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THE DAY
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Freeing Trade With China
THE
HE British government's decision Lo free the colonies from some of the irksome China tradu
strictions 曲 11 logical development of the policy announced last month to make greater use of the "exception procedure" Anglo Chinese trading. Protestations from certais | political elements
in the
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TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1956;
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BRITISH MOVE TO EASE EMBARGO RESTRICTIONS
RELAX
DAKS
Whiteaways
BRITAIN MAY CUT
U.S. SENATORS TAKE DIM VIEW CALL-UP
'A TRAGIC MISTAKE
CONGRESS STORM BREWING
Washington, June 5.
A storm appeared to be brewing today in Congress over United States are certain to Britain's decision to permit the shipment of Malayan rubber
follow, but many people will approve the move being realistic and sensible.
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At the moment, all that Brk tain is doing la to allow her traders, and those of the colonies, to adjust trading with China to the pattern applicable to Russia and the East European Com
munist countries. There can be no tenable argumen{ against such a procedure,
First effect ja to
#t
to China.
Senators Henry Jackson (Democrat, Washington) and Karl Mundt (Republican, South Dakota) told Reuter that the British action would hurt President Eisenhower's case for a $4,900 million foreign aid pro- gramme.
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Reactions to the British action are Likely to be voiced when the House of Representatives begin a fullsonle debate ald today. Senator Jackson said
Interview:
"This move by Britain could not come at a more unfortunate time,
of trade The whole problem "The
with
Communist b100 must be feed
by the up to United States and its alties | is to what course of action they must take together. would have hoped that Dri- tal would have had more discussion with us before roing ahead. "What
Britain has donets to open the flood gates of trade with China which is a very regrettable alipation especial- ly In view of the opposition Congress to the ala bil already on account cipient
make Malaya's rubber ávallable direct to China through export from Singapore. also means Hongkong cab
to re-export rubber
the mainland under approved licences. But it will prob ably be some time before avenge of trade substantial produce
this new
will
results.
CHINA'S reaction
to the
In
be
now policy must awaited. While Peking freely admits she
wants freer trade with the non- Communist world,' she re sonts any sort of embargo being employed and while restrictions of any nature remain in force. Chính mấy quite deliberately go slow
silien
who
States and Britain to forge a 赠 Congrem for the ald
approach to the социол
trade with subject
the "The Communist nations.
on
programme.
ot Limina
the almost negucement deplorable PUS the judgment which motivates (t,” The State Department declined
intmediate comment,
Since
the
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Senator Mundi, another power-
Congressional voloe ful foreign policy, said he thought Britain was making a "tragic
onterener mistake" in agreeing to trade
between Mr Ebenhower and goods between In strategło
the Primo Minister, Bir her colonies and China.
Anthony Eden, last February been What Britain is doing is mak-
the administration has considering for Red Com-
British ing it easier
pro- runtam to expand in Asia", posal to bring the embargoed
1st into Senator
Chian Muradt said, "Com-
alignment mankami will dir its fangs
with the more liberal 1st of into Brillah interests in Asia
Soviet bond items, an rapláky
Et develops According to one source, no do
cistoti has yet been reached strength enough to do no.
although British officials ask West cannot **The
profit the from Red trade and at
from time to time what pro- Talnigin A time
SEDONA.
SUM
frem is being made,
Screwy Strike
Is Over
Birkenhead, June 4. Britain's six-month stop- page over who should drill holes in almínium --- faced wood in new ships was finally settled today.
Sheet metal workers, members of the Ship. Con structors and Shipwrights Association, will do the job and not joiners, belong ing to the Amalgamated Society of icers, the two unions.
In consultation with Cammell Laird, the shipbuliders.
The dispute considerably delayed Birkenhead ship- building and affected over- tels orders-Router.
New Cyprus Riots: Seven Hurt
From Chapman Pincher...
June 4,
ARABS AGREE TO MIDDLE EAST MOVE forced to cut the number of
Hammarskjold Gets
Orders
New
To Keep The Peace
.New. York, June 4.
Council today The United Nations Security unanimously endorsed a British proposal--amended to meet Arab objection-that Mr Hammarskjold, the United Nations Secretary-General, continuo, his good offles with Israel and Its Arab neighbours to help keep the peaco | in the troubled Palestine area.
Before the vote, agreed
Britain
a to the deletion of "peaceful settlement on mutually #cceptable basis* clause from the preamble, to the resolution after strong Arab ob- Jestions. Last week Britain had accepted other Arab amend- ments to the draft.
