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THE CHINA MAHI" THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1956.
SEATO MINISTERS TO DISCUSS
US Marines 'Put Teeth' Into M.E. Declaration
London, Mar, 7. ·
THE United States de
cision to despatch 1,500 marines to Herve with
la
the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean aren seen in diplomatic quar- ters here As a move to "put teeth" into the 1950 tripartite declaration on the Middle East.
KASHMIR DISPUTE
By Stanley Priddle
Karachi, Mar. 7.
The SEATO foreign ministers will tomorrow meet Pakistan's request for a public declaration favouring settlement of the long-simmering Indo-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir.
Authoritative sources said the SEATO council would do so in a final communique after their three-day session here.
Their reference would not go India is still committed to the beyond the
unanimous view United Nations resolution
agreed on in secret réssion here today that settlement should come either through a plebiscite The despatch of The marines in the Himalayan state or by resterea the strength of this direct negotiations between force in the area to what India and Pakistan. was a year ago,
It has been precipitated,
Pakistan, who had denunded SEATO support for an early is plebiscite.
regards this 08 thought here, by the recognitjor diplomatic victory. Um by President Eisenhower
and Sir Anthony
their
Eden, in Washington talks last
monlb, that there was an in-
creased danger
Palestine situation.
Tho
Minister
In the
of
Slute,
Britain Anxious
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calling for a piebiscite, and she has participated in direct taiks with Pakistan in the past.
But the fact that the issue within the purview of en organisation condemned by India may be resented by Indian public opinion.
bas
coma
The United States Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, told delegates today that in sup porting Pakistan's plea for an carly peaceful settlement of the Kashmir is, the United States Adm was simply remaining faithful to way towards the British post-to-standing policy.
But conference sources said the formula adopted went some
Mrtion,
0.5 Britain-anxious to Anthony Nulling today told avoid a showdown between two the House of Commons that i Commonwealth countries-bád this danger was recognlaod in long supported direct talks and the recent conversations be- i was opposed to SEATO': dis- tween the President and the cussing the merito of the Prime Minister, Since then Kashmir issue. Qulcini-level
between talk:
In fact, there was no such representatives of the power discussion, these sources said. which are parties to ihe The Pakistan Foreign Minis- 1050 declaration, the United | tet, Mr Hamidul Huq Bitates, France and Britain, Chowdhury, had asked her seven
been going on
in SEATO allies to back her in demanding implementation of a 1830 United Nations resolution which called
A Kashmir plebiscite. (Indin
condi- Cays ripe for i
have Washington
First Result
tans
are
not
for
According to diplomatic quar-plebiscite).
tern here A first result of Pakistan's rejection of theso talks bas been the Afghan demands for frontier decisions that ships of the revision to creato Pushtu-
Royal Navy and the Sixth speaking state in the northwest American Fleet should bei also won SEATO support today. present in the custern Medi-
terruncan
and should make
Intermittent visits to Tese ports of Isroei and the Arul states,
nt
thu
in
In the event of an outbreak
war between Isruel and Arab states, it is assumed diplomatic quarters here that the ships Involved could en- force a blockade.
The contingent
Line Recognised
On relations between Pakis- tan and Afghanistan, Mr Dulles said that his country had never doubted that the Durand Lino was the frontier between the two countries,
Adjournment
MAJOR BATTLE'
FOR MALAYA
Naval Forces Closing Aboard HMS Newfoundland, Mar. 7.
Commonwealth task forces were to- night heading for a major naval "battle" in the South Andaman Sea that will The ministers reached general decide the fate of Malaya, once again in establishment the grip of a ruthless invader who has ecretariat in Bangkok to handle swept down from the north through Kra
Isthmus.
agreement today кать a British proposal for the of a permanent international
SEATO's day-to-day affairs,
Tomorrow the Council will tackle recommendations of ita military advisers. Today's meeting adjourned early for an air display by the Royal Pakis
tan Air Force.
M. Christian Pineau, French
Minister. Ayhe. Čzafl called for new polleles to settle East-West problems. explained his foreign
Informed
sources
Bald
Mr Dulles asked M. Pineau to meet him again tomorrow, last day of the treaty talks.
The minteiers-representing policy today to Mr Dulles. Amerlen, Britain, France, Aus- trulia, New Zealand, Pakistan, M. Pineau briefed Mr Dulles on Thailand and the Philippines-French policy in the Near and the Durand Lito as Far East as well as North Africa. recognised the frontier separating Pakistan from Afghanistan.
