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New York, Dec. 10. Whather the Soviet } Union will agree to Japan's admission to the United Nations "will be a major test of Soviet good faith

well as a great op. portunity for strengthening the United Nations," * spokesman of the United States delegation said here today.

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are looking forward to the meeting and we sincerely

that

be Japan, will admitted," the American spoke.

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Soviet is also putting forward at Wedincacy's meeting.

RUSSIAN VETO

Soviet Union Last year, the vetoed Japan's admission! when Nationalist China did the same 10 Mongolia's application for membership.

Since then, the Ruk-Japan- est ponce treaty has been sign- ed and ratified and the Soviet Government has indicated that

it

would nin oppose Japan's ad- mission to the UN, It is pointed out, however, that Russia han never indicated when it would support Japan's application.

On the other hand, a spokes- inan of the Nationalist Chinese delegation suld last week that the situation ns far as his de- legation was concerned was un- changed Rud that they would vote against Mongolia.

SOUTH KOREA

South Korea today renewed her appeal for admission,

Dr You Chan Yang, leader of the South Korean mission of observers at the General Assem~

bly asked Mr Dag Hammarsk jold, tho Secretary-General

to recommend 10 freedom-loving delegation the cause of Korea,

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In a letter he said Korea re mained at the doorstep of the United Nations, because of the vota power of one permanent member of the Security Council, he said.

The Soviet Union has repeat- odly vetoed South Korea's application. Rester.

Petition To Lift Tax On Films

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1956.

MACMILLAN DEFENDS PETROL

1

Hungary, Suez Reactions

These two plctures illustrate Denmark's reactions to the Hungarian and Egyptian crises, Ploture top shows Danish Red Cross unit in Endapret distributing much-needed food; queue of motorists-many of whom picture bottom shows had to wait for eight bours--in front of the petrol railon-cará entilind to n distribution centre in Copenhagen. They are ration of 110 litres every three month#-Express Photo.

Jordan Discusses

Need For Aid

Amman, Dec. 10.

King Hussein and his Council of Ministers met behind closed doors today for a review of foreign policy which reportedly included discussion of Arab aid to Jordan.

NO

PRICE RISE Treasury Calls On Reserves In Int'l Fund

London, Dec. 10.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Harold Macmillan said today he had raised the price of petrol because Britain had "tem- porarily become poor.'

"

Meanwhile the Treasury an Defending his decision to in-

that It had today crease the customs tax on in-youneed coming oil supplies by a shill- farranged with the International ing, Macmillan told the House | Menetary Furet to purchase with of Commons that the interrup- sterling up to the full amount tion of all mupplies because of fut the British quoin with the The Suez crisis had put an addi-fund or 1,300 million American ilonal burden on the balance of dollars. payments.

"If the country is to maintain the position of sterling. we must try to live within our re- duced income," he said.

Lack Of Confidence

Standard brands of petrol now cost six shillings and A halfpenny. Petrol raiioning starts on Droember 17.

He said the recent fall in Britain's Hold and dollar -reserves is due to a kek of con-

fidence throughout the world.

Macmillan said Britain must use its own efforts permanently to make good the losses to its external income.

increase in taxution is Д contribution

woward the

The Treasury said in a state- ment that the arrangements with the Fund fell into two parts:

1. The immediate draw- ing of 501,470,000 dollars. 2. A "standby anonge- ment" under wich he

Turkey's_Acing Foreign Minister, Mr Edhemi Men- deres, photographed in Lou- don recently. His held urgent talks with Mr Selwyn Lloyd. the British Foreign Secre try; tallowing reports of Soviet arms being delivered in Byria-Reuterphoto.

100 Elephants Shot By Hunters

Salisbury, Dec. 10.

More than 100 elephants

| equivalent of 738,030,000 dollars In foreign currencles may be purchased from the Fund with have been shot so for this sterling at any time during the year by Southern Rhode- next 12 months,

slan Government hunters.

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The game action of the Colony's Department of Mines, announced statement Lands and Surveys 561,470,000 that in elephant control opera- withdrawn tions carried oul to drive away of the herds Interfering with agricul- gold and dollar reserves." turtl development and to pro- Under the second part of the tact crops, 118 of the animals

The Treasury added that the dollars

be would become “part

dollars.

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statement commented:

necessary reduction in our constangement, (he British Gov-had been shot so far this year.

#ie "automalle sumption of our own resources enment had

draw right to

a further This is 39 mare than wert an he said.

He added that the present ou um equivalent to 738,580,000 destroyed all last year, shortage would mean a loss of

Special problems of elephant revenue of six million sterlingThus, the effect of

the two control had been created by the a month

development of the "I cannot

accept a drop in halves of the arrangements is to increasing

in the south of the revenue and in the budget strengthen the reserves by 1,800 low velä

to bring Southern Rhodesia, and by the surplus of this order. The new million dollars and

to over bringing into full production of duties will make good thle loss ir de facto level

3,000 million dollars.”—United | ranches" previously unused. with a small margin to spare."

