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PREPARATORY WORK NEEDED

M letter to Mr Khrushchev

[R Macmillan, in his first

as Soviet Premier, suggested that the now three-Power proposals sent to Мачеку provide the opportunity "to divort our energles from conducting a lengthy public correspondence and get down to serious preparatory work (for a "summit" meeting) without delay."

That suroly at the moment is]

the essential point. Over three months have gone by since Marshal Bulganin

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THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1958,

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TALKS: LANCASHIRE'S VERDICT

No Worse And

No

Than

Better

Expected

By CYRIL SMITH

London, Apr. 10.

proposed a summit meeting. Sir Frank Lee, Permanent Secretary of the Board

Those three months have lengthy and involved neen exchango of letters and notes that it has become hard to keep track of thern,

Truce Proposed....

N top of this there have been speeches and inter- views and press and rndlo Atatements, but so far there has not been A single practical measure of pre- paratory work.

Now the British, French and American governments pro- pose a truce to public argu- mont and a beginning of quiet diplomatic talks. They propose that in the second half of this month, "their ambassadors

Moscow In shall start diplomatie ex- changes with the Soviet Foreign Office.

a start.

An

of Trade, who has been talking to Hongkong cotton interests about the need for voluntary restriction of their exports of grey cloth, re- turns to London today.

Lancashire's verdict on the initial press reports from Hungkong was that the situation was-no-worse and no better than expected,

PAKISTAN

SAYS 'NO'

TO LEE

A

1

Elit more sober assessment may revent that talks of this kind cannot be weighted In terns of success or failure, but of better understanding. Any- thing which leads to a greater appreciation of the problems an both sides in Lancashire and Hongkong-must ultimately be of mutual beneft to the respec live textile industries.

Official View

Karachi, Apr. 9. Pakistan officials and tex

tile manufacturers turned

that The official view in down todny British Hongkong's willingness in prin- the negotia. proposal for a voluntary ciple to continue

conditions, is a eut in Pakistan's exports tions, even on

The faet of grey cloth to London. great stride forward.

that Sir Frank Lee returned through New Delhi and Karochl; where he was able to carry the discussions further with the Indian and Pakistan lextile in- is Interpreted as A measure of the value of the infilat talks in Hongkong.

was

In the initial stages nt lenst, The British propos:3

there is need, as Mr Dulles brought here by Sir Frank Lee, has #дій, for flexibility.Permanent Secretary of the Bri- But somebody, must make Us Board of Trade, who arrived

here last night from New Deiht.dustries, And it is

Sir Frank conferred with Aziz obviously sensible and practical iden that it shall Ahmad, Secretory of the Polis- be the representatives of the too Powers which attended the previous summit meeting.

THE

Immediate Problem

THE immediate problem is try to create, by preliminary discussion and| explorations, the conditions and the atmosphere which will prove the maximum! chance that the meeting will bo an effective means of reaching Agreement significant subjects.

It was, no doubt,

On

colncidence

that on the same day that the three-Power move was made Mr Gromyko ch.

Commerce Ministry, and officials of the Textile Merchants Association who did not agree "whit the British proposal.

an un-

Sir Frank Lee will, on arrival, have talks Immediately with the President of the Board of Trade. Further meetings will then be arranged with the Cotton who will in turn hold with industry

Board,

AMERICAN depend on Sir Frank Lee's re-

Considered Trip Inadvisable

SIR WINSTON

Bomb Dropped

In

Whitehall

A spokesman for the Asso-discussions ciction meld Pakistan was look-leaders. Ing forward to expanding her

A conference of Indian and export rode to nifret favourable, trade balance with Pakistan cotton representatives has already been called and will Britain.—United Press.

London. Apr. 10. Lke place in the next two months, but so far ne definite A bomb dropped in West- date has been fixed, Much will minster touched off A great Police hunt yester- day and Scotland Yard flashed an IRA alert to all London police stations,

Along with the alert went description of a

mún whe dumped an attacho-case bomb outside the Whitehall telephono exchange.

EXPRESS

port and the subsequent indus- try discussions.

Although it was hoped at one Vine that Jongkong would tchd

this representatives

to

UNDER FIRE conference, it is now belleved

Tel Aviv, Apr. 9.

nuunced the Soviet Govern-Israel today accused the ment's

willingness

10

suspend unilaterally its own tests of nuclear weapons.

internationally known travel agency, American Express of following an unti-Israel policy and of surrendering to the threat of Arab boycott organiza

tions..

But it was not a happy coin- cidence for the effect of the Gromyko "offer" is lo start a new-and possibly Con- acrimonious-public troversy just at the moment by the Government run Israel when a true to these un- profitable exchanges seems so urgently needed.

Intensive Series

can hardly be regarded as

The Israel statement, made tourist office, caid there was no commercial justification for the closure of the American Express offices in israci two years,ogo.

-The--statement-was-touchet. off by the recent decision of the Hertz self-drive car hire com- pany, formerly associated with the American Express to with-

that the first talks will be con- fined to Indian, Pakistan and Lancashire delegates, Later it may be possible to hold further series of talks on. wider basis.

