**THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1958.
SPY CHIEF ANSWERS CRITICS Dulles Arrives.
Buckmaster Angered By Monstrous Charges Against British Spies
London, Nov. 30,
A British wartime Secret Service Chief to- day denied charges against his organi- sation but admitted that a German Unit had penetrated one section of it. Colonel Maurice Buckmaster, head of the French Section of Britain's special operations executive. was answering criticisms by French Resistance Leaders and Dame Trene Ward, a Member of Parliament.
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the mindles
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Danse Tree and the authers
of two books about the SOR have al expressed doubts about
its effeseney,
Concoaled
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Parliamentary
Loverrunent
thoritative aerpunt of the sac
fathers
04
Force
who bernne oferr Fooch Sevdion agent with honorary rank in the RAF.
de was brought back to this routes in February, 1944, unet | Jented here until the close of any operations In France.
"He was tried and acquitted Coverrunen: Sy the French
in the summer of 1938 "
The
Monstrous
thirri
Decusation
WDK
"that we deliberately sent agents Date the hands of the Gennaus
this and roncealed
fuel tro
We
"I entirely re
that seu agents to the
Instru
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motio
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Be continued feet
The accusatum!
VERSUR
of
the
deliberately
executive,
She alleges that penetration into the French Section by Gertrude
leading to the
A1 arrest and death of n
Germans. 11 J amusation."
Q
it
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of people has been "arliberately concenter. Colonel
Buckmaster seriet The accusations can be sta marised lalo Tout sec Hons. will answer each in turn.
Finally, he said it was alleged that we showed callous.ess ápri towards relatives secretivi nesa
and the people who had worked
19." Colonel Buchmanter eomment-
tacts All elevant
LES
4:11
were
communicated as
they
became known.
or-
The Colonel went on: "People wonder why I always refer the successes of the execuijve.
to
for
*{ } #shed that the French Section was an amateur ganisation which
I have por- rayed as being a match German Intelligence.
$.O.E. was
netther
nor jess amateur than any other branch of the Services engaged An active warfare.
Outwitted
We definitely outwitted the German Inteligence, which was likewise a largely amateur organisation.
"The overall result of selivi- Resistance ties by the French
as a whole, In The words of General Eisenhower, shortened the war by wine months.
"I prefer to rely upon the milltary Cun- views of my hunders than theme of two IKT-
unconnected
service."
with the
Traitor
wcond The
wwtel
charge. Colour Buckmaster, was "than
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ki Inter
Emir
Widely Spread
It is because success stories
the
stories. Inilure outweigh
The an of that in the un- usually high number of decora- Lilia given to officers of French Section.
"Apart
i nower.
the
from General Elsen- western and other leaders who have praised efforts, post-war recorda shown that the Germans attach- ed a very high value to organisation."
our
have
the
that
He hitted, however, the German Abwehr Anti-Spo Unit penetrated one cell of the French Section
**Unfortunately.
was it
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widely-spread cell 0153
the
penetrations led to a large nurn- But I have not ber at arrests
concealed 1:318
delicately
Such penetrations were taught by some to be inevitable in in worked in organisation which enemy territory and was Bub. **The central
ject, like the people of an occu- Lo spot checki Jean Overton | led territory,
and other mother of combating referreal
Reuter French
cr: intance
there was mid:t."
Ile coninted
MISS figure in Fuller's book, 'Gilbert.' Was B
A British
ACROSS
1. Blank counter! (8).
7 Highway (4), ·
• Toid of (5).
14 as Air
Crossword Puzzle
10 Sprat catchora? Could be (5).
11 Pith (4).
13 Unmoving state (10).
16.Fitting encounter ($).
18 Might it really kni?' (4);
19 Solvers accessory (4, 6).
22 Help received by a book
'maker?_ (4).
24 Breed from a sire (5),
20 Understood (5).
20 High water, in a sens (4).
27 Ho first hits the balland
then walts? (0).
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16
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A U.S. ATOM. BASE TO SHOOT IN ANGER
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VANDENBERG
AIR BASE
Criticism From France
wartimo French
Special
member
Dover, Nov. 30. Captain Peter Churchlit. of the the of Bection Operations Execu- live. today
described French criticism of himeall and his former wife as " jost."
