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THE CHINA (MAIL, & THURSDAY, JANUARY

COMMUNIST ENEMY NO.

NE day at the end of

0 August,

a visiting

Soviet sportswoman

By Maurice Manning

1

and serving their interest," said" Pravda on July 16.44

Anything will serve these called Nina Ponomareva that they were blamed for Poznan. "Many people who dastardly characters nsan wont whopping in Lodnon the delay in getting the gave way to the hostile pro- excuse for an attack on For example ac- und took a fancy to five Bolshoi ballet company to vocations in Poznan," said Russia. hats. Nina was alleged by London in September, Pravda on July 15, "ob cording to Trud on May 30, viously did not realise who "certain circles" aro at Foreign hostile circles try the question of automation tempting to develop around was instigating them to organise various kinds provocation,"

the shop to have removed One cannot help shudder- these hata without paying ing at the thought of this for them. She was sum band of desperadoes, hidden moned to appear in court away somewhere hatching on a charge of theft, but plots. Whoever can they the Soviet authorities would be, these sinister "circles"? not allow her to do so, and And where exactly is their claimed that she had been hiding place?

vocation."

the victim of a "dirty pro- A glance at the Soviet

press shows that their in Soviel terests and activities alleged far from being confined

According spokesmen,

to the

to

of

a

propaganda campaign

against the Soviet Union."

But of all their foul' More recently, of course, deeds, the foulest was turn- they have been working ing the Nazis on Russia in overtime in Egypt. "Cer 1941. In one of his speeches tain circlea

are doing in Bombay, Krushchev de everything to create a wclared that it was "certain are psychosis around the Suez circles" who. "hurled the

to Canal,

big armed forces of Hitler Germany

the against would expect, one these

USSR." malcontents loathe peace and oppose disarma- ment. Last winter, during bloodthirsty and belligerent his Asian tour, Marshal Jot, whom few of us would wish to meet. There is one groups of Bulganin told an Indian au- people, however, to whom they dience that there was "n must be 3 boon-harassed unwillingness on the part of certain circles to adhere

USSR. to the spirit of Geneva'."

Whenever things don't go quite right in Soviet efforts to woo the free world, a mysterious but overworked bugbear known as "certain circles" is awarded the blame. According

Soviet propaganda, these circles are at work all over the world-"framing" Russian women athletes in London or obstructing Finnish-Soviet friendship in Helsinki.

AB

★

On May 16, Pravda warn- ed that "aggressive circles are striving to spread war paychosis" and on April 15 that "certain Tass stated

are seeking.... circles to close the door on dls armament agreement the again."

"frame-up" of Nha was Britain.

During recent by engineered

"certain months, it seems, they have circles" who aimed-in the been appearing in the most all words of Tass report of disconcerting manner September 1-at "prevent- over Europe. For instance, ing by all means the im- barely a week provement and development "provocation" of sporting relations - London, they tween the Soviet Union thinking up "foul deeds" in and Great Britain."

Finland.

before

of Nina In

were

to

once

These "circles" are clearly a

Suvlet parents. How many children in wonders, are growing up

the

Ope

the

to refrain: "If you're a bad boy. Ivan, certain circles will #CI you"?

1957

Ein Democracies

KREMLIN CHRISTMAS

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under- mine that great peace- Unscrupulous and burst- On August 21, Pravda re monger, the Soviet Union. ing with venom, these vouled that "the strength- Not content with trying to "ripeles" are apparently ening of friendship between sow dissension between Bri- forever on the watch for the Soviet and Finnish tain and Russin and be- and Russia, opportunities to "prevent peoples does not suit cer- tween Finland at all cost s the growing tain circles. These circles they are at work even in friendship between the Bri- at times make considerable side the Soviet Union tish and Soviet peoples." On efforts to obstruct the fur- self. September 4. Moscow Radio ther successful development warned its audience

"Certam that of Soviet-Finnish relations." they are prepared to stoop

In

circles are

the terested in having in USSR artificially created parties,

in-

.

to the foulest deeds"

And in July thef were in order to achieve their objee- Polund, whispering in the non Communist. five.

of It was to be expected ears the workers

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ANOTHER CHAPTER IN AN ABSORBING PERSONAL ADVENTURE STORY

I

travel books.

Delhi To mark our meeting he very EXPECT to spend kindly gave me two execlient

nt Christmas

Hell Gate. That's the name of the pass al

the head of the Burma Rondl where it crosses the fron- thereupon insisted. In spite of tier from Assam into Upper my protests, on a celebration, Burma.

I couldn't resist telling him It was

and the my birthday books were a mast acceptable present. He and another oflicer

I crossed into Afghanistan at the town of Chaman, The Few travellers have been Afghan Customs officer there allowed to use this route was charming and most polite. since the war, for permis- "You have Exinething to sion is seldom granted by declare?" He asked hopefully. the Indian and Burmese glancing at the amorphous pile Governments. But I have of luggage in the car. I showed

him my cameras. been lucky.

I wonder how it will compare with the Khyber Pass. For thai famous passing through divide from Afghanistan to Pokiston has been the highlight of what

call the you might second lap of my round-the-

Teheran to New Delhi.

"Musical instruments?"

“No, no musical instruments,"

Crowded

THE Customs officer thought for

In the land of plenty (oil).

