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COMMENT OF
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Better Relations
FN the Interests of the pence
security of the
East it is of profound Im- portance that relations be tween Britain and Egyp should be harmonious and co-operative. Happily there have been recent signs that relations are beginning to move in this desired direc- tion, though there remains much room for Improve- ment. The contributing factors of a more durable friendship are however worth appraising.
First and foremost has been completion of the gigantic
CHINA
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TUESDAY, JULY 9,.., 1956.
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DAKS
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· 118 ASTEROI TROUSERS
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BRITAIN WORKING
MORE TRADE WITH CHINA OUT ENTIRELY NEW
Will Also Seek Improved
Diplomatic Relations
From DEREK MARKS
LONDON, JULY 2.
THE COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS HAVE DECIDED TO PRESS operation of evacuating the AHEAD WITH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TRADE AND DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Canal Zone ahend ef WITH PEKING. schedule, due largely to the excellent co-operation be tween the British
and TO Egyptian authorities on the spot. That has helped in a considerable MEASURE establishing British goodd- will.
Relations in the
in that
economic
feld have also improved to an extent that is often over. looked. Last September the British government agreed that Egypt could transfer £20 militon year from her blocked sterling accoust instead of the £10 million fixed in 1951. In exchange the Egyptian government announced that the Import) entitlement system would no longer apply to British goods. The important result has been a marked rise in Egypt's imports of British goods.
BRITAIN'S
for
motives desiring closer relations with Egypt are frequently misconstrued; yet they are
AT THE MEETING TODAY THEY DISCUSSED THE RECENT DECISION INCREASE TRADE IN GOODS WHICH MAY BE EXPORTED TO RUSSIA.
I understand there was a general acceptance of Sir Anthony Eden's view China should not be treated as though she were an inseparable ally of Russia.
Singapore Chief Minister's Opinion
BRITAIN SHOULD FORFEIT
HER CEYLON BASES
Singapore, July 2.
Mr Lim Yew-hock, the Chief Minister of Singapore, said today it would be the "most sensible thing" for Britain to withdraw her bases from Ceylon.
Mr Lim was commenting on the announcement made in London today by the Prime Minister of Ceylon, Mr Solomon Bandaranaike, that Britain had agreed in principle to the withdrawal.
The Chief Minister told Reuter: "I welcome Mr Bandaranaike's highly practical and any statement. It shows that Britain appreciates the situation in Ceylon at
thing but Machiavellian. Britain is a trading nation and the Middle East is un important market. At the same time it is well to ro
its proper perspective.
member that the ability of Prostitutes Drawn Up Like A
countries
like
to
trade on equal terms was made possible to a large ex- tent by British enterprise and with British help.
Britain's interest in Egypt's
of
programmes development, and
intertal partiru-
larly in the High Dam pro- ject, is every bit as simple
"Guard Of Dishonour"
TORY MP INDICTS LONDON VICE
London, July 2.
now
readines
Co-
"Great Britadas that without the willing operation of the people, she cannot hold on to foreign bases.
"She should withdraw from Ceylon. It would be the most sensible thing for her to do.
Mr
declined Lim
to SILY whether Britain would be more conciliatory or
or more firm to the elected Singapore government's
for demand
Independence following the lose of her naval and air bases in Ceylon,
Mr Lee
louder
of the leftwing
Air Tragedy Sequel
Bodies Recovered From Gorge
WINDS HAMPER HELICOPTERS
New York, July 2 A helicopter today flew out of the Grand Canyon with five rubber sacks containing the first pitiful The prime ministers re- remains of the 128 people chance of a major rethinking who died when two giant of Western policy toward China airliners crashed, possibly until after the American | after a collision presidential election. But they Saturday.
cognise
that
there
was
no
no
here on
DEFENCE POLICY
London, July 2..
Leaders of the British Government and armed forces are studying plans for a general revision of British defence policy. an informed source said today.
The revision would affect the structure of Britain's relationship to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and particularly its troops stationed in Germany.
It would also affect the British system of bases throughout the world which —
in Cyprus, Jordan, Aden, Ceylon and even Singapore is threatened by local nationalist demands.
The source said that Britain's desire to modify its relationship with NATO springs from four sources:
(1) The dimeult situation of Britain;
(2) The lack of enthustasin of Germany for its own rearms- ment;
(3) The fact that France has withdrawn a part of its troops from Germany; and,
(4) The possibility of trans- forming a conventional army equipped with
an amny
atomic weapons.
