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The New Envoy

THE appointment of Mr Con O'Neill as Charge

d'Affaires in Peking has apparently caused sur- prise in some quarters and raisgivings in others osten- sibly on the grounds that he has never served in the Far East before. That, et course, is true, but it is to reason for automatic' dis- qualification of the candid- ate proposed for the post. AForeign Ofee diplomat is trained for duty in any part of the world, although he may specialise in some particular country or ares later in his career. Suggestions that Mr O'Neill

is not properly atted his appointed task, how ever, are captious; they are even obnoxious and they

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London, May 20.-*

Sir Anthony Eden interrupted his general clection campaigning tonight to meet trade union leaders and warn that national dock and rail strikes threatened for next week would bring hardship and widespread unemployment to the nation.

China Mail

Feature

Billy Graham May

Highlights Crusade In Russia

Here are some of the high-

lights in today's feature. section:

P. 4: Hongkong at the B.I.F. 17 exclusive picture display.

P. 6: "Ticket to Trouble"

Saturday.. new - OPELT serial by Leonard Mosley. F. 7: "The Man I Married," by Paola Mori (Mrs Orson Welles!,

P. 8: The 1955 Doctors'

Dilemma

about деж Doses, by Chapman Fincher.

Cortas:

P. 9: Week-end Woman- Ten Rules for Glamour, by Anne Scott James

P.

13: Another special election article, "Can Labour Enle?" by Robert Mackenzie.

and overseas sporis review).

The Prime Minister summoned chiefs of the

P. 16 & 17: Local in 8,000,000 strong Trades Union Congress to a 70- can minute private meeting at 10 Downing Street.

reveal an úbvious ignorance of the diplomal's task in a foreign capital and par ticularly the scope avail. able to an Ambassador Charge and his staff Peking. In no sense this be regarded DS de- fence of a Föreign Office, appointment merely for the sake of "they must know best." It is based on an essentially fair and realistic assessment of the man and the situation involved, within the bounds of avail able knowledge..

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He expressed the government's concern over the threatened election week strikes:

Unless there is a last minute postponement of the industrial stoppages, voting for a new House of Com. mons next Thursday will be sandwiched between the start of two strikes by 15,000 dockers on Monday and 76,000 railwaymen on Saturday.

All A Question Of Interpretation

London, May 20. Labour and Conservative

FROM GORDON THOMAS

London, May 20.

The American evangelist Billy Graham wants to preach in Rüssia and today the Russian Embassy in London said he "would be most welcome."

[

Ambassadör Jacob Malik" told me tonight: "I think he is quite a man." Mr Malik has been watching Billy on television so he knows what he's talking about.

And he says he will personally co all he can to see the applica

tion goes through if Billy ap plies for a visa.

Just

one stipulation; “Mr Graham will have to stick religion."

to

So that leaves just one snag. The

Graham

crusades have always been conducted on an invitation from churches in the crusade area. And Billy

wants

it to stay that way. He says he would like an invitation

from Soviet ches themselves

Pret churches before he makes the next move to sticking to religion,

the

As

that's

fine with Dr Graham. "I'd bring to the people of the Soviet Union the same message as I bring to everyone else," he

table for emphasis.

told me pounding his fist on the The message: "Repent before it is too late."

OFFICIALS PLEASED

At the Russian

purred

BILLY GRAHAM

US Opposition To Neutralisation

Washington, May "20.

"

Official opinion here is hardening against any

of a unified Soviet proposal for the neutralisation Germany even as part of a neutrality zone between the Soviet Union and Western Europe.

The Queen Honours Airmen

Malaya Exploits

London, 'May 20. Awards approved by the Queen for Royal Air Force chief's who planned opera tions against terrorists in Malaya last year were an- nounced in

Gazette tonight,

the London

*

Awards to the officers and men who carried out the operations are also announced.

distinguished flying crosses

and

have been awarded to pilots, and navigators for devotion to duty, thousands of flying hours kill in locating the enemy.

Group Captain Kenneth Slater,

air senior staff officer at Air Headquarters, Malaya, has been made a Commander of the Bri- tish Empire for his outstanding service.

Group Captain Slater's tation said his work resulted in marked

TWO OBES

Officials today made it clear that the government of irrease in the operational effe- the German Chancellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer, had no tiveness of all units." cause for alarm at reported "neutrality talk" in Washing- ton despite the fact that President Eisenhower failed on British Empire is awarded to

One of two Orders of the

Wednesday to turn down categorically the idea of a wing neutrality zone put to him by a French correspondent at Kelly for his work as the end of his weekly press conference.

