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Moscow's Moves U.S. POLICY REPORTED

Tshocks and he breath- HERE are no unpleasant taking surprises in Russia's latest decision to annul her friendship treaties with Britain and France. Mr Molotov threatened just this two months ago if the Paris agreements were.ratified by all the signatory powers. This warning caused no alarra then and the decisiott to carry out what amounts; to a "reprisal" now should not concern Western Govern. ments unduly

The treaties in the case of both Britain and France were, after all, virtually meaningless. The circum- stances under which they were signed during the tense days of the last war have changed considerably-to such an extent that their continued existence amounted to a hypocrisy which, how- ever, the West

were

pre-

Nationalists Must

"Go It Alone'

Rain Spoils London Easter Parade

Trip Ends In Arrest

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By: "Rapier"

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Vienna, Apr. 10. A wayward balloon today Fiela Marshal carried Dr Udd Thig, Rainbow

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London, Apr. 10. Austria's Trade and Re- Clonfeckle Drizzling rain today turned London's annual construction Minister, to the Easter fashion parade in Rotten Row, famous Soviet zone where he was horse riding avenue in Hyde Park, into a mackin- detained briefly by Russian

authorities and then re- Tune-phone tosh and umbrellä affair.

Scores of women had shelved their Easter leased with apologies.

IN INITIAL STAGES bonnets for plastic headgear.

OF ANY ATTACK

Washington, Apr. 10.

The 57-year-old minister bad

cise a fund, for an "orphans The balloon wwwne down in a field near the town Russian guards of Arbesthal. arrested Dr Illig arm the balloon Pilot Fred Dolder, a Swiss,

The only colour touch came from an old-taken the balloon trip to publi- fashioned stage coach packed with mannequins and village". show girls wearing spring fashions-which trundled slowly over the muddy tracks.

Hundreds of Easter holiday={ makers gave it a big cheer ---

Président Eisenhower will insist on and then invaded cinemas, cafes

pared to ignore in the hope the Chinese Nationalists "going it alone"

that they might one day

and restaurants.

The dull weather. however,

thousands of motorists from leaving the cities seaside resorts and the countryside.

have proved useful in in the initial stages of any Peking attack did not deter the Democracies and the in the Formosa area, according to press

strengthening ties between

Communista.

But no Western diplomatist would be prepared to say

now that World War III is

any more likely as a result

reports here tonight.

These said Mr Eisenhower had told

Churches throughout Britain

reported large congregations. The Queen and the Duke of

General Chiang Kai-shek that the Nation-Edinburgh, the Queen Mother

of it, or that eventual coalists have the primary responsibility for

existence is any less possible. Having made the threat initially, Russia was virtual ly compelled to continue to the extreme of formal abrogation if for no other reason than to "keep face" among her own dependent

satellites.

ILP Adopt Some Odd

Resolutions

Easter Day. service a St and Princess Margaret attended

Chapel, Windsor the

waited outside the church › in

defending not only the offshore islands of George's

Castle this morning. Crowds Quemoy and Matsu but Formosa itself.

The President as Commander-in-Chief, had directed American forces in the area to stand clear in the event of attack while he assessed its extent and intent, the reports added."

The Republican administration is said to hold the view that the Nationalists, equipped with the latest American weapons short of nuclear arms, could "cope with any situation which did, not amount to a full-scale invasion. “

BIG NY PARADE

New York, Apr. 10. Two million spectators surged

avenue

today in the warmest weather of year to watch the Kumous Easter fashion

Dr

As soon as word of their plight reached Vienna, Interior Ministry officials got busy on the tote- phone and obtained their release. Illig returned to Vienna by ene 'while Dolder and his astia- tants who had been detained in a nearby Inn packed up the de-

·flated balloon

GUARDS ARRIVE

The party which · included Dr Illig, his son, two reporters, Dolder and two assistents The annual conference of went to the inn as soon as the

Harrogate, Apr. 10.

Independent Labour balloon came down.

It said: "Bevànian“ reprë- 'sents the mood of frustration felt by the rank and file, of the Labour Party, but it has failed to provide a principled alter native to the official polley in both international and domestic affairs."

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Party

from which the

Deg telephoned Vienna arrive and Labour Party originally for transport but before it could Beautiful Phoenix the rain to see them leave

sprang-passed a resolution arrive, Soviet guards appeared. Barbarian Populár resorts were tha

vanism" was no alternative who he was the local Soviet. 2,000 boats were out sailing,

Commander thought he was Norfolk Broads, where about today saying that "Be When Dr lig.tried to explain Tonyber and Snowdonia, Wales, where to the official Labour opposi-practical joker and took him and Fighting Spirit

Dolder to local headquarters Hiram C hotels and youth hostels were tion policy. packed with holidaymakers.

for questioning. They were Prince Dahlia V held for three hours.

