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COMMENT OF THE DAY
The Real Problem
THE
HE civilised world feels outraged by the deliberate
and vennelcoo act of terrorism in Cyprus last Saturday which claimed the life of un American diplomat. It was senseless, just as all the other forma of terrorism is the island are souacicas, because, na o State Department spokes- man has observed, it does not bring the problem of Cyprus one slep benrer solution.
Terrorism is condemned, but
that is not enough. It la patently clear that terrorism has to be stamped out, how- ever ruthlessly, and that until this has been accom- plished, politien nettle ment must remain In abeyance.
of
Astonishingly, members
Eokn, the Greek-Cypriot turrorist organisation, ap
to have pear
convincert themselves that they can Altain their political ends by shooting British soldiers in the buck, throwing bomba into cafes and bars, Indulging in subotage and attempting to create chaos. It is poor reasoning. There can be no submission Anarchists.
NOR
are
to
these terrorists
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to
seeking to achieve what is accepted
legitimate nspiration self-govern- ment for the people of Cyprus. Their objective in to wrest the island from British rule and influence
to hand it over and Greece as a colony.
Eoka has not only managed to sabotage British military installations, but it quite deliberately sabotaged the negotiations for self-rule when they were about to reach a point of finality. The British government hus
shown
considerable amount of good faith in its efforts to bring about negotiated settlement of the Cyprus dispute and has no apologies to make in that direction. Archbishop Makarios had it in his power to win self-government for the island had he been pre- pared to exercise his in-
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His refusal to do so could
only have one consequence. Mr Noel-Baker has now come along with a four-point plan for a constitutional settie- ment. It is quite a sensible. ono, but it will hold no appeal for Eoka, and there- fore cannot be expected to influence the Greek-Cypriot
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BIG CYPRUS HUNT ON AGAIN Now Pineau
Tells US
Troops Tighten Circle Around Fleeing Eoka Chief Ease China
HEAT IS TIRING HIM AND Fenner Brockway Launches A New Move Trade Ban
Britain May Make Colour Bar
HE RIDES PICK-A-BACK
Nicosia, June 18.
Fire-blackened British troops today pursued a tiring Cypriot guerilla leader who, according to reports, had to be carried pick-a-back by his men, through the rugged Troodo mountains.
NO, NO,
Says Tito
NO!
'Our Relations With The West Are Unchanged?
Moscow, June 18.
President Tito of Yugoslavia said tonight Yugoslavia's relations with the West would be unchanged despite his talks in the Soviet Union.
"There will be no change,"
he told reporters who asked him If Yugoslav-Western relations would be affected by the Moscow talks.
"No change, no change," repeated emphatically Engilsh
he
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Асте аге "Our talics
guided by the principle of getting the Largest possible co-operation und
between understanding ataits regardless of ideological or political systems, Marshal |Tito, riid in an impromptu inter- view with Western correspon- dents at reception given in his honour by the Yugoslav envoy in Moscow.
CO-OPERATION
"All these talks between us have been in absolute conformity with our policy of strengthen- ing peace and developing Inter- national confidence,"
Marshal durga 3-hour party attended
leciders.
Earlier,
Tito was speaking
Marshal Tito talked
BRITISH TEST
A-WEAPON
London, June 13. An atomio devlop was tested at the Monte Bella
islands off Western Aus traila early today, it announced in London this morning-France-Presses
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Cypriot extremists with fleeing guerilla "General": George Grivas set fire to a forest yesterdayin an at- tempt to cut off security forces who are hunting Nineteen British for him. soldiers died in the flames. Many were killed by explod Ing ammunition and petrol when their trucks caught úre.
Today British troops resumed the
their starch, tightening circle around the Eoka leader's mountain stronghold,
PACE TOO HOT
In the towering, forested area
Cyprus, of south-west
tough British paratrooperE, Royal Marines
Gordoa and
High- landers combed the slopes and guilles for their quarry,
The Greek guerilla, who is 68, is known to be tough and At for his
reports age but said that the pace of the chase In withering 100-degree Theat was wearing him down.
Washington, June 18, *The French Foreign Minister, M............. Christian Pineau, today strongly ad- vised the United States to relax trade restrictions with both Soviet Russla and Communiat China.
