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The Right Course

NEW readers were aware of

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the side drama to the Hungarian crisis which was being played on the ticker tapes of news agencies in the curly hours of yester. day morning. It appeared at one stage If an Anglo- American split had developed on whether or not the intervention of Soviet forces in the revolt and the Budapest "massacre of the innocents" should be

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RUSSIAN TROOPS MOVING OUT 33 Rescued

Begin To

Withdraw From Budapest

London, Oct. 28.

Soviet troops started to withdraw from

brought before the Security Budapest tonight the

London.

Hungarian news

Council. The proposal was agency reported in a despatch picked up in

by apparently instigated Britain

trestially rastd opposed by America, and the Washington

cables ofeinlly denying

The agency, quoting from an editorial which is to appear in tomorrow's issue of tinie of the Big Thier the Hungarian newspaper Szabad Nep, said:

decision almost up to the

announcement made de- pressing reading.

"The withdrawal of Soviet troops from It transpired that the dispute Budapest began on the evening of October 28, as was in fact over whether Imre Nagy (the Hungarian Prime Minister) told the events in Hungary should be referred to the the country: That is the first step towards their Security Council or the return to their bases and later towards their final United Nations Assembly evacuation from the national territory."

and properly had

Finally Britain America's apparent relve-

H way. As Mr Nagy was announcing the early with- tance to go to the Security drawal of Soviet forces from Budapest Soviet tanks attacked the last two strongholds of Hungarian nationalists in the city.

Council stemmed from a fear that the Soviet voto might jeopardise any action initiated by the West, But if the validity of this fear is nerepted, is there not the danger in taking an urgent of this kind to the Assembly, that it will become bogged down In tiresome debute und the

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Rense of emergency lost completely to say nothing|

The strongholda were in the Kilian barracks in houses where several thousand Hungarian soldiers, students and workers were holding out.

CINEMA BESIEGED

of allowing the bloodbathing Lo continue uncensured? Will not all present insist

Tanks and guns are still guarding parliament build- and bridges across the Danube.

Earlier today the Nationalists withdrew to their on their right to speak to barracks from a besieged and burning cinema, leaving condemn in a good faith 100 Soviet and Hungarian army dead outside.

the Soviet tervention? Outside Budapest the Nationalists are reported strongest Desirable ns--the prospect.in the west and north. The Nationalists also control other may be of the nations of areas throughout the country, including three radio stations. the world heaping oppro

Two of these, Goyer and Miskolc, tonight announced brium on this callous slaughter, humanitarian acceptance of Mr Nagy's programme.

Miskolc stipulated that Erna Gero, ousted Secro- grounds alone demanded speedier action. They also tary of the Communist Party, and his supporters should' appear to have been partly be arrested and tried for “betrayal of the Hungarian

successful. Apart from this there is the danger, in bypassing the Security Council, that it would strike a crippling blow at its authority and prestige which are still quite considerable. Admittedly the veto hampers its usefulness, but that is no reason why the Council should be comi- signed to mothballs when the impact of a near un-

animous vote - vetoed

national cause,”

Informed sources say tomorrow the newspaper Szabad Nep will attack an article in the Soviet Communist news. paper Pravda "accusing Fascists, mainly ex-army officers of the old regime" of organising the revolution.

Szabad Nep will accuse Pravda of interfering in Hun- garian internal affairs, the sources said.

TROOPS MOVING IN?

In New York, Sir Piorson Dixon, the British de- could achieve, in effect, almost as much as a straight legate, told an urgently called meeting of the United majority without the veto. Nations Security Council tonight that “two very strong Soviet armoured units" were reported to have crossed Singapore Riots

Toventa

E recent most disturbing into Hungary from Rumania early today and to be

in Singapore moving fast in the direction of Budapest." underline forcefully why) Speaking shortly after the Council had decided, over Tengku Abdul Rahman bitter Soviet objections, to place on its agenda an item on wants no political ties be "the situation in Hungary," Sir Pierson charged outright tween it and the Federation that "what we see in the State of Hungary is the use of of Malaya. The British the armed might of the Soviet Union against the population Government reaction to the nevere rioting of the last of that sovereign State."

few days and the subsequent

The British delegate said that according to news which arrest of 234 left-wing union had just reached him, "two very strong Soviet armoured units leaders may be guessed: and airforce ground troops entered the Debreczen area of that despite the courage and Hungary from Rumanin, crossing at three points. determination of Mr Lim

The units were reported to be moving fast in the direc-

Yow-hock, Singapore's Chief|tion of Budapest," he declared. Secretary, RO further

changes in the Colony's con- į

stitution can be permitted INVITES A DENIAL

for the present.

