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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1981.

EXERCISE POWERS

POWERS IN

IN ABSENCE OF TSHOMBE

Surprise move in Katanga

3-MAN TEAM TAKES OVER

ZELLER

TAKES

GOVERNMENT

BLAME

Elizabethville, May 11.

Paris, May 11.

MAC DEFENDS Soviet bandits

ACTION IN · SPY TRIAL

London, May 11.

sentenced

to death

London, May 11.

Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, today defended his action in utging the British press not to publish speculation about the George The Soviet bandits who shot Blake spy trial which was appearing in news- papers abroad.

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at the leaders of the racent abortive ormy coup in Algeria, today! took the blame for the

Mr Macmillan replied: He also rejected rustestions participation in the rebel- in the House of Commons that I think that is not the case. lion by another of he did this not to protect Bri- tha Four ringleaders tish security but to protect a General Michel Gouroud.minkter.

He told examining_magistrate, Henry There, that this was the only reason for his recent or

A three-man ministorial team today took

control of secessionist Katanga, in the Former General Zellor, ona absence of President Moise Tshombe, who was arrested last week by troops of the Congolese Central Government. The three-man team, which will exercise the execu- tive and legislative powers of the chief of state, consisted of Finance Minister Jean Bap- Liste Kibwe, National Education Minister Joseph Kiwcle and Interior Minister Gode-render. froid Munungo. Supreme power in the Kalanga province mineral-rich was invested in the three men hy a deeree signed by President of the National Assembly Mr Motuka, Icilowing a brief meet- ing of the cabinet. The move came as a great surprise here, where

hud been expected that

decision, would be ΠΟ made by the government util next week concerning the situn- by Tshombe's ar- tic treated

rest.

decree applledi The Leriod of three months.

Tor

It was thought possible that,

on

the National Assembly might be

10 endorse called decision

meeting at o weck.

the ! nexl

when

Tshombe was arrested he waited out of the conference of Congolese leaders held in Coquilhatville, in the Congo's Equator provinco. The central government announced that he would be brought to trial on a number of charges, including attempts w destroy the unity of the Congo (through the secus- sion of Katanga) and counter- feiting-AFP.

Cotton group agrees on

NEW METHODS OF

PRODUCTION

Osaka, May 11. Delegates at the annual meeting of the International Federation of Cotton and Allied Textile Industries today reached agreement on the establishment of new methods of production, the exploitation of markets and the modernisation of facilities through- out the world.

The conference here last week.

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and killed a bank cashier have been sentenced to death by shooting, Mos- cow. Radio said today.

(Last Saturday it was -

"I think it was right, for aunced in Moscow that Russlo number of reasons which I will had extended the death penalty not reveal, lo issue the state- to cover various clinits, includ- In the "stealing of state Mr Matmilion said the Lordment on that day."

public

properly on an Chief Justice, Lord Parket,

especially large scale.") decided, in the pubile interem, to hear the case of George Blaker j

in camera,

For the same reason, it was time that undesirable at that

should be speculation there about details of the case.

Assuranco

Mr Galtskell asked if Mr Macmillan had inquired how the foruign Press obtained this

In a six-hour interrogation by Mr Theret, Zeller described the

Information, circumstances of his trip far Algiers to General Gouraud's comunand at Constantine-te per- suade him to join the rebel gen- erals.

will continue Mr Theret question Zeller tomorrow.

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Zeller, accompanied by his three łowyers, gave precise details today on his role during the insurrection, but he replied to some questions with a polite but Brm silence so as not to implicate others.

NO PLANS

i

Was

Mr Richard Marsh (Labour) asked which minister took the decision. Some members be- British not it Hered

was being pro- security that tected but ministers,

Some advantage

he

Mr

that Macmillan replied

made the personally authorisation. He repudiated" what Mr Marsh had said about protecting ministers,

Mr Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the Labor opposition.

forelan Press had of how the

published a great deal of in- foamalion about the Blake case when the British Press was not permitted to do this,

Meanwhile there were !ነ። plan for a confrontion Zeller and ex-General Maurice Challe, the insurrection's chief, There has apparently been no

between the divergence imprhored officers' secounts of

insurrection the four-day Inst month

*wo

usked

"Can you at least give an assurance that the matter has been looked into?" he asked.

