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Suez 'Hitches'

HE Suez ogreement has

Teen signed at inst-moro

than ten weeks after it was initialled in Cairo by Bri- tish and Egyptian represen. tntives. The official reason for the long delay in

between the announcement of intention and execution of the final act is given as a number of "smail prob- lema" which had to bo settled

But official Arst. reticenco discreetly hid from the public view number of quite formidable obstacles which, had thoy been revealed, would have soriously jeopardised the chances of the Agreement being signed. The Egyptians

have proved particularly slippery customers in the

last 10 weeks and the relief we expressed on the occasion of the initialling In July has now given way to doubt as to whether the Agreement is such a good one after all, In principle tha British withdrawal from the Canal is a wise decision--for the sake of

It's

CHINA

No. 35952

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1954.

News SUEZ CANAL

Official:?

Evacuation Of British Troops In 20 Months

WILD REJOICING IN CAIRO

Cairo, Oct. 19.

Britain and Egppt tonight signed an agreement for the evacuation of 80,000 British troops from the Suez Canal Zone within the next 20 months.

Mr Anthony Nutting, newly-appointed British Minister' of State, and Lieutenant-Colonel Gamel Abdel Nasser, the Prime Minister, signed the agreement at 10.20 p.m. (2026 GMT). It had been clinched yesterday after prolonged negotiations.

Other British and Egyptian officials added their signatures at a ceremony in the Parliament building. A neon sign representing the eagle emblem of the Egyptian revolutionary command emblazoned one side of the building.

Egyptians had been hold In before the actual suspenso agreement was signed. The stability and strength in a ceremony was delayed an hour

has region which

been while typists completed work on

documents.

Maintenance is to be super-nation anew with love, forgive- vised by eight inspectors attached ness and mutual understanding. ancestors are probably to the British Embassy in Cairo. Our

upon us today Tho

maintenance for which looking down Britain is responsible is to be with approval and pride," he carried out by not more than Bald.

In London, The Foreign British civilian technicians

notoriously unsettled and ex polico gave up trying to 1,200 not more than 800 may Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden,

politically disturbed in the post-war years, if for no control" traffe" in the centre of of

wwwrited

In a message to the Egyptian outside Egypt. of yelling be other reason. But in view Catro as thousands

The British technicians aro Premier, Colonel Abdel Nasser, the capital.

the Anglo-Egyptian of the outrageous demands citizens took over

were Ablaze with subject to Egyption law but are bailed the Egyptians have made Stects

Egyptian treaty on the Suez Canal as an since July, it is not possible rod green and yellow flood-exempted

military and national service. Important step towarti - new lights. to accept the Agreement Bunting added to the canival They are free to import personal understanding between the two with quite the sume

and household goods to set up countries

Eden

Colonel assured enthusiasm. In fact, until

house free of Egyptian customs

Nasser the British Government duty. the full text is published it

a spirit of co- would act in would be better to reserve

operation and peace. Judgment.

GYPT has proved not only EGYP

atmosphere.

British firms contracting to maintain the bare enjoy, certain exemptions from Egyptian taxe

· DETAILS OF PACT The whole of the 80,000 strong British garrison In the Suez Jume 20, 1956 under the terms of laws.. Canal Zone will leave Egypt by

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DULLES PLEASED

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MAILS NOT Seven

AFFECTED BY STRIKE

London, Oct. 19. Parcel post and or dinary surface mail-de- liveries have so far not been affected by Britain's dock strikes, a spokesman of the General Post Office said today.

As yet there was no in- lication that incoming and outgoing Christmas mall would be affected by the strike. “The Post Office views the situation with no anxiety,” the spokesman added. Reyter.

a hard bargainer but the new Anglo-Egyptian agree- Security of the installations in of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, thoroughly untrustworthy.ment signed here today.

the Canal Zone bago and of the hailed the agreement as opening She has imperilled the But British troops are to military oquipment loft there is a new approach to improved

MICHIGA

Drea world or chances of clinching the return to the base in the event the

relations

** interesta": "02] * agreement bý haggling with of ariziod, attačke by-en-out" 10 DAYS

Middle East power?

strengthening the Turkey or any duration of the ogr greater dacorum of Arab state, Egypt will give port

Mr Dulle also told he was Company dignity than a Port Said facilities for their return.

will operate and maintain the pleased to note that the ree As foreshadowed by the pre-Suez Cairo oil pipe line.

nxt conta

contained bumboatman. Certainly tho.

