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System Indicted

ESPITE itx occasional

Dbombast, the report of the

Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party is esentially an indletment of i the Socialist nystem developed in Russia in ac- cordance with Marx-Lenin ¦ concepts

principles, and

*LM

All tho Inherent weak- nesses in such a system are revealed by the report, mocking the claim that the Interests and well-being of the people are better pro-

Com-

vided for under munlam than under Capitalism.

Plainly discernible

in

the

discussions of the Central Commitee in s sense uf

CHINA MAIL

No. 86629

Established' 1845

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1956. ·

Disobedient Reporters Passports Revoked

Washington, Dec, 28. The State Department today revoked the passports of three US reporters who entered Communist China in defiance of the

department's ban on travel to that country.

A department

10-

nouncement also said, "their cases

are being called to the attention of the Treasury Depart- ment in view of the relevant provisions of the Trading with the Enemy Act."

The department press officer, Mr Lincoln White, told report- ers he did not know what the relevant

provisions of the act

were.

The statement, read

by Mr White, emphasised that China's continued detention of ten Americans was "a special impediment" the travel of Americans in the Communist field mainland.

to

•

This is the reason the

has

department given all along, for its ban on travel there by US citizens, The reporters are William D. Worthy of the Baltimore Afro-American, and B Look magazine reporter photo- grapher team, Ed- mund Stevens and Philip Harrington. -Reuter.

US FORMOSA PLAN' FOR

disillusionment, leading to what almost amounts to a call to pante stations. For the Russians are now told that **In the shortest historical

they period"

must "overtake the most advanced

capitalist countries

in per

capita output." This after nearly 40 years of applying a system which is authors maintained would automa- tically establish self

being superior Capitalism.

EL 19

to

the

The development of

Soviet Union as a mighty military power, through concentration on the build- ing up of heavy industries principally devoted to the production of war material and potential is incontest- uble. But it has had to be done at the expense of the welfare of the people an admission plainly made by the Central Committee of the Party in their latest

report.

Now the accent is to be

placed on "achieving considerable rise in the material well-being of the Rusatans," though this lo not fully explained Are the Russians

mere ly to got more essential commodi.les, or are tes rently to be raised to the

of

Jithe elandarda

a

MIDDLE EAST POSSIBLE

Washington, Dec. 28.

Authoritative reports that President Eisenhower planned to ask Congress

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DAKS Whiteaways

H.K. WAR HERO SLAIN

IN PORT SAID

The China Mall learns that the British major who WAH killed by Egyptian com- mandos in a three-hour batile In Port Said on Sunday, December 10, wan a 1941 Hongkong war hero,

Но WES

David Major Pinkerton of the Royal Scots, . who in December 1941, won tho Military Cross for gallantry in મ bir action ngainst the Japanese at MU Cameron.

but

MAJ. PINKERTON

He WAS then Captain Finkerton at was

serving with the 2nd Balt the Royal Sools. He was twice wounded,

continued to

rally his

1st Batt the Royal Scots and men and was Dually

taken was sent with them to Cyprus prisoner. Hc pent the and thence to Port Said. occupation years internet at the Argyle Street prisoners of A telegrum of regret and

condolence

over Major After Liberation he returned Pinkerton's untimely death has home and continued ĥis military been sent to his commanding career. He spent some time in officer in Cyprus by the Hong- the Staff College and was kong (Argyle Street) Officers promoted 10 major. More POW Association (Hongkong recently he was posted to the Branch.)

war camp.

Big UN Assembly Row Brewing

for standby authority to send United States military forces into the Middle East BRITAIN & FRANCE

if he considered it essential to world security were warmly welcomed in Western diplomatic circles here today.

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The Acting White House Spokesman, Mr Murray_Snyder, refused today to confirm these reports saying: "I have no comment. These reports obviously did not come from me.'

But usually well-informed sources said there was no doubt that Mr Eisenhower was actively considering approaching Congress for a "Formosa formula" authority to send armed forces to the Middle East if necessary.

