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FOOT'S

LAST-DITCH'

Dockyard Doubts Sends Dramatic PESSIMISM OVER MOON SHOOT ATTEMPT

RITAIN'S. snswer to

Malta'n fenra of unem- ployment and poverty posed by the closing of the Naval dockyard has been to an- nounce 2 нcteme

to rear- ganise the island's economy on a new commercial basis. The dockyard in transferred from the Royal Navy to a private firm, but if Maltese

tend to look ankaner at the

proposal they blamed.

cannot be

For white the investors (which include the British

Government's Colonial Deve-

are

lopment Corporation)

Letter

To Makarios

London, Aug. 15.

Sir Hugh Foot Governor of Cyprus, today made a dramatic “last-ditch" appeal to Archbishop Makarios, exiled Greek Cypriot leader, for co-operation on the future of Cyprus,

*The appeal, disclosed in

if this chance is not seized

not likely to sink Ho much Neusta tonight, was in a letter at oner, ean foreste nothing capital in a project which sunt by the wi

nut Tuy

Governor to the but continuing misery for Archbishop with the advance" Cyprus." its way,ox of

# British statement the appeal of a mid-ocean which was Issued in London dry dock has yet to be today. proved. While there may be no lack of ships in ballast passing the island, must

Earnestly

The British statement--which hinted at the return of exiles if violence ceased, and announced plans for the setting up of

Greck separate

und Turkish Cypriot Municipal Councils desirable" brought hoslite reaction from

Greek And

Cypriot Durves however,

The letter said: "I hope you | "where

Greek

ownere prefer repairs to be undertaken at terminal will appreciate how important largely

the statement It gives all an ports. Competition from co-opportunity perhaps the last tinental

also ports will

to make a new start for prove a

severe test to a peace and progress in Cyprus. dockyard which has been

"I most carnestly urge you not to throw away this op- purkunity of working together in a spirit of compromise and | co-operation."

run for so long

commercial principles.

Cooler Feeling

I

ut-

remains to be seen too

the Government how

of

Malta, when it is reet- stituted, regards the pro- pon. If Mr Mintoff turns, he may not be keen to press hin recent "integration ultimatum of

AD

or independence." Feeling in Britain since the recent trouble which led to Gover- nor Sir Robert Laycock - suring authority, has cool-

|

EOKA MEN CUT

in

Omelal Grecic sources Athens tonight said it was "entirely negative." They in- dieated a Government statement would probably be israted tomorrow, and it was announeta the Greek Prime Minister, Mr Constantine Karamanlls, WRA cutting short a holiday to return 10 Athens for consultations,

Unacceptable

An Ethnarchy spokesman in Athens sold the skatemat "extremely unsatisfactory and This

WOMEN'S HAIR OFF therefore unacceptable."

Nicosia, Aug. 15.

oppeared i

Masked gunmen three Cyprus villages today and publicly cut off the hair of three Dypriot women, according to re- ports repching here tonight,

spokesman Bald Archbishop Makurios would also probably to- a formal statement nake morrow.

U.S.

Washington, Aug. 15,

missio Air Force experis expressed some pes- almtsm

about Today

their chances of putting a 30-pound musturoam-shaped satellite in orbit round

carly the moon next week. They said that the balletto and guidance problems involved in putting the Instrumented satellite in orbit were so com-

plex "And contained so many

factors that thu unknown shoot bad only an inanliely

small obance of mucoem. The operation, dubbed “Mona”.

is expected to be launched on Sunday morning or within the following three days. The Defence Department, in

cautious communique, warned against too much optimlem over the moon shoot.

RELAX IN

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THE FAMOUS KONFORY IN ACTION TRAUBERB

JEONGKONG

KID NLO UN.

APPEAL

HAMMARSKJOLD

MAY FLY TO MIDDLE EAST

In fact the celestial artillerymen Cape Canaveral salle Centre, in their bid to orbit the satellite some 20,000 miles from the moon, will be in the same position as a man on a to merry-go-round trying throw atenula bail to a dia

By MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS Lant object revolving, at dif. ferent

the speed, around

United Nations, Aug. 15. merry-go-round-France- Authoritative Western sources predicted today that the Secretary-General, Mr Dag Ham- marskjold, would soon fly to the Middle East to negotiate arrangements enabling Britain and the United States to withdraw from Jordan and Lebanon.

ITC.

BURNT AND MUTILATED BODIES OF CRASH VICTIMS BROUGHT IN Aircraft May Have Exploded

Galway, Aug. 15.

The French trawlers Jules Verne and Bisson arrived at Galway Harbour tonight with 16 bodies of victims of the KLM Super-Constellation which crashed into the storm-tossed Atlantic off the Irish coast yesterday.

