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Comment In a ditch with trigger-happy Tunisian troops.

of the

day

Dark picture in

S. Rhodesia

(OUTHERN Rhodesian

palities appear, as it were, to be poised at the mouth of the rapids as the various political parties in the coun- try have aligned themselves for the referendum to. be held next week.

On July 26 the self-governing Colony's roughly 70,000 voters almost. entirely European, be it noted-will vole for or against a new constitution.

The constitution is the famous document proposed in Lon- don by the Commonwealth Kelations Secretary, Mr Sandya, and the Southern Rhodesian *Premier. Sir Edgar Whitehead.

From all the forecasts they look like winning the re- decisive ferendum by" á margin.

Southern Rhodesian voters, it Kupears, have been in- fluenced by Sir Edgar's arguments.

These Bre: Ubal potential British meddling will be mude inspossible: that African aspirations will be largely satisfied, and that the overseas investor will be encouraged by the adop tion of the proposed consti- tution.

Bu in this may be &

danger signal - African nationalism, in spite of liberal support from the non-racial Central Africa Party, has officially rejected the Sandys/Whitehend plan. The leading African party, the National Democratic Party, has just endorsed its lender's view of the doen- ment outlining the constitu- tion " White Man's White Paper."

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By JOHN BUSH

Bizerta, July 18.

I crouched in a ditch with Tunisian volunteers here tonight as Tunisian troops around as opened fire with rifles and Bren guns on about a dozen French transport planes. landing at Bizerta air base.

I had just driven up to a rondblock munned by troops, and unarmed volunteers in blue overall on the

road to the base about a mile and a One soldier fired his rifle towards the half away.

Before anyone had time to check our

papers there was a shout as the huge transports swooped overhead..

Dived for guns Soldiers dived for the guns behind sand- bag emplacements and in trenches, and the rest of us dived for cover as shots rang out all around.

planes with cigarette between his lips. Then, as one transport dia appeared behind olive groves "in landing and the next one was still some distance away, he stretched out a hand to check the papers of a civilian who had just driven up to

the roadblock.

One of the volunteers stood in the

middle of the roud shaking his fist

BLAZING BATTLE

4

PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA -Out with the French

CHINESE JET PILOT PARACHUTED

JUST IN TIME

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Houston, July 19. Chinose student pilor parachuted

safety ..to moments before an F-86L jet interceptor training Parrin Air *plane from Force Base, Sherman, ex-

the ploded in

air and crashed and burned in a pasture near Paris, Texas. The pilot was identified Captain Hsung Chu, 29, a mem- ber of the Chinese Nationalist Air Force.

He

treated at Lamar Was Medical Centre in Paris for a scratch in the chin arul a bruis-

Mr Joshun Nkomo's coned leg, and released.

demnation does not reflect

his first view of the consti-

'LOUD NOISE'

us

lution. Earlier, he appeared Chu told Terrin ---Base that to have preferred the pro he was climbing to 31,000 feet posed safeguards in the

on a high altitude rudar mission Sandys/Whitehend plan to when he heard a loud noise" the present dormant British behind him. He piloted the right to intervene on the plane down to 20,000 feet and Africans' behalf.

parachuted.

Lamat County

I

IN BRITAIN

Artillery fire THE STRIKES

hits French command post

Tunis, July 19.

Tunisian troops and the besieged French garrison at the Huge Bizerta naval base clashed violently today in blazing gun battle.

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Portsmouth; July 19. The leader of more than eight million. British trade unlonists sald today that

unofficial strikes should be, backed by the unions whenever they were called In defence of members' In- terests.

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Mr Ted Hill, chairman of the Trades Kinion Congress, who recently created a storm by defend- ing wildcat strikes. told the annual conference the Communist-controlled Union Electrical Trades here thal unnecessary strikes should be avoided.

If there

are un- official strikes called for the purpose for which oue movement was formed... that I to serve our mem- bers and protect them- the whole of the officials) of our movement aze the bound... lo support membership," he declared. "Members of the TUC General Council still up- port unamficial strikes the workers are responsible for whatever caused the xirike."—— Reuter.

Cannon and mortar fire from Tunisian ground defences smashed into French positions, hit- ting the command post of French General Motte. It

"But was reported that 30 French soldiers and six Tunisians were wounded. Tunisian anti-aircraft bafterios teriur, told volunteers in Bizerta "It is possiblo fed on French planes dropping Town tonight: paratroop reinforcements to the that I may have to ask you to buse. The French returned fire, inarch to combat in one hour."

Thousands

Tunisian Valunteers, massed to back their government's attempt to foree France out of Blerta, vowed to "win or die."

