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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1956,

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No. 36390

This is the plan the experts

are debating in London:

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Budget Debate

E disarming nature of this year's budget was Tully illustrated yesterday when it emerged from the Unolicials' debate unscathed by criticism. The critical

level of the debate was set by the Hon. M. W. Lo whose only complaint about the Estimates was Government's proposal to Increase Lite price of mand!

Because the Unofficials hund so Ittle to say about the budget itself, the impression left is that they took too long to say it. It has been suggested before that budget debate speeches could be severely trimmed without any of the apenkers sacrificing points they wish to make. At present there is far ton much repetition, too many cliches and a superabun- dance of platitudes.

the

The speakers would gain more

public

confidence and ap proval if, when they are convinced about the Becca sity or fitness of new pro- posals, they expressed them as convictions, rather than advancing hesitantly-de- einred hopes that Govern ment will give "sympathetic consideration.”

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Whiteaways

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KOWLOON

Attlee's

H-bomb

'BAN THE A-BOMB' ARMS PLAN Warning

New Approach By

And To Coincide With The Talks

TWO MORE

BRITONS

Britain & France RUSSIA EXPLODES ATOMIC BOMBS ||SACKED BY

DETAILS RELEASED

London, Mar. 21.

Details of a new Anglo-French plan for world disarmament, calling for a new approach which would gradually eliminate the threat of atomic Warfare, were disclosed tonight.

The measures for this, and other disarmament projects, would be supervised by a 15-nation com- mittee which could suspend all disarmament the moment it thought that world peace was threaten- ed. Even the United Nations Security Council would have no power to override such a "blanket suspension" order of the committee.

Long

before the hydrogen bomb and other atomic weapons were outlawed tent

nuclear Then

raw material production for military pur- poses would cease. experimental would be limited

THIRD PHASE supervised by the committee's

The first step under this control inspectorate, diplomatie

would phuse

be the

East-West

and

place

sources

urces said, The Joint plan-basically the prohibition of the nuclear work

of M. Jules Moch, of weapons tests. This would be ESTERDAY the Unofficials France

France was submitted to the followed by the banning of all concentrated on tabulating | United Nations Disarmament nuclear weapon production, and expounding propositions Sub-Committee which began a The next 25 per cent of the involving Government policy. fresh attempt on Monday to Big Five conventional

reduc Lake deadlock tions would then Most of them also involve break the additional public expenditure if approved. That is not to say they are without merit, but obviously the next step is to apply the Governor's dictum and "strike a right balance."

on

the

wh which has lasted 10 years. and there would be an absolute

of the Sub-prohibition

use of Member nations

atomic weapons for any Committee are Britain, France,

and purpose. the United States, Canada Russia.

rc.

The

Other nations would start on the second half of their con- SOVIET REACTION?

ventional reductions. When The Soviet Union's full

these measures had been taken action to the plan is waited. the Big Flve would make the Foremost

Meanwhile the United States last 25 per cent reductions in among the many

major their forces. proposals which larded the has expressed several

cognises that it is Unofficials' speeches wero: reservations, believing it to be

pian recognises to at present impossible to detect fire tou sell the post office,

the West's

defences concealed atomic stockpiles and brigade and central police, weaken

It therefore proposes that at the station buildings, as well as against communism,

end of the final phase an inter- en-national scientists conference should be called to consider how The problem should

be tackia

ambitious

and

likely

Government House; engage | The Anglo-French plan in a town planning scheme Visages world disarmament in that would include subways three phases, all of which would be subject to fool-proof inspec- overhead for pedestrians,

Lion and evntrol and be depen- highways for vehiclar traffic and multi-storeyed car parks; dent on the progressive settle-

ment vi Instor International

mike cheap loans avaliable political issues, like German re- to Now Territories farmers unification.

Lo free Lur from the usurious "Kuk Tu" system of borrowing and build for them roads and weirs; apply the United Kingdom system quinquennial of making grants to the University; expand the fire brigade and its services,

These are notions which can beur a considerable amount of investigation and con- sideration, bearing in mind that general public welfare must be given priority over sectional interests.

new

the

VOVERNMENT having in- dlested intention to pro- ceed with phase thres of the Central reclamation scheme,

substantial very building site will in due course become available- probably ideal for general post office and the central Are station, The prospect lends reality to the proposal for disposing of the existing buildings which cannot be said to be adequate either for existing or future needs.

