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Whiteaways
HONGKONS
KOWLOON
FRENCH GOVT CRISIS What Eisenhower & Eden Are
Atlantic Crossing Communists' Growing Influence
IR Anthony Eden has left
› England for btn 11. important conference with President Eisenhower. For a meeting that is to cover No much ground and for talks that will be centred
Western
politien!
on
strategy to combat inter. national communism, The Prime Minister's unhurried arrangements and his almost leisurely departure
0911
Deean
were
finer remarkably barren uf dramatic effect or, indeed, any of the ingredients that | present day politicians employ to stimulate pubber interest.
Since the meeting was MY
10m been
ranged, however. both participants have had time to prepare submissions and formulate views, and ne eording to all reports the preparation, Borough whd far-reaching, The meeting by is gree. ments will help forge a stronger alligner. This is Important 10 the whole Western world. 31 if agreement is not possible on every subject, at denst the toleraner and under- slanding implicit İH the Anglo American allianer promises that there will be no breach or discord mar the proceedings.
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in.
REBELS RAID AND
LOOT VILLAGE
Saigon, Jan, 25.
About 3,800 villagers of Hodon, 60 miles north- west of Saigon, abandoned their homes two days ago following a raid by about 100 rebel troops on Sunday, it was authoritatively learned here today.
The rebels, who got away with about one million pinstres (about £10,000 sterling) worth of loot, stayed two hours in the village and threatened to return al a later date.
Pro-government Cao Dai troops, twelve miles away, arrived too late to intercept the rebels who call themselves Can Lien Hòa Bình, from the first syllables of the Cno Dals-Lien Minh-Hoa Hao and Hình Xuyên rebel private urmies..Heuler,
REDS WIN
REDS
WIN TWO OFFICES
Paris, Jan. 25.
Fears among Conservatives that the future government of France would slip bit by bit under Communist control were increased today when the National As- sembly appointed Communists to two out of the six vice-presidencies.
At the same time, the Assembly had its first clash with the Poujadists when it omitted to allow
Expected To Agree On
Washington, Jan, 25, President Elsenhower and Prime Minister Ble Anthony Eden are expected to In- dicate in the final commu- nique on their meetings to be termed probably on Feb, 2, the following information: 1. Tho desire of Britain and the United States to reach sh agreement with Soviet Russia on H-bomb testa;
Yo
A reassertion of Anglo- American #upport FONT Chancellor Dr Konrad Adenauer regarding the latter's German unification polloles:
3. Britain and the United States tili stlach 3m-
portance to the Baghdąd Puot; and
4. Britain' and the United
Staten bope for Kryptian-Israeli settlement along the lines of the former Tricate settlement between Italy and Yugo- slavia.
A fifth point in the commu- nique could deal with the Far Eas
the lines along that the time is not yet ripe for Communist China's ad- mission to the United Nations, but this would
depend on probably
the United States agreeing to at least some British pro-
any Poujadists to be nominated to the nine leading BRITISH LABOUR PARTY
administrative posts. These include the six vice- presidential posts.
France's 22nd post-war cabinet crisis will probably come to a first climax ti morrow when the President of the
ANGRY DEBATE IN HOUSE Republic is expected to ask the Socialist leuder M. Guy
OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, Jan. 25.
The House slaged an angry, partisan debate today aver the administration's military policy and the "brink of war" statement by the Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles.
Democrats generally criticised Mɛ Dulles, They also! defended General Matthew Ridgway, former Army Chief of Staff, for his criticism of administration reliance on atomic air power.
One suggested removing the Joint Chiefs of Staff from civilian control.
HONGRONG
terested fu the British; submissions na the China trade embargo which, newspaper reports any, the Prime Minister feels should i he modified to the extent of | the embargo on trade with | Dulles, criticized General Ridg- Russia and Western Com way and reused the Demoeri is munist countries, Allied of trying to undermine The with this question is that | bipartisan foreign policy," of Sino-American relations and
Republican deleted Mr
Bentley Representative Alvin
off the debate by na the%
Dulles "had MT to recognise the he saw 1. He
erung
sepse enough blok then
when Askeri
United Nations seat touched for China. Britain and this Colony would like to see a solution to these problems
an election mocrats Moc:1. Rut in year and with the President to s
to recognize
uncertain of his political, hefore Korea,
future, it is not likely that!
