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It Will Not Be Easy Going
THERE
are plentiful signs that; from the very beginning, the projected Four Power meeting will encounter formidable diver- gencies of view and policy, which will in no way be removed or even lessened by the fact that the four heads of state will be there as well as the four foreign ministers.
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Take one discouraging
ample: there has been number of indications from Russia recently that the Soviet Government intends to call for the dissolution of the NATO defence system as a prerequisite for the "easing of tension" and the conclusion of a "European! security treaty." A similar demand WIS one of the main causes of failure of last year's Berlin confer- ence. For this is obviously one of the Soviet demands which the Western powers could not accept.
INCLUDED in the
new
Treaty of Warsaw between the Soviet Union and its European satellites is แ clause which suggests that there may be an offer scrap that treaty in turn! for the scrapping of NATO. But the two are in no way comparable.
to
com-
The Warsaw treaty does no more than give paper form to a closely organised mili- tury alliance, ¡under) plete Russian control, that has existed for years and would continue to exist even
treaty though the formally annulled.
were
The annulment of NATO would completely disrupt and destroy the whole mini- tary organisation of Western Europe and leave it virtually defenceless, In effect the offer would be that if the "West agreed to blow up its building the Russions would scrape the paint off theirs,
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Officials of the United States Consulate Genera] went to Lown station this morning in the hope that the four airmen whose deportation from China was announced in Peking yesterday would arrive on the 1.28 p.m. train from Canton.
A spokesman for the United States Information Service told the China Mail this morning: "We do not know when they are due to arrive but in
case they come in on the
first train we shall be there to meet them.
"Whether or not it will be possible for the men to hold a Press conference will depend entirely upon their condition."
Rail Strike Causes
Road Chaos
TRAFFIC JAMS MILES LONG
London, May 30 The first real impact of Britain's national rail strike hit London tonight: when Whitsun holiday
Chou En-Lai's Message To Hammarskjold
FURTHER RELEASES
POSSIBLE
New York, May 30.
Mr Chou En-lai, the Chinese Communist Prime Minister, informed the United Nations today that four American airmen imprisoned during the Korean war will probably reach Hongkong to- morrow (Tuesday) after being "deported" from China.
A statement issued by the United Nations in the form of a press release said Mr Chou had in- formed Mr Hammarskjold that the fliers would probably reach Hongkong by May 31.
This statement said Mr Chou handed a letter yesterday to the Swedish Ambassador in Peking, Mr Hugo Wistrand, addressed to Mr Hammarskjold. The text of the letter was cabled to the Secretary-General and arrived here today.
In the letter, the statement said. Mr Chou said that an in- vestigation of the cases of the four flers Captain Harold
Terrorism
In
traffic jams miles long Casablanca
converged on the city. Weary traffic patrols and police. tried to sort out the hopeless choos of 50,000 vehicles heading into the city every hour along eight main roads. On the city outskirts the traffic was crawing. Holiday-makers who feared they would be stranded overnight because of the rali stoppage had begged lifts home in anything that could move on wheels.
Yet it seems only too prob- able that demands or pro- posals of this nature will ¦ HHHHHafați
be made. One Russian paper was quoted last week as referring to the "end of NATO" as a possible out- come of the conference. This is quite an impossible suggestion, and such a de-
if mand,
pressed and adhered to, would threaten with the whole meeting rapid failure.
1
BUT to decide, because of
PROCLAMATION FORECAST
Morocco Tension
Casablanca, May 30, A fresh spate of ter- rorism in Casablanca over the weekend brought the week's casualty toll to 12 dead and 25 injured.
Tension, already high in
Fischer,
Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin Heller, First Lieutant. Lyle Cameron and First Lieute- nant Roland Parks-had been completed on May 24, It added, the Chinese Supreme Court pro- * houneed its decision that the four airmen should be deported immediately from the territory of the People's Republic of China.
M Chou's letter also. acknowledged the latest com munications from the Secretary- General concerning the cases of
the imprisoned fiers. all the
These included personal message from the Secretary" General sent through the Chinese Ambassador in Stockholm, General Keng Piao, on April 23 and a follow-up message sent the week before last on behalf
at the Secretary-General by the Swedish Ambassador in Pelding.
THE OTHER FLERS
It was understood at United
Tunisia and Algeria, is ris-Nations headquarters that in his message Mr Chou referred to the 11 other imprisoned men, to quote but officials declined what he said.
and
100 ARRESTËD
2
4
two
SEEKING
A STIFF
BARGAIN
Rebel Leader's Terms For Diem
Saigon, May 30.. Last-minute haggling was
Usually reliable sources said going on
these men.
It was understood here that
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Loday between
Here are the Tour US His p
"deported" by Peking, and due GOA INCIDENT
in Hongkong today. Top left, Col Heller; top right, Capt
•Fischer; bottom left, L& Parks; bottom right, Lt Cameron.-- AP Photos.