The

FIGHTING SPREADS

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Bixerta, July 20. semi-oficial Tunblan Afrique press`agency sald that. 30 men died or were woundegl in a bloody battle that took place early morning today when French troops moved out of their barracks at Menzel Bourguiba, 13 Illex from Bizerta.

There was no confirmation of the report. Several other reporta by the agency yesterday were denied by French authorities. -UPI.

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Ofcial sources in Paris said. the Tunisians opened fire on the first waves of paratroops dropped an die Bizerta base. The wound- led were moved by helicopter as Tunisian forces had isulated the [hospital.

Paratroops

A high

government source said tonight that today's French reinforcements to Bizerta con- sisted of 800 paratrooPETA,

They had been dropped inside the base becouse Tunisian artillery was in position near the airfield landing runways

have fred on und could

The planes as they landed.

"Further reinforcements will be sent to Bizerta if the situa- tion demands R," the source Hid.

Tunisian authorities bald French warships were en route to bolster the base, and ordered the Tunisian srmy to stop

them.

climax to several dass of warning by Tunisha Pre- sident Hablo Bourguiba. Bourguiba has warned France he will beslere the base un- lets the French government agrees to negotiate

BANK OF

ENGLAND

SUMS UP

and shouting Arab curses at the fighter-escorted planes.

Earlier from a road at a corner of the

airfield I watched French troops parachute into the base from seven transport planes..

1

Action stations Tunisian soldiers near me leapt to ne

tion stations in their emplacements on the edge of an olive grove, but did not open fire as the brown para-

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chutes mushroomed in the evening sky low over the base and well out of range. But machine-gun and rifle fire cracked in the distance. As I drove about the area of the French

base installations I heard more. firing and some heavy explosions. Tunis Radio said later French planes had bombed and machine- gunned Tunisian positions around Bizertn.--Reuter,

AT BIZERTA

Blasphemy Blasphemy to let German troops

train

in Britain'

London, July 20.

After a six-hour debate that reached moments of

high emotion, the House of Commons today

approved a bill to

place West German troops training in Britain on the same legal footing other allied forces in this country.

as

The opposition Labour Party generally abstained in voting on a bill to insure that German soldiers due to arrive for training in the Welsh mountains this autumn will be answer- able to British law during off- duty hours.

But 10 Labourites rebelled ogainst the Party leadership and voted against the bill, which was passed by 148 votes

10 10.

Impassioned

In an Impassioned speech shortly before the debate ended at midnight, rebel left-winger Mr Sydney Silverman told the House:

"It is shcer blasphemy and on insult to the .14 million people who died as a result of the Second World War to bring German troops in unlton ไป train in Britain,

Mr

not

"I will never forget going of Buchen- through the gates wald and seeing a truck on one London, July 19. The baille was a dramatie Britain is "enjoying high piled so

side and a truck on the other,

high with human levels of prosperity and

they would corpses that employment," but "If slay on, dropping off and litter- they are to be maintained cd about"

Silverman spearheaded they will have to be

the left-wing attack on the bill corned, and varned in on but most evacua-

of his fellow increasingly competitive Labourites declined to be drawn world."

emotional statements. The Bank of Eruciand thus Former Defence Ministor Mr sums up the country's economie Emanuel Shinwal sald: situation in its annual report published here.

Their' massive Sheriff's drowned by machine-gun His attitude has changed con- officers, watching from the from low-flying French planes,

Tunidan sources said "French siderably over the past few ground, picked up Chu from a weeks, buse of tensions pasture about right miles planes began fring first and the

Paris. which

Wreckage Tunisians "replied." have Arisen both southwest of

Mr

Box. Tunisian Taieb Mehri. within his party and be from the plane was scattered

wide area. UPI.

Secretary of State tween the Colony's racial over a Kroup, and several political Commentators have remark- ed recently that he has been forced to the left.

He has embraced much of the extremists in his party. he felt let down Apparently

the. Government, which instituted the most aping law reforma nor permitted his party to ad

for the In-

DAILY TELEGRAPH

GUILTY OF LIBEL.

Tension mounted throughout the day since the morning hours, when Tunisian national Ruardsmen,

the backed by volunteers, surrounded the base,

Attack

Late this afternoon, Tunis- Han infantrymen fired

on

The

10

Into

Dislike

CAN'T AFFORD

"I dislike intensely the idea of of having Germans training in United Kingdom," this country, but practical issues "cannot afford to droparO BOJA,

Involved" Mr Harold French helicopters while behind Its competitors in Im Watkinson, Minister of Defence, anti-aircraft baltory attacked

keeping wound up the debate by saying: four French observation planes. proving efficiency and

clown crails, or to devote to

"The Nato alliance 16 AD An extraordinary session of

elliance of equals and Wo enlled domestic consumption too high the French Cabinet was

should be going against the for tonight to cope with the proportion of total resources.