Informed sources. Enid M. mako
whose passengers included. Fincau told Mr John Foster number coloured persons in
of West Indians Dulles, the Secretary of State, inns, hotels end restau-
.bound for Birmingham. - In their first: ód'three' meetings rania, dance halls and other
the State Department, that
In the East-West
Illegal: Bill In Commons
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Mr Brockway said the bill He recalled Joining a train"
would
against
discrimination
year and the
West Indians
places of entertainment It was the first day of any mishe fait rigid trade pollein were came in garments more suited urgie - ANG TO-
illegal.
London, June 18: The House of Commons has given Mr Fenner Brockway, a Labour mem ber, permission to intro duce a private member's bill which seeks to make it would also be flegal for the. it illegal in Britain to
. Icases
flats of houses,
or boarding establishment to discriminate against any
discriminate against coloured person on the grounds of
people or for an employer of colour, race or religion. more than 30 people to refuse Mr Brockway
fu por- mission under a rule which allowa, ten minutes för a member to state a cast, As no one abjected, the bill will take its lumn with other pri- vate bills awaiting debate,
obtained
Call For UN Meeting On Algeria
New York, June 18. Thirteen nations of the It was reported that his men Asian-African group at the had to carry him pickerbock United Nations inve asked ayer come of the rugged forta meeling of the Secur mountain terrain, and gar
For 10 days now more than ity Council to consider the 04|2,000 · British troops have grave, situation in Al- Ughtened a net of steel around gerin, it was announced at Grivas mountain stronghold UN'headquarters today. Twice they have flushið hám out of lilding, only to lose him after brief exchanges of gunfire. Yesterday the fleeing Cypriots covered their tracks by setting dre to a forest.
Mr K Keeps A Stiff Upper Lip...
Moscow, June 18.
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Dr
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cmploy or promato coloured person on the ground of race of religion, Mr Brockway sold generally speaking Britons accepted the West Indians who were now emigrating to this country.
almost without
for about two recommendations for
to their own country, he said. Shea, It was reliably
M. Pineau, But in the whole of the lớnguins
ported, spoke compartment English passen- gers gave up their seats to the interruption
andi West Indians
offered hours on
adjust modifications of the West's buste advice to help them
solves to British condi-poilcles, bareck-
on Impicasions ho had gained during HS
recent
with Soylet
But there was a' minority in the valt to the Soviet Unim and
chantry which caused much pred ku 111 will with serious effects.
Mr. Inalies and his advisers That was the reason for the
listened with close attention and bill. China Maál Special.
will have questions ready for M. Pidedu tomorow afterno
**PROFOUND CHANGE •
BEA PLANE BUZZED BY GREEK FIGHTERS
“Athens: June 18.
A British European Airways airliner was intercepted by two Greek fighters, over Patras this afternoon;, for allegedly” deviating from the internistiorisă route, When the airliner landed n£ ||
time, they pligt, to knit gan, ba
the
questioned by the Greek Director of Cloti,Aviation, The plane wis held up for
90 minutes while matter was investigated. The-airliner" later- left for
Cairo Reater.
BULGANIN TELLS SOVIET
PRESSMEN: GET DRUNK
Moscow, June 18.
M Pineau told Mr. Dulles as the two statesziers sat arvuzel, a |table`with abotat 20 advisers: that her believed the Soviet Union was undergoing - tai profound economice, rather than political charge, which had dawned some-. time bofore Stalin's death
in 1053.
Tals, éconcraic situation, now
LATZ WAY tyto an economic
was bringing in- acased freedom to the workers of the
Union, as well as Czechoslovakia
countries.
Dia and oth
M. Pincau said he felt dhe West should encourage evolution, kir: the hope" that, in 44 long run, it would have the political effect of roodifying Bevlet Communist alms. world domination China Hall Special, és
10 DRUMS OF Marshal Nikolai Bulganin told Western newspaper POISON STOLEN correspondents he wanted to be friends with them at a A Klang, June 18. tilghspirited party here tonight and was challenged on the point.
Ten drums of sodium seulte,
of capable
poisoning 120,000 people. were 'stolen from a
He urged Soviet journalists" men and said: "Why do you re In” a^raħbér -- estate - near to be friends, with Western cor- say such stupid things? If they're hire Times reported today respondents and "get drunk with
taken away and one of you is Biraits murdered, what then?"-Router, through the main door after
latch,
them."
stop
31 was fearned on good author- Hy that the Council would prob- ably meet an Thursday Ronald Walker, of: Australia, the to confer with other Council Council President, wis expected members before setting the date officially CAUGHT IN NET?
