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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1954.

Portugal Blamed For

Stassen Defends

British Aid

Washington, Aug. 5.

Mr Harold Blamen, the Foreign Operations A4- ministrator. today visa-

rously defended United Stales financing of British production of military air- craft for the NATO «liance.

Mr Blassen at a press conference, described "naceurate and misinform- ed" a report

the staf of the Senate Appropria- tions Committer which accused Britain of divert.

American Ing

fussels 10 building up of its civilian aircraft industry.

Me Stassen said the staff report als VRS Wronk when it said that Britain

outdated man

craft with the fures,

Hawker Hunter

The

and other types of fighters and Databers which Britain la building under the off-

shore procurement Dra.

gramme are scent." he said.

nos obsole-

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the Bra to fight for the

free world I there is

war in the next five or six years.enter,

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Documents Seized

'Stirring Up War Hysteria

New Delhi, Aug. 5.

The Indian Government today protested against the "war hysteria" which it alleged Por ;tugal had worked up against India.

In a note handed to the Portuguese Legation here India also complained about "provocative anti-Indian demonstrations held in Lourenco Marques, capital of Portuguese East Africa, last week."

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'The note described the in- ridonts as "unruly acts ngakant

which has a population iving peacefully and has given for such 131) ► no ponvoca lon townrd nota of violence und

instruction."

"Such pers the the ant sult of the provoc five thee in statements in the Governme 17- radila and controlled press and

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hysteria which the

Portuguese authorities both in-

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outside Gon have work- ap akart zich

The Idan Government sank it viewed such pets with "grave apprehension" and warned that ther repercussions in India "ere hound to be most serious

The note demanded *** dute assurance that ail measures and be taken to ensure fuli pro- fetion to the person and pro- parties of the Indian population in Portuguese Eust Allen."

# added that the Portuguese Government would be held Tessile for any Lots damage to them-Reuter 1tv

Satlinge, Chae Aug 5 Heated angutbenta roker

Elu enburg.

SOIT

leading Soviet writer,

Ex

arrived

Hi Cerillos turpent here tonight

to present & Stulin Peace Prize

In the captial of Chile

His wife fainted, and!

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taken to the hest and roums at the airport The argumand, over a search of a Russian's huggage d spate i duobale pas pet, Continuert

CYPRUS ISSUE

Greek Asks For Argentine Support

Buenos Aires, Aug. 5.

The Greek Minister, Con- staatio Valikiotty, tonight? ashed Argentina to support Greece's claim to Cyprus Island if uad when the issue comes before the United Nations in September.

Mr Valakiotty Legation EPS

sok at

Brilz

refused 10 relinquish Ben hold on Cyprus,

the

islands- Valmas by Uhe

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and on

chiles

V.D. Survey

Genova, Aug. 5. About 20 stallion people suffer from syphilis, acending. Ehrenlang to a survey carried out by the World Health Organisation in 55

refarted to wave the al port.

Ehrenburg, who had metoded ?

pre serial

Stan Pra

tu

The

here

publish survey today said that in some areas

Argentines par

the Falk s JES the British-off the southern tip of this Contmpet Argentina bax long-standing Claim tes this southern land groups.

The Minister added that oll Greete pred the Brush govern ment would change its mind and consent to turn Cyprus over to Greece before August 22, the lust stay the UN ruin of procedure permit the is ve to be Med be fore the organisation. The first the UN General meeting of

Prize, awarded to the pot Pablo 18 certain contriss up to 80 Assembly will be on September

Nenach

his 50th birthday, anunced that he would leave per cent of the population were

Tomorrow.

Airport poltre ignored hin diplomalle passport and, on 1-

Syphilities,

22.

Mr Vatikotty emphasised that a plebiscite on the Mediterranea

CHOU AND CHAPLIN

Charlie Chaplin with Chou En-kal, the Chinese Communist Prime Minister, when they met at the latter's residence near Geneve recently, The comedian and hị wife were entertained to dinner by the Chinese Prime Minister-Express Photo.

Bilateral

Will

Agreement Hold Good

If EDC Not Ratified

Paris, Aug. 5.

WORLD ANGLICAN CONGRESS

Minneapolis, Aug. 5. The Rt Rev. Richard Am- brose Reeves, Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa. said today he hoped the World Anglican Congress now meeting here would be an encouragement to "il those

in people

South Africa who are struggling against the prevailing policy of apartheid or racial segrE- gation."

Bishop Reeven is a delegate to the conference which e attended by 000 bishops, prasts and Jay- men from many enuntries,

do

to the Angliemu Church, we not practive apartheid in be sad in reply to a

EQUAL VOTING POWER

theory."

question

"In my own dluzese, people of

Coret

s th

syd with exqual volg power, "It is one of the few phares in South Afrien where Africans can al

express their opinion freely. They have 42 per cent |

vobing power

of the

that a

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the

the fact

have to face

number kevat Europeans in South Africa would not wish to have multi- racial services always. But you do find Afrleans würshipping in European churches. I know of no church in my diese where Africans would be excluded they came."

Bishop Herves salch be limit 130 priests-35 of them Africans -in his diocese which covered an area of 45,000 square miles. --Reutor.

