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Egyptian territory in causing increasing anxiety) among many delegations attending the present kussion of the United Nations, Among the West- ern powers the chief con- cern is the resumption of Middle East oll suppiles via the pipelines and the opening of the Suez Canal. both arteries may be

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1957.

300 EGYPTIAN OFFICERS

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BEING

COURT-MARTIALLED FOR COWARDICE

From KEITH MORPETT Beirat, Feb. 6. Scares of Egyptian officers are being court-martinlled for cowardice during the Israel drive Into Gaza last October,

Details of the desertion of 300

Egyptian officers in the face of The advancing Israelis are only just becoming known in Beirut and other Middle Eastern capitals,

denied the West until Israel | ~=00�U fulfils Egypt's demands for of

a complete evacuation

the Gaza and Aqaba Gult strips and the remaining portions of the Sinal desert still occupied,

Over

Among Middle Enst nations,

particularly those outside i the Egypt - Saudi - Syrła » ; Yemen bloe, there is n fexr that present tension may deteriorate with Cairo's growing impatience Israel's refusal to complyi with United Nations resolu- tions. Among many wn- committed nations there is alarm over the fact that the United Nations appears to be powerless to enforce its rulings and that its prestige

is suffering in consequence,

A number of senior officers and at least one area com- mander are among the 300. This eyewitness account of what happened was given me by a reliable diplo. mntle Hource:—

The Egyptians knew Col Bob Bayard, chairman of the Mixed United Nations Armistice Commission, was In radio contact with three American destroyers lying offshore waiting to take off

the United Nations men. Shortly after four bombs had dropped on Gaza groups of Egyptian officers started turning up at the Armistice Commission headquarters, First they came in two's and

three's, then in dozens, then

in droves. What followed was the most

humiliating and degrading spectacle Imaginable. Many officers went down on

Some their knees,

were

Afro-Asian Split Over Algeria

RELAX IN

INDAKS Whiteaways

praying. Some had tears The whole incident, was the These incidents have led to up

Atreaming down their faces, Quite a few were clutching bundles of notes which they offered to anyone who could get them aboard the American ships. Col Bayard told the officers it was impossible for him to for accept responsibility them, but sald he would do his best to negotiate a local ceasefire, which he sub. sequently did.

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Singapore, Feb. 7. Imposition of a per- sonal income tax, "sonic- what on the Hongkong

chief

NEW AND MILDER RESOLUTION|| pattern," is one of the

United Nations, Feb. 6.

Eight countries of the Asian-African group have decided to prepare

a new resolution on the Algerian question for presentation to the General

THER nations notably Assembly's Political Committee, an informed source said today.

France and Holland nog concerned with the way in which the United Nations is

dealing with the problem of Middle East security. The feeling appears to be grow- ing that Israel has been given insufficient gaurau- tees to safeguard its bor- ders against renewed at- tacks by Arab Irregulars. The presence of the United Nations Emergency Force along the Sinai-israell border may help to mitigate the danger to some extent but Mr David Ben-Gurion sees the need for further unsurances,

The eight countries had refused to sign the resolution supported by 19 other Asian and African countries calling for the recognition of Algeria's right of self-determination and negotiations between France and the Algerian population.

Blunt

Reply To

дома.

Israel

United Nations, Feb. 6.

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It was understood that their preamble concerning the rights resolution would be very of man and would merely ex- moderately phrased and would press the hope that France would be something between the first find a liberal solution Jo the Ásian-African resolution and the | Algerian problem.

procedural resolution being pre- The new resolution would not pared by several Latin Ameri- mention Any Fight of the can countries.

Algerian

to: selt. people Although detalls of the eight-determination or include requests power resolution have not been to France to open negotiation revealed, the informed gource in Algeria with the help of the auld it would be cliver fà the United Nations, as did the first Latin-American draft than to | Asian-African resolution, the the first Aston-African resolu- sources said. tion.

United

recommendations made by Professor T. H. Silcock in a fiscal survey report of Sarawak,

Professor Silcock, of the University of Malaya, undertook the survey at

the

invitation of the Sarawak government,

Professor Silcork said further educational deve- lopment is cssential for Sarawak's economic pro- gress.

He said the proportion of national income taken in taxation is too low.-~~~

Reuter.