He also expressed satisfaction This was the old Indo-Alghan frontier est President Elsenhower's latest lotter to Marshal Nikolaj Bul- tablished
In 1893 and existing
ganin, the Soviet Premier. ML the time of puriltion in 1947. On both this and Kashmir. the Sovket 1tuders
their Astig woul
last year expressed for
Indian and the support Afghan atilludes, and Mr Britain recently stepped up her Chowdhury arloed
for SEATO reserve of combat troops n support as a
counter-move. the caster)) basin of the
Some observers said that on Moditerranean by sending paper
the SEATO resolution 1,200 some
paratroops
nothing wei Buds
la Dow
the position
it Cyprus for use, it was stated. Kashaur
has คร 10
lives and existed for years, and India will protect British
If need be.-China find nothing to which she could property Muli Special.
technically take exception.
the
maries, whose despatchi to the area has been announced by Pentagon, will strengthen the Sixth Feci
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 3 Aged, 7 Major, # Apex, # Beer, 10 Declare, 13 Tart, 15 Elte, 18 Frig, 10 False, 21 Amuse, 22 Arid, 28 Novel, 20 Data, 20 Redeems, 30 Char, 31 Visa, 32 Bound, 23 Need, Dawn: Waver, 2 Rolkers, 4 Great 5 Dart, 0 Dear, 9 Brig, 11 Allon, 18 Avid, 14 Tied., 10 Erred, 17 Lamb 18 Punt, 50 Alleran, 23 AvW2 3 Orató, 23 Among 17 Epla, 28 HosÒ,
They lunched
together today in the French Embassy.
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Belgian Army India Holding War
Manoeuvres
King Baudouin of the Bel- gians rebrintly attended part of Belgian army Manocnyres held in the Tongres region. Picture shows him talking to
During section of the mado A
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guard. MENDERvres,
**attacking" force
series of parachute landings, but were repelled by tho “de- fenders.”—Express Photo.
Playford
Prisoners
Says South Korea
United Nations, Mar. 7.
South Korea today charged that India had prevented communication between former Korean war prisoners, now in India, and the South Korean Government.
A statement issued to the press by the South Korean observer at the United Nations said the Seoul Government wants the United Nations to "secure the right to direct communication with Korean nationals, ex-prisoners of war, held in India."
The statement charged ther Hodia has “prevented communi... cation between these Korean nationals and their fatherlanı, and refused to permit them to retur, at their own chofer, to the Republic of Kores, which 19 their right under the repatria- tion agreement concluded
“High-Handed'
at
South Korea profested against the fact that the Indian Govern- meni sent 50 former Korean wür prisoners to Brazil “under travel documents describing them as stateless pemana", and sent four ex-prisoners to North Korea,
Seems Certainment sold "protests Of Reelection
It will be a battle exercising the latest air THE coalition striking power of naval forces in which aircraft from carriers will put their speed and pilots' skill against highly mobile naval units deployed to evade and to eliminate them,
Pakistan Citizenship Privileges
The battle will form part of the Exercise "Welcome" and be a preliminary to a combined sca- air exercise later this week designed to test the air defences of Mainys.
Destroyer Protection
От ато side, driving down
Indian Ocean through the
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London, Mar. 7. The text of a bill to Malacca Straits, 1a a "Blackland"
into bring Pakistan
line force of two of Britain's Intert light fleet carriers, Hermes class with other independent na-Albion and Centaur, atted with tions within the Common-five and a half degree decks to wealth and
same enable them to put up fast jet at the
time to ensuro Pakistanis fighter-bombera in numbers. in Britain the privileges of
These carriers are protected Authoritative sources said the British citizenship was by
Cockade abd destroyers communique
will made public in tomorrow
London Comus. Against them arc affirm that the Durand Line represents the legal frontier be- today. tween Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The said the South formally and vigorously against the high-handed, unilateral und unjust position of the Indian Government that there prisoners of war
to ruby go Communist
neutral coun not under any exorciso their
to their
Own
00
tries, but may circumstances, right to return. fatherland."
ex-
Cute Secretary
New York, Mar, 7.
An American employer who gave up hope of ever teaching
moretary
shapely to
type, Bongood today that he has Arured out a novel solu. tion for this perennial problem.
The employer said he uses a specially-built rub- ber stamp to mark each spoiled lotter; "She can't type but abo sure la culo.” ----France-ProESO.
Atomic Tests
BRITAIN REASSURES
JAPANESE
Adelaide, Mar. 7.
