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"THE" CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1954.

FRANCE MAY WARN

COL FLEMING

WEEPS AT

TRIAL

+

Fort Sheridan, Ill.

Sept. 10,

-30

Li-Col. Harry Fleraing. cused of collaborating with the Communists in Korea, broke down on the witness stand to- day as he told how the Reds

forced him to watch 13 fellow

prisoners die of starvation and

disease in a nithy cave.

Col Fleming wept openly in testifying about the repeated trips his Red cnptors made with him to the enve while the T- fering group dwindled from 14 prisoners to one. He sald the *xperience

"affected me worse than anything else that hap- pened" while he was in Koren.

The 46-year-old career army offeer is being tried by a court- martini on charges Collaborat - ang with the Reds after he was taken prisoner in Koren. The trial was recessed temporarily after Col Fleming broke down on the stand in the midst textimony. United Press,

NYK

of bis

May Build More

Extend Further Credits

Or Indo-China Force Will Be Withdrawn

Washington, Sept. 15.

Highly reliable sources said today that France was expected to warn the United States next week that unless United States credits were forth, coming the French expeditionary force in Indo-China would probably be withdrawn.

They understood that the French Finance Minister, M. Faure, on his arrival here next week would confer on this subject with high State Department and Treasury officials.

They said France was reported to have an expeditionary force of 170,000 men in Indo-China, chiefly in Vietnam,

Illegal Entry Into Philippines

Manila, Sept. 15. The Philippines will bring hefore the United Nations

'A' Class Ships the question of illegal Indo-

Singapore. Sept. 10. The NYK Lines of sapun, with 00 h

worldwidło tracte

On

Toutes including Singapore,

have asked their Government or funds to build four more

ing of the "A" glass tank

was, dirbo to a newn- by Mr Y. Mizuno, sident Representative of the Lines In Sapore.

All major shipping compatacs have also asked for funk to assist shipbuilding under tire 10th shipping plan of Jupin, he neded

Japanese ship operators are expected to know the results of their appeals for help at the end of September.

It mect

the NYK Linca' appeals with approval, Malaya will see more and newer sups of their feet in this · area.com Reuter

Liaquat Ali

Khan Envoy To Holland

The Hague, Sept. 15. Liaquat All Khan arrived by air in Amsterdam today to take up the post of Pakimani Ambus- sador to the Netherlands,

nesla and Chinese entry into its territory.

This was decided today at a Cabinet meeting presided by President Ramon Magsaysay.

Tire Cabinet also approved a new extension of the Philippine- Japan berter trade agreement up to the end of next January. The agreement was due to ex- pire next Friday.

It also re-affirmed the policy Inid down by the Council of | Leaders to lease additional lands for expansion of US military Installations in the Philippines) but without giving them ille to any such land.

The sources reported that the French Premier, Pierre Mondes- France, felt that the huge sums now being spent by France on this expeditionary force could be better spent

In developing the French

possessions in Africa. Thoy pointed out that since the Indo-China armistice Was arranged in Geneva France had (no particular interest in keeping the expeditionary force in Indo-

except

service to China, the cause of the free world, in- cluding the United States, in Southeast Asia.

os a

U.S. THINKING

Consequently, they saldi, M. Faoro is expected to find crat what United States official thinking on this matter is.

The sources said the present serious differences between the Vietnam Government and the Vietnam Army showed how the Communists might instantly profit

from that situation in

of Vietnam what remained the French expedi lohary force were withdrawn, and this could have serious repercussions on the neighbouring States of Laos and Cambodia and even

if

of

British Dairies Criticised

London, Sept, 15, Bir Winston Churchsil asked to help ruine the quality of British milk,

The Association of Moni- have elpal Corporations sent the Prime Minister a letter criticising the super- vision of dairies by the Ministry

Agriculture

and urging that the Job should be given to local authorities,

the

A spokesman of the AB sociation malЛ today. "We maintain that the standard of milk in this country is very poor and it should be raised."—China Mail Spe-

vial,

Janet Jagan

On More

Page

U.S. Fine Machines At The OPPOSITION

U.S.

Farnborough Display

Vietnam Quarrel Strengthens

Bao Dai's Position

Saigon, Sept. 15.

An expected agreement between the Vietnam.