FIRST PHASE

The first

phase in what has been called the "grey world" of today. In which the present military aliances would have to continue, provides for:

(a) Renunciation by all

nations

the LUSC nuclear weapons, except against aggression.

of

of

and how military stocks could be converted to peaceful uses,

LINKED TO U.N.

At any stage of the scheme the Executive Committee can decide by majorly vote to suspend all disarmament mea sures it it considers a threat to peace has arisen

It com

the

London, Mar. 21.

Russia has launched o now series of nuclear tests, the Defence Ministry an- nounced tonight.

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The tests apparently coin- cided with the opening of the

London disarmament conference-Just DA carller Africa of Soviet atomic explosions coincided with Use Geneva #ummit conference last year.

The British announcement sald only that the tests were undertaken "recently," and gave по further details.

Royal Air Force planes fly continual high altitude monitoring flights to collect samples of air which would bear tell-tale traces of any radioactivity from Sovict atomic explosions. Normally, several days would elapse before winds. bear radioactive dust from the Russian test areas,

GLORIA'S FATHER'S PLEA

SENDS A WIRE TO THE ...QUEEN

The father of Gloria Franklin, the 19-year-old girl who won a breach of promise case›ugalet Corporal David MeComish carlier this month, has appealed to the Queen for "help.”

Petty Offer R. G. Franklin of the Royal Navy yesterday sent the following message

to the

Radio Moscow had broadcast nb report of the now bezta up to the time of the British disclosure,

The lort Soviet s'omic x- plosions were reported last November. An earlier series took place in mid-summer. The timing of the summer blasts and those disclosed

Both Britain and the United States have given advance notice they pion atomin tests this year. The British tects, of atomic devices, are scheduled for this summer in Australla. According to

Router report from Melbourne the first atomic_explosion at the now

test Commonwealth range at Maralingn, South Australia, is scheduled for October,

cost

The Melbourne newspaper, The Age, said today the preparations would Stg £0 million. The Age sald the second ex- plosion would take place at a different die from the Arst which would be con- taminated for weeks OT months,

today raired Western specu- lation that Russia was

underline seeking to

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bargaining position In international negotiations. Five-power disarmament talks

opened in

when

carry

the

from

London on

Monday.

KEFAUVER

station meteorological would ensure that the ex- plosions were set off only the wind would effects awny populated areas, the newspaper added. United Press & Reuter,

STEVENSON

Kefauver's Win- Blow To Adlai

JORDAN

From SEFTON DELMER

Amman, Mar. 21. Two more British officers have been dismissed from the Arab Legion it is thought without the know ledge of King Hussein.

They are Major Sykes and Capt Ken Jones.

Their dismissal is a body blow to the efficiency of the Legion for they are technical officials who cannot be replaced by the Amba.

Jones was in charge of the Legion workshops sorving army transport and Sykes was a tank repair expert, maintain ing

Legion's

precious

the

armour.

No reason is given for the dis- missals the first since General Glubb's sacking,

that at the

TO Peers

London, Mar. 21. Lord Attlee, former Labour

said

Minister,

tonight he believed a

3

hydrogen war would mean the effective end of Britain **certainly

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a fighting force and probably an economic force,"

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"I am perfectly sure if you had a few Hydrogen Bombs on this country you would not be thinking of how to fight but of how a few people could survive," he told the House of Lords in 3 debate on defence.

"You would not be able to run your industries or agricul- ture, the only thing you would save would be the British way of life for a few people."

RIDICULOUS

Lord Attlee said the Govern- ment's idea of evacuating 12 million people when it did not know which way the wind would blow in a Hydrogen Bomb at- tack was "utterly, ridiculous."

"We have to face the fact that that is the position in a major war and we must not have one," he said.

It is rumoured time of the rlos in January,

Lord Attlee said he thought both men incurred the wrath of one way for Britain to meet her pro-Egyptian and elements

pro-Saudi

to have

by carrying out the animents oversour would be some kind of a Com- King's orders to suppress dis-monwealth police force which turbances in and around the

could be sent to deal with dis- Legion depot town of Zerka.turbances in London Express Service.

MURDER SUSPECT FREED

London, Mar. 21. A 27-year-old clerk, charged with battering a prostitute to death in her west London home, walked out of the Old Bailey, cen- | tral criminal court, a free

man today.

world.

any pari of the

Lord Attleo. said the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was extremely weak today.

"We always had difficulties contribution with the French which should be the greatest," he said.