Press & Reuter.

| France-Predves

Temporary

ito repeated that the tax Increase was 'tenfnoraty, and Mid Is Would have only a small effect on the cost of ilving.

The decision to increase the

from

the Opposition.

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Labour Momber Patrick Gordon Walker was both "irrels- said the tax vant to our economie needs and unfair 1 think it is positively harmful to the beogarty, especially when you take it in conjunction with the price In- crease."

He said he was afraid

much

the black

The King and his Cornell of to do BO unless the British Ministers, honded by Premier financial subsidy is replaced by Suliman Nabulsi, met at the Singapore, Dec. 10.

one from her Arab neighbours, Twenty-one independent Sia- Royal Palace for an hour.

official information was avail Other Arab countries, including gapore alim distributors today

their discussions, but Egypt, Saudi-Arabia and gyrls,trol would reach petitioned the High Commis-able on

as against ordinary people," sioner of Malays, Sir Donald informed sources said they die have offered financial aid to market, thus "favouring the rich

If the abrogates the MacGillivray, to lift immediate cussed the questions of Arab Jordan

abrogation of the Anglo.. Independent distributors would Jordanian treaty.

ly the 10 cento a foot duty on | hancial aid to Jordan af the ỷ treaty, but no firm commitmenta

Blins

bo

imported into Malayn,

forred out of business noon

unless the "crushing" tax was abandoned. The petition de- clared

Anxious

have been made.

After today's meeting with the Council of Ministers, the King received the Iraqi Ambassador, The House of Representatives General Baha el Deen Nuri, and The 21 petitioners deal almost entirely in vernacular firms voted almost unanimously last

the Pakistani Charge d'Affaires, shown in small cinemas in sub-month for the abrogation of the Shah Lai Buchari, in sullence.

linking Britain with ver estates, tin mines and out-treaty

It was believed their meeting Jordan. Under the treaty Bri-

was connected with reports that lying villages.-Reuter,

tain maintains an ony and an Iraq had been asked to Air Force base in wardan, and draw General Nuri from in return subsidises the Jor-

£12,250,000 annually.

Amman,

War Criminals

Released

Tokyo, Dec. 10. Japanese Foreign Ministry announced today the Australian Government had released with further four Japanese- wat criminals serving life sentences in Tokyo's prison,

Last night the government Jordan is anxious to cut her formally denied the reports. → ties with Britain but is unable United Press.

Lim Arrives danian Exchequer by a reported For London Conference

London, Dec. 10. Mr Lim Yew Hock, Singa- pore's Chief Minister, arrived here by air tonight for explora- with talks tory

the British Government

tho Crown colony's constitutional future.

Mr Ln, who was

accom panied by his personal assistant, Mir Henry Armstrong, was re- ceived at London Airport by Eacho

Othman, Commissioner for Malaya in the United King» dorn, and a sondor official of the British Colonial Omee.

The Chief Minister plans to fly back to Singapore towards the end of this month.-Pouter.

Sino-Japanese Fishing Talks

Tokyo, Dec. 10.

The leader of a visiting Chinese flaby ralssion said. 10% day: China hoping to ex- natiécles expória with

·country.

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One of the four was a civilian and the other three former members of the Japanese Im- perial Army-Reuter

BRITAIN PRESSING UN ON SALVAGE

New York. Doc. 19.

BRITAIN le pressing the

United Nations to speed salvage work in the Suez Canal by using Anglo- French equipment and technicians, usually reli- able sources said today. These informants sald Bir Pierson Dixon, Britis permatient representative,

was discticing the intULÓ almost dailý with Mr Dag Hammarskjeld, – ibu Secretary-General, with a view to obtaining Freal- dent Names agreement to use of the British and French, Mirage'ersti, a Sie Pierson was underslood- to be making the point

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thai the British mod

·French salvage unit was by far the most efficient component in the area -and that failure to use ti would inevitably 'prolong theaterance operation and titresao ita cost.

far President - Nasser refused to allow Anglo-French participa-, tion fa clearance work, but United Nations the at sources weekend that the. Dom billiy had not been dis- misunde Lantana, Guard Tùy

mond Wheeler, Hr Hati- marskjöld's speciative.

presonistivo

out

elerates matters, now i

talks with Krypt for governancia officials on is planning, technical profumed to be dimesianizza availability of equipment and skilled operators in the ares.

There was no word today when salvage work south of Port Bald might begin, bul operating headquar- fery will be set up by the, United Natioon as BOOK

• Gizátora) - › Wheeler 'coRIZA - piotos kis talks. This could mean a stars on the - project before Christmas.

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