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COMMENT OF

THE DAY:

Russian Letter

On The Summit

FR Bevan's visions of Mr

MKhrushchev enjoying

New York where his "ebullient temperament" would

to the

respond

warmth of welcome he was. bound to receive there, and his hope that Mr Khrysh- chev might, like Mr Bevan himself, face the ordeal of addressing the Economic Club of New York suffered a setback with the intest of

Mr Khrushchev'a communi- cations in which he pro- poses Moscow rather than New York as the ideal sile for a Summit Conference,

chev's

more

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CHINA MAIL

No. 37114

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1958.

Price 20 Cents

RELAX IN

DAKS

THE PARCUS CONFURY IN ACTION TROUSERS

Whiteaways

ˆ‡Ù HˆÐ KONS: G HOWLOUN

KUWAIT TO

TAKE MORE

Plea For Steps To Halt Indirect Aggression BAGDAD PACT U.N. CALL OF NASSER'S

PROMPTACTION De Gaulle NEW SUMMIT Mt Everest

BY WEST

Reveals

IS WELCOMED Plans For

London, July 29.

The Bagdad Pact ministerial council ended

a two-day meeting tonight by calling on the United Nations to help combat the "spreading and dangerous threat to the independence and territorial integrity of sovereign states.”

Incans,

The letter is expreased in

routine phrases typical of his staff ghost

The threat of Indirect aggres-and the Lebanon as actions writer than in the terke sion stuld be combatted by all which halted internecine blood- phraseology of Mr Khrush- legitimate

the com-shed, killing and arson Inspired own first peace-minique issued by the Council by powerful forces from out. raiser, and backs noticeably said.

from nway

the earlier Киняли position, which found such favour in Bri- tain, that heads of Govern- ment

would attend

Apecial meeting Security Council,

Security Fears"

I

of the

wide

However It did not say what But this phrase was felt to be,

too strong, and it was modified. steps should be taken.

The "recent

prompt action"-Reuter.

by the United States and Bri- tot in responding to the call for help of the lawful govern- ments of the Lebonon and Jordan" wa welcomed in the communique,

HQ Transfer

The conference was attended-

by Britain, Turkey, Persia,

Misbehov refer for Tonight's communique char

to American

his security in New York welcomed the

appears to comments

on

United

States agreement (disclosed yesterday one of

be based in American and reported on page

*** | yesterday's China Mail) to enter newspapers, but has no

special bilateral defence Washington

fon agreements with Turkey, Persia disappointment at the tone and Pakistan, to provide tor

oficial basis.

of the letter indicates thai | mutual co-operation for security the authorities most closely and defence,

Iraq Talks

Ou Bagdad

Pact Future

Bagdad. July 29. The Ital revolutionary cabinet, at a lengthy cabinet meeting today, discussed their attitude on continued membership the Bagdad pact.

of

+

No statement was issued, but

Fifth Republic

Paris, July 29.

Gon. Charles de Gaulle to-

HOPES: MEETING IN

FORTNIGHT?

Washington, July 30.

day made public the pro- Diplomats voiced the belief today that the express to the summit was "back on the rails."

posed new French Consti- tution which will sweep away the Fourth Republic once and for all if it is

autumn.

adopted by the nation this President Eisenhower and Mr. Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, were both authoritatively reported to be ready to propose to the Soviet Union a top-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council or August 12 to discuss the Middle East.

The constitution which will sel ́up the Fifth Republic gives sweeping powers to the Presi-

dout for the first time in modern The Franch history, although it falls short of creating an American- type Chief executive,

TI also makes it far more difficult for Governments to be voted out of office by the National Assembly deputies who have wielded virtually absolute power over Froch cabinets for the last 90 years..

Highlights

The following are highlights of draft con- General de Gaulle's stitution:

the

More

for powers President, who can name the Prime Minister, dissolve, Parliament after consultation

concerned did not entertain The communique concluded it was assumed the discussion with the Premier and the

the fears of their specu- lating column writers, and that they were quite happy about the safety of the Russian Premier in their country.

aggres-

speakers of the assembly, and

Parliamentary sessions are cut and the government can be overthrown only by an absolute majority in a vote of censure in the assembly.