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7-Point Singapore

The eight nations were given Talks Agenda

Nations charter Presse,

It needs to be understood in

The source said the eight- as: India, Laos, Cambodia, the The Secretary General, Mr

Japan, Thalland, power draft resolution would re... | Philippines, the United Nations that Dag Hammarskjold, asked call the principles contained in Ethiopia and, Liberia, France. these assurances must be Israel today to declare whethe given. Egypt is slow to ther it is going to withdraw take the initiative in this all forces from the Gaza respect and a pious declars. tion from Cairo that it has strip and allow United Na

ontions forces to patrol the

ΠΟ

Aggressive aims

Israel" should

it beIsraeli side of the armistice

offered as a sop to Jarneli; line,

US OPPOSED TO

INTERFERENCE

United Nations, Feb. 6.

self-governKRENU

London, Feb, 0. The Colonial Secretary, Mr Alan Lennox-Bord, today an- nounced an agreed agenda for a Singapore conference,

The following is the genda: 1. To take note of the items in the constitutional proposals by the United Kingdom govern- ment no set out in Appendix 8 or Command Paper 9777, which have already been agreed to in

fears hardly pruvides Until these answers comme the tangible guarantees from Israel, Mr Hammarskjold that are needed. The ad, Israel's statement of con- United Nations' insistence didions for its complete with The United States is opposed to the Afro-Asian reso-principle. on compliance with its redrawal from Egypt will receive lution tabled before the Political Committee of the 2. Internal security. solutions first have met į

no further consideration.

3. External relations and ex- for Mr General Assembly, Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, the American spokesman with negative

responses Hammarskjold

said

that this delegate, said at the resumed debate on Algeria this after-ternal defence. and it is clear that a new tuntion

4. Dalmation developed before the approach is needed.

Majesty's The Secretary General Felt Ambassador,

Abba

Singapore.

M

Hammarskjold

saw Mr

"on

noon.

He added that the US Govern hasban. this evening. A full

ment was also opposed to United proved peculiarly inclastic sistement on Mr Hammarskjold's Nations interference in the in- in his negotiations with position was issued the ternal affairs of member coun- Israel. To ignore the events basis of curlier talks and Intries. leading up to the Isractif an obvious reply to the Israeli Mr Lodge sald the French invasion

carller of Egypt or to press statement

teslay plan fer a ceasefire, elections, draw any wrong conclusion detailing itx position.-United and negotiations constituted progress towards a settlement of the Algerian situation.

112-

that it had as its object purely territorial grandisement Is to miss the whole point of the recent action in the Middle East. Essentially this demon-

Press.

Cugat Sued

SPAIN'S CONCERN

Speaking before Mr Lodge, the Spanish delegate, Jose Felix Los Angeles, Feb. 6. De Lequeries, recalled Spain's strated British, French al Singer Carmen Castillo fled role in Algerian history, and Israeli dissatisfaction with sult for $20,000 back alimony added that Spain remained con- the tepid and dilatory atti- yesterday against band leader cerned over the fate of Algerla. tude of the United Nations, Xavier Cugat, 58, in Superior He said Algeria was a Medi- It would be wrong to believe

Court,

terranean problem, a problem of Miss Castillo, 61, was the band Southern Europe tu which France

quoted from

France's installation in Algeria, conforming to the internaționai low at that time, raised no ob-

of

subject of a highly secret report from United Nations men on the spet to the New York headquarters.

feeling of revulsion against i the Egyptians amongsi thousands of Palestinian Arab refugees in the Gazag

arca,

Some of the accused officers

have been charged with Even if the Israelis pull back allowing vital documents to now it seems Gaza will no2 fall

longer provide the Fedayeen || with a training and recruit.. ing ground, or an effective Egyption base. London Express Service.

Into Israeli hands. These included a complete Index of every Palestinian Arab recruited into the Fedayeen murder gangs.

TAPIO BIG OST

Hanging Bill

Passed

London, Feb. 6.

A government bill to keep the death penalty for certain types of murder was passed in the House of Commone tonight,

A Labour opposition motion to reject the bill was defeated by 217 votes to 131-a govern- ment majority of 88.

The

passed. without HITTTTTTI402 | further vote, now goes to the House of Lords for approval before becoming law.

Tho

BERLIN FOR BONN

(As West German Capital) IS AGREED UPON

Bonn, Feb. 6.

The West German Bundestag (Lower House) today adopted a resolution declaring Berlin, in the centre of Communist East Germany, to be the German capital.

Only four members voted in opposition.

The Bundestag also adopted first two other resolutions-the

start calling for an immediate with the planning and construc- tion of parliament buliding for the West German Parliament in West Berlin.

to

The second recommended that the government should carry out the planning necessary enable ministries and other federal offices to be moved to Berlin

restrict

effect of the bill is to

The

death penalty in

Britain to murder which clearly threatens law and

The

death

penalter

will be

каре for five types of murder:

Murder committed In the

course of theft,' 2. In resisting, avoiding or

escaping from artesi.

