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COMMENT OF FORMOSA TRUCE: SWEDISH
DAY
Pinay's Task
TUHEC political opponents of Mendes-France may
TM.
feel they love done the French nation a good turn by bringing about the fall of the guvernment, but to The Western world---and West Europe in particular The event in temayinx, even embarrassing.
14
Printe need at the moment is
for France to ratify the Paris treative, but dient to avoid the bebet that this legislative action would be jeopardised by the energence at this fame of a new government.
M. Pinay bus apived to try be
form T FLOW Cabinet and there TA a sperid reason fur believing he will faul. But Cabinet-making s thing, offering
patrey
acceptable to the majority of the National Assembly 13 | anuther. The problema which confront Al. Finay are no less than those which Leset M. Mendes-Pratice and hudly brught about ban downfall,
The new Premier-elect has to
win the confidence of the. Assembly on his propuRRES for dealing with the French North Africa problem, anil because of his preoccupation with this subject it is conf ceivable that further con- sideration of the Paris treaties Potification will have to be postponed. And thin would Kive the opponents of the treaties, experially the ComunnistN, 23438 opportunities. for ** high
Press re publicity campaign to have the pacts. repudiated.
Princess Starts Tour
Princess Margaret stands smiling in the doorway of The plane which carried her i Port of Spain on the first part
her Carribean of islands tour, as she bade farewell to the Queen and other members of Royal Family at London Airport-Reuterphoto.
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Father Is
Accused
the
Of
Abduction
Treaty With Chiang
Dulles
To Explain
Washington, Feb. 6. The Secretary of Slate, Mr John Foster Dulles, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Foreign Rela-
Proposal To Peking Reported
INTERNATIONAL PARLEY
Peking, Feb. 6.
Western diplomatic circles indicated tonight that the Swedish Embassy here has transmitted to Premier Chau En-lai a proposal for an international conference to solve the grave Formosa crisis.
These indications came as Foreign Ministry officials conferred on the Formosa issue under a complete news black- Official spokesmen refused to make any comment on the Foreign Ministry's deliberations.
out.
Since the Chinese refusal last week to send a representative to the
RELAX-IN-
DAKS
THIR KAMMES BONEFROREN - IN AKÍTEN TRANSERE
Whiteaways
ANRAKING
UKA WLOON
ACTION
M. PINAY
Tachen Evacuation
United Nations Security Council to discuss the Formosa question the Pek- SCORCHED
ing Government has affirmed repeatedly that its attitude remains un- changed.
newspaper,
will refuse to take part in any People's Daily, confirmed conference to obtain a ceascüre
fanow
its plan to "berate"
This attitude can be summed The omelal Chinese Com, obligerf Communist China to up as follows: Communist China munist Party
the abandon
Formosa.
Offal Chinese
quarters declare repeatedly that u Anal attack on Formosa is perhaps not imminent, but that it is in- would reject any solution which evitable.-France-Presse.
unless such a conference is pre- today that Peking would not pared to condemn the "aggres.participate in any conference in sive" attitude of the United which the Chiang Kel-shrk States in supporting the Chinese government is represented asid Nationalists
Private Diplomacy
The
administration 10
7
extended
Favoured
EARTH POLICY
Pinay To Form New French Govt
Paris, Feb. 6. President of the French Republic, M. Rene Coty, to- night asked M. Antoine Pinay, the 63-year-old Con- servative ex-Premier, ένα form France's 21st post-war government.
M. Pinay fold reportera after his interview with the President that he accepted the invitation to try
form the
next government,
and
M. Pinny sold he would immediately consult party leaders with a view to forming his cabinet and he would re- port back to the President in duc course, Hv did not may how soon he would report backs but it did not seem likely that M. Pinay would conclude his consultations before Tuesday,
M. Taipei, Feb. 6.
needed The civilian population parties,
Piney Bald that Franco * government of all prepared to unite in
of the Tachon islands order to organise national
were
tearing down their defence, reinforce her alliances,
introduce houses and stripping every
reforma In North Africa and expand the national bit of timber in the build-
coonomy. ings before leaving their homes for Formosa, re- ports reaching here to- night said.
M. Pinay will start his con- sultations for the formation of bis Ministry tomorrow morning. -Router.
BY THURSDAY
care in erder rust to do any - thing which might endanger hope for a de facto ceasefire or the efforts inside or outside the The reports disclosed that the United Nations to bring about a dismantling started immediately whenflee.
after the Nationalist Authoritica
Paris, Feb, 07 The offietal Slate Department began un January 28 last the The French Premier-designate, announcement, cleared inregistration of civilans wishing M. Antoine Pinay, announced cx- advance by Presklent Elsen to be evacuated before the Com-in a statement here on Sunding
hower, did not give the Nation- munista took over.
night that his Cabinet would be allat Chinese Government the
presented to the Assembly The authorities public commitment which they had been seeking of United evacuation began on January 30 Thursday at the latest.
entire States aid in the defence of the and would involve the
said
the
by
He said that the departure of
would
Presse
be postponed. -France-
Soldiers Killed In
Washington, Feb, 0.