His ex-wife Odette, was awarded the George Crow, Britain's highest civilian Award, for her exploite in accupied France.
Captain
Churchill who had just arrived hard from hie villa at Nien, said he would ask for a public In-
quiry in Franco unless the former French Realstance workers retracted thair allegations.
6ix former Resistance men haVE challenged him to ntmo one singla act of sabotage for which ho was responsibia betwoần August 18, 1942 and February, 1043.
They have invited hi formor wife Odette to name a similar act of her own between November,
WRE:
1942
and February 1943.
Lon- Captain Church's
"am don comment not going to get hot under
collar the
about these llegations, but i am very the whole surprised thing.
" am not worried about fame
"But matter
can
at
I want to get this cicared, so that 1
live In peace in my adopted country of France. "So either these people. who have not even signed thair NAMOL retract or
will ask for public in- quiry in France."-Reuter.
Low Temperatures
In Crossing
Of Antarctica
Moscow, Nov. 30. Sledges and Snowcat vehicles the third Soviet Trans- Antarctic Expedition have reached the inland base of
of
20
21
DOWN
3 Wide, maybe (5).
3 Burdened (3).
4 Co round and round (8).
3 Culde hos to pull a chap
round the ring (0).
Vocal fish (4).
A Supporn (6)
Jz That's the lot (5),
13 Cuttle colour. (5).
14 Itail, for examplq (8),
17 AU th
passed" (6),
mean?
"raiders
In Could these reptiles produsa
28 Come rialt in (0).
A "1278),
21 do. (B).
23 Bonst about a gamo (4).
Sovetskaya after on
journey,
The United States has disclosed space fiction plans for its new atomic range at Point Arguello, 140 miles north of Los Rear Admiral Jack P. Moaroc, Angeles. commander of the new range said that the launching of hydrogen-armed satol- lites in polar orbits could come if it became desirable to put up that kind of The Vanderborg Air world "policemen".
Force Baso near Lompoc, located near the missile range was specifically designed to fire in anger at Russia with intercon- tinental ballistic missiles it armed hosti-
West Too
Says
Top
PT.ARGUELLO
U.S.
CAPE CANAVERAL
lities over occurred between the Soviet Union and the U.S. He explained that the natural isolation of the now missila ronge would blend with the nation's policy of strict socrecy regarding all kinds of firings, including rockets, satellites and Tosts space probes as well as missiles. from Cape Canaveral have been modo He said that with full press coverage, the isolatod 90,000 acres north of Pt. Arguollo would complete the major head- quartering of America's missilo gramme in California.-UPI Tolophoto.
pro-
For Mexican Inauguration
Mexico City, Nov. 30. The U.S. Secretary of State Mr John Foster Dulles, received a quiet and orderly reception tonight when he arrived to represent the United States at the inauguration of President-Elect Adolfo Lopez Mateo.
A Communist-inspired "Dulles Ho home" campaign failed to
get off the ground authorities sald there
and the
were ho
disturbances in the city. The capital and the country was in a feste mood for the inaugura- tion tomorrow.
Taking no chances, however, cores of plainclothes police patrolled the airport as Mr Dulles Air Force Constellation landed at 0030 GMT. The Secretary of State was the Arst person down the ramp, followed by Milion Elsenhower, brother of the President, and General Curtis Lemay, other members of the American delegnilun.
The Mexican Foreign Minister, Lasis Padella Nervo, greeted Mr Lules and shook his hand. Mr Dulles returned the greeting, saying "I am happy to be here."
The U.S. delegation WOB countries, among groups from including the Soviet Union. which were gathering for the in- auguration of the 48-year-old former Labour Secretary who is succeeding President Adolfo Aiz Cortines.
state-
After reading a short ment. Mr Dulles moved through the crowd to a limousine which drove him and the other men-
bors of the party to the US. Embassy.
Mr Police guarded Buites, but there was nu trouble. He was greeted with scattered applause.-U.P.I.
Rhino Moves To New Zoo
London, The London Zoo An- neunced that it is selling Mohinija, one - year - old
great Indian rhinoceros, to the Milwaukee Zoo, United Atstou, and using the pro- ceeds to buy Grevys zebras from Kenya.
