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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Mission To Cairo! TOMO

NOMORROW members of

the "Sucz Committee"! set off to Cairo on what, of without doubt,

the most diffeult of diplo-; malle missions wit (57) - deavour to arrive at, with Col Nasser, ft mutually agreeable arrangement fur the future uf the Suez Canal

The first at f Mr Robert Menzies, leader of the party, and his cullengues must Le

ascertain Nanner is prepared to

whether

negotiate with sincerity, or whether agreement to talk is merely another delaying

tactic.

For the five men negotiating

on behalf of

I nations, the must important part of their quest is to persuade Col Nasser to accept inter

national control and ma- agement of the Caual. But they cannot go to Cairo with only vague ideas to how this can be accom

plished.

It is conceivable

that

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EGYPTIAN OF

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Paris, Aug. 31.

A troopship sailed from Marseilles today with 4,200 men and France announced that "more and more alarming news" from Egypt forced her decision to rush troops to Cyprus.

The troopship Pasteur steamed for Algiers There was no hint whether it was merely stopping there en route to Cyprus or whether the troops aboard would replace others sent from Algeria to the eastern Mediterranean isle.

Ministry A Foreign

spokesman said French "the news from going to Cyprus because troops are Egypt has been more and more alarming" since the London conference last wook.

THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF

NINA POMOMAREVA

Shoplifting Charges Called Nonsense

Moscow, Aug. 31.

China Mail Feature Highlights

Here are sent of today's

feature highlights:

P. 5: Britain's Bloodless

Revolution John Mar afall introduces a now series to show Britons ALP they really are..

candid close-up of times and how

a people has changed, 1. 6: The Windsors Have a

Second Honeymoon, and Sydney Smith is there

modern A high Soviet sports official said tonight that "hardly anyone can believe this nonsense of shoplifting charges placed in London against Soviet discus thrower Nina Ponomareva.

The official, Mr Alexei Chiken, chief of the foreign relations section of the Soviet govern- ment's sports committee, said it was because of the charges that the Soviet team had withdrawn from Anglo-Soviet athletics match to have been held today and tomorrow in London.

"The accusation against Mis A second troopship, the Athon 11, was preparing to Ponomareva 18 not only insuli- Committee will suggest a sail from Marseilles with 2,000 men bound for an un-ing a world champion but also control body similar in; announced destination. set-up to the internationa

tenision Diplomatie Bank as the supreme Canal Authority. It is a feasible Parls today, as

iloved proposal. A possible

a human being" he said

yet The committer ap !Mal

tri, Nasser. Bul 184

he refused been in contact with the team in

It was

premaned. Lanxion, but what wis - drawn on what length lime

athletes would return would be a critical he considered

to the Soviet it reasonabl

to Moscow if there is no change the eaning negotia-

in the wallʊn." supplementury proposal is meting next Monday uppreich. allow for

discus thrower between President Nassey Uons, and the five-nation Suez com-

was still in London, Mr Chiken extend down to authority inttice

replied, "Where

else could she headed by over the pilots, the mar- shalling of the convoya at either end of the Canal,

that international

dredging operations

future developments.

control

He said: "There is its conily Australian recognizable difference betwee Petme Minister. Mr Robert bona fide argument and argu

in order to hold things up Menzies

NO RECALL

atmosphere is Ketting

und

Soir

Wrote Independent Colonel Nasser's

operation

directed suites

The Committee must set 11-¦ Anerken has falled

self two main objectives:

the efficient running of the Canal, and the restoration

اعد

Cabinel The

decided today there was no need to recall par lament before October 22, The Cabinet today discussed normal date of is reopening Suez a wa yeported, as being after the summer recess.

"There is no doubt the gov-

**ur Kardous "

the

of international confidence. The evening poper Le Mondeornment can rely on the ver- It is also imperative that wrote: The government has whe lining

of support Egypt should be represent-mad it clear that it no longer national assembly in any action It might be called upon to take before the end of September." to the Premier's a scures close oller xuối.

It

to

ed on the Authority in a pula is whole confidence nor all manner commensurate with its hopes in diplomatie merijtags. Sending French troops to Cyprus her sovereignty,

IN ย

will be approx 1 mg the sign of a tank prime

of the Com

thattr inter ed mittee to convince

emine Into play if a culomate that Egypt's own interests į demand the receptatire hy him of some sort of inter- national set-up.

"HI

is reached"-

DIRE THREATS

string feeling her WON

clash be,ween the

It is of pertinent importance rest.

that impartial estimates Meral okeanon of the French

M. Bourges Masnoury. the Defence

Loki Minister,

the

A

Cab.net today of the movement of French troops to Cyprus. complete security blackout, rv mamascent of wartime, prevented any detaits reaching the public.