Warning To Rice Girls
On Strike
Pavia, Italy, May 30. Italy's "rice growers
Every exach, car, taxi and lorrying in Morocce too.
was crammed with holiday folk Latest victims here were two sunburned after a day at the Jewish shopkeepers shot dead in sea in brilliant sunshine.
Arab quarters for refusing to cities close their stores on Nationalst Around
many industrial
A Moroccan night came reports of traffic moving orders.
his reference appeared to hold supporters of. South Viet- In walking pace streams,
was seriously open the door to further negotia-nam Premier Ngo Dinh Diem by revolver fire, later Traffic experts pondered dole-
tions aimed at the release of and dissident Hoa Hao threatened tonight to cut fully over the effect the rail last night.
General Tran Van Soal. to off. food supplies to 155,000! strike will have in London Week-end incidents included
(Tuesday) when bomb attempts at a *omorrow
Moslem
the four men being "deported" arcid a direct crash between rice girls who struck work school, a a barracks and bus.might reach Hongkong,
the 40,000 National Army today in the rice fields of the They caused considerable dam-
time after 8 p.m. (New York men and the Hoa Hao sect Po Valley. but no victims, Reports age,
time) Monday (10 am, HKT to forces.
The girls, who are lodged and continue to arrive from
day). fring of crops. countryside
The bargaining was intensified fed by their employers during destruction of telephone lines Mr Dag Hammarskjold, the as the General put up his price the two months that they work United Nations Secretary for sumerier. His new demands in the rice fields, are striking Istoning of buses. A Moroc London, May 31.
Increase of 50 lire can was, shot dead in a Casa-General, welcomed the release of were said to include back pay fo
the four men but declared that for integrating 3,000 of his (sevenpence),
their wage Lord Beaverbrook's Daily
blanca suburb last night.
there would be no relaxation in 20,000-man army to the National of 1,237 Hire (4/6d) for an eight. Express predicted today that a state of emergency would
Army, further 100,000,000 Atv Sidi Bentour, between his efforts to obtain the freedom 200
hour day. of 11 other American fliers still
for the withdrawal of be
plastres for proclaimed within 48
Mazagan and Marrakesh, police imprisoned
Trade union leaders said the hours unless the rail strike
the reinforcements sent against
the arrested about 100 Moroccans
Hammarskjold said in a him in Mr
go on until ends.
the western provinces, strike would. "Standby
of organising notices have suspected
statement that his first thought and a guarantee for his personal employers gave way. But they uprising in the area. A quantity was of the "happiness" of the property and wealth.
announced tonight that the small group been issued to
was men of Ministers to By to of arms and ammunition
their families that and
The goverment, for its part, strike of two million other farm Balmoral Castle (where the seized.
they would "soon be home way stated to have increased its hands throughout Italy-which A terrorist wounded Queen is on holiday) for special
My colleagues and I in the initial offers, to include tas ie they described as a meeting of the Moroccan merchant with Privy Council,” 82ld the
revolver bullets as he left his secretariat are also thankful for Legration de 3,000 Hoa-Hao men would be called off at noon on house here this morning. newspaper. - United Press.
whatever contribution our efforts in the National Army in Wednesday. The farm labourers
tere called out today Hoa Hao troops
school integrated. not
million Italian 4l-tHH-f་1**
merchant had been wounded by he said.
After, rallying the Caodaist children had a second day's FURTHER EFFORTS
as more sect to his cause and expelling boliday today
than people return to work. With terrorists in Ave months,
A bomb exploded-harness- "So long as the problem of the Binh Xuyen sect from only a few trains left to carry
52,000 secondary school teachers 11 millions of workers to their 1-today outside the house of the Bier still detaine Saigon, Ngo Dinh Diem now continued the gravest educa- offices, the outlook is grima French official of the Morocco remains unresolved, we shall of wants to get rid of the Hoa Hao tional strike ever staged in for the city's underground and tobacco monopoly.-Reuter. couse in no way relax our "abscess at all costs.
Italy. Talks were still going bus services.
efforts.".
He appeared ready to make on late tonight in the hope of The Secretary of State, Mr the maximum financial sacrifice ending the strike before camb the holiday crowdy surged into London, reporia
John Foster Dulles, today sent in order to avoid military Wednesday morning when end- are. due from
Manchester, Leicester
to Mr Hammarsk- 'a message
operations which might proveof-year examinations that the and Hull
to start-Reuter. jold and the Indian Prime inconclusive, France-Presse, strike
London, May 30. looked like spreading to the
The former Japanese Minister, Mr Nehru, expressing National Union of Halfway.
London, Mr his appreciation for their efforts Ambassador to which has so far con- Shunichi Matsumoto, declared to obtain the release of the
on his arrival here today that American fliers-Reuter.
