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Pineau's Mission

To Washington

THE visit to Washington by

TM

Pineau, Franco's

Foreign Minister, is re- garded in official quarters

as belag complementary to that now being paid by Dr Adenauer the West German Chancellor. Yet it is quite apparent that the thinking of the two statesmen is not wholly along parallel lines.

The Germ

Chancellor, following bis discussions with Mr Foster Dulles and Administration

oMeials,

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CHINA

No, 36462:

FRIDAY

AID BILL TUG

Senate Committee

Established. 1845-

JUNE 15, 1956.

"THE" WEATHER: Moderate Sw.

Cloudy, showers në, firal, but becoming lom frequent with fair, periode developing later.

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MAIL

Cents Price 20

INDAKS

RELAX IN

Whiteaways

WAR Over 70 Killed In

Earthquakes

JULIANA DIVORCE

Restores $615 Mill RUMOURS DENIED HOUSES DISAPPEAR & RIVERS

TACTICAL VICTORY FOR EISENHOWER

Washington, June 14.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee

found fit to warn the United today restored $615 million in military aid

States against ready accep- tance of

the Soviet

New and defence support funds which the House

Look policies; M. Pineau, had slashed from President Eisenhower's

on his part, has

made it

known that he believes foreign aid programme.

there is a ren) and genuine change of heart on the part

of the Russian leaders and Western nations should reshape and co-ordmate their attitude to the Soviel Union accordingly.

ป of the opinion the

THE

HE difference in German and French thinking on

The action

was at least a

tactical

victory for Mr Eisenhower, who has been helping to lead an administration drive to restore the House cut from his hospital bed in Walter Reed Army Medical Centrę.

The Committee voted to restore $600 million of the $1,000 million slash in military funds ordered by the House and it also restored $15 million in defence-support funds for Yugoslavia.

Senator

Green

by

to

Theodoru make it easier for Mid-Western Senators to support the foreign

in

milltary aid funds would be used only to purchase equipment for US forces

to replace second-hand arma and munitions sent abroad; to US, allies,

this subject is governed very largely by differing basic approaches to the problem of East-West But the Committee also the $2,600 million relations. To Dr Adenauer adopted an amendment only Soviet willingness to assist in the reunification of Germany in accordance with Western principles sufficiently demonstrate Russia's good faith; M. apecify Pineau view other medin through which ♫ beller International

can be created,

сал

atmosphere

aid programme in this election

year.

The

armendment

would of

that $1,000 million

Under the House bill, this "replacement" fund was set at $1,000 million.

Material For Own Use

1t fully on Mr Dulles to receive Mr Green

Bald the amend- ¿ Near East, Greece and Turkey,

and absorb these two points ment would not change the $802 million for Asian and $47 of view and to endeavour present method of administer-million for Latin America.

Mr programme. But he

to fit them into

policy

formula

ing the

MOSHE SHARETT

ISRAELI GOVT

SHAKE-UP

Sharett

May Be

Ousted

Official

Govt

Statement

The Hague, June 14.

A government spokes- man tonight denied rum- ours published in the for- eign press that Queen Juliana

seeking A divorce from her husband, Prince Bernhard.

Was

A statement issued to foreign correspondents in Hollami said: "A government spokesman em→ phatically denies all rumours which have appeared in the foreign press concerning the Queen and possible divorce pro- cendings having been planned or Initiated,"

The short statement followed two days of expectation that the Dutch government would issue a formal denial of reports that have appeared recently in the foreign press concerning a rift in the royal family,

The reports said that a 01- year-old faith-healer, called In by Queen Juliana for her nine your-old daughter Princoss Marijke, had caused differences af opinion between the Queen and ter husband.

No Crisis

Bources

|

QUEEN JULIANA AND PRINCE BERNHARD

GEN TANCO FLEES TO URUGUAY

ARE DIVERTED

Karachi, June 14

The 'worst earthquakes in Afghanistan's history have killed more than 70 persons during the past week, the Afghan embassy here said today.

