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Foreign Aid

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RESIDENT Eisenhower's

Poreign aid message, an

his request for permission to allocate annually funds for long-term development projects, may become for Congress the most Cult. troversial Lasto

this

election year. Congress in successive years since 1945 has approved foreign aid allocations, but only after rather grudgingly conceding the argument that the most effective way of preventing economic and milltary penetration of the vulnerable European, Middle Fast and Asian countries by

Communism is to help those į countries build up their in- dependence through economic and other forms of nit slonated by those nation

democracy

of

in

a

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Labour Men Quiz Stalin's Protege On The Big News And... Russia To

MALENKOV

STALIN was WRONG KHRUSHCHEV was RIGHT

YES! There Were Demonstrations

London, Mar. 19

SPEAKS OUT! Consider

Mr Georgi Malenkav, former Soviet Prime Minister, tonight impressed on leaders of the British Labour Party that Russia was now putting its house in order and cleaning up the vices of the Stalin regime.

For an hour and a half he Western

answered frank questions at position to render assistance a private dinner given to American foreign aid during! him by the executive of the

the first two years after Labour Party.

Kip,

World War I was of a stop Labour Party leaders sald

expedient,

nature, after the dinner that Mr rather than part of a well-` Malenkov-Stalin's right hand defined plan. It was left to man for many ye indissoclui- Mr George Marshall To ed himself from the pollers of naster, whom he produce the first long-term his former

spell us ruler conception of integrated nist ruveceded for a

in which self-help was allied or Rusoln.

to financial assistance from

the United States. The

Mr nlenkov mude it

outgrowth of the Marshal plain, according to

those

Plu ALLA enactmen by who heard him, that ht Congress in 1918 of the

European Recovery Act, and agreed with

اده

the peech

the establishment by 16 European uatlons the criticising Stalin made by Orgnilsation for Europeani Economic Co-operation.

Mr Nikita

was the success of OEEC the which permitted Marshalli Plan nid to come to an end

In 1951, but by that timei

Khrushchev at

Moscow

Communist

Party Congress.

The theme running through all

it had become all too clear the answers he gave through on that the needs of the Near' interpreter to the quick-fire bar- East, South Asia

and the rage of questions shot at him

Far East demanded atten- s tion these areas were not

US

Its

that Russia and put boulan in order following Stalin- sin and Thas the West should accepi

Russia fuel that wanted friendship and peace,

Mi Malenkov did not refer to

perioral own

associations Stalin for with

but

gave the im-

to fall completely to expa sionist Communism. Then came into existence the

Point Four programmie--a his comprehensive scheme

the advancement of health passion that he had not agreed!

Stalin's policies. education

with wil and

services, technical skills. industrial sked hoout reports that riots expansion, and the develop had followed the denunciation of In Georgia, Stalin's birthplace, of natural resmarees the lafe Hussian dictator,

iment

MI

in under-developed countries. Malchkov said reports in the And from this emerged the British newspaperH hnd been Mutual Security Programme, exaggerated

approved by Congress in There had not been riols October, 1951.

It is against this background but there had been demon-

of unsurpassed generosity

and

the

practical endenvour strations, he said.

has provided

He tried to bring the conver- 866.200 million in grants cation

lime Tount

and time

July

1945

and loans to other countries again to the general subject of

and world peace. between

But his Labour June, 1956) that Congress | hests at the dinner Werk So is today asked to approve interested In current events in

thal

they kept firing

'A

Very Shrewd Man

more questions at him. 'BE KIND TO TAX

of foreign nid fur 1957 Russia amounting to $4,700 million, and to authorise the Prest- dent tu allocate up to specific amonnt each year, funds to complete pversens development projects over the next ten yeara,

PRESIDENT

T

like

Eisenhower.

Mr Morgan Phillips, general scerelary of the Labour Party, said: "It was u very frank dis cursion. He is a very shrewd man-one of the shrewdest I have ever met in my life."

