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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL - 3,- 1957.

BRITAIN TELLS JAPANESE FISHERMEN SUEZ CANAL CO "WE'RE GOING TO TEST THAT H-BOMB"

Long Official Letter Sent To Tokyo Giving Reasons “IT SHOULDN'T HARM FISH”

London, Apr. 2.

The British Government today turned down_a_request from a Japanese fisherman's organisation to call off the forth- coming hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific Ocean.

The request came from the Federation of Japan Tuna Fishermen's Co-operative Association to the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan.

BOMBERS

IN ACTION

IN NORTH

MALAYA

Britain's reply was quoted in the House of Commons today by Mr Inn Harvey, Foreign Under-Secretary, in reply to a question by a Labour MP, Mr William Owen.

Mr Ian Harvey said two tele-

a letter from grams and

the Association,

requesting suspen- Kion of the forthcoming tests, had been received by the Prime

Minister.

and

carefully chosen because it les far from Inhabited islands avolds as far as possible shipping and air routes. It is Incidentally some 4,000 miles from Japan.

"It is not realistte to tülk, as come people in Japan have talk- The reply sent through theed, of holding the forthcoming Briush Embassy in Tokyo, aald tests in the Allantic, where they the British

Government "have would be likely to interfere with taken wecount of the anxieties shipping routes, or in the ex- expressed about the possible treme weather conditions of the dangers arising from these tests, | Antarctic. but that they are convinced that | the Japanese people need have no wear that they will cause them any danger."

High Air Burst

Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 2.

Air Royal Australian Force Lincoln bombers and Royal Air Force Sunderland flying boats today strafed

The British reply continued: and bombed suspected hide- The tests will be high air outs of Communist terror-bursts, which will not

involve Extensive safety ists in the north Malayan heavy full-out.

precautions have been taken. jungle.

"A danger area has been de- clared for the period March 1

A Royal Air Force spokesman to August i and all shipping and from air headquarters Malaya | aircraft have been warned to The suld planes of the number one | kerp clear of this

werning has been isited far in squadron, HAAF, and Fromi num-

advance so that people

rea.

should

"In regard to publicity which has been given to the surges. tion that the tests will involve a loss to Japanese ishing interests, It has to be borne in mind that. owing to the great distance from Japan these are not traditional fishing Krounds for Japanese

shermen.

"Any Jupatrese fishermen who muy 10W regularly visit this area only done so in the Just three or four years.

ber 205-200 squadron, RAF had be clearly aware of the position. Rive of the dangET

supported ground forces trying

"No permanently to smash a rebel gong of 175

Island les within the Communists in the Tupah dis-fures.... trict of Perak state,

machine

Ho sald the plans had used bombs, cannona and gun fire in groups during the last 48 hourd,

been

aret,

SD

Ample Warning "Ample warning has

who Inhabiled Crnbling any fishermen

danger may have planned to visit the

arcu to make alternative rangements,

In all the cumstances envisaged for tests there should be no Lamination of fish."

said the Brliish The reply Gov vernment had declared that fony claim was received for

"Provided persons stay out- side the danger area they have nothing to fear.

"The temporary use of areas putalde territorial waters, for gunnery or bombing practice bus, as such, never been con- Royal Air Force squadrons sidered a violation of the prin- wore still standing by to go inciples of freedom of navigation to action again if needed, spokesman said.-Reuter.

the on the high seas.

"The

prosent site has been

|

"Russia Is Enlarging Its Navy Enormously

Den Heider, Holland, Apr. 2. Russia

is enlarging is navy "enormously", Aamtrai Arleigh Burke, United States Okiet of Naval Operations. toid

to- a prae conference day. The Admiral, on

#

Lo Hollond,

world"

two-day vixit

the said "frco

reigned How over the conants, but it would Boon as it cened

bo last an

this supremacy.

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ur- ir- the con-

damage or 1098 said to have

been incurred as a result of the

it tests, would be carefully examined and its attitude would Mem depend on the Lacts in euch particular case,

"In conclusion I am to state that, in the (British) govern- view, it is impossible to dder the question of stopping

nuclear lents necur regad

without having to the wider problem of As far as was known the Boylet Preventing war in general, in-

of

cluding, of course, nuclear war. Union at present had 450 "It has to be borne in mind submarines and it was using that the ΑΠΟΤΕ banning more steel in shipbuiling this year than the United States.

"Ruɛst known that in order to win a war it has to take con- trol of the ocean from the allien and therefore it is enlarging the navy onOTIBOLLE- ly," he declared.—China Mail Special,

A British Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS

'1 Stopper (4).