The latest shock occurred yesterday and killed at least 15 persons in the Kehmerd district 100 miles north of Kabul, the diplomats reported.

Scores have been injured in t The reports said the guakes house, diverted the qualces and it was feared swallowed the casunity list would go even rivers, and rock slides com- comramunication with pletely blocked some mountain higher ne

ronds. isolated villages was restored.

Malayan $ Revitalising Hongkong

Film Industry.

Singapore, June 14.

Malayan

dollars were pouring into Hongkong "to industry," the Straits Times newspaper reported.

Three major quakes and, a serios of smaller ones began rocking the Hindukoch mom- tain

in northern

Afganistan last week, the rew ports said.

Embassy officials said the report from Kabul indfeed or still sketchy appraisal of the damage and casualties-United Proda

Rail Disaster

revitalise its sagging film DEATH TOLL

RISES

niso

Formosan capital was

the participating. newspaper said.

The Straits Times said about

Rheims, France, June 14.

Eleven people are known

ene million dollars had gone into to have been killed and 144 the rebuilding of the Yung Hwa injured today- when the studios of which the big Cathay Paris-Luxembourg express organisation here had contreft the rills and hit a road bubed $700,000

from: Buenos Aires --Ho signed them that bridge near Fismesiden me

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planned ›

Montevideo, June 4. Ex-General Raul Tanco, sought by the Argentine authorities for allegedly playing a leading role In last weekend's uprising Jerusalem, June 14.

against the government, ar- Israel1

government

rived in Montevideo today. changes, possibly involving

Ex-General Tanco moved into tho

High

government replacement of Mr

a hotel, in the centre of the Moshe Sharett as Foreign have denied that the Quem was Uruguayan, capital, 120 miles Elsenhower on Tuesday Minister, are

expected considering abdleation or that

alleged-inntience “over herthe hotel register as Faul Tance, the Shaw a general and the provision had "paycholo- sent word from his hospital bed shortly.

Miss, Grect 45,merled, general of the to invest throo the faith-healer, acceptable gical advantags (which) makes to

million Twenty-eight),' the injured Senate

Democrats

and According to circles close to Holmans, was leading to to America's

Argentine, 'Army. NATO part-t ester for some Senators to Republican leaders that he co

dollars in a new, studio, reported,

are in a serious condition, police Israel Labour ners. He is placed at a dis- vote for it"

Party Cabinet crisis, ddered

ald

been bigger than Tùng Hwa, the

Security, forces have programme advantage by

was feared.. mord-dlad reason of

But tonight's statement was searching for Tenco throughout Tho Shaw organisation was "It made clear this material is essential to US security and the est group in the coalition President Eisenhower's for our own use," he said.

continued suKOREA of the North government--the present Labour

Minister, Mrs Golda Myerson, the first official declaration made Argentina in one of the biggest also making plans for European would be found in the rock- present illness, innamuch In restoring the $15 million in Atlantic

the country's and American stars to appear age of the 12-coach train as Treaty alliance.

on behalf of the government. It man-hunts that any major shift of

defence Eupport funds, the

thet arranging for distribution fremen He acted after the House on is the likeliest candidate to take

was issued only to foreign cor- history. Commillico said the American policy

Many other leaders of the up-| overseas-Router, vis-a-vis Senate

Monday passed a $3,800 million over the Foreign Ministry.

Mr David Ben Gurion, the respondents here, for aid bill after chopping $1,000

zising were caught and curn- Russia must have the full money would be available

to The

Cabinet is believed tomarily executed-Reuter. approval of Mr Eisenhower,

of Europe million from his military and Prime Minister, is reported

be

for pressing Mr Sharett's

originally rejected the withent varmarking It specif- $100 million from his economic

have and ho ennrot, at this

from the post which ¡cally for Marshal Tito

resignation of i alď requests. The Senate Com- moment, be expected tu Yugoslavia.

from the Dutch mittee's nction if upheld by he has been holding since the idea of an official denial despite devote his mind to high This raised to $78 million the the Senate would restore more state of israel was created prest to make a declaration. policy affairs affecting total of defence support ald for than half the military cuts, eight years ago.

