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/ THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL: 25, 1957

MR B. CAN EXPECT REPLY FROM MACMILLAN

By JOHN EARLE

London, Apr. 24.

Mr Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister, is likely to send a “cool” reply to the long personal letter received during Easter from Marshal Bulganin, Soviet Prime Minister, usually reliable sources expected here today.

The letter, 8,000 words Jong, reviswal the whole field of Anglo-Soviet relations including disarmament, nnel.ar tests, the Middle Fort, cultural and trade Exchanges, but did not make any substantially new proposals,

It was felt that Mr Macmiljan could hardly be expected to send a warni reply, since Moscow publishe! the letter before he bad had me to answer. The letter was delivered on Satur- day and published last night,

CONSULT ALLIES

probably not be wat for it

Austrian,

Russian

Talks

Vienna, Apr. 24.

The talls between Aus- |trian and Soviet delegations: in Vienna this morning took place "in a friendly spirit" and dealt with “a series of political and econo-

said communique issued after the meeting by the Austrian Chancellery.

Mr Macmillan's reply would little time. It would be a tural to expect Britain to con-mical problems", Mult her Western allies on the Jeiter's Impliestions first,

It would also be seen whether

Marshal Bulganin had followe: his letter to Mr Macmillan any to other heads of Western gov- ernments,

A Foreign Office spokesman sald he was "net in a position cunfrm" whether similor letters had been sent to other Western countries,

to

According to the souree the attitude

here that, prevnikd while the letter was couched in friendly terms, is friendliness WBS not matched by Soviet policy in practice.

Though Marshal Bulgerdo

cured anodowy

IN

"The development of Austro- Soviet relations since the con chuasion of the peace treaty and the position of Austria follow- lag the Infest world events were

examined"", the com-

unique said.

The meeting was attended by Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet First Vice-Prehifer, Austrian Chan- cellor, Julius Raub, and nem- bers of his government, and by n number of Austrian and Soviet experts,

NEUTRALITY

Mikoyan, among other ques-

to return to tions, emphasised the general a spirit of peaceful co-existence | efforts of the Soviet Union

on

of before the Hungarian up-behalf of peace and in par- rising, the present pro-Soviel | Deutor discrmed Soviet petaris

Government Hungarian

was for disarmament. employing methods reminiscent Ruab said the concept of

of the Itakut regime in cold neutrality had taken a strong war thys, It was claimed, held on the feelings of the Aus

trian people and declared that Austria was always disposed to support the peace efforts of other states,

STILL RIGID

the

The Soviet attitude In United Nations Diutamente

Sub-committee was regarded as still rigid, despite an im- provement in the Sub- committee's working atmos- phere.

It was

maintained. that the Soviet Union was still "Intri- guing" in the Middle East.

He shared Mikoyan's desire to Jereased trade between the two countries.

Ala lunchton given by Raub, Austin Mikoyan congratulated

on the fact that it was not a member of any such bloc as was NATO. The represented by NATO bloc he said. exposed its members to the danger of im mediate reprisal in the event of

war.

Relations between the Soviet Union and Austria had improved, Mikoyan sald, adding that there were forces which of

were trying

Marsil Bulganin's references to the value of personal contacts and his suggestion for tolka be | tween

"plenipotentiaries" cultural and other exchanges as designed to pave was seen the way for a visit by Mr Mac- millan to Moscow.Reuter,

to turn Austria from the path of neutrality and disturb her rela- tlon with the Soviet Union,- France-Presse.

A British Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

Comfort (0).

Concocta (5),

7 Reserved (8).

Drinks like a Ash? (8).

9 Respectable (8).

11 Precious stone (7).

13

Eat away (7)..

15 Endured (d).'

18 Rapid (6)

19 Nomad (8).

20 Choose by vole (6).

21 Complete (0),

15

16

DOWN

1 Pleco tom of (5).

2 Spry' (5).

3 Throw out (7),

Combat (6).

Animal (8)

6' So accustomed, it coems,

being

pickled (8).

lo Vehicle (8).

12 Mixhure (1)

13 Chous piece (0).

14 Prove too clever for (0),

18 Exhausted (8).

17 Mournful retrain (8)/

COOL 18-Year Battle South Pacific

Won AT Last

CLEARED FATHER'S NAME

London, Apr. 24. A letter from Mosców dropped through the letterbox of n London home-and Nora Murray's 18-year batile was

won.

Mrs Murray was Britain's first Russian war-bride. Her battle: to protect her father's name,

The

He Was Major Vassil

Korshenko, director general of the Russian Foreign Office

until he was purged In 1830., when

Molotov took over as Foreign Minister.

letter

Mrs Murray's mother. 11 said the Russian Government had recognised his innocence and

restoration ordered

of his rank

honours post- humously.

and

was

from

Gatt Plans For Common

Market

Geneva, Apr. 24. The inter-session com

mittee

of Gatt (General Agreement on Tariffs and

Trade) met in Geneva

of

today under the presidency of Shirley Corea, former Minister of Commerce Ceylon. The session was attended by delegates of the 18 member states of the Executive Committee, with observers from Portu-

gal, Ghana,

was

д

Bulgarin and Kruschev visited Britain last year Mrs Murray wrote pleading

news.

Mrs Murray-pletured here........

16 and

Moscow University student when her father was arrested. She was ordered by the Soviet Govern- She ment

to spy

British Embassy Official, Mr John Murray.

on o

Instead they fell in love and were married, When Mr Murray returned to England she sailed with him after being smuggled

Moscow,

out of

She heard nothing of her father beyond a curt note to say he had been gooled for 10 years and was not allowed to send or receive letters. The slicneo was first broken two years ago by a letter from her mother. It did not mention her father. When

ATOM

for

WES summoned to the Soviet consulate in

London,

certificate, which stated that he died from a brain haemorrhage In Siberia in 1942. This was not enough for Mrs

Murray,

She Wanted her father's name

cleared-and she went on demanding It week the nows she

given her father's death

Lasst

wanted arrived. Saya Mre Murray: "My father was a sincere and good man, and a great son of Russia, He had spent years in misguided service, but he was always loyal to his

country."

Express Service,

AGE NAVY

FOR ITALY

Genoa, Apr. 24.

Commission

Review

Washington, Apr. 24. The State Department announced today that a