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THE CHINA MAIL,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1960.

The take-over Nasser

can't hide...

WHILE the State Department and the Foreign Office were still arguing what extent they should support President Nasser in his campaign against Kassem and the threat of Communism in Iraq, Khrushchev put his foot down and resolved the argument,

in

He also finished President Naster's awn ttle game Washington and Bom.

Nasser was told that Krush- They wre au longer prepared to walt for the official announce- ment about the building. of the second stage of the High Dam.

His bait

Khrunichey was not prepareil to wall while Nasser continued 10 dangle bis bail before ile Western Powers.

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By JON KIMCHE

greement. An editorial com- Enзpt with of from Russia, not mentary broadrast in Arable to the Middle East said that the Soviet decision has a very le- portant political significance."

For this new agreement, Mos- cow explained, "completely de. prives the Western imperialists or their ability to bargain with the United Arab Republic,"

the Middle East; they supply her with her wheat requirements. They provide capital and equip- ment for Egypt's industrialisa- tion.

Khrushchev now provides all Egypt's modern arms and equip- mont; all the apare parts that Actually, the deal with

go with it (Nasser's boast a few Russlang was completed weeks Minister the Soviet

Moscow is staking a lot on months ago that Egypt was ago when Novikov arrived in Calro far the this dent-far too much to leave manufacturing her awn spares

the fis control of

Aus the hands of turned out to be a hope not a inauguration ceremony first stage of the High Dain. The alther Nasser or the Egyptians. fact). Sevlet Gaverament picture Khrushchev has already indi- agency released the news rashly cated this new approach. before it was hushed up.

Some months ago the Egyp-

But Nasser has been telling tians asked for the latest version different story. He informed the of the MIG aghter, the MIG 18. West German Minister of Ecun- The Russians agreed to deliver omics. Erhardt, as he was about them. Dut suddenly Khrushchev to leave for Cairo te ofwr stopped delivery. He also halted German past tripartiren the the delivery of other expensive building, thal "he had Geen' Forms of military and naval under tremendous pressure from equipment. the Nagsins" to conclude thr cent, and that Khrushchev would have withdrawn allogether hand

the tot signi

dufted

he line,

The same version was also SunL t Washington with

A problem

The Egyptians were reminded that they hud a ninjor social problem on their hands at

Attacks

And now the

commanding height of Ezypt's economy, the High Dam, will be entirely within Soviet control,

Khrushchev is now in a posi- tion to direct Egypt's policies without having to appear to do 90. Already some sensitive shifts have become apparent. The

• personal attacks ori Kassem have let up, but the assaults on the West have increased.

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"Who told B Squadron wo'ro doing a fly-over at the Palace when the now baby arrivos?"

London Express Service

THE QUEEN'S NEW BABY RAISES A NEW QUESTION:

DO WE EXPECT TOO MUCH

WHAT will the birth of the Queen's new baby W

mean to the rest of the Royal Family? Great happiness, naturally. But something else too. It mean that most of them will be one step further from succession to the Throne.

But the signs are that Khrush-will chev is not concerned to in- added item. Technically, Nasser hume, not abad. If the Dam crease tension In the Middle said, it made sense that the same project was to succeed, Egypt's East. On the contrary, in Iraq

people who built the first stage domestic reforms in education, and in Cairo hele brake on the Queen's cousins ever dreams of ruling Britain

hotel also bulk the second. Industrialisation and reclamation putting a considerable brake Then was no polities in this, and would have 10 be greatly in the local Brebrands.

it mie no difference to his proved and stepped up. Khrush- neutral posture, ኮሶ assured he was not anxiou to have Washington,

flop on his hands.

It was for once the Russlans

who told what really happened, either Nasser or Egyptian grati

'A symbol'

Nor does he rely juduly on realist,

tude. Khrushchev is a

He has apparently decided, judging from his preliminary soundings, that the Middle East should become the first region for nuclear disengagement, and possibly partial disarmament.

This will not bother them. Probably none of

and the Empire.

But this new baby emphasises one fact. That most of the members of the Royal Family have not the faintest chance of ever becoming King or Queen.

It is not a question of

Why then carry on with the

men

cost.

not a philanthropist. Before he not thinking of raising the Mid-Royal Family?