A hard of 20 zobens la being collected by arrange - mont with the warden In Kenya and should be at ita apen 200 at Whipsnade, outer London, by noxt
WEB
aummor.
Mohinija, which born at Whipsnade, will be paired with one Milwaukee is obtaining from Basic, Bwitzerland, and is hoped to produce the first great Indian rhino born in cap-
tivity in Amories.
The
Brelo
mala rhinoceros at was the
first aver born in captivity, Mohinija was the second.
Gravya zobrae have a like ears and black stripse.
China Malt Special.
Blind Man
Niggardly Tension On Saved From
Scientist
London, Nov. 30.
Tiberias
Tel-Aviv, Nov. 30, Israeli sources tought accused Syrians living on the shores of Lake Tiberias of stealing some
belonging to
A prominent British astronomer warned today that unless the 30 West discards its "parsimonious attitude to science and technology" its influence will pass to other nations, perhaps Russia.
Advertising
In The
Prof. A. C. B. Lovell, Director
of the giant Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope Station,
sard "neither Great Britain nor the United States has yet pro- vided the facilities to saturate our existing sclentine power. Jodrell telescope
Suez Desert Tho
Cairo, Nov. 30. The Suez Canal Authority is considering a plan which can yett 250,000 Egyptian pounds tin hard currency) without the use of pilots or any navigation alds, according to the paper "Al-Ahram."
of
news-
At ita
Cheshire is the largest of kind in the world. It is operal- ed by the University of Mali- choster, and has played important part in tracking American and Russian satel- Htes
Asked Judge
To Defend Her
Djakarta, Nov. 30,
A woman charged with murder asked the judge to deland her, Recording to an Antara News Agency dow patch.
The women, a.coffee- howo
Central Kasper in Java, repiled "No, sir”” when the prealding judge asked wanted de- whother the "Our danger
rests not in our limited
fened counci Lovell potential," the pre-
said in a British Broadcasting When the judge Inalsted, The plan calls for
then, she replied: "Well sitca Corporation ecture "bul in paration
advertising
sir, would you be my do- who think these amongst 180-kilometre (100- along the
fence counsel? inile) banks of the canal. The
science and astronomy In
Amid courtroom laughter, terms of the sacrifice of advertisements con be placed at various distances so as not to
television set or
the judge explained thly a motor cor today
that
would be difficult. grand our interfere with navigation signals
children C&D get
She was allotted defence 19 tno and will be seen by passengers
counsel by the opurt. all of
moon.** nationalliles pasting
China Mail Boccial through the canal,
The advertisements will im- prove the barren banks of the canal and will attract the at- tention of passengers and help them to overcome the weariness of the journey through the conel-China Mall Special.
A Shocked Jumbo Found Peace
960-mile Among Carnations
the Soviet NewWE Agency Tars reported today.
Ospedalatti, Nov. 30. Margaret, 65-year-old cireus The team, under Arkady elephant and alta star, was re- Nikolayev, fought temperatures | captured in a field of white
of minus 60 degrees Contigrade carnations none here after a 30. (04 degrees of frost Fabernhelt) hour flight from show business.. and high altitudes on the crossing from the Soviet Antarctic settlement of Mirigy
The "leading elephant" of the "The Greatest Show on Disn Earth" was chained by the Jeg to a Mediterranean: palm-tree while pausing to conalder, her
They found oxygen scarce at altituden of 3,000 to 3,700 motres (about 12,000 feet) route, Toss said.
She strugulori a little when
lorry shackled to her circuts After a short rest at Sovet. skaya--farthest selentiäic set- then gave in philosophically and tlement from the shore the truntiled of homewards, push- team will head for the Pole of ing the lorry before her with mlative inaccessibility, tread- her head. ing vast expanses of wilderness never crossed before-Reuter.
Bulgarian Head
60
"The fate of human civilisation will depend on whether the rockets of the future cATY the astronomer's telescope of hydrogen bomb," Lovell
a
said.
"Unless the West overcome its present patsimonious attitude to acience and technology, then the relative quality of our civilisation will decline, and our influence will page to other peoples," he said, "So for as
Great Britain 13 concerned the recovery of our heritage in the astrono- mical sciences in in acute danger," Lovell sold. The pessimists say that we compete and that within the next decade the scientific and techn&logical superiority of the USSR över the West will be complete.".... U.P.I.
cannot
Fire Wrecks
Cricketer's Sheep Farm
Worcester, Nov, 80. A fire caused serious damene at the farm here near Worces She had bolled from her tenter of England cricketer Peter after stopping on a live electric Tichardson, Bow in Australla wire after a circus show and not with the English touring team.
