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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Gesture By HK Needed

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'ONGKONG'S first rese- tion to the nubility of the Loudon tripartite cotton conference to agree to any aperife limitations of duty- free imports from India and Pakistan is probably relief, but it would be rush to write off the discussions As a fallure or to assume that the Colony need nu longer consider the prospect of "voluntry restrictions". The statement put out by the Cotton Boaril suggests that A solution is still possible.

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But its delayed release and ita qualified slate- carefully ments also betray a note of

that disappointment

been has yet Anality reached. Had the delegations from India and Pakistan agreed on a formula, fur limiting imports, under the terms of its understanding with Sir Frank Lee, Hongkong cution industry

the

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ARMY COUP D'ETAT IN ALGERIA

Civil And Military Committee Of Public Safety Established

Algiers, May 13.

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The French Army took over control in Algeria tonight. After a day of rioting against M. Pierre Pflimlin's attempt to form a Government in Paris, paratroopers seized the Algiers radio station and General Raoul Salan, Commander of the French Forces in Algeria went to the micro. phone to declare:

Paris Demonstrators Try To March On National Assembly

Paris, May 13.

"I have provisionally takes into my hands the destinies of French Algeria,"

His move followed a night of swift developments in which the French paratroop leader, taugh General Jacques Mussu had set up an -man Committee of Public Safely "to maintain order and avoid bloodshed" and had demanded that "Government of Public Safety" or set up iri Paris.

Emergency

would have been hard put Police riot squads baton-charged and broke up a In Paris President Rene Coty

to refuse restrictions.

Vulnerable

B

UT even if India and Pakistan continue to be evasive on the question afi an agreeuble formula, the Colony's chances of escape) Ing Imitations bright.

are

Lancashire's pres- sure on the British Govern- ment is bound increase

10 undit-seen-that of the three Aulun exporters Hung kong is the most vulnerable to any Government demand that importa limited.

should

be

So for the British Govarus. ment has not made a direct request for limitations though its willingness to Board of Trade send a official

the Colony tu recently indicates its eun- It might be

and Pakist

duties un British imports, are for less,

cera. thai which

the

ply

slutus

demonstration

RAILMEN

OFFERED

WAGE INCREASE

London, May 14.

Leaders of 370,000 railway-

men are meeting here to

CAR CLUBBED AND STONED

PFLIMLIN

MOB ATTACKS BECOMES

NIXONS

IN CARACAS

Caracas, May 13.

NEW

PREMIER

day to decide whether to A mob smashed the windows of Vice-President The French National

or

accept a wage offer submit to some rank and Ale demands for a national rail strike.

The chiefs of the National Union

of Railwayinm are faced with this decision after last night's offer of a three per cent pay

increase by ihe Brush Transport Commissar First reaction

Richard M. Nixon's car with clubs and rocks today.

Fast action by US Secret Service agents saved

Nixon and his wife, Pat, from death or injury. Neither was hurt.

The incident occurred after the Nixons had walked a gaunt- the NUR let of spitting demonstratory at National lenders was at the the airport and had been jeered

cuts

o! *AN EXOTT, go offer though less than they with

Two thrown paper sought-gave hope of a settle-home."

the aeroplanes struck

Vice- Mrs President at the airport. Nixon was heckled by a student who ran to her shouting, "What about Little Rock?"

menit..

OUTSPOKEN

A few hours Inter, however, the London district council of the Union passed 21 resolution urging the executive to reject the offer and cail 打造 immediate sirike.

ex-called an emergency meeting of by several thousand

Felix Galliard and the French servicemen who this evening tried to march he outgoing government, of M.This powerful branch, represent on the National Assembly, shouting "Keep Chief-of-Staff, General Paul Ely, Algeria French" and "Throw the Deputies into the Seine".

Lebanese

-Govt Not

To Resign

demonstrators The

had marched down the broad Champs Elysees Avenue from the Arc De Triomphe, ted by extreme right- Deputy Jean-Marie Le

wing

Pen, sweeping aside successive police barricades and had fanned out into the Plove De La Con- corde.

and M, Pfilmilin suspended the

National Assembly session called

to vote on his bid for premier- ship.