"No schemes for international whole Nato policy if we refuse crisis..

the credit can alter these baale (scu | training rights to the Germans. He and his party now reject A British rubber company and its managing In a hot delivered to

"We should give these young director were today awarded damages total-Tunisian government on Tues- of momle ilfe: It would be

disastrous to allow any such men an honest welcome because

dresa Africans in

Native Reserves.

the

The net result has been that

the White Paper outright.

All this adds up to a dark

pleture.

£100,000 IN DAMAGES

London, July 19.

day, France reiterated that t

controversy."--AP.

ling £100,000 for libel by the Daily Telegraph. does not intend to negotiate any schemes to obscure them."--they played no part in this old Lawyers here called it the, or fraud on the part of Mr timetable for withdrawal from China Mall Special. TOPES that a jump ingest sum ever awarded in a Lewis or the company.

Hafrican representation in

It

the Legislative Assembly:

where not me Black man

libel sult in Britain.

Bizerta in an atmosphere of The notc For the Daily Telegraph, Mr threats and tension, Nevilin Faulks submitted the waif molle public today.

Mr John Lewis, former Labour report meant the police were The French government warni- MF and Chairman and Manag-roerely doing their job and did cd it does not intend to tolerate

ing Director of Rubber Im- sita today, would ease racialprovements tensions are fading.

· Limited. rubber and plastica manufacturers,

not suspect anyone.

He contended he had proved that an inquiry was carried, out looks as if Southern complained of a report headed by the fraud quad. Rhodesia is entering the "Inquiry on firm by City The defendanta had only done!

of constant politica! Vollce" in the Daily Telegraph fich has held

Kenya for many years,

of December 23, 1958.

the march of Tunisian volun- teers Into the French-heid Sahara, which began at dawn today.

Bourguiba cinimts a wedge of an accurate plece of reporting, the Saliora, limited by "Marker south of A Dah Court Jury assessed as they were entitled to do, he 233" some 25 miles

Tunisk's southern-mosi paimi. It in hard to blame any one damages for Mr Lewin at Bald.

€23,000 And for rubber im- Counsel for Mr Lewis and, tise

France Mr Helenua Mlime,

hopen "The Tunisian company. provements at £75,000,

Anid any ordinary persuna read-overnment will want to con- APPEAL.

wider the dangers of the kitune Ing the report would form the

tion and avoid any action that i Salton entered opinion that Mr Lewis was HR- Mr Justic

could aggravate It."-AP & Judgment for the plaintiffs pected of fraud,

grand

for this rather ominous situation.

Mr Sandys did his best, and produced as liberal a docu- ment as could hope to win voter from a White elector-

ate. The African politicians

Just started on the tricky 20,000 in respect of rond to a nationalist victory. Yet, if no one in to blame for lefotin,

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Textile talks in Geneva

Geneva, July 19.

The French note warned that Most of the main delegations attending the 16-

NO PANAM STRIKE

nation colton textile conference met private- ly here this morning in an informal session at the offices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

It was reliably understood, how-|

ever, that the delegates began Informal opeussions on The following four main pointat

Ways and mesha of increas- Ing importe into countrion which apply restrictioná cotton textile products.

with custe, bal granted a stay There was no evidence that iteuter.

для аку grouml for of execution for 20 days pend-there are bumbling, but have only possibis appeal or payment either of the plaintiffs, to come

into court within 10 days of under suspicion.

In summing up the Judgo Kala Mr Lowís and ửic company

Washington, July 19, " A strikko Thieät af. midnight Southern Rhodesia's premont the words complaiul of were and if the

The defendants pleaded that held high reputations in the city

jury felt it was Wednesday

the on

globat depressed air, it is hard to | [rug in

Pan their

And case for the award of damages facilities ot nature!

American neo anyone who can hope ordinary moaning but denied, they were entitled to take that World Airways was reported | @ .to benefit.

cancelled, -AP. any imputation of tilefionesty i intú account-Router.

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The orderly marketing, of there producte ‘in ..., "märkets

where Import restrictions do not exist at present.

Bome measure of restraint by principal exporting coun- tries to be to avold disruptive effects on import marketi,

The establishment of inter- national machinery to keep the textile situation peutler komistant, ‚'review»l«Beutéri

RED PLOT

San Salvador, July 19. EI Salvador's ruling Ignia today claimed it had "ulpped in the bad”. a Communist - inspired plot aimed at overthrowing the prezent regime of this Central American state.

During the night and early today, security forces arrested overal propte with known Communist afflladona sind seized large quantities of Marxist pro- paganda, the junta nounced-Router,

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