First of all the French said they could not do anything because they were hung up in Indo-China. Now they were and having trouble In Africa the new German, forces would or three not be ready, for two

years,

'DISPERSE H-BOMBS'

Liberni

Lond Moynihan, peer, suzgested an Empire and The prosecution sald Leonard Commonwealth common defence Vincent Atter. visited

Mrs Pact, Robina Bolton, 38, on the night Ho also suggested trying to

of January 13.

Next morning she was found dead on her bed with head wounds which might have been caused by hatchet,

Atter had pleaded not guilty to her murder.

arrange for dispersal of Britain's nuclear weapons throughout the Commonwealth, with the planes capable of dropping them it necessary.

Then surely the Common- wealth would come in with us for their own protection,"

At the close of the case for the prosecution today, the de-sald-Reuter, fence submitted that there was to

not sufficient evidence to go

Queen:

"Please humbly beg your Majesty help us

truth, get justice. Commodore and Hong- kong Government interference. Particulars Vickers 18 Albion Street, London." ("Vickers" re- fers to Miss Joan Vickers,

MP. Petty Officer Franklin also do this even if

sent a letter to the Commodore is steif Security Council

un-Hongkong,

J. H Commotions able to agree that such a threat Unwin, asking for the return of

Washington, Mar, 21. exists. The Executive Commit- Fle daughter. Miss Franklin is Jubilant supporters of Senator Estes Kefuaver today tee would be linked to, but not

as present in the Royal Navy hailed his impressive: victory in the Minnesota primary some unier, the authority of Hospital on the Peak. the United Nations Organisation.

election as a near-fatal blow to Mr Adlai Stevenson's Mrs Franklin said last night The sources said that the sho

Gloria

whopes for the Democratic Party's presidential nomina-said: for United States

would prefer minutes at the hospital on Mon- tion. single stage plan for partial] day, bart he was ordered to disarmament and

Im-leave, by a doc the

171,073 Political observers agreed the votes, compared with doctor plementation of a "pilot" pro-

SEEKS PROOF

campaign of Mr Steveson, titular, for Mr. Stevenson. ject. Only after the success of

head of the Democratic Party Voting on the Republican these should consideration ba

academic after Mrs Franklin said she received as the 1952 presidential candi- side became given to further disarmament. a letter from the Secretary for date, had been damaged severe President Elsenhower announced

American administration Chinese Affairs on Monday which perhaps irreparably, by his his intentions to run again. also dislikes the early deter-stated: "It appears to me that defeat on a battleground where The President was leading mination of celling figures for Miss Frankin is unwilling

30 Senator the odds had seemed to be

William Knowland, existing conventional forces and Imita- remain in your custody. I call overwhelmingly in his favour. who ccased his campaigning

(b) Election by the countries signing the part of an Executive Committee con- of the Big Five sisting powers (Britain, France, the United Staten. Russia And

Communist China) and ten others.

(e) *Freezing" by the Big Five of their armament, manpower and military spending Int levels.

of (d) Implementation

"pilot" project based on

President Eisenhower's

scheme for mulual' aerial

inspection and the Russian proposal dor Inspection teams at strategic points to warn the world against any surprise attack.

disarmament (c) A

world conference to x limits of the forces of the countries other than

the

the

Big Five. (The plan "self does not suggest what the maximum strength of any nation should be). (f) The Big Five start to reduce their conventional armaments.

tion of atomic tests.

Att

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of

yesterday'a

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made his

after the President intentions known, by 178,612.

More serious to Mr Stevenson than the loss of delegates to the nominating convention was the blow to his prestigo and the blunting of his drive in the first head-on clash with his lending challenger,

STEVENSON'S PLANS

upon you to produce proof for

result ...The U.S. OPPOSITION my satisfaction that you have primary election zave added treated. her and are treating her strength to the Senator from Finally, the United States op properly.

Tennessee following his victory poses a prior moral commitment

"If you fall to produce proof in the New Hampshire 'pre to outlaw atomic weapons com I am empowered to declare her sidential primary last week. pletely, believing that these my ward." may be the only answer to a Mrs Franklin said the same

BIG MAJORITY Communist assault by forces day they neceived the SCA leker masood in one region.

they forwarded to the Commo- Minnesota voters gave Senator British and French officials dore their marriage certificate, Kefauver at least 24 of the believe that the implementa Gloria's birth certificate and state delegates who at the convention in tion of the first phase would be stimony from the most difficult. If this could trom their sons' friends certify-August will cast ballots for a knowledging we would not with- |

friends and Democratic be done, however, necessary coming that Gloria was properly presidential candidate to oppose made it clear

the Republicart nominee draw from the race but would The Secretary of Chinese presumably "cold war" issues much as the Affairs is dealing with the case hower-in November's general

as it is believed that when the election. ordinance dealing with wards With 3,204 out of the state's was framed no provision was 3,868 precincts counted, Senator made to include Europeans. Kefauver had collected 221,852

fidenoo might then exist for the treated. settlement of major East-West

future pattern of Europe many of which have to be solved be (g) The Executive Com- fore phase two could We tackled

mittee's control organisa-China Mall Special. tion prepares to supervise the limitation of nuclear weapons tests.