From
whether the De
enough
ACTINO
the brink in 1950"
the record," he said. the Americans. will allow, "it would appear they did not any change at this «luge.
Byron Rogers 1
ve Representi
Nor, as long as the President Pose to a Mr Bentley if he
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remains undevided, there be
Ly Amerdenta commitments about The future other t ber tentative 1233
ones.
Very
were Tarlar with Mi Dulles statement 10 1939 that there would be 10 war".
OVER THE BRINK conditional Repersonalive Clarence That Mr Dulles But it would be un Brown suplied
uf wise of Britain, despite the was speaking on the bugis
the of its gafa for information provided by
Heprestanu - wider trade and improved.
Live Charle Halleck chuned in Sino-Western relations, to that World War I was
fairness
Bronse
THE
St.
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we are but
i
about: military naiters Chan President Eisenhower. But he sand tentral Ridgway is going for adeld and is dying in the face of history,"
i
Mollet to form a government. Today he was still busy consulting leaderu of the parliamentary groups in ac- cordance with custom.
M. Mollet was reportedly press.ng his c'ection partner M. Picre Mendes-Francf, he ichder of the Radical Party, to take over the liner and coacute ministries in order to tour the new deul poley he had so long
JUVOCBIJA.
with
in
TO REORGANISE
London, Jan. 25.
posals for tho relaxation of East-West trade. Ocials said it is hoped by tomorrow to know what are the times convenient-for-Me Eisenhower to resolve 8lr Anthony. It is known the Prezident will entertain the Prime Minister at Junch during the early part of next wook. However, It is not completely certain whether Sir An- thony Eden, following bls arrival on Monday morning, will go in the afternoon to the White House or the State Department for the opening talks on the Anglo- American review of world problema-United Press,
SECURITY PROBE
Premier Briefed On
The opposition Labour Party today announced Findings
a £50,000 a year plan for national reorganisation
M. Roger Garaudy, a member of in an effort to rebuild its strength after defeat in the Moscow Academy.
last May's general election.
The officers of the Assembly, beside the Speaker, consist of six vice-presidents, three ques-
lors and
14 secretaries. The latter posts are unimportant. All these posts are supposed to be pliceated in proportion to the
of
officers
M. Mendes-France, it was re-strength of the parties in the ported, was not keen and pre-Assembly, but the rule does not jened to take over the ministry whether it applies to the 23 affairs in order to officers as a whole or to the of foreign
the Jeal
situation
three categories Algerin
| separately.
He considered that inside a predominant y Socialist govern- metil, his economic polici's would be
danger: exposed to som over rupid salary conces- SICALS.
In cast of the death of the
Rep. Daniel Flood came w General Ridgway's defeneR. He| said he believed "the time had President of the Assembly (or come" for Congress to "give Speaker) the Arst vice-president very enreful consideration takes
his
has
the piace uritil
elected another
10
to the advisability of removing Assembly The Junt Chicls of Staff from Speaker. elvilinn Julisadetion.“ United I'rtas
frot The Communists'
vko president elected tudny is
Nehru Chides People
Of India
New Delhi, Jan. 26.
India celebrates her sixth anniversary as a re- public today with a cloud of tension still hanging over
of state boundaries.
celebrations,
London, Jan. 25. The main findings of the soven Privy Councilors who
The plan now goes before the Labour Party's de- have probed the govern-
legate conference in October for approval.
The
National Executive-- the comm:tice-o governing
agreed to Party at a meeting recommend that aliation fees paid by cach of its 5,000,000
un members 1,400,000 Jocal labour party adherents should be increased from sixpence to ninepence a
trade
year
ment's security set-up fol. and lowing the Burgess Maclean scandal were given
VC Sells For to Sir Anthony Eden short-
£480
ly before he sailed for America.