Fiery Death
a
Southport, Lancashire,
Nov. 30. A 12-year-old girl saved
man Israeli blind 83-year-old
when his clothing caught fre in a house blaze at Southport.
Winifred Windebank rescued Mr Edward Aspinall, who lives alone.
nets fishermen.
These sources said there was considerable tension at the pre- sent time along the Israeli- Syrian frontier.
Meanwhile, on the advice of She saw Mr Asplooill stagger- the United Nations Truce Coming through the doorway of his mission, work is still suspended | home, his trousers alight.
the agricultural projects She ran to him and with her which Israel has been carrying bare hands, beat out the flames out south of Lake Huleh. The projects were Interrupted by various shooting incidents three
weeks ago-France-Presse.
"Glasgow Belly"
Glasgow, Nov. 30 Nearly five people in every thousand living ich Glasgow have bacillary dysentery-and that has been the average for the past five years, a hospital report stated.
The roport added: "The mortality rate in negligible but if it were not for the rapid and generally effective anti-bacterial measures which can be taken in hospitals, there can be no doubt the epidemic would have reach- ed even greater proportions."-- China Mail Special.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS AT
Debbie Reynolds who re- contly separated from her husband Eddie Fisher in con dancing with actor Jacquot Borgerac, former youthful husband of the veteran film star Gingor Rogars. They wore among a crowd of Hollywood per- Ronalities at the Imperial Ball for Queon Frederika and Princess Sophie of Greece... a $100 a plate charity function In 'Now York,--UP! Telephoto.
Good Wishes For Winston's 84th Birthday
London, Nov. 80. Sir Winston Churchill tonight the expressed is thanks for
many messages of good wishes he had received today-his 04th birthday.
friends known
All over
the
"I have received many, mes- of down tho coast road to The blaze Hilloc 20 pullets, sages of good wishes on my Batis
ļa large barn, Rome,
destroyed farm birthday from unknown Her trainer, Piero Zoppi, implementa and a tractor and and elreus hands and polleo chased about do per cent of the win world and they have ven mo har mile after mile and finally ter feed for the farm's cows and my family great pleasure," Moscow, Nov. 30.
ឆវ Maid In a
a press statement: Mr Dimiter Canov, secretary corralled her in a pen nemr, Sin and 'sheep, '/
· SATURDAY'S CROSSWON D—Across: 1 Hustle, 4 Using, 7 of the central commlitee of the Reino.
The farm is owned by Me There are such a large nym- But frightened, br train, the Walter Richardson, Who is ber that I cannot unfortunately Commist Remias, & Valvė, -11 feru, 12 Orinoco, 15 8.-N.-nre, 10_Aver, 17 Bulgarian
party,
.each odo, but I Post., 19 At-one, 20 Extoria, 21 Trot, 23 Divan, 24 Boleru, 25 war today elected the new | broke Inoko and belted again felped by his two sons Peier peknowledge Nendy, 20 Shades Down: 1 Horn-pipe, a Bomorgot, 3 List, 5 Dulgarian head of stain. Toss, unil the was caught in the field and Derek, when they are not should like to express my "WREN Mail playing cricket for Worcester- tasks to all, who have so kind- tagnant, No-vico, 9 Frete, 11 Untoward, 12 Orale, 12 Over the cffcial Soviet news agenoy, of carnations. — China head, 14 G-rationa. 10 Ox-hki*, 72 Toth.
| reported today mester.
ly thought of me."outer.
He escaped with only slight burns to his hands.
In the house she found fur- niture on fire and attacked the
until freman flone
come. Chi no Meil Special
Todd Baby Rack From Hospital
Los Angeles, Nov 30, Actress Elizabeth Taylor's 10- month-old daughter, Elizabeth Frances Todd, wes back home
after
for treatment today
noumonia at the UCLA Medical Centre.
released yes-
The child was
pho was taken
terday from the Centre where on November 12 by Miss Taylor and singer Eddle Fisher-UP.I.
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