A general view of some of the vory, fine machines of the Farnborough Air Display, England,

At rear

facing the caméra, can be seen the Avro Vulcan, the world's Arst delta-wing, four - Jet bomber-Express Photo,

GALLANT

MAJOR DISMISSED

·won

TO GATT IN

AMERICA

Washington, Sept. 15. Mr Russell Smith, Direct- or of Foreign Operations of tho Bank of America, sald today that a stabilised US trade policy would do more than anything else to establish economic secur- ity and a greater volume of trade in the 'free world."

Mr Smith testified in the third day of public hearings before a special Government-sponsored parel considering revisions in the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT).,

He and the prezent

GATT instrument was, admittedly not perfect" but that, it furnished a method for exchange of Ideas and opinions on trade at the International lovel and was. bringing about a better under- standing of the mutual problems of member nations,

A stable, firm US: policy, perhaps brought about through GATE negotiations, he said, would create an atmosphere of asrurenco andİ would eliminato periodic threats of increased- tariffs or quotadi

OTHERS OPPOSED AS

But Mr Smith was the only pro-GATT Witness. St today's acusion, Five ather representatives of various domestic Industries Or businesses opposed it in one degree or another.

polley

Karl Loos of the Tegal Birm Pope, Ballard and Loos, which represents clients in the, fruit and nut growing Industry, snick the GATT forms should be made to conform 10 US laws rather than making US policy rubservient to an international ese Premier, Ngo Dinh Diem, and the Army Chief

Agreement, of Staff, General Nguyen Van Hinh, failed to Aldershot, Sept. 15. Ho said many conflicts now

Major materialise tonight and political quarters believed

Leslie Sorden rincipally between the Emperor Bao Dai might use the quarrel to Military Cross on D-Day, the

policies and US agricul- Clayton, who

tural

support laws. reinforce his shaky position in Vietnam.

Lynne Warren, general counsel Was sentenced to be dis of Shenango, China, Inc., manu Bao Dai, who has been vacationing on the missed from.. the Army facturers of dinnerware, sald French Riviera for nearly five months, is expected | after a general court there should be more industry to arrive here in the next few days, possibly by martial here had found participation in the déterminé International : tasde him guilty on 11 charges this weekend.

He suggested naming of fraudulent conversion Industry representatives on the Political quarters belleve tho; matters into their own hands if of money,

US delegation to: GATT or any present situation is ready made the crisis lasted much longer,

succeeding international agency. for BRO Dal, who claims he is Marry pointed out that another

Mojor Clayton, 40, who was

Mr E. L. Morris, director the only person behind whom 48 ur 72 hours of mounting ten found not guilty of another the Tuna Rescarch Fatincadian,

the chief source Georgetown, Sept. 15.

of the all elements in the country can sign might lead to a situation similar charge was sold to have said.

Some belleve he might where even Mrs Jorot Jagan, wife of the unite.

Bao Dai would be had 16 years in the Army.

tuna Industry's pres

present difficul Ho: deposed Chief Minister,

Moderates on both aldes.

of ...” fraldulently gineering the present situation

Ho said he particularly óba, Choddi Jagan, will appear in as a means of

vorting money in Egyptian, cur-jected to the GATT ban on rehabilitating

cald

to be urging Diem to ap- court here tomorrow to answer himself in eyes of his

the

rency

entrusted to him by an import quotas,United Frem. Var point

General Nguyen The sources said the creation threo charges of being In countrymen.

Xuan, former Premier. National officer, Major J. A. Kerr, be

tween

and September, 1951 Commissioner,

Derence Minister and ldck out January 1852. the Cabinet Vie President hourg might be an indication of

Majer utilities, the weather stations, for National Defence, Le Ngoc secuting, said that a car

R. S. Marshall, pro- directed Me Garcia to send then "go it alone" policy by France

transac proper Instructions to thef in the near future no agree.

caused tion attitudo Chan, whose Mrs Jagam who is serving a lighthouses and civil aviation Philippine

arranged Acide

at Benghazi led installations also had the ment is reached with France on

and delegate

much of the trouble.---United to Clayton's trial. During three months' gasi sentence for ben German rearmament. In this

becom turned over to the

there, Major Кетт servico but that French VietTheSo connection the sources said un-holding an Illegal meeting, will vie

decided to buy a car and paid. official reports circulating here be specially released so she can technicians would stay on the

E250 deposit for it. But be this afternoon indleated that M

Job until the end of the year appear.

fore it was delivered, he was Mendes-France may have told

to assure a smooth transfer of

posted to Korea, being relieved authority.

by Major Clayton.

Wag

The question of the Illegal Indonesian and Chinese entrants

brought Cabinet by

up before the Vice-President and Foreign Secretary, Carlos J. Garcia.