Sir Anthony asked Lord Kilmulr, the Lord Chancellor, London, Jan. 25. who headed the probe, to brief A Victoria Cross, Brinin's him for his discussions with Eisenhower on the informa- approved a scheme for the highest award for valour, fetched President
of full-time party agents, the cun- employment
30 additional a record price of £480 sterling Interchange of atom
tion and other defence secrets. today at a London auction.
The Cross one of the first Security weaknesses revented tinued employment of similar
awarded
to by the spy case have done great presented was by 70 violated agents
constituencies Ensign J. Craig, a so geant of damage to Anglo-American.co where contests are usually very the Scots Fusilier Guards, for operation on defence.
The Privy close, and the appointment of 219
bringing back the body of an organising oxistants,
understood officer in the Critionn war in inden
generally dant with security range. 1855.
A PROTEST For the first time a Pouladiat. 27-year-old M.-Jean in Pen ad- drenied
the Assembly. mying thet parliament had the ziet and the letter of the Tula "This Assembly," he said, *seems determined not to bow.
About £10,000 of the money of, 'the will the expressed
will be allocated for particular pcopie
that
the tasks in selected areas, He pointed out Poujadisis
members with 52 had neae, of the vice-presiaents or questors posts but that the near Radicals with 10 members nd the Social Republicans with
members each had one. His protest was overruled by a vole of 321 against 283, Com. munity, Secialists and Radicais voting against the joining in Pujudints, but some 160 centre eht deputies lined up with the jadists,
THE PAY-OFF
PARTY WORKERS
The plan will involve the em- ployment of canvassers, transfer for voluntary workers from "safe scat" areas to vulnerable con- sutuencies, and the provision of propaganda material.
The
Increthe
He volunteered
Не
for the job and was severely wounded while the looking for the officer on battlefield.
Craig's regiment bought his Cross today.
An auction official said that the previous highest figuro palá 420 for a Victoria Cross was sterling.-China Mail Special.
to proposal affilation fees may stimulate the demand of the strongly leftwing local labour perties Harding Returns
or
of
that con~
to
Councillors' aro
ments and to have recommended
legisla no changes involving tion. They are resolutely oppos ed to any strengthening of the powers of the security, services to interfere with the individual liberty of government officials.
They believe the machinery for screening officials with access to secrets
Os efficient is probably us it can be in any democracy, but they criticised certain de partments for falling to use it properly. prop
It was expected that the re- port
of the probe would take four months, but it has been London, Jan. 25.
rushed through in two, and a The Governor of Cyprus, Field Marshal Sir John Harding, left full roport should be ready for London tonight by plane
for Sir Anthony Eden on his return Nicosia where he will conter from Washington.-London Ex- with Archbishop Markarlos, press Service. spiritual leader of the Cypriot Greeks, "as soon as conveniently possible".
ΟΙ many of them champions Mr Aneurin Bevafor more [voling power at the delegale Lobby reports said the elec-conferences. The present ar- ringement is cach trade union the country after last week's riots over the redrawing ¦ lión of two Communists as vice incal party rates one vole for Unnecessary antu-, time wi
presidents of the Assembly wns to the brink and goniem in Amerien which!
the every thousand members it re- got over the bruk
Socialists for Communist sup- presents. could be exploited by ex-1 "in any opinion, all the Stert-
Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister, last night part of the price paid by The better palier; tory did tremists.