Eden's Assurance
Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden has indicated that Britain will not reduce its armed forces in Germany without the agree- ment
ent of its allies.
MOLLET'S NEW
TAX BILL
Paris, July 2. Premier Guy Mollet, fresh from an overwhelming con- fidence vote from his Social- ist Party, today began pre- parations to raise taxes of 100,000,000,000 francs (US $285,714,290) to pay for the war in Algeria.
agreed that in the meantime
Mch waiting on the rim of the the Commonwealth countries should talke every opportunity rugged canyon, lifted the sacks
into helicopter and from the army of improving relations.
uansferred them to a waiting In 0 discussion of the plane which will take them to Cyprus situation, I understand the nearby town of Flagstaff for Mohammed All of Pakistan possible identification.
There stressed the vital importance of
survivors Turkey to the Baghdad pact among the passengers and crews of which Pakistan is the most of the two aircraft, a Transworld
The tax plan will be pro- easterly member.
Airline Superconstellation and a
sented to the French Cabinet by United Air Lines DC 7.
Informed circies, therefore, the Finance Minister, M. Poul Rescue workers in the gorge expect that the British govern Remedior, next Wednesdag It continand to sift through the ment will make known its inis largely a "cock the rich" plon, charred and langled wreckage of tention to reduce these forces at although cigarette and tobacco the TWA plane for other bodies, the next meeting of NATO, next will be raised 10 to 18 por
The other airliner smashed December 2. into a virtually inaccessible peak and so far it was not been possi- ble to reach it on foot.
BIG CHINESE
CONTRACT
London, July 2, It was learned here today that Communist. China re- cantly placed in Britain an vader for, Imecticides worth well sa about £2,000,000 as wel
orders
for fertilisers In other
countries. Western The order for the insect- olden to believed to be one of the biggest of its kind and in connected with the Feking government's 12- your plan for the develop- ment of agricultural prodno- tion. Franco-Presse,
Workers Stranded
taxes
money.
of the
of
The United States, which had cont to bring in part previously opposed such reduc- tions, now secme to have devised | Algeria is at present costing Its attitude somewhat because of
French "pacification"
around 1,000,000,000 trones
the rapid development of ever (US$2,857,000) a day.
now
bad
ched
more powerful atomic weapons.
Britain As nighttall approached, the
believes that, Kusty winds, with blasts up 10 at
at an earlier date. them 60 miles an
prevented previously been expected, hous additional
dm will be able to end compulsory. hellcopters reaching the floor of the Canon military service, reduce her de- straided fence expenditures and adopt a
and left 13 persons
international
situation.at
there overnight, Major Jerome | policy most Buited to the
helicopier new Feldt, head of the unit, waited for a break in the France-Pressc. wind to drop supplies stranded party.
Three helicopters
to the
to
managed down Infojot to work their way
within a short distance of the British remains of one of the planes that final the United Airliner-and The
The view of the
Sir Beverley Baxter, Conservative, drew a picture and practical. She wants to in the House of Commons tonight of prostitutes “drawn | Party in the Legislative agreement on the right of self- crew of the third helicopter see the Middle East econde !
mically
and up like a guard of honour-or dishonour" soliciting in politically stable. Hener her streets near London's Hyde Park.
prosperous
Jorun
#
Lowards
offer of
He was condemning vice in the city's West End during construction of the new a debate about matters under the control of the Home Aswan Dam; hence also her Oflice. anxiety at
economic, the
Sir Beverley Baxter said this sort of thing was "not cultural and, even military paralleled in any other great civilised capital-New York, rapprochement between Paris or Vienna." Egypt and the Soviet bloe,
the
law and Critieising the OLONEL Nasser has an inaction" of the police, he said nounced the setting in pro thutes legally could not ba motion in Egypt of a more apprehended ixcause they wore democratic political and not causing a disturbance. social system-the relense Yet
nothing was done when "screams,
blasphemy quarrels, of political prisoners, the removal of Press censorship and blows" accompanied disputes and the establishment of between the prostitutes and men
parliamentary
who arrived to take percentage institution. of the earnings.
the Big ganga of these men were more "coming out into the open," he
This coincided with
of
announcement
BOMB KILLS CHILD
Nicosia, July 2.