Iroq, Pakistan sonic made quite recently through diplomatic channels, that she join the military pro- visions of the pact as a ward- ing to the Soviet Union to keep out of the Middle East...

govern-

Congress authority to use force and fren

Mr Eisenhower received from} area-Turkey, in the defence of Formosa when

Bome Western diplomats felt Chinese werd | that whlia, these four the Communist threatening Invasion in 1954-55,ments, through the Baghdad Paet te was enthoritatively learned line with Britgi, had shown that United States planning on they were 100 per cent for the the Middle East was being car- West, they were receiving only ried out mainly without con 25 per cent support from the

ulting Britain and France. United Plates,

Though it was known at the The United States is linked that Mr Eisen- | only_in economic terms with working level

going to approach the Baghdad aliance and has hower was Congress with a Middle East 10jected repeated suggestions, that area. China Mail Special.

Congress con-

plan soon after

ed in January, British and French diplomats

nation Jike the Unite, pletely

were com- unaware of the nature

of the Presidential approach,

Connotations

Western diplomats

felt that

Sintes where one in every three persons owns a cal and 90 per cent of house- holders posness TV neta? Only one new target is dia-

If Mr Eisenhower does get closed-more and better authority from Congress to use houses; and in 4 tone force if necessary in the Middle of hopefulness rather than East, it would have

several conviction, It is proposed important

connotations, above to realise this programme and beyond putting the Soviet by elminating bureaucratic Union on notice about the dan

Presidential authority to send armed forces Into the Middle East was regarded as a neces- sary third step in the United Staten' efforts to prevent the Soviet Union miscalculating in

Dulles Off To NY To

Discuss Situation

Washington, Dec. 28.

2

Still Alive &

Organising

Partisans

Vienna, Dec. 28.

MAY WALK OUT

STOP PRESS:

Fire Destroys

Factory

A plaatio toy factory on tha 'ground, floor of a block ́ot tem- ment houses at No. 14 Marble Kond; North Point, was gutted by_a_morning, blaze today,

One man was “seriously Jured

and taken to hospital suf- fortor from burns to the face and legs.

The life of the injured man, of the Ting-kwong, one workmen In the factory - WEA

saved by the prompt notion of Station Ofoer Woo Man-chin of the Fl

Fire Brigade. Ylu was trap- ped in

in the yard the rear door of which was locked, barring his cscape, Station Ofoer Woo heard a cry for help and prompt- ly unashed' down 'the 'Foze, door to rescue the trapped mali.j

The fire started shortly after 8 am, and was put qut within half an hour of the 'arriyal of the fire appliances.

The blase was intenso., and the heat of the 'burning plastic caused the bindos of ceiling fans to bend without coming into contact with the flames. The frontage of the first! and second floors of the building was carbonised by the black smoke belching from the burn- ing plastic.

9 Killed In Air Crash

on

Washington, Dec. 28.

Tokyo, Dec. 29. Britain and France may walk out of the A US Air Force B-50 crashed In the woods, 15 miles north- United Nations in January if the Assembly passes west of Yokota air base

Instantly killing an Egyptian resolution for a United Nations factFriday night

nine and seriously injured two finding commission to go to Egypt to assess the fathers.

An Air Force spokesman damage caused by Britain, France and Israel with a view, to reparations.

Reliable sources said informa- done by Britain, France on to the tion received from London and Israel, and that done by Egyp|secident, was repo Paris within the last 24 hours | would" "probably-cancel indicates the British and Froich other out, govetraments are taking an increasingly serious view on this situation

:

Hammarskjold's special envoys'

ther, - two injured ... menaware SVáconted by 36th 2. Rescue Squadron hellcopter

returning

and drastic measures Andrew W. Cordiers and Alfred Astron based at Yokota inir;

mckschaled weather mind

may have to be taken it such. Katzin apparently have in the Ume of the crash, a rezolution parts.

"ON A BINGE"

here told

at

structions from the former to

MINES AGAIN SHUT DOWN

Vienna, Dec. 28.

