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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

TUNISIAN BORDER BOMBING

FRANCO-TUNISIAN rela-

F

tions are disturbing and must be viewed with graya concorn following the French bombing of the border village of Sakiet Bidi-Yousseff.

The apparent indiscriminate bombing of the village, on the pretence that an anti- aircraft battery in the area fired at a French plane is not justifiable under any circumstances.

That the French are having trouble with Algerian rebels nging Tunisia as a base for oporations against them is beyond dispute. But retalia- tion in the form it has talcon

cannot be condoned and can only be deplored irrespective of the alleged aggravation.

Former Premier M. Mendes- Franco said, "I do not believe for an instant that the French Government- however grave its grounds

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GAILLARD SURVIVES VOTE DULLES VIEWS

Large Majority

For Govt

Paris, Feb. 11. The French National As- sembly tonight passed a short resolution of confidence in the gov- ernment after the Pre- mier, M. Felix Gaillard had spoken on the French bombing of the Tunisian village of Sakiet

on Saturday when 75 people were] killed.

stated that

The resolution after heating the statements of

the Prime Minister the National Assembly expressed its con- ndence in the Government,

The final vote on the sub- of confidenCO

for complaint against a stantive motion

foreign government-could was 939 in favour 179 against.

order the bombardment of

a village, a market, women

and children.

Assumption

N

TO one other than those who wish to belleve otherwise will argue with M. Mendes-France and it .can only be assumed that the field commander lacked judgment or alternatively that his air force went | beyond its allotted task.

Misgivings

The Government won by substantial majority despita. fairly widespread misgivings thout the bombing of the vil- which provoked the de- Only the Communista the Mendesist

and

voted against the Gove

The Foujadists and a cer- tain number of Conservatives khsiained. The other aroups from Moderate Conservatives to Socialista vofed substantial-

By: Lot Meet told the A-

Premier Cuillard

But the fact remains that the sembly that the majority of the village has been bombed and victims In Saturday's bombing innocent people have been raid killed-

injured. or

· on

Saklet-Sidl-Yourse;

In "belonged to units of the

consequence of which thera | Algerian rebels.”

18

now political turmoll which

will not enhance Franco's International -50- putation.

Mr

For the Western Alliance the

position is precarious. Habib Bourguiba, the Tun slan President, is known a9| a staunch supporter of the West against possible Com- 'munist penetration in North

African countries.

Setback

Western Alliance

Infiltration

Defending French action in Sombing the Tunisian border told the town, M. Gallard Assembly that Saklet was un Algerian rebel headquarters and "an tetive centre of war infiltration."

and

Ho sald the bombing "um= happily made some

civilian victims. But all information Indicates that the majority of the victims belanged to walte of the Fellagha" (rebels), Seventy-five

persons

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TUNISIA TO GO TO UN-

-SECURITY COUNCIL-

United Nations. Feb. 11. Tunisia tourăt instructed its

Ambasador fo

United the

Security Nations to demand Council solion against France for the bombing of the fron tler

village of Bakles-Slai- Youmel. The Tunisian delegation

QOK-

Armed that Ambaamdor |

to

Mongi Slim had received de- falle instructions - to proceed

before

the put the case Council. Delegation mouroM said it had not been focidad whether the arguest for a messing would be submilited immediately, however. Blim,

also Tunisiaý who is Ambasador

United the

Washing- States, come from

ton today after thoroughly

the

with discussing

of Bepretary

Slate, John Poster Dales. Dulles wald in Washington that he could ex prese netther approval

ner disapproval of Tunisia's dacă- sion to take the caso to the Council silen

today sounding unt

Council on the best procedere to be followed before the 11- nations group. The savo and damper Tunisian diplomat was known to bava Bevlet talked today Arabumador Arkady A Sobeler, Council Presidenti for February," and wilk the representatives of Canada

Japan and Braden, Ho-wAR expected to 'mek' oci sil. 11 Council members before pre- senting his rognés”: For

The powerful, 28-Hation Afro- Asian STORD, of which Tunisda

Rebel Commanders In Sumatra Sacked

By

Djakarta Govt

Djakarta, Feb. 11.

se meek min WYMAs to discuss Indonesia's Central Government today sacked

the Baking Fame why that tho |

"dishonourably” from the Army the rebellious commander of restless Central Sumatra and three other rebel leaders.

