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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

MEMOIRS

ID Churchill make it

Dumeult for his generals

to win the war? Twelve yours after final victory, in the year of the apnee sutel- lite and the intercontinental minnile, that question about Churchill's role in the war still comes up.

It was raised by Sir Arthur Bryant when he published. his version of the Alan- brooke diaries. It is raised

again, more bluntly, by Alanbrooke's chief wàr nid, Major-General Sir John Kennedy whose memoirs, "The Business of War", are just out.

While it is a good and neces- Kary part of "historical digeation" that war time adulation should be tem- pered by the singing of the songs of the critics it does seem as if the business of writing up one's memoirs at a time when they ought not to be written up. has proved too tempting for the authors.

STANDARD

was once

Tatandard

were

an accepted

that memoirs

not published until those whom they most in- timately concerned had

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No. 36900

Established 1845

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1957.

ANGLO-US ARMS FOR

First Shipment Expected Po. Dykes

To Arrive Very Soon

BEATING RUSSIA TO THE DRAW

London, Nov. 14.

Britain and America have informed France that they are sending token_consignments of arms immediately to the Republic of Tunisia, France's former protectorate despite French warnings and diplomatic moves to prevent

it.

Dismay

And

Anger

in Paris

By HAROLD KING

Paris, Nov. 15.

died. Queen Victoria, who Dismay and anger charac

turned out fifty years after her death to be one of Bri- tain's great diarists, placed the most severe ban on thei pubilention of her work. But those who break with her example today have the example of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor..

of

The French, who have re- fused Tunisia arms on the ground that they might go to insurgents in neighbour- ing Algeria, today declared that this Anglo-American move was a breach of "At- lantic solidarity."

Decision

declared Caused By

Urgency

But Tunisia is understood! to have given the British and Americans assurances that the arms will not Tall into unauthorised hands,

£20,000 Worth

Britain and the US believed Tunisia might approach Russia she did not get arms from the West.

terised the reaction French officials and polt- tlcians to the American and British delivery of Authoritative sources said the arms to Tunisia against value of the British arms silp the wishes of the Frenchments to Tunisia would amount to about £20,000. They would Government.

consist of about 350 submachine Guns and 70 Eren guns, as well

The Prime Minister, M. Felix If the publication of critical Gaillard, will make a statement war memoirs ut a tímo that, on France's official position in

generation ago,

would the National Assembly at 1400 have definitely been pro GMT today. nounced "TUO SOON", had ang great value in the airing of the truth and a resulting effect

historical

011

uc-

UNDESIRABLE

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curacy-perhaps they could Actording to usually well-

be" justified.

informed sources, he will also

us amtounilion.

these

It was believed that orms would be sent by plane tonight and should arrive Tunisia by tomorrow,

HOPES ITALY

By PAMELA MATTHEWS

London, Nov. 14. Today's decision by Britain and the United States to expedite token supplies of

to Tunisia

through 8.3

arms

was

«

Threaten

To Give

Rovigo, Nov. 14. Dykes in the Pó delta were threatening to give way tonight under the pres sure of the rain-swollen river and Increase the flood area, where 20,000 acres were already sub- merged.

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DAKS

THE PANEBUS COMFORT IN ACIION TROUSERS

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HONGKONG

MDA LODN

TUNISIA Summerskill And

Younger Out

BASIS FOR NEW DISARMAMENT TALKS Of Labour's

London, Nov. 14.

UN Endorses Shadow Cabinet

Western Arms Position

United Nations, Nov. 14.

The

Commission

Dr Edith Summerskill and Mr Kenneth Younger failed tonight in a bid for re-election to the Parila- Labour Party's mentary leadership, re- sults of a secret hallot disclosed.