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back to Spinning Wheel accompanied him Vienna by car Russian soldiers Same Amin

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Dr. Illig: said

not Gladsie The resolution offered TP molested "in any way and that So Nice

establishing Brantome support to the Labour Party the difficulty gest crowd ever and one of the themselves upon a principled son for the "relatively long de- was the big-rank and file in organising his identity was the only rea- most orderly. Even the fashions and political basis instead of tention."-Reuter... tended to be subdued though around personalities."

orange one woman in pink and

a Poodle

It also called on sporting

them to re- satin paraded bonnet of

ject the trade union domination of ariiicial flowers. In Washington, President which would try to prevent the Eisenhower and the Secretary growth of a genuine Socialist of State Mr John Foster Dulles, Party" attended morning service at h

Under the reported new policy, ruling American forces up and down New York's Afth would be in a state of readiness but would not join in the fighting unless themselves attacked.

BRITAIN deplores the deel- sion for important diplo matic reasons. In claiming there is no justification for "the Soviet action, she seeks

primarily to impress a prin-! ciple that is frequently over- looked: it is, that the Paris agreements rearming Ger- many are entirely a defen sive measure dictated large- ly by Russia's own post-war

They suggested that if only the offshore islands of armaments drive. But they

to no" threat

her Quemoy and Matsu were at stake, Mr Eisenhower would posc security or to that of her have to weigh world opinion and the reaction of the United Iron Curtain alles in any States allies towards their defelice, way,

The effect of the annulment is likely to be only indirect. Perpetuation of present ten- sion is indicated, but then .nothing short of Western to Soviet "acquiescence

demands to abandon the Paris agreements woold have induced the Kremlin to reduce Cold War pressure. And for the Democracies to have succumbed to Russia's diplomatic bombardment of threats and intimidation in the last few months would have been unforgivable weakness.

Does the Russian decision affect the chances of reach ing an agreement on the unification of Germany and

the

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If the Nationalists were seen to be losing in battle with police said it." the Mainland Chinese, then Mr Eisenhower would have to decide about possible intervention, the reports said

If he became convinced that an attack on the island's was the forerunner of a big move against Formosa, American forces, equipped with tactical small-scale atomic weapons would be sent into battle, the reports added-Reuter."

Church-Reuter

:

the national Presbysterian The leftwing ILP has between 80 and 90 branches in Britain, but no representatives in parliament.

Yemen's Ex-Foreign Minister

Sentenced To Death

London, Apr. 10.

The former Foreign Minister of the desert kingdom of the Yemen has been sentenced to death for his part in an abortive rising against his brother the King, Damascus Radio announced today."

The broadcast, monitored here, said bearded Prince the granting of independence Saif al Islam Abdullah had been sentenced to death by

to Austria? Or of achieving a court in Taez, capital of the isolated desert Kingdom. his legs were in tetters, an old agreement on other out- standing post-war decisions between East and West?*

NEUTRALIFY CALL

Britain

in

he was

WEIRD AND

WONDERFUL

Washington, Apr. 10. The United States has now got a succeRSOT ta the "flying bedstead the "Flying dining room table."

The ILP "conterence also passed

The machine can ascend verli- a resolution on international and colonial affairs reiterating the bally and hover in the air and Party's demand, that

a circular platcord-which- looks like a table on which the should declare now that she pilot stands. To steer the table" would be neutral in a third the merely leans in the direction

war, and condemning the he wants to take. decision of the Western, powers

world

Western Germany.

forces

The United States Navy said

today it had conducted success-

#

Wassist in the rearmament of

ful experiments with the re- search

built by machine It warned workers against California. Helicopter Company war danger in the Fur East

The Navy said the "table" has where it said. American naval

its propellers housed in casings As late as Friday Abdullah and air forces in the Chica

statts The principle involved was reported continuing in his seas were a direct provocation or ducts like big ventilating post as Foreign Minister. But to the Chinese Republic

might be applicable to larger It urged that Britain's armed vertical life aircraft, the an- Yement custom for. punishing abcrtive Army wrongdoers.

be withdrawn from nouncement said. The broadcast did not say If Minister, led an he had in fact been executed.

