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HE plan for the creation of European common

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market and free trade arek is bold, imaginative --and very promising. Because of Its novelty however it in Rot JK scheme that can hastily be adopted, despite the attractiveness of its blueprint. Moreover, while It has won the approval in principle of the" so-called: Messina countries—France, Belgium, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg-participation by Britain is still required ir it is to become fully effective as u new economic system for Western Europe. It is this factor which has sent M. Paul Spaak, one of the architects of Europeun unity, to Britain this week. The Belgian Foreign Minis- ter accks to obtain from Mr

Macmillan and colleagues promises Britain will actively identify herself with the project; and, subject to certain re- servations, he is likely to succeed.

hia that

Mr Macmillan has long ex- pressed himself in favour of a new European entity, with particular emphasis

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trade and economics, His two principal advisers in that field, Mr Thorneycroft and Sir David Eccles like-minded. Hence Spaak is assured at least of a sympathetic hearing.

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THE original negotiators

have had their troubles in drawing up a treaty accept- able to them all, and France in particular has found it necessary to neek aubatan- tial modifications of the draft scheme. At present the common market plan providos for the complete abolition of customs duties i and import restrictions be- | tween the six nations within 12 to 16 years, the elimina- tion of duties being phased to allow for a 30 per cent re- duction in the first four years, a further 30 per cent in the following four years, and abolition of the remain- ing 40 per cent and the

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BRITAIN TO GET 18 GIANT ATOM PLANTS

London, Jan. 10.' least 18 giant torale

[ Energy plants are likely to be built in Britain in the next eight years, writer

·Daily Exprom

reporter Chapman Fincher, They will porno, he says, from the "crash prograinme" for atomic power being planned by Bir Percy Mills, the new Minister of Power,

Their output will more than

treble the original targes・・ and will save 14 million tons of oil or 20 million folls of coal every year, Buch

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ambitious ап Aranzme, Pincher continues, is unlikely to be achieved for less than £350 milllen TOHAT which the govern- intends to provide

.Drent

through cute in defence speriding.“

Pincher states that Prime Minister Macmillan has -asured Bir Porey of full political support for pulling through

tho power pro- an emergency measure.-London Express Bervice. Meanwhile ente in Britain'r

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·zuxiliary · defence forces by

the Army, Navy, and Air Force, were amonneed in London tonight,

The heaviest cute are made by the Royal Air Force which in to, disband moni of Is, suxiliary unita, in- cluding 20 fighter" squad- rons, The Air Minidry said this would mean a saving of

£5,500,000

defence costs,

year in

Whe At the mate time the War 000 announced that about

National 120,000 Servicemen would not be called up this year · for part-time training with the territorial army, at the end of their two years! military service,

RELAX

DAKS Whiteaways

The Navy also aid it was diabanding p part-time Auxiliary

air branch, manned by "ytokend flers" like its Royal Air Force counterpart

Orders for 100 : Hunter jet .fighters' for the Royal Air Force have been canoëlled as a result, of the cuts in the auxiliary Mall Special.

service,

China

'SUKARNO TO TAKE OVER' YEMEN'S

REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

PLANNED FOR INDONESIA

President Sukarno

China's Big Aid Offer

To Hungary

Djakarta, Jan. 15. President Sukarno

plans to become Indo- nesia's strong man and take over the country's government because of the unstable administra- tion of the Premier, Mr Ali Sastroamidjojo, high government officials said today.

Sourcea close to the President told foreign correspondents that the President plans to set up a Revolutionary Council composed

of hand-picked members, with himself

Chairman.

Council.

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The might

officials sald. power of veto over Cabine decisions.

have Have

The sources em

emphasised, how-

ever, that the machinery of the Revolutionary Council would

not start until after January 22, when Parliamentary reconvents. They said the President would seck Parliamentary permission before setting up the Council

POWERS

were

Mr Sastroamidjojo

Europe's

Oil To Be

Reduced

ChaChief

His Mind?