It also gives the Govern- -ment the right to deter-

mine under what electoral sy

to be elected next

old

Leader Has Lucky Escape

Moscow, July 29.

Sir John Hunt, who has boon climbing with oight British

TEACHERS

of

Cairo, July 29,* Kuwait has decided to in-

Cragse the number Egyptian teachers, the Education Minister of Kuwait, all-rich British- protected sheikhdom, said today.

The minister, Emir

Abdullah El Caber al Sabah, conferred yeaterday with the Egyption

Minister,

Education

Kamaleddin Hussein.

Mr

of our

Emir Abdullah told reporters number of Egyptian teachers in today: "Wo_shall increase tho Kuwait from 400 to 500." mountaineers In the He also said services Northern Caucasus, dis- Egyptian judger would be re- closed that he had a nar-ained for one more year."

Asked to comment

on the row escape when an ice middo

East situation, Emit bridge gave way.

Abdullah said: "I beileve poces He told reporters on his re-] will travail and the crisis wi turn here last night tant the be solved without war because other climbers did smart rope all parties are certain that war work and hauled him out of the would lead to the crevasse.

Sir John Hunt sid that blizzards forced the party to

spent four days in an ice cave.

Despl'e dimeulles caused by

bad weather the expedition sald its three weeks in the C

expectation was, according to diplomatic informants, that Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Prime Minister, would this time accept the Western proposal despite had been successful although the harsh tone of his note on Monday to President the Arst part was disappointing. Eisenhower.

The expedition had achieved rome outstanding climbs th the An official familiar with the outline of President Eisen-Bezingi glacier. The Russians them hower's reply said that it would suggest that New had done everything for York, as the headquarters, of the United Nations, favourable opinion:

and the Britons formed # of Soviet

Among the peaks climbed was 17,000-foot Mount Sakara, Europe's second highest, moun- lain.-Reuler.

would be the logical place for the meeting, but that climbers. the United States would not insist on it and would agree to a sessión in Europe if that were the recom- mendation of the Security Council. Diplomatic sources, however, anid it seemed still to be a|

good bet that the summit meeting would be held in

· New York-Reuter

Did Mao Put Pressure On Khrushchev?

London, July 29.

by stating that the ministers centred on this week's London agreed to maintain close con meeting of the other members negotiate international treaties. fact to achieve the "alms and of the pact-Britain, Turkey. purposes of their association Persia aud Pakistan with Mr for mutual co-operation and to John Foster Dulles, American strengthen their ability to re- Secretary of State, sist dicet or indirect slun."

Observers said they believed

The draft leaves the door By formally accepting the

Conference sources said the new regime was delaying a

En open for

eventun tassociation between France and suggestion made by General several decisions not recorded decision on whether or not de Gaulle that Europe in the communique were taken, withdraw from the Pact until Morocco and Tunisia,

(it krew whether the other Pact would be better than the These eluded. United States for top level

Britain, especially The Pact's headquarters members, talks, the Soviet Govern

shouki

fransterred would recognise t 14 ment may be playing on from Bagdad to Ankara. Pend-

One Briush import-export ment are

tem the two Houses of Parlia- Diplomatic observers tonight speculated whether the slightest differences being a dual move they should be manager here commented that November.

Khrushchev reiterated his former preference tween the Big Three located in London, at, Lancaster all businessmen hoped Britain Paul Reynaud, 70-year

yesterday for a five-power summit meeting in Western leaders in the hope House, where the Council met.

would soon recognise the new former Premier, who is head of of dividing them.

Pakistan should appoint a government and added: "Take the constitutional group, said la

Europe to one at the Security Council in New new Secretary-General of off the blinkers and let us get a brief speech this morning that the alliance. The ferm of office on with business."

York after representations from China. If the project is rejected by the But the disappointment which of the present. Secretary-General.

