THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1961.
Insurgents' requests for continuation ignored EVIAN TALKS GRIND TO A HALT
France forces '10 to 15 days' adjournment
Evian, June 13.
Ignoring opposition from tho Algerian in- surgents, France today forced an ad-
journment of the Evian peace talks for
10 to 15 days "to allow time for reflec-
tion."
Mr Louis Joxe, leader of the French delegation, told a press conference that the three-week old negotiations here had met with "serious difficulties."
He said: "As far as we are concerned, our determination to full the task of restoring pence remains the same."
But in view of the conflicting positions of the two sides, he sald, a time for reflection seem- ed to be necessary.
Violent crowd fired upon
One
Kézpur, June 13.
person was killed
and 11 Injured, two seriously, when police fired on a violent crowd Orang Tea Estate, 38 miles from Tezpur, according to reporta reaching here. Regler.
NEW EARTH TREMORS
IN IRAN
77 INGOTS
STILL MISSING IN DESERT
Search for gold in air disaster area
Cairo, June 13.
Bakry said all airlines have oficial United Arab Republic booklets giving details of the termin in the airport area and pilots should know how high the terrain la-AP & UPI,
Scorch partics on Tuesday probed the desert sands for 77 precious gold bars scattered in Monday's KLM turbo-prop airliner crash which killed 19 people. Police cordoned off the area, Melamined Hassan Bakry said and officials refused all com the Electra pllet should have ment on the search for the ben flying at a higher altitude | valuable gold cargo which was at that point, "He came in at scattered along with 2,500 Swiss 200 reet. He should have be Tcheron, Juno 13.. watches, radios and other cargo, nt 1,000 feet at least." Meanwhile, at Geneva.
It was known that 77 bars Insurgent delegation spekee. Fresh tremors on Tuciday
rocked the Lar arco in Į were unreported at the last south Iran, blocking the count from the 239 Ingots which roads between the city the plane carried. and villages wrecked by Sunday's "carthquako.
men
waid the Algerian FLN deleration was opposed to suspension of the co11- ference.
Mr Ridha Malek, the spokes- man, told n press conference Asked whether France would that the Algerian delegation had suspend its decision-orinounced } proposed the bolding of a work- at the start of the talks on May ing session tomarmer or Thurs 20 to hall offensive operation's day at which they would put against the insurgents for a trial forward concrete properais for period of one month, Mr Jaxe the continuation of the con- said this was a decision which ference. rested with the government.
1st phase
But he spoke of the "good effects of the first three weeks
of the unilateral ceasefire.
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The first phase of our laiks confirmed that dificulties were great. We hope that this time of reflection will permit us to surmouni these difculties," Mr Joxe said.
He went on: "France re- mains
self- faithful to determination and to ele mentary democratle principles which demand that any power should come from the people and should come out of a free and sincere vote, We remain Irue to the ideal of bullding Algeria with all Algeriants."
During the adjournment, Ma Joxe sald, each slide would keep headquarters at Evton and Geneva respectively and could contact each other at any Inument.
But the French delegation re- fused this proposal and insisted on a ten to fifteen days suspen- son of the conference, he said.
A Red Lion and Sun Society wid tents were Spokesman being parachuted into the eight strickten villages where at least 50 villagers died and hundreds
rore injured on Sunday.
DEATHS
Dr
Red
Hussein KhHINDI, Lion and Sun Society director, on Tuesday night said the of
from Sunday's disaster was 30. He termed press reports of 150 deaths "exüggerated."
The spokesman said that the Algerian delegation then augcial death toll gested a reduction of the suspen- sion period to eight days.
Emphasis
The French delegation main- lained its position for ten to fifteen days and refused to set a precise date for the resumption of the talks, he said.
"I would like to emphasise that the suspension of the conference was a unilateral decision taken by the French delegation." the spokesman
He added: In the presence of the deliberate act of the French delegation to suspend the Evlan conference, the Algerian, delegation in clearly fixing the responsibility has taken note of
Mr Joxe said the main points the following polots:
of disagreement were:
• Co-existence of
milion-strong
nine
European
million-strong
communities in Algeria.
"The Algerian delegation
✡
the was opposed to a suspension of and the conference and favoured Moslem continuation of its work.
"The French delegation refused to hold a meeting Wednesday or Thursday cxamine the Algerian
The future of the oil-rich
•
Sahara.
•
The ceasefire.
•
Un the first point, he mid, posuls, there could be no viable Alteria |
•
on
to
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"The Algerinn delegation without relations of confidence | also proposed a reduction of the between the men who made up suspension period to eight days;
Its population. Otherwise there would be anarchy.
• "The French delegation refused to set any preelse date for the resumption of the con- ference."