The Hon Dhun Ruttonjee put forward some acceptable reasons for getting rid of the existing Government House and building a new and more appropriate one elsewhere. Unexplored by the Unofficials was how the vacant site in Upper Albort and second phares, the Execu

tive Committee must vote un-

At the end of both the first

completed,

that

of

per

Road would be utilised, animously that the preceding Should it be developed for stage has been domestic or commercial the control body buildings, on should it, with supervising the next its pleasant gardens, and There, would also be A PRуBO adjacent to the Botanic between these stares., during The ble powers could take Gardens, bo converted into which

stock of the prorld situation to a public park?

docide wirother conditions justined going on

on' with the pro-

President

Elsen-

HARDING SLEPT ON TOP OF BOMB

TIMING BLUNDER GIVES HIM A LUCKY ESCAPE

Nicosia, Mar. 21.

The Governor of Cyprus, Sir John Harding, slept last night för eight hours on top of a time bomb placed between the two mattresses on his bed,

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to do.

Mr Stevenson, frankly

his disappointment,

campaign, in "other states where primaries are to be held soon,

Both men are entered in the Alaska, primary on April 24 and in the primaries Florida and California in May and June.

Stevenson supporters claimed that Berstor Ketauver's Victory was largely result of Re- publicana voting in a bit to reduce Mr. Stevenson'a chances as a Presidential nominee. It

was impossible, however to

nasem what result auch "Ros,

| Mail Special.

Soviet Security Chief For U.K.

London, Mar. 21,

The bomb was similar to others, The bomb was found by Sir publican votes have had-China

used by Cyprus: terrorists,

·with, a foron of about 300 tons per BellaO inch. According to experts, the Governor would have had no chance if it had exploded at: midnight It was apparently intended

· Government House off-

Liming rava

Kava Ble clais disclosed tonight. Herding his luckiest the second phase,e bomb was found after the A search was bogurt throughout

weapon nuckar of the site will be demanded. would be limited, the first 50 for

Governor had left his home #helleopter fight to Certainly the interests of per cent of the agreed conven- Famagusta, later this morning. the community must be lonal arms, and manpower re- It was removed and placed in a observed. They have strong, duction of the Big five would │git, where: it exploded about [1. claims, to auch a valuable | be carried out, and the other noon, pesumecly 0.43, hours and accessible, arenayll natoka would stari toʻredaon,

SECOND PHASE· ·

If and when the time comes gramme,

tho diaposition of Government House, careful

for

consideration of utilisation

tests

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faulty

John

Cyprus for a young Cypriots

John's periousl servant, British Cuporal, arid a cap tain removed it.

is Government, House.

⚫ tho closeat-guarded building on Cyprus, and anyone visiting the, premises ham, to penetrate through sovoral, cordóns and

Tha, Foreign. Ofico confirmed: Cautomatically edarched Before entering.

today that General Ieans, Serov, Chairman of the Soviet. State Two months ago "Toka" the Security Committee will arrive Cypriot Lerrorist movement in London tomorrow to conter with with Scotland Yard on security lesdels | measure, to be take during the threatening to kill. Governor forthcoming calvist of " Marshal Harching. even ink him, beds Nikolai Baigmoin, and Mrs Milita

·Greck servant from movieworking “tor"-

who failed to report to

ccoment, House for: duty, this andarding and bowth since disappeared.” He entered fall;

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the jury.

this Upholding

submission, the judge. Mr Justice Deviln

cannot put multitude of suspicions together I am and make proof out of it, not satisfied there is any one point which goes suspicion."

beyond mere

He directed the jury to return verdict of not guilty,China Mall Special.

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Colombo, Mor. 21.

Commission A/Government recommended today that alcoholic beverages be banned at Ceylonese Government

also parties. It suggested that bars in the Housa of Representatives and the parlia mentarians hostel, Stavasihi, be

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