The resolution, passed after four days of debate, called on the Arab states and Israel to comply fully with the armistice.
visit to the
A WARNING"
agreement and to carry out the Nicosia, June 4.
mensures to reduce tension Turkish rioting against suggested by Mr Hammarskjold Greeks broke out within during his recent the old city of Famagusta Middle East, tonight when it became known that a member of the thas the United States as a security forces killed in the maiter of courtesy had report earlier today was a
Turkish policeman.
were injured Soven Greeks three were in hospital with cut heads
sufficient superlatify In This source said he understood
agalrist to
Avert
the Red further
strength of ro.
mena.co sond
aggression. "Further, Britain's decision
strategic materials behind the "Iron Curtain,” Senator Jackson said he fell
time for
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the
United
is not conducive to encourag- ing support among members
ceived information a little in
advance of the British deci
on Malayan rubber. `---- slan Renter.
COLONIES WILL DECIDE
London, June 4.
Wh
At
great The Turks caused damage to an dir conditioning plant used by a Greek citrus packing firm,
But
attack by the main Rubber, a traditional Chinese Under this procedure, the use in developing substantial Colonial Governmenta now of which has now been extended| Import from Malaya, falls into Turkish rioters was aimed trade with West Europens have discretion to export to to Colonial governments,
building couns, this cla59, the Foreign Once the Grain Commission
city within Famagusta's old countries and Japan. China goods of potential mill-trics may modify the embargoes sald.
vital national Government, officials and trade wells tary value which Russia is free if it is in their Much remains to be clarified. to buy in Western markets.
Furniture, doors and windows interests to do so.
experts were unable to forecast
smashed and Greek em- What
the new so-called strategic
what effect
decision were other than
would have on trade between ployees took refuge in tollets to China and the Commonwealth. escape the mob. But It was thought that Peking might try to buy copper pro- ducts and certain fertilisers well
commodities
rubbor
The Foreign Office stated this to be today after the Governments of freed from the embargo st Malaya and Singapore had an
are likely
nounced That they would authorise "reasonable" sales of rabber —ona of their biggest products to China,
by Britain and other men Vers of COCOM? Tractor and agricultural machinery Auggest themselves as itens which not only can be re First Big Break warded as non-strategic, bat
China which
desperately The decision represents the needs. The colonics will Ar big break Britain has made require a full directive from from the embargoes on strategic goods imposed by United
Whitehall before they can Nations alles after China had make any
for move
supported North Korea im tho resumption of freer trade Korean war,
with China.
The Government has for tried unavailingly to months have the restraints on exports
embargo
FOR Hongkong the liberali to China relaxed to bring them
our
with the
ing by the British gover- Into line ment of trade with Peking maintained against Russia. holds out some prospects of
After filing to win the dp- expanding
entrepet proval of her alles to freeing But we must not allow our- some exports to China →→ stiffest selves to get heady about it. United States Britain Be opposition сате from the There is not likely to bo any sensational upsurge of nounced last month that it would trade between here and the employ the "exceptions proce- mainland. We must not ex- dure" to permit more sales to pect a rush of ships into the harbour laden with goods for China. In fact there will probably be
no
China.
Visible RED DEAN
change in our trade figures; with the mainland for & considerable time.
2
‘SHOCKED'
Ilford, June 4.
The first consideration of import is that from now oft
The Dean of Canterbury, Dr the Colony will be in ́à poil Hewlett Johnson, told à meeting. tion-a position created by tonight he had been accosted the British relaxation of the recently in London by a street ombargo-to do more and giri.".
moro
trade with Chica He was aczceted, ho said, Our machinery for handling when he returned from a
to the Soviet Union and he was shocked,
this trade is in good work- Ing order, and the next
twelve months
an encouraging
Such a thing, Dr Johnson told may bring the local peace committee, could resurgence not happen "over there.""
of the Dolony's traditional The Red Dean Is 82—China
entrepot.
Mail Special.
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More For Re-export
on
The latest British move to ease the embargó trade to China in- would probably crease the range of commodities that
could be sent to Hongkong
for
re
export to China, a Government official said this morning. Hongkong would be "per-
to milted
export the same thing that Britain and other colonies GX- Dort,
This had always been the came, but now a greater variety of goods would be available for export to China.
this
"For instance, if Singapore can now send rubber, so can we. And what Bri- tain can now rend, wơn can.#ond.””. Observers believe that as long, as Chinese orders are forthcoming could lead to an increase in the Colony's entrepot trade with the misioland. It was learned this `MOKE= that the Hongkong Government had not re-
general dires". ceived a
tive from London on the decision to authorise ootonitato consider applications for the rule ...af -soma
to China.TM
us rubber.