Washington, Jan 15. The Secretary General of the

Nations, United

Mr Dac Hammarskjöld, is coming to a more favourable view than pre- viously of proposals for station- units of the United Nations Emergency Force at strategie points along Israeli-Arab

the frontiers to prevent further clashes, informed diplomatie sources said today. -

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They said that Sir Pierpon Dixon, head of the British United Nations delegation, has been pressing Mr Hammarskjold to agree to this move until there ly a set lement of the Israell- Arab frontiers, and that he had Leen strongly supported by the French delegations.

The French Foreign Minister M. ChrisJah Pineau also „sug- gested to the Secretary of State Mr John Foster Dulles, when he was here last week, that UNEF should be stationed in such vulnerable areas, as

the Gaza strip to

the peace.

Policy

EDENS GOING TO AUSTRALIA

London, Jan. 15. Bir Anthony Eden, today informed the Australian in Filich Compassion London he would by delighted to accept Mit Robert Menzies Invita- tion to visit Australia. Dr Menzies, the Australian

Fremler, had invited Bir

Anthony Eden and his wife to come to Aus- tralia after their stay in New Zealand, which is to begin next month- ?France-Presse.

"THE BODY' ASKED TO EXPLAIN

CLAIM

ON ADEN

New York, Jan. 15. The Yenten claimed in the United Nations trustee- ship committee today that Aden was "an integral part of Yemen."

55 Below Freezing In Record Cold Snap

Chicago, Jan. 14,

-An unrelenting cold wave became the worst in history in eastern areas of the United States today. Only a few parts of Siberia regis. tered lower temperatures and Alaska looked like a summer resort in compari-

son.

The temperature went to 65 below at Booneville, Now York the lowest reading on record in New York State. Other cold out the shivering North-east records were prevalent through

Just when the cold wave was at its worst, a gas. main broke shutting off hot water heaters, furnaces and kitchen stoves to nearly 15,000 homes and build ings in the area of Oswego, New York.

Raising the question of British occupation of Aden, the Yement delegate. Mr Tawik Chamandy, declared that Baltain had taken possession of the territory by the imposition of terms of "a dubloushousands were left shivering * 24 in temperatures as low treaty which had been con

and the degrees: below ZITO cluded years ago through "clever

Harri- diplomalle maroeuvres and in- Governor, Mr. Averell

man, declared an emergency in timitation.”

the frost-bitten region. Mean- while, six deaths were blamed on the cold alone in New York

State and commercial shipping on mich of the Hudson River was icebound.

BRITAIN'S REPLY Mr BOB. Gidden, of Bri. tain, sald

the Yemen had increasingly Instigated

"dis- aldent elements in the area and

29 DEATHS bad armed dissident tribes against the British." He categorically 'There was no relief; in sight denied the "tendentious, re from the bitter cold, stretching marlor of the Yemeni repre- from the Rockies to the Atlantic sentativo, and reserved the Ocean. Even worse wintry blasts rights of the British Govern- were building up snow driving Įment in this area.

from

into thesid-Mississippi Valles

Hollywood, Jan. 15. Actrem Marle McDonald (The Body) was subpoensed today by

The Yemeni protest was made

Ohio Valley, rain sleet the Los Angeles County Grand

nd the committee met to begin and Georgias; and new snows and mow through the Carolinas Jury to tell the story of her kid-

consideration of repurta sub- napping on Jannukty 4.

The United Press counted She claimed two men forced mitted by administering powers ank bitter cold in the West and giving information on economic least 20 deaths blamed on her out of her home

the social and educational! condie held her captive for 24 hours,

cokk waye since it took command The subpoena was issued by tion in non-self-governing of most of the 11.5. yesterday Cold, exposure, flash fires and According to a Parts report Superior. Judge Louis Burke at territories,

and In addition to the Yemen, the smash-ups

Jay roads M. Pineau shid he thought it the request of the District

the deaths of Guatemala accounted was possible for the United Attorney William McKesson, representatives States, Britain and France to after police reported that, thy and Argentine, referated calme United Press. arrive at a common viewpoint were malding no headway in by their governments ta the their investigation of the d- territories of British Hondurus on the Middle East, nu spend on his napping and felt a Grand Jury and the Falkland Islands; while return to France from the bearing was justifled,

Spain also registered, its claims United States, said he had "We can neither prove nor to Gibraltar. In eddition, The Queen and the Duke of reached this opinion in talks

lks disprove Miss McDonald's story," Indonesia raised the issue of Edinburgh will visit the Chan- with American Secretary of the

chief, William West New Guinea, now under nel Islands next July in the -police State, John Foster Dulles, in Parker, told. the District control of the Netherlands, Royal yacht Britarnia, It was Washington.

