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Churchill

Of The NO SELF-RULE FOR COLONY Signs TV

Day

NUCLEAR

DIVISION

ENERAL Lauris Norstad,

GEN

Nato, has come out with a

forthright

statement

Macleod Denies

Report

By

U.S. Periodical-

regarding the responsibility The Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr he is expected to assum He has warned the 15-nation

Ministerial Connell That

camet carry defener

plans

out his anless European air defences are unified and plerad under a single command.

At hist

Lip and

the t

someone has spoken

that maxic. latriness of Nato and atome Mockpiles based on Western Europe, are there for a purpose. And that purpose is to atq another power launching a should. Or if it

new war,

to hit back quick and hard.

S depressing us all that it is far letter

AS

svents,

to have a commander who

fnces facts.

Rockets ael bomba exist for only

purpose,

lain Macleod has officially denied an American report that Hongkong will become a self-governing territory within the next four years.

The denial was released today by His Excellency

the Governor, Sir Robert Black.

through the Inn an official statement released Government Information Service, The Governor said that he has been authorised to say that Mr Macleod made "no such statement."

The release stated that the denial has been made in view of speculation enused by republication in Hong- kong newspapers of an item in the current issue of the U.S. magazine Newsweek."

Magazine's Claim

The article in Newsweek was to the effect that Mr o Macleod had said recently that a number of colonies That is to be including Hongkong will become "self-governing! Gred. Whether their firing) territories ht the Commonwealth within the next four

for aggression

is a. matter, for retaliation The future. After they are Gired, it won't matter much:

not be

15

OF

because there will any future for anyone. Such are

spoken by General Norstad Nevertheless, by facing his committee with the facts of it is hoped air defence,

forming the unions timt Nato and those who form other power block will the now, in the light of plain statem, nis, unvarnished

the facts jet -

realise exactly what

they

are about.

His statement further reveals'

that Nato has dividh

its

contributing powers

inte

"have" and

"have

not**

There

thre

ידן :

groups. who have nuclear power,

and those who have not.

i

HOSE who have not are

about this: unified command business, in particular France. It seems that France might be quite willing to have a she unified command if could come

in on an eyel basis with Britain and the who have States United

their already tried oul nuclear weapons. While seeing The

point of view, and agreeing that

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French

while i nation i has suffered so much from: war during this century.. the fact is that any division in Nato would be fatal

and never so fatal as at this moment.

Therefore, we must agree

with General Norstad. you are going to you

must have all

ready to

11 defend, the

do so. do the only way to

potential

And

years.

The article said that Macleod gave this message to. Political leaders during last week's tour to Malta and Bri- tish Territories in Africa,

"Sume twenty colonies regarded as too small or too weak to full independence will become 'self-governing' territories within the Commonwealth," Mr Macleod was reported as saying.

These colonies would include Hongkong. Gibraltar, Mauritius, Fiji, British Honduras and British Guiana.

U.S. Planes

Collide

Ottawa, Dec. 17.

Two United States Air Force planes, a B-47 Jet bomber anıl

F-102

Sghter, collided in mid-air and crashed in northwest Ontario Province Loday Air while taking part in Defence MANOCUVTES,

how it was not known many men were aboard the two planes, which fell to earth some 250 mlies from Sault-Sainte-Marie,

There was believed

.to

be at least one survivor, a man who was seen walk- ing in the snow near the scene of the erash,

. Three Canadian planes were and two helicopters

came from

flying to the area.

The fighter Kincheloe, Michigan, while the bomber was based in Little Rock, Arkansas. AFT.

FIRST SNOW

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SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSES: SEVEN INJURED

Seven people, including four children, were injured this morning when a hämboo scaffolding surrounding a bullåing under construction, collapsed.

The accident occurred in the busy Shamaholpo arra of Kowloon, at Kilung Street, at XI AM.

A spokesman of the Hongkong Fire Brigade said this morning that the scaffolding collapsed onto the pavement and part onto the street, trapping three Chinese women and four children.

One woman was detained in hospital for further treat- ment, while the remainder were discharged,

Clash In Commons

Over Inquiry Into

Rhodesian Issue

London, Dec. 17.

No

Change In Nato's

Defence Plans

Paris, Dec. 17.

The North Atlantic pact nations agreed tonight that o "determined effort is

Contract

Alr

London, Dec, 17. Winston

Churchill today signed A contract with the American Dirvad eaking

Company for the exclusive.rights to filtra kis tite, as described in the Kix volumes of his memoirs

Negotiations for this project have been going on for three year.