In his demand for the for mation of a "Government

in France; Publio Safely" General Massu said this alone capable of maintaining #AS Algeria as an integral party of France. The General had earlier set up elvil and military commit. The police

in Algiers hurriedly tee of public safety thrown à barricade" of "Torrics | under his leadership "to main- across the bridge spanning the tain order and avoid bloodshed." General Massu pcted after a Solne and separating the Square

day of demonstrations, against from the Nailonal Assembly.

M. Plerre Pflimlin's attempt to Thrown Back form Government, in which finiera-selzod-Government Howe

hul

- Beirut, May 14. Lebanon, scene of heavy

The demonstrators. tried to barricade but were rioting in the last five force this

brown back by the riot squad duys, today awaited

the police. The demon- und reply to its protests to the

strators

were broke up and Egypt Syrian United chased into streets leading off Arab Republic against the Square in the direction of "massive interference in the Paris Opera House.

The barricade on the bridge our affairs by intruders."

held up all traffle and caused one Reporting despatch of the of the city's wordt trattle jams. deserving of Imperial pre-

Despite the city's ban on ference than Hongkong but protest yesterday, Dr Charles

hooting, Mallk. Lebanese Foreign Minishorn

impatien of their governments ister, sald six Lebanese frontier motorists began to sound their

Independent

the border with horns guarantee of immunity to Syria had been killed by 500 pressure. The Colony is a persons from across the border." He suki that three groups had no position to withstand a direct demand from the been captured trying to enter Government should the Lebanon aboard small boats Home

Egyptian-controlled It come, even though at fron

Gaza strip on the Mediterranean present only the local

east coast, south of Israci. involved in Industry

Dr Malik said at a press con- ference that President Camille negotiations.

Chamoun and the Lebanese Government were fully deter- mined to defend the safety, freesiom and independence of Lebanon, and would not resign.

la

No Valid Case

has been said many times

I before that there in really

officials

the

-Reuter.

on

no valid case for limiting US Advises

Hongkong exports to the

United

Kingdom, Lon-

cashire's plea is hardship. Lebanon

If the Colony'a exports are

limited, together with

India's

and Pakistan's, the

tton industry's

British cotton

immediate plight may be relieved but then the hard-

To

to

adding the general confusion,

Overleed overed a police bellcopter, which hud reported the progress of the demonstra- turs down the Champs Elysees.

Was

A Rudicat Deputy, Constant Lecneur, approached the bar- rlende thrown in front of the

He National Assembly. rurrying no identity papers and despite his protests was bustied into a police von. He was later released.

Fighting

Shortly after the bridge was open to traille but barricades were all manned in front of the National Assembly.

Go To UN House, elushed with pollee near

Washington, May 13,

ship will only be trans- US officials suggested today

ferred to Hongkong. And

it seems most unreasonable

that the Colony should be

penalised for its enterprise

in Algiers.

TRAVEL BAN

Paris, May 13.

The French interior Mini- try eald tonight that all travel to Algeria whether of French citizens foreigners had been sus. pended.

or

Three British and two

American

ing 40,000 members speaks for #tough and outspoken section of the Union which may make ita presence felt at today's meeting.

Hurl Buck

A Secret Service agent was hit with a rock while helping other agents huri clubbed and back a mob of 150 hoodlums

tho Altacked

Cadillac who

on A narrow street caravan entering Caracas. WHnesses sald men hurled themselves to the The wage increase offered by

the Transport Commission, puvement before Nixon's closed operators of the state rai sedan, to force it to stop. Pollee two finally red lear gas to scatter system, also applies other Unions the 75,000- the mob. strong Associated Society of und Locomotive Engineers Firemen and the 87,000-strong Transport and Salaried Staffs Association.

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Both these Unions are expected today or tomorrow to accept the three per cent rise-which the Commission proposed should take effect from June 30.