The government ordered all gappaggalan semmire of battalions serving under, the

dor. Ea Downs suckod commander, Lout boca on a raid that killed at Colonel Achmad Hussein, in the losus.73 NAŠÍves 'mind wounded | turbulent region to be put under 199, United the direct command of General Narution, the Army Chief-of- Staff pending the appointment of a new regional commander.

more

A Hare That||| American Accused

Wasn't A Hare

Canberra, Feb. 11.

The British Prime Minister, Mr Harold Maemikian, sald here today that the British Labour opposition, In Initiating the recent Bank Rate Tribunal, bad “started a here which was not a hire and which had run' in the wrong direc- tion."

Asked at a press conference whether he was satisfied with the Tribunal's And- Ing that there had been no leakage of information preceding the recant'emis ing of the British Bank Plate, he said, "Of course, of i am satisfied. But, pouree, i don't'expect the Socialists promitanter

PEKING'S 1958 BUDGET

Now

Tsuffered car back once 102 persons wer the dead Budgetary revenues were_16-

somo women

Of Spying For

Vodka, Money & Sex

Washington, Feb. 11.

Army M/Sgt Roy A. Rhodes went on trial today on charges of conspiring with Russian spies to peddle American secrets for vodka, money and

Bex,

the

His defence attorneys im-: mediately asked

court marilal to throw out the main charge. They argued that the two your statute of limitations. since the alleged 'acte han. 'CRA

military court does not, haya.[/ Jurisdiction. 3.

The court's law officer, Lieut.-Col Jamos P. Healey

·Jr rejected tho statuse of limitations argument. But he' called a recess to consider the jurisdiction challenge.

Life Sentence

The defence said the Sergeant can't be court. mailailed for during a pre- sets committed vious Army enlistment. He was

technically discharged November 17, 1955, and called the next day.

disclose this association

KIL

when

He is Bocused of working with Soviet spies in Moscow in 1951 and 1952 and of "failing to he filed an official statement on May 6, 1950:

The

life

Tokyo, Feb. 11. China's

National People's Congress today adopted a 1950 Stato budget of Yuan 33,198,000,000 (US$13,933,160,000) that balanced total_rovonuo, according to tho China News Agency. The ection was taken at the killed in the bombing raid. And closing session of the Congress

injured in Peking.

espionage conspiracy upward to includo and visod

135,000,000 Yuan (US$356,700,- charge carries a possible 000) from taxes and metallugical science, the falsification charge imprisonment and and textile Industries, Expendi- year's

ashonourable discharge. the tures were increased by

was entirely devoted to an ex-aid to loreign countries.

M. Gaillard's short speech same amount, of which 40,000,- for wns carmarked planation of the background

Liu Lan-tuo, Budget Com leading up to Saturday's inci-mittee Chairman, sald the State dent,

which By supplying arms to Tunisia Franco-Tunisian

reflected rapid expansion budget relations and of production, development of tho Britain and United badly harmed France's laterna-

capital construction zod energe States started a furore in tonal position.

the support for agriculture. Nowhere France, but the real effect

did he giva sly opposed conservation and waste, detalled to bring President

explanation of the he andUnited Press. Bourguiba nearer to the bombing itself. West in spite of repeated In the long, bitter and some-

times near-violent protesta by the French.

Explanation

the Mediterranean nations included children. during the Suez crisis and tho supply of Arms to Tuulsia by Britain and the United States late last year did not help to improve Anglo-American-French con-

cord.

WED

has

shattered

debato this

nficrnoon, Leftists repeatedly

The bombing has compro- asked the Government to ex-

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Holiday

Motor Pool

Rhodes, a 40-year-old resident of Eatontown, NJ., and a native of Oiltown, Oklahoma, was in charge of the Mokow Embassy motor pool.

Ho has admitted some of the detalla of the Government's espionage case against him.

HE WORE A

HK SHIRT

TO LUNCH

Mr F. J. Erroll

London, Feb. 11. The Parliamentary Secre- tary to the Board of Trade, Mr Frederick J. down to Erroll, sat luncheon today with Bri- tain's top textik whole- salers wearing a shirt made in Hongkong.

At the same time General Negution ordered that Army troops were to be placed on the alert throughout the 3,000-mile wide Indonesian archipelago.

Dishonourably

The dismissal of Hussein and the other rebel leaders-Colonel Zulkifl-Lable, Colonel Dachlan Djambeg and Colonel Maluddin Simbolon --- was announced in a Cabinet cominamique.

