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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1956.

KING'S PRINCESS EGYPTIAN-SYRIAN TREATY UK Shortages Slow SHOWING TO-DAY Cabinet

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Final Draft

In Damascus

Damascus, Oct. 20.

The Syrian Cabinet unanimously ap- proved the final draft to the projected bilateral military treaty between Egypt and Syria, an official communique` said today.

The approval was given at a five-hour emergency meeting of the Cabinet under the chairmanship of President Shuka

said Kowatly. The communique

that during the meeting difference among some Ministers regarding the provisions of the draft treaty were eliminated.

Informed sources said certain, amendments which were com- provisions were amended and municated to Premier Gamal Egyptian Aunbassador Brigadier Abdel Nasrer of Egypt. Hind at- Mahmoud Riad sanctioned the tende:l the Syrian Cabinet meet-

ing.

Moroccan Council

Awaits Report

Initialling Date

A government spokerman sald the date for initialfing the treaty will be anounced soon.

The pokesman said that the Syrian delegation 10 Saudi Arabia, originally scheduled to leave this morning, postponed its departure until Friday.

mission would be to try to por- suade King Saudi to agree on the

texts af the Egyptian-Syrian

trealy which replaces the defence pact between Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia.

The Syrian mission will also ask King Saud for a financial aid grant.

Rabat, Oct. 20. The Moroccan Throne Coun-

Mconwhile, the Saudi Arabian cil today met for the

Ambassador to Syria, Sheikh seventh time since it was Abdul Ariz Ben Zeld, has set up on October 17. Nodectured that King Smad heartily communique was publish- welcomed the Syrian mission.

ed after the meeting. Meanwhile, the Nationalist De- mocratie Independence Party (PDI) announced that it ap proves the four-man Council in its present form.

In

the United Nations, Am- bossador Ahmed Shukairy, Chairman of the Syrian UN delegation, said today that the defence pact would serve to "prevent a preventive war"" In

The Council is awaiting a re-the Middle East.

port by the Premier-designate, Fatimi Ben Slimane, on his efforts toward forming a re- presentative Moroccan gov

crument.

The Democratic

Party said in that it

He made the following state- ment to the United Press:

believe "I

this puct that would serve to strengthen petted and security in the Middle East, Independence It is through strength that pence

communglue

Throne Accepted the Council in its present form but did not lose sight of the

an invitation to aggression.

3-Dimension Geography

First-ever three-dimensional school atlas is shown being admired by pretis Miss Ann Lingard of London, where the book is on display. Published by the Oxford University Press, the atlas features a novel gimmick by which the This world's mountains rise up out of the printed page.

le done by building up the contours with layers of plastic and plasticine, then photographing them. This new system โร expected, to revolutionise map-making in Britalo. Express Photo.

French Communists After Farmers

Paris, Oct. 20.

The French Communist Party today tackled can be achieved Weakness is the problem of strengthening its position among

"Israel lately has been re. small French farmers. ferring to a preventivo war

my mind, is answer--to prevent a preventive

against the Arab states,

to

pact,

fact that

to the return

ex-Sultan France of

Mo- hammed ben Youssef linked with the setting up of the Council.

The communique sald

party's decision

atmod

was

the

at

war.

Not A Novelty

This

the

Convertibility

...

New York, Oct. 20.

The recent shrinkage of the United Kingdom's' gold and dollar reserves has slowed its progress toward sterling con- vertibility, Viscount Harcourt, Economic Minister to the British Embassy in Washington, admitted here last night.

But he added, in an address to a dinner meeting of the New York Invest- ment Bankers Association in the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel, the convertibility, in any event, could not be achieved until United Kingdom products can compete in the. United States "on reasonable and competi- tive terms.'

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for

The gold and dollar reserves, than our being allowed to fight fell by 335 million pounds

our dollars In your own July, August and domezte market on reasonable tember, he said, partiy be- report

cause of

an erroneous

from the

and competitive terms. In the that sterling was to be dest five years the rest of the valued. Measures to stop the world has bought drain have been takon and are United States over 10 billion being taken, and the situation more goods and rervices than it

gald. critical, he is not

has been able to sell to you....i

ed,

"It would be idle," he add- to deny that the however,

"The economic relations recent setback in cur fortunes between our two countries have must slow down the rate at in recent months been troubled which we can advance towards

as the in

our ultimate goal of making by such measures sterling freely convertible crets in your tariff on bicycles and the decision to ignore the throughout the world.

low Bri.ish tender for the Chlef Joseph dam project. Things like this, I know, questions for your own decisión.

No Solution "We belleve, moreover, that there is no really satisfactory colm in to the problem other

LAMBERT RETURNS WITH ILL

CLIMBER

on

Katmandu, Oct. 20. Pierre Vittoz, a member of the

who! Franco-Swiss expedition became seriously at 10 000 fect during an attempt to scale a 23,200-foot Himalayan peak, is expected to arrive here October 27 escorted by Raymond Lambert, leader of the expedition. Vittoz a Swiss missionary in Keshmit, has developed a high fever and is being brought here mountain tracks.

