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Radio Dept.

AT GILMANS

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Gloucester Artada.

No. 36118

Germany's Future

THE

A

HE Allied occupation of Western Germany has ended almost exactly ten years after the fall of the Third Reich in 1945. West. en Germany becomes sovereign Republic again, temporarily partitioned al- beit by the continued Soviet occupation of the Euphemistic eastern zone. sovereignty has dove nothing to alter its occupied status. But Moscow- directed

been set

Communism

and up

has the

territory has been given a

puppet regime.

A natural fear in the West

today is that Dr Adenauer *may share the tate

of

his

predecessors in

the post-World War

swept away, not by electoral landslide but

a positive avalanche

I

of

and

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Mr Dulles

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Note

Washington, May 6. The United States Secre

PUBLIC SHOWS TREMENDOUS INTEREST

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

London, May 6.

The amount of new business initiated on the Hongkong stand at the British Industries Fair is almost certain to set a new record this year.

Austrians Anxious

Over Vietnam

Promised

Paris, May 7.

France will today urge upon Mr John Foster Dulles, the American Secretary of State, the need

Feature Highlights

Here are some of the high-

lights in this

·P.

festure section:

week's

5: My Life with the Ags. Khan, by the Begum Ara Than; Giles "returns to the Saturday Mail.

P. 7: When Mr. Howe dis- appeared -for-17 years, by Peter Juckmon; Batur day short story

Hitch Infor widening the basis of the government of Mr Turvath the Win-

Treaty Drafting

day.

It was announced that a com- munique would be issued late tonight.

Vienna, May 6. The Big Four Ambassa- and the Austrian dors

ence here failed today to Weimar Republic and be tary of State, Mr John

Foreign Minister in confer complete their task of draft Foster Dulles, leaving to by attend

a North Atlantic By this evening, with seven days still to going an Austrian state treaty as they had hoped to do Treaty Council meeting in the number of bona fide trade enquiries recorded feeling for Moscow's plan Paris, said today that the on the stand had reached 480. Last year, there and adjourned until Mon- for réuniâcation neutralisation. Russia seeks restoration of West Ger less to cause an explosion many's sovereignty and the were 638 spread over the full eleven days of the than to renove the key-Austrian treaty negotia-fair. stone to bring

opened up Westerntions plans for unity tumbling vistas for accomplishment" down.

by the Western alliance.

Mr Dulles said he was looking COMPLETE sovereignty. forward to welcoming. West Russia says, can be re- Germany's representatives into stored on the same lines as the NATO council room next it proposes to give freedom week and he added that he was to Austria. Do Germans leaving Washington with greater

than on. really believe their coun- confident he fetal lake try's problem and Austria das Secretary of State.

NEW CHAPTER

+

are the same--or even

"new

The Hongkong Government's London office said tonight that the enquiries appeared to be equally divided between British and overseas buyers. Last year two-thirds of the enquiries were from home buyers.

}

of

Surces.

the

Diem, the American-trained Catholic Premier of South Vietnam.

French officials are convinced that Mr Diem's position is by no means solid despite his recent local success in suppressing the military opposition of the Binh Xuyan sect in Saigon. Their view is that his power is likely to deteriorate unless he agrees to take into his government leaders of all sections of the very varied population of his country.

to

For this purpose, the French tinuing to support the legal _gov. regard the ex- serumen, of Mt Ngo Dinh Diem. Emperor Bac Dal as an essential "As to the ultimate consitu- continue element for uniting the South tional organisation of their Vietnam people behind a re

eriment, it is up to the Vict presentative government namese to resolve this problem able of organising ele In i and decide their ·· förm・ of South Vietnam and consolidating government by whatever consti-

the tuent

freely time for country in

process they vital trial of strength with the choose,” Mr. White added....

the

elections

cap-

Communist o

North next year. Reuter. Com

..Premier. Edgar Faure and

Foreign Minister Antaine Pinay be a serious mistake to en- courage elements in Saigon to repudiate Bao Dai, the

present head state.

STOP PRESS

INDO-CHINA SHOWDOWN

P

dow

Did it Happen?. story by Hesketh Pears

· Peace and 'Pantry; the words which will disi ** fiuence the forthcoming

Election, ia General

by Derek Marks."- F. 16 & 17: Local and

overseas sporta veginum.