3. Murder of policemen or

prison officers.

4. Murders by shooting or

causing explosions,..

5. Those who kill a second

Ume.

PROTECTION

SPEIDEL GETS capital punishment would only be

THE JOB

Paris, Feb. 6. Appointment of German General Hans Speidel as Commander of NATO Land Forces, Central Europe, was

as quickly as possible, officially announced here to- and to designate Berlin as the day. beadquarters of any new federal bodies.

a

Mr R. A. Butier, the Home Secretary, had earlic, Gald

relained where it was consider ed essential as deterrent against lawlessness, which struck at the

basis of society, and where it appeared to be unique. ly effective as a deterrent.

It gave protection which society, owed to those who, on behalf of the community, dealt with reckless and criminals prison the police, hea

dangerou officers and

Sir Lionel Hoald, a former Conservative Attorney-General, said he supported the govern

An amouncement moment but thought it was wroga Supreme Headquarters Allied and Increnalble” in not mak Powers in Europe mid-General ing a

a polsoner bang. Speidel, 59, svould, take up hia

One

@boillighlet post "on or about April 1."

French govemment circles welcomed General

LE

a man stabbe

the bill, 14 a fireman is he hanging. If he stabbed

The governinong was makin; an ass of the law," he declared.

Roiter.

The Bundestag was debating ... motion by the Social Democrats, the Exce Democrats and the refugee: blocit-all in opposition asking the Wes! German government to make it tonight possible for the transter of Speider's appointment and policeman he would not ev dederal ministries to West Ber-garded it as a further step in lin.

Franco German reconciliation following three-quarters of a century of wins and friction.

zenater However, a Gaulist announced that they will ask in and a left-wing deputy hayo

Houston, Texas, Feb, 6, A 10,000-ton freighter being with scrup, Iron for parliament about the ecnditions loaded in which the government agreed | Japan sprung a leak and sank to General Speldel's appoint- | at a, dock in the Houston ship ment-Reuter,

channel today-United Press,"

"It's Impossible”

the

Dr Gerhard Schroeder, Minister of the Interior, open ing the debalo said that this was impossible, and that the govern- ment would be impaired if it or senior ministries were moved there.

West Berlin, cut off from the rest of West Germany, is de- pendent on East Germany for road, rail and oir communica- Lions.

But Dr Gerard Bucerlus, Д

ar member

the government Her Christian Democrat Party cald in the fact that the Russians had of permitted the establishment the Communist East German government in East Berlin was of civilian em-justificatior enough for West ployees in the armed forces. Germany to transfer at least to 7. Any other business.-United some government ministries

West Berlin,

representative

5. Dato of coming into force of new constitutions

3. Position

Jectious on the part of any other powers.

не stressed that Algerian Moslems were now French clil-Press. zens under the French constitu- He said that pay for the

tion.

same for French and Moslems nike, and all

Algerians bene fitted

same from the

social legislation security

the French,

(Contd. on back page, Col. 3)

same kind of work Was the POLICE AMONG

06

SUSPECTS

Must Take Risk

It was

IRC ACCUSED number of wanted men rounded Democrat, said he and others

Vienna, Feb. 8. The International Red Coss

now that Britain's concern leader's first wife. She divorced į should find a solution Dooches was accused by Radio Budapest Branch police announced the facial position of the allies in over blocked pipelines and him in 1946 and received a He that its confidence suggests settlement of a percentage of his made by the Spanish chief of today of pursuing anti-Com-they had long been searching supation).

in income for a minimum of $250

UN has been restored.

a week.

admitted

that he

munist

and pazanda in Hungary,

in

true that some risk for safe passage to and from Berlin was involved in trans- ferring government authorities Nicosia, Feb. 8.

to West Berlin: "But which One

one police inspector,

docs operate without and six sergeant

constables Fleks?"" were reported to be among a

Herr Will Brandt, a Social up in Cyprus in the past four who had submitted the motion days, it was learned tonight.

did "not intend to touch the Earlier in

the day Special

Berlin," (Tho city is still under four-power oc-

dest of all, what was

power status” of Berlin, a term everyone interpreted differently, should be clarified.