The ABO intends to film for television a series of short documentary pictures relating

the ryenis described by Sir Winstan

In his memoirs. The 1- mentary will be by Sir Winston himself,--AFT.

required to guarantee the necessary ROYAL BABY

strength of the alliance."

The communique at the end the Nato Seeretary-General. Mr of three days of the annual Paul Henri Spaak, found hing- Nato review also said current self grected with a burst of Nato defence plans "remain Laughter as he said, "there is valid" This was a reference no crisis in the organisation, to the goals of integration ar- *On the military situation nounced two years ngo and

you do not find a lot of precise which arc now opposed by information 117 the France,

This debale was not mention- ed in the communique. Neither were there concrete pledges that Europeans would pay a bigger share of Nato defence the

The official communique sald the Atlantic Couneti "expressed

The Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, and the United States is asking.

leader of the Labour opposition, Mr Hugh Gaitskell, clashed sharply in the House of Commons today over the Monckton Commis- sion shortly to visit the Rhodesian Federation.conomic developments in inost

The commission is to pave the way for a review next year

of the Federation's cons)itution. is refused to nominate mem- vers for the commission,

Labour has been invited but

There were loud interruptions when Mr Caltdalul pressed Mr Macmilla

10 comment

on the already recent remarks controversial koue

the ot Commission's terms of reference Sir Toy Welensky, made by Prime Minister of the Federa lion.

REFUSES COMMENT - Ar Macmilan refused to corament without seeing the

text.

The clash developed from a question by Mr John Stone- house (Labour)

who urged a Parliamentary Commission replace the Monckton Co- mision.

to

Freighter Sinks In

Pacific

Long Beach, Dec. 17.

confidence that on the basis of the progress already

pchieved

and in view of the favourable

Nato countries, this essential task (aceting Nato's defence goals) is certainly within the ability of the alliance as a whole."

However, there was no pieckie for greater European financial support for Nato, as the United States has insisted must take. place.

The

Discussion

communique Baid the

Ministers had a full discussion or forthcoming summit talks be

cast and

west "and A US Navy ship today ween

agreed on the procedure where- rescued 15 Greek, Spanish Nato will continue to par- and American

crewmen ticipate in these discussions on who abandoned their December 22 after the meeting sinking freighter in the of heads of government, and a *Ccond communique will then Pacific.

be issued."

The U.S.S. Watchman, a navy picket boat, found two lifeboats after hours of searching. All the crew was rescued and there were no casualties,

The communique sald thr Ministers "unanimously rc- affirmed their confidence in the North Atlantic alliance, and agreed that it will remain in-

the years. They instructed the

When Mr Macmillan rejected the suggestion, Mr Stonehouse The Coast Guard here sald dispensable during the coming said: "Why Is the Prime Minis-

it was presumed that ter so determined to undermine freighter Guam Ploneer, the authority of this House in

with scrap iron, had relation to the future of the down. Federation?"

Mr Macmillan

emphasized;

Manila, Dec. 18. Typhoon

Gilda today threatened to smash the full force of its 110 mph centre winds into south-that the government had hoped to associate both parties with eastern Luzon-Bicol re-

the Commission und

he was gion.

sorry that the hope had not been fulfiled.

Maximum warning signal No. 9-īvas ralsed in the area which ¦- is already being butteted by Gilda's strong fringe winds,

The bulletin

REMARKS

to

Mr Gailshell attributed Sir Roy Welensky the re- marks:-

"I would never be a party to Commission coming

latest Manila weather

located Gilda in

the any

Pacific Ocean 190 miles cast Southeast of Legaspi in Albay Gulf, moving west northwest at nine mph.

here to sit in judgment on the Federation and dreide whether it was to continue or not. They cannot suggest alternatives to the Federation. I do not see this would be in their terms of reference."

Press dispatches said n local inter-islang vessel with 50 per- sons aboard was disabled by en-. Mr Gaiskeli asked: "Do you gine trouble and listing in agree will: that interpretation?" rough seas off the eastern coust Mr Macmillan replied: "I of Cebu Island. The report said made it perfectly clear in the the Japanese

discussions we had what freighter Tozan Maru was standing by as my Philippine Navy rescue ships

was ге

view of the terms of ference and what the Commis- sped toward the disabled sion could or could not do." boat.

