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LYTTELTON RESIGNATION America's Protest
IMMINENT
Lennox-Boyd
Likely Successor
From Our Own Correspondent
London, July 27.
The announcement of the resignation of the lukewarm war. Yesterday's Colonial Secretary, Mr Oliver Lyttelton, is definite- "'incident" involving circling of an Air France ly imminent. girliner by four unidentified
must not Aghiorn exaggerated and distorted
be
out of proportion. The air.
liner was merely inspected by the fet fighters and there is in fact no proof that the
In some quarters tonight there was a strong expectation that the Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, may give the news tomorrow.
MR LYTTELTON
PERSIAN OIL AGREEMENT
FINAL APPROVAL SOON
Over the week-end rumours strengthened that Mr Lyttelton had finally decided to return to in-formed dustry and had offered his resignation.
jet fighters were Communist.
An unofficial statement that he had actually re- It is 10 be hoped that Peking has already issued a signed was given first this afternoon by the London directive to Hainan Island Evening Standards Lobby Correspondent. He also to instruct Communiat forecast Mr Lyttelton's successor would be Mr Alan fighter pilots to exercise Lennox-Boyd, the present Minister for Transport and extreme care in apprunching former junior Minister for the Colonial Office. any civil aircraft flying in
the district. The shooting The departure of Mr Lyttelton of two Communist now will be no surprise. It has down fighters by American naval been known for some consider- planes and Admiral Felixable time he is anxious to re- sume the Chairmanship of the Stump's order to his Pacific Associated Electrical Industries feet pilots to be "quick on Lid, His friends said he would the trigger" in dealing with not go while there Communist planes wero un-crisis in the colonies and at this fortunate. For they have moment the colonies are free of heightened tension
anything so serious. nt a
time when the Chinese Com munist
was any
The situation lu Kenya, as he
an
Tory Rebels Red China's
To Vote Against Suez Pact
London, July 27. The 40 "rebela" of the Con- servative Party opposed to the Agreement on the Suez Canti Zone decided to vote against the Government, and their own party, after two meetings in the House of Commons tonight.
It was expected here that the Government would submit the tho Vernis of
Agreement, In Calro earlier today, initialled for the approval of the House of Commons either on Thursday, or on Friday.
If
do
vote since
There is little likelihood of the Government being defeated Teheran, July 27.
rebels, led by Captain the Basic proposals agreed be-Charles Waterhouse, tween Perala and the con-against the Government, sortium of eight companies it will have the support of the
to market Persian Labour Party.
The rebels will, however, have oil are due to be submitted a chance of showing their die- to the Persian Cabinet later approval when the Foreign Dr Ali Amini, Finance makes a this week for final approval. Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden Minister and Chief Persian Agreement tomorrow. oil negotiator, said tonight. Egyptian agreement are:
A joint communique detailing the major points of the agree- make him
the three-YENT- ment to end affairs should
might be ex- old oil dispute able head of the Colonial Omce.
Colonial
Office could pected this weekend, Dr. Amini
said.
settle- of a no comment tonight on
Announcement
claims Lyttelton ment of compensation the report that Mir
counter claims bas tendered his resignation but and
between authoritative circles вес no
the Anglo-Iranian Persia and
The make
reason 50,
of stated a work ngo, is progress. expression
to doubt he has done ou Company was also to be expected late this week, Dr Antini added.
The principal of the eight
wagantan Royal
RESH"'FFLE LIKELY Reuter reported tonight that ho bas Sir satisfactorily and
Winston Churchill apology and regret to the ing British following the shoot- behind him the long series of believed to be contemplating an Shell, Compagnin Francaise de ing down of the C.P.A. air-rises-Malaya, British Guiano, early reshuffle of his Ministry
British liner had brought a feeling Uganda.