support any Washington is now looking to second agguach to Communist private diplomacy rather than China without being accused in to public debale in the United Congress or elsewhere of a so- Nations or elsewhere for the vile and appending attitude, next step in efforts to end the present
But there were reports today hostilities in the area in
the United Nationa of Formoen,
Secretary-General, Mr Dag Despite the intensified diplo Hamana
Hammarskjold, was stil malle activity between: both pecting a personal reply from Communist and new-Communist the Chinese Comununist Premier, diplomats in Moscow, London Mr Chou En-lai, to personal and Washington observers suld incage witch Mr Ham that there might now be amarskjold sent to him when the substantial pause
United before unty
Nations
its Chinese Nationalist off-shore Tachen population of 18.504. the Governor-General-designato new proposal for a censere original invitation to Peking to islands of Quemuy and Matsu Nine elderly people and invalids of Algeria, M. Jacques Scutelle,
greement Was publicly put sent
were the representative to the under all circumstances,
only ones who hud forward from any quarter.
The announcement Security Council meeting
stated repeated
their Intention not to United Nations Security
only the deliberately Valbue
leave their homes. but the tions Committee tomOFFOW Counell has, however, still Such a reply could eencely language of the recent congres authorities said they would be
before I the formally
Now ably start the ball rolling again, sional Formosan
resolution on
evacuated nevertheless "for to answer questions on the Zealand proposal for a cease- but Washing.com today did not this subject and left the United humanitarian reasons." implications of the new Ire even though Communist xem to be hopeful of any sub- States freedom of both military Mutual Security Treaty with China has refused to discuss it. mantial change in the Premier's and diplomalle manouevre ac- the Chinese Nationalist
representatives of the
the needs intransigent attitude capable of cording to
of the United States. Now Zealand and making tum
ceasefire United States Curly
twin basic oh- ob- Government on Formosa.
Britain, who
the United Nations a were instrumental through
jectives of keeping Formosa in launching that proposal,
and the Pescadores themselves ical possibility. are-pratical expected to consult
Some believe that the besi in friendly hands and of seeking early this in a seaplane flight; mutter are critical of its implied week on what action to take. hope is for a de facto ceasefire
and security pence
in the field of national and inter- from Canada to the United tine defence of Formosa and whether to press their ceasefire events in the area without any
They have
yet tu decide brought about by the course of
Western Pacific. national
There
The State States Turned up here today are anxious to get Mr Dulles
Department an- will be
shortage of
view
a vote, despite the formal agreement, of the proposal to
nouncement also gave as the ob- The Eisenhower friendly sympathy for him and agreed everything was expantions in
Administra- jective of the evacuation of the In his task, and he will win all right as far As they gerous China-Formosa situn-certainly of a Soviet velo.
The nature of the Communist | Hon yesterday handled its Tuchen Islands a contribution the admiration "I the were concerned,
Snouncement sf the United to "the restoration of peace and The proposed treaty would be Chinese rejection of the United
has made it States protected Western world if he
debated in a private afternoon
evacuation of security in the West Pael@e."—— session in the wake of a new air very difficult for the Eisenhower the Tachen istands with infinite: Reuter. clash over the Yellow Sen be- tween United States and Com- munist planes and the dispatch of the Seventh fleet
to protect the evacuation of Chinese No- tionalist troops from the Tachen
200 miles islantis
north of
French political stability al
the moment is essential for i
the guaranteeing
ftturཐཱ་ ; security of West Europe. M.; Pinay, therefore, is asstam- ing heavy responsibilities, A dangerous vacuum could be created if a new French government, with well- defined mandate, fails to rome into being. M. Pinny ham Eu policies covering
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Tacoma, Washington,
Feb. 6,
A father and the son he
win support for was charged with kidnap-
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the buy's to complete the undertakings mother was concerned She Med which his predecessor so an abduction charge against the skilfully initiated.
father and it appeared that an international tegal squabbie was brewing
Tachen Evacuation
EX
VACUATION of the Tachen islands is in hand and the predominant question
in
Gordon Hymne said that, under the terms of a Washington Slate Court ruling made 1947, he had custody of Kenneth, 13, and Eileen. 15
His former wife, now Mrs Winnifred Clark, said a Canadun Court had given her
the minds of everybody is whether the Chinese Com- custody of the elildren. munists are going to allow it to proceed
the challenging
Several members of the com-
commitments beyond the
Formosa.
The
Nations advances
UN
Considers Next
Step
outside the
It is almost certain that in the absence of the Chinese Com- munisia, the Soviet Union would veto a ceasefire call made by the Courtell.
New York, Feb. 6. asked to go ahead with the Nowlopments possibly Consultations will continue at Zealand proposal to call for a United Nations. DEBATING FOINTS
United Nations headquarters to ceasefire despite the Chinese morrow on the next step the Communist rejection of the in- Under the treaty, the United | Security Council may be aslood vitation to take part in talks in States undertakes to defend to take in the Formosa situa- the subject,
and the Pescadores tion. Formosa
"such other terri-
Washington dispatches have islands and
A decision one way or another tories as may be determined by
Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, the said that the disposition thers on the Council's next step is United mutual agreement.'