Busby Still In An Oxygen Tent

Munich, Feb. 11. Matt Busby, Manchester

United Football Clubi

manager, injured in laati

air Thursday's

crash here, has not yet been told that some of his team mates were killed.

"He certainly has inquired about them, but we fobbed him off." Dr Frank Pronton, Belilah European Airways medical ofl. It sold they had been dia cer, said today.

honourably discharges from the Array because they took action which endangered discipline among the armed forces and "endangered the security and safety of the state."

The Indonesian Cabinet, at a special meeting tonight, 10- trai Sumatra calling on it to

food an ultimatum from Cett- wigs within five days,

Dr Prosion added:

"LE WO

told him the straight facts he

might have a relapse. But have no doubt that he knows what has happened to him- BALEN

NICK

IMPROVEMENT

doctor also

reported alight improvement in the con- nition of both Captain Kenneth Bayment, the chartered plane's A resolution adopted by a co-pilot, and winger Jolay condes rally in Padang, Central Berry.

Preston #id Captain Susmaten, had called on Pre eldent, Soekarno and the Prime Rayment and Berry were the Minister, Dr Djuanda, to hand only two victims of the crash

De still on the danger list, the government to

former Mohammed Hatia, a

Dr Preston Bald, that Mr Vice-President, and the Sultan Busby this morning was very comfortablo" and there was a of Jogjakarta.

considerable general improve- ment

Over

Violated

He was sli

in his oxygen his right lung, which had collapsed, was not yet fully expanded again ---- General Nasution, in a state-China Mall Special meat issued by Army Head- quarters, Lid the officera'

This meeting was addressed tent, becauNO by Colonel Humein

took

who Central

part, in the. Sumatran ultimatum had violated the Army oath and Army discipline.

of Mr. Sumbjo, the Minister

and મ Information

Cabinet spokesman, refused to comment when reporters asked him what action the Central Government military would take. If rebel loaders In Central Sumatra ignored the "dishonourable dis- charge."

The rebel Padang radlo con- tinued broadcasting Government statements' tonight as the Cabinet met in Djakarta.

Repudiated

Both

South Central and Sumatra, cheat, of the In- donesian islands, have repudiat- It was made to measure and ed the authority of the Central Rhodes, a tall, hollow-faced cost 31 shillings. He bought it Government been more or less man with Iron-grey hair, sat at during his recent visit to the the small defence table sur Colony. rounded by four attorneys. He'

Star

shirt.

–

They háva autonomous for the last

year

run by military-led revolu. tionary counelis

Washington, Feb. 11. was wearing on his uniform a But hardly one of the whole-after a series of coupa and are President Eisenhower plans to Bronze

for service in salera who

the attended mised Anglo-American re-plain who ordered the bombing: By to Thomasville, Georgia, on combat,. д European Battle lunchcon of Wholesale Textile Intions with

knew President civilian officinis, or the inditary Thursday for a holiday of about Ribbon with three Battle Stars, Association

about -the alone. Bourguiba no both nations!

BA and a Good Conduct Medal. - 10 days, the White House M. Gaillard offered

United ProNE. have endeavoured to main-

planation.-Router and Walled nounced tanight-Beuler, 'tain friendship with Tunisia

Prest while working with France s an ally in the Wester Alliance.

Complaint To UN

NHE Tunisian Ambassa- Tor has been instructed to place a complaint before the United Nations Security Counell where Britain and the United States will find themselves in an embar- ressing position in subsequent discussions.

tho

· France would do well to offer

no

Closure Of Port Bizerta

Cyprus Talks Surprises Paris

Continue

In Athens

Athens, Feb, 11.

the session of

Paris, Feb. 11.

The announcement of action by the Tunisian Government to bar French ships from the port of Bizerta, created great surprise in Paris tonight.

Dr Djuanda said today that ងប់ Government would exercise the utmost patience and care" in dealing with the breakaway In- fuctions on Sumatra, the donesian PIA Agency reported.

Sald the Association's Chair man, dr Stephen Mylchreest: "He didn't say anything elther privately to me or la als-Reuter. specch

thi

Then he added: "Of course, in many ways Hongkong com- polition is not liked in country. There are suspicions about where the cloth Aroun

camer

Further Cuts

London, Feb, 11.- British petroleum companies today announced further cula in the price of their products.

The cuts, which will come

Mr. Erroll said this about his ahirt: "It has collar attached and double cuffs and my friends in the trade tell me it is of first into effect from midnight to class quality poplin. I bought night, follow yesterday's an- nouncement that two, oli com- half a dozen of then."