Nigerio, Honduras,
Relatively quiet con- of relief tu people inditions therefore throughout the Hongkong and Britain. 11 colonies favour the timing of
his decision to step down,
ia aurprising that America has announced it will con- tinue to search for survivors of the airliner for there is virtually no hope now
of
finding any more. As long as Amerlean planes con- tinue flying in the Hainan Island area the dreadful uncertainty of a new attack, followed possibly by grave consequences, remain with us. All thanks to the U.S. Navy for its prompt dash to pick up survivors of the Airliner. But for
their timely help the casualties would undoubtedly have been higher. But the search ahould be called off now no that the situation can re- turn to normal an quickly as possible.
There will be regret at his
atutement on the
Chief points of the Anglo-
1. The evacuation of British the Canal Zone troops from within 20 months;
2
Reactivation of the base
in the event of an attack on
3
the Arab states or Turkey;
The duration of the new agreement to be seven years;
4. The base to be maintain- ed by a British civilian con- tracting firm.
A COMPROMISE
Eacuation within 20 months
In the consort 15 compromiso settlement of Dutch Britain's request for a 24-mouth Petroles, Socony Vacuum, Stan- posed for 18 months
period and Egypt's counter pro- Britain has dropped her ré- Co. of New Jersey, Added force was given to this dard Oli
of the reoccupation suggestion today
when it was Standard Oll of California, the quest for
of an attack on Oil Company and the base in case widely reported that Mr Oliver Gulf
Oil Company-are ex-Persia but Egypt has conceded Lyttleton, the Colonial Secretary, Texas had offered to resign.
peted to leave Teheran after the roopening should Turkey be in-
of the joint communique volved.
asked had
for to take part in a plenary meet- ing in London.
20-year term for the agreement when negotiations were opened firm on the seven-year period Inst Octo- again recently but Egypt slood agreed provisionally ber. Britain thish
Parliamentary circles point out going not only on Government that sooner or later the Prime benches but among Opposition Minister must replace his Minis. members, a surprising number,ter of Agriculture, Sir Thomas of whom have come to respect Dugdale, who resigned in Parlia his forthright attack on major
ment last week. and problems
to forgel the In of his attitude
His action was a climax to a brusqueness
controversy
piece of debate.
OVCT
Government-requisitioned TOUGHER OPPOSITION
Land If Mr Lennox-Boyd succeeds at Crichel Down, Dorset, which Mr Lyttelton he may find tougher was not returned after the war
elreles to its original holders. forces In Opposition
associated problems since the with his directing the Ministry of Transport have not endeared him to the Labour Party. while rigorously attacking
It
a
of
MONCKTON, TOO
"revolt" provoked But Government back-benchers and
tho
the symbol became
of the struggle between the private and
Minisur of Transport, Labour
Lo
The consortium will then be formally incorporated in a hold ing company.
now
technical experts Britain, France,
awaiting
Britain
Reply To U.S. Pilot
The Peking Government han informed the British Charge d'Affaires, MT Humphrey Trevelyan, that it will make new inquiries from HainaTE Lalang an- o whether thorities to
50
the of Survivors any C.P.A, airliner shot down picked last Friday were
by Chinese sampADS after the crsa).
This follow a request civilian by an American pilot, Mr POTY Cutbarth to fly to Hainan in search Captain of his friend, Leonard Parrish, one of the U.P.A, airliner passen- gwrs who is mining with his two young fons, Mir hoped Catburth sald he
from Parrish and others
picked the plane were by Chinese fishermen,
fearond today Hongkong Government had passed on Mr Catburth's Mr Trevelyant. request
1 was thoritatively
Was
עם
the
Note Released
"Barbarous And Lawless
Attack Condemned
Washington. July 27.'
99
The United States today demanded “appro- priate punishment" for all Chinese Communists responsible for what it tormed the "barbarous and lawless" attack on American and British planes in the South China Sea.
In two sharply-worded protests to the Com- munist Chinese Government, made public late to- day, the State Department also demanded that the Chinese Communist Government take "immediate effective steps" to make certain there would be no repetition of the "criminal" and "deplorable" attacks.
The
The two American notes, nan Incident-was delivered to relayed through Britain, de the Chinese Government by the d'Affaires in manded compensation for British Charge the three Americans killed Peking, the Foreign Office sald
tonight. when Chinese fighters shot
The first was sent within down a British transport on hours of the shooting down of Friday, to touch off the in-the airlinera Skymaster of British Cathay Paciüc Airways. cident.