Govern ment of Mr Thomas Playford, Premier of South Australia, now ap-
London, Mar. 7. pears to have won the the studied effort by the Gov- Britain today assured State elections held lastenment of India to prevent any Japan that it would take contact with these Korean nall necessary precautions" Saturday.
ilonais
the by
The statement said: "Despite
ROK Govern-
ment, communication with them to safeguard human lives WRS recently established
by in the forthcoming British Consul General Kyu Ha Chol of atomic weapon tests in the the ROK Ministry of Foreign Monte Bello Islands, off
Affairs, who visited Indin in
February, 1956 in connection Northwestern Australia, with the ECAFE conference. according to Japanese
"During the past two years,
Results in four seats are still doubtful, but the Liberal- Country Party coalition op-
Curtain poza
to be entering its 19th year in office Final representation is expected to be: Liberal and Country Parties--21
21 seats; Labour-16; Independents
three Reports from Sydney said that Consul General Chol reported to
this Government that In the New South Wales State
former ers of war bave
prisoners elections, the Labour Govern- ment,
ted
repeatedly Mr John Cahill,
appealed Indian authoriuer for have to appeara likely
per mission to return to thele majority of one.
fatherland,
Repubile of the Further
urther counting today indicated that party
standings would Borca. However, their requests be: Labour Party probably and Independent Labour 48 47 after
by
a
seats reduced to appointment of * Speaker, Liberal and Country Parties coalition-40; Independent
one.
ter,
"Bluelanda cruiser Newfound-The Independent representative Land Australian destroyers has not said whether he would The bill, entitled "Pakistan Tobruk and Anzac and British
support either party-Reu This in effect will support (consequential proviston) Bill," destroyers Cossack, Concord and Pakistan's rejection
the will probably of
be adopted by Consurt now in Malacca Stralis Afghan demands for frontier Parliament without debate on and proceeding north for what revision.
Monday next, said a usually will be a head-on clash, well-informed source.
India and make settlement of Nationality Bill will continue to the dispute even more remote.
The cruiser force has taken on obliterating the carriers and
Many diplomats here fear that the reference to Kashmir in the The sourco said: "The bill communique may antagoniso will ensure that the British their 80-odd planes before they can play any decisive part in a have effect for Paldatan and her land battle for Malaya, in which The Council today also ap- poople. A further reason for Blueland's force are holding on proved
the strengthening of is that British law contains SEATO in
the economic and references to "Her Majesty's anti-subversion spheres
and Dominions" and similar phrases agreed to set up a permanent when it is desired to SEATO secretariat in Bangkok. favourable treatment to Com- --Reuter,
monwealth interests."
Vanguard Will Not
Be Scrapped
London, Mar. 7. Mr George Ward, Finan- cial Secretary to the Ad- miralty, told a House of Commons questioner today there was "no question whatever" of scrapping the 44,500-ton British Battleship Vanguard.
givo
grimly in the north, backed by
Butterworth air support from close to Penang.
Threat Appreciated
ONE-MAN PUBLIC SERVICE
Cort N.Y., Mar. 7. The Board which runs this village of 800 people suspended the entire staff of its police force and water works, tree- trimming, refuse-collection and fro-hydrant maintenance ser
to
our
sources.
Mr Haruhiko Nishi, JepanNESÉ Ambassador here, was given tho British assurance when he me:
of Marquess
Reading. Minister of State at the Foreign Offico.
the the
were turned down nach time.
Written Petitions
The Ambassador had called al Lord Reading's request and conferred with him for 15 minutes.
it was understood that Lord Reading gave the assurance in Twenty-two of these formereply to the text of a resolution prised by the Diet (Japanese isoners of war, of the group parliament) recently asking of 88 remanded
to Indian cus- foreign governments today as part of the Panmunjom atomic weapons tests. truce proceedings, aro still held
in India.
"They
to stop
Text Submitted
have sent written Recently Mr Nishi submitted petitions to the Indian Govern- the text of the Diet's resolution ment, as well to the Amerl- to the Foreign Office. can Embassy In New Delhi, for transeulesion to the Governinent of the Republic of Korea, These petitions, however, have pot been transmitted."
The
Lord Reading was under- stood to have told him that the British Government well under- stocd the
concern deep
of the Japanese people about any in atomio
involved statement also reports! dangers that attempts by the ROK tests. observer to the United Nations, Colonel Ben Limb, at the
But he assured the Ambuss3-
Pakistan, which became "The
sessions of the United Nations dor that the Japanese people Islamic Republic of Pakistan"
General Assembly, both directly had no cause for worry about on March 2, wil continue to
the British tests, which are duo If Blackland's commander vices after complaints from to the Indian
and to be held next month, Reuter. Queen the could smash Butterworth air viliagens.
the of through the symbol of the tree association of fields his troops would sweep
man, Mr Loonard United Nations, to catablish nations within the Common-down through Malaya to cap-Gardner, does the lot.
ardarly channels of communica- wealth. The Republic will thus turo the glittering prize K The village board suspended tion, as well as requests to the fellow the precedent set up by singapore.
him for ten days after deciding League of Red Cross Societies, India which became the first
that somo
trece noeded to facilitate a visit by the trimming, water meters had not Korean Rod Cross Society to boen read, and a tractor was theso ex-prisoners were ignored gent out of the village for ro by the Indian Government. paire when It broke down.
in 1950-France-Presse.
republic in the Commonwealth But Blucland commander,
swift to appreciate this tremen dous threat, has sent his cruiser force to eliminate carriers and planes-Reuter.