Kuale's Action government remains Asecinbly, said: "It depends on the Briush
Government, Britain takes a long-term view of her
Interests in Singapore, more conellatory she will be
for Merdeka
to
our demand
(freedom)."
Must Leave
Mr Lee said Britain had leave Ceylon.
to
"It is the only thing she can do under the circumstances," he slated.
Mr C. C, Tan, chairman of the rightwing Liberal Socialist Party, said: "I don't think a British withdrawal from Ceylon would affect the British govern mert's attitude towards Sing
BIG FLURRY
the
"Big Top" Blown Down
Now
New York, July 2 A gust of wind blew down the Barnum and "Big Top" of the Bailey Circus in Geneva, York, last night just as a tight was dancing on a rope before 1,000 spectators. No- Fourteen persons were injured
in the momentary
panic that followed the
gust, while the Acrobat
and badly hurt Was stated to be in a serious condi- tion.
mangled and determination for Cyprus can't brought out the bo reached without full burned remains of five persons Turkish co-operation.
before the wind closed down the rescue operation.
The wind almost brought on new disaster as a helicopter and There was also a big furry a civilan plane narrowly avoid-rope waiter in Whitehall today over
ed coniding of the last minute Ceylon bases.
It
came
over the Grand Canyon after Solomon Bandaranaike, tional Park-Reuter and United Cylon's Prime Minister, was Fress. reported to have said Britain had agreed principlo to in evacuate bases in Ceylon.
The Ministry of spokesman sald tonight:
Preliminary exchanges views have taken place but no agreement has been reached."
Defence FAMED WOMAN
RACEHORSE
of
the Ceylon High Com missioner's office it was sald
that Mr Bandaranaike had been asited whether Britain had agreed in principle to Ceylon's demand for the evacuation of bases art that the Prime Minister had replied "that is correct,"
OWNER SLAIN
London, July 2. Miss Rachel Parsons, well- known racehorse owner and one of the richest women in Mr Bandaranaike added that England, was found dend
A Greck Cypriot child, pore,"
At He said Ceylon was indepen- was killed and two soldiers
dent and therefore had a right were slightly injured today to ask for the withdrawal of all "liberalising" methods of i said.
when a bomb was thrown foreign bases-Router. Kovernment within the Mr Gwilym Lloyd George, at a military vehicle in the
Home Secretary, dented Soviet bloc, but there is no the reason to believe as yet that charges of Inaction by the police village of Komatou Yialou on the basic aim of Soviet in tackling vice and other prob- the northeast peninsula of
but lems,
Buick police were Cyprus, foreign policy-namely, to
the handicapped by
present
Troops shot dead a youth establish just the kind of state of the law on prostitution officially stated to be the thrower political and economic domi- He
Commons 10 urged the nation that Egypt so rightly await a repost expected soon of fears has changed.
a committer appointed by the There have, fortunately, been government to suggest changes.
indications that the diver-Reuler.
gence of views between London and Cairo on Soviet polley
is not
quito BO
Irreconcilable as it some- times appears. While tho Soviet alm in
Big Ben
supplying Becomes Silent
waa
t
of the bomb.
in
S'pore Thugs Wage War
A wide-scale operation ch-
Singapore, July 2 tered its second day today Northeast Cyprus where 1,000 Police reported tonight another British troops were reportedly floreup in the gang war between searching for a Greek Army | rival secret thugs on Singa- officer who
was understood to pare's waterfront.
himself have smuggled Cyprus recently.
into Following up crice of "help. murder," police found the body There was no official state-of a 22-year-old Chinese water- ment on the subject and officials front worker. said there would be none until the operation was over,
CURFEW LIFTED
Meanwhile, a night curfow
statement said.
D
talks with the British govern.
ment were going on very well from severe head injuries and "we hope to make a joint this afternoon near her pro- statement toward the end of perty at Newmarket. this weck,"
Sho was believed to have The two bases under discus-been murdered, ston are the Trincomalee naval
and establishment
Whatever
..
Miss Parmons, 75, was known 01 the as "The Grand Old Lady
Racing."
in both of them--London Ex- ortes Service.
Katunayake RAF station.
She owned over 20 thorough- Bre agreements
of the breds, and in 1954 bought the reached as to control
near bases the Brilish government big Landsdowne Stables
facillies the Newmarket race course. wants to retain some
Miss Parsons inherited a fortune
£1,000,000 of nearly from her Cather Sir Charles Parsons, inventer of the steam turbine for ship propulsion.