There have been yet of damage

Pressed for enlargement, Mr Mornillon began to suggest

of

no reports that he should have notice but extensive the question in order to sec erop destruction in Bicol is the text of the remarks, but Scared.

answer the rest of his

Was

In sullying areas surrounding drowned by shouts of protest

Bicol typhoon signal No. 2 has been raised. Sigil No. 1 has

| been raised over central Luzon,

including

Manila Visayas region.—AP,

and the

Black Ball Lowered

The trong monsoon signal.

the black ball, was hoisted last night and lowered at 9 a.m.

from the opposition.

Found Dead

In Ice-Box

·

Donna, Dec. 18. Mrs Harry Earle, 62, whose body was found by her husband' in their deep freezer yesterday died of suffocation, an autopsy

showed today.

Mre Earle had been missing more than 24 hours when her

An obscrvatory spokesman husband opened the freezer and said this morning that the found her body. She was dress- Colony could expect fresh east ed in a house-coat and pyjamas northeast winds slowly and her small body was bent moderating with fair periods lightly to fit inside the narrow compartment of the chest-type freezer. The freezer was half- IIC addest that moderate i tilled with food. winds are expected to bring a There was no evidence of glow rise in the temperature.

later in the day.

violenco.—UPI.

|

munique," Mr Spaak 10ld the newsmmen. "It is the duty of the

ministers to remain vague in this field."

EXPECTED

IN JANUARY

London, Dec. 17. Queen Elizabeth will stay at Buckingham Palace to have her baby in the new year, court ofleinls an- nounced today.

"In the application of retiala military measures," he added, "there are diversions. I don't consider that there is a crisis or a sickness. In certain military Nurse Kelen Rowe, who problems there is a difference attended the Queen for the

birth of Prince of approach.“

and Charles He added: "I do not say that Princess Anne, will be looking everyone is in agreement. Bul after her again, the officials

On

the day that all technical | said. questions have been answered, I assure you that we will find it easier to ogrev quickly.”—AP, Tass Comment

Moscow, Dec. 18. Tass, in a first comment on the end of the Nato Cen- cll session, sald today that the commanique published ufter the meeting indicated the Al-

lantic bloc had adopted a policy of continuing to develop Nato's military power.

The agency's Paris corres- pondent, Valentine Syssoyeva, said that by deciding on such a policy, Nato leaders demonstrat ed their ignorance of the slius-

in the world. on existing

AFP.

Fall In UK's Unemployed

The number

The Queen today recorded her Christmas message to Commonwealth

she tradition first

Normally

grondfather,

tha

at the Puince.

follows started by

the

her

the lato King

George V. and broadcasts direct from the Royal residence Sandringham

at

XMAS MESSAGE But because of her condition she recorded the message in advance. It is believed to be much shorter than usual. It will be distributed to Com- monwealth countries for broad-

casting on Christmas morning.

The Queen and her family will spend Christmas at San- dringham as usual, They are scheduled to travel from London by train next Tuesday.

Prince Charles and Princess Anne will travel with their parents. The Queen Mother Elizabeth and Princess Margaret also will be in the party.

London, Doc. 17.

The Queen is expected to of unemployed return to Buckingham Palace in in Britain dropped by almost

ime for Prince Charles' new 10,000 between November school term, which begins un ant December 7, the Mini January 18.

tu

of Labour announced last night, 421,000 jobless people in Britain on December end

There were

laden permanent counell to undertake gone | long-term planning, 10 COYLI the next ten years, on the cb- GONE DOWN

jectives the alliance In the Earlier agents for the freighter political, military, scientifle and in regard said they assumed it had gone economic fields, and

as there had been no to arma control.” down

Was meses since an SOS

The communique added "The received. The distress message counel reaffirmed that general

controlled from Capt. Mahlon Boese said and

disarmament there was flooding in the shaft remains the goal of the West, China Mail Special. alley of the hold.

Every opportunity will be taken The

300-foot, 3,500-ton to make progress in this direc- freighter talled from San Bon Until the good is achieved, Francisco on Sunday for however, the Atlantic alliance Ilonolulu and then for Japan

to neglect

The

Liberian ship

for necessary registry, with its home port at

In a news It was being transferred

the communique to American ownership.-AP.

Guam.

cannot afford MAUTO

security,"

The baby is expected at the of January or early February, AP,

the its

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conference after

was issued

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