1959-11-14 — Page 5

In the eyes of Sir Anthony askance at a leader who Eden, the justification for the never before known failures Intervention in Egypt had come

to an end. There was a fateful Cabinet meeting. Sir Anthony doclared that in his opinion there was no alternative than to halt the advance along the banks of the Canal,

There was a clear violation of And

and

of International obvious that we could expect no treaties rights.

are moral ald from America at this and once treaties

of

dictatorial methods, Britain and France prepared for the explosion that Great error

suddenly declared that he Footsteps

was going to take over the Suez Canal, there was no And Mr Mucmillan, who alternative but to check his at the height of the crisis career before he set on fire told Mr Dulles that we, the whole Middle East.

rather Bell would

the National Gallery than with- The Suez Canal was, and draw, is now Prime Minis-

an international water- ter. The dust has settled.

Was it the failure that was vital to the trade of some people made out? Was this

is country as is Panama to Sir Anthony Eden at fault

America. to intervene in Egypt?

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Scandal at Cambridge

NUMBER of Cambridge dons, headed by Mr K. W. Wedderburn, a lawyer of Clare College, have signed a letter to the Vice-Chancellor asking him to do something-what, is unspecified-about the University Appointments Board, which has been accused of deep-rooted anti-Semitism.

This is the latest move in an The story really begins in 1954.

ugly situation. It will come as

a revelation, to anyone who thinks that dons lead serene Ilves, isolated from the world's sordidi quarrels.

when these charges were first levelled at the Appointments Board, which exist to help Cambridge

And graduates Jobs,

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The Vice-Chancellor of the day. Sir Henry Willink, held an investigation, and the affair was smoothed over,

'Leaked'

A few weeks agu extracts from

the board's confidential Ales

were deliberately leaked by a typle who worked there to a London magazine,

They contained remarks such as

these:--

"Not very appetizing looking- -bori and Jewy and wel palms, but seems a versaule chap and quite a figure in the bridge and chose world...."

"The

partners are Jewish bui

the firm is not of the sharp

or

alick variety, which is

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ing about the very thing that everyone wants to avold: loss of faith in the Appointments Board and by potential an» ployers.

Unfortunately, the damage has already been done, and rumour is outrunning the evidence.

have talked to several people. including university lecturers, who now believe, quite wrong- ly, that these offensive des- eriptions were included in the reports sent to employers.

The Appointments Board may therefore have to open ils files to come impartial investigator,

Problem

sometlines brought to mind There are two points which I

mentioned..

if only because one

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Chap 1

is 10- stinctively drawn to feel

chosen

FACE.

when Jewish solicitors

"I fear an unattractive

this about the

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ACROSS

1 Border decoration including

aring (8). 6'Man, perhaps, on the target

(5).

8 Material

often

trimmed (4).

cut and

Like beauty, it is only skin deep (8).

11 Rejoice exceedingly (5).

19 He does no good (6).

14 Either way, il's a feat (4). 10 Only a reflected likeness?

(5).

18 Some consternation at the

back (5).

10 Manhandle (4).

to the sentry, al

the end of his spell (6).

20 Welcome

1

24. Rascal (3).

25 Whirled round and round

(0).

26 The language

side? (4).

of Mersey-

27 Not

change, one

-observes (5).

loose

28 Coin that administers cor

rection (6).

DOWN

1 V for victory--and this! (4). 2 Those

in "izverns

the town" (4).

3 Depression in the eagle nest

(4).

4 Got one's deserts? (0).

5 Extreme sloth (7).

6 Tenge squatler (7),

7 Annoys with childish things?

(7).

10 Duck (5).

13 Aimin' to get a drug! (7),

14 is a pleasure! (7).

15 Formal entrances made by

cooks (7).

17 Indulged in a brown study

(5).