United States and United Mr Awnl Holidi, of Imq, is due Mall some of it a month nation, "It will re-open the

Khrushchev's main objection to Not only is tho Peking Gov- old-beran arriving Nations officiais, notably to end shortly.

of last May."U.P.I. the Westent proposal. for the ernment from crisis

and China Mall Special. The curfew was Mr Hammarskjold himself,

abroad today.

permanent representatives at the Security Council to make the cut by two hours, operating express at

technical from 10 pm. to 4 pm, instead of

arrangements for a pen. to 5 am, and some inter-

sumrall meeting appeared to be national telephone calls were

the fear that the West, with its allowed, though

1egular travel

superior voting support, could services are still ilmited.

impose an agenda and participa tion of its own choosing. The British Embassy, stripped by the mob during the coup, is operation expected back into shortly, though the Ambassador, Sir Michael Wright, whose pre-j sen; headquarters are in a hotel, is still wafting permission to install un Embassy telephone system.Reuter...

the

Recognition

the

apparent

A major question before the Russian withdrawal from Bagdad Pact alles was what New York is that it may their respective attitudes should also indicate reservations be towards recognition of the about the Security Council new Iraqi republican regime.

Well-Informed -the official organ which

FOUNT Fla should deal with the affairs that no decision on this was under

consideration, and teken at the council sesslur..

The zources sold that one whose authority in the general broad tendency among matter ought to be sup the Ministers at the council porled. This

apparently meeting was towards recognition dinocuous letter strongly of the new Iraal regime. urging a summit meeting in the near future may in fact Indiente a Russian wish to make that meeting im- possible.

Peking Pressure?

NE may wonder whether

There was, however, no move towards recognition today.

The altitude of the new Bag- dad

the government towards pact is at the present uncertain though it has not formally with- drawn from it.

Till the new Iraq regime's altitude became clear, the Pact members intended to leave the

| door open for Iraq either to stay

in or leave.

'Egypt And Iraq Union'

Ochin, surprised by his In the meantime, it was the The Damascus newspaper Aira)

intention to alter the pact's as little as possible,

agreement on

DOMINIC TO BE

LET OUT OF GAOL

The Russians probably felt they could then do little at the summit meeting self about objecting to what was down for discussion or to who was present, us it would be previously agreed that there should be no voling at the summit.

Switch Noted

ORAL POLIO

VACCINE SUCCESSFUL

London, July 29.

A successful, large-scale test of Pollo vaccine administered, lu capaile and liquid form Van reported today in the British Medical Journal,

The preliminary report written by Ave doelors said 244,500 inhabitants of the Bel-

annihilation

of mankind.”

Ho said the sheikhdom sup- ported the republiem regime in

Iraq-China Mall Special.

MANNED SPACE SHIP TO ORBIT MOON

New York, July 20, The Republican Aylation Com-

DANY

announced today the launching of a new research programme which may succeed In putting a space ship Into orbit around the moan with a crew aboard within the next four year The programmė witt bo financed by private captial for a total of $35,000,00. Á $14,- 000,000 research centre will be bulit at Famingdale near New Yerk, where the Republican Aviation Company's factories are loented.

zeronautics

to

More than 300 researchers will take port in the proli- minary work which the Com- pany spokesman sold would mark the transition from astronautics, will study everything from planea with a vertical take-off and supersonic bom- ships,-France-Presse. bers to civil and military space

gian Congo and Ruandaurundi They

in Africa were successfully vac-

coated by the oral method, tests were mode faced paralytle pollo epidemics but after the vaccinations were administered there

were Do new

coses reported.-UP.I.

Four of the areas where the

Trapped In Lift

Soviet Sailor's Freedom Swim

Istanbul, July 20,

outside the United Nations, but a Security Council summit meant Khrushchev was

A Russian sultur plunged into willing to sit down at the same

Dundee, July 20.

the Bosphorus from the Russian table with President

Twenty-one of Na-

people were cargo ship, Chublef, here today, tionalist China, General Chiang Hpped in a lift for 45 minutes then swam Into Bebek Bay and Kai-shek, or his representative today in a store here.

usked police for asylum. When women began to feel as Nationalist China is a mem- faint, a ber of the Security Council.

man removed roof was speculation panel. One woman was on the whether in the last few days verge of collapec when released, Peking had made representa- -China Mail Special, tiens on the subject in Moscow, ~~~Reuter,

There

US To Recognise Iraq Regime

London, July 29. Dominle Elwes, held in frixton prison since hia return to England with his bride, the

Observers, however, had also former Tea Kennedy, is to

noted that Peking Have its full be released from rael to.

support originally for Khrush morrow, a Judre ruled today. chev's suggestion of o summit The United States will in all Elwes had returned to Eng-mcoting in Geneva with the par-likelihood recogniac jand to face contempt of court ticipation of the Soviet Union, Covernment of Iraq next week charges following his marriage United States, Britain, France an informed Americant source to shipping helress, Miss Ken- and India.

disclosed today.