THEY SOMETIMES
VOTE IN THE KREMLIN
Moscow, Mar, 7. Russia's ruling Communist sometimes Party Presidium
The Vanguard, completed in 1940, is Britain's most modern takes a vote on disputed ques
tions, Mr Nikita Khrushchev," battleship.
the Communist Party chief was She and for other battle-reported today to have told dip- ships, of the 33,000-ton King Jomala at a Kremlin reception George V lypo, sro in the Resorvo last night.
Fleet
not
Luxembourg Holds All
The Aces
Luxembourg, Mar, 7.
Pocket Heater For Manaslu
Expedition
Kathmandu, Mar. 7. Climbers with the Japanese
Mr Gardner dented the
It accuses Indian guarda of allegations, but admitted that having "beaten ex-prisoners the water supply might tasto a who hold a demonstration of bit sulphurous, since he had the anniverary of the establish taught himself how to operate ment of the Republic of Korea expedition to unclimbed 20,068- the water works from printedfing to reaffirm and demonstrate foot Manaslu this spring aro their loyalty to the government carrying "pocket heaters to
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Moll
New Bishop Consecrated
of their choice.”
India flatly denied the charges by South Korea.
keep them warm on the moun- tain.
The heaters are six inches long, weigh only eight ounces for India's A spokesman
velvet and are encased. In a United Nations delegation said envelope.
ex-prisoners are North Koroans and not South Koreans. The heater. consists of a car- He said the bulk of them in- bon rod and some chemicals,
to countries where
the
of
migrated they now Eve.
Generozity
Tas bo-
- When lit the rod glows for at least ten hours. -
After being to the heater is closed and emits neither smoke nor smell.
M. Joseph Bech, Luxembourg
Hartford, Conn., Mar. 7. Homan Catholic lender Prime Minister, sald here to night that the tiny grand-duchy could defeat plans to canallee | New England gathered here. to- Diplomats sald that In the river Morelle.
day to consocrate a new bishop for
of the island of Mr My
port Kenneth Robinson, a private conversation
He told his one-house Parlia Nundahseur. Labour member, suggested they Khrushchev had explained for
Bishop Paul Girouned should be scrapped because of the first time the working of men: "As far as the canal.
consecrated. ab - Hartford the high cost of maintenance,
the present 11-man "collective ion of the Moselle la concerned, leadership"
and had salt, that the other countries concerned cause his own esthedral on the though
fre- won't be able to do mything Indian Ocean Island was too
amall for the dBEMBODY, mues were put to unlea Laixembourg sgreen,”
Taking part in On these occations ditance's proposal to West were
the ceremónico Mr Ward mid, it would be vote.
Archbishop Richard and imprudent" ponting votes were recorded in)];
Germany to make the river Cushing of Borton, Archiblabopi perap them until it was quite | writing.
havigablo is now under study by | Henry O'Brien of Hartford, and the certain they had reached
the | the foreigis minbders of the two | nishop Rumol MeInney of end of their ver
| Presidium only resorted to countrie The #chemo in Providic, II.
Father Giroused-"le/aɛnadivo | tion long ago in. nạn Bouth he mid, was vote on rare occasions when, its opposed by Lunenbourg whore
ralways would lose substantial of Hamilton, R, and has been a revenues to river tranport, jer posesionary, in a MagLOGY FOR Reute
Unwise
The Vanguard,
to
nold Mr. Khrushchev
in opertianed resorve and could eleven mombers were unable bo got to sea very quickly into reeds = sprovement by die Why kind of surveillantes
The #pokesman mid all the
The leader of the Japanese expressed expedition, Yako Maki, said to- ex-prisoners have
India gratitude to
for Se day the heater could be carried hospitality and generosity. None inside a climber's windproof of them has asked to be sent clothing or kept inside sleeping to South Kore, the spokesman, bags,
said.
It will be tried out for the The United Nations command frat time this year on a Hipa- would have remodiod the fuselyan prak.
Korea's accusations -wwes junti». The Japanoro device costs Bed,
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