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Comment UN Secretary-General accused of favouring Tunisia of the DAG SNUBBED BY DE GAULLE

day

COMMUNISM

•

IN UNIONS

Ichener but, on the very

may have been pure coin-

day that a full-page adver tisement by the Moral Re- Armament movement ap peared in a national British

Request to visit Paris turned down

Paris, July 26.

newspaper the other day, After accusing Mr Dag Hammarskjald of

warning Britain of the Communist menace, the

same ne

same newspaper published 11 lengthy description of the proceeding ut secret aes-

sion of the Electrical Trades U น

tory over

move-

favouring Tunisia in the Bizerta crisis, France today decided against an official visit to Paris of the United Nations Secretary-General.

the

of a ceasenre, although, as you know, the French forces had at- tained all the objectives assigned them and that, since the start of the fighting, the French authori- Iles proposed that it be ended.

Clarifying

At this meeting, the Commu Mr Hammarskjold, in

nist leaders of the

letter addressed to the French Tunis ment steamrollered to vic-Foreign Minister from

yesterday, had suggested the the anti-Commu- possiblity

of his coming to John Byrne, and endorsed secretary, Mr

Paris after his visit to Tunis.

earlier action by the execu

But the Government, ot a council of Ministers presided tive in setting up commit-

"It so happens that the French tees to strip Mr Byrne of by General de Gaulle, took the view that normally the

decided 10 all reat power.

Government has Secretary - General of It was the Electrical Trudes United Nations

a clarifying stalement only visited Publish TJnlon

60 concern in the member Was

when on the facts which governments

you!! news the

other day when mandated to do so by a resolu- | the High Court upheld Mr

tion duly adopted by the Byrne'a charges of election Security Council or the United rigging, with the

Nations Assembly. quent doposing of the gen- eral secretary, an avowed Communist.

ND at this secret session the Communist-dominated

Jald's visit to Tunis was ton- union ordered Mr Byrne to cerned, it was revealed. It was dismiss his two personal recalled that Mr Hammarskjold assistants and to reinstate had himself described his visit as office

manager u man as personal when he arrived in whom the High Court judg-Tunis on Monday. ment named as one of the

conse-

Not the caso

This did not appear to be the case so far as Mr Hammarsk-

The Government authorised

Maurico Couve de Murville, to reply to Mr Hammarskjold "K"" these lines.

conspirators in the ballet the Foreign Minister, Mr rigging. Coming as it did at the same time as the Communist-led unofficial sirike of BOAC maintenance men at London Airport (which, incidental ly, cost BOAC some £3,500,-

It

000), the unacemliness of the episode stands out all the more.

emphasises vividly the truth of the MRA warning that one of the courses he fore Britain today is total

Mr Hammarskjold had written Mr Cauve de Murville complain- ing bitterly that the French had

with the not compiled

United Nations Security Council re- solution that France withdraw ita armed forces from is pull- tons at Bizerto.

Mr Couve

打

de Murville, in letter today, coldly noted that

submission to communism, the UN official was in Tunis by

"which means the end of

invitation of the Tunisian pr

sident.

Mr

Jetter,

Britain as we have known her.'

Hammarskjold's There is no doubt of the Mr Couve wrote, "seems to me

nere

widespread Communist in to expose the views of the Лuence in British trade Tunisian government."

unioniam today. Its strength

1

is amazingly widespread,

and there is

no need ta

atress the potential danger

Complaint

Both letters

were

read by

to the country in an inter- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mr

national crisia that this fact presents.

one

Pierre Buraduc, at a heallly called news conference tonight.

Mr Baraduc sold the govern- The Electrical Trades Union

ment decided 10 publish the has been called by British newspaper "a hot- letters because of what he bed of Red conspiratora." called tendentious

It

поже

con-

It is not the only auch in cerning France at the United Britain, and not the only Nations.

quarter in

which Commu-

an

Mr Hammarskjold in his let- nist Influence ทย beenter, coraplained he had received allowed to dig itself in and no official communication

any action taken by France to comply with the Security Coun- el resolution.

become more and more on

trenched as the years go by.

is one of the puzzles of our timo how it is that free in a country rightly men, eslled the home of freedom, bave allowed themselves to be so bamboozled by an un- with

any

In

the

no

Mr Couve de Murville then

added that he was enclosing a copy of the statement which the government issued after a meat- ing earlier today, This state- ment insisted the. French were still ready to meet the Tunisians in the hope of reaching rapid agreement on the Bizerta issue.

~Ali agencies,

Hit by bullet in Bizerta

Lloyd's austerity_moves

flayed by Labour Party

London, July 26.

The Labour opposition in the House of Commons chorused "Resign" and "Cheer up" when Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Chancellor of the Exchequer, opened a two-day debate on his "austerity budget" announced yes- terday.

London stocks slashed

London, July 26. The Government's new austerity measures, including hoisting the bank rate to seven par cont, gavo gilt edged securities a hefty knock today on the London Stock Exchange.

Many millions of pounds were alathad from their market valuas. Prices drop- ped sharply.

In the aftermath of yes terday's stofn measures to economic meetriteins crials, Industrials and other shares also had a confused and unsettled day

'with widespread though mainly

slight falls.

"The present situation Bizerta causes me the gravest concern," he wrote.

"In view of the fact that, more than two days after Security Council's decision,

SMALL SELLING scrupulous minion that

progress has been noted con-

but cerning the withdrawal of

Beling was