Al Toulon, the French cruiser Farts fee and an Egytlan De Grasse was expected to get in on September 3 to join other old Suez Journalist at a press conference

jaIF Thuy that Company which show

why Asked by the Egyptian the

trafte increase of through the Canal over the the French government thought will are unis in Egypt might be the in denger,

sp: kesan d

have recently

been

pared for the

next

וויון

years

pre-

fres

Lite,

necessitate almost doubling the waterway's capacity.

"Sis not a single day goes by And the work involved is expected to cost up to £400 that some of the Arab coun

and particularly Egypt million. This vast sum can expressing the must dire threats not be raised from Canal | agitust

lives of

of Frenchmen, talls, even if the rates are Britishers, Whites and Christiens. raised. Therefore the only:

"It must be obvious that we alternative is international are entitled to feel that protec finance which will clearly ive measturs in regard to nur be forthcoming only when orals are imperative. Hence world-wide confidence the future control and repeated the the French govern- of the Canai ¦ mint had no intention of allow- ang iny "libustering" President

management

is restored.

in

sur troops are in Cyprus."

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Asked why Miss Ponomareva court had failed to appear in yesterday, the official said, "That is quite natural,"

It

somi Soviet and

The Soviet track team refused in the to compete

two-days meet in protes! the gainst

charges brought Soviet-Britain against Miss Ponomareva,

Crump, who received a per- the from gift today

said that Soviet team, British athletes were still on good terms.

Crump mid that Sovic

they officials had nexured him wished to maintala friendly ties which had been forged between Soviet and British sportsmen.

Fine Athlete

Crump said Miss Ponomareva whe a "no athlete in magni- Ho said she un- Mr Chiken said "There is no fleent form"

questionably WES "among the doubt about her innoCENCE. is not the first time she has world's greatest athletes." gone abroad and she is known An estimated 5,000,000 tele.

It ocens viewers had been expected all over the world, very mange an olympic chare-tane in on the Soviet-Britain plon should do such things." moct today. Instead they were Reuter.

No Hard Feelings

London, Aug. 31 The Soviet Union has invited The British truek team to visi Murcow next year despite the incident which led to the can- celling of the Soviet-Brilain meat here today, Jack Crump, the manager

of the

British team, sald.

Crump, In a telecast spreeb, degerbta a charming young Lady" the 27-year-old woman discus

SOVICL French

thrower, Nina Marseilles 26 cargo ships chartered at short Ponomareva, who vanished two notice by the Defence Ministry days ago after being accused of anchor waiting for steing five hals from London

department store. orders.- United Press and China Mall Special.

were

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Recall Parliament Request Rejected

London, August 31.

The government tonight declined to fix a date for recalling parliament from its summer vacation to dis. cuss the Suez situation until after the outcome of the forthcoming Cairo talks.

Labour Gailskell, Mr Hugh

Mr Callskell's request today Furly leader, asked for parlia-the accoud me the Labour mooi to to recalled "not later loader has urged the recall ut than the week after next" to parliament to discuss the Suez- debate the Canal crisis, Parlia- was made in a letter to Mr R. is now an 11-week A. Butter, leader of the House vacation and is not due to meet of Commons, in the absence of the Prime Minister, who is on a sbart holiday in the country.

mont

again unt

until October 23.

But statement from Number 10 Downing Street, Sir Anthony

'Mr Galiskell told Mr Butler Eden's residence, tonight said:

that "The date for, the recall of that it was "essential" parliament cannot be fixed until parlament should have a full the government have had an opportunity of discussing the opportunity of considering the Suez situation before the gov- outcome of the 'discussions due erment took any new decisions. 10 begin in Cairo on Monday." -Router.

TO INDIA

to

shown newsreels of a Soviet- Britain football match alayed in

Moscow last year.

to

report

the scene.

Meet the Woman who Defies Naseer, Anno Sharpley writes about Doria Shatik the Egypt- tion feminist who is not afraid of her country's dictator,

more

P. 8: No Government In the world could guarIII- tee there would be no

traitors,

Girorre Henderson reporte on necurity

measures being taken in Britain's civil

10- dustries, William Hickey. Zanies.

service and defence

1. 13; had to happen and here it la - Ble Beverley Baxter on Mino Monroe. And how the fickle English publlo turned AWAY after a while to admire a hero, a handsome curato playing in a Test match.

new

ESCAPE IN STOLEN PLANÉ

Roseburg, Oregon, Aug. 31.

Four California convicts, who escaped from a forestry honour camp, were sought throughout Oregon today after they fled across the State line in a stolen airplane.