The thirteen nallons signing Troops in the vast cordon the request for the meding were: by Mr Khrushchev, Marshal Mr Khrushchev today de-around the extremists had to Egypt Indonesia Iran, luence over the terrorists. Hulganin. and other Soviet clared his confidence in the drop their weapons to fight the andan, Lebanon Libya Paks names ton, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tial Italian Communist Party then the wind changed,
fand Yaren," and Afghanistan. with Western ambassadors among leader, Palmiro Togliatti, The flames caught
They asked that the meeting crammed into the without reading his speech of soldiers trying to escape the UN charter, which provides that the Soviet Communist party
be called under article 33 of the 1,000 guestS
He and Mr Nikita Khrushchev, Sovietsknya Hotel's banqueting criticising current
Soviet flames. The gasoline tank hall drinking champagne andh
Busy manber of the UN may chler ordered security guards to Yux
leaders.
bring to the attention of the and Yugoslav
cating
munition blew up in another.
koeping... ; correspondenta Security Council any dispute or caviare chicken and other
But the ring round Grivne station' likely to endanges in-
away from them as they sat in Russian delicacies.
"I have heard about it, but
a hotel garden and chatted with I haven't read · 11"
mountain
retreat was broken tornational peace. MEAN sald Mr Asked by
President Tilo. what reporters
The 13 dignatories comprise formuin Yugoslavia and the So. Khrushchev. "But even without only momentarily. The troops
were stalking the guerilla bands hak the Asia-African group at
Informality and friendliness knowing it. I am certain it was viet Union had found for co-
and they believe the United Nations.
socmed the keynote of the OCCIU«, specch because he again today, good thy operation between two always malets grod opcoches, they still have thè
don as far as he was concerned. “General” Communist parties, Marshal Tito replied: "We are pretty
"YOU ARE FRIENDS" much in
about
YOUTHS TO DIE
The Arab statest for some not in the one Togliatti,"
"It's all right, leave them werlos past have pressed for alone. They're our people," he Mr Khrushchev mado the framework of a general orgnini-
In Nicosia, two, Cypriot youths Saburity Council meeting. told one guard. He insisted to Auading any moderates from sation but in the form of statement at the Yugoslav rewers sentenced to death and a Many of the Asian nations, comespondents that he wanted to
bilateral co-operation."
ception honouring President third was sentenced to life im-on
ths other hand,
have talk to them as friends. of Marshal Tito said the subject to
Yugoslavia ab the prisonment today for shooting a counselled against such action comespendent then told him: One luxurious Hotel Sovietskaya, would be further discussed at a
RAF corporal in Nicosia last on the ground that an attempt "But you and other Premier final meeting in the Kremlin to Mikoyan overheard Mr Khrush
Deputy
Anastas month.
Soviet should fist be made to obtain lenders are among the tow! They are Michael Koutsoftas a settlement by direct negotia people in the Soviet Union who morrow.
Anked it the two aldes had chev'e reply to correspondents and Andreas Panagides both THE real problem of Cyprus discussed Soviet coonomic nid and interiected: "I have read the aged 22, sentenced to death, and on between France and the are prepared to be friends will
nationalists. Foremost Algerian is not to fad a formula for Yugoslavia, he said: "We did speech and
that Parasievas Hiropoulis, 18, among the countries
pressing for
He said he had been to Mos- exorumnie relations Togliatti is Togliatt"-Unied imprisonment United Press and constitutional reforma, talk about
approach were France-Presse.
Fuch but to eliminate the but no definite agreement was
India and Ceylon, cow for two years and other
Western extremists
correspondèxita inched." to
Among other members of the been, there longer but few had Arian-African group who agree any Russian, friends and few with India and Ceylon are: the had ever been invited out by Philippines, Ethiopia, 'Burma, Soviet Journalists, Turkey, Nepal, Laos, Cambodia and Libéria--Reyter.
terrorists to abandon their campaign. If anything, it will probably encourage Eoka to intensify its in- timidating efforts for the express purpose of din-
entering into negotiations with the British govern- mont on the linet suggested by the four-point plan.
who seck gain their ends by violence. Nor can one sit down at the conference table with auch people. That would ba, tantamount, to condoning their acts of terrorism and Intimidation. Their leaders do not believe in peaceful Bolutions; wherefore a pre- roquisite for futuro negotin tions is the total suppression of Eoka.. Until this has been done, the possibilities of giving sub- stance to Mr. Nool-Baker's plan appear to bo remote. Ho auggests private talks, but the question Immediate- ly poses itself, with whom? Moreover they would be of little value while the island remains strife-torn and the inhabitants at the mercy of terrorists.