She also had a degree in naval engineering and was a
of the Institute member
of Finance- Archliccle.
NOW HAS 25 WAR MEDALS
Audio
Naval
Preuse
Egypt with arms
Ho had been slabbed to death. between drive a wedgo
Later they discovered a blood London, July 2,
stained knife a few yards away. Egypt and the West and to
The chimes of But Ben, from between
Reserve contables, called out heighten tonsion
on the Greek sector of Nicosia's to deal with the gang war, were the Arab states and Israel, the famous clock towering over
the Houses of Parliament at old town which has been in combing round-the-clock under- Col Nasser in his National Westminster, were silenced to forse for the past 18 days, was world haunts along the water- Day speech Inid special night after they had struck nine to be lifted tonight, an omcial front for suspected thugs tat- emphasis on Egypt's do o'clock,
tooed with their secret society termination to full her
A long overdue overhaul is A ban on the opening of all numbers"108" and "24".
raid on a house in Singn- internal ambitions; to lay being carried out, and the chimes Grock-owned places of enter- In a
radio | tainment In the Nicosia area |pore, detectives recovered familiar to
Hollywood, July 2 the foundations of a new which are
rounds of am- Pistol and ten
Murphy American ANNA PAUKER Bociety which in
Bocial listeners all over the world, will was ütted this morning.
Second World War hero who da justico and equality of not be heard again for three A government statement and munition.
today that
the now a film star, has boos notified REPORTED DEAD They reported it there had been opportunity are the main months.
evidence The British Broadcasting Cor- further"
of Grock weapon missing from the office here that he has received boo pillara.
London, July 2. of the Commandant of military awards from Belgium
Rumanian Communist loader Those are
Idents to which poration, which normally pre- Cypriot students having received nafo Britain herself has always faces its major news bulletins terrorist training in Greece, Singapore's Special Constabulary to add to the 23 which have
has doin in the central pollice station last made him the most decorated Anna Pauker | December-Rowner.
American soldier in history, Bucharest, the Manchester
The now owaris, are the Guardian reported today Nixon For Taipei
Moscow, July 2.
The Guardian,
quoting Belgian Croiz de Guerre 1940, Mr Dog Hammarskjold, the and the palm for the same Rumanian exlla papor in Paris Goblysburg, July-2. tower
St Paul's of
Tho
Vice-President, Mr United Nation Secretary modal, Murphy, whose exploits said the woman, one of the ovory interent political, Cathedral.
Communist Richard Nixon, now on a tour General Now Into Moscow warp with the American Brd founders of the economic and moral-in
Great Tom was first heard giving Col Nasser all the over the air, when repairs were of the Far East, will go to tonight for a three-day visit and Infantry Division in Italy and Party In Rumania died a month
Formoen
July; 7 to wialt talks with Soviet leaders, France, holds the Medal of ago at the age of 63 and was quilly and without support it can in realising last made to Big Ben 22 years General Chiang Kai-shay it was The UN chief executive la on Honour, highest United States buried
award-Chino Mail Epostak!
United Prong: these Ideals.
{---China Mall Special. announced there today---Router. [anropean tour.-Neuter.
aspired and which she has with these unmistakable chimes, Franco-Presso,
will relay instead the chimes of
gono
long
way
to
Great
in the clock
Tom, achieving. The Britlab porched 100 feet up in one of government, therefore, has the
on
WIE
US$30,000
WALA estimated
3 MAIN POINTS Main points of the plan are:
1. A-50 per cent Margno.
·in rent fates to bring in an eliinated 15,000,000,000 francs will
(US$42,857,114).. This ment
mainly hit large Owners snd householders. Reservists and their families
will be
be exempt.
2. An Increased excégs profita tax to bring in an estimated 20,000,000,000 francs (US$57,142,858).
8. Higher taxes on luxury artlofta
as television Buch sets and refrigerators to bring in an estimated -20,000,000,000 Lo 25,000,000,000 franes ($57,142,858 to $72,428,573). At
the same time. M. Hamadler is planning to impose the a price freeze throughout French economy to hold back -inflation.-United Press,
17 Buried Alive ‚·
New Delhi, July 2. Seventeen villagers were buried alive and six othwa', in- at jurod by huge landslides this"
wcakend in the Himalayan dis-
Tomorrow's performance will trict of Almerah, according to be an open air one--France-reports received here today. Presse.
United Pre59,
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