They were

repinces in the

Shadow Cabinet" by Mr Patrick Gordon-Walker and Mr

Arthur Bottomley,

The "Shadow Cabinet" is re-

The United Nations General Assembly today en- dorsed the Western-arms position as the basis of new disarmament talks by a 56-9 vote. At the same time, Canada and Jatuary 1.. Thousands of soldiers, police Japan, with the backing of the now composes the 11 Security formed in each new session of ond civilians, working with Westem powers, proposed a slate Council members and Canada.

Mr Hugh Gaitskell had al- bulldozers' boats end lorries,

However, since Canada be- of 10 countries to be added to

been re-elected un- amphibious craft to strengthen the present Disarmament Comeones a council member in its ready and patch

supreme post the dykes, thought mission.

own right

1, the opposed to the on January They presented a re- that yesterday with the

next of Parly Leader, and the present resolution fine solution which will be taken up

would make

12 places weather they could get the by the Assembly tomorrow. year's Disarmament Commission ballot was for

members of the floods quickly under control.

a 21-nation body, United ordinary

"Cabinet." WATER SEEPED

Press.

But today they shook their heads, as water ceped through whose the bank of the Po, high dyke channels divide the della into half a dozeri major islands.

sky

At Guastalla, 100 miles, up- river, the level of the water to be dropping, Was reported but fresh rain fell higher up its

the today, and course grew dark and threatening.

Experts said it now depended pressed

on whether rain, wind and tide matter of urgency to per- would combine 10 mit their arrival before major economie disaster in the President Habib Bour-della-Reuter. guiba's broadcast morrow, a usually

to- well-

cause

10 FC-

The Assembly, endorsing the action of its Political Committee last week, approved a 24-power- resolution which asked the Dis- armament Commission convene, as soon as possible, lis sub-committee of the five atomic powers to resume

arms dis- cussions with priority given to the plan the Western powers put before last summer's deadlocked London talks.

RESOLUTION

The resolution upholds the westem view that inmediate partial measures of disarmament can be taken to achieve a pro- gramme which would include suspersion of nuclear tesis under international control; the halting of production of Assionsble

duction of slocks of nuclear weapons; reduction of armed forces and armaments; the pro- gressive establishment of ground- ate inspection-gyalems to guard against surprise. attacks; and a study of an inspection system to control outer space objects.

-informed source said here In The Philippines materials for wespons; the re-

tonight.

The fact that Britain and the United States have insisted un deliveries the arms making despite the new Western Jusis- tence on interdependence points to a deep anxiety In London and Washington In case any fur- thor Arub state should feel obliged to seek awas from Com-

pathetic to Communism.

But we have already too relate the full history of the AND BELGIUM munist states or states sym-

many

examples

negotiations between the mator

in our Nato alles that have taken plate

history of the fact that the on this subject during the last

more dust is raised over að two months. laue in its own day, the

longer it will take the cold

A source close to the Prime

blooded historians of later Minister said last night: "We

generations to reach balanced judgment. IN DETAIL

have been in constant contact with Washington and London about this matter and we have always explained why we can- sider that the delivery of arms to Tunisia by our allies la un- desirable.

HAT the tremendous days

described na

**Dritain's finest hour" should be recorded and examined in detail is obvious, and it is equally obvious that, thosG at the centre of things should weigh and present their report of the whole. But it would be more com- mendable, and quite possibly (if the autobiographies of the past are anything to go Algeria pick up any of the Bri- by) also more readable f | tlsh'and American weapons we these reports were to be will collect them and ship them made from the motive which back to London and Wishing- King George V would have ton." described as "duty."

"Great Britain and the United States have now decided to net in defiance of the wishes of their principal continental ally and there seems to be nothing We can do immediately to prevent their acting this way.