4 Opposite (7),

TO

8 Monkey makes his mark (4),

9 Jetty (4).

10 Cuts in two (7).

11 Stagger (4).

12 Attitude (4).

14 Diminishes (7),

17 Joint (5).

19 Hurry

23 Ropes

20 Metal (4)

27 amanation

28

Liberato (7)

(4).

29 Hlogrolled (4.

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DOWN

2 Concord (0).

3 Attlo (0),

Insurgent (B).

Banishos (8),

6 Pitchers (8).

12

Materiai (5). Shove (4)

13 Ledge (4)

18 Rellive

(4).

18 Cast off (4).

18 Effaced (0).

20 Scares (6).

21 Glit of money? (0),

23 Eastern potentate (5).

24 Look (6),

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nuclear tests in isolation would not prevent those countries who have already nuclear weapons frum continuing to produce them."

Must Continue

BISHOP ENTHRONED-THEN DIES

Death was only a few minutes away from Bishop Franziadal Demann when this picture of him during his enthronement ceremony was taken last week at Osnabruck. At the end of the ceremony the Bishop suffered a heart attack which proved fatal, — London Express Photo,

Newspaper's Scathing Attack

On John Foster Dulles-

Called A Reckless Gambler

Washington, Apr. 2.

The Washington Post and Times Herald today described the US Secretary of State as "a most reckless sort of gambler”.

Germany

Threatens

Us, Says

Polish PM

Calcutta, Apr. 2. The Polish Premier, Mr said Josef Cyrankiewicz, today if a reunified, neutral

*The

nuclear and peaceful Germany were of cessation

the established, "there will be tests must therefore, in government's view, be linked

no reason for the WarsAW with the cessation at the mpact.” facture of these weapons within the framework of a comprehen- sive disarmament agreement which would cover nuclear and conventional disarmament under effective control.

In a leading article entitled

"Over

Brink" the

dealing with the book on Mr Dulles, written by John Robinson Beal, Time magazine matic correspondent, newspaper said:

diplo.

the

Inventor Of Blunder

"Mr Beal adde a significant footnote to the Formosa policy by telling of a hitherto President secret letter from

Kai- Elsenhower to Calang shek "satisfying him that the United States would help de- send

Query, and Matau" --- tacit commitment in which Congrede ought to be in tensely interestedİ.

this serves to paint Mr Dulles as the most reckless

"All

sort of gambler," the paper

said,

Referring to Mr Beal's "re. velation" that Mr Dulles care- fully planned the manner in Speaking at * press con which Last summer he withdrew force, Mr Cyrankiewicz sold the American offer to help Poland advocated the reunifica-Egypt build the Aswan dam to the of Germany on the condi- call Russia's hand in the game on that Germany "be a pence-of economic competition, the

paper sald:

"In the absence of such an ful, neutral nation, not threater agreement, despite the continuing us with its militarism".

Commenting on recent state- ing efforts of the Governments

the West German of the free world to achieve one, ments by the Government consider it to Foreign Minister, Heinrich von be their duty to

to Brentano, the Polish Premier make such nuclear tests as are said: "Since it is impossibly to an indispensable part of their change Poland's frontiers with development, for it is their firm Western Germany by force, they conviction that nuclear weapons cannot be changed by any other are the most powerful existing means".

continue

deterrent to major war and Von Brentano had said that hence that they play a vital role Germany would never want to in the defence of the whole tree go to war over the Oder-Nelsse world against possible aggres-frontler question

the tests planned by the government for this summer are

to designed

strengthen that' deterrent."

The reply was signed by a Foreign Office official-Reuter.

Reception

London

SOVIET TROOPS

Asked whether he had dis- cussed with the fadian Premier, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, the pre- sence of Soviet troops in Poland, Mr Cyrankiewicz explained at length that Poland regarded a In rearmed Germany as a serious

to

threat to Poland's security.

Pressed again for an answer to the question, Mr Cyrenkiewicz said: "All problems interesting

both countries were dis cussed by Mr Minsatoshi, Matsushita,

He said the Soviet troops in the Japanese Prime Minister's

principally personal envoy, tonight attend-Poland were there

London, Apr. 2.

US

ed reception given in his honour to defend the Oder-Neisse line. by the Japanese Ambassador to hey were not Britain, Mr Haruhiko Nishi,

in

of

Nothing More

Important

by Ike

SAYS: 'WE COLLECT TOLLS'

Paris, Apr. 2.

The Suez Canal Company, nationalised last July by the Egyptian Government, announced tonight it considered itself to be the only body entitled to collect tolls until an International agreement is con- cluded with its approval.