U.S. To Export

Coal

Washington. Aug 5. Ten million tons of American coal will be disposed of under the foreign ald programme for the 1955 final year, Mr Harold Stassen, the head of the Foreign Aid Operations Admin- istration, told a pets conterence here tonight.

The United States Government had decided on this because of in the present over-production List United States.

year. similar action we taken

With

worth of surplus agricultural products-France-Presse.

General Pierre Koenig, French Defence regard to $200 to 5250 mullen's Minister, said today that no hard and fast link should be established between American aid and the ratification by France of the European Defence she Greek word for "unten with Community treaty.

us and in 1960 resu.ed

Worst case mentioned wus

of that

Addis Ababa, the

In a strue ions from their superiors per cent of the prostitutes and

Abyssinian capital,

82 rwhelm.ng vote Nr "enosing or re where ordured Ehrenburg to open his

cent of the school Kartved, "—United Press. luggage. They took his docu-23 per

(chiltiren had the disoRGT,

men's for suspection to the con- tral police sta lor. Beater

Paris, Aug. 5.

An amnesty for prisoners was voted today in Rumonia by the People's Grund Assembly, ne- cording to Tass agency dir patch received here today.

The amnesty does not apply to political prisoners who have "committed crimes against the security of the Rumanian state." --France-Presse.

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The survey said that under favourable conditions the cost of a penicillin pure In Britout varied from Kix shillings

and

prace to 10 shillings and

five pence,

Syphilis surveys in South- cast Asia have shown a pre- valence ranging from 0.6 to 31 per cent in different population troups in Afghanistan from 2.4 to 25.4 per cont in Burma, from 0.5 to 11.9 per cent in Ceylon and from five to 50 per cent in India-Router.

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RAEE VISITS TRUMAN

Independence, Miss, Aug. 5.

Replying to a question in the French Upper House (Council of the Republic), he said that the Richards amendment to American foreign aid appropriation would have only limited quences and would mainly affect the air force and

conse-

Presium. Synginan Thee. navy. South Korea, fuld Mr Mary Truman teway that the Kures, He sold that on March 31. Soviet Kumements. General wor.h of Koenig replied that he could not Ople would be everlastingly US$1.005,000,000

the man who sent American supplies were await at present give details about the grateful to American troops to help them.ng shipment to France under next budget, but "a consider- able effort will have to be made night the Communists.

If we want ie avoid falling inte past errors," he said.-France- Presse.

Dr Rhec had called Independence home of former President.---Reuter.

at the the

the military rid programmo.

The Richards amendment cut- ting aid to countries not having radled EDC would reduce these shipments by only US$191,000,- 000. Boston, Aug. 5.

remarked The general The Royal Netherlands Navy that these deliveries had been today took over a Boston-built the subject of bilateral agrez- escort vessel and commissioned ment under the North Atlantic which Organisation, Majesty's Treaty

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Her Ship Hermelijn.

Netherlanda

would remain valid whatever the attitude adopted by France

The Hermelijn is the second tewas EDC. Bolon-built escort vlasol la

be given the Netherlands under

Senator Boudet, = supporter

the mutual desence programme of EDC, urged upon the defence

Her commanding officer will minister that

be Lt. J. flagdorn, United | tary effort

Press.

No Strike Settlement

Hamburg, Aug. 5. Privately owned buses

the French mili-were doing a great trade at one-third above normal

be re- should not

laxed ot present in view of fares in Hamburg today

Air-Lifting Tents

For Refugees

Washington, Aug. 5.

Mr Harold Stassen, the Foreign Operations Administrator, announced today that the United States had sent 2,000 tents to shelter 40,000 refugees in Indo-China as part of an increased aid programme to the area.

Mr Stassen said that 500 of the tents had been area of Vietnam. airlifted from Japan to the "free" The rest of the tents would arrive by ship in a matter of days.

as the city's public utili ties workers continued their two-day-old strike, with no settlement in sight.

Some of the city's 1,700,000 people marched to work this morning singing morching songs. Household gas and water supplies were down to a flicker and a trickle.

The trains, serving mainly

outlying districts, were the only public transport not affected by

the strike,

The city's 14,000 transport, gas and water workers downed tools yesterday to support their dymmand for more pay.

want They

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extra

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They would be available as and Pacific aid funds would be pfennigs an hour for time; temporary shelter for refugee spent in Indo-China, but there workers, and a six per cent families

who had quit their would be increasing emphasis increase in salaries. An arbit- homes and fled to French-held on aid to that area."

ration board suggested they Vietnam to escape the Vietminh.

Mr Btussen pointed out that "What le done in the area will should be given half their do- the United States had received be up to the Ablan counters mand.

Union and Municipal delo- and tochnical gatos conferred for

Several

the urgent request for the tents hemselves," he said. "They will from Indo-China on July 20 and let us know what they want in the first wir lond was In Saigon economie

hot rently for use seven days later. assistance and tell us. In short hours today. It was stated

Two United States refugee we look to them for leadership that the Union domanda

been lowered, but that the city experts were duo in Saigon to in this aclit."

representativés. would not O day to heat in refugoo repottiä-' || {

Mr Stalen bold it still was above a four. pfennigs an hour anent and bvacuation.

hot docided whether the Amerlincreas

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