Не

19"

auddon personal letter, pro- structure posing again the Summit beyond negotiating the bilateral that sho had already agreements between Moslem squashed, has once more members and the United States,

republics. brought a. protesting and transferring the headquer- The newspaper sald the part of the order which restrain-

back Khrushchev

agreement called more for a with her own antipathy to

form of federalien than for full the United Nations in which she is not represented and Ministers in their analysis of union. Egypt and Syria are fully unified under the U.AR, banner

Ineters to Ankara.

Distinction

cd

or having any

Washington, July 29,

the new

It was also rellably reported that the West German Govern- ment would announce its de-

Damascus, July 20.

nedy, who had been made o When Mr. Harold Macmillan Alaam said today Iraqi and ward of the court, United Amb Repubilo officials Mr Justice Roxburgh said he made his counter-proposal for a sumunt meeting of the have resched preliminary would authorise Elves' release Security Council in New York, cision to recognise Iraq this of the two ming a union from prison tomorrow.

would also expunge that the People's Dally co July 24 st week.

first dismissed this as a "use-

Another Washington report less counter-proposal, Elwes from speaking to,

But when Khrushchev him-ed shipments of milliary equip- says the United States suspend- meeting with

soli accepted the counter ment to Iraq immediately after communication with his wife.

He said Elwes contempt had proposal, the People's Dally on the July 14 coup d'etat, accord where China's vote is still developments in the Middle East but Yemen is a federated mem- could not be undone.

been deliberate and grave but July 25 described Khrushchev's ing to the Defence Department Crew distinction between Arab

acceptance as "a major step for tuduy.-France-Presse. cast by representatives of nationalism and what they culled the Nationalist Government "Nasseriam," sources said.

The report claimed that the enough to vindicate the rule of

"He has been in prison long peace,"

on Formosa,

Mr Dulles in a speech to the date for Implementing the agree-law

nad long enough to deter mout was left open Council yesterday said

for the like-minded youths from insitats Pre "nearest International sident Nanzer of

opporting his foolish escapade." tunity.”—U.P.I. »

China Mail Special. Arab Republie did not repre- sent true Arab nationalism,

Russia in this note reveals

marked change of attitude and a cooling off. Old cold war charges reappear to boar this out. And there

the United

There was general agreement that the three Mostem members -Turkey, Persia and Pakistan close-

may also be a degree of must co-operate more

i disappointment that their ly against subversion.

the

affairs in Middle East

Mostem Ministers, secording

bes

Observers nevertheless bo- loved the switch to a Security Council meeting in New York was bound to be unwelcome to China.

British Officer: I Shot To Kill

Niconin, July 20.

are not really so explosive to sources, made strong critic- A British officer told any inques:

fact,

as they could wish to see them. Things, in appear to be quietening down rather well in spito

isms against the hostile pro- paganda broadcast by Cairo and Damastus radios.

According to sources Sir Firoz Khon Noon, Prime Minister of

of stubborn attempts, like Pakistan, wanted the anal com- the one on Mr Solh's life, munique to include a

to keep that unhappy brow weleaming the Anglo-American

on the ball.

BASENTO

despatch of troops to Jordan

today that he "shot with in- tentios to kil

Greek- WWB

Cypriot villager who

throwing stones at him.

Lout Henry David Make of

was standing in front of tho vehiclo,

"I realised I could do it without injuring anybody cist," .bo mulch. "So far as that man was concerned I shot with inten tors to kill,"

with a

the Royal Homo Guarca toid Blako killed the man

France Too?

Paris, July 20, France soon may take steps to recognise the revolutionary gov ernment of Iraq, a French Foreign ministry spokesman sold, today.-U.P.I.

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