Mr Sherott also served International relations. Europe, exclusive of Greece and

The Committee bill now totals Turkey. The Committee also about $4,400 million compared Premier for two years when Mr opproved House figures on de- | with the President's original Ben Gurion retired from public

the

general aren

IT is possible M. Pincus fence support for the rest of $4,900 million request United affairs.

mission to Washington will have more far-reaching effects than that of Dr Adenauer, for while the

German Chancellor con- contrated on the problem of reunification, and succeeded in obtaining a restatement of the West's principles for the solution of this problem, M. Pineau desires to explore subjects such as developing a plan aimed at separating

military and political prob-

the globe$170 million for the Press.

MAKARIOS WRITES A LETTER

London, June 14.

some pressure

A Surprise..

Official spokesman throughout today sald they expected no statement and tonight's 'denial came no a surprise.

VITAL MEETING The Israel Labour Party's "Council of Nine," comprising

Miss Hofmans was called in the pine leading members of Party, has been in constant con by the Queen in an attempt to her youngest daughter's! sultations on the changes.

It uro

after an blindness met laconclusively yesterday and

successful operation. She yed will meet again on Sunday, when in the palace, until recently. observers believe final decisions

Now she lives near Soestdijk and on parly reorganisation governmental changes will be royal palace in a bungalow or

an Amsterdam banker's estate, taken

Archbishop Makarios, exiled leader of the Greek Cypriots, declared in a letter published here today that Britain's decision to exile him had only worsened the that even should far-reaching

Dear

Normal Duties

lems from the question of situation in the strife-torn Mediterranean colony of replacement of Mr. Sharett, Anal / her normal duties. Sho began

nid. Moreover the French)

neutralism

as a national policy.

Cyprus.

was

stitution, the letter added,

the foreseen in

COTI-

י

sources

Circles close to the Party leadership, however, point out

The Queen today carried out decisions be taken oa the pronouncement can be made consultations aimed at forming a Foreign Minister has strong |

new government following yes- only after a full Cabinet meet- terday's general elections. opinions on the subject of The letter addressed to Mr of the government to declare neutraltem and undoubtedly Francis Nooi-Baker, Labour MP, from the start that the Greeks, probably on June 24.

Tomorrow she is expected to OPPOSITES will strive to persunde Mr was the first published from the would have a majority on the

see more political leaders and Dulles to clarify still further archbishop since Britain trans- Legislative Assembly which The Premier and his Foreign possibly, appoint one of them to

Minister have collaborated for form the next Cabinet. the latest pronouncements ported him and his colleagues to by himself and President the Seychelles Islands last March.

the past 30 years, Differences

High

government denied Mr Nocl-Baker acted as an

abso in temperament are bolleved to Eleonhower on

The archbishop sald he bore have contributed to the present the some of the out-going intermediary between the Bri-

against the British tish governor and the archbishop grudge

tulit.

Cabinet ministers refused to in

of Cyprus, Field the unsuccessful negotiations Governor

On the one hand there is the retum in the next government for to settle the constitutional de Marshal Sir John Harding, 10-year-old Mr Ben Gurion, is because

Mlad of velopment of the islanti.

decision to exile hin, but

influence In his letter, which was dated had not brought solution of

saddened that the measure country' war leader, dynamic alleged

and impatient.

