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DULLES SPEAKS ON NEW NATO BRITON
It May Develop Into A
UNO, He Says THAT LANDING AT SALERNO
TRUMAN BLAMES
PLAN TO SETTLE | ------
DISPUTES
Washington, May 22,
American thinking on the proposed political develop- ment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, proffering the intriguing suggestion that NATO should, in effect, become a little United Nations. Members of NATO will approach this proposition cautiously, for one of purposes apparently is to Invest the organisation with jurisdictional powers in the Bottling of disputes which its members stre involved; for example, Cyprus and Algerla,
Mr Dulles discussed the nepect military alilance, that it had no This is trending on delicate of the
to deal proposed polical ex- policy or jurisdiction ground. Both Britain and pansion of NATO in response to with disputes between members France regard their respec-a question at his press
and that con-
had it
been set up the collective, security £12 being ference
the possibility under
Nations that
section of the United organisation might Parsturte
charter and Jurisdiction"
a regiona: organisation under chapter 8 of Cyprus cage.
the charter.
That
The Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, today raised the possibility that NATO might develop into "a sort of regional United Nations organisation" with machinery for settling dis- putes between its members over such issues 29 the Cyprus question.
to
third
that
about
had
not
to
regional organisations without the authorisation of the Security
Counell
NEW BODY?
tive problema domestic issues to he solved by their own guvern-ve ments. Cyprus is a British
Mr Dulles emphasised that colony and Algeria la re- decision
Do
yet been
chapter provides for re- 10 make garded as part of metro reached by any of the gover-gloni organisations
Bevery sub- on the
effort to achieve peace- politan France; hence they ments concerned are reluctant to surrender which he sold was one of ful settlement of local disputes
before referring them their the problems being studied by parties
the three wise men" commit- the Security Council" but responsibilities,
Leo, appointed to consider the forbids enforcement action by IN the case of Cyprus there political expansion of NATO by cuuld be crented dangerous its coumell of foreign ministers complications were NATO earlier this month.
But
Rutd he
the United invented with the power to
Stoles was "quite prepared to apply a settlement. As consider with an open mind and
The question, as Mr Dulles member. Greece would
with other countries" such
defined it, was whether or haint on the demand for evolutionary step.
the North Atlantis community Enosis being fully satisfied;
IN FAVOUR?
"should develop more in terma her i Turkey, mindful of
a regional association and The fact that Mr Dulles was minority
to should
settle in
attempt now prepared to discuss the pro-
between ita inem- differences Cyprus would adamantly poral pubitely left the impres- bers through Bomo regional uppose any such settlement; sion that United States official
process. Britain, aware of the con-thinking was in favour of some It was not
Mr clear from tinuing necessity of
political en- such
expansion of Dulles' remarks as to whether suring the island remains a
he had in mind an awendirent safeguarding base for the Washington have been reluctant
Hitherto officiat .spokesmen in of the North Atlantic charter of Middle East could not go
Abo formation of.a. now to discuss
in detall any beyond
such ganisation with the same mem- the proposals proposal in order not to anticipate bership to already made to Makarios,
prejudge the work of
antical functions rmthepe poll- With three NATO members "three wise men” who are
But there
nationals
NATO
J0
Lari
of
?
not
obvious
holding such strongly ning to tour. North Atlantic political advantages to expand-
viewpoints, capitals
an
to diacuss tions between
such quesing NATO rather than creating a new organisation.
now and next
lifted
<rti
problems created by the fact that NATO
difforing attempt by the organisation November. to impose a Cyprus settle.
Bul Mr Dulles today ment might very easily lead the curtain considerably NATO, not into political United States thinking.
Mr
Dulles,
who cohesion, but political dis-
came to prominence as an international integration.
lawyer. analysed carefully the THERE seems to be a further idea in Mr Dulles' mind, which is to develop NATO politically on the Hnes of the Pan-American Union which has created machi- nery for the settlement of regional disputes. It might work, though it needs to be recognised that the type of
Wa3 primarily Д
JORDAN PREMIER SAYS
We Want
problems in Europe, Africa Rent From
осед-
Britain
Not Subsidies
and the Mediterranean, and the peoples involved in them, are very different from thuse which aionally call for jurisdiction by the Pan-American Unton, The proposition will require very careful consideration and analysis by all mem- bers of NATO, for in the Mr Said Mufti, Jordan's · case of Cyprus and Algeria | new Prime Minister, Bald many factors are involved, today he intended to re-
Amman, May 22.
of
One of them is that it might obtain the thus be custer to approval of Congress ond other North turos,
Atlantic
SUCCESSFUL
legisla
in the past following this A
QUEEN OUT OF TOWN A 'Squirrel-Headed General
President Sukarno
Syria Will
Recognise Red China
Mr Dulles has warned against
Cairo, May 22. comparison too glavishly.