Posses were searching the Roseburg area and around Myrtle Creek, 20 miles south of here, for the men who fled from the Happy Camp near Eureka, California, early this morning,

The fugitives were identified (tial district. It was found at as Gerald Baucum, 27 of San down, abandoned near here. Francisco, Charles Morgan, 37, The police said the plane Un- Los Angeles robber, Paul Mar- doubtedly WIS piloted by ques, 36. Los Angeles narutles Baucum, who had a previous law violator, and Edward Virgil, record of plane theft. They said 20 Sacramento hold-up man. he deserted the Marine Corpo The prison authorities said the in 1949 and at that time stole four men escaped *me time an airplane to By from Son between the midnight und 2 s.m. Diego to Las Vegas, Nevada. ----- bod checks stealing State United Press. Highway Department truck o

drive

to newby Clear Creek Airport, where the stole a four- scuter, single-engle Cosna light plane belonging

to E. E, Head, co-owner of the Happy Camp Lumber Company

At 3.10 a.m. the tower opera- tor at the Medford, Oregon, air-

port heard a pilot who sounded

Wee student" asking for land- ing instructions, The tower man,

BOW

4 MINERS. KILLED

Prague, Aug. 31.

Four miners were killed

Iru Parish, said be turned on the today in a fire which broke runway

lights and

the out in the Stalingrad Mine, Cessna plane coming in. He said | at Most, In Northern It was lying without the requir- Bohemia,

ed navigational lights and taxied nearly a mile to the dark end of the runway. Parish found the plane abandoned.

A short time later, a car was stolen from a Medford residen-

BRUTAL KILLING BY

RED TERRORISTS

4

Ipoh, Malaya, Aug. 31.

Troops and police were today searching the Some 60,000 fans had bought jungles in the Tapah area of Perak State, northern Uckets for the much publicised meet-France-Presse.

CHOU MAY GO

TO INDIA

New Delhi, Aug. 31. The Chinese Prime Minister, Mr Chou En-lai, may fly here

in December for a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Nehru, it was learned tonight.

Mr Chou will be visiting Hengcon during that month and it is understood that he is like-

The fire, breaking out sud- denly, first killed two miners. As rescuera came to the aid of their comrades, two of them were also killed in a cave-in which followed an explosion in

mine,

Other burning miners suffered from burna and from the effects of smoka,

the

The Are was pat under con- trol after several hours and work was begun again in the rest of the Stalingrad mine. France-PressL,

Malaya, for three Communist terrorists, one of Patrols Attack

them a woman, who murdered a 38-year-old Chinese woman with a rubber tapper by tying her to a tree and stabbing her in the throat.

Air Disaster In Alaska

Anchorage, Aug. 31. An Air Force B-50 weather

Her son, who saw the terror- ists the his mother to a tree, ran more than a mile to report to the police.

A police patrol rushed to the scene but they were too late. The woman, Yuon Son Mooi, was dead stabbed several times in the throat.

Police said the terrorists had

ly to take the opportunity to plane with 11 men aboard crash- taken the woman's gold chain,

fly on to New Delhi Icr a few days.cuter.

Round The Cape

The Orient

tonight that they

their

Landen, Aug. 31.

Line announced had decided to use the Cape route to Eng land from Australia for liner Oronsay (27,632 tores) due to leave Fremantle on Sunday,

to call She is expected Capetown on September 12, Las Palmas on September 21 and 10. arrive at Tilbury about Septem- ber 25 instead of the 24th as previously announced-Reuler.

Glasgow Strike

London, Aug. 31.

#1

of

A striko hit the shipyards the Glasgow area today as 5,500 workers ́abruptly quit work.

The strikers are demanding a

guaranteed. minimum wage France-Presso.

ed 50 miles north of here today, The bodies of five met were found and six were missing, the Air Force said.

a ring and an identity card.

Scattered round her foet were Communist leaflets which sold: "We will liberute you yet,"

A police officer told reporters: "This is the most brutal

Cutro, Aug. 31. Israeli patrols opened fire with small arms on Egyptians in the Gaan coastal strip at i midtnight last night, a spokes- man of the Egyptian armed forces headquar.ers said today. "dma The spokesman maid

which attacked on patrol Egyptian outpost was repelled with losses,

No casualties were reported on the Egyp.ían alde.—Reuter,

Bomb Explosion

New Delhi, Aug. 91. Twenty people Including several policemen were injured when a crude bomb exploded and near Jurna Masjid historic

A ground party at the scene, an island in the Susitna River, reported that the bodies of Ave of the crew ww.c found in a senseless killing I have come mosque in the heart of Old

preliminary examination of the acromo for years. smoking wrockage.

Delhi-tonight, 'Condition ot tee of the injured is serious. They (the Communists) will Five persons were arrested...

Reuter.

The party, which was joined later by a helicopter crew from pay for it."--Router. the 71st Air Rescue Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base near here, said it was unable to determine the plane had burned. It appeared that the giant four-engined plate pan- caked into the island, the Air Force Bald.

The plane was on a routine weather flight from its home base at Elelson AFB, near Fairbanks.

There was no explanalloni na to what may have happened to the other six airmen aboard the plane.United Press,

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