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The Suez Canal
RESIDENT Nasser's out- right refund to enter into negotiations based on the Dulles plati Fenders
even more acute the Suez Canal crisis. It is the tone which Nasser employed in rejecting the propoanla sub- mitted by the Menzies com- mitter which underscores the gravity of the situation, For the Egyptian President there exists only ane peace, ful solution- u negotintei wreement ...fely embracing hin terms. They are: 4- replance of ht *! of
nationalisation; recognition of Egypt's sovereignty over : the Caual; Egypt to control and manage the waterway: Egyptian guarantees that It will remain free to inter- national shipping. Virtusily nothing
conditions
in these compatible
with the proposals approved. by 18 nations at the London - conference. and for the moment Nasser is not pre- pared to budge from his declared position. It is in the light of this un- compromising attitude that
Britain, France
and the
United States, as well as
those countries which have already associated them-
solves with the Dulles plan, have to consider what shall
be their next action.
is the
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1956.
MOLLET, PINEAU CONFER
London, Sept. 10. British and French lend- етн tonight opened critical talks to decide their next moves in the Suez crisis in the face of Egypt's rejection of international
control
for the Cana). The French Prime Minis
ter, M. Guy Mollet, and Foreign Minister, M. Christian Pineau,
met Sir Anthony Eden at the Prime Minister's residence shortly after flying to London from Paris. They were join. ed by Mr Selwyn Lloyd, British Foreign Secretary.
the
A crowd of 500 cheered and clapped Sir An- thony Eden emerged from Hidence to greet
AR
he
re- the
French leaders as they drove up.
He smiled and shook
hands four times with › M. Mollet for the bat- tery of about 30 photo- graphers before they went in to 10 Downing Street. for the talks, The Anglo-French talks will continue tomorrow, an authoritative source Hald tonight.
The source said no state- ment would be made tonight.
Mr Menzies joined the British and French ministers after dinner.
It was not expected that his colleagues on the Suez committee,
Mr
Loy Henderson, United States deputy Under-
Moderate E.,winds, veering to. 8.5...
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Secretary and Mr Oesten Unden, Swedish · Foreign Minister, would go to Downing Street. Sources close to the
French and British de legations said tonight it WRA still uncertain whether the Govern- ments would decide to bring the Suez issue be fore the Security Coun
اك
French delegation sources
sald both Governments appeared determined to maintain a firm atti- tude in the Suez Canal dispute.
M. Mollet and M. Pineau left Downing Street just before midnight.
It was understood that
the
talks would con- tinue tomorrow ing-Reuter.
MOT-
MENZIES ON CAIRO TALKS
‘EGYPT WANTS TO BE SOLE
MASTER OF CANAL'
LONDON PRESS CONFERENCE
London, Sept. 10.
Mr Robert Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister said Egypt's answer to the Dulles plan, "after long argument" was that "Egypt would have nothing to do with peaceful solution of the Canal issue which does not leave Egypt the sole and undisputed master of the whole of the operation of
the Canal.”
THAT the feeling spreading
amongst them problem should be placed] Cairo. before the United Natious further emphasises that all are desirous of attaining a
Mr Menzies returned tonight from his unsuccessful mission to
Mr Menzies declined
of the future when he
Lom Cairo tonight for
To taik President Nasser turned down new in the Dulles plan.
urgent
peaceful solution. There are talks with however, reasons for grave doubts that Colonel Nassor Sir Anthony Eden, would heed any injunctioarench Premier M. Guy Mollet,
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There had been reports that
the Prime Minister, the United States, once Colonel
nud the Noser
objected to the Dulles 19. į plan, tried to soften the deter
But he added: "Now, in sub-miration of Britain, and. France strace,
this is the one thing at the Suez Canal
must be
1 that can be said at this time, put under international control.
The 16 powers made proposals
which my colleagues and 1 Rumours Denied
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Vulcan's Flight
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CONSPIRACY TRIAL EVIDENCE
His
Keay Gave Honour All Was Above Board'
William Murray Keay, fourth accused in the mines conspiracy trial at the Victoria District Court, described in the occasion in evidence this morning how on one Sports Club he placed his hand over his heart and told Mr James Jolly it was on his word of honour that everything was "above board."
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BABOONS INVADE NAIROBI SUBURB
Nairobi, Sept. 10.
A troop of 40 hungry baboons descended on the Nairobi suburb of South Hills last night, stealing groceries through kitchen windows, foraging around the houses, and scaring women and children.