Malik Takes

Tourista and holiday-makers lined the streels of this west const town as the bodies were carried on

trucks and ambulances

the regional hospital white the bells of the

Y

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Seat In UN city's churches talled.

United Nations, Aug. 15. Dr Charles Malik, Lebanon'a Furcign Minister, took his seat Mr Andreas Arouzos, deputy in the General Assembly today Greek Cypriot Mayor of Nicosia at the head of the Lebanese sald fonight it was deplorable delegation, that the British Government's was Steeping the Archbishop Makarios

Two of the women, at Karavas obstinacy" and Kalogra villeges in north exiled

He entered the chamber s the New Zealand delegate was

the poilum

Further search ships were expected to reach Galway dur- Ing the night,

Skipper Peltier of the Jules Verne said the bodies brought in by his vessels were burned Six were and badly mutilated,

and there women, three men was a boy of 14 and a baby

cd considerably to the idea Cyprus, had sold food to Turks, Laway from his flock, inatenă, of [ delivering his statement~"from /dir1-t plans cas

Mr Mintoff has shown him

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Cairo Talks

Cairo, Aug. 15. Crown Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia New Inte Calro today and met with President Gamat

Opposition

But the Turkish community Jeader, Dr Fadil Kutebuk," was opposed to the Archbishop's re- turn, saying it would mean the resumption of violence. Dr Kulchuk said

Dr Karim Arkoul. Lebanon's resident representative, accom panded Dr Malik-Reuter

SNIPERS HIT

PLANE

Five Coffing

This afternoon" Ave collins were flown Into Shunnon from | Amsterdam and they were due ut Galway some time on Satur- nay. After completing formali- Iles there the bodies will be town to Shannon and KLM will then make arrangements for their return

their native countries.

to

Observers" Report

The informants forecast the the withdrawal of the United adoption early next week of a Nations Truce Supervision Or General Assembly resolution giv-ganisation, which has for years ing Mr Hammarskjold a mandate been overseeing observance of to expand the observation|the Arab-Israeli armistice agree- group in Lebanon and set up a ment, *United Nations presence"` in Jorian

two-

They said that wide support was swinging in favour of a Western-promoted draft, and already the necessary thirds majority of 54 votes op- peared assured for its endorso- inent in the Assembly.

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Resolution Soon

UAR Fear?

Despite alarm in some quar- ters about the pressures against King Husseln, there was on ap- to the view parent disposition that the ỬAR. was unlikely to move at present for fear of the consequences from Israel, Jor- dan's western neighbour,

Britain was said to see the

The sources

Middle East situation and slepa said they *x* pected the resolution to be for dealing with it in four Labled fairly 600.3, but gages, the first of, which had sponsorship was uncertain, Nor way, Canada and Japan were among the nations sald to be involved in discussions on this point.

On Lebanonkelihood

armis

There was thought to be a of the Assembly's sing next Thursday or Friday, with Mr. Hammarskjold prob- ably flying out bis mission of negotiation shortly afterwards- perhaps next week-end.

United Nations, Aug. 15. The smuggling of

across the Lebanese bor-

British sources today continued | der, which might have to throw cold water on growing taken place on a limited speculation that the key foreign ministers would soon get together scale has further dimin- for private talks under Mr ished since the presiden="| Hammarsicjold's auspices. tial election of "July 31| But they did not entirely rude and a truce is in effect, out the possibility It Western the United Nations obser-In the next few days were not forecasts of likely developments

ver

group in Lebanon justified. reported today.

Substantial

In its report, the group sald that its future role would de- Mr Dulles has had a number; pend upon the progress made of conversations with the Soviet towards a solution of the coun-Minister, and according to usual- try's internal political problems. ly reliable sources today, they The report said the observers had reached substaniki do- were welcomed both by supree, of agreement on arrange- porters of the government and ments for Lebanon which would of the opposition. It said that enable the United Stater to

passage of their patrols, withdraw.

the

of-adopting-the-George The gunmen claimed, and the allowing him to return imme Cross island.

third woman, at Lupetri, southdiately to negotiate on the was Eccused of stand's future. al Famagusta, "acting again Eoka intercals

The Archbishop was the "sole self to be no better than any-Reuter.

and exclusive representative" of one of a long line of mob

Greek Cypriots empowered to patriots which nationalism

negotiate the Cyprus problem, ke sall, has thrown up in many the parts of the world in postwar years. And it is not easy to embrace

111 al- ready undesirable waif who spils his contempt

It appeared from Pellier's flagrantly as the late Pre-Abdel Nasser tonight.

Beirut, Aug. 15. report on the state of the bodies A United States Navy recon- that on explosion might have hi comer mier of Malta.