4 promise by recont "difficulties" mayliminary agreement signed last

Egypt to preserve the principle AGREEMENT HAILED

of freedom of transit through have dealt with compara-July, the now seven-year treaty

Gamal Lieutenant-Colonel provides for maintenance of the

the Suez Cana). tively trivial questions auch Suez Canal Zone base after Bri-

Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian

This is a paint of sore dispute as accommodation for Bri-ish withdrawal by the Egyptian

Prime Minister,

the 'told

between Egypt, and Israel, with tish technicians who are to Government

tonight in. a and by

Egyptian British

people message marking the signing of the Israelis claiming that the look after the base when the civilian contractors. troops leave. But there British troops are to withdraw the Anglo-Egyptian agreement Egyptian authorities are main-

immediately

the that "one stage of our struggle taining an anti-Israel blockade was another major point in again

cessation of hostilities,

has ended and a new stage is in violation of International Law. dispute and there is no

Mr Dulles did not elaborate on about to begin. Indication

however. -Reuter, yet

this point, France-Presse and United Press, how it was resolved. In

(Sea PB History of Dispute) · 1951 when Egypt renounced the Anglo-Egyptian treaty, she demanded that eustoms immediately,' duties be paid on supplies Egypt are to

18

to

on

DEFINITION OF WORDS Exchanges of notes between Britain and Egypt record agreed definitions of the key words power" and withdraw Britain and consist in the

entering the country for the event of a threat to Turkey or British troope garrisoned any Arab state, there. Britain quite properly Egypt undertakes the service refused. But the Egyptians of Royal Air Force planes pressed the demand and notified Bights at Egyptian recently presented Britain with a bill for £58 million.

on

Dir

Both Governments reaffirm their determination to uphold

It is hard to understand the United Nations obligations why this point was not and the Suez Canal convention ecttled before the agrce-of 1888 guaranteeing freedom" óf ment was Initialled. And navigation.

if the trenty was ignou

· RATIFICATION without a definite stato-

The agreement which came ment on this question, it is into force on signature is vaild sare to crop up again, to until October 19, 1961 when it vex relations between the expires unless both pariles wish two countries.

cover

"Here are our hands and give us yours Let us pull

Dur

weight together and rebuild our

Hull Dockers 'Out'

London, Oct. 19.

Hull dockers decided at a mass meeting fo..... night to strike from 8 a.m. tomorrow but a resolution for a day's token strike. at South- ampton was defeated by almost all the port's. 2,050 dockers.

The Hall dookers belong to the militant National Amalgamated stevedores and Dockers Union which has L of almost

London Transport nounced tantairs that all bus serylpes would be run- ning normally y tomorrow. Bus crews, from the last of 48 garages. affected the decided tonight to reisten to

work in the marulag retal

The ****London

Bulletin", organ of the

Belilah metal trade, said ther London god Liverpool strikes threatened to create a shortage of heavy nCRED in the British steel. industry.

Reuter & France-Presse.

Early End To Mau Mau Emergency

Not Likely Official

–

Nairobi, Oct, 19.

There is no likelihood of an early end to the Mau Mau, emergency in Kenya, the Colony's Four-Man War Council announced tonight - the second anniversary of the beginning of the battle against this terrorist organisation.

"There are indications of to renew it, TT reminds u

to Buky. - annexts of the £230

the weakoning of terrorist morale arrangements and of dissension among a few million "debt" Britain In-realy curred for military goods and for the withdrawal of the Britists of the leaders. But most of the and the subsequent leaders, in the absence of any services

garrison supplied by the

alternative, are still Arm in Egyptians during the last war maintenance of the base. when Britala fought alono

The first annex lays down a their determination to continue

phased wilharawal the fighting." with the Commonwealth to

programine for British troops. Rommel koep Alexandria, Britain objected More than 50 per cent of the to the bill but Egypt Insisted present garrison will leave Egypt and today we are all paying within 12 months of the sign that debt back in instalments, ture. If Egypt thinks

The second andere lists in twist the Hon's tail so con- stallations to be maintained

out of

sho

con

killed, 759

wounded

Western Ambassadors

Walk Out Of

Big Moscow Dinner Party

Moscow, Oct. 19.