The baboons came from the Nairobi National Purk
a mile away One woman found 17 baboons perched ou her porch this morning,
Earlier in his evidence, Keay (signex by Mr Hong Sling in- also testified that Mr G. R | ferming him that due to circum-
Park rangers have cap- Sneath, Crown Couneci, sent stance beyond thair control
tured several and were hira memorandum giving they would not be able to re-
forced to shoot sl of them him the clearance for the new the prospecting licence.
in an effort to drive them Issuance of leences in the name Keay said that at that time
back to the park. of the Bohespie Syndicate.
he knew of the agreement bo-
When hungry and an- tween Mr O'Neil and Mr Hong The accusta
baboons William Sling
noyed,
become Lam on behalf of the Allan Hogarth 02, chartered - Chuen
As
highly "the
dangerous. ryndicate.
Police
countant
Bald.-France-Presse. of 551. The Peak; situation appeared slightly con Henry Charles Patterson, 45, fusod" ho
Counsel's sought
took Company Director, of 10 Vic- cpinion before the
Peak Apartments, 'John action. Patterson Whitesleid, 14, Supér- He said he now. Mr Sneath on of Lighthouses, February 16 taking up with him Marine Department, of Albany the file and the applications for
the same time I placed
Intendent
any
Flats; and Wiliam Murray mining and prospecting licences.
of "At Superintendent cd 7 Kimberley Street, before Mr Sneath all the facts scoond floor, They
Keay, 54, Mines,
are
on (Conld, on back page, Cól. 2)
and by
from UN if it were contrary
conditions for his Bottlement. The anme can be said for
Nusser's
unanimously-there was suggestion that there should be a world- any breach in our unanimity-- Some reports suggested the
far
indeed American delegale wide conference to discuss regarded as
Mr Loy The problem.
result,
Henderson had irled to frame a They could not be improved compromise
Cairo ย
even undoubtedly would bo
nominal bail of $300 each. London, Sept. 10. they reesmised though the five-power Menzies
Hogarth, Patterson similar to that
A RAF of
Avro the Egypt's sovereignty.
Vulcan committee was committed
to London conference, but
4,065 Whitefield are represented bomber today Rew that international control, denied
Mr D. A. L. Wright, instructed would Nasser accept Its United
The States
had The
weekly Tupport
"Rose miles non-stop between
by Mr
J. C. Stewart of Slewa! proposals
basis for wavered when the Egyptian
spoke today of Mr Aden and Singapore on the and Company. negotiations? The answer!
the "dynamic
Mr Victor Gitlins, Instructed behind is almost certainly, no.
DOWLT
the scenes second stage of a flight to
Mr H. by Australia, the Air Ministry Stokes and Master, is appearing Caine, of Johnson, during the negotiations.. It is palpably clear that for;
claimed Mr Henderson was ask- announced tonight. the moment Col Nasser is
for Keay. Led during the talks to use his being intransigent because
influence as American delegate he is confident no nation or
on the
Ethiopian and tranlan of group
nations will
delegates, apparently to spil! indulge in monsures of force to take the Canal away from his control. And he prob- ably also believes that even the United Nations would not back with force any demands it made which Egypt was prepared to dis- regard,
SURELY nothing could be
more naive than the sug-
gestion that if Egypt were
PLAN TO
BYPASS
CANAL
'Super-tankers Around Cape*
London, Sept. 10.
the committee.
Mr Menzies did not refer to any specifle report tonight when fre volunteered the statemen! that there was "never
any breach" In the five-power ! group. 1311
the implication was plain enough in the statement he delivered it London airport,
Account Of Failure
Government support is to Menzies to
a satisfactory solution to buikl
A car was waiting to take Mr 10 Downing Street, Ee arrived. But in
to take part in a conference be sought for a proposal to whca
British port to change of plans he stopped all the Canal dispute would with certainty be reached. accommodate super-tankers at the airport long enough to give correspondents " a very few Cot Nasser does not want to which could operate econo-
words "
Mr Menzies' statement participate in discussions mically around South Africa unicas he is certain before instead of through the Suez hand that they will yield Canal, it was disclosed to- for him
agreement night. embracing his stated con- ditions.
DR
Wes
an account of fallure to win Nasser's President
agreemen
to international control, But he apoke cheerfully.
The scheme is to build docks
in explaining the progress of ut Milford Haven,
Wales, the Calt talks, Mr Menzies said This he knows full well can
capable of taking 100,000-ton his committed "worked very. be ruled out. If he had his tankers and making it the dia- very hard even though perhaps world conference, he would tributing centre for Europe's unsuccessfully. undoubtedly get a bigger | oil.
"It was not a committee of line-up of support than he Oll companies have been to ganbassador at large," he said, received at the London con- vited to a meeting here on "Its task was to take the pro- scheme, posals of the 18 powers at the ference, but against this Friday to discuss the would be an even bigger which was prepared by a firm London confereres, put them to combination supporting the of Industrial development con- the president of Egypt, explain Dulles plan. Similarly be ford Haven Development Com- quade him if possible to agree.
request of Mil-them, illustrcle them und per- sultants at the has no reason to anticipate mittee,
"Well, I think we explained majority backing for his The cost of the scheme has them....But on the hard simple terms if the question goes been estimated at between £13 ore of principle he would not before the United Nations, and £15 million. Everyone will agree that all THE ONLY PORT !
peaceful avenues for A
Agnto.
That failure to agree became quite clear by the time we went Thursday we got to work and prepered the memorandum be (Continged on Page 8 Col, 2)
settlement must bo ex- Mr. Colin Samuels, head of to bed on Wednesday night. On plored, but it is equally the firm which has helped pre- necessary that in so doing pare the plan maid in London tonight: "Milford Haven is the this should ́ load to 4 only port in Europe which positive solution; that would take the plant tankers of Nassor signifios his willing- up to 100,000 tons which are ness beforehand to accept coming along. Land abide by majority world. ut it goes
through, then we opinion.
could tell Colonel Nasser in three years time Sprry, we do
covered the
dis
and
The Crown is represented by Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Acting Solicitor-General, and Me Der-
Six Jewish
Soldiers
Killed
Jerusalem, Sept. 10.
ANGRY
CROWD
LYNCH REBEL
Rebels
Oran, Sept. 10.
three
mob
blow up downtown cafes tonight be- fore an infuriated caught and lynched the last bomb thrower,
Thred people were injured, one seriously, by the blasts. Heavy damage was reported.
The Arst bamb was lobbed into "Tony's Cafe', facing the Place de l'Opera, Oran's main town gathering place.
It was pliched out of Л worker-filled grey truck.
As the smoke" and debris of the first bomd were still swin fing through the air, a secondl went aft across the square at
the Theatre Cute" where theatregoers WPOTO having A
last-minute drink before the opening curtain of the optro.
ono
4.
The last bomb went oft -15 minutes later in the Cafe de Paris
the Rue General Leclerc, adjoining the squate,
THE CHASE BEGINS
Then
of the cafe customer's spotted
bomb thrower and before tho shrapent of
had the grenade clattered to the pavement, waS on his feet chasing him
Other cafe customers knocked over tables and chairs as they Joined the chose. A man tackled the bomb thrower, knocking him to the ground pummelled him. chon strung him up on a lamp post before Police could inter-
vene.
In Comb Bechar,
the southern coratg of Algeria below the Morocca border, four French soldiers were killed and nine wounded when their Army convoy was ambushed by rebel bards-United Press,
New Singapore Strike Threat
submit
Singapore, Sept. 10. mens end other memand Inbour- Seven unions affiliated to the trs. City Council Labour Untona Federation decided at a meeting don, Mr O. 5. Hergasamy, told The Secretary of the Federa- tacky to stop work on Septem-reporters after the meeting the ber 28 if a strike by 383 gas poten unions would workers was rot settled by then. separate 14-day strike notices to
But representatives of four the City Council tomorrow. other unions in the Federation
workers went decided not to join the sympathy strike 14 days ago for higher strike for the time being.
wages and better working con- The seven unions represent ditions. dolly paid workers employed by
The
on
Troops were milled in to main- the City Council in the Water-tain the city's main gas plant.- works and Electricity Depart-Ruuter.
C-in-C's House Blown Up
Nicosia, Sept. 10,
The £10 million Episcopi
The plane tance in wight hours 17 minutes and averaged 491 mph.
was co-piloted by Air mot Rea, Crown Counse), 03- by Mr . Kavanagh, Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst, sisted Air officer Commanding In Assistant Superintendent of Chief, Bomber Command, who Police (Anti-Corruption).
A violent explosión, believed cantonment, including Middie was invited
A communique issued by to be a time-bomb, today start East Land and Air Forces" Joint to Australia New Zealand by Governments
'Situation Confused'
the United Nations Truce ed a fire which almost complete. headquarters, has been under of those countrics.
Supervisory organisation ly destroyed a house being construction for several years. Describing the events which An Air Ministry spokesman
in said it was "the first time that resulted his seeking the tonight reported that six built for the Commander-in- Chicf British Middie Enst RAF, and possibly any, air opinion of Crown Counsel, Keay Israell soldiers had been
Land Forces at Episcopi, west craft has flown from Aden to Singapore nos-stop."
no
said that Mr Hulse, Hogarth and killed in clashes between of Limassol, in south Cyprus, Whitelleld
him visited
Israeli and Jordanian patrols 1950 and brought
them a document between Hebron and Beit opinion of Mr Jibrin, in Jordanian terri-
tory. document and conversation http
The spokesman added: "Al- January 30, though attempt is being along with
the which was the made to set up records,
McNeil!
QC. night is remarkable in that the eve
read the have made only from aircraft wul
the
and a high speed
licence was
The bodies of the six Israelis
two stops between England and gathered that the Taimoshan were found by United Nations
Melbourne
has been maintained through- cut,Reuter.
CPR Express In Crash With
Oil Wagon
Vancover, Sept. 10.
A loaded oil wagon collided today
the Canadian Pacifio Hallway's) crnckt trans-continental ex- press, The Canadian, at 罹 level oroming 14 miles east'
Portage La Prairio, petting both the tanker and the train's diesel
engine ablaze.
of
The tanker driver was killed and two members of the train, crew were severe- ly injured--Reuter,
nt throo
separate
allowed to observers 10 be lapse and that a new syndicate points In Jordanian territory was to be formed to take over several hundred yards
same interests which were the demarcation line.
held diam
the
Chuon
This
cast of
by
Jordanian authorities had re- the Lam
that опс Jordanian and the Tai- parted meshan Mining Co., Ltd.
Guardisman This National
wis
Л
n mining licence and for
prospecting licence which was
new syndicate was to apply for wounded, the communique sald.
3
THREE WOUNDED
An Israeli military upokesman
to include the new area border said three Israeli soldiers were
ing Route 1.
31
continued: that
on
wounded in a 00-minute ex- he received a letter change of fire between an Israell the Taimoshan Co signed patrol and Jordanian positions in by Mr Hong Sting asking that the Western Hebron hills this the mining leence be given over morning.
from
on area of some 20 acres and The spokesman said the Israeli that the prospecting licence be patrol was within Israeli terri- issued to cover the balance of tory in the Dwelma area and
the present are held by the
he was attacked by Jordanians who Taimoshan Co whose leence opened machine-gun and mortar was to expire on
31. January
fire. The patrol returned the On February 7 he received fire. application forms in duplicato The spokesman said becausa from Mr Armstrong representing of the heavy, Jordan, fire the the Bohesple syndicate, said patrol managed to extricate only Keay. Whitefield and Patter one of its wounded and two
others remained in the area.
EGYPT, BLAMED ::An · Zaraeli Foreign. Ministry spokesman tonight Blamed Egypt for the blowing up of the Israeli new railway line in territoryel-Aviv
Beersbobe and
this
son brought him the terms. Two days later he received a letter from ty Talmoshan Co
SHANGHAI MILLS PAYING DIVIDENDS?
by..
It is because he has given no not want to read any more oll
London, Sept. 10. with the corresponding period of have a mixed statute, are due a morning. signs that he is prepared to through the Suez Canal.
Foreign shareholdórs in textila | 1955.-
dividend amounting to a total * Unofilcial reports said a goods aurrender in any way his Two-thirds of his income firms in Chion were surprised to- In Shanghai, where two-fifths of £700,000 (which is a record train which passed along the position, the fooling is would then be gone."
day of learn they were entitled of the spindicu of the country, since the Communist revolution), line about the time of the ex- engendered that oven Ünited Tanker's of 100,000 tons would to a dividend...
are located and where foreign on the profits of the first, alloon was the apperent, target Nationa dollborations, and be able to carry oil at economic
the cabolours earlier The production of cotton interests were formerly proda- months of this year.
described as: Arab (infiltrators: resolutions would fail to rates around Africa Instead of throad and cloth in Chine during minant, there has been a recede pubication adds that but the train was not damaged. produce, a settlement.
the first half of 1956 according output.
The line was resuired Me Bamuels sald Sir Anthony to a specialeteade and Economie Newsletter state foreign shareholders in order to has again committed an
publications
and mills are new looking for their. The apoice man Nasser has told the world Eden was being asked for London
that he is prepared only to governmental support, for the Booziomie / Newsletter")" has "in- ||that private shareholders of the pay them dividends-France- provoked listen to Nassor,
* robèrme, Reute ja tamen ervared by 25 percent com lettumiplin: Shanghai, which | Pre
through the Suez Canal,
Part of it is already in use and the rest is due to be used in January.
Tha 'cantoiment has several' times boen the target of Firemen, soldiers and airmen terrorist bombs, the most recent who fought the fire were able explosion causing considerable to, save only the kitchen and | damage to the sergeants". mess garage.
building Reuter.
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