M. Jacques Georges-Picot, Director-General of the company, told a press conference the com- pany would accept a provisional arrangement guaranteeing its rights and would take part in: talks for a final settlement on the lines of the six points approved by the United Nations Security Council in October.

He said the company's con- cession was the only basis

for

the levying of toils, which were not even mentioned in the 1888 International convention which guaranteed free transit through the Canal.

staicment,

Reading Georges-Picot said:

M.

"The demans (decrees) of the concession constitute in fact the sole bonds for the tolls, as the Egyptian Government ad- mito in article seven

of its of March 20. memorandum when it refers to the agreement maxte on April 28, 1980, with the Canal Company on the basis

40

Meeting Of Asian Veterans

The

Geneva, Apr. 2. World Veterans

of the firmans of the concesion. Federation, which has more

Free Transit

"The international convention

than 19 million members in

35 countries, will hold ite

of 1888 guarantees free transit first Asian and Far Eastern through the canal without any regional conference here to- reference to toils. This right||morrow,

to fret transit is linked only

the clauses of the

company

Representatives from Austro-

concenation to

to the payment of la, Burnin, Ceylon, tolls, provided for

the

sole bene Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New

fit of the company and particu-Zealand, Paldstan, the Phillip- larly to reimburse expenditure pines, Thailand and Vietnam on building the canal.

will attend, "The Sutz Canal Company recall that considers it should

The aims of the conturenço since the

situation analysed are to survey the federation/s above has not so far been modi- Asian and For Ensidro ого fled or altered in any way, It ce-gramme for rehabilitation of dia. gards itself as the only body

abied ex-servicemen and to dia- entitled to collect tolls until an

cuss experience gainoch in the International agreement approved various countries of the area. by itself is concluded and that it reserves the right to exercise In particular, the meeting will this right by all the means inį considor the further develope ita power.

ment of the modern hospital company is, of course, and rehabilitation centre at Solo, prepared to accept the conclu-in Indonesia, so that it may sion of any provisional arrange- | brcome a pliot contre for the ment which would reserve these whole of Southeast Asin. rights

white

granting it the necessary gudrantees. It would A meeting in Bolo text August then be ready to take part in will be attended by representa» regotiations with a view to a tives of the World Veterans final witlement on the basis of Federation and the specialised the dix

points unanimously agencies of the United Nations adople in October by the to discuss this in detall, Security, Council,

No Legal Basis

collection of

general

In addition, the rehabilitations India programmes in Burma, Answering reporter's ques- and Pakistan wil be discussed tlotta, M. Georges-Picol said at tomorrow's conference. "Until a

15 new agreement

The meeting will last for one made, there is legal basis at day and its recotnumerxiations all for Egyptian

before the federation's toils" Washington, Apr. 3.

counelll, consisting of President Eisenhower Asked how the company plan- one representative from each of

ned to defend its rights, M. the 35 member countries, which today there said

"Our meets here on Thursday and Georges-Picot replied: important, means are not very good, as we Friday. nothing nationally or international have no police force of army ly, than to promote under. But there are legal methods and year and will review the worl standing between peoples.

appeals to governments and the of the past six months and the United Nations."Ching Mail programme for the monthe to Special.

come-Reuter.

more

WIS

Addressing the annual con- vention of the Advertising

Eisenhower Council here, Mr emphasised that the aim of America's military ald to her allies was to ensure peace in the world.

of

"The great aspiration "Always before it has been mankind for peaco is one that possible to regant the Aswan must be achieved," he said,

adding: "It Suez episode as an accident.

will be achieved "Now Mr Dulles is portrayed as

place that objective the champion of purposeful above everything else, especially Irresponsibility, the inventor of above our aversion for taxes the calculated blunder,"

and our love of comfort."

Machiavellian

WO

Less Critical

The council meets twice

GERMANY'S FUTURE. DEPENDS ON RUSSIA

Bonn, Apr. 2.

The West German Foreign Minister, Herr Heinrich Von Brentano, said at a press conference today that the United States, India and Australia believed that the solution to the problem of Ger man reunification depended "on the attitude of the Soviet Union”.