RECOMMENDATION

On the recommendation

10

the

Mr

Thailand.

WAS

REINFORCEMENTS

The nurces stro under- stood that Franco anxious to have a good deal of the expeditionary corpa back to reinforce the troops in North Aften.

Charges

by have had some haud in. en unable to arbitrate the wore Cargeded not guilty..to 12 tras viles--with GATT JAMAI

Deputy of of a military district at Stras- possession of subversive iltera- General Bordaz, sald publie the cocky Socretary of State

United Nations to pince the eur- rent United Nations conference on stateless persons the problem of the 7,000 Indonesian and 3,000 Chinese illegal entrante.

The President told Mr Garcia he was glad the Foreign Secre- Her arrival cau ed much in- tary had brought the matter up terest in Holland as this is the because he (the President) had first time that an Islamic coun-planned to propose that the try has been represented by a problem be laid before the world woman abroad.

She was received by the Dutch Chief of Protocol Van Tet and th. Pakistan Charge d'Affairer, M. 5. al Shah Bakhue). She will pretent her credentials to Queen Juliana on September 20. -France-Prosty.

organisation.

The President said he was the anxious that

Philippines obtain

from Agreement foreign countries to accept back their nationals who had entered the Philippines illegally-United

Press.

A British Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS

1 Chall (8).

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Hard Substance (5).

10. Smears (8).

11 Catalogue (4).

18 Limited (10).

15. Close to (4),

8 Tlo up (4)

Elsationty (10).

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27 Rhythm (8).

22) Churmical (4).

7. Hiding-placd (8).

20 Withered (3)

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DOWN

2 Wrong (5).

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4 Diminish (8).

5 Wealth (8).

8 Fall to hit (4).

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12- Conciso. (8).

13 Frolic (3)

14 Moraes (8).

17 Command (8),

18 Amuse (0)

20 Bring on (6) 21 Nook (0) 33 Bign (4)

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD AMoms: 1 Hackel, 4 Bmar Candid 8 Cloft, 30 Laud, 12 Protest; 15 Lovee, de Aner, Kate) 10. Rein, 20 Despoll, 21 Türny 38 Rabid, 24- Le Dogged. Downs 1 Recalled,; Consulte, Miting & Randes @ Creek 11. Desplize, 12 Part3:3

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The police allege they found the British Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, in Paris today two copies of "Soviet News" that France cannot accopt

and one of the "World Tredo

would treaty which the

modifications to the Brussels Union Movement" in her pos

eliminate clause dealing with the session at the headquarters of possibility of German

the People's Progressive Party sion-United Press.

on April 5 ond May 26,

POLICE CORDON

¤ggres-

Indonesian Party Adopts Anti-Red Front

Djakarta, Sept. 15.

The greatest political party in Indonesia. the Muslim "Mas- jumi" Party, set up an anti- for the

Communist front

Last night, a police platoon was placed outside the party's headquarters fol- lowing a visit by Dr Jagan, leader

of the party, who was released from prison a few days ago after serving sa six months' sentence for violating an order restrict- ing his movements lo Georgetown,

A small crowd, collected out-

western part of Java Island, Itside the headquarters and some

was announced at a press con-

ference in Bandung.

party supporters entered

to

120 | Lea, Labour member of Parlin-

ACTION DEMANDED

Press.

Brain-Washing

Earlier today it was reliably No Defence

had

reported that Diem and Kinh renched an agreement whereby the 43-year-old Gen- tal his job as cral would retain Chief of Staff but would absent himself from Saigon temporarily

a face-saving move in favour

In Trial

San Antonio, Sept. 15.

An Army court martial ruled

of Dlem. But no announcement today that Cpl Claude Batche- was made during

OPENED ACCOUNT

cort**

· Major... · Kerr - opened la. Benghazi bank account in Clayton's name and handed hini bodi 'E£549. entrust- ing him to pay the balance for the car when it arrived. For some reason, the car did

CANING PROTEST

BY CONVICTED -

SEAMEN

Lagod, Sept. 18. Three British seumen, havo

tho

Clovertide of petitionet Nigeria against part of a seri tenco imposed on them by a local magistráta for sualing two kules of singlets válind at € 550.

magistrate' sentenced John Lythgoe, 17. Robin, Mason, 19 and Frederick Freniley* 25, ** to six months' imprisonmanejand a stroke of the cane. The sea- men petitioned ngainst the caring sentence.