Peter Townsend refuels his Land-Rover at a garage

in Shirax, Persia.

world drive-the run from it. There was something

Ragged, diminutive children, else on the list of contraband too young to talk, were lashed articles which he'd forgotten. on to camels, their heads loll- Ahi hed got it, and a faint ing in time to the animals' un- shadow of suspicion clouded his easy galt.

fave,

There are two caravan daya a and spend the night with me? chief. "The young men go to to hunt, tho week along that road, and the We'll go and call on an Afridi the mountains

When a day I chose was one of them chlef and get him to kill a sheep women to chop wood, The road was crowded with for us."

young man sees a girl he would nomads driving their encum-

like for a wife he asks her emmc. bered beasts before them, The We turned back up the Pass The two say Httle, but speak

Then ho sends animals staggered up the road and, after bumping along a with their eyes. with an extraordinary assort- short side track, came to a halt his mother to the girl's village ment of loads--tents and lent outside what looked like a small and a morrlage is atranget."

IL poles, family chattels, and live fortress. was the fortified

A cloth was spread on tho village where the chief and his stock.

six brothers

with their carpel and at the chief's bid- dwelt familles, secure from the camity ding we sat round cross-legged. The dishes were brought in piled their neighbours. A challenge rang out from high with rice and long wooden The watch tower Then the skewers on which pieces of stoul wooden doors were grilled mutton were impaled.

We ate with our hands--our Mailk Ashraf AROM Teheran to Quetta, in

Old women seemed to make thrown open and "You have no plano?" I bumped and

light of the walk and berated Khan, the chief, came out with right hands. The left hand is such a nice question and swore at the animals and his brothers. We drove the cars used for drinking.

little courtyard, and to be asked in the middle of me no doubt as I threaded my into the nowhere, Next time I go to way carefully through,

the gates were bolted at once.

A knack At Quetia the Pakistan Army Chaman I shall take a baby

It was pitch dark. The hurri- The Pakistan frontier post cane lamps reflected At the Staff grand.

a sicely. made me welcome. College met a Major Qaselm, From Kabul I set out was at the foot of the Khyber glint in the Mailk's eye; but he THE

on

Rough road

Pakistan,

smothered in dust jolted, nearly 2,000 miles,

for

who three

years

It was

Pakistan again.

br

the rice.

ago drove the road that led to Jalalabad Pass, There one notice stated often laughed, especially when THERE is a knack to eating You squeeze it that το

of his old battles; Into a lttla lump between your from England to Queita with and the Khyber, and back into flatly

photographs he talked taken, another that then a lively twinkle carne into fingers, then shoot it into your could be a caravan in tow.

the road was closed after dark. his cycs.

mouth with a flick of your Ahead lay a fortified zone.

thumb. I was rather clumsy at But the Khyber Pass is more

first, but improved as the meal than that. It is a tribal arch

went on. where tribal lew holds sway.

Armed men

THE first thing you notice is

us across the

He escorted

to his private courtyard room We sat down in com- fortable chairs before

It was a delicious dinner, and crackling wood fire and talked the chief was pleased when I Attendants moved silently told him I'd enjoyed it.

about the room,

Од

rhing we washed our hands in

The chief produced two rifles, warm water poured from a brass the number of men, and He unloaded them and handed ever by one of the mon

even children, carrying rifles, them over to me to examine. We ended up with more Not only are they free to carry One was of Engilah matface green tea and then I tools ketvo weapons, but many of them do ture, the other made by tribes of the Mallk: After the meanmar men. They looked Identical of the tribesmen, he took my

so. from necessity, for they are

in constant danger from tribal but I noticed that the tribal right hand and clasped it in hĩa - blood feuds.,

model bore signs of greater use,

loft.

Two days Inter, I was ́in' Delhi,

Deadly shots

!

I have been here al week now.

The Khyber was not what I had imagined it to be. I had always thought of it as a long road cleaving its way through sinister looking mountains, THE Afridis, like all Pathans, living in Old Delhi. Each whence a shot might ring vụ out.

are deadly shots, They have morning I drive to New Delhi, about four miles off, la ride of

: from generation to generation, the racecourse,

or, a well-directed boulder come to be, for tribal feuds continus

j hurtling down to crush one,

It wears a distinctly modern

Ant. Excellent · asphalt road marches confidently round the

stone placed between two cklefa when they moot Is the only symbol of truce.

On my way I pass the India Gate, is tribute to India's gal lant 'dead inscribed in Englah," From there you look down the long vista towards the Viceroy's palace, and

Yet in spite of their lawless futting promontories of rock crs the tribesmen have a keen and, brings you smoothly to the sense of honesty. They will top at Landi Kotal.There is own up immediately to an roy end, the English have de

But there is no longer a Vice-

a special truck for animals and offence, even to murder. An parted di No one could truthfully.

offender, la

foot travellers, and in railway jaw by An be undo tribal kay that” tha impression

of chiefs, who

verdiet to

Lave th on the country |** bad one. But there is an

line trails the road discreetly, disappearing now and then Into report the w

Folld

rock and emerging un cal agent, mistakable Feeling, that prandia

farther on all this I heard es we waited, is stirring with Templrit a expectedly

wakte, ab?the dawn of a On the way down the other sipping groentes, while the the alde I stopped because of ruoli women prepared: the meat trouble, which was lucky, for The wigen lyo

me, for who should overtake me not, in purdah.

AL_arked how the

"Birb

love. India