Press despatches from Bonn Err.bassy "excellent" have Suggested that such

£

The rail strike threatens transport chaps at the such an important capa- start of the three-day Whitsuntide public holiday. city

Head of

While the Prime Minister was opinion of the dock strike, which Foreign Office News De-conferring with the TUC leaders, would be the second within partment, Mr O'Neill has Ministry of Labour officers were seven months by the same union had an ideal opportunity trying to find a peace formula in Labour supporters fear the re-spokesmen clashed today oficials

·leaders in the last year to fami- talks with

of the currence of the deck roubles over how far a Labour when they heard that. That "neutrality talk might have liarise himself with the National Amalgamated Steve-

reason for Dr position in China. He has dores and Dockers Union, who are thush public enarge government would nation- sort of talk could only do good. provided

Dr Graham is a maa of the Adenauer recalling to Bonn the undoubtedly had access, to

the trade alise industry.

people."

German Ambassadors from Washington, Paris and London reportedly to instruct them to Cppose neutrality as a price for German remification.

Officials its vast

today discounted such reports. They pointed out that West Germany's opposition to neutralisation had already. been made clear both publicly and privately by Dr Adenauer and his Ambassadors.

kay

af irresponsibility against their have called the strike,

hard core, Party's The Minister of Labour. Sir union movement. all diplomatic cables from Walter Monckton, later met the

Sir Hartley Shawcross, So it looks as though, in the Mr Trevelyan and is probNASD chiefs but was unable to

and vest cathedral-silena right winger

Russian They also recognised the gov- Labour ably as well suited for the persuade them to call off the erment stands

said Embassy in London's Palace to guin some former Attorney General job as any other diplomat stoppage.

new industry Gardens Row.. with its thread- from the kudos

conciliation here tonight no The NASD strike call is in

red carpets and in the Foreign Ollice. In support of its claim for repre-efforts of Sir Walter Moncktan, would be nationalised "until

its

have portraits of Stalin, Billy Graham circumstances well the Peking Embassy, also, sentation at all British ports on which Socialists, as us all

n hero, a is something of he will find a staff of ex-local joint committees

which Conservatives, have described been carefully examined by

The problem is: who is going pert observers ready

as "patient and moderate,” Labour government." to regotiate wages and conditions.

to make the first move? Basist him in any under- At present the NASD is re-

It may He added: "certainly no in-

well be the Russians. With only "Ave clear days taking and completeis fami- cognised as a negotiating body left for election

After

talked to Mr Malik to- campaigning,dustry which is already optrai- liar with the routines that in London, but not in the other are peculiar to that capital Manchester and Hul

both Conservatives and Labour ing to maximum efficiency or night the Russians tipped off a Liverpool, ports

to could not be improved Soviet newsman in London parties were stepping up their which and country.

on the job and see Dr drives to ensure

nationalisation would be get all known by

Graham. Mr O'Neill, it may be safely-cognise

In these ports, employers re-

only the

are brought to the taken over." 1,300,000 Supporters

From here on it's up to the assumed, 244 it senior strong

Transport and General polls.

But Mr Geoffrey Lloyd. Russian churches.

Meanwhile Graham is happy Foreign Office offcial,

Power, a Workers Union. diplomat of courage and

At publie opinion polls Minister of Fuel and It was disclosed tonight, now

on converting the Western give the government referring to the assurance of conviction, a "brilliant however, that the employers

"But that is In his London crusade he has had now notified the ministry party a three and a half per full enquiry before nationalisa-world. spokesman for the Depart-

cent lead in popularity

over tion, commented: ment on all subjects us he of Labour of their

its Labour rival. This has en- definitely not what the official so far chalked up 15,000 converts to recognise the NASD in the

says. It-twice the number he brought couraged

Socialist manifesto. some belief that states quite categorically:

Sir

We in last year.-London Express Anthony Eden could gain 1 shall bring sections of the Service, majority of fully 100

in the chemical and machine tool in- 630-seat House of Common's

'dustries into public owner- compared with 19 in the lart.

ship." Reuter. But Lord Woolton, Chairman of the Conservative Party or- ganisation, tonight warned the government's supporters against over optimism.

willingness

is described), a first class other ports provided the TGWU History honours graduate agreed.