The Syrian Ambassador political NATO would, however, provide machinery for settling to Egypt was quoted tonight some disputes between European as saying his country would recognise Communist China been the responsibility of the "within a few days." Big Three-Britain, France and the United States.
Egypt last week became the
countries which have hitherto
In this sense the political ex-first Arab country to decide to recognise the Peking govern- pansion of NATO might be in- ment, terpreted as corresponding to
Tonight the Middle East the current trend in United
sig news agency; which is backed Staten policy away from
Big
by the Egyptian. Government, Three conferences and tripartite declarations and towards the quoted the Syrian Ambassador kind of Bexible combination of us saying: "The Syrian Parila- ment called on the Government bilateral and multilateral procedures which has been so People's Republic of China.
two months ago to recognise the Successful in
"Now Egypt
has announced deandsphere.-Reuter.
Its recognition, Syria's recogni tion is definite and will be an- nounced within a few days"—— Reuter.
tho
Western
not the least being the examine the Anglo-Jordan The Way To
necessity of avoiding any treaty and British financial action that will weaken the assistance.
Secret Service
The Stars
organisation's military He wanted to look into " defensive position in the main adjustments" which he be Mediterranean,
iloved should be made to the
treaty prezent
and this £10,200,000 British subsidy.
Mr Matti said there were to a good deal of question-three main points which ho ing of the efficiency of the would bring up for Cabinet's on the sume principle as a boy
THE frogman affair has led
British intelligence services. consideration,
They were:
Washington, May 22. The slant rocket which will carry an artificial satellite into outer space will be controlled mechanically, and electronically
uses in baladizing a broomstick:
on his hand," an American Critics wonder why tho
The British subsidy | aeronautical engineer. said to- Secret Service, is cut up Into). should bo fixed annual day. such amall, aclf-contained payment instead of the present Speaking before the Institute Begments. Espionago Jn sum which is fixed as a result of Radio Engineers, Mr Peter highly skilled, professional of Britain's annual budget re-bazaman of the Glenn L. Martin work, yet these trained men view.
Aviation Company, sold the nka rocket would be 70 feet long.
are spread out among a mul- titude of little independent|
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financial
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BUT NOT IRAQ ·
Bagdad; May 22, The Iraqi Foreign Minister Burhanuddin Bashayan mid to day it would not "bo in the public interest for Img to re- cognise Communist China."--- France PreSSO.
-So Sukarno Will Not Visit London
Salerno, May 22.
Former American President, Mr Harry Truman, sald today that "some squirrel-headed general" picked: Salerno, as a World War II beachhead although it was one of the "most difcult places" to land on.
SHOT
IN THE
BACK
Nicosia, May 22.
A masked gunman shot dead a British civilian and seriously wounded another tonight In Limassol's only English-owned bar, the King's Arms,
Several 'Britons were sitting at Mr Truman made a tourist's | Instructions which henceforth the bar with their backs to the trip here from Naples and visit came daily from General Sr door when a gunman, thrust his ed the area where Allied soldiers Harold Alexander, the operation's hand inside and fired several landed on September 8, 1943, to overall commander."
indica-shots with an automatic Establish a beachhead.
Mr Truman gave no
volver. London, May 22.
"IL WAS one of the two ortion which general he might President Sukarno of three most difficult placts have hnd Ja mind.-United Mr Truman told Indonesia has declined an land."
re-Press.
to
invitation to pay an official i porter why, was it picked?"
viait to Britain because the Queen would not be in London to receive him, the Indonesian Embassy said to
day.
stato
The Queen begins a visit to Sweden on June 8, two days before President Sukarno is due to begin his European tour. He is now completing his vlay to America.
asked
a reporter.
some squirrel-headed general," he replied.
Salerno landing was
The general in charge of the Gentral Mark Clark.
MARK CLARK SAYS:
to
-B & K Invited-
To Scandinavia
Oslo May 22. Marshal Bulganin and Mr Khrushchev ́havs boun invited to visit NorwILY, Sweden and Denmark Over Charleston, South Carolina.
next year, it was officially announced today. Gen. Clark said: "The Italian landings at
A report from Copen-- campaign, with Embassy
hagen aid it was hoped disclosed thni the Foreign Salemo and later at Anzio, was
the visits would take' placo grand Állied
next spring-Reuter.
The
Indonesian
Office issued
an invitation
to a part of the the President to pay an "om- strategy of World War II con- cial" visit to Britain after his ceived and directed by the Allied governments involved, namely, the United States and Great
lour of America and Canada.
The Embassy spokesman said Britain. after consultations between the Embassy and the Foreign Office It was agreed that "It would not be right" to arrango the visit at that datc..