GOING TO HAWAII that he will initiate as soon as
Washington, May 30. had possible negotiations with Soviet
The Air Force Secretary, Ambassador Jacob Malik for strong
of renewal of dipematic relations Harold Talbott, announced to- arrangements had been made to fly four US air and between the Soviet Union and night that
Japan
Honolulu, Mr Matsumoto said that he mea
ES soon as they are hoped the conversations with Hawali, the Soviet delegation would released by Communist China.j
The Mounties, only nine in Authorities said the cafeteria Mr Talbott said he had begin
Wednesday next.. although the date had not yet offered to fly the closest reis number, dispersed the would-fight broke out between rival tives of the "recovered almen" be brawlers and, reinforced by gangs which in a short time had been fixed-France-Presse,
to Honolulu in Air Force 150 patrolmen who rushed to gathered around them two small planes and let them stay in their aid, sbod guard at the armies of about 250 men each,
A number of would be rioters expense to scene of the near-riot intil
was * knocked my nightfall,
over by the charging borses but injured seriously.
The frat deputy Police Com
It was the second time the may have made to this resut: /denmity for demobilising the one
such a possible approach by Russia, that the meeting would not be worth holding would be the final folly of pessimism. The proper con- |'++1 clusion to be drawn is that no rapid or spectacular re- aults must be expected. It is not to be anticipated that the first meeting "at the sum- mit" will reach agreement upon any matters of sub- As stance. Indeed the original note to Moscow made it clear that, in the minds of the three Western govern- ments, that is not the pur- pose. The intention is that the heads of state should devote themselves to formu- lating the issues to be worked on and to agreeing on methods to be followed in exploring solutions.
It suggests a sensible proce
dure. For the task ahead is difficult and complex.
men demned the stoppage.
official No
statement available on rumours NUR
footplatemen joined the 70,000 Associated Society Locomotive Engineers Firemen
was
which called. the strike in support of a pay claim-Reuter.
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If
Hillary's Desire
SOVIET JAPAN RELATIONS
direct
Major Earthquake Hawali et "ho
to
Police Avert Gang War
New York, May 30. Mounted police charged into a mob of about 500 persons today, narrowly averting a gang war which the The police authorities said could have been "serious". blamed the trouble on the summer heat,
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Auckland, May 30. there is to be any real! chance of success, patience Sir Edmund Hillary, who and determination will be reached the top of Mount
„Pasadena, May 30 needed on both sides, and Everest two years ago, said he
A major, distant earthquake, After a thorough physical the process is likely to be a would like to attempt it again
from the North
centred in the viciaty of check-up in Hawall, Mr The police said the incident long one. It is better that
said in a statement, began when about five or sixt He said the Northern @p Vladivostok on the east coast of Talbott the world should realise proach, over which previous the Soviet Union, was recorded the airmen and their families from the first that the Big expeditions had failed to reach at 5.43 a.m. today by the will return to the Unties men began fighting in a nearby missioner, James Kennedy,„,, sald
Four conference will not be the summit was the "classic Calitulo Izadizbe of Techac-States by Air Force plane
Unlled Press. easy going.
·I route""United" Frei,
bgyUnited Press.
cafeteria. The brawlers moved
to the Broms Park, where word
of the trouble quickly spread. "
the incident fared because “they
just got hon under the collar. United Press
Goanesa
Egyptian Slain: 6 Wounded
Gaza, May 30.
An Egyptian soldier was killed and five others in- jured today during an attack by Israeli units on Egyptian posts on the Gaza border strip, it was officially an- nounced here today.
An Egyptian civilian was- also wounded, the announce- ment added.
Egyptian sources said that the United Nations trven observers, who investigated today's incident, had established that three Israeli and several other armed cars military vehicles had crossed the demarcation Ene and opened fire with automatic weapons against several Egyptian posts.
The Egyptian Army returned? the fire and Israeli artillery then began to shell the Egyptian poets supported
these by planes,
sources said,
Egyptian units stopped Aring after three hours of combat on the intervention of the truce observers.
These sources said the Israeli tanits kept up their fire for a- other 45 minutes and then re- treated leaving behind severai damaged vehicles and a large quantity of arms and explosives.
France-Presse.
Grenade Kills Boy: Injures 9
Saigon, May 31. A Vietnamese boy was killedt and nine others seriously wounded when a grenade ex- ploded early today in a boarding school dormitory adjoining tha Vietnamese national police head-
Panjim, May 30. Seventy Indian demonstrators who crossed into Goe on Thurs- day were arrested by Goanese police yesterday after wander ing in dense forest for three quarters. days, according to a
Five other boys, all between
and 18,
were government communique today. 15
slightly The communique
said
wounded. feeding them the
Police said the explosion was of the demonstraton caused by a grenade but they back over the border, but de- did not know whether it had. Lained the
thrown into leader, Siricora been
the school Purushottam Limaye, of the dormitory or whether it had Indian Praja Socialist Party and been carried in by one of the one other-Reuter.
after
released 88
that
boys-Reuter.
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