More Violence Radio Budapest disclosed to

and out whether it might not be air base in some 30 miles In such case it is considered better for Egypt to place her west of TORTO.--UNIER possible they may be joined by demand for reparations before Australia and New Zealand, as | the 'International. Court of Jus their governments are all dis- tice rother than the Assembly,--- A letter from Major-satisfied with the way the Near Unlied Press, General Maleter, Hungarian at the United Nations,

East situnilon is being handled

Minister of Defence under the short-lived Nagy ad-

The head of ane delegation at

night that miners had shut ministration, stating that the United Nations who is

down the country's coal mines this week he is free and organising spending

Dougla again by taking a "paid vaca- the United Press the Atro- French Cameroons, Dec, 28. in the Asian bloc is an a "bing"""

tlon" from their, jobs, New nationalist violence Mr John Foster Dulles, the Secretary of State, partisan warfare

action Virtually a puppet will spend Sunday and Monday in New York Bakony forests, north of the United Nations and this has involving Ave deaths has broken strike, hit the Soviet

to be stopper, Another dele out consulting at the United Nations on the Middle Lake Balaton, has arrived gate said the Bandung powers region, accorting to reports

In the Eseka and Edea regime of Janos Kadar as it was nations ineliciency. Yet the system gers of open aggression in the

reaching Douala tonight, the United East situation, the State Department announced here by special courier, with the Communist of exclusive State plannin。 | area.

Hungarian sources reported have taken over

Nationa."

༢: A Catholic monk was killed cond in to be retained-a system One side effect, diplomatic today.

om-Budapest non-Communit today.. which creates its own evils, observers suggested, would be

They also blame Dag Ham- by asslants near Eska and M. said informed

Joan Kaelin, administrative head sources reported nearly 25: per restore Washington as the them bureaucratic to

The department's spokesman, While replied firmly: "No. This

marskjold, Secretary-General of generating pinnt

United Mr Lincoln White,

of the Edea: subdivision, was said Mr country regards the Middle East

cent of the massive troop and Inefficiency. Thus

the United Nations, as they foel the

States Middle East policy, in- | Dulles would fly to New York situation quite seriously.

he considers the Afro-Asian

fired upon with, a submachine tank force used to crush the Russian people's prospects stead of working almost entire- from Washington

been on Sunday

more Importance gun by one of his own guards Hungarian revolt had of attaining livingly through the United Nations morning and consult with

on withdrawn from the country. "There are a good many prob-

powers of the

gravely wounded standards even approximat- Presidential authority to send United States Ambasador to

lems to solve in this area and

than the European at the United and

Wednesday, the reports said and the exodus was continuing. this country ing those of the most ad- troops to the Middle East would the United Nations, Mr Henry

is ready to offer

Nations,

United Press. Heuter, * BLOCKADE DAMAGE vanced capitalist countries also put heart into the four Cabot Lodge, and later

what it can to contribute with remain pretty remote. Baghdad Pact members in the Mr Dag Hammarskjold, the their solution."

Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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been Various reports have published since the uprising concerning the general's where abouts. Ono said he was taken prisoner by the Russians on to November 4, but a laten report and from refugees denied this sald he was hiding guerilla units.

Mr White said Mr Dulles will day morning in time for a White return to Washington on Tues House conference between Preal

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The sources said there will be

counter-resolution to the Mr White, in reply to a ques

Egyptian, one which would proš tion, said that the talks would

Major-General Maleler's let- vido that any United Nations the whole Biddle dem Elaenhower and congrester, according to these sources, fact finding commission that

range over

East alituationi and "would, of соцве encompass the Suez Canal and Arab-Israeli. quer- tion."

MANY PROBLEMS

sional leaders.

goes to Egypt, also assess the is to be read to the World As- damage caused by Egypt In sociation of the Politically Per- blocking the Canal with 33 At this meeting. informed

obstacles, sources expect Mr Eisenhower secuted Hungariats a Hun

Also the commission must to seek support for a Middle garian parliament in exilenasess the economic, damage East settlement plan probably which is to have its first meet- caval to the nations wứng thè Asked if the New York con- including authority to use United ferences were the result of any States armed forces in the area ing in Strasbourg, In the hall of Can through 1 blockade. sudden drastic change for the Mr. Elenhower thinkeit the European Assembly on worse in the Middle East, Mr | necessary.--Reuter.

January 5-Reuter,

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