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announced today.-Router, Attorney-United Press..

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Government omcials vague in defining the powers of the proposed Council. Some said it was possible It might be only an advisory group; others thought it might function as a "propaganda" group to interpret the government's actions to the people.

Sukamo, often called the In- Washington of doneala," has denied that he

become

A dictator.

He said in his talks with wants to believed his plans to set up a But political observers said they

Dulles, A plan to share the bur. Mr

he had "found "shadow Cabinet" not elected den of Europe's oil shortage which has always prevaled in again the friendly atmosphere by the people would makes him was launched tonight by the our talks. We did extremely undisputed strong man of In-17-nation Organisation for useful work in bringing -

gether Co- Economic

of view."-- our points Sukarno began speaking of a European

United Press and France. close "guided democracy for Indo-operation acting in

Presse. nesia and a desire to "bury all co-operation with the major

October from a tour of Com-'

The basis of the scheme is munist China,

donesia.

Budapest, Jan, 15. establishment of free trade Hungary today announced during the succeeding four a Chinese offer of 200 mil. to seven years.

llon roubles worth of ald, France, however, requests re-believed to be the biggest

servations and concessions, single offer yet

made In among them being her right Hungary since the revolu. to maintain a 50 per cent tion and the crippling gen- tax on importa and a 15 per cral strike that followed. cent subsidy for exports; and the more vitally im- portant right to revert to

restrictions Import

and customs duties should the common market 4t any would be in goods offered as posed Revolutionary Council time have the effect of en- gift and the other half in the would include representatives dangering France's financial form of

convertible of youth Joan.in

women's groups, stability.

currency. The Chinese' offer was organisations and all the pro- These are reservations posacas made at recent talks in Moscow, vinees of Indonesia,

ing inherent danger to the Mr Murosan added. common market plan, yet unless they are conceded by eve of the expected arrival in

speech by Mr

The Chinese ald offer was disclosed in a

Marosan, Hungarian Gyorgy Minister of State,

Mr Marosan said half the eld

Nows of the ald came on the

Paris, Jan. 15.

parties" after his return in international oil companies. Killed 47 Arabs:

to each mem-

2 com-

Officials said Sukarno's pro- that oll deliveries to be mured Police On Trial by an equal percentage, the

Tel Aviv, Jan. 15. balance going to form a reserve

of the Israel! Eleven men of 200,000 tons every 10 days.

This reserve Will

border police force went on be at the trial today accused of murder disposal of the OFEC oil mittee to meet emergency cases ing 47 Arab villagers on October need such as that of 29, the day Israel launched. Its the Scandinavian countries, Italy, China Mall Special.

Sinai campaign against Egypt.- and Turkey. Greece

to the latest available *European fuel

from: 34 million tons

Gormany, Italy and

the Minister, Benelux countries, it is the last stage of an East Euro- would be asked to join the doubtful in the extreme that pean

QUICKEST WAY-

Ometais sald" former Budapest of the Chinese Prime

Vico Mr Chou En-lal, on President Mohammed Halla

tour which has already Council, but political observers (gusting the French National Assem-taken him to Moscow and War-sald he would probably refuse of stocks were expected to fall bly will approve of partici- saw. pation in the project.