The note stated the Government State Department, infelt bound to point out that the making the statement public, disclosed that the United States reference to 'ghting in the TC-
from Hainan had fixed the site of the late airport
military battle between American and authorities was irrelevant. Chinese planes as approximately
British passenger air. miles from Hólnan="well | craft was of
of course completely over international waters," unarmed. It WIS, moreover,
The
Chinese contend the clearly marked as British and American planes violated their no steps seem to have been taken to check its identides-
the note added, aga
STILL CRUISING
Washington, July 21.
Earlier Government had asked Mr ask the Peking suthorities
Into to Inquire
reports that
survivors had been picked up by Chinese sampans based at Hainan.
It
learned that Peking authorities agreed to
re. Investigate these parle and later, on re- ceiving the American request to land a pilot's
at civilian plane single Hainan, told Mr Trevelyan renew their they would efforts to ret information about possible survivors Chinesa picked up by
Hying on the island.
kid, kir. Catburth was prepared
to By a alone Dakots lo Hainan without other, crew mem- Chinese In- bers. If the xisted.
13 Trevelyan to
Dr Otto John Writes
territory.
"The
Two Chinese propeller-driven | tlon," Bghters were shot down on Monday. They had fred on American aircraft which were of the searching for survivors British plane.
The two United States' air- croft carriers, whose planes shot down two Chinese fighters off VIGOROUS PROTEST In noting this second incident, the Communist held Island of Tho State Department said: Hainan are still cruising in the ***The United States requested area, a naval spokesman gud
today. that a most vigorous protest be
He Baid no orders had yet modo to top level authorities, of
been sued to withdraw the the Chinese Communic
Tegime
me carriers, which were instructed at Poking, Dempod is made for to search for: possible survivors adequate punistument of those and wreckage of the British responsible.
alfiner shot down by Commu= nist Chinese planes in the South
be taken to assure that there bo
ment
NS NOTE
has now accepted To His Wife Britain also addressed a note wreckage of the airliner.
lo
maintain the
SMILES
by
to
A further demand is made that immediate, effective step China Sea Inst Friday,
It was noted in: Washington to repetition of this deplorable that somo
concern was being attack
and that the United expressed abroad about the con- States Government be informed, tinuing presence of the aircraft Govern-carriers in the area on the through the British ment, as to the nature of these grounds that this, might cause
new incidents. messages."
Earlier, the State Depart-
Washington officials conceted oph of had announced the dis- there was almost no hope
without any more survivors being found patch of the protest making public the texts.
alive now, but they said tha American ships and planes were BRITAIN'S
London, July 27. also scouring the region for the AWAITING RESPONSE
NO SURPRISE Chineso
Government the Dr Amin!
said the Persian The offer
The Peking male announce- asking that disciplinary action
China was be taken against those respon- ment that Communist delegation had provided British base with British civilian con-
Bonn, July 27. all representatives and Embassy tractors was the main point of
Interior alble for the shooting down of protesting against the shooting West German proposals now recent
down.of officials here with Persia's final the
of C The note insists "that im- Į "invof the two planes and the Chinese territorial views on the compensation issue Britain. Hitherto, Britain asked Ministry officials said to the C.P.A. airliner. and were
United States that technicians woaring mill-
naval uniforms should be in night that Mrs Lucy John, by. tary favourable response.
the units, came as no surprise to wife of the former West prevent a repetition of
official Washington. Apart from the separate com- charge.
altitude German security chief, Dr incident."