Other Labour lenders at the dinner Fuld Mr Mslenkov answered same questions very his predecessors, cleverly. For instance when he justifies his request for this was asked about the criticism

he the of Stalinism, hugo spending on

said was grounds that it is the one just like the dissensions that

Com- Way of slopping

in manism

spreading susceptible arons. This time, however,

COLLECTORS' PLEA

Paris, Mar, 19.

* Eden And

And Industrialists

Have

A FRANK TALK. ON INFLATION

London, Mar. 19.

British

15in DEEP Arms Plan

SNOW IN

NEW YORK

· London, Mar. 19. Russin said today she would "consider" a new Anglo-French plan for world disarmament, which has already run fufo United States opposition.

New York, Mar. 19, Between 12 and 15 Inches of snow and drifts up to six Britain and Franco put for- feet deep blanketed New ward the proposal when the York city, southern Newave-nation United Nations dis-

armament sub-committee open Jersey, the south-cast parted a new series of negotiations of New York State and here aimed at breaking years of lower New England today. East-West deadlock on Arms

Whipped by fierce north Limitation. Sir Anthony Eden tonight appealed to British winds, the storm threatened to The plan has not yet been fall of 16.8published. But diplomatic sources industrialists to stabilise prices and, where pos-exceed the record

provided for the "freez- sold inches of December 1948.

of atomic stockpiles o sible, bring them down,

110ing" It had already claimed

slates

since agreed levels, control of future victims

reductions in conventional Friday, paralyzed road, rail and nuclear weapons production and air trank, disrupted business

|armaments and manpower.") Industry and closed and

A last minuto Anglo-French schools.

crowded attempt to make the plan com New York's usually

mon Western policy failed streets were white and empty because the United States-con- except for the shapes of buried tended that it is too sweeping. cars, now-ploughs burrewing and would weaken the West's through the drifte and municipal defences.

The Prime Minister was; ties they faced in trying to ex- meeting representatives of the pand their exporis market In Federation of British industries, the face of growing competition. in the third of a series of talks They suggested the Govern- on 했다 country's economic ment could help, first in trying situation.

to prevent other Governments Sir Anthony Eden has already indulging in export subsidies and

trade union

other second in formulating an export representatives, Later credit policy-Reuter.

will discuss

met

emp month he

this

economie

ant

Meultice with the chairman of the nationalised industries.

Sir Anthony Eden, according to a communique later, inge the Industrialisto to consider whether profits were not already high enough to enable the whole community to beneft by way of kwer prices

AND THE REPLY

The

Sir Graham Haymar Federation's chief spokesman, answered that costs and prices would stabilise when production and spending in all their forma had been brought into balance,

Curbing of Industrial invest- ment should be the last resort

to the forthcoming Turning

Sir Graham Hoyman budget, iged that ang-surplus should be achieved by reduction in expenditure, not by an increase in taxation.

The delegation pointed out to the Prime Minister the dimeul-

Agreement

On Peaceful

Atoms Plan

New York, Mar. 19. A 12-nation meeting has reached unanimous agree. ment on establishing, an in ternational agency for the development of peaceful atomic energy.

An amnesty for some tax offenders will be considered Group.

The

Big Fine For Trade Ban Dodger

La

workers trying in vain to keep After the French and British pavements and crossings clear. delegates put in their proposal,

thousands Hundreds of

of Mr Gromyko, the Soviet delegate, suburbaniteu

who travel to said he would "consider" 1, work duily in New York found but would like time to study theinsel vea

lves blocked In their the plan.—Reuter, homes by hugo drifts. Their

Cara were buried and most of the normal train services were out of action or delayed.

Rescued From Cars

Other thousands were rescued A British merchant who from cars stranded during the evaded restrictions on the night. Troops and Police set up evacuation centres shipping of strategic goods emergency

London, Mar. 19.

to Communist China was where hot drinks and food were fined £800 in court today.

roads

served.

Road gangs shovelled desper Alexander Z. Orkin pleaded gulity to exporting almost 5,000 uicly to try to keep the radio valves, and 60.

clectric open but many ears and buses metres

to Belgium, knowing which braved the elements went

skidding lato drifts. they would be re-exported to China.