Seven Western Ambassadors, including the British, American and French envoys, walked out of a Moscow diplomatic dinner party last night because they were asked to dine at the same table as the Com munist Chinese and East German Ambassadors and several other Com munist State Ambassadors, it was disclosed today. Chief guest at the dinner was

A diplomatic source said the It was leamt that the walk- Vyacheslay Molotov, the Western envoys were compelled out was not a concerted action Soviet Foreign Ministèr," who to leave because their countries by several of the Ambassadors, came together with Deputy did not recognise either Com- but took place on Prime

Minister, Mr. Mikhail munty China or East Germany decisions-feuter. Pervakin.

one of the other Communist The dinner was given by the Asian states and it would have Burmera Ambassador,

10 Maung ben embarrassing share a

Mr

individual

ohn, acting Doren of the Dip table, with official representatives Franco-German

vate fuite of Moscony's Soviet-

viet-Other Ambasades who left

lomatle Corps, in a luxury pri- of these states.

skaya" Hotel..

soon after their arrival at the

Mr Jonkhar E Those who walked out in party were

Mattos" (Holland);, cluded Sir William Hayter Texeira de

Alexander Confoumaa British Ambassador, Mr Charles Mr E. Bohlen, United States Am (Greece), Mr John Watkins bassador, and M. Louis Joxe, (Canada), and Mr Erik Braad- the French Ambassador? They land (Norway), left while guests were sull'es sembling after examining the table plan for the evening.

DID NOT KNOW

It was understood that the Western diplomats did not know wall their 'arrival that their

Agreement On Saar Reported

MESSAGES TO MOLOTOV

Paris, Oct. 19. The French and West German The seven Western Ambas-Premiers tonigtas reached sared- sadors who walked out today ment in principle on the Bar Mr problem, umally well informed personal messages to idiotov to inform him that sources revealed tonight. their action was not inde A French Foreign Ministry

table companions would include slight to him and was only be

calo of the the Communist AmbagBIGOR,, DIE'sadors of count of Ambas-spokesman'said he was!, not yet

with which in a position to comment on the Chang Wen Tien, and the East their Governments did not have terms of the agreement between-

Herr German Ambassador,

M.-Pierre Mendes France and relations. N AN Rudolf Appelt.

was understood that some Dr Konrad Adenauer, He They also 'objected to the of the Wastem cavoya enquired restricted himself to repeating presence at the party of the before the party as to the nature the words ar an official, com- North Korean, Vietminh and of the invitation, but were un- manique, that progress was Mongolian People's Republie able to obtain advance, informa-hade on the Saar, Lente, tra Ambasadors

•

RIOT SQUAD CALLED IN

Big Brawl In Italian Parliament

Rome, Oct. 19.

Fist fights on the floor of the Chamber of Deputies Lonight broke up a wild session of Parliament a few minutes before members were scheduled to vote the foreign policies of Premier Mario Scelba.

on

The cominumlows said this first michange of views on the Shar {swould be, followed by further talks this week as the work of ́expezia Judgressed!

A Trench spokesmoari said Dr Adcinuer informed his Govern÷3 |mond-tonlift of the results of the talks which, the spokesman

"highly described as

Luctory le

Dr

Adenausor told the French Premier that. Before he make any oficial agree- could ment, he wanted to consult the leaders of the politloni parties in Bonn, the French spoker- monix” said. "He will call his coalition party leaders to "Puris for the consultations, before the weskend

Deputies turned the walnut- Neo-Facts, Monarchists and

'It was expected that M panelled chamber into en arena Right-Wing Christian Democrats

and Dr for a free-for-all-fight in which rushed down from the opposite Mendes-France

meet then they batlled with fists, elbows benches and joined in the battle Adenauer would and pieces of broken furniture.

again to finalise their agreement Four deputies were led away provided that the German party. The wilddiarder continued

the Chan for 10 minutos, until riot police with blood streaming from their leaders endowed arrived on the scene to break it faces while ushers tried to urge cellor's policy, on the Saar.. the others into the corridon..

-Full agreement on the futuro

The fighting began just before the roll was to be called on Deputies ripped drawers out of the Saar, long a source of se dispute between France and motion which in effect sought of desks and used them approval of the start, made on weapont. Others hurled books, Germany, would clear the way German rearmament at the re brief cases and heavy bunches for. French approval of German

rearmament-Router cent London nine-power con-of papers-Beuter, ference and a go-ahead for the Italian Foreign Minister in the new German rearmament con- ferences opening tomorrow in Paris.