PRESTIGE

The visit here by the Pre-

breause of his long standing dis- July 1, 1957 to about 24

pute with Sukarno over the President's policies.

tons on February 10. BRITAIN too will probably mier of the world's second most

Informed sources sold the This would leave just over two weeks consumptione. These are be unable to become a powerful Communist state was nee

Revolutionary Council Was inland fames for Europe as a needed because "in this transi-whole, after allowing for bunker member of the common teen by observers as a bid to market and free trade area give prestar regime.

to

tional period the political parties' Soviet- the

requirements. which It Was are too strong and the people assumed would be in full- unless she is granted certain backed Kadar dispensations. She is not,

still too literate to take advan China Mall Special A ligh official of the Hun- for oxample, prepared to garian Government sald today age of all the political oppor- include agriculture in the in an interview with an Indian tunities afforded to them.

journalist that "counter- The sources sald Sukarno programme, and she will revolutionaries" were still strong was planning to set up

nesia

the

STILL THERE

have to give much hard in pa

parts of the country and Council because it was the

Moscow, Jan 15. thought to the proposition were creating "minor dis- quickest. that ultimately, when the orders."

Crowds flocked today to the for preparing Indo- į

鸭 Parliamentary free trade area has become |

Bands

were particularly system. The present system, Lenin-Stalin mausoleum which sald, would continue to opened its doors again for the

Bourees Baid Sukarno was December,

established, a common set of active in the mountains and with modification first time since the beginning of

parts of the world. · This

design Automatically clashes with the imperial proforthce provisions, affect-

in the future.

duties should be imposed woods of western Hungary, the against imports from other official was quoted as saying.

But he ruled out any posibilities not planning to bury the party of a major Bare-up of violence system but merely wanted to streamline the present political Discontent still prevailed sclup. among some workers and ing The small Modem party Perti, ing the whole of the British tellectuals but the major part withdrew from the Indonesian Commonwealth. The Domi- of the students and youth who Cabinet tonight. nions can hardly be expected took part in the rising were not The party was represented by to welcome with wHd delight "counterrevolutionarice," the only one minister. moves by Britain towards official sald-Reuter.

economic "Europeanisation"; .......................................KRÁSNIKON

and if this in turn threatens

to deprive them of trading

re-

advantages now enjoyed with Britain' hostile actions are Inevitable. Thus Mr. Macinllan must tread warily the path leading to participation in the European frog trado plan. Whatever the commitments made, they must not be of a nature that will Jeopardise - or com- promise the interests of the Potamonwealth.

Press and Reuter.

United

Revolution Leader To Be Shot

Budapest,; Jari, 15.

A Hungarian court has sentenced to death në u sodrež trial Jozef Dudas, one of the lendern of the Hungarian ro- vointion, usually reliable sources said today.

•*. 'Dudas was raid to hays led anʼanned group which cap- tured the editorial office of Borbad Nep, the official Hungarian- NEWEDSDET Bİx days after the outbreak of fighting, by Later he became virtual Mayor of Budapest for a short period. Dudar was expected to be hot hoelly, the mouton said,===China 'Mall^Special.

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No changes were apparent in- side the building, where body of Lenin in working garb, Stalin in his Marshal'á uniform, rest side by side in glass coins,

'and'

It was announced earlier that the mausoleum had been closed "for repairs-France-Presse.

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RARE FRUIT

New Delhi, Jan, 15.

An Indian doctor claimed to day ho bas discovered" "a raro fruit which sustains a person for two months. without food,

further

Dr Pratap Simen displayed the fruit which he said grows on theando-Tibetan border of Amor and it tasted like of potaid and was tabon by ancient" saints who were doing panation.

for

Royal Tour

London, Jan. 16,

$50,000 MUSEUM ROBBERY DISCLOSED

Toronto, Jan. 15. The Royal Ontario Museum disclosed today, that expert burglars had tooted $50,000 worth of gold and jewels. A Muscum official said the burglara "cleaned out" the Museum's famous collection ότι gold ores, Thirty-two speolmens, weigh- ing about 200 pounds and each rich in metallk gold, were dragged out of the Museum through ment window.

a base-

Five diamonds, including o magnificent blue marquise. cut stone, were taken frown the Leonar collection of Kems.

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The thieves tampered with several other collection cases, but failed to pry. them. open.

The robbery was discovered this morning when Musoun guards arrived for duty, Officials

- any "It ta

-

how the thieves mystery' got into the building.

Dr V. B. Meen, head of tho Geological and Mineralogical Division, said the value of the

Ioot Was "around $50,000". However,

He

stolen

he added; that we only their face value.

said many of the items were "priceless" because of their historical value and because they would be irreplaceable United Press,

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