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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1960.

GREAT MENACE TO WEST

Jane's' tells

of

colossal Russian submarine threat

London, Dec. 15.

Warning of the great enemy submarine threat to Allied countries in the event. of war is given here today in the new issue of the famous British publication "Jane's Fighting Ships."

The damage that could be inflicted on Allied countries "baulks the imagination" says foreword to the book.

Even today, it stresses, the "What Is more open to doubt potential enemy submarines whether they can be fired sub- monace is colossu).

Imerged and whether they have

One of the major problema that the navles In Nato have to face, is how best to be ready for the day when they may be opposed by

runge equal to that of the Polaris projectile.

Soviel great numbers ut nuclear-powered submarines, it

rdds.

"But It would be unwise to view of assume, especially

success in antral roc. ketry, that the USSR is any than other 14- less capable tions in the field of hydro- dynamle rocketry,"

"Jane's Fighting Ships" gives

If war broke out Allled navies might be threatened by 450 10 500 submarines and, the fore- word recalls, little more than #detalls in its new issue of about fifth of this total was enough to bring the United Kingdom to the brink of starvation at the height of the 1930-45 war.

NOT SUFFICIENT

had

war-

Nato countries had all built a certain number uf runti. submarine vessels since the end of the tast war und also

reserve of modernised bill destroyers and frigates, But the total number of all the anti-submarine Vessels would not be sufficient to ret the

threat:

more

The foreword

suggests it is not generally appreciated that the USSR not only has submarines than p11 other countries put together but built more destroyers and frigates since the end of the

ire DS

1.

10,000 warships in the navier of

75 cointries.

There are

more than 2.500 photographs and scafe drawings.

--Reuter

Missing plane

located

Melbourne, Doc. 14. war than The Dakoto aircraft which disappeared on Friday in one of the worst blizzards ever to hit the Australian Antarctic research station

has at Mawson, located.

al other nations together- although not many of them big ur of such high quailty as some of the British wad American ships of that category.

Protest over stämp

is rejected

Washington, Dec. 14.

The US government today rejected s-Özechoslovak note announcing that Czech authorities refused to handle mail from the UB bearing the "Thomas Masaryk" postage stamp.

The US had 'tasuod'a posiago stamp 'portraying the imaES of the late Czech patriol and president Thomas Masaryk, In reply to the Úzecfi nose, the United States valů Masaryk was not only a "gresi humanitarian but also the president- liberator of his country,"

The fact that Czechoslovakia considered as a hosille aci a tribute paid to the Osech patriol is beyond comprehension,” the American note added,——AFP.

Third French A-bomb

explosion expected momentarily

Paris, Dec. 14.

The explosion of France's third atomic bomb was reported

today to be near.

Mr Nicolas Vichney, scientific correspondent of the usually well-informed newspaper Le Monde, wrote that the test ex- plosion "must be considered

as very close."

He said that all the scientiors and Izchnicians involved in the operation were E their ponis owriting the signal to go phead from the French Govern- ment.

PLACE SECRET

been

Once permission had given for the firing it would be to the selenists to decide the exact moment in the light of local weather conditions.

Girl escapes in

car belonging

to kidnappers

U.S. may reduce some military units overseas

Washington, Dec. 14.

Mr Thomas Gates, the Secretary of Defence, in an ordor to the U.S. military dopartments and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made known today, has asked for a study of all military activities overseas which could be "eliminated, consolidated, reduced. ar transferred to the United States."

The Defence Sceretary advantages to the United States ed for reports by January, 9 in which might be gained by tho accordance with President cancellation of new construc-

tho hower's directive of November (tian,, closing down of

12 calling on all government Installations and the end of eut- departments to try to reduce standing leases-Router. dollar expenditures abroad and thus slow down the outflow of gold.

is order raised the pos Ribility that the United States government would reduce the number and seo of Mom military installations, head- support anita : oporters and

Oversons,

In

calling for reports by January 0, Mr Gates alco Instructed the military services and the joint chiefs to submit. further monthly reports until

April

ADVANTAGES

Defence Department officials said Mr Gates's reference to "units" referred 10 support eclivities and did not COVET eny deployment of fighting units.

Dutch New

Guinea

question

The Dutch Prime Minister,

The Hague, Doc. 14,

bo

Professor Jan De Quay told the Upper Housa ofi Parliament

that, today "under cortoin condi- tions Holland would agree to * United Nations committed visiting Dutch New Guines.:

His order, signed on Decem- ber 10, called for 'studies ot "pill military headquarters, The Prime Minister, said the bagta, posts, units, military task, of such committee should actual Now York, Dec. 14. schools,

recreation centres,

to investigate the Hazel Irone Oelrich, daugh- watare, community support situation in Dutch New Guinea. He said the right of self- tor of a small-town and other such activities."