REITERATED

The Comunission's offer, made by its chairman Sir Brian Robertson, Included a compre- hensive inquiry into the whole _wage__ structure 011

railways.

the

Sir Brian reiterated to leaders of the three undone, however, the firm view of tho Govern- merst auf the Commission that the E million the wage other involved must come from economies

The hoodlums smashed all but the front and rear windows of

to

RICHARD NIXON

Safe and unhurt

The Nixons went immediately All US the

Embassy. scheduled ceremonies were ean- celled pending measures to sure the safety of the Nixon Em- Nixon's car, showering the occu- party. The well-guarded parts with glass. Venezianbassy was quiet. There was a demonstration outside it at mid-day. Foreign Minister Oscar Garcia slight Veluting received a cut-lip.

Lieut-Col Verr.on Walters, Trouble started immodistely Nixon's oficial interpreter, got after their arrival from Bogota, extra police a mouthful of glass.

Colombia, desplie Mra Nixon's car was attacked precautions taken on the basis and the American flag ripped of reports of a possible Com- from 11. The ing on Niione munist assassination attempt.- cat also was descerated.

United Press,

US Marines Sent

To Caribbean

Washington, May 13. "co-operate with the Venezuelan The United States tonight Government if requested,” Journalists

on

the

were taken off a night plane to Algiers In Paris tonight, apparently Instructions from French interior Ministry. plane taft carrying French Journalists. They were given special por- mission to

the make Journey-Router.

The

General Massu, who served in the Free Freneli Forces during World War 11 under General Charles De Gaulle, said the commitice under his leadership was composed of three colonels and a group of seven civillans.

Originally, the Unions sought pay increases of up to ten per cent but they have recently appeared willing to settle for a four per cent rise, coupled with another wage review in the autumn-Refer.

HILLARY GETS AWARD

proved awards

London, May 13. Elizabeth has

Lo

ap.

Dr

Vivian Fuchs, Sir mund Hillary, and fellow

sent

Venezuelan infantrymen and

1,000 paratroopers and marines by air to the armoured cars were moved in to keep order in the capital and the Caribbean area as the re- State Department sold Mr sult of mob action against Nixon's staff had reported the

situation was under control. Vice-President Nixon in

This Caracas, Venezuela, to demonstration Mr Nixon has day,

was the third hostile

encountered in his Latin Ameri- week he WVGA can tour. Last Mr Nixon and his wife, Pat, stoned in Lima, Peru, and on were spat upon and their car Sunday demonstrators greeted stoned and beaten with fron bim in Bogota, Colombia, with bars when they arrived in shouts of "Down with Nixon."-- Caracas today for two-day Reuter. visit at the end of their Latin American tour,

IMMEDIATELY

President Elsenhower 3m- Ed-mediately, ordered that the Charge D'Affaires their Venezuelan

be called to the State Depart- polar explorers ment and told that the United who trekked across An-States expected Venezuela

the tarctica,

London take every possible measure protect Mr Nixon. Gazette said tonight.

The term "Committee of Queen Public Safety" is a reference to an institution set up dar- By is me, demonstrators

Ing the French Revolution. who had fled towards the Opera

Today it is generally meant to refer to government of the Tunisian Embassy, wear the

with strong national colouring Place Vendome,

Fighting between demonstra spectul powers which will

detend France's position in tors and pollee broke out in the an end to party squabbling and tre, in the Rue De La Paix, and North Africa energetically.. the Rue St Honore.

city's fashionable shopping cen-

put

مون

ns

his

the

Sir Edmund will receive the Polar Medal white Dr Fuchs will receive a clasp to the same medal which he already holds.

The Polar Medal is also awarded to Mr George Lowe, the expedition's photographer, of Hustigs, New Zealand, Mr South Johannes La Grange, African meteorologist, and Mr Jan Stephenson of Queensland, aAustralia,

that the Lebanese crisis

Shoule of "The Army 10 should go to the United

Power" rose

from the Some demonstrators tore in- Nations if it worsens.