Further research and develop- Kenya, Cyprus and Malaya, coup d'etat against his brother, the Imam Ahmed, last Satur. The Damascus, Radio, broad and that all colonial territories macht would be necessary before Two other men also were sen- day. First reports trickling into cast named. the two-men under. British rule or mandate these principles could be applied tenced with Abdullah for their the Indian Ocean port of Aden, sentenced with Abdullah as be given immediate freedom to the production of miltary air- be a fair answer to both part in the abortive rising, the nearest Western outpost to the Saif at Islam Yahya the Hussein and independence with & vent questions. The decision to broadcast said. They too were Yeren, said the revolt

Islam Abbasing date for native governments was, and Sai Pal annal the treaties was scheduled for execution today. successful but later it was. It did not identify them further. to take control-Reuter.

by: what accompanied

Abdullah," one of the few learned that the Imam had re-

All three men, the broadcast appeared to be an

en-Yemenites known to the West by gained control and quashed the

said, were sentenced to death couraging statement on the virtue of his office as Foreign revolt.

"NOT appreciably" would

settlement .of Austria's future. It was offered

possibly as a deliberately Steel Island

perplexing counter-balance, but few will be deceived for

it was ambiguous and non-

committal and certainly of doubtful sincerity.

Russian tactics have

con-

sistently proved deceptive

To Be Built

Off Massachusetts

yesterday by the Yemeni Sharia British Awards

Court in Taez. The sentences were to be carried out in. Taez

this morning, it said.

A Cairo Radio broadcast, also monitored here, quoted the Imam

..

For Americans

craft.

"The flying dining room table" was the first ducted fun type of aircraft to fly carrying a man, the Navy said.-Reuter,

Serious Floods

Manaus, Brazil, Apr. 10. The Governor of the State of Federal aid as reports poured Amazonas has appealed for

Washington, Apr. 10.1 British Ambassador Sir Roger Ahmed as saying that the case Masins will award decorations with which

the revolt wes to four Americans and 11 British

into this state capital of quashed "has New York, Apr. 10. whole world then to the subjects at special ceremonies in

dangerous

17 flood conditions extent of the the Embassy here on Zhaonday, it A 6,000-ton steel island to be built 150 miles off strength of the united Amb was announced today.

the Amazon River telbutaries.

The rivers Purus and, Jurun in the "post war years. Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will be the first of 'a chain of nation." The Saudi-Arabiani The Americans to be honoured are swollen and, cases of crop Optimism ig invariably such islands carrying radar equipment as part of the and Egyptian missions sent to found to be the cloak for American continent's East Coast early warning network earned home, of Columbia University, Mrs river villages have been re

help smooth aaloira - da the are Dr Gayson Kirir, President datage end abandonment of despair. And it is generally

the broadcast added United Kermit Roosevelt of New York ported Governor Coelho, in his expected that despite all against atomic attack,

Press,

Dr John B. Ellis of Bar Harbor, report to President Cafe, said Maine, and Robert Graham of conditions

worse then Brooklyn, New York United at the

at the time yot

Amaron floods in 1915- Prest

--which “enúised millions of dollars worth :: of damage and killed scores, United Press 3

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Best Of Luck

176 Treason Cases

Possible

appear

thelr honeyed words, the The islands will be dotted the reach of the biggest waves. Kremlin will squeeze nlang a 1,500-mile stretch of the It will be supported by three Austria dry of propaganda coast from Norfolk to New- huge cyclindrical steel piles or value before agreeing to femdland

caissons, ten feet in diameter which are evacuate her occupation Details of these islands were and 200 feet long. A troops.

released here today by two ecm- embedded in the.

Belgrade, Apr. 10. Cancellation of the treaties mercial firms concerned in the

will be self- The Yugoslav newspaper will therefore probably project sponsored by the United sufficient, generating s own Borba today supported the re make little difference to States Air Force.

Churchill Relaxes power. There will be sccommoda- | storation of an Independent and They have been dubbed tion

Washington, Apr. 10. Western relations with

don for between 50 and 70 sovereign Austela, and bald that

The United States Justice recree this would ease tennon betweeri

Westerhamo Apr 10. Russia. The Soviet action Towers because the men with

intenance East and Westerse Department In considering 176 Sir Winston Chur also tends to confirm that great radar masts which rise tional facilities

from them resemble the Texas

The newspaper withed success possible treason cases involving with hiber while new four-power, nego offshore rigs used in Oll drillings and

The bases will be Sbüllt, tó: "Herr-Julius. Hash, Austriary

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Mr Wiliam Lord Montgów months ahead, no early The deck of each triangular already ́begun and far will on Mondays for discussions on ́s umpkins, the department Sir Winsium obviously, was solutions of

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Newspaper Strike: Court's

Findings This Week

London, Apr. 11. A government court of inquiry probing London's national press cage claim strike will this week put forward its plan for solving the 18-day old stoppage.

The three-man court has been working on its report alangst non-stop since it

finished. taking evidence last Thursday, A

It is likely that the report will be presented to the Minister of Labour," Str Walter Monckton, late oTI Tuesday night.

But it may not be published as a White Paper before Wednesday on even Thursday-Reuter.

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