The
Ofice
“Not Right"
Indonesian spokesman sald the Foreign told that Prealdent Sukarno, being head of state, could only -vuit Deltain, who stale basis rather than on an official basis, "It was then agreed that it was not right to arrange the visit now," the spokesman said, "Bat the invitation has not been rejected," he added.""
A Foreign Office refused
"As commander of the Filth Army. whose American and British troops landed at both of these places, I received and carried out orders from higher headquarters,"
Sharp Rise In Cholera Deaths
$
Calentts, May 22. The most serious cholera out- break of recent years killed 93. people Le week-about one death every, two hours accord
·A· barmald' ́ ́spotted the door opening, but the terrorist gred before she could 'scream' a'warn- ing.
Troops cordoned off the area, which was immediately curlew- ed, and began a search for the gunm.
MINES IN SEA
terroriste : . today Cyprus planted electrically - controlled explosive devices in the era on bathing beach us by British soldiers.
This is the first time · that bambs have been underwater
found 'strict the terrorist
campaign began.
One device exploded near | severni soldiers as they were bathing. No one was injured. A second underwater bomb was found pearby.
"AMBUSH
A vehicle taking two Cypriot to suspects from Famagusta He would not say who the
Nicosia tonight was ambushed "higher headquarters was, ex-ing to official figures published by terrorists.
auto plaining, I don't care to try to THEY
The terrorists opened establish orders."
The death rate for the week matie fire on the yehicle killing
the was
highest edince the one of the auspoets and wound- epidemie began in March, and ing two. British soldiers.
In another ambukik tanight- almost double the fire-report- Weed for the previous week. Total on the Famagusta.... to. Nicosia dentius so far are 380, France rond one British soldier was Presso
wounded-Router.
In his. book, "Calculated Risk, publiched In 1950, Fald:
"I believe our mission funlled and, save for a high level, blunder that turned
states away from the Balkan and permitted them to fall under Red Army control, the opokesman Mediterranean campaign might
to comment beyond have been the most decisive of saying that "President Sukamo all in postwar history." will not be in the United King-
dom," after his North American ORDER CAME FROM tour.
"We cannot comment on this delleste matter," he added,
Ike's Guest
Waя
re-
President Sukarmo ceived as a state guest by Pre- sident Eisenhower last week. He after com- pleting his tour of America. will visit Canada.
Icay He is expected to Canada for Europe on June 18. He will fly direct to Rome for a state visit to Italy. He will later make state visits to Germany and Switzerland.
He is expected to leave. Europe for Indonesia on July, 1.
United Press,
Fire Under London Out: 31 Injured
London, May 22. The London underground fire which has defled the efforts of 500 Gremen for 24 hours was at last report-
Mendes-France ed to be under control to
May Quit French Govt
Ports, May 22 M. Pierre Mendes-France,
Reports that
M.
night after 31 firemen had been taken to hospital. -
The fire broke out 100 feet below Tottenham -Court Road in the heart of London,” in a shelter used as a transit camp for Brush Cyprus-bound troops.
A spokesman of the London
should be in the form of |_* Mr Freeman said that gyro- French Minister of State, may forces. The Armed Services, rent for bases which to now scopes set in various sections af hand' in 'his' resignation: to- the Ministry of Supply, has in Jordan and not in the the projectile would act as semi-morrow, French political circles Scotland Tard and the form of a subaldy;
"pivots and would make auto- forecast tonight. Foreign Qice
All British all have
aid should matte adjustments their own "small" array of | be pald into and experts.
trolled by the Jordanian Trea- The famous Colonel Scotland sury and not as prosent, to the ¡attributes many of the Arab Legion over which the disasters of the past, (from Government had no control. Fuchs and Pontecorvo to The prime minister, who was Burgess and Maclean, toppointed by King Hussein to this
Samir Rifa'l "over. plecément diviaton, the weekend,
said he was "a True, a Contral Intelligence moderate."
brigades void that the fire, though never really dangerous, Mendes won one of the most 'dimcult By changing the direction.pt France would resign from the they had ever had to deal with the blast from the engines, the Government because of dis owing to the dense smoke ocket would be prevented from agreement with the Sociallat which rolled through the nor plunging haphazardly out Into Premier M. Guy Mollet over his row, water filled tunnels and space or turning back to earth, Algerian policy, first circulated prevented the brigade reaching Mr Freeman said. France In Paris a month ego-France- the contro of the blazėj Presse.
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Serious Strike Hits Barbados
Bridgetown, May 22, Oficials indicated that if the The possibility' of famine to strike was not selfled before General Clark sald on Sepay faced zome 225,000 inhabi- the end of the week, troops of
of
Barbados because the local garrison would be. tember 9, 1943, he led his Fifth tants
has Bridgetown, is only port, Army ashore at Salerno.
last called out to unload ships; "On that day we received the bren strikebound for, the
United Press. first of the censorship guidance 10 days.
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