He said

Mr Elsenhower pointed out "The tale places on Mr Dulles

any additional share of the that many countries have de-

Von Brentano, speaking on Stales pe a blame, not only for Naser's scribed the United

his return from visits to these nationalisation of the Suez nation wanting war and relying three countries, said me of Canal Company, but also for on force, on the instigation of these countries had put forward

provocative government, the increasing desperation in

the idea that the key to the Britain and France, the Suez It was to show the country's problem might be to neutralise Invasion and

drastle true ice that the United States Germany all of the countries he tha erosion of Western interests, had launched Ita foreign ald "It is hard to believe that Mr

and had called in had vislied were convinced that programmey

must Dulles could be so totally

reunification the talent of its best diplomats. German But he wifl

occur "soon", because Machiavellian,

Interna-

was To parallel this, the American tional. tension

increasing have a difficult time climbing out of this hole, and there will people must try and understand and "each day lost increases the probably be increasing de- the beliefs arid aspirations of difficulties." mands for a white paper on other countries, and thus be the whole story of relations come less critical when the United States was not always with Nasser.

others. - "If the Beal account la correct, in agreement with

wonder that Mr Franco-Pretice. le it any Duljes is mistrusted abroad?"

and Herald concluded. ----

the

Washington Post

Time

Franco-Presse,

Kashmir Talks

U Nu Returns From China

ARMAMENTS

Thai Govt Wins Vote

Bangkok, Apr. 2. Thailand's new Govern- ment formed after the country's first general elec tions early last month won The Foreign Minister gave a vote of confidence in the the following indications on his National Assembly Inst talk with American, Jhalan and Australian leaders: 66

of the new armament German army must be

Tho

night by 144 votes to d.

The majorly of the opposition conceived in relation to the assemblymen walked out of the mission that stanoes

political circum-chamber because

splendor had not add the modern military adequate opportunities to debate fechhlçat progress amign to it.

and

big units and wero stationed in the country which fully The reception was held at the under an agreement

recognised Polish roxidence

sovereignty. Ambazmdor B

After their

experienco "Millionaires Row" in the heart

Nazi Germany, sald Mr Cyran- of London's diplomatic colony.

Karachi, Apr. 3.

No one expects a complete the new government's policies The guests invited Included klewicz, the "nations of Eastern

Sweden's Gumonė“ · Joerier.

Rangoon, Apr. 2.

change in West German outlined yesterday by the, Prine two senior Foreign Office offi-Europe are determined not to

be alone but act in solidarity Preddent of the United Natio

Burmese Prime U Nu, tho

foreign policy in the event that Minister, Marshal Fibul, Sofig

gram. ciais, Mr. O, E Morland and should milltarisis bo tempted to Security

Council,

Social Do entrusted Minister, returned today in the oppool to Mr I. Plak; the Director of start new aggression," with the task of peeking a special plane - from - Kunming,mocrats to win the next

When the Bychlobe ordered Education of the British Council,

France-Presse....

polution to the Kashmir prob- south-west China, where he elections.

Averoby police to escort ana Mr R. A. Close; and several

lem, had a two-hour talk Locay

had talks with Mr Chou En-lal, Scandinavian countries re- the chamber and furrestato

Recent Soviet notes Opposition. Assemblyman “Lidén members of parliament.

With

the Pakistani Premier, the Chinese Prime Ministér, These included Mr Godfrey African Conference. Butwardy

The Burintys Prino Minister led' a 'silffening of Soviet several other Opposition meme Nicholson (Conservative) Mr

Mr Joering informed M

policy fast also showed baril rose and shouted that. TUESDAY'S OKOSSWORD.—Acroms: 1 Barsuc, 5 Since, Robert Jenkins (Conservativo); Vicon; 9 Linn-et, 10 Nudes, 11 lladar, 12 Orgy, 13 Terns, 16 Me Julian Ridadols (Conserva-

Rabot, Apr. 2 Suhrawanly sc. the impressione declined to tell reporters the perhaps a "oerlein feuing Of Pollos were beating un amembly Repoos, 18 Dealer, 20 Spand, 22 Lado, 23 Litry 25 Sepia, 26lve) and hir William Teeling A conference of independent he had received from Kalkeresulta of the talks about the uncertainty

Autoan states will be held in which to hold order with Burmeso Chinese border. He Herr Brentano said he bad Intern, 27 Stems, 28 State, 20 Garter Downt1 Balloons (Conservative Renegade Aver, 4 Cilaja), 6 Biator & Inkron, 7 Crow, 14. Several British educationalists Tangier, me Mor, Morocoma Indian Premiery Me Jawabariki promised to cromion (as statement noter Kiso 120 "ebeurdened In They yakat, at the adulter at a press conference: shortly. Gorodity. Is" not "complételý rus | Kirkhwüllcod."out-WRT BENSON Regiment, 18 Schooner, 16 Radiate, 17 Pooring, 19 Enlist, 21 and occlesiastical leaders were diplomatie obrelon • sald today Nehru on, the Kashmir Lamso-

Reuter

Opposition colleaguemine Pleat, 24 ENBA.

30 Chews (4).-

31 Take the chair (7).

32 Plants (4).

25 Kind of leather (5).

to

man inside the chamber.