It has long been the political appealed to the nation to understand and feel the Import in getting their party man was to pat potential
complaint M. Andre le Troquer elected to wing's would be to safeguard the themes of notier
partance of the "unity and oneness" of India.
the Speaker's chair yesterday. ference decisions fre "sicam- alliance on which Western; going to be pushed around,” sakd
Sir John said that during his Mr Halleck
Whatever the final outcome of rollared" by the
great block survival depends.
members of the Maharashtra state-the authori- Addressing
short stay in Britain, he and Th Host Beocratic ader,
ti 9 have cancelled all
Pothe attempt to form a Socialist- votes of the trade unions.
members of the government had national volunteer force at his MIE Middle East will be a
The
claims political wing Mr Justin M Cermek.
grammes for illuminations and Radical joined residence he said recent unrest
Cabinet, centre right
"covered all aspects of the prop major point of discussion, the verbl Pay when Rep. Hugh
politicians of all shades were to- that the machine which in Bombay, Cuttack-capital of
lem of Cyprus and we are in full particularly the Israel Scott
Wut Cun- emplained
about fights elections, gloom day displaying
it should have the cost coast plate of. Orissa-
M. least 71 people died in yesterday's cicction of Egypt dispute and the at-l mess was not kept informed inn
Je prenter voting
power-par-greement about future polley which riots against the ruling that the
Troquer.
Ucularly if it is to be asked to and in regard to everything that
I have to do."-France-Presse. tempts by the UN Secretary advance about the 1950 Korean and elsewhere showed an "utter
stupidity" of approach
city would be actuloistered by "harms India and may shatter
Centre and rightwing poll-pay more money. the central government.
increase ticians and Its unity."
proposed newspapers they dis incidents of suspected sabotage "In
before affiliation fees will bring in as fear that Beclared:
pressed the turbances we have seen crup-
were reported yesterday fromong a Socialist-Radical Cabinet extra £76,000 yearly. tions anew of the old disease of
despite its
ACCENT ON YOUTH with each on the other side of the country
to | numerous declarations fighting
tho Indians
The Labour movement has where rioters have been pro- other and not pulling together
"People
tering against government contrary, to accept. Communist outside laugh al us
and that watched with some anxiety the decision not 10 enlarge the support permanently,
the this could only be done at the big post-war growth of when we behave like this."
sible's present boundaries. USUAL PARADE
ice of letting the Communists young Conservatives movement, rhare the exercise of power and some time ago made it clear which has not happened slace it was dissatisfied with the May 1947.
comparable Labour body, the Lesque of Youth
1.18
Al
Bombay stale and from Orissa would be tempted. a White
fared
Generni to ease tension on j crisis,
Mr McCormack said Mr Scott" the borders. The political |
"historically currest", Jordan, its und was xituation America's attitude to the He suud lenders of both Parties Baghdad pret and the discussed the cri-i at Egypt - Saudi Syria £100 million aid offer to Jordan are some uthers, One may also cite the Czech arms deals with Egypt and Syrin, Soviet "Trojan Horso" ald offers to the Middle East and Asia and Israel's request for Ameri- can arms. Probably all these points were discussed re- cently by Mr Evelyn Shuck- burgh and his American counterpart, Mr Herbert
E
House meeting.
The Ridgway debate when Rep. J. Arthur Younger accused the retired general of
rivilian i trying to "tear down control of the military" by his
In Orieza state, troops have recent charge thea the adminis- The usual Republle Day parade been ordered to slond by and
Delhi il trains
being piloted tration pul polities ahead of de- will be held in New
In today, but
the derailment of a Bombay-scene following fence needs.
Mr Younger Bald General of violent demonstrations gods train on Tuesday night Ridgway "is entitled to differ against Mr Nehru's decision to MERGER PROPOSAL with the Commander-in-Chief" | exclude
the elty he knows If he thinks
more propored Marathi speaking
from
the
Hoover, but Anglo-American WHAT BULGANIN WROTE
ì
viewa apparently did not coincide on all.