The United States pensation issue the main agree-
edds that claims for com- the
such a protest was pensation for the loss of Ute towards The initialling ceremony took Otto Johm, had received two between Persia and ment consortium is now in the draft-place at 9.15 p.m. local time. The letters from him since he and properly involved will be summed up by one official in
Mr Minister, British War ing stage. Tw
Twenty legal members have learned to ap- individual and “bureaucracy."
from Persia, Antony Head, and the Egyptian vanished in East Berlin forwarded by the British Gov- cicne touch with the situation, erhment on behalf of all those who said: "Since when does o preciate his strength of charac-
Lieutenant-week ago, Ministers' The
the resignation
Minister, Prime United associated
cor.cerned.
murderer protest against the ter. That strength
conformed to the British prin States and the Netherlands are Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser
Today's noto-Britain's second arrival of the ambulance to pick with his knowledge of and con-
They said one letter, hastily codify the were first to initial it. Colonial ciple that the political chief of worlding daily to
protest to China over the Hal-up his victims."-Reuter. tinued interest
a department takes responsibi~ understanding reached in
the After that it was passed round written, told her not to worry lity for the acts of his civil ser- Teheran oil talks announced by a large mahogany table, to other about her husband. This letter vice staff, even if he is unaware Dr Amini nine days ago.
members of the two delegations, did not carry a sender's address. of them at the time.
Dr Amini indicated that com-On both sides there were smiles It had apparently been smug- gled from wherever he was kept, would bo "very and congratulations. Sir Walter Monckton, Labour: pensation
Colonel, Nasser said after the and had been mailed in West Minister and famous constitu- little, much less than expected-
initialling ceremony: "We want Berlin, tlonal lawyer, is also believed probably less than £30 million." to get rid of the hatred in our wo wish to leave the Cabinet
forecast the Persian oil 10 get
first year of hearts and start rebuilding up to return to the legal profes-production in the
the agreement would be 19,000; our relations with Britain on a sion.
000 tons, in the second year solid basis of mutual trust and Lord Woolton, who holds the 20,000,000 tons and in the third confidence which has been lack- Cabinet non-departmental post
for the past 70 years. ing The evacuation of British Office box number as sender's of Chancellor of the Duchy of year 27,000,000 tons.
troops Lancaster, is also sald to be
from Egypt is the big-address and contained "political rest singto
achievement in statements." anxious to resign. He had a
He added, in his statement Egypt's national, aspirations
The officials sold they could serious illness some time ago.
nine days ago, that the period date.
alsclose no details. Both letters **AND ALEXANDER
I am now thinking of the had been led in the Interior of the agreement between Persia
ho Another-named among the and the consortium would be 40 next phase in our national re- Ministry's, dossier on the John
programme,"
case-Reuter, group anxious to give up once per with an option on renewal construction
the first 30 years:
added.-Reuter.
-,, NO ALTERNATIVE, Defence.
agreed last April in London 10
London, July 27. All Ave Ministers named are set up the consortium to flad
Dil A Government spokesman in the Cabinet, and their re-way of marketing Perrian placement would involve a re- again.
said tonight that there was no shuffle of anything up to 20 The Anglo-Iranian oll com question of bullding another big ministers in the Government-pany's Abadan refinery was
base the size of Suez in the healed that Middle East tres or equip Acuter.
nationalised in 1951-Router.
no valuable
Paris, July 27. ment would be left there.
Reliable French sources said Mr Nigel Birch, Parliamentary
that Promler Pierre Defence, made the statement In Mendes-France plans to visit written answers to questions in Washington in late September hold important talks with the House of Commons by Con to
Patrick President Eisenhower. M.P. Mr
Bources close to the Promier Ho told Mr Donner that the Nairobi, July 27 hausted by the police after Lions, rhinoceroses, and other five-mile chase an acetult of cost of alternative bason would said he told the U.S. Ambas wild animals have so frightened Information on their where depend on the size and dis-sador C, Dougles Dillon of his position of the British forces re-plane in the course of a 70-
minute (alk Mau Mau-detainees who escaped abouts given by a local Kikuyu
yeaterday. He sug- deployed from the Canal Zone. from Kenya's biggest detention
diplomatically that it gested camp at Manyani, 200 miles The prisones said that they ne present annual cost of would be a good time for meet-
the present forces in ing President Eisenhower that only one of the 10, Mau Mau | wild animals, and had kept in' originally at large la now, un tres for, Bill why,
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