Mr Macmillan: "Yes, 1 arn quite informed about that."

Mr Gaitskell: "Arc

you taking steps to see that this kind of leakage does not happen again?"

Mr Macmillan: "It was not exactly a lenkoge. I can ex-

exactly what plain to you

happened."

Asked by Mr Marsh it Bri- fish MPs and the public were not entitled to the same informa- 1lor as

Mr foreign nationals, Macmillan said, "In the situation which came to my attention 1 the was right in authorising issuing of this notice.

Mtr Macmillan sald he would rather not add publicly to the (The "notice" was a "D" (de- fence) notice. These request position he had taken.

There was some advantage ineditors not to publish informa-

about I can give you pri- tion a time-lag.

specific subjects vately exactly what happened," which could be harmful to

national security.)

Challe won to meet Theret on Saturday afternoon, with Theret to inform Him about seized he added. documents concerning the in- surrection und about magnetic tapp recordings currently unter seal.--AFP.

Mr Patrick Gordon Walker (Labour) said the situation was to political getting very close rather than recurity censorship.

ETNA STILL

The delegates represent- opened

ing 17 countries concluded Vistent eruptions their conference discussions

working committee today. which approved the agree-

declined today nient reveal details,

10:

Tomorrow they were to visit the

Japan Textile Osaka Design Centre in

"sayonara"

A spokesman sald a state-] then hold #2

ment 4131 the programme party in the evening. would be released at the end|

of the meeting. A press The press conference on conference is due to be Saturday would

hold on Saturday.

conclude

the programme.-Reuter.

A British Crossword Puzzle

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17

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119

22

24

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ACROSS

1 Noddle of a noodle?

8 Fasteners,

10 Volur,

12 In advance of poetry,

13 One by one,

14 Country,

15 Not out of date,

16 Famoun chinaman!

18 Not apple-green,

20 Club,

32 Surface restorer,

23 No day-girl,

23

25

15

20 121

DOWN

2 Not the best man,

3 Legal action,

4 Skloped,

& Burring.

Disaster,

7 They are pronounced,

Former state,

11 Gel,

16 Go bad? Nosense!

17 Little ball,

10 Miss Dresdel?

21 Luts of writing,

24 It's allmentary, Del

23 Sound return.

25 Give over!

20 Beast put wrongly?

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD. -- Arrom: 1 Laps, 4 Tots, G Cure, Erne. 11 Roam, 13 Bettern, 14 Yow. 18 Yearn, 18 HEN, 21 Spain, 22 Sorts, 24 Ded, 25 Informs, 20 Once, 30 Noat, 31 Ekes, 32 Dend, 83 Flag. Down: 1 Lect, 2 Post, 3 Worty, 4 Ten, Slow, 7 Roses, 0 Revise, 10 Ether, 12 Myra, 15 Elgan. 17 Apron, 10 Dodo, 20 Stick, 23 Seer, 24 Bind, 20 Real, 27 Stag, 2 Nou.

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Mr Macmillan added that what had happened subsequently had that it was an Dit- confirmed vantage.-Reuter.

VIOLENT

elly.

the

feet a minute. The nearest

miles down villages, in an

mountainside, were not in dunger.

heard in this clearly Catania, May, 11.

was destroyed which of Mt Etna -continue for a second day eruption in 160.

Mullen rocks and burning ashes today.

were huric

1,000 Thunderous explosions

Into the alr from the text centrul crater.

at a rate of six to seven a minute from the sub-terminal; erater on the northeast side the 10,740 foot-high The blasts could be volcano,

Send

your

A flow of lave streamed down the northeastern slope of the mountain at a speed of three

letter on

BASFA

BY SEA MAIL

A heavy column of dark smoke, pouring out from the volcano's main crater, was seen by 04 tourists at hundreds of

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THREW HIMSELF The radio said the easier,. who worked for the Sobinke branch of the stato banic in the Vladimir provines, was attack- ed by bandito nnd shat waile on Jie rounds.

The cashier's driver, Analoli warmed although Ryahov. throw himatif upon the bandits, who opened fire, and detained them. Ryabov has been award- by ed the medai for ecurnge

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