The French delegate, Mr Herve Alphand, Issued а "warning" to the Arab delegations that deletion did not mean the
Council Becurity rejected the idea contained in the paragraph,
"We way the Arabe against their own Intransigence and, we waveryond to ponder ~ the: possibilities of unreasonable actions, he cald
The deletion "in the interests of unanimity" was annouticed "the by Sin Fiction Dixon, British Delegate, when the Council resmed discussion on the resolution after a week- end adjournment.
jected
The Arab atites Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan had ob- that inclusion of the pre- contentious, clause. might Judice past UN.resolutions on Palestine and might force them Into recognition of Isracia
Conta
Bricks Thrown Municipal and British arany Bro engines rushed to several Trade between China and the spots in the old city where non-Communist countries is re- Grock property was set on fize. gulated through a 15-nation Meanwhile, other Turks
in Paris, committee
Another gathered at strect comers within committee watches over experts the old city, which houses the
SOVIET SOMERSAULT to Russia. Countries using the ruins of 300 churches, and threw "exceptions
do not bricks at Greek-driven. cars, procedure
The deleted' paragraph asked have to obtain the agreement of shattering windscreens.
Just outside the wells, a group the Council to go on record as the other nations to du so but normally advice them of the of Turks set fire to a Greek-being "conscious of the sped to But the create conditions in which a owned potato store, exceptions they make.
flames were quickly put out, peaceful settlement
At Famagusta docks which mutually acceptable basis of the are adjacent to the old city, dispute between the parties can All but the United States - Grock stevedores left work as be made." which maintains a ban on all the Turks began rioting. sales to China-have made use The rioting was still in pro- of the exceptions procedure in gross tonight,
Tho serviceman killed the
past, it was stated. slipped 5,000 tons of galvanised terrorists in last night's ambush shooting to Chins last year.
tubber firms in Londen today George Isbell of the RAOC, a welcomed the relaxation of the rational serviceman aged 104. control on China, but general His father lives at Carshalton opinion in the trade was that it Surrey. would not have any big effect on 'the world-wide demand for rubber-Reuter
Japanese Export
Japan
Nehru: Goa
Is Ours
near Chekelia
by
was Private
Youth Gaoled
wai
A 15-year-old Cypriot bay, Charalambos
Kyriakou, sentenced by a special court to. day to even years prison terin
The wording had been taken from the Anglo-Soviet com moniqueurd at the end of
the British Government: dad recent talks in London between Marshal Bulganin and Mr. Khushchev.
The Soviet Union had. "gur. prised" the British delegation
on Friday by supporting the Arab objections to inclusion of the paragraph.,
JORDAN ACCUSED
Jerusalem, June 4.
An Track Foreign Ministry
He was found guilty of spokesman tonight accused Jor- throwing a bomb at security dam of breaking-its 'ceasefire forces in Paphos last March. He pledge · given to Mr Dag pleaded not guilty.
In sentencing him, Judge J. Shaw said had he been 18 hỏ
Hammarsikjold; Middle East ng his recent
peace mission, This followed an incident to- vhen Jordanian“ positions ked to have opened
would have had the maximum ? were, report of Pazi, in 1
Bombay, June 4,
punishment provided by - the firs on the India's Prime Minister, emergency regulatinos ---- -the death sentence--Router. and Mr Nehru today renewed
France-Presso, Indian claims to Goa, mala Portuguese settlement in
the
fare CH-occupied New Jerusalem. An Israeli military, spokesman. said no clauallies were suffered and the fire was not returned, * He said an Israeli elvillan was
same sector yesterday. Neuter.