TUC

of Oxford, a distinguished

ATTITUDE don of All Souls College,

The TUC leaders have con and a former Times leader demned the strike and back the writer, goes to China well Transport and Gentral Workers prepared for his mission, whid: represents nearly 20,000 Sir Anthony Eden found other cock workers. him to be the right man to

Tite dispute in the state-run include in the delegation to railways is caused by the daims Geneva last year and to of alled locomotive engineers Bangkok for the SEATO and firemen for more pay too many constituencies with

maintain the wage differential he between themselves and lower

talks this year. And should perform his duties in grade workers. Peking with equal disting tion.

Socialists are worried, particu- larly about the impact on public

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in which I am too greatly con- cerned about the Intervention of Liberal candidates" for there to be any room for complacency

on the part of Conservative voters-Reuter,

10

Miners Have

36 Die In Fire Lucky Escape

Thirty-six

Bombay, May 20.

perished prople

at

and 24 were injured when fre

cotton mill destroyed a Lambdi, in the Indian state of Saurashtra, reports from there

disclosed today,

Ten thousand bales of cotton were destroyed and the factory was razed.

STOP PRESS

Fung Murder Development

confirmed

Lawrence Commander

chief technical officer at Changi Lor

over twa years.

The citation reads: "It is con sidered

that the magnificent achievements of the Far East Air Force transport 'wing in keeping the ground security forces fup- plied during their operations is Largely due to Wing Commander Kelly's efforts."

Wing Commander Walter R. Williams,

of the British

{won an Ortin is 39, has ple

Expire. He has commanded the flying wing Kuala Lump

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His citation says he had shown

skill courage

and unfagging -- devotion to duty on continuous

and intensive air operations against terrorists.

this Fils researches Into

Argiz

United States opposition to the neutralisation of Germany to the

The Police permanent exclusion of Germany

resulted in many from any military alliances and morning that a suspect has been techniques to the immediate withdrawal af detained for enquiries concerning flights beyond the previously foreign troops and bases from the death of Miss Evelyn Fung accepted limits for aircraft.

Acting Germany is well known.

Squadroo and that a Eurasian youth will

Leaders Many of the arguments used be brought before the Court at Archibald Derry, 46, intelligence here to oppose such neutralisa-Kowicon today on a charge of officer at Air Headquarters,

Malaya, is tion are equally valid in op- murder.

made a Member arrested of the British Empire. He re- The suspect was position to the proposal for a

one of neutral states across shortly before 6 pm, yesterday presented the Royal Air Force. Europe,

at a hotel.in Nathan Road, when the new federal policy of Miss Evelyn Fung, an 18-intensifying psychological war- FREE DECISION

stenographer, was fare was introduced. The United States position is ear-old

found dead yesterday morning. that it does not wish to impose Her body was

Sergeant Trevor Wall, RAF DI discovered, by Beeston, Leeds, who excelled in any such limitations upon the school boys on a hillside be- the Geld of accurate navigation, sovereignty of Germany and is hind the Tang King Po Salesian willing to permit a free and Trade School, Mission Road. united Germany to decide after Strangulation is believed to be unification of its own free will the cause of her death.. whether it wishes or does not wish to join in any regional security arrangements.

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, May 20.

It is pointed out here that to All miners escaped up air

a united Germany per- shafts to safety after a flood bar

from membership in and cave in at the Megregos petually

One man any regional alliance would be mine here today. suffered facial injuries,

to deprive it of the benefits of About 200 miners were at collective security against the work in the Mcgregor shaft of threat of a very much stronger the Dominion Steel and Coal Soviet Union. Company's mine when a

The effect would be to create pool

Molotov For UN Firemen fought the blaze for of Waits drained into the main Europe which would be a per-

ten hours and one fire engine was consumed in the flames. Reufer.

United Nations, May 20. The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Molotov, will attend the special session of "the United Nations Assembly

Some machinery in a glove Francisco on June 20, it was factory in Yuen Chow Street was announced today. France-slightly damaged by a small fire

at 3 am, today.

Presse.

San

ports and causing a fail at continent "invitist subversion,

of water in old surface workings a power vacuum in the centre of

shaft carrying away roof sup-

to externally inspired While the meri were making or more direct Soviet penetra- their way to the surface it was Hon. If Germany was also ere forbidden to arm, the effect of reported that 50 to 60 trapped in a wording connected neutralisation would be to leave with the Mcgregor shaft, but an isolated Germany, defenceless untrue. and Western Europe exposed to this later proved Reuter,

Communist attack-Reuter,

operational supply dropping and paratroop sorties, wins the DFM. A simliar award goes to Corporal Alan Abbott, Royal Army Ser vice Corps, six times coumended for his cool and skilful work by. captains of aircraft on supply dropping. He lives at Middleton, Leeds-Reuter,

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