Prisona, said today that the men Mr C. R. Carew, Director of

the

petition had been determined. The seamen, were from the Palm Line ship Troradi Paim.—China Mail Special

the day and lor's claim that he was "brain» {not arrive and the money found would not be cared unit the young officers around Hinh's washed in a Communist prison its way into Clayton's pockets, price to camp in Korea was no defence It had taken Major Kerr nearly headquarters were

the charge that the three years to get his money be demanding that he take against action.

collaborated with his Red cap-back. The

and informed on other authorities feared that tors

Clayton in evidence sald irresponsible officers might, take American prisoners of war,

Joel Westbrook, Batchelor's Major Kerr told him he could CROP CONTROLS

LEASED elvilion attorney, immediately so the money as he wished decision while in Benghazi. He advanced announced that

officer E£100

Washington, Sept the

in o his own United Kingdom | Mr: Ezra Benson, announced the

the

towarth

18.

Adm. Gingrich changed the essential theme ite

balying a Chr and was repaid The Secretary of Agriculture,

Retiring

Washington, Søpt. 15. The Navy announced

today that Vice Adm. John E. Giing rich, Keraan war blockade and escort commander, will retire

next October 20. He will be made

red list.

917.30

be grown next year, "diverted acrés ---- some 30,000,000 acres taken out of intended to repay wheal cotton and malte produc Clayton said. tion by, norenge allotments. He denied the drew money Farmers will now be allowed

to to

to plant almost

except anything from the Binghaal decorang "feather his own nest or that crops under allocation control the past three gedra to avoid Previously It Had been intended he had made every effort during and some commercial vegetable.

repaying. Majog Kërr. — China | to excludo almost all crops Ex-

special,

arpt Hay and pasture, Reuter.

of his whole defence .soldier.

Westbrook had argued that account. Ho used some of the casing of controls on сторя

money for everyday plapores which may Rcd brain-washing techniques instead of drawing on this ac on shake hands with Dr Jagan, A statement was issued say-

mado Batchelor bellove he really was acting. In the best

Count. ing that the Party would never read coples of the party's organ, co-operate

with

The Indonesian "Thunder," and excerpts from

interests of the United States by Communist Party in matters questions asked in the British

collaborating with the Com pertaining to politics and prin- House of Commons by Jenny

munista,

But L-Col Donald L. Manes, ciples. The statement criticised

af Batchner the fact that

offeer the Communist

full admiral on the court martial, said evidence of

law Party shows greater love for ment, about conditions in the the Soviet Union than

Adm. Gingrich now is chief brain-washing could be for Georgetown prison with particu- Indonesia and is in fact the lar reference to himself.

of the Office of Naval Material, He will be succeeded by Rear Fifth Column of the Sovieta.

STATE DESTRUCTION

Adm. M. L Royar, now chief The

Communists intend to

of the Bureau of Supplies and restore colonialism and slavery,

Accounts.---United Press. the statement says, adding that the Communists' support to the present Government was meant to accolerate the process toword the fall and the destruction of the State.

The Party's accused the

also

ista

of

secret plans to murder leaders of the Masjumi Party. This Communist Instruction, 0:0 cording to the Speaker of the Party Council, is now 'In the hands of the Indonesian Attorney-General.—United Press,

RED PLANES OVER

HELSINKI

On Monday and yesterday, Dr Jagan visited the prison to see his wife-Reuter.

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traits."

troduced "only for the purpose of showing character

defence Ho sold it was not a against the basic charges, against Batchelor.- United Press.

Anglo-Egyptian Agreement

May Be Signed This Month

London, Sept. 15.

Official British sources said today they expected confidently that the Anglo-Egyptian agreement on the Suez evacuation will be signed by the end of this month.'

Negotiations have entered the final stage and few points remained to be settled before the finalisation of the agreement, they said.

Ambassador. Abdul, noratisung

Egyptian Helink!, Sept. 15.

team, informed reported today to have finished

Threo foreign jet planes, which Rahman Hakki conferred with sources Kaled, but it was ex- their task. The remaining latter crossed the Finnish bordar and Minister of State for dreida, péctest

How over Helsinki ove days ago, Affairs, Selwyn, Lloyd, as the jadeiryd have been ddantined as Russian, Foren Office this

the Finnish Forder Ministry Onelal

wald today DVD MENE suggestions that is thei

The airgraft came. From

direction of Porkkals, the Soviet

that

they would be now require Government deci

Duchess At Niagara Falls