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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

A QUESTION OF AGENDA

NAST-WEST negoliations

have now shifted from problems of preparatory methods to the question of agenda and representation following the statement by the American Secretary of State, Mr Foster Dulles, that he does not consider a preliminary Foreign Ministors' conference essential.

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The announcement clearly removes a major obstacle to meeting of heads of government as it is likely that Franco сап now be brought Around tu the Anglo-American point of

view.

Willingness

UT without some Soviet

BUT

willingness to bronden the scope of the talks to include topics proposed by the other Western govern- ments, tho preliminary exchanges, however con- ducted, remain likely to run into deadlock.

A further important topic for preliminary exchanges ie the question of which states would attend a top-level

meeting.

Here the "Big Four" (Britain,

the United States, France and Russin) have not yet taken up firm positions, but possible difficulties remain over the question of China and in a wider conferenco- East Germany.

But the common desira by Russia and the West to halt the arms race is the key to agreement at the proposed talks.

Danger

THE

E danger is that the talks the for agenda might become so long as to be unworkable or so short as to be meaningless. That the heads of government would have to meet in and genuine privacy, eschew propagandist speeches addressed to the world at large, in the first essential.

The second is that they must not be content with simply breaking the ice, but must complote agreement оп Bomo subject, however limited.

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SECURITY COUNCIL CALLED Churchill

Sudan's Complaint To Be Heard

New York, Feb. 21. The United Nations Security Council will meet at 2000 hours GMT today on the Sudanese complaint of Egypt's claim on two zones of its territory, it was announced last night.

Egypt has announced plans to extend into the two border areas tomorrow a plebiscite which will be held throughout Egypt and Syria for election of a United Arab Re-

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public.

Armed Conflict

The Sudanese Foreign Minis- ter, Mohammed A. Mahboub, warned today that his country would take milliary action if Egypt went through plan.

with the

ARAB LEAGUE

Khartoum, Feb. 20.

·Budad has called for an -

Immediate meeting of the Arab League to conalder Its complaint that Egypt- ien troops are concentrat- ing On tho Budanees border, official

Boroes revealed tonight.

The sources said the Gov- ernment Instructed it Ambassador

Cairo, Yusof Alinary, to lodge the ppileation with the Secretary-General of the Arab League, United Proso.

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CONSERVATIVES WIN SWEEPING APPROVAL 200 Dead In Triple Mine Disaster

Mr Harold Macmillan, ine British Prime Minister, acknowledging the greetings of members of the Young Conservatives Violoria Branch at No. 10 Downing Street last week when he returned home after his Commonwealth lour-Kersione.

Franco-Tunisian Crisis

Deteriorating

Tunis, Feb. 20.

The Tunisian Government told the British and American Ambassadors here today that the Franco-Tunisian crisis was worsening.

Britain and the United States have offered, their good offices to help settle the dispute.

A Tunisian Foreign Ministry Spokesman bald the Foreign Minlater, M. Sadok Mokkadem, AmbasiaTM Ambassador, warned the British Sudanese Yacoub Osman, submiting the dor, Mr Angus Malcolm, and the United States Ambassador, request for an emergency

Lewis

of Jones,

the Security Council meeting to the Mr UN

Secretary-General, Dag Ariousness of laat night's inci- Hammarskjold, said Sudan was dents at Remade, in determined to defend its treme south of Tunisia, where sovereignty as a result of "this three local officials were report- breach of the peace," which, heed to have been kidnapped by and held until sald, If not controlled "may de- French troops velop into armed conflict."" this morning.

It was reported today in Khartoum, the Sudanese Nall the familiar topics capital, that Egypt was moving disarmament, nuclear up troops along the Dgypt

in the area of contral, Germany, Eastern Sudan border Europe and even on the the two disputed zones, creat- newly fashionable tople of ing a dangerous tension. disengagement the positions

Concentration

Violation

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violation of International Law. Mr Mokkadem said it was u The French say that a jeep blew up on Amino at the aerodrome at Remade, serious- ly wounding two French soldiers, and the offelals were brought into the camp for questioning.

Footballer Dies

Munich, Feb. 21. Duncan Edwards, Man- chester United footballer injured in the Munich air crash a fortnight'ago'died in hospital here early to. day-Reuter.

USN PLANE VANISHES

London, Feb, 20.

COMMONS

ENDORSES

FOREIGN

POLICY

Won

London, Feb. 20. Prime Minister Harold Mac-

millan

a sweeping Parliamentary erdorso-

for ment tonight

his policy calling for new summit talks with the Russians, but only after suficient preparation to offer fair chances of suc.

cess.

The House of Commons wound up a two-day forcim aoirs debate with a 308 to 242 vole in favour of the Con- servative Government.

The vote a technical onc calling for the adjournment of the House was demanded by Labour to voice its disapproval of the Government's foreign policy.

Reiterated

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The Prime Minister, in closing speech winding up the state- debate, reiterated the ment he made yesterday that he favours a new summit meeting:

But he flatly rejected in- de- sjalent Labour opposition mands that a data should – bə Axés" immediately.