The Russians, it appears, are protocol which surrounds the It is a question of the happi- took the decisive last step, e dle East issue at the rat sum- occupied every key economic position in Egypt.

one

mit.

ness of

individual

it

Clearly the Queen. Prince women. Philip, and their children must lend lives that are more restricted than most,

Take the cuse

OF OUR ROYALTY?

by ALAN WATKINS

and They will have the fetlers with-

out the glamour. They published the text of the

They want more time yet t

Conalder, Bnally, the Duke of ut Princess exchange of messages between

position He has provided Egypt and consolidate their Nusser und Khruslichev. They

Margaret. Just over four years Kent. He is an officer of the underlined

effusive Syria with economic aid amount- Egypt. But they want to be ready

ago she made her decision not Royal Scols Greys, stationed in Nasser's

HER DECISION

She Germany, Porhaps he enjoys the Russians ancing to

thousand million with some such proposal for the gratitude to

to marry Peter Townsend.

she saidlering. But if he does it is a such phrases as "I believe that dollars, but he has not handed second summit.

But is there any justification made it simply because

high coincidence. For the Duke was the Aswan High Darn will for over these credits to the Egyp-

Where does this leave the for extending this to Include thought and others In

the Queen?

thought relatives of

a too-that ever remain a symbol of friend- lans. Their application is largely West? And where does this leave

forced into the Army because it Is places in the hands uf Russian President Nasser ship between our peoples."

for member of any justification

the Royal Family was considered a suitable occu- as the anti-there

for a member of the л divorced pation specialists

Communist champion

in should not marry the making them a special class in

Royal Family. Middle East?

the nation, when there is no mon.

Nur des Mosenw share the Calro discretion hit the poli- They control two-thirds of non-significance of the Egypt's exports. They provide

itcal

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-London Express Service).

Ralbility of their ever reach- If she had been the sister of

ing the Throne?

An English MP looks

WAS struck the other day in

America by the paradox that

the nearer political parties are to agreement, the more they dis- like each other.

Today Tories and Socialists are divided by great schisms on almost every issue. Yet they meet in far more friendliness than their counterparts did in the 19th- and 18th- century England when they were frequently stealing each other's clothes.

at the U.S. election

BY LORD LAMBTON

Nixon is playing his political Today in America, every De- mocrat will tell you, the Republi- hund in an original way.

cans are ruining the country,

Now that Mr

The first would be if there England, and at all times bitterly were to be a stump, although anti-British. there appears to be no widely Nelson Held bele: that one is coming,.

and every Republican will say Rockefeller, through lack that if the Democrats are re- turned they will do the same.

Advantages

the Prime Minister, and not the sister of the Queen, no ony would have questioned her right to marry whoever she liked.

SHIVERS

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lower down the scale, those with even less chance of succeeding to the Throne.

So what exactly is the just- Acation for these restrictions?

IT IS TIME'...

It is said that when the Queen or Prince Philip cannot attend a function à member of the Royal Family can deputise.

It is said that if this were not

functions must be completely acceptable to everyone.

Perhaps But It really worth it? Is it worth. pro« Judicing the happiness of people isat in order to grailty the vantly, af-muŽKATA and of shipping magnates? I say it is not. It is time for us to stop asking the Queen's relatives to appear constantly In public. It is time for the Queen's advisers to stop interfering with

so our public te would lose their private lives. It is time And it to set free those members of the much of its excitement. is sold that the members of the Royal Family who wish to be Royal Family who attend these free.

Just Fancy That!

Certainly his interests seem to WHEN the assistant faller at Lambeth Court lifted a suck above shoulder height for a witness to see, the magistrate, Air Clive He urtea it too Burt, said: "That isn'4.coal in the sack, is 147 carlly."

But it was coal-threequarters of a hundredweight of II, The jaller's name?-Police Constable William Armstrong.

be mechanical rather than mill- Lary. He appears to like cars But she was not the sister more than guns. Yet would it be of the Prime Minister. She possible for the Duke to take a was a member of the Royal Jub connected with family. And so she suffered would not,

The shattered her

a blow which

life.

NO DOUBT

sho

care? It

very trace would send shivers down

the spines of the Queen's advisers. Even a job as an executive with a respectable ear would be vill of the question.

But why? Is there any real reason? There is, in fact, none at all.

Yet there wak only the firm slightest possibility that would ever become Queen.

Turn to Princess Alexandra. No doubt her tour of Australia

enormous won

prestige for Britain. No doubt she enjoyed making the visit,

But this visit was not typical of her life. It was something she had not done before, and will probably not do agaki for a long time.