14 Burrowers start to vex (B).

21 From the torrid East? It's

a thought (4).

sort of

22 Sounds Д Ashy

European (4),

23 River of Germany (4).

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION=Arom: 1 Bubble, 4 Bourns,” Lariat, 8 Stern, 10 Brae, 12 Bad eos, 18 Inner, 10 Ares, 17 Urns, 18. Annic, 20 Re-signs, 21 Rano, 23 Float, 24' Marths, 25

which he must surely stem from..."

at least would like to see) established:

WERE OTHER Jewish under- graduates interviewed and noi described in these terms?

WERE MEMBERS of other rcial and social groups des- cribed in an equally trunk and unflattering way?

"Small, sallow, raven hair and

fleshy nose. I think more the reaction potential. My own inquiries suggest that

of

the answer to both questions employer than my own, of Course. Jewish, but the

would probably be Yes. refined kind.

A

Guidance

These crimets are cald to be oli pre-1934, and they were never meant to be seen by anyone. outside the board itself. They are taken from confidential memoranda made by the chiefly interviewing officer,

for his own purposes and possibly for the guidance of his colleagues.

The

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board's secretary, Mr J. G. W. Davies, has stressed this, and prefers to say nothing more for the moment, So any further action must come from Que Vice-Chancellor, Professor. Herbert Buttérileid, who is now considering Mir Wedderburn's letter.

His position is awkward. For him to start a new investigations night miggest, that he distrust- ed his predecessor, Sir Henry Willink, who in sfill Master of Magdalene College.

Adder, 28 Rotate. Down: 1 Be-labour, 2. Bar-ins, 3 Lear, Bar Wedderburn, kan hila, turn

On, the air, 6 Mi-rage, 9 Earns, 11 Epalloge, 12 Bean-o, 12 Green tea, 14 Sabotage, 18 Resied, 22 Dad-o,

has been strongly attacked for Catkring up trouble-and-bring-

The problem for Professor But- terfield to decide is whether the altuation may not How have reached a point where an leas open inquiry would do harm than further hushing-up.

ARTIE...

“By the light the hidden

Mlada of the mora

was then inevitable.

Things came to a head when Egyptian guerrillas altacked Israel, whose counter-attack steps throw the whole Egyptian army

him. into headlong flight.

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Hiller did it, and no were taken to stop

Mussolini did 14 and steps were taken to stop him.

war.

The result was the last

world

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When Nasser took over the Suez Canal he was treading the

footsteps of the pre-wir dicta-

com-

Here fate and military was not until seven days later that the British and French landed at Port Seld.

had

But how much better if It had been carried through. Had we continued down the Canal, Nasser would have falion. Then Nuri Sald would still have ruled Iraq-and those who crillaton British influence there

should the country now, with poverty walking Ther atreats, izbde at a standstill, and inter- mittent bloodshed the bider of the day.

1he

The Minister of Defence, Mr We could have avoided Anthony Head,

way the

only Syrian-Egypt association. And voice who expressed disagree, the American landing ment with this

in the decision. He Lebanon which, by the received, however

quick- no support negg with which from his other Cabinet collen-

It brought momentar3"

stability to the illustration of the similar effect Surz that a successfully completed operation would have achieved.

plications, took a hand, and it glaca, and what finally carried whole Middle East, gives · ma Mr Macmillan that the country the day was the argument of would go bankrupt if it con- Lined with the operation.

The expedition that was

This was a great error.

It was not a total

one.

The tragedy was not that the fors. A universally firm ap-apparently to overthrow Nas- Yet though It was failure operations was launched but

The that it wasn't completed proach would have checked him; ser was underway but then, Israeli advance into Egypt did

much to destroy the Nasser The lesson is: don't negotiations (when Mr Dulles under · crushing American myth, perhaps prevented an start anything

but in the whole long-tangled

| displayed a side to his character

Arab-Jewish

that

which will perhaps surprise influence, Israel stopped her saved the Sudan and Libya you're not prepared to

many people) this could nover advance on Cairo. ibe reached.

war. probably from falling under the denin- finish.

Lion of Egypt, and certainly made the Arob world look

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