Must Derive

a

The Textile Mercury, an aut

thoritative trade paper publish ed in Manchester, said this week that Lancashire

ther talks had been arranged.

It was at midnight and telephone exchange operator sar him. The man dropped the bomb and ran.

FRUITLESS

CHURCHILL CANCELS VISIT TO WASHINGTON

London, Apr. 9.

Sir Winston Churchill an- nounced today that he has cancelled his trip to the

to United States visit with President Elsen- hower.

A spokesman said Sir Winston has informed President Eisen- hower that he regretted the de- cision but that he felt obliged to cancel his visit,"

The announcement of the can- critation of the trip added that Churchill was well but that it way "considered inadvimble" for him to make the trip.

ONLY 18 DAYS ·

The announcement followed by only 18 days the reĽUITENCE of the pneumouia and pleurisy with which he had been stricken while on a holiday in France.

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Peking Accuses UK Of Conniving With Chiang

London, Apr. 9.

KOWLOON

Red Flag Issue Settled

Taipei, Apr. 9. HE four-week-old "Red T. dag dispute between

Taiwan and Japan that threatened to drive a wedge between the two nations was apparently settled to- night.

The Nationalists announced that It was satisfied with the Japanese Government's stand In the Japan Communist China trade part. It said the Japanese would not grant a Communist trado agency the "right" to raise tho' Red flag in Tokyo,

China today lodged a "strong protest" with Britain

Chinese Chinese Nationalist over the release of bomber which made a forced landing in Hong- kong on Monday, the New China News Agency announced.

authorities in Hongkong deliberately conniving at

A note handed to the Dritish "This fully shows that the Charge D'Affaires in Peking British Government and Bri- sad such action of the British tish Government and the Brilshare nuthorities in Hongkong, ex- unfriendly and har- tremely

the toward bouring hostility Chinese Government and people will certainly adversely affect Sino-Brilish relations.".

HARASSING

ENCOURAGING.

encouraging the Chiang and Kai-shek elique to use Hong- kong as a base and place of re- fuge for destructive military activities against China, thus seriously endangering the see- urlly of China.

"This is diametrically opposed Gavemment's

the Na- The Agency said Hionalist aircraft, Bald by the Nationalists to have developed to the British engine trouble on a "routine avowal that It has no intention training Alght" had in fact been of permitting Hongkong to be carrying out a reconnaissance used as a bare for hostile activi-

over ties omninst anyone." and harassing operation

The note ended: "The British the mainlanUL.

Government will be held res

all

He fought off the recurrence,

The day I landed, the Direc-ponsible for ne he had fought off the cigli

for of the Westem European quences."--Reuter, Biness in February, and

of the iurned to

Department England only last Affairs

Chinese Foreign Ministry

hod in the victorious called

British Charge battle over the lness, the 83-D'Affaires, Mr A. D. Wilson, and at tae plane being year-old statesman apparently protested

week.

But despite his

felt that the long trans-Atlantic permitted to land, and asked Journey would place too heavy that I be detained. a strain on hini..

It had been understood that Sir Winston wanted to make the trip, even while he was recover Ing from the attack that first struck him on February 10, while he was staying at a villa, on the French Riviera.-United Press.

Take Care

it

Today's protest note sald had now learned that the day after this request the British authorities had given permis- slon for the plane to be flown back to Formosa, "which can- not but arouse the just indigna- Hos of the Chinese Govern- ment,"

The note recalled that the British Government had made a

Of Yourself similar decision in the case of

Says Ike

-

Washington, Apr. 9..

Eisenhower has President

sent a porsendi message to Sir Winston Churchill, talling the British older statosman: "Please take cara of yourself.”

The White House, announcing this today, said the President was sorry that Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were unable make their planned visit Washington this month.

to to

Mr James Hagerly, the White House Press Secretary, sald the President had received a per- sonal cable from Sir Winston

Delcoves mado A thorough yesterday, in which the former

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a

the corse-

JET CRASHES INTO CAR

London, Apr. 9.

· An American jet T-33 Shoot- Ing Star crashed into a private ear today, killing four people-- including two children-driving in the automobile.

The pilot, Captain Herman Hines, was injured and' was taken half-conscious to the hospital. The accident occurred, on the road to Margate.

Broke Off

Taiwan broke of trade relations with Japan last month after Japanese private trade groups signed or agreement with Peking which granted the Communist commercial agency the right to raise the Red flag over their Tokyo mission. The Nationalists protested that this would, in effect, mean Japanese recognition of Peking.