It also included instructions determination of the Pupuan banker if Sulton, Wash-

to the services to review their population continued to be the ington, who Was kid requirements for "all properties guiding principle of Holland's napped today *for and installations" in foreign polley. Transferring sovereign- $25,000

fy to Indonesia would imply has countries. CONSOM,

the. review that the natives did not have

Mr Gates said

escoped and telephoned should include the study of ad- this right, he added.-Reuter.

had Idd-

Tempt the family...

Mr Vlchncy said that the exact place of the explosion was her parents. being kept secret but it was

The 17-year-old girl phonedalek

to say she probable that it would be "some- her parents

away from the where in the Sahara" not very sipped far from the Reggan atomic nappers and daken flight in been research and testing grounds, their car Commenting doubts in

where the first

French ไฟล

The father, George Oelrich, seme quarters that the Soviet

atonie devices were exploded on director of a bank in the town received from February navy hus operational nicfear.

13 and April 1 is of Sultan, warned police who Mawson by the Assistant year. powered submarince, the fore-

fmedintely baguni combing of the Antarctic word says "this ustrich-ike Director attitude can hardly be recon- division of the External Affairs

the roads for the car.-AFP. elled with the success avhich at- Department, Mr D. F. Styles, fendet the bullding and opera- sadd the plane had been found tion of the Soviet nuclear-eight miles west of the base. "powered "ive-breaker Laun.~~~*~*

WISHFUL THINKING

From

A merange

ICE CLIFF

The blizzard carried it to the top of an les clift 350 feet above the gen ice, Mr Styles said.

He added at the

this Soviet naval As chevis, marine engineers and nuclear physicists must have goined the required technical

message and clentifle data for applica- said valuable equipment Wos being salvaged but it was un- It also suggests it is "wish-likely that the aircraft could be ful thirsting" to deny existence moved until next May when the of Soviet subamarines capablesen lee became sironger.China of firing guided misslies,

on to submarines.

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He forecast that the bomb, like the earlier two, would be exploded from a tower above ground, and would be follow-

|---- ed...- "fairly... soon”......by the test |....

of an aerial bamb.

There have boon persistent press reports during the last few weeks that a third French nuclear device would shortly be tested, Official sources have maintained a discreet silence- Reuter.

Russian apology to Finland

Helsinki, Dec. 14. The Soviet Union: today apologised in a nole to Finland

Foreign Minibary announced to- day.

Tried to sell

secret documents

Berne, Doc. 14. The Swiss War Ministry has announced the arrest of an inventor who tried to sell stolen secret military! documents.

The Ministry said that Alcia Dit, 08, a former employee of tho Swiss Wor Ministry. illegally kept the secret materlül when he was retired in 1937.

AMMUNITION

He tried without success to for the violation of the Finnish which mainly dealt with

find clients for the documents new frontier last Saturday by a

in the fleid of am- Soviet aircraft, the Finnish processes

munition, the Ministry said,

The announcement said Dittl had worked in the ammunitions Research Departament. of the Because of bad weather con-

He ditions, a Soviet Bircraft Swiss army for 17 years. advertently crossed the frontier was hired in 1944 because of and made forced landing on a

his private work and inventions frozen inke in northeast Fin- in this field as a former mathe

matics professor ---UPI.

land, the note said.-Reuter,

New vehicles

Frankfurt, Dec. 14.

West German exports of“ new vehicles in November were 91,- 167, the Association of West German Motor announced today.

Soviet motion rejected

[

United Nationi, Dez. 14. The General Assembly today refeded a Russian declaration Manufacturers demanding Immediate inde. pendence for the world's te- mairing. "colonial" people.

This was six per cent more

than October,, 1960 and 10.9 The main part of the resolu- more than in November last tion, containing a call for the

of

foreign year. In the art 11 months of elimination

This year exports totalled 887,-bases, was rejected 35 to 32 30 lions. The re- 351 units, an increase of 13,2 with

as a whole per cent over the corresponding solution drink period of last year.-China Mail |jected

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was

43 to 25 with 40 slentions.UPI,

re- ab-

Girl Guide asphyxiated

with violence

iderabot, Dec. 14.

Twċiro-year-old

Guido

"Brenda. Noah, found murdered

ducted and that the Inquest

·would layo 'to' rézstvene in *two months" Sina' for the final

in a country Kitchs after being |Vovidence,

missing from tioma (for 41 A1 today's hearing no evidange days, died of "asphyxiation of sexual assault on the with vialense,”

Inquent

IIX

fory, was told here today,,

Dr Keith Simpson. Ioane "Oltea

'Palhologist, gave this crid

si 'the Inquest into Brenda's death: 'He said that a post morlem was still being "von-

young girl was Riven, di though police are all ot dawunting that" possibility,

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