Washington, Jan, 25,
received THERE are other subjects President Eisenhower
letter" from "friendly Soviet Premier Nikolai, Bul- panin on Wednesday.
liko disarmament, Hydrogen 'bomb' tests, German reuni- fication and the recent Soviet goodwill tour of Asia to be reviewed. Bat the point of prime importance is, as we said at the outset, !
a
In-
formed sources said it in- cluded a new Russian appeal for a revival of the "Geneva spirit" of friendship,
how the West is going to These sources said the letter,
combat the new Soviet offen- Hive of subveraton and in- filtration which Mr Anthony Nutting spoke of yesterday. This should be the first ques- tion dealt with, for un- doubtedly it touches on! almost every tople that will be discussed. The of the 'talks will success largely be judged on whether the British and American lenders agree on this point and formulate a daring new policy to com- Uhat it
delivered to Mr Eisenhower personally bir the Soviet Ambassador, Mr Georgi Zaru- bin, stressed the need for continued East-West talks to case.world tension,
They said the mesange called particularly jor rengoed negotiations on such matters unification, German European accurity, disarma ment and inercased East-West contacts the. " issues. stalled the recent Big Four
arc
ex-
The Communist Party showed yesterday that it is determined to exploit Every occasion to convert a moderate left Cabinet into a real popular trent govern ment
PROPOSED LAWS
party
The
In
This is to be disbanded in its present form, and its members sections of will become youth
Labour parent local their Meanwhile sorts are con- tinuing behind the
These parties will bo scenes to
parties. follow up a move for bilingual
to take a greater encouraged stries slerted by the dramatic
interest in youth matters
members The proposal on Monday that West
appoint: adult another 10 Bengal and Blhar should merge. example today by already youth organisers.
India now has 23 states. The tabling for discussion laws for in the autumn to recruit more A campaign will be launched number proposed by the states 1- Making peaco In
Algeria. reorganisation.commission was
letter public immediately. But it was understood it did not propose any new "uAI- Thit" meeting between Presiden: Eisenhower and the
The latest move is to cut down chiefs of State of Russia, the number to eight or oven.live Britain and France.
--northern, southern, eastern,
10.
The original "spirit of friend-western and central-so as to do ship" bloomed at the Chiefs away with provincial rivalries,...--- of State meeting last Julu. Reuter. flourishing briefly, and then
withered when the Foreign
Ministers deadlocked.
The
NEW SPEAKER
friendly tone of Marshal Bulganin' Letter merged with
Belfast, Jan 25. statements by Russian officials
Mr W.. F. McCoy, a Unionist in Moscow, where the Com Temidat Party secretary, Mr. member of Parliament for South Nikita Khrushchev, said he Tyroho, was today elected other Soulet leaders werg Speaker of the Northern Ireland cominced that
President Hour of Commons.
Sir Eisenhower was striving for He succenda
Norm peace,
Stronge, who resigned after the Zarubin's visit to the White Ministry of Finance had it- 'House' marked ́ the
that
Mr
Foreign Ministere conference }' in Geneva, dry,
Neither the White House nor
the Russians would make thei
KAYO
and
13
young people into the Party, It 2 Gelting rid of state will be preceded by a series of the aid for religiona schools,
regional conferences on (Contd. on back page, Col. 5) - | question--Reuter.
SHE HIT THE JACKPOT
London, Jan. "25:" Miss Patricia Burke, 21-year-old student daughter of the Pakis- fon Minister to the Scan- dinavian countries, Mr 8. M. Burke, at present in Stock- holm, tonight became the first perron ever to win the £1024 jackpot question on the British
• Independent television
Quiz programzne, "Double ⠀ your
oney,"
fret formed him that he and two Mie Burke, husky-voiced beauty meeting between an American other members of the House President and a Soviet envoy might be disqualined from sit- Fince World War -United | ting through holding" an oriów
of profit,China Misil Special,
who were a hard, had already
toos on Ingliste") liférature during the part Zaw-wanku.
Tonight, she was set four ques- tions on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, with two minutes to answer them. She did so, after 1tle hesitation, to the great delight of the audience who cheered her enthusiastically Kissing the cheque and putting her hand to her forehead, Miss Burce, who, is, called "Robin" by her friends and who holds on Oxford “University degres in English, sald," she colt "fer- rible" She hadn't decided what to do with the money, but would have a holiday at home and then the wanted, to fet another, dégrée--"TaDCG-
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