La Guardia airport was closed The prosecutor, William Raw to all trafic.

The United States.Lines ship. linson, said Orkin had co operated with the police, and Amerien docked 24 hours late helped to disclose a systematic after fighting its way up to the organisation of evasion of con-Hudson River with the aid of six

tuge. trols".

Orkin's defence counsel said

Many schools closed owing to Children his client was a "small dupe" lack of attendance. in the hands of another man, stayed home helping to clear a who was a big operator, way from the front doors. United Press.

Reuter.

CYPRUS TERRORISM

-WHY:

GREEK CHURCHMEN

TELL AUTHORITIES -

Nicosia, Mar. 19.

Setback For

Scots

London, Mar. 19.

The United Nations has

refused to abrogate the 1707 Act of Union between Scoriand and England, the Scottish National Congress chairman, Mr M.

M. Muirhead announced today.

He said a petition to the United Nations - had received a courteous but - cvarivo reply.

'Thé' 'Scottish National Congress considers that the Act of Union has been violated many times by the British Government and according to Mr. Muirhead, the Scots have always had the right under the treaty. to true their own money.➡ France-Presse,

Saxon Huts Found

Near St Paul's.

London, Mar. 19, The remains of the two old Saxon huis moro. than thousand years old have been Cathedral.

discovered near

TWO WEEKS' TEST will tell you

St. Paul's Cypriot religious leaders charged today that Britain had forced extremists to take up arms because of her

They were found during ex÷ refusal to let Cypriots run their own affairs.

cavations for a new building for The accused were Privates the newspaper "Financial Times" They warned that by exiling

McBurney, 'Andrew The huts were constriscled, "of Diplomatic sources at the Archbishop Makarios "the Bri Derek.

and wood and they are thought to, United Nations reported this tish Government has destroyed Harvie, Robert Hannah

or at least postponed until his James Macaulay Ferguson. All to the first specimens of Saxon today.

return-the only existing chance are from Glasgow and all are colonialisation after the Romans The United States, Britain for peaceful solution of the members of the Highland Light had left their stronghold in the

Infantry Reuter.

city-France-Presse. and the Soviet Union are Cyprus problem."

Disturbances

tense on the represented on the negotiating

island took a new. turn today the religious leaders One of the decisions said to even as

their

pronouncement. if French taxpayers give up physically resisting collectors, have been reached touched on lasted

of Turkish Cypriots clashed with the Finance Minister, M. Puul Ramadier, said today,

controversial question what relationship the projected Greek Cypriots at Vassilla on the "Grave shortcomings" in wax- of tax should not be arbitrarily agency should

have with the island's north coast.

Seventeen people were in- paying. however, could never fixed until two unsuccessful United Nations. be forgiven.

Jured, four seriously with knife attempts to check the books are Diplomatic Informants said it sometimes стор

wounds. up

M. Ramadler outlined at amade. And then, i should be had been agreed that the agency British Labour Party.

The Ethnarchy Council, ruling press conterence these prin-evaluated by the collector "with should report to the United

body of the Greek Orthodox He stressed that Russin ciples which should guide the out any spirit of reprisal." .. Nutions General Assembly. Church, issued its warning in

behaviour of French tax collec-

Police should be called in tors.

★Pol

The Soviet Union had argued, a 2,000-word statement con- to assist the inspectors that

the agency should be demning the British policy, Collector-taxpayer rela- only when there ar brutally”

to the Security responsible

The Council sald Makarios trons must be marked by handled.

Council where the USSR, In was prepared to appeal to Greek "serenity, loyalty and courtesy." M. Ramadier claimed the common' with the other per-

to halt anti-British If a collector mukes a slight movement to resist taxation was manent members, enjoys the big vinence

vinience after a self-determina- error in favour of the only a superficial agitation"

power veto.

tiori. agreement had been, reach- taxpayers, it should be left un- with no deep roots.