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PIT SEALED DOOMING

182 MINERS

Calcutta, Feb. 20.

One of the worst mining disasters in Indian history came to its tragic end at dawn today when mining engineers made the decision to scal off a pit dooming 182 trapped miners.

Celebes Army To Aid Padang

Another 35 minutes were pre- sumed dead in nearby mines which were flooded when the highly mechanised 2,000-foot shaft at Chinakuri in West Ben- gal exploded last night.

All night rescue operations were abandoned when flames threatened rescuers before two rocked the explosions Chinakuri plt, turning it into a raging volcanic inferno.

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Donned Masks

Rescue workers donned masks and worked desperately to bring out survivors before the final biasta, but only 17 miners were brought up to the surface alive. Three of them died later in the hospital.

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No further Information was available here,

Needs Oxygen?

London, Feb. 20.

A consignment of oxygen equipment will be flowni to Nice carly tomorrow aboard a British European Airways Dakota freigh- tor, it

to- was learned night.

The equipment, which is be- lieved to include an oxygen tent, is reported to have been called for personally by Lord. Moran, Sir Winston Churchill's physician.

An affelal of the manufac

turers, Oxygenaire Limited, said tonight that the oquip ment was merely one of their regular three-monthly routine consignments

OPTIMISTIC

Prime

London, Feb. 20,

Harold Minister, Macmillan, has received a "very optimistio tele- gram from Bir Winston Churchill, WE あれ・ nounced # the Prime Miniator's residence, 10 Downing Strgot, this evening.

Churchill's telegram was in reply to a message cabled to him last night by Mas. millan, wishing him an early recovery from bla present linos-France- Prosse.

Singapore, Feb. 20, Two "crack" battalions from tha north and south Celebes army under their

The initial blast took placo commander, Llout-Col D.J.| at 0.15 p.m. last night and was by flooding which Sombo, are standing by to followed proceed to the aid of the trapped miners at both the

Chinaicuri and Bhora mines. revolutionary government – Mr. S. 6. Grewal, Chief in Contral Sumatro, should Inspector of India's mines, said there be an attack from the explosion was probably the Djakarta Government, caused by gas pockets anxt coal

dust.

the firm Chinakuri was the best Radia Padang reported to colllery in India, he added. ... night.....

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At Dhanbad, Bihar Province, 23 miners were feared drowned today when drillors penolrated a. disused gallery which was France-Presse waterlogged. and Reuter, at a

well-

broadcast quoted message from Somba saying that

battalions the trained and fully equipped and were prepared to leave moment's notice.

DISMISSED.

Korean Cabinet

this unilaterally. on To do my part tonight would seem to bo an act of folly," the Prime Minister declared. "I can think of no more certain way of kili- ing the summit conference,"

Ho cautioned against a mere

Seoul, Feb. 20. propaganda success in

Today's report follows that on meeting with the Russians, But

The South Korean President ho said if the conference is Tuesday that Somba would sido

Dr Syngnan Rhee tonight call- carefully prepared it might with the revolutionary republic, ed the Korean cabinet into an oblain some modest advance."

that was set up in Padang last extraordinary session to discuss however small the weekend. "Then,

Chinese proposal to with- immense change advance, an

draw their troops from North After Somba had made this Korea by the end of 1950.- would

he predicted. come," "Because there would be alwayo į statement himself, he was dis- Reuter. the possibility of moving on to missed from his army post and some further steps," United ordered to be arrested by the Press,

Djakarta authorities.

ATLAS BLOWS UP

AGAIN

Cape Canaveral, Feb. 20.

Án Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile was faunched here today and It disappeared in a ball of fira about 30 seconds after it left the launching pad. Unofficial observors said it appeared to have blown ир.

The Atlas rosred skywards for about 30 seconds, before surving slowly towards the cost, leaving a vapour trail in its

A US Navy Constellation patrol plane carrying up to 25 men - vanished on a mid-Ation- of the two sides appear to

tic flight today and Air Rescue be as divided as ever.

units launched an immediate Mr Osman submitted to Mr

The Tunisian Foreign Ministry umbrella search over freezing, Perhaps the search for Hammarskjold a note from the spokesman said M. Molkader storm-whipped Beag between limited agreement in best Sudanese Premier, Abdullah asked the British and American Newfoundland and the Azores. approached from a different Khalil, the text of which was Ambassadors lo teli their The big four-engine aircraft angle. The common ground issued early today in Khartoum. Governments of the deteriora-military version of the Con botween Russia and the It asked the Council "to meet ton

rela-stellation airliner, took off from in Franco-Tunisian West is that modern arm. Immediately and use its good one and the worsening situa- the Argentia, Newfoundland, Air

stop the impending tion in Tunisia.