CHAOTIC SCÉNE

for

FRIENDS

In the most comprehensive In two years

of fighting the Mau Mau, do. 2.8. #y security official report on the emergency Mau Mau had loet 0,741 terrorists forces. In the first six month yet to be issued, the War Coun-

and cap of the emergency the ratio was cl added, however, that itted and 121,000 captured and two Mau Mau to one by, the

security forces, viewed the present situation detained for investigation

1,292 AFRICANS KILLED The turning point in the

Compaion Stic with "cautious" optimism

Security forces had lost 479 anti-tecriat

the been

gigantic clean-up of 430 wounded while killed and

last April and May. to layal Africans Nairobi casualties

and 788 when 28,000. Mou, Mau suspects totalled 1,292 killed

The whole Chamber presented rounded up and sent out wounded.

a chaotic scene of shouting and The report said Mau Mau was of the city,

dainitely more on the

COST: £11 MILLION

shoving. Signor Scelba, Signor now

More than 35,000 British and Martino and other leaders were offensive as a result of the more

Injury. and Kikuyu Some but escaped and botter Information supplied African

the security forces by the guards were

but a number of

000 another African population of the reegamst terrorist gangs. Of this as stands broke up the serves. The ratio of incidents total 7,109 were Brlish troops, deputies, chased was now about one, initiated by 5,865 African troops, 22,130 down the corridors Into the Kikuyu guards and 452 men of cloakrooms and continued the

battle. the Kenya Regiment.

Ing deputies were Up to

to the end of last June theLLION

Loft-Wing emergency had costs 214 angered by aromark made by million and it was estimated Professor Gulseppo, Togni, Khrushchey?that another 28 million would Right-Wing Chrisilan Democrat sald The Lord knows and perhaps some of you.

UK. How

miny of those sifting on these Left-Wing benches were

· IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY

The four men comprising the War Council--the Governor, Sir Baring, East Africa Evelyn Commander-in-Chief, Genatal in

to

temptuously, she had beter wood order by the British and Goytror, Sir Frederick Craw Where Is

and Britale Egyptian mathorkies..

should tell her in unequivocal

terms that she is not going

to

get the £58 million

demands. The

bad faith

have also, show, since the

another Agreement was Initialled. The

the Anglo

dispute was only

ford and the Minister without Portfolio, Mr. Michael Blundell said it was not possible to how long it would take to

Soviet Motion Postponed

KRY

New York, Oct 19. Steering Committee of

Tho

Decow Cat. 19: Moscow.

troops

in action по

be rpent by the end of this year.

Bruter,

exhaust the Mau Mau man Foreign diplomats here are power agruming that their premystified by the fact that three Compensation For pept, rate of casualtile cony leading members of the Soviet

leading ment, who left Foking by Far East POWS London, Oct 12.

titled.

The Mau Mau emergency pro-air a week ago have not been one of the two main pre- the U.N. General Assembly to claimed by Sir Evelyn Baring reported to have arrived home,

for the restoration day approved by 12 votes to 2 a loss than a month after he be

The

Cody, and security und

of

Angry

bars of the Fescht Party actually menos)? he added,

And how many of you were members of the OMRA

Mr Nikita Khrushchev, Come The Foreign Secretary, Mr: "SECOND- BRAWL.

the proposal by Britain postponing came Governor of Kenya in munist

for two works the consideration October 1983 is now costing Nikolai Bulginin, defence in that aren

of a Boviet request for Inclusion et million month.

other was peace between in the Assembly's agenda of Tempel and the Arab states, of charms of United States aɛɛroje wich Payple, is a the chief China.

frecent empta she, fremt vann rocomínanded by norma

Chiro ha thown by a number jonk cuminet Communist RAF Jet Flies

prepared for peace with frame commended Over North Pole

that even if the

ons to postpone the in-

on the agenda of the

anothés against Nai

Party Societary Mr.

*

Mirjlater,

d:

Anthony Eden told the House of Deter Commons today that diskinn:Stran Anastas were now proceeding

Mikoyan;

of Trade, on the question of compens

have left for pr

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