in

reason

shells into the city.

BUSINESS AS USUAL

the

Shops operated by French,

a bad state and the country Indo-Chinese and others opened {a facod with bankruptcy, this morning as usual. The One of the causes of the prices were high at the official present situation is that rate of exchange but there wore discrimination between nation. Business was conducted no indications of runway in- foreigners and Indonesians

apparently on the baals. that is obstructing economic Hanoi will remain standing, war

undertakings and discour or no war.

aging economic develop

any.

Three Communist divi- sions się polsed only 25

miles north of Hanol. awaiting a signal to march south to meet three more diviziqos surging · towards the expital.

Forty-one more Vietminh troops were kliled and 39 esptured only mino mišem south-west of Hanoi at Nhi Linh in an ambush stared by Franco-Vietnam- ese soldiers, to intéroept a

·rebel... unit big

moving north----Unified Press,

the

American

Dod

at-

sub-

Tila was seen in Paris us re- have made more progress

In a emphasizing the Vietminh Inten-

more conciliatory tions of coming to peace terms,mosphere than they did in over expressed

Chi-minh mouth of discussions. recently.

France has suggested that the The Premier's frank and un-

functions of the proposed inter- supervisory compromising statement to the national armistico Assembly yesterday

commission should announced

be reparate from those of the mixed cam- that everything was ready to

mittecs of belligerents which send conscripts to Indo-China

Inspect ceasefire lines. and that this was the only

FRENCH IDEA negotiations broke

The Communists have con- sistently demanded

that the was sech Committees must not be

to ordinate

tho commission, West has hitherto maintained that the commission against its normal level of 11 ft. Elsenhower to consult with Congress on foreign aries. He

policy changes if Communist China is admitted to London and in Washington, his must have overriding authority.

diplomacy has caused some

The French Idea on

separate the United Nations..

apprehension, but he feels that funcilons has mainly made the The proposal was approved 6-0 as ari amend-no preceding French Gover three Commmunist delegations

ment has had such real-claims Soviet, Chinese and Vietminh - ment to the committee's foreign aid bill shortly on the full support of the ailles say that the French

near to the proposed after the Secretary of State, Mr John Foster as his. He wants to make sure were

least by Mr Walter Bedell-conference since it began on

2. U.N. Security Smith, if not by Mr John Fuster Mugh

Dulles in Geneva next week.

Today he received the Soviet gress in bridging home pro- this gulf, con- Ambassador to Franco, M. ference sources, however, sald Mr Dulles told a news, signatures and additional thou-

Foreign Ministry.

be solved, the Foreign Ministers conference, however, he was sands they expect to receive Sergi Vinogradov, at the French that before the question could

"constituto

ધ mandate" they

The French cabinet will meet must also agree on; the Peking regime were confident would be taken certain

on Saturday morning bafore into account by the President, M. Mendes-France leaves Parls

and six inches.

Many dwellings along the banks

have been evacuated. The level of the waters is stil rising.

The Bavarian Radio inter- rupted its programmes of music

proposals

this evening to ask the people of Dulles, disclosed that America would use its veto that Americh is represented at Communist plans put to

the four districts of Upper Bavaria to evacuate their dwel lings on the banks of the Salzach, which are threatened by flooding. The heavy downpour continued this evening in the Bavarian

in the afternoon.

on. The waters the Danube continued to rise, and it is estimated that by to morrow morning, they will have reached a level of 40 feet as compared to its normal of feet. At Passau, more than 100 houses had already been either

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partly, or completely evacuated.

In many cases, patches of the countryside were already under water.

SNOW STORMB

stormus

to keep Red China out of the Council.

upon

would not be admitted to the world organisation and "The American people want that there would be no occa- no part in destroying the moral

foundation

which the sion for a U.S. walk-out as United Nations was built by demanded by Senate Repub-permitting the outlaw Peking

that organisation," they sold- United Press,

lican leader, Mr William F. regime to shoot its way into

Knowland.

tion"

by

The proposal for "consulta-

out worked WILA The Salzach-Munich highway, Senator Knowland after con which has been closed to traffic ferences with key Democrats.

for weaker than his this afternoon, is flooded in it was parts to a depth of two feet.

original demand for the United U.N. if In the higher areas, 50 miles States to leave the да hour snow

hit Communist China was admitted several places,

Senator Knowland told news and the

the Zuga- pitze Peak near the Austrian men he was confident his pro- border was covered by nearly posal would win overwhelming endorsement in the Senate. The 10 feet of snow this evening.

Danube plan makes no specifle recom- Navigation on the

the Prest from Passau in Bavaria towards mendations for steps the

estuary has been compietery dont should take other than to Interrupted, the River Naviga- consult with Congress.

Senators Walter F. George and tion Office at Passau announced

J. William Fulbright, both of had opposed Senator demand for an of 28 feet yesterday evening and Knowland's

commitment to quit was expected to rise further advance

U.N.O. If the Communists were this morning.

∙last niger reached the height whom

The

GUATEMALA

Armas Elected President

for Geneva-France-Presse.

Deputies Hold Sixth Meeting

Geneva, July 9.

the

The composition and vating powers of the commis- sion.