A Nationalist statement relensed tonight cald Japan had given Ito assurance it would respect its relations with the Chiang Kai-shek Government:

Not Accord

Tho statement said the Japaneso Government had declared "it would not accord the Chinese Communist trade ogency in Japan official status or any privileges and mareover would not grant the right to fly the Chinese Communist-fig." "In view of Ulus development tha (Nalluralist) Chinese Government-belloves-that-tho Government will take into account the common Interest of the two countries -and-tres-world-

Japanese

Informed sources here said it was expected the Nationalists would resume shortly trade talks and normal commercial relations with Japan.United Preos

Denies Report

Geneva, Apr. 9. Dr Sutan Muhammad Rasjid, The plane, coming in to land who resigned today as In- Nationalist fighter which of Manston air base, overshot donoslan Ambassador in Rome, landed at Hongkong, in January the landing held. The Shooting arrived here tonight by traini 1950, and now It had "ngals | Star went over a wall and with his family and denied he disregarded International prac- then struck the car on the had asked Italy for political tics."

Margate road-France-Presse, asylum-Router.

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must derive search of the surrounding streets. British Prime Minister said that DOCTORS, LAWYERS, TEACHERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS - what little encouragement it even using tracker dogs, but the he felt obliged to cancel the

hunt was fruitless.

visit. could from the report that fur-

Mr Hagerty said the President When the case was opened, I

found to contain wired and Mrs Elsenhower hoped in a leading artlele, the paper said:

would be possible for sir explosive charge.

Winsion and Lady Churchill to Had the bomb been success- that the fully detonated, it would have make their trip at a hter date, solution for most of us in a systematic savings plan which will considerable damage to as they were always welcome at free us from investment worries by guaranteeing absolute security exchange's delicate ap- the White House-Reyter,

White-

and a reasonable return. paratus and disrupted ball communications.

1. serious contribution, lo tray from Israel.

the problem of control of For one nuclear weapons, thing it comes just when the Soviet Union has com pleted the biggest and most

"It is something to know that there are influentint people in "the colony who feel mill-owners there are court- ing disaster in basing their ex- pansionist production policles on expectations of their exportable surplus for ever finding a free This developmeal

market in the United Kingdom. "beyond a shadow of doubt that India, to our certain knowledge, the closure of the American is not sanguine that things wili

be for ever thus."-Reulee Express offices was a surrender to the threat of Arab boycott intensive series of test ex-organisations," the Isracil tourist

office statement declared.-

plosions in the whole his tory of tests..

It is an offer which, in fact,

costs the Soviet Govern-

France-PreESC.

proved

ment nothing and it does Arms Plants

ro

not affect its own nuclear planning or nuclear gramme. It has no practical consequence of any kind,

and it has subsequently been used as a basis for a new campaign against the Western Powers.

It can only be hoped that it

Is the last of the series of tonts; that Mr Khrushchev

Close

London, Apr. 9.

Departure

Budapest, Apr. 9. Soviet Premier, Niilia

Khrushchev, will leave Butla-

caused

the

IRA OFFICERS

Eight days ngo, Beoiland Yard warned the Police Forces i that two high-ranking MA officers were planning to leave Dublia for England,

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Brisba Apr. 9. Sir Arthur Faddennounced today he was serve his last teren as Federal Työsparer,

They could not be forbidden entry lato Britain, but instruc- Lions

He made the gtnouncement al were issued that they

a Country Party conference. at should be watched.

mlies from "Their presence will lead to Toowoomba, 100 attempts D

to intensity IRA Brisbane,

Boatland Sir Arthur Old not my acitelty in England." Yard warned-London Express whether he would stand again

for Federal Parlament, Service.

Sir Arthur Fadden recently resigned from the post of Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Parlimentary Country Party.— China Mall Special,

pest tomorrow morning after week's visit to Hungary on his first official mission abroad alneo his election to the premier- ship.

Khrushchev wil make a fare- Mr Aubrey Jones, Minister of well speech at Budapest air- Supply, tonight announced the port before taking off. To will closure,.or the reduction of be his 15th speech einge his are three Government anno factories rival-France-Presse. because of defence cuts,

The factories kvolved are, at

Israel Invited

Calro, Apr. 9 Calro Hodio tonight again in-

vited Imael to Join the United Relations Broken

Arab Republic as an "everlast.

will agree that the time has Cardin (Wales), Nottingham Doolittle Jnr Dies Arab Repub for pence in tho

and Woolwich Arsenal (Lon-

between den).

come for a truce to public

the

'Mid:le East.”

Buenos Aires, Apr 9. In a special Hebrew language

Pedro Austin, Apr. D.

Argentine President Major James Doolittic, son of broadcast, repeating a pro- Aramburu has signed a decree, General

made last James: Doolittic, who posal first

month, breaking off diplomatie relations Jed the Arat American nir sald Cairo Radio sald Israel could with the Dominican Republic, a 10- "I am making every effort to over Japan during World War maintain full nationot indepen-rellable source said here And industrial concors who Two, was found dead today in denea under the union, which it night.

of ems office at the Borgstrom air sold, would yield enormous will provido a poured ployment and so reduce the base with a bullet in his head. benefits to both Israel and the be.

„Arts.--France-Presso„ dislocation csused.”—Beuter,

and that Mr Jones said of the redun-

in dant, workers: lplomatic exchanges Moscow can start in calm atmosphero that is so essential If there is to be a serious and worth-while Summit moeting,

**Franco-Presse,

The rupture of relations will announced tonight, the 'sources said, --France-Presse,

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