Station at midnight, Ainents are appallingly offices to

Egyptian aggression,"

I failed to return tonight | wake. dangerous.

from Mr Osman, alding a voice for

round-trip patrol It seema

in the

mission. meeting, certain that both himself sides would welcome the requested an "urgent meeting" chance to divest money of the Council to "discuss the from armaments, for the grave siturion existing on the sake of their own people, Sudan-Egyptian border, resulting and because of the competi- from the massed concentrations moving tion in

Egypilan troops aid to under-

toward the Sudanese frontiers,” developed countries in

-Reuter and United Press. which they are all engaged. I

In

of

Defiance

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US Air Force search planes took off at dusk tron: Prestwick, Scotland and Lajes Air Force

M. Mokkadem Bald the French Government was dis- playing an attitude of "system- the defiance," desplie the "sup- ple" attitudo of the Tunisian Base in Government,

the Azores, Other search craft were reported alert-

Two minutes later observerS saw a huge ball of fire and the missile could no longer be seen.

TWO MINUTES

The Air Force oficially con- firmed that the Atins blew up two minutes after leaving the launching pad.

The radio later broadenst a message from the revolutionary Rovernment's Defence minister, Durhanudin Harahap, to Colonel Semba, telling him: Do not ate tack first unless compelled to" and at the same time thanking in for his offer of reinforce- ments to the Padang ment-France-Presse.

govern-

DJUANDA'S CABINET MEETS

Djakarta, Feb. 20.

The Indonesian Cabinet mot in special session tonight for the second time this wook, presumably to dis- cuss the Sumatra pro-| clamation of a Revolution- aty government.

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on Friday

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No communique was issued after the meeting but Informa- tion Minister Sudibyo told President that Soekarno would deliver message

morning when he formally resumes his dulles na Chief of state.

Sockerna met earlier today A short announcement Baldi the missile completed the with former Vice President and them powered phase of its flight and Alohammad Hatta blew up acconds after entering took up the evening discussions The World Bank President, its ballistic coasting trajectory. with Premier Djuanda, Foreign

The Tunislars have agreed cd as far away as Tripoll, Libya, to peralt food supplies 10-Valled Pres French troops blockcaded in their camps for nearly a fort- ++++++ | night, and have allowed Generol Antoine Gamblez, the French

Your Saturday MailCommander in Tunisia, to move

In tomorrow's weekend China Mail:

Bank Loan

Cairo, Feb. 20,

Chief Maj-Gen Neution. Also present Were First Deputy Premier Nardi and Third De- puty Premier Leimena. United

Eugeno Black, will arrive ki The announcement did not Minister,Subandrio and Army Tunisian Government repre- Calto next month discuss give any reason for the explo sentatives flow to flemads to the possibility of a bank 10an idon.

The Atlas Taunched today day to inquire into the incident to improve the operations of there. French sources reported the Suez Canal, it was learned was the infalie that had failed ★Hongkong is threatened with "Massive Retaliation that General Gombaud, Com-today-United Press,

Iest Saturday--Itcuter. mander of French forces in the south of Tunisia, had also goso to make on on-the-spot Investigation-Reuter,

trademark piracy by Hongkong firms-by ROBIN HUTCHEON;

★The last days of Shanghal-by JOHN LUFF; •

Fuchs and Hillary set out on the final stage-China Mall Special;

The Unknown Giant-concluding a unique glimpse into the world's biggest political enigma-by SEFTON DELMER;

New Union

Damascus, Feb. 20. Saudi Arabia is attempting to for a third Arab Union on a fodera)-basis in confunction with Kuwelt and Bahrain, the Inde=" pendont dally newspaper "Bant

And all your favourite features, cartoons, comics, and the

rest In a 20-page package for your weekend | jurat reported today reading.

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DAVE BECK GETS 15 YEARS

Seattle, Fab. 20.

Dave Book, Bar, aboo head of

tho

powerful Teamstore Union, was today.sentenool to 15 yr Imprisonment for --misappropriăting

$1,900 of !union* money.

The new union would, control about 75 per cent of the Middle - 1316" son, Dave Book, JD, Was Past oilUnited Press

dined. $3,000 und bis penisnos

deferred for misappropriating $4,659 of Tearslcës” money. Back Ear will not accemarify

pervą – 15.ytaEA, DA That is the maximum, manda. tery under Washington state 181,\\-1x1\\'n "moditetima - Serm will be met by the slate boszil of petscia” Sarung "and' parolos. He was convicted Ines Deenanal

ber of misappropriating the, $1,900 from', the sale of a car, wwed by the 1,503,000 mem- Der unich-Amerion's biggest His won

for pocketting 61,456 from, the"; sala of twa

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what tho do not know equipment is and I do not know to whom It is consign- ed," he added.

A technical representative of travelling to Nice the equipment.

with

A closed van brought the equip- ment to the Airport late to night and drove straight into the freight ahed BEA freight officials said they were under orders not to discuss the condgament.

Representatives of the manu-

facturers declined to give de- tails of the consignment. "WO are under orders from Down- ing Street, Wo cannot say any more," said a representa- tivo. Arrangements were being made the equipment through customs and slow it sboard the twin-engined Nice-bound Dakota-Reuter.

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