The meeting, widerstood set mutilly would accept whatever naissance plane was hit by occurred in the aircraft before symbolising the prosence of the Theso arrangements pre-

ac-snipers bullela north of Tripollit hit the sea. The French skip-United and up to improve recently ebol re- the Turkish Goverment

per himself took this view, was no today.. the doubt which surrounds |lations between Szuol

Arabla cepted,

jinspire calm The plane, based aboard the dockyard's prospects, and the United Arab Republic, immediate official reaction in were political cireles

Meanwhile, the aircraft carrier Essex, re-

efforts will be France-Presse. Mr Mintoff may, despite took place at Nasser's residence. Turkey.

with three made here to identify all bodies disappointed because the British tuned to the ship his anger at huving such an-U.P

refer statement did not partitia-the only Anal solu- and one in the fuselage a few in their possession.

A KLM spokesman said that feel in front of the pilot tion in Cyprus in their view.

the evidence of the Dutch avio- Meanwhile, the Greek delegate

The piibi reported his plane on experts and pathological at the United Nations in New

hit on a low-flying specialists at present at Galway York today asked for the Cyprus had been

but serious will be the subject of a full in- It was announced offelally 10-of the next regular

question to be put on the agenda reconnaissance but no

session of damage bad been caused and quiry into the disaster. to be but not business principles, day that the UN. General As the General Assembly, due on he mede a "normal" return held in the Netherlands later, may help to keep his yardsembly would

JU.P.I. flight to the Essex-Reuter. over September 10-Reuter. active when orders are slow the week-end, but would re- in materialising.

sume Menday morning-Reuler.

In view of this feeling

important arrangement con-

cluded over his head, find

It politic not to upset fur Monday Meeting

ther the Government of a

country which, out of a

sense of loyalty and decency,

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While there

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bullet holes one in each wing from clothing and articies found Remains Serious Jordan offers complex

more

already been taken: Tho

Anglo-American landings in Jordan anl

Lebanen.

A mandate for Mr Ham- marskjold to fly to Am- man and Belrut to negotiate for United Naturs, "presence" so that the foreign troops might be withdrawn,

*

Phased withdrawals as the UN "PTEAZNICE"

moved in.

Ultimate removal of the wiln the "presence. possibility, of Jordan Lebanon neutrallly being guaranteed on the pattern of Austria-Reiller.

EX-DELEGATE STILL LOYAL

United Nation, Aug, 15, Jordan's UN Dologato Baha

Toukan said today that he had roalgned from his post because he was “in complete disagreemont with the polley" of his Government,

Nations appeared to

sumably would be principally, and confidence an extension of the observation

However, Toukan said, "I re- · operation.

main loyal to my king, in whom The

West takes the view thu have every confidence."

Toukan Bald that the Jor. Lebanon, but dardan Government's problems than

present Capetown, Aug. 15.

diplomatie informants professed policy, as shown in the speech The South African, Prime not to be overtly concerned by of his sucressur Monem Rifal in Minister. Mr Johannes Strijdom, the statement yesterday of the the UN only aggravales tension had a good rest this afternoon, Jordanian delegate, Mr Abdul in the Middle East.

his condition tonight Menem, that his country would Jordon is "Isolated" from the remains serious and unchanged oppose stalloning of a United rest of the Arab world by its since last night, un ometal Nations force or observer, group. Government, he suld, adding

British soUTEES bulletin sald-Router.

the that Jordan's tuation can be point that Mr Rifal had not ex-ingroved only along with the cluded the possibility of having rest of the Arab countries, and A "United Nations presence" in particularly Its neighbours.-- Jordan, nor had he asked for France-Press.

KHRUSHCHEV PLEDGES NOT TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IF...

TR

Moscow, Aug. 15.

The Soviet Trime Mkuister | weapons and

MR Nikita Khrushchev in sent to leaders of the Brent- mankind of the dangers or have done much to relieve fis

would do every ment could, if it had wanted to,

of alown and ollier people from the "frantic nucleur etma a letter published here wood, Essex, division of the nuclear war.

The reply, Was sent an i race," tonight, said Russia Was "Movement for Nucleor Dis-

according to the August 12.

However, recent events hàď ready to pledge, jointly with armament,"

Mr. Khrushchev recalled in shown that the British Govern- he letter that Russla had re- | ment, unfortunately, chose an United States and Britain, Kenneth Wilder, Chairman of pentedly offered to Assume entirely different road.

Britain and the Jainly with USA, it was not to use nuclear weapons the Organisation, and to Mrs jointly with

USA an obligation to renounco engaged in "unprovoked armed in any circumstances, either Barbara Fosett, s Honorary

Bald that the the use of nuclear and hydrogen intervention" 'In the Middle by moans of aircraft or Soviet Union would continue to weapons.

Secretary, also

East, which threatened to end work for the banning of nuclear. He said the British Govern-in a world conflet-Reuter.

the governments of the Sovlet News Agency Tass

The letter, addressed to Mr

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