It is of some point that in n. recent public opinión poll conducted in Britain; more than half of those canvassed considered action in Cyprus to put down terrorism, hnd: not been strong enough. It indicates that the British: Feople are convinced nothing can be done about roubiving the Cyprus problem until the terrorists have been
oliminated."
future co-operent
BOHLEN IN TIFF
"I
DITY saying this because caught in their net, know Togliatt. There is only
Ma
Press,
can
say
During the reception, Marsha Shepilov's Mission
Tito had a friendly, healod dis- cussion with tho American Ambassador Mr Charles Bohlen, when he (Tito)
claimed that distorted in the American Press. one of his speeches had been Mr Bohlen told Marshal Tito that the American Press. pub lehed the same version of his specch 03 appeared in the Soviet newspaper, Pravda,
Marshal Voroshilov broke up the discussion by
proposing a toast to peace." he would
The Ambassador replied that be glad to drisik : a' toast to peace but that if peace. to be maininined conditions for peace had to be established and that meant Justion,
wus
To Egypt A Success?
Cairo, June 18. There were strong indications today that the Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser had succeeded in his talks with the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Shepilov,
It appeared the two had touched agreement on a wide
| operation between the two coun-
trics.
for
A SPLIT
TWO KILLED
A Russian journalist then protested: "But we always help. them, Comrado Bulganin. We work together and help them whenever
We can Algiers, June 18, The Prime Minister wayed his reported to
Two European officials were hand and replied "No, there is a have had their lot in that. Why don't you throats, slit when Algerian re-invite them to drink with you swooped ca special ad- and if you like, get drunk with.
Ain them? ministrative office at Romana, a few miles from the mountains range “Moutalavite
He'll Confer With range political and economic cb Mourable mounta
Selwyn Lloyd
Although the official Soviet Egy plan falice, which coded last
were murrounded
lay
A number of Algerian troops ellished" to the pot were re- ported missing after the attack.
Rome, Juna 18. night, The Italian Foreign Minister: secrecy, informed sources mid}" Signor Gostano. Martino will the three major paints covered Marshal Tito then sald: "Are have um "exchange of views were you suggesting that Pomen with Mr Selwyn Lloyd, the here is against jusUcer"
Foreign Minister, "ins, London [A, Russia's" offer to finance
mammoth Aswan dam and other |ingo: mente, economia inssiatande
of Canado ́ ́and, Norway. In Parla
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Mr Bohlen replied: "I am next Monday, it was, untiounced le construction of the not suggesting anything. I am tonight. only saying that Justice is a prerequisite to peace, realtor He will travel to London after to Egypi.
Both methon, drank - the moeting the Foreign Ministers toast-Router.
GOING TO BUCHAREST
Vienna, June 187 Prodent Tito mi dhe invitation from the Rumisian Government to via: Bucharest “atello trend's of June. "Radio
| Zoe a• diectumaton, one-dim (pom)-
bikine is widening on-military supplying o co-operation between the Atlanko? Egypt. Pact melloma
Bignon: Martino ured: Me: Liend
partment motivilles
REPORTER ANGRY
respondents and ory little
When told that Western cor
Forelés Ministry's Fred De contact with officials of the
who control; all their }
*** Prima"." Mintabor
bureaucrats. When asked why polloemen sloot on" ginted in front of al crib binden, andy blocks of a fat resuryod for foreigners and, so frighioned away ordinary, Ris slugs, Mirahai Bulganin, 10- piled on well;. (you?-
know
sald with and
another gesture of his
hand
Consul's Death: Note To Britain
The thieves entered the store
awing, through paper said,
the
the
Sodium arsenite 1 Wee
1s used for kling weeds-Reuter,
Strike Threat
New York, June 18, Washington, Junio-187 The wage-polley committee of The United States Government the United Steel Workers Union
the will express is concem to Britokay muthorised tain about the murder by Geck sentatives at prescat negotiating Cypriot terorists of the Ameri-, for a new wagd contro to call
State Department, said can Vice-Consul in Nicosion the the union's 650,000 menters out today on strike if a settlement is not Rriter.
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