O

a stretcher ccross rough

A message reaching here to- day said the attempt to climb the Genesh Himal peok

An earlier report gave the impression that the

was

The Party's Secretary-General, M. Maurice Thorez, declared tonight, following a session of the continuing. Party's Central Committee, "the Communist Partyseven-man expedition had been is the party of the alliance between the working called off in the face of Vittor class and the working peasantry."

:

illness."

The message said the climb was continuing slowly because

are

"I would only asic that as and when similar problems arise in future you wil bear in mind the vital impor.ance which we, In the rest of the free world, a.tach to securing some ansur- ance that we shall be able, by the to earn our own efforts, dollars with which to pay for those things which we wan; from you and which you are anxious to export to us."--United P1999.

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M Thoren told party mem- following of the rural massti, of extremely bad weather and "A military treaty between

that added helping to oct up institutions

Camp 2 that the consolidation of M. Thorez said. bers which would "satisfy the Syna and Egypt is not a novelty.

He pointed out that election established at a height of 18,000 legitimate hopes of Moroccans Syria and Egypt have after this alliance has always been

ag vitally im-ngures "give tangible proof that feet on October 0.

the ex- for sovereignty, Independence fought on one battleield and considered

.the party The our party is strongly rooted, The base camp of

on and new agreements defining against one common foe. We are portant by

was established that not only in industrial centres, pedition Morocco-France relations." reminded of the unified com-Secretary-General added

areas, but also in September 20 at a height of The party also took into

ne-mand of Salladdine during the this permanent task takes on and urban

essential rural. departmenta, 14,000 feet-China Mail Special. count the fact that the Throne Middle Ages, when he fought still more importance today." Council is essentially

European campaigners out of

M. Thorez called for party where 80 to 40 per cent of the workers and leaders "to ex- peasant population votes for our political body and that politi- the Arab world. It seemed that cot problems will be handled history again.

Syria and Egypt are making plain patiently to the working candidates-France-Presse,

masses of the peasantry", the by the

the projected new Moroc

"We hope that other Arab party's essential policies. Among can

government, the com-

countries will be able to join."- the essentials of party ideology munique said.

a non-

The communique said the party took into account Ben Youssef's approval

the Council, reported

to

10

have

been given in a telegram to a Council member. --- France- Pregat.

UN Observers

Fired On By Syrians

United Press.

Eisenhower s Condition Satisfactory

that should be disseminated

the

M. among

peasantry, Thorez said, was the "theory of the pauperisation of the. working class."

ugo.

Earning Less

PLANE'S ENGINE CATCHES FIRE

London, Oct. 20.

The pilot

An engine fire in a British Overseas Airways Corp. airliner This theory maintains that due caused an emergency alert at London Airport today but no- cost of living body was hint. te the increased despite wage increases, French Tho four-engined BOAC workers today are earning sub-Argonaut was warming up at stantially less than

20 years the end of a runway for take- Denver, Oct. 20.

off to President Eisenhower today M. Therez said that the theory engine caught fire.

Logos when the No. 2 hnd his first hospital visit fnm of pauperisation applice equally radioed the alarm to the tower. an old golfing friend as doctors to the present economic condi.. All are equipment at the air- The reported that his convalescence tions of agricultural workers. porl clanged to the scene.

Secondly, M. Therez recalled blaze was controlled and the the party's slogan "The land plane taxied back to the ramp. The President chatted from belongs to those who work it." There was no panic among the tits bed for about 20 minutes ID maintaining this "funda-34 persons aboard. One woman with Mr Clifford Roberts, a New mental claim," the party would laald: "I didn't even know thero York investment banker who is

tho support and the was a fire."-United Press. also Chairman of the Augusta National Gólf Club in Georgia.

medical report at 1815 GMT today sald Mr. Eisenhower "woke feeling refreshed and in

continues sailsfactorily.

Tho

Jerusalem, Oct. 20. United Nations truce super- visor Maj-Gen. E. L. M. Burns today resumed in- vestigation on the Ibracl |a_happy_mood" atter a.comfort- Syria border of a kidnap-able night's sleep of more than ping charge brought by right hours. Israel.

The bulletin Included the The investigation was disrupted familiar phrase "The Pre- yesterday when UN truce ob-sident's condition continues to Eervers carrying white lags progress satisfactorily without word fired upon from the complications." Syrian side of the froiler.

Ismael charges that an Israeli soldier, Yazoo Ban Ephriam,

kidnapped by

Syrian

was soldiers from a spot nem the Kubbulz Gonen settlement, in- aldo Isról, territory.

A UN observers party wirich visited tho scene yesterday. said they found aime's of a planned ambush, with flood stains and the kicks of three men, -wearing: military. \boota landing across the border from , the place of jambrisht.. When the party - milli on the Innokiniche of the border, came within 70 metres of a Byrien iffimy outpost, they mold, the vtiport ogródid, too and," "ectzk- palled. Merni (dog rotuant,, t safety United Prost,

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