The United States and Bri- cd... corrected.

could bls. appeal tain plus the majority of the traditionally, been considered a

"Only then United Nations, vigorously have been effective," it tald civic duty In some parts of France, particularly the farm- under the Council-Reuter.

opposed putting

agency United Press; Ing regions-Reuter,

In the

Mr Eisenhower was now collectively govern-

it possible

to

has found qualify his Warning of ed and that the days of one Suviet determination to achieve world domination man power were definitely by acknowledging that "nggression through forco over. appears to have been put

Crossman, Mr Richard aside, at least temporarily" Labour Member of Parliament, by the Russian leaders, sold after the dinner:

It is this qualification which

may encourage Congress to feel

relaxation

some

"Mr

Where an inspection of accounts by tex-officials Malenkov was questioned on physically resisted, the amount the reported Khrushchev speech

MIDDLE EAST WAR

In on Stalin and he replied that they had cleaned up Russia,

foreign aid can be afforded. that there was no need to

Undoubtedly the

Prusi-worry, that they had stopped New UN Group

dent's acceptance of the the dictatorship. now Soviet line of polley-

They had stopped the wicked competitive world trade in things and they had established preference to political in the collettive government." filtration-will be seized Mr Crossman said he thought

wanted to

May Be Formed

Now York, Mar. 19. The United Nations; Becurity upon by those American that Mr Malenkov, in the cre Council is expected, to meet had examination, senators and congressmen convince them

and had eared this week probably, to consider who are traditionally luke what they thought.

the now "Western approach to warm to foreign aid pro- He had been tough, extremely the Israel-Arab dispute, it was Krammes as a justifiable skilful, charming,, very direct, learned today. reason for rejecting, at clever and keen least in part, President tlons himself.-Heuter. Eisenhower's requests. -

to ask ques

Congressional debate on this To Visit Moscow Franco have boon, carrying on an

subject will ba closely

followed by the

whole

world. The Indications aro

Informed

Sources sald The Coutell might meet on Thurs day or Friday,

Britain, the United States and urgent series of consultations, on London, Mar. 18. The Archbishop of York, the the strategy to be followed.

Exactly what they will, pro- Dr AM. Ramsey, will

Failure to pay taxes. has

the

SOLDIERS' PRANK

B&K WILL DO IT alleged at a court martial today

Moscow, Mar. 19. Marshal Nikolať. Bulganin - nnd Mr Nikita Khrushchoy will travel to Britain for their visit next month in a modern Soviet cruiser, It authoritatively learned

that political leaders who rete Revore Albo of cut res pose is not yet known, but porte The name of the cruiser is not support the President's presentatives, of the Church of about the creation of a hew measures will have no paay England to Morcow next July, United Nations organ to opscale task obtaining full approval to attend a theological con- ft Terael and the Arab states,

Fränce-Press0.

Router, of them from Congress,

yet known, but it may be the Sverdlov, which went, to Briz tain for the coronation review

IN STYLE

(Tho Sverdlov)"

A young British private was to have admitted throwing a hand grenade at his officers mess for excitement."

He and three others pleaded Tot gulity to causing two bomb explosions at the conp, In which two officers' were. said to have been wounded. The court adjourned until tomorrow..

The prosecution said that on the night of Saturday, March 3, at a compat Akredes north

a squadron of Soviet warships cast Cyprus about 10 officers on a visit to Portsmouth, were in the mess ante-room Mr Khelichov said two weeks when co object shattered a win- logo, that a sea trip was under dow and exploded on the floor. Lieutenant dinjured by

consideration. The Bummander,

Major Carson, the company

are beloyed to be interested.

jin making the Jotardoy, bv | Steven AGARW RECOnde later

cruiser mainly for ressons of fragmenta prestige. Kung margins there was a similar explosion

1t is understood that they will or the sergeants mean but it

start their journey on or about caused no hacm;" Apelly 14, and will arrive în B. Anes unsuccessful search was Extato on April 16--Reuder made for terrorists,

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