India, saying "the problem French Govt willed in border fighting in the
of Goa” * involves
· strategio gooda
|#nationalist interests and
The Queen And Duke Sail For Stockholm
The
tho
national safety” of India.¦
-Portugal, was a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa | tion, he saidt sdktreming a guller,
ing of 25,000, Goane ins, Bombay, INATO powers were
Will Ask
Approval
For
Fingerprinting
To Stay
Washington, Juno
Subcom Repr
Paris Jude 4.5 were involved Tomorrow the French Govern« Stockton, June 4 (The Queen and the Duke stood, clothes, men will be on duty in a confict, doo would be ment will take its existence on
Tho Queen, andika · Duko
the bridge with
throughout the Queen's official affected and on embarrasing a confligence vote from the mition of the House of Britannia's commander, while
visit-al wall and its extecalon podton would be created for National Assembly
GERA VEZ pontatives today voted to con the band, on the dockside to a private visit until June 17, indime
A favourable vole will tinge the fingerprinting of visi played the National Anthem. At that time, the Queen and thej, rawe shall not tolerate such a authorise the Government to go fors, to this hilted i. gister. at Duke will be staying aboard! stiuation Me Nehru said, full steam ahead with the milli- mat for nationals of the Soviet the Britannia Princess Mars Mr Nehru sald when he x-tary operations In Altoria simet Union, and ather Eiropas, Com- {gorot, and in the Duke and forced to NATO he was not at calippressing the Insurgent munkat countribs. /
its; stio valor test " poe in the dir** oining them on June '112)
of Edinburgh sailed for Swöden this evening, for a three-day slate Stockholm They boarded. He royal v Britannia at Teuport Stockton after Samaking Vi
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Britannia is due in Stockholm gracht, harbour early on, Friday. St
art has been unofficially reported that senior Police Officer from Bootlood Yard, Bowring that Cypriot gummen might try to de la expected that the royal already appealed to the NATO
Troyal visitors, party will spend much time power for help against India menlabori
With the Royal Standard at le
maibmnat, britannia out to
Duchess of Gloucester will bo| Onow, ..... Portugeful ADANA Santo, putná domreitbe
J
few to Stockholm, recently that the Olympia", oquetrian 'and' the nawór of the counter Governm
//aen) escorted; By: two" "Darlie" | chuck) sociirity" argi
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FRANCE & GERMANY AGREE
Luxembourg, June 4. France and West Ger- many have reached full agreement on all outstand ing problems, the West Ger-
man Chancellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer, told reporters to night at the end of his talks M. Guy Mollet, the with French Premier.
He added: "a lot of patience was necessary before all the problems could be solved.”
As he drove away in a blackr
The Government may be
men called up for national.. service this year lo 'enable; Mr Macmillan to keep his budget promise to save an extra $100 million. 5-7 6
"Attempts to make, big enough. savings by cutting down defence projects have failed,
tho
The defence, chiefs have told minister. Sir Walter Moncic. that money
money earmariced to
bon
be spent an "the deterren".
mbs, bombers and guided H-bombs,
missiles has already been slash-
d to the gate limit.
ed
17
on
They have advised that the way to save the £49.mil- they have been ordered to
·BLELI flod is by cutting down further manpower.
They have warned this will entall
dangerous reduction in
of men available. duty In Empire For 1 won't po possible make big cuts in the number of British, troops in Germany with out damaging NATO.
Service
the number
4 the
opposed than
the
chlets
to
are
*mone tex
arry out in two-year national pervica
term.
They argue that as training is now so long it would be un- economic to reduce the period for which servicemen, are avail-
duties. for policing. able
London Express Service
Shepilov At Work
London, June. 4. Kim Il Sung, Premier of North Korea, was greeld by Mr Dmitri Shopilov, new Soviet Foreign Minister, on his arrival in Moscow today on his way to East Berlin for a visit to East Germany, the Soviet News agency Tass raid. Reuter,
limousine with motorcycle Cyclone Havoc
outriders, all the other
attending
were still. Inside the building.
Calcutta, Jude Thousands of huler and cattle sheds were wrecked" : and swept Professor, Hallstein, told rows why cyclone hit, West porters that the minuters and Bengal over the week-end it their advisers were drafting a
was reported today. Two communique on the termer of people were killedt.--France-. which they were in hill" agree- | Presse. ment Beuter,
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Berkeley, June 4. London, June 4.
University of California, The Britain will shortly explode a seismograph station today
atomic device in theported an earthquake billoved. Montebello istands the Minister centred in the Aleutian Islands, of Supply, Mr. Reginald Dr Don Tocher, seismologist, Mauding
continued for announced today said the quake Franco-Preset,
two hours-Reuter
OFFICERS HAVE SHIP ARRESTED
Singaporey Jund 4.
Burmese Government-owned Three European offlors of the steamer "Pyidaware" "hid their ship arrested" by court order in Singapore to day!
The officers, two Britons and one-German, claimet arrears of wages
and charged the owners of the ship with. breach of contract.
Once a
1.
The court order of detention was the mast of today, pusted on the steamer which was due to sail last Saturday. The offlems, however, were on
board the ship today, crying. out their normal dules.".
A few days ago the entire crew of the ship went on a three- day strike for non-payment of wages. The ship is in Singa- pore for repair-France- Prosso...
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