Consoling Results Of

Atomic Test

Las Vegas, May 61 Civilian populations, can easily be protected in case of an atomic.attack, accord- ing to first results obtained from the test' atomic ex- plosion inside "Survival City in the Nevada desert yesterday.

The irst part of today's session centred on the question will tell Mr Dulles that it would,

German assets in Austria, ac-

to

reliable usually cording

of the South VietASA Austrian observers have been "growing -anxious as they are

SKILLED STATESMAN eager for the Foreign Ministers

A French view, is that, Bao A feature of business on the stand has been the to come to Vienna and sign next

and American news.

The atomie blast was withstood number of enquiries for goods that have been attacked week the treaty which will end Dai, who has been the butt of

ten-year occupation of their British

paper.comment as the "absentee

by cement horses slightly “mire- by British manufacturers for some alleged infringement

Country.

FEAR DELAYS

Emperor is in fact a highly

than half a mile from the tower of fair trading practices. Buyers seem unimpressed by

Otherwise they fear that skilled statesman whose absence

where the explosion equal to similar? Soylet - occupied "I truly belleve that our allegations that these goods are Japanese products in

from 30,000 50,000 tons of Germany is a Communist meeting in Paris, where we

John Foster Dulles, and Mr American pressure as to any

TNT occurred. One- SINLY police state which, if re- will welcome a newly sovereign disguise. Five minutes conversation with any of the owing to the engagements of Mr from Saigon is as much due to

houses abo stood up well, Atlantic numerous helpers on the stand is sufficient to convince all Harold Macmillan, the signing other cause. leased

into the Western Germany

It is hoped here that when? прода

The explosion, was made. Germany which has re-alliance will begin the writing except those who refused to be convinced that everything may be put off until June.

This would make it difficult Bao Dai sees Me Dulles during chapter in the European on display is a genuine Hongkong product..' nounced "her: NATO and of

tonight and sept his best the rests of an atom for the treaty to be ratified by the weekend in Paris, Mr Paris

to request a meeting attack against "Suridval City pro-Western ties for the story a chapter which will record the réalisation of a new

the American Senate before it Dulles will become, convinced cousin

Dat represents with the US Secretary of State, a special quien pig" village. Atomic esses in July and might de- that Bao tech free and save,

lay the treated

and the with valuable trump card for the Mr John Foster Dulles during constructed by the

Commission for Energy for free vision

drawal on

troops

west to play in Indo this week-end of showdown on

Allied

In Indow occasion, ple but the Chimed policy

Two of four houses placed any months China, Conference circles" said the The French believe that

At the same time, France has about mile from the town Macmillan, who is hinted she may consider with were totally destroyed. One of agenda for today included dis- British Foreign Secretary, Mr

acte) and 42 (United Nations Joining Mr Foster: Dulles and M. drawingchechien hun wood and the other

expeditionary the destroyed houses was of dens of articles 35 (German Harold

of brick corps in

But interest has not been confined to the goods that Russian ideal of neutrality, Europe united,

have been in the news for one reason or another. Nor is it would soon engulf the

which men of

ahown by trade.buyers alone. The public is admitted every whole country,a

so long dreaded," he said. " There is no comparable Soviet "And it may be that even as afternoon and the Hongkong stand has attracted some of the regime in the Eastern zone we meet in Paris, yet another largest crowds at Olympia Most of the people are amazed of Austria and therefore great city in Europe Vienna at the variety of goods on display, and when questioned,

-may sée there is little likelihood of fruition of

the coming to confess that they had no idea Hongkong had such highly our decade-long developed industries. the country going Com efforts to secure freedom and munist after the with independence for Austria drawal of Russian troops. "In that event. I would pro "That is the cardinal differ-long my journey to meet with the cther foreign ministers in

ence. If Western Germany Vienna to conclude the Austrian values the democracy has established in the last state treaty.

1:

10 years, there can be ne question of accepting Soviet plans... The Western Foreign Mini- sters are now pressing for a meeting to win agree. ment on its policies which

have the clear support of

a still strong element of

tide of feeling appears

"These two achievements e long sought by the Wes. would of themselves open new vistas for accomplishment, Reim.

Vaccine Deliveries Suspended

Washington, Mday 6.

And as always the question most asked is, "Where can prepara.fon of a we buy these things?"