He said arguments that Ber- In was "not state enough" were not valid "Wo trust the guarantees given for Berlin by theelcop as soundly in Berlin as,

BUL.

really meant by the "four-

which Red Cross No Withdrawal

state, Francisco Franco, stalne that it was necessary to find a

Evangels Evangeinkis arici It is a pity that domestic in- Cugat, through attorney Leo

"new conception" and to settle The radio asserted that labels Andreas Chartas-United Press, terests must distract the Altshuler,

"the colonial problem within

on tinned food distributed the framework of the

Soviet Budapest British Government from owed Miss Castillo $12,000.

by the taking a more positive nt-attached

The former Mrs

earried Cugat also threat."

the slogan "Kt the The band leader's French delegate, titude over a Middle East $175,000 Brentwood home, pend- Soustelle, then took the floor to

Russians" in the English, Frencht Jacques

and German languages. settlement. But surely ing action on the sult. The reply to the delegate of Syria,

The radio also alleged that Slate Department officials Bald Israel's adamant refusal to residence is occupied by Cugat who had earlier spoken criticis writing under the wrapping of today the United States we

France. Soustello said he

mid he Swiss chocolate bars called for contemplating no withdrawal our Western allies and we can Egyptian territory suggests Lane.-Unlied Press.

the support of the counter-from either Okinawa

Washington, Feb. 6.

Dr

relinqulah its last hold on and his 25-year-old wife, Abbe ing nd the Byrinn delegate's revolution and for a fight agains! | Bonin islands in the foreseeablo | for instance, in Hamburg Of

that if the dispute is to bo Bettled quickly

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realistic assessment of the

Shipyard Scheme

regretted Impassioned utterances Which had Over- on several occasions stepped the generally accepted Birkenhead, Feb. 6. Umily

of international courtesy. situation, taking into con A £17,000,000 sterling pian

Soustelle then recalled the "sidoration not Iaracli's to modelo

the shipyards of history of Algeria, and of the "demands but its frequently Commel Laird and Company, | successivo WEVER of invaders expressed fears, is required.here, was announced tonight, who had occupied North Africa WH

WHAT would ba

one of the through the centuries. useful The programme, would be

largest to discussions

bo announced in Britain for many years, is ex- between Israel, Egypt and pected to provide facilities for

ANSWERED NEED

formn!

withdrawal. to complete It Excommunicated derided to destroy slavery, anti

of

the Russians.-Reuter.

future-Reuter.

Wales,

Munich-Reuter.

Actress's Death · Believed Suicide.

Chester JIII), New South, Miss Rose said abe hurried to

her friend's apartment. Mik Woodbury was wearing a pair of tight elboks, and nothing 'aboro' the waist when she answered the door, the police said. Miss Rose said her friend said to her: "You think I've been drinking, but I haven't."

New York, Feb. 6. A Blim, blonda Australian actress and dancer died, ap- parently a suicide, today in her luxurious East Side apartment, police reported. Doreen Woodbury, 30, dled in the arms of an actress friend who had ruskod, to her apart-" ment at 3 am. after a dis. turbing telephono conversa- "tion.

Mr Hammarskjold. Some building Some of the world's Squstelle said that ku the 19th guarantee from biggest oll tankers.-China Mallratury, North Africa was a Egypt and the United Special.

centro of brigandage and piracy, Nations must be given if

and when, in 1830, France Israel is

piracy on the Africa consta, reestablisti freedom Vatican City, Feb. 0, and The Roman Catholic

navigation in the Mediterranean, Two small bottles, one empty and one containing pills, were

·found on a coffee table in the "Rod priest," Richard Horvath, Versal book,

apartment, Police said a note naked that the actress ben Longing be went to mother Mr Olive Janett of

partisan stand by the UN

is necessary. It is illogical

to regard only Egypt as the today excommunicated Hure it was only answering a uni-

aggrieved party. It takes who Wie considerou that At that time, he said, anarchy two to make a quarrel and country's chief religious col-relied in Algeria and its popik- at present ono party is being inborator with the Communitiation Was ruffering from almost entirely ignored, gezy brament United Pres

cxadornic ** disekaes. Ha mich

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Tho sah blonde performer had had small roles in several motion pletures and for a time had been the leading dancer on tho Jimmy Durante tele- vision show. She came to the United States about six years ago, Columbia Pictures

and to New York sometime in the last couple of years. Miss Elizabeth Roso told the police Min Woodbury called her.orly this andguing, and sounded very depressed. She said the dead? woman had boon: under "treatment", for a liyer alimenik.

She then became incoherent.

Miss Roso

gavo her BOTTLO milic and summoned a doctor, who pronounced Miss Wood- bury doad when he arrived. The body was taken Bellevue Hospital mongue for air Autopar-United PreRA

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