But he made no mention of panies were bringing down the textile imports or the shirt price of petrol and diesel fuel to Today four leading companies Immediate Indemnitios and The second

Nows of the move spread in poured that Tunisian President, in his speech. Instead he spoke the pre-Suct level,

Bourguiba, ha; used by of the continued drop in tertila

raw material prices and urged docided to lower the price of allow the Security Council British Cyprus talks ended here political circles before Premier Habib

tako advantage paraffin, gas oil and diesel, fuel to take what action it tonight without any statement Gaillard had stated the official a rising opposition, wanted to

being issued.

position of the Government on Lake advantage of the parent wholesalers to

strengthens of the opportunity offered by by up to halfpenny a-gation,- deems necessary to relieve tension along the Tuniaing Foreign

The talks between Brilish the Sakiet Bidi-Youssef in attuation to

le lower prices-Express Service, Reuter. Socrotary,

Selwyn eldont.

prestige by showing Algerian border.

Ther

therefore, no more ди

Intransigent than his v Lloyd, Cyprus Govenor, Sir

Plomier authoritative reaction to this opponents. ads Foot, Greck

Caramanlis rock Foreign Minister Evang-situation.

the naval base helos. Averoff, will be continued Diplomatic observers netad, would be allowed to leave,

landing buliding into which thâ tomorrow morning.

however, that there was no if noorssary the Questioned

A ginit 3-52 bomber crashed plane skiddoder Journalists, local relation between the in- would block the canal leading Bir Hugh said he had not yet | cident We the Algerian to the inland lake where he at uleworth Air Force,buan of Both, she building and plane were demolished. Six CTEN - Buch a plan has already been envisaged morting Archbishop | Tunkdan border and the status Trench

killing, divo bermas jesunder a discussion in Makarios sailed Leader of the of the rout. Mediterranean port Tuniken önemia indian prawo lock the vieting, were crew members purvived the crests and

Washington and it should crook Cypriota, who is al pres of Bizerta, en

and | members. The others were were only slightly, injured.

- sccupants of "ata instrumenti United Prom dnd-favour in London. mens by Greers Froon-Fr642), Francia, obutevery mild is ap- Reuters

This can best be achieved by stationing a United Nations team of observats along the border to prevent a petition of incidents.

Constantine

by

and Low element in the international french warships already in

oferta GIANT BOMBER CRASHES

but

Government

Rapid City, Dak, Teb. 11.

PEKING CHANGE

WITHOUT

ANY OPTIMISM:

Washington, Feb. 11.- Mr John Foster. Dulles, the Secretary of State, sald today that he was not optimistic that there would be any change in China's foreign policy as a result of the replacement of Mr Chou Enlai as Foreign Minister.

Asked about this development

at his press conference to day, Mr Dulles sald ho did not detect any change in the Peking government's foreign policy, although he noted that the chango had only oc- curred yesterday.

He said that the United States had not yet ofcially received the proposal made by China through the British Embassy In Peking for withdrawal of foreign troops from North and. South Korea.

Withdrawal

He said that there had been a very large withdrawal of United Nations forces, frem Korea sinco the armistico but the Chinese had not made any corresponding with- drawal as yet from North Korea.

ADY

Ho added that the United

States did not plan further material reductions of United Nations forces in South Korcs, which were. Americna troops,

Ho

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that they did belleve there could be some further reduction perhaps of Repub- Ilo of Koren forces. He re marked that these were per haps excessive in-relation to the economy of the country and especially to the needs

of

the country it, as was now the case, more modern oquip-- ment was used.

the old prov!- He noted that

sion of the Korean Armistice Agreement no longer inhibit- ed the United Nations forces » from using modern equip ment because of its prior Violation on the Communist sida-Router.

Chou Going Up?

Tokyo, Feb. 12.

of The resignation

Premier Chou Enlai from his con- current post of Foreign Minis- ter probably signals his move upward toward the powerful polley-making inner circle of Commantat Chinese Teaders, According to Japanese

American students of Chins who have analysed the re- signation, it indicates no do crease in Chou's stature in the Red Regime.

and

In fact, his influence will most

likely be increased.

As a Foreign Minister he was merely a Government official He was not thought to be member of the Party and Government policy-making of Mas nucleus composed The-tung. Lên theo chi, cua Hixing-ping.

Teh and among others

The

Foreign Minister's post kept Chou busy and be dia not have time to indulge ox- tensively in party politles or to capitalise fully on his pori- tion

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