Algiers from busca tomonstratore

Mastu and The State Department itself dicator boards

General onuse дэ weapons against the

arrived at paratroops in developing a vigorous refused to comment directly cotton industry when its Lebanese President Camille N. police. Others began to tear up Government House-the Mind

statement and hurl pieces of the pave-

stry for Algeria. development

largely Chamoun's reported dictated by the need to to the Western Blg Three Am-ment

is Other demonstrators wero ghore up the economy follow-bassadors that his country

from reported to be heading for the object of attack ing the imposition of the the

Press Omcer Joseph Madeleine Church.

The trade embargo.

W. Reap sald the State Depart ment had no oficial information) on Chamoun's statement.

wha

abroad."

DOCTRINE

by

Telogram

General Mastu appeared an

safely

you of

Zerland

demonstration began the balcony auc read

the afternoon after telegrant to President Reno The three men arrived here earlier in A ceremony at the Arc De Coty in Paris saying:

by air from their respective Having said this, however, it

Triomphe, organised by several

*We inform

the countries to take part in the must be stressed that it

ex-servicemen's associations, in

welling up of a civil and big welcome given to the main would be unwise of the

military committee of publie party which arrived by sea from Omcials said privately that memory of the three French

yesterday. for soldiers recently executed Hongkong industry to stand

in Algiers, under my New Doctrine Elsenhower pat on Its very reasonable the

chairmanship --- I. General Router. defence. It would be far protecting Middle East countries Algerian rebels-France-Presse

Massu-because of the gravity of the siluation and the batter to make a gesture to against aggression

absolute neonzity to maintain order and avoid bloodshed. "We demand, the creation in

of Goverment of alone capable

by nations controlle 1 by International

likely would Communism

not

Lancashire, roserving, of course, the right to resume apply in the current Lebanese unrestricted exports at any crisis. time should the celling They said a natural course provo

to

Confers

Parts Washington, May 13.

Trade Mission

Paris, May 14.

Assembly voted Pierre Pimlin into power as Premier today to face one of the Fourth Re- public's gravest crises. M. Pflimlin won the nomina- tion 0.5 hta country's twenty-fifth postwar Pre- mler on an official vote of 274 to 120, with 136 abstentions.

Abstained

Communist Deputies sur- prisingly abstained, making his task much easier. But his election had already been virtually nssured by a political crisis so grave as to make it imperative that France have a Government. Right-wing civilians and tough paratroops joined together in a seizure of power in Algeria which directly challenged the authority of the Central Government.

Suspended

M. Pflimlin suspended the National Assembly session considering his premier. -whip-bid while he con.. ferred with Premier Felix Gaillard and General Ely, the Army Chief-of-Staff. When it resumed, the news of the Algerian take- over was overywhere and his

of chances

the premiership had been im- measurably strengthened. Still unclear as M. Pflimlin took office was the attitude of General Raoul Salan, Commander in Chief of French forces in Algeria. He issued a state- ment

he saying "taking provisionally in hand the destiny of French Algerla", but it was not clear whether he was declaring for UT against the dissidents. United Press.

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Later it was announced four compantes of American troops were on their way to American Caribbean beses (Trinidad

or Puerto Rico) to

ENGINEERS

LIFT BAN

London, May 13, A meeting of 6,000 British Overticas Airways Corporatiga engineers today deckled to lit on overtime ban at London Air- port from midnight tonight.

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Only two hands were raised In opposition. The ban camo Djakarta, May 13.

Into force over a report that A Chinese trade mission has|BOAC planed to make 3,000 Sir Harold Cacela, the British Public Safety, the damaging

for Lebanon to follow, if sho

a tour of IndonesÉOL, men redundant in the next three Colony's economy, than to els her security is threatened, Ambassador, conferred. with Mr of kooping Algeria as an integmi begun

Antara News Agency, reported | years. have either to negotiate at would be to ask the United John Foster Dulles, the Secre- part of the metropole,"

The French settlers seized today. a disadvantage with Lan- Nations to consider the crisis as Lary of State, tonight for the

time within

The men grend at today's few Government House after halter- ་

The Agency wald a three-man

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