States delegatë, who is to proceed with the ceasefire expected to be announced in the This is
to revive spent the weekend in Washing- call.
next few days by Dr Victor A. expected
over arguments
Belaunde of Perù, who is Pre- whether the ton, is expected to inform other United States should extend members of the Council on the
sident of the Council for protection to the Nationallat- talks he had on Saturday with meeting of the Council briefly February. SEARCH FOR COUPLE
held offshore islands of Quemoy President Elsenhower.
It would SCCTTI that the and Matsu, close to the main- The question to be decided is munist rojection and then earliest the Counell can meet is An International search was land.
whether the Counclì should be adjourn to wait for peace deve- 'next Wednesday.-Reuter. The possibility of Communist launched yesterday for the son
action which could pre and Byrne,
Another argument presented has been cipitate general
war divorced from Mrs Clark for 11 by critics is that Its ratification his by the Senate would be equiva- cannot be ruled out.
to years. Byrne went
lent to recognising Formosa as Nevertheless, the realities children's school near Lillooet,
Chine
and would territory
advantage of the
ship of the
Seventh Flest.
*A
"Now that the boy's here, he's without
the father to- guardian-ine," declared American
day.
who
Wednes- Kenneth Dway
day and took
might come here too.
to the
of the situation should be British Columbia, on
work nists. sufficient to persuade the Peking government to hold hand. The two all-
Democrat, chairman of a For important points are these: Byrne went to the Canadian Eastern sub-committee, has sold the Nationalist evacuation city on a float-equipped char- he may ask Mr Dulles opinions gives the Tachons to the tered aeroplane and landed on on the effect on the bland of Communists
ailver Selon Lake. He said he talked Formosa's status-Reuter.
to the children and let them
with him. He said his daughter Senator John Spackman,
on B
platter, wherefore they gain make up their own minds nothing by interfering with whether they wanted to live the operation. And y with him and his present wife £15,000 Worth Of
serious challenging of the in Tacoma, Seventh Fleet, resulting in
a shooting match, would almost inevitably lead to wider conflagration.
Elicen first said she would leave with him on Wednesday.
Jewellery Found
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The alternative is to call
take note of the Chinese Com-
Eden's Busy Week-End
London. Feb, 0. | conference do sarungé a consefire | woolth
countries no ometal
The British Foreign Secretary, and a settlement for Formosa, announcement could be made Sir Anthony Eden, is to report Diplomtic observers here about it, before a careful sound- on week-end developments in pointed out that if such a plan ing of international opinion, the Formosa Strails situation at were adopted by the Common-France-Presse, the final meeting of the Com monwealth Promiers here morrow evening.
the
Str. Anthony, who spent, the first part of the week-end at a
residence with Nehrred--with Mr Nehru
country Indien
Mr Jawaharini
other the Liverpool, Feb. 8.
Commonwealth Police throughout the country Churchill's official country r
statesmen at Bir Winston be said, and then Bald she wanted to think it over longer.
were tonight trying to of sidence, Chequers, carlier today
worth "I'll meet her at the border owner of £18,000 If the Peking government she wants to come," said her Jewellery recovered in a swoop sadi was back in London this car near the oven understood here tal a stationary On allows itself to be ruled by father,
It was famous Aintree mos trace here sanity, it will not only
Kenneth verified his father's
today avoid any attempt to pro-story that he had left Litlovet
the Indian Premier's vent the evacuation of the voluntarily bo with his may be the proceeds of a robbery plan for tackling Tachens, but will accept it father, whom he had not soon at a country house neer, Londonu. This plan was believed with satisfaction
In uino" yeara--United Press, recently ---China Mail Special......to provide me an infamational
to
Polico bellevo: the jewellery day Eden and Er Nehru
Bob Crosby Seriously I.
Hollywood, Feb. 6. Band leader. Bob Crosby, brother of the singer Bing Crosby, was in hospital today with a serious case of lobar pneumonia.
Crosby was stricken late Friday night and was rushed to the hospital, on faturday morning - with a temperaturs of 104. Hứa physician reported; the band leader was, much
Improved today although still seriously ill.
Bing Crosby to recovering from
a kidney operation, The doctor artimated that Bob could not be able to leave- his bed for a week or 10 days. His daughter, Cathy, 15, post- poned a scheduled trip to Lausanne, where she is to attend '*"inishing school United Press.
to
Car Crash
Tachen
sald tonight reports
down from timber tom the buildings was utilised to bulld
Muenster, Feb, 0. four large pontoon bridges
the shallow
soldiers beaches to spun
Were when the private the
House Kiled today evacuation
ships.
car they were driving crashed dattened down so walls were
Two
British
32 "to leave nothing STAR/o a tree on the road between
Muenster and Nienberge, Ger-
This "scorched earth" also provided for the destruc-man police reported. tion of all cumbersome be-
The police said the car be. which could not belonged to a German farmer who longings taken aboard ships
the had reported it missing-Chinn evseucos.-France-Presse.
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