2. The relationships among the various control organs

and the nations which would guarantee any Indo-China agreement achieved at Gene-

The detailed plan that Franco will be # | may submit today

and

put

The Foreign Ministers working document taking ac deputies meet today for count of all the Western their sixth and probably Communist views already

to the conference. last meeting before the

CEASEFIRE REPORTS Indo-China peace conference Millary representatives aro goes back into full minis- also expected to meet in the terial session next week. Palace of Nations to draw up

The deputies, who have been ceasefire reporte which the con- "holding the fort while their forence has ordered by to Foreign Ministers

have been morrow,

They will be maklog absent from Geneva for about

to the Foreign commendations Ministers on:

Soviet Mr V. M. Molotov,

• Vietnam-Armistico lines ond regrouping of the oppos- ing forces.

and

• Loos Ceasefire

Cambodia

and.

Cho plans withdrawal from both king- doms of Vieʻminh invading forces to the Communist-held northern parts of Vietnam,

20 days, will continue examina- tion of the international armis

1 problem. tice supervision Guatemala City, July 8.

Foreign Minister, is here General Carlos Castillo he arrived yesterday by mir Armas, leader of the from Moscow he is not expected

to

attend today's 22nd secret successful anti-Communist river level at admitted, said they had revolution in

session of the conference, in the Guatemala, Palace of

of Nations. about 13 fret.objection to Senator Knowland's

was today elected President | He will continue to be re- proposal.

of 'NO OBJECTIONS

the nation's military. Kouznetsov, until the con- shrouds the mags on which the

presented by his deputy, Mr Senator Fulbright said he was junta.. "not advocating" but had no In a settlement that ended therence is in ministerial session staff officers have been drawing

Ho⋅ said Mparticular objections.

14-day revolt, Castillo Armaa the proposal was "n dar cry from had accepted the No 2 post in withdrawing from the U.N." and noted it did not call for a speciale five-man junta which ousted the Communist-infested regime session of Congress to deal with o President. Jacobo Arbenz

The normal Passau

Franco-Presse,

STOP PRESS

Dulles Not

Returning

To Geneva

Washington, Juls.8.

such an issue.

and

to

Red

the

Guzman,

Acting committee Chairman His irregular

still troops, Mr H Alexander Smith said.

fow that holding positions only a "everybody felt that if

miles Inside the Guatemalen arcso" emergency

border from neighbouring China wire admitted

Honduras, had been grumbling U.N., Mr Ebenhower would imbecause their leader was forsod mediately summon Congreso

to play "second fiddle" Monal lenders for conferences. Colonel Eltego afonzon, who be

came provisional President dizer.

of

ment. Hongkong cannot Military vehicles and Vietnamese army into combat

The committoo. action wa Ignore the final result na thousands of the evitable three divisions, it was authoritatively

not final became only six

and his short last May Indonesia was wheel rickzhas created traffic learned tonight.

the 13 members were present. Arbenz

successor, Colonel Carton Enrique reported to be purchasing | jams on every major comer and

Others endotring the proposal

Dine

had been ousted. over 40 per cent of the townsmen and refugees crowded It is understood he has invited The Secretary of State, Mr were Benators Homer. Ferguson Mike Mansfeld United

| Ciatiilo Armas returned only. Colony's export products, so the pavements. But there was General John O'Daniel, head of John Foster Dulles, said today arat

yesterday from the former pro- not a taxi-cab in right. further

military aid he did not plan to return to Presa,

visional capital of Chiquimula, economic

andamion in Indo-China, to go Geneva for the talks on Indo- Soldiers were everywhere in ahead with a plan to have in-China, but he lext room for The Steering Committer or he was not getting full co

MILLION SIGNATURES

where he attempted to resauro deterioration in Indonesia

New York, July 8.

hia troops, who were said to feel will be bound to have an the les cream parlours and pave experienced Vietnamese generala | possible change of mind. adverse effect here.

ment calos,, Tough French advised by capable French One reason why naither he the Committee for One Million" operation from the new regime. Foreign Legionnaires oppeszed

bit|arinounow today, the › coumling -- His elección, ne: Fresident to Westhampton Beach, meck as they ate ice cream' at

the Chiquimula ma outgrowth of the The United wi

(The junta's new Foreign Blin- minor | jatry, madurobila, ineund a warn (and the Korwin American Embassimi Come, who are examêng my him to kuze

plus shut the fugkiyes carried "bombs

efloors,

He has also invited Generaz Walter Bodall Benith; intend to of the one ma teh knature | replace Monzón pressimebly? wè aut

nor the Under-Becretary,

to back to Gešavaj

drag that |}[he conference, might accept an

appoasement, postdo, formamos Natio Indościalni

N.Y., July 8. pavement tables. An Air Force jet training plane crashod 'in 'a field shortly The flow of refugees, seamed O'Daniel to bring in American after taking off from the Suffolk without interruption. A women instructors and advisers, Cotifly Ale Feroe base here to rode into the alty A ricksha

Ninety per cent of all Ameri day, killing the plan's two yesterday with a bed balanced Occupants.

on her head. Anoiber retures can military supply stocks in Abe Air Force said the airmen carried all his possessions h*** Indo-China are in the south, and o ort **5 routine instrument ing from both, mida of my kógi are not maasiced by the Viet- Waining fight

cate of the pole Rerom his aboukierki dog minh divisione mambo around crumband was not Antinocicely Khedi to the pole by its forminen. the dalts, the source, nádech v known Untu

Amerloan offelala.

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