SHIP BACK

"But if

vik soldiers

im

Reperis that Tunisia was on

But perhaps Sir Winston the verge of taking arms from should not be allowed to go Egypt or Czechoslovakia or to his rest without a few Soviet Russla were received darts from his colleagues. here seeptlenlly. Of all the writers he, after

most the

all, has been

In diplomatic quarters here prolific. One feels tint his the Auglo-American action was

seen as an unfavourable over- broad shoulders will bear ture to the summit meeling of the quibbles of his under the North Atlantic lings as

as his Organisation surely reputation will survive them. China Mail Special,

Treaty

next

month

In Your Saturday Mail

Twenty pages packed, prepared for your weekend reading, introduces among its many features a new series..... short stories written in Hongkong about Hongkong.

First in the series:

WILL SELL

Washington, Nov. 14. Tunisia

obtain hopea to several thousand rifies from friendly countries and especially France to ensure her Internal secur. ity, Mongi Blim, Tunlan Ambassador to Washing- ton, sald after a three- quertor hour Interview with the Secretary of State, John Foster Dullen, today. Mongi Bilm mentioned such countries as the United States, Britain, Italy and Belglum.

Mongi 811m said ho had thanked Dulles for the American decision to send arms requested Lom

hla time previously, to country,France-Presse.

INFLUENCE

Observers. said that the de- here in the cision was viewed contest of the total Middle East) situation where the delivery of arms from the Communist or anti-Communist world exercises

n critical influence of govern- mental stand-points.

OYUNUM

TYPHOON FLOODS VALLEY

Manila, Nov. 15.

TABLE TENNIS PLAYER TRIES SMUGGLING

Parliament,

OUSTED

Both Dr Summerskill and Mr

Atlee's Labour Governments - Dr Summerskiilas Minister of Insurance end Mr

Younger were members of the

National

Younger as Minister of State at the Foreign Office.

Mr Gordon-Walker

13 A.

Macno, Nov. 15. former Commonwealth Relations Trade

are:

of the "Shadow

A Macao Chinese table tennis Secretary and Mr Bottomley player, who took part in last was Labour's Overseas October's celebrations in Peking Minister. was caught trying to smuggleAll remaining 10 retiring 10 wrist watches into Com- members munist China, It was disclosed Cabinet" were re-elected in the ballot confined to: Labour today.

Le Karn-son, the table tennis Members of Parliament. They player, left Macao through the Mr Harold Wilson; Mr GR. Portas Do Cerco (border gate), Mitchison: Mr Anturin Bevan; and at the customs station of Sir Frank Soskice; Mr Jamen Sam Chong, just outside the Callaghan; Mr Alfred. Gobcha; barrier, he was

Mr Anthony Greenwood: Mr possession of 10 watchos. He Tom Fraser, Mr George Brown; was subsequently detained. and-Mr Philip Noel-Baker

Lo was released 24. hours later when the sponsor of the trip offered to pay the ne of JMP$200 (about 11K$500), — France-Presse.

found

CONFIDENT

The nine-nation Soviet bloc opposed the action. Fifteen coûn- tries Afghanistan, Burma, Coy- lan, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Saudi

New York, Nov. 14. A flash report from Caga Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen and

Mr Aneurin Bevan sald today yan Province, Northern Yugoslavia abstained.

British Earlier today, Canada and he expected the next Luzon, this morning said

take 10-nation i general election would Japon presented 2 that Cagayan Valley has state which the Western powers place next autumn or the fol- lowing spring and he was con- been hit by the worst had agreed upon for addition to food in 50 years. Several the, Disarmament Commission fdent the Labour Party would

for a one-year team beginning win.--Reuter. persons are missing.

Detaily dre not immediately available:

The flood Wi caused by

A decision was delayed fo: Parific typhoon "kit" which several weeks by the subse-moved out of the Philippines quent fall of the Bourges- yesterday.