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Unidentified
Each Ingol was valued at $1,675 at the official U.S. price, and the total value of the gold cargo was $401,000 officially and more in Middle East nnney markets.
Hospital oelale reported four Injured were still on the criticat. lisi, two of whom were in comas and unidentified.
ANTI-NUCLEAR MARCHERS
SWIM ASHORE
Le Havre, June 13.
The rest of the 17 surviving Nine nuclear disarmament campaigners, refused
aengers were still in hospital, although some suffered only superficial cuis. All were out of danger.
entry into France today, jumped into Le Havre harbour from a cross-Channel ferry Meanwhile, nirport oftells
and swam ashore. sald today that the airliner was
One of the They were among a party of
marchers, a flying too low yesterday when
Americans, and 12 American girl. had earlier it plunged into
the 900-foot-25-13
Britons, Swedes and Norwegians | managed to get nshore by posing high "Disaster Ridge.""
to march as Airport in Lor las!
Director who had planned
journalist. Police refused Deputy
to Moscow to demonstrate to allow her to return to the against nuclear weapons.
Iship and tonight she was sirand-
ed in Le Havre.
Khatibi said although Sun- day's shock was stronger than the earthquake which killed about 320 persons year, it hit the area when most people were out working in the folds and caused
fewer casualties.
Sunday's earthquake thousands homeless.--AP.
nude
Kenya police search
KANU office
Rioters killed in Somaliland
ferentian,
One of the nine swimmers was British. He gave his name
a Martin Barnabe,
REACHED
When the demonstrators
Before police rounded them reached Le Havre in the Nor- up, the swimunera managed to mania this morning a strong Five improniptu Dress con- force of police prevented them .....!ferences.
from coming ashore. They were to return to Southampton aboard the Normania tonight.
Djibouti, June 13. They said they did not want Several demonstrators were, to defy the French ban on their killed in serious clashes In the landing but simply to draw the The marchers threw messages Republic of Somali on the eve French government's attention wrapped around coins to French of the coming constitutional re- to their fate. They said they supporters on the dockside, ask-
repuris reaching had valid Soviet visas.
ing them to demonstrate in their Dilbout today said.
support. Cheered on by French sup-
The French supporters later porters and several hundred protested against the police ac- unlookers, an American de-ion-Reuter. monstrator ran to a cafe and managed to down an aperitif before
was re-
The chief of police portedly seriously wounded at Erigavo while at Modlagiselo, 39 persons,
them among
Sheik Mohammed Hussein, were sald
to have been arrested.--AFP.
Nairobi, June 13. Police today searched offices of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) headquarters in Nairobi from whore they are un- derstood to have removed somo documents and taken
from specimens
typewriters.
French delegation sources said there would be no automatle resumption of the talks after 10 Mr Malek said that "owing to Or 15 days. All depended on the seriousness of the situation" "new
Offers clement" which would it was possible for him to Justify a resumption, they added. make any comment.-Reuter.
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searched
included! those of KANU President James Gieburu.
The search followed the jail- of it Young
ing last week
Nairobi Journalist Ian Matheson
for forging a cable purporting
police escorted him back to the ship,
GUNMAN ON A SPREE
Houston, June 13.
A gunman who boasted that he had killed two persons and was "hotter than a firetracker," kidnapped three men and on attractive woman today in a robbery and car stealing spree.
He
and
also fed.
committed three robberies leaped out of the car and
stole 1wo cora, in a series of crimes that began in Galveston, Texas, and ended ut Houston,
to Implicate African Ministers At one point, three victims he
in secret plot over the stor ing of nuclear weapons at bages in Kenya,
kidnapped Jumped out of a car and fled, The
Kunman shot
Matheson told the court that he had handed over the forged cable to KANU Vice-President Oginga Odinga who was searched during the weekend.
KANU
Secretary rot Assistant Arthur Ochwnda said Loxlay after the Search "this hus nothing to do with KANU. H some one has used KANU machines for this forgery wo will take action
Odinga said: "This is nothing new. This Is what happens when someone reveals the truth."AFP.
Mac didn't need
a translation
London, June 13.
The British Prime Minister,|
Mr Harold Macmillán had no need of an English translation when he was Introduced in Latin to třič Chancellor of Cambridge University, Lord Tedder.
Lord Tedder made Mr Mac- taillen an honorary member of University, conferring on blm an honorary Doctorate of Law.
the
In an introductory speech, the orator, Mr I. P. Wilkinson sald Mr Macmillan, who is himself
at them.
Texas Rangers, highway patrol- men and polies in every elly along the Texas Gulf coast were alcried for the kiddonj- per, who also told his victims he was "wanted in 15 states," -UPI
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