Russians To Avoid Fingerprinting

London, May 6. "In this case.: as was stated Moscow Radio announced by the United States Embassy, instead of ordinary visas they today

Soviet

will receive service visas for

FRENCH CONCERN

property in Austria) and Edgar Faure for talks on Indo- text on China today, will broadly take guarantees fur the Foreign the same line as the French Ministers approval,

Government. Article 35 has caused great difficulties because some aspects of last month's Austro-Soviet bilateral agreement made in Moscow were still obscure and needed darification-Reuter,

Refuses State Pension

France is quite as much con- camed as the United States to prevent Communist conquest of South Vietnam, She has 26,000 Frenely residents with establish ed businesses in Vietnam to think nd. She is also concerned with

Paris, May 6. Emperor Bao Dal rushed to;

Puntry's came

Pu

on

the

on worsens there, informed like most of the houses in the sources said: It is the one United States.

order in that strong force for

It has been estimate, that tottering

all the occupants of these two The

houses would have been "klijed. the eve of a perhaps bitter. The occupants of the cement showdown session on future houses, however if they took Allied policy in Indo-China to cover in the cellar or lay down

· have. morrow between Mr Dulles and along the walls would the French Premier, M. Edgar had a chance of surviving... Fare. It was the first of a Cellar shelters seemed parti- series of crucial meetings that cularly resistan

resistant to the ex-

the, fate of 150,000 Eurasiacs, made Paris the diplomatic mers and women, born of mixed capital of the West for the next Franco-Indo-Chinese marriages. week United Press.

Any difference between America and France is stated by French sources to be not on the that The United States Publie

New York, May 6. realistic Germans. But the Health Service has temporarily government would send to which the applicants are not re

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, widow. objectives, but on how best to to suspended ali be swinging in the Rus- Liveries of

additional de the United States an agri- quired to provide ingerprints of wartime American President attain them. The Frech view sians' favour. Dr Adenauer vaccine,

the Salk anti-pollo cultural delegation whose or to complete a questionnaire," Franklin D. Roosevelt, has turn is well-known in Washington Surgeon-General

Radio said.

ed down a State pension, of and. is believed to be shared by Moscow,

$10,000 a year.

a number of officials thers will have to manoeuvre-Leonard A. Scheele announced members would have "off-

Moscow radio added that the cial status" so as to circum-

She ald she had sufficient Reuter, carefully to retain

the today.

UP TO VIETNAMESE ascendancy and he will not he said, until the results of a

The suspension will continue, vent American procedure on Soviet delegation would consist money of her own and therefore

Washington, May 6. succeed

A State Department spokes- without causing complete investigation of the granting of visas to foreign of representatives of Soviet did not wish to accept the pen-

agricultural departments

orsion severe strains in the effects of the vaccine by medical nations.

scientific institutions as well as The Senate had voted a bill man said today the Vietnamese structure of his

young committees are Republic.

The radio said the decision lective farms.

representatives of state and col yesterday, providing pensions people themselves must choose France-Presse.

for widows of former Presidents the form of Government and followed an American commu-

of the United States-France- constitution under which they nication which said visas would (Last month, 11 Soviet student Presse. "

wanted to live, editors missed the ship that was be granted to Soviet arming to bave taken them on a visit delegations this summer but to the United States because that they would have to submit they refused to have their

*LOW]---

NOW 3 FLIGHTS WEEKLY HONGKONG – TOKYO

FLY

JAPAN AIR LINES |

FLIGHTA

LEAVE

HONG CÔNG

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY.

10

(An American

1 A

Was "for

Cholera Epidemic

to

the » Muovital procedingerprints taken They were

Dacca, May 6. (baving their fingerprints taken) said to have objected to this

because fingerprintingd".

Two hundred people were re unless they travelled in

an criminals and undigte Depart week in' a

parted

have died within one official capacity.

cholera epidemic meat oficial

said at the time which has broken out in the The Russian communication that the measure was intended village of Lobogora, in the said: "The members of the So not as a check on possible Jessore district of East Pakistan viet agricultural delegation criminal records, but as a means Mars inoculations were being travelling to the United States of identification in the event of carried out in the stricken area, will have official status,"

an accident) --Reuter.

-France-Presste.

The spokesman. Mr. Lincoln White, also reiterated United States support of Premier Ngo

Dinh Diem when asked to com-

ment on criticisms of Ban Dai, the absenter Vleinamese Chief of State, and on reports that the Vielnam Government might de- cide to declare a republic.

Mr White said the United States had great sympathy for i nationalist couse which was This wee "free and effective." because the United States had been supporting and was con-

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