Maunoury government said the

prolonged French political crisis

which followed,

Six

After M. Felix Gaillard, the present French Premier, form-night

SIX MORE

more people were last reported to herve died

ed his government last week, because of the typhoon. This the attempt to reach agree brings the storm's death toll to ment with France on the supply 39.

of arms to Tunisia was regard-

The new casualties were two

ed as a matter of urgenty by election inspectors in Cagayan the British and United States Province, Northern Luzon, who governments.

were swallowed by flood waters The fact that tonight's during the height of the storm, decision was taken without and four other people in the The text of the British French agreement is believed same province.

caused considerable Damage to crops and prom Foreign Office communique, to havo

estimated at more announcing the

China Mall perty was INS de- concern here. --

than US$2,500,000. France- liveries said merely: "Her Special.

Pressc. Majesty's Government have decided, with Immediato effect, to dispatch # token consignment Tunisia."

of arpas

Should Prevent

to

Nothing should prevent Frauce from supplying Tunisia's legitimato requirements as in the past, the source said.

The Washington announce-

Schoolboy Attacked

Little Rock, Nov. 14. The Arkansas Press, a negro newspaper, reported today that one of the nine negroes who

•

HOMICIDE ACT:

TO STAY FOR

THE PRESENT

London, Nov. 14.

ment said: The State Do-entered the integrated Central Mr R. A. Butler, the Home

pariment announced today that the Government of the United States has decided to deliver to Tunisia, in con- cert with the Government of the United Kingdom, a ship ment of smail. arms and amwuallion for defensive purposes.

The United States shipment will consist of 500 M-1 rides and 60.000 rounds of ammun

High School under parstrooper protection was "severely at: tacked by a while student on Wednesday.

He said the.

School oficials refused to discuss the case. An Army spoltesman sold is niegro, 1 boy, was standing by his lock- or when while boy ran by and "cufted him in the car.”

negro was "not tion which is being purchased hurt" and "went home normally by the Government of Tunisia, at the end of the day."

"This shipment is an initial But the Arkansas Press,

lo an response

whose uppes for owned by L.C. Bates, assistance in purchBoing arm wife is head of the NAACP in negro was As the moon comes REALLY nearer by CHAPMAN made by President Bourguiba on Arkansas, said the

September 4.

"severely attacked and rushed PINCHER,

The "Govtrument of the to the doctor."-United Press. United States regrets that the

Ducheza of Nathan Road by JAY ELLE.

Other important features include:

Iron Governor of Cyprus Sir John Harding by Government of France hes not DONALD EDGAR.

Are we off our head? by GEORGE - GALE, Zanice in the ring by GILBERT ODD.

Low, Giles, Cummings, features, cartoons, strips, puzzles, music, and books all in, tomorrow & CHINA MAIL.

found it possible to associate it. self with the supply of arms to Tunisia, desplie. the frequent consultations which have taken place on this subject."

EXPENDITURE

Secretary, rejected a sug- gostion in the House of Commons today that he should extend the cafe- gories of murder Kablo to be punished by hunging, Sir Thomas Moore, a Conser- vative, urged this because the number of murders had increased since March when the Govern ment's Homicide Act limiting capital punishment to five cate- gories of murder became law.

MISTAKE

"How many murders must be committed before the Govern- ment realise it made u grave mistake?” Sir Thomas Moore asked.

י,

the Mr Butler, replied that number of murders known to tha police in abx months since the London, Nov. 14.

Act was passed wax 128 com- Government spokesman pared with 82 for the same period Asked whch those arms would said today that during 1956-57 in 1836.

But he said it was too soon to be shipped, to misin, the State there was a total net expendi Department said they would ture of £1,300,000 from Gov-assess the effect of the Homicide presumably be arriving today,-lemment funds in aid of the Act or to contemplate a further Beuter and France-Presse, colonies.-United Press.

change in the law.Beuten.

geography

Before the contest, Mr James- Griffiths had been re-affirmed as Deputy Party Leader-Reuter

UPSIDE-DOWN

Paterson, NJ., Nov. 14. Mrs June Marle Chamber- lata won a preliminary divorco decree yesterday' on testimony that her husband, Clifford,- not

only stood her repeatedly on her head but brought home a drunken sailor and put hian fr the bathtub.--United Press.

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