Queen. tions, but he also belloves May 13, Archbishop Makarios

in the problem nearer, but had

He is driven only by one com They have said that there that policy should be more told Mr Noel-Baker that "only tact talter it further away. doration his country'e safe хать

differences bolwoen elastic than it is at the little further effort" could

He said he hoped that "cooler tyard towards this end he has the Queen, and the Cabinet nor moment in order to meet have bridged the gap between and wiser

demanded that between individuni, ministers connects by Bri constantly the new Soviet

"peace him and the British government tain would prevail und lead to face policy should be sub Router. offensivo" in all its facets. over the fom that it-govern- the ending of the sad situation servient to security considera-

dong M. Pineau's quest will be ment of the island should take, on the Island,—Heuter.

Mr "I continua watched with sympathetic

to find

hand is Incom-

and the Interest by the free world. prehensible the insistent refusal MORE CYPRUS

diplomacy as the principal arm of his country.

M. Pineau wants the Western nations to have A joint policy on East-West rela-

Master Detectives Meet

bla

was

INCIDENTS

On the other?

Sharztt, pedantic

no

Hofmoris

the

schoolmaster type who considers FLOWERPOT

Nicosia, June 14. between the the

two,

differences

Despite the close co-operation EXPLODES Three British servicemen and have grown THE TOP NAMES in criminal detection from 58 three other people were injured the last few years course of countries have been meating in Vienna, the city of tonight in bomb and shooting These differences must

- the

wenty 09 frotibled, considered against a background finger from: his right hand, and |

the Third Man, for the conference of Interpol international police organisation. There too PERCY HOSKINS, ace Fleet Street reporter with an unrivalled knowledge of criminals and the men who hunt them

incidents in the

Two

island

bo

Strasbourg, Jung, 11/ Loula. Guthapfel,20;s lost n Am of what Israelis consider failure severely ickmagod, bila lett-katedr wounded, when loomen are of their government's foreign when a wartime bomb which has

other. British policyRouter,"

was transferring into under

n Howar troops opened fire after mistak ing them for torrorists who had

Kezonia beach Their Injurier were, described

lobbed a bomb atas lom Patrol Attacked his blow-lata to as

Howerpot

wan

Which, a Strasbourg - housewife, Madame Madame Jund, had found in her garda," and which in 1944" hád downloyed her hound, Vierkan

while to keep

Tomorrow's China Mall will contain red-hot extracts, from

***ktu: dosner of the conferen co... Hoskinr, notebook is only

Jerusali one highlight of a big week-end edition full of good reading. After two bombs were fossed Several Jordan military posi There are also contelbullons from --- just look at the names ---- ot's security post in Luna Park, tong off the Beersheba-Hotiron

TENE MOSCOLL CHAPMAN PINCHER, GEORGE WHITING Heartakar Square in the back.opened muching free BELTON DELMER, the Rt. Hon. PATRICK GORDON L of Nonia, a Baffin sentry fonday against en Irwell patrol WALKER' and many others. WAMEN

opened fire with a Bren run on Wide Irgell, forefory: Isrnell Also present are your regular favourites as Gilbe,' Low book and in the stomach and enptured, Broad charged today,

the bomb thrower, who was hit Almy, spokesman Co. Neberriah record review local and homio - pictures, Jabo Roberie on Gatte dam wahr dazred by Those swore Anno flluk, sports" Fontures," special articles for

ALL I the adoc lo condition of femminilian in the resulting iron bombyoot i which conly" SOMOLTOW'S CHINA MALL

Kthe wounded masswamystated, hotar: < mucolinnge of fire, ha soldi pireto Hadi z mazsod

United Preg

in

It

mon with names and rall-

Tought to Demecution

the tristed mass of metal. Pineau Departs First reports Bald a carriage Paris, June 14. plunged off the track to hit the Mr Allister Sommerfelt has been appointed a member of the M. Christian Pineau, French concrete plers of a bridge as tho Port Welfare Committee, the Foreign Minister, Left Parts by express was travelling at 70 Government Gazette croified this air tonight for New York. miles an hour Elght other car-

Router.

riages left the rails--Reuter. morning,

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