1s Her Lie

round at dressing up in unbecoming uniforme, of oracking bottles over ships' bows, of visiting hospitals, of attending official

listening luncheons, and boring speeches.

to

He is known to have spent vast of and the second If the Democrate States forwarding the prospects ums throughout the United support, has withdrawn from nominated Me Jack Kennedy. the contest with him, he is alone

of his son and fallting of the True, there is relaxation too. nomination 15 A commercial But does she really enjoy those enterprise which can be sown up visits to night clubs and theatres and gained by money.

with carefully approved escorts? It would be astonishing if sho did.

on the Republican pedestal, and is determined to stay there,

For while against My Herbert Humphrey, or Mr Adlai Steven Not if he can help it will he son. or Mr Stuart Symington, come down into the poilical Nixon would be able to fight on Why is this? Perhaps, the arena and fight his election in his own ground against a candi- answer is that when the issues along at whistle stops,

dale of comparable personality, are clear cut you can argue about

against Mr Kennedy he might

1 for tot politics,

This he is particularly anxious to avold and is known to hold

War hero

Nevertheless despite this, the

But if Princess Alexandra has a difficult time now, she may have a much more difficult time

For you can be sure that if she falls in love with someone even vaguely unsuitable pres-

right and that Kennedy would make a most dangerous rival.

For Kennely's strongth is that rests on the strength of his own her in exactly the same way as personality and good looks, his was brought to bear on records as o war hero, his Princess Margaret. vigorous campaigning.

the opinion that Mr Kennedy is ho is no typical pollildon, but pure will be brought to bear on

their advantages, whereas when Rather is he trying to build by the sheer force of his attack, both parties' are bound to the himself up as a foure who will be forped off his pedestal into probability is that Mr Nixon is when she wants to get inarried. same type of system of govern- make a detached President, ment, they have to resort to per- the spiritual heir to Eisenhower, sonalities.

symbol of success above the Curiously, the whole election hurly-burly of politics. paraphernalia in America is not unite it was in this country Be wishes it to be bellaved ene hundred and fifty years ago. that the great prosperity of the You get the same sort of baby- United States demands for Ita it issing the como sort of leader Just such a figure, and to exaggeration, the same sort of risk dlacarding 11 for admo bribery and hysteria, and false Demperat of unknown quality, is democracy that `Dickens carica- to risk discarding success, tured at Extanswlli.

Wondering

his most dangerous opponent.

His father

These alm star angeeta might well break through the tradi-

But Mr. Kennedy is by no tional Party Una, There are signs indred that his means certain of nomination, campaign is already going well, Hia Itaman

However, Catholicism is an

that the mantle of Eisenhower undoubted disadvantago

even. It

la

It is impossible to bellove that unyone weald willingly take on job it a condition of this kind were attached to it.

Look at the position of Prince and successful and gains the nomina William of Gloucester. He and

is already being tailored for his altees him in a diflell goaltion tien, it would need a very his brother, Prince Richard, are Now they are going through wearing, and that while Demo- on world birth control, which is starting change of opinion for at Elon, lo le Prince Michaet in one of the most discussed him to defeat Mr Nixon, whom of Kent. When they inish their a mild pre-clactión fever, and crals may continue to gain

even Democrats, with a bitter education they will not play Any everyone is wondering who, if the Senate and House of Rogre problems in the United States.

shrug of their shoulders, are pro- great part in publlo Kfe. anyone, is going to be able to sentatives, the Republicans wit Vice- continue to have their President. defeat the Republican

Then there have been the paring to scout as the next

Prealdent. President MY Richard Nixon and Two things. however, could petione of his father. At one become President.

damage isis prospecia.

tune Américari...“. Ainbosarlór in

-London Express Surutze,

But at the same time they will not be able to choose Trailý either their jobs or their wives.

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the

These examples Princess Margaret, the Kents, and the Gloucesters represent upper reaches of the Royal Family.

The same

argument applies with even moro force 10 those

WATKINSON

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N insurance agent, nned at Whitchurch, Glamorgan, for stealing ordered to pay 133, for a baby-sitter to look after the woman's youngest child while she was at court.

A from the wagen, it and what rose culled, was

MOTORIST Charles Maskill, of Lant Road, Bilston, Staffordshire, was fined £5 at Luton, Bedfordshire, for driving his cár 70 yards backwards along the M1 motor-road. His reply to the polloeman who stopped him wan: "I made a bloomer."

PRISONER tried to escape from Wormwood Scrubs through A an air duct. But he lost his way,

He vanished down the duet at midday. After several hours of blundering about in the dark he emerged from a manhole and looked around. He was still inside the prison grounds.

And standing a few feet away was a watchful warder-who promptly escorted him back to his coll.

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