Most ominous, indeed, were

the disclosures made by Mr "I am sure that the Council will share my pro- Lin of union leaders'

I hope to hear designs and their exploita- found hope that this news is not true, tion of the Communist- an authoritative denial from the Soviet representative inspired riots. The obvious that forces of his country are moving from outside anarchy implied in the against the Sovereign state of Hungary. selzed documents may be "For, if there is no such denial, then it is clear that the read as a planned attempt to Institute by force what situation with which the Couneli is confronted is even graver would certainly be an un- than it was then when our United States and French popular course of events for colleagues and 1,24 hours ago, asked for a meeting of the the majority of the Colony. Council to consider the situation in Hungary-Reuter, At this point the apparent success of the Government

SECURITY COUNCIL TO DEBATE

HUNGARIAN SITUATION

DESPITE SOVIET OPPOSITION

New York, Oct. 28. The Security Council to-

night decided, over bitter Soviet protests, to place on its agenda an item on "the situa- tion in Hungary,'

the called for by Western Big Three

powers. The Soviet Union Wis

the only country oppos- ing the adoption of the agenda. Yugoslavia ab- stained,

maintaining

that while they were not in favour of inter- fering in Hungarian affairs, they opposed the use

foreign of troops there.

The Hungarian delegate was

take his 145 then Invited place at the Conell table.

Turned Down

States The United

delegnic, Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, had hardly taken the floor after the vote when Mr Sobolev Intervened on point of order. The Soviet delegate said he wanted to propose a motion to obtain three or four days'

а

postponement to all Council members to obtain all tho Information in relation to the question.

This motion was rejected by ning voles against to only one for (the Soviet Uniro} with Yugoslavia abstaining.

Mr

Arkady Robolev, the Soviet delegate, in a tirade agalmi the West that ro. called the worst days of the "cold war," noctised the United States of inciting "criminal Fascist elements" Lo overthrow tha feɣlimate democratic regime In Hungary.

of

The emergency Sunday session

which attracted hundreds

of people to the public gallery and crowde American - Hungarian de- monstrators outside the UN buliding, had barely started when the Soviet Union made a bid to strangle the debate at birth,

In a procedural wrangle, Mr

Boboley challenged first the right of the Council's Pre- sident, M. Bernard Cornut- Gentle of France, to call

meeting without surting his fellow members, and then the Council's right

to Include the Hungarian item оп

Ite agenda.

A

bon-

The Council, then obilged to vote on the adoption of the agenda felf before being able to get down to the real debate, heard the Soviet delegate contest bitterly its competence to lacuss what he called the domestic alfairs of a rovereign state. Its speech, which the Pre- sident declared had for ex- octded the

scopo of the matter under consideration, castigated all three Western powers for their "Unpre- cedented attempt to afford United Nations

which the United Nations in built."

The Counell could not stand idle in the face of the situa- tion, the British delegate added.

People's Right

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Str Pergoos smid that the Hungarian people last week had felt that the moment had come when at long lasi they should, and could, assert their righin sovereign people, That was which they the right to protection to reactionary elements in

been entitled Hungary which have come out against the great demo- cratio achievements

of the Hungarian working people,”

Dixon Retaliates

The British delegate. Sir Pierson Dixon, retallated with a categorie denial of the motives imputed by Mr Sobolev

to the Western

powers. He declarost that the dituu- tion in Hungary was clearly matter of international concern.

"Nothing can hide the fact,"

Sir Pierson declared, "that foreign troops have Inter- vened on a massive scale in Hungary.

"Such an action is subversive of the whole foundation on

a

had

under the Hungarian peseo treaty. Yet, the citizens of Budapest had been violently repressed by the forets of foreign power, he added. As signatories of the peace treaty between Hungary and the Allied

powers, Britain bod Д clear responsibility to express ita The deep concern, he said. use of foreign armed forces restrain the people

to

another country in their domestic

struggle for poll- tical

freedom created a with danger to the community of therefore a natious, and situation

this of which Council clearly should take cognisance under article 34 of the charter."-Reuter.

"situation mught

From Blazing Freighter

On Way To HK

American warships early this morning rescued 33 persons aboard the Nor- wegian freighter Ala when the ship caught on fire 50 miles from Hongkong

A. below, decks explosion ignited a fuel-fed blaze and forced the crew to take to the lifeboats.

destroyera

Four American rescued all aboard.

One fireman suffered burns not on both sirmë, but he is considered to be in a serious con-

dition,

According to the crow, which arrived in Hongkong mid- morning today aboard the USS Thomason, the ship was 50 the miles off Hongkong when explosion occurred in the fire- room at 3.50 a.m.

Apparently too much oil was put in the firebox causing flareback which ignited the fuel,

FAMILY ABOARD

Captain T. Skogen ordered the ship to be abandoned at 4.30 am, because the water pumps were not working and the crew were unable to coattor the fumes

below decks, which raged

Among the

persons aboard were the skipper's wife, daughter and son, and two mess giris, ail of whom are Europeans.

At 5

the US Destroyer Division 71, conating of the destroyes Thomason, "Bole, Buck and Lofberg, reached the scene. The Bole, picked up persDNA in one Hfebost, and the Whomas nda rescued the others in a life. boat All

¿were transferred to the A total of 380 Suez Canal Thomasone chee reserviste, returning to West

in the According to US Navy, the Germany' after seven days': Ala: im "stik afloat with three special home leave, failed to destroyers trying to save her.

The are, host; Alexander report here tonight when the 22,445-ton troopship. Asturias Grantham, has been rushed to sailed for Rotterdam.

the scene,

IKE: A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH Reservists Fail

Washington, Oct. 28.

A panel of eight doctors reported today that President Eisenhower gave every appearance of being in excellent health with no signs of trouble as a result of his heart attack in 1955 or his major stomach operation this year.

This cleared the way for President Eisenhower to wind up in the next ten days his campaign for another four-year term in the White House.

Polish Govt Reinstates Cardinal Wyszynski

Warsaw, Oct. 28.

Cardinal Stefan Wymynski har roturned to Warsaw and to his office as Primate of Poland, it was officially announced here tonight.

The Polish press agency said it had been decided to set up in the near future a Joint commission of the Government and church to settle outstanding problems between them.

This decision was taken during talka between the Cardinal and representatives of the government and the United Workers (Communist) Party, the agency added.

The 55-year-old primate was arrested by the Communist authorities in September 1933, and deprived of his offices for "abusing his authority and engaging in sellvilles against the

State."

Although never brought to trial, he was held in police custody for more than two years until his banishment to a monastery near Przemysl, in the southeast corner of Poland. A wave of protests swept the Western world following Dia arrest and the Vallcan excommunicated all those concerned with it-Keuter.

"GO EASY" CALL TO

BEN GURION

Washington, Oct. 28. President Eisenhower today called on the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr David Ben Gurion to avoid doing anything "which would endanger the panco."

Mr Eisenhower said he had ordered talks immediately with Britain and France on the Middle East situation.

The President made the ap

The medical report was signed by Dr Howard Snyder, personal physician to Mr Elsenhower, and

To Report

Southampton, Oct. 28.

This was nearly double the number who failed to report when a first batch finished their leave last week.

Only 915 of the 1,293 men- recalled to the grmy becaure of the Suez Canal emergency... Asturias sailed.

The total number of people aboard the Ala was 53, including 29 men and four svomen.

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were on board tonight when the Curfew Imposed

Dr Leonard Heaton, commanding general of the Walter Reed Army Medical Centre, where the

But a War Office spokesman exhaustive examinations wore said later. that about 60 men made yesterday and today. had arrived in London too late The White House spokesman to catch the train for Southamp- Mr James Hagerty, said Preston and would be sent back to dent Elsenhower had ret

returned morrow-China Mail Special. to work immediately he reached the White House, discussing the Middle East by phone with Mr John Foster Dulles, his Secretary of State, two or three times.

With regard to the President's heart, the medical report said:

"The heart sounds are normalish and there aro The neck pulso

is normal. The lungs are

clear NO SYMPTOMS

no murmurs.

The report sold there had. been no symptoms whatsoever

of coronary insufficiency.

The report said, "The Presi dont has made an excellent re- covery from the operation for acute Intestinal obstruction due to an old burnt out' ileitis, His bowel function is now perfeelly normal."

said

In its introduction the report the President had under- gone а complete physical Cyomination with thorough laboratory tests,

It added: "He gives every of being in excel- appearance Icht health."-Reuter,

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Solidarity Affirmed

Mr Eisenhower also called on peal after receiving reports that the Armo states to "strain from

Rabat, Oct. 28. Tho rew Government of Israeli mobilisation was "almost any action which could lead to

hostility. But he emphasised Morocco Icday, re-affirmed the complete."

"behalf was sued after "zuch larga-pçale mobiliation". people with hovers on Mr Elsen- that he had no information of solidarity Cf the Moroccan

the people c to conferred at Walter Reed in those countrito do in Israel. Algeria in their "struggle for Army Medical Centre with MrR:uter.

freedom."-France-Presse.: Herbert Hoover, the. Under-

in bringing the situation CZECH TROOPS MASS Secretary of State,

under control la over-

shadowed by what may develop in the "intenso! political phase” now official.

Rajka, Hungary, Oct. 28.7

command of Czechoslovak Soviet officers are in

who are dug in along the Czechoslovak-

ly expected. The threat of ¦ troops

recurrent riots is bad Hungarian frontier, Hungarian frontier guards here enough-and if the Governid today, <

Mr Elsenhower, was in hospital

up. Mr

Terso.

Mc

said he sent

RACIAL CLASHES PLEADS TUNKU RAHMAN

for a pré-election medical check AVOID

deputised for Mr John Foster Dulles, who in

Mt Eisenhower said a message yesterday to Mr Ben Gurion after meeting Mr Dulles, whore ho made a speoch last night.

ment pursues Its attempts This is the first indication that there are Sovins | who is flying back from: Dallas,

to

crush Communist In-

fluence in the. Colony troops stationed in Czechoslovakia at, all.

this may be expected-but The frontier guards told a Router's correspondent to

'Get Out' Request at the first sign of any more day who toured, plmost the whole of western Hungary with

Washington, Oct. 28. drastic outbreak the British the revolutionary forces, that the Czechoslovak troops with Government may have to tanks and heavy artillory had moved into positions about Tho United States Staten consider whether the situa200 metres behind the barbed wire marking the frontier

·partment?}{, ámnóšine tion warrants suspension of the frontier guarde said they had observed the Soviet that it has asked the Colony's constitulok, ak

leave the MEGALKAE alicers through binoculars. Hún bendindentation praten the w least until the danger of They were in charge of digging in operation Benter, is necessary detonation du rèmoved,

Singapore, Oct. 28..

Dipptrije Mr Lim Yow-hock." Malaya's Chief Minister, Tunku (the Chief Minister)

Abdul Rahman *** tonight | At midnight, Radio Maloya appealed to Malays in Singa-its last transmission for the pera to avoid racial claries "at day; reported that Singapore. all costs

WAS "all quiet.".

No incidents had been reported to warned that rioters might incearly to the day but switch their tactics from clasti-104 people had been arrested ing with the govemment to for curlow breaking,g

kus Myy Folles opened free? only once.. clashes bivolvirir, core ilties."|} There were no crumbllion" ex2 Slowenidi, rally the right-minded “cept for two: policemDEL Sana Blresponsible

of Hured in 'n trafiker

Reuter B

Granted Leave

Constantin

Warsaw, Oct. 28.

Damascus, Oct. 20, A curfew wns, imposed at Aleppo from 5 p.r, to 5 am, local time tonight.

At least one person was killed and 29 injured during incidenta in, Aleppo today. A state of siege was proclaimed in the town this afternoon. ccurred in con-

The incidents

nection with the striice called by ↑ the "Arab Peoples Congress" - în' Rokossovial, Po-protest against the arrest last Defence Minister, was week of Ave leaders of tha, today granted leave "theoretical Algerian National Liberation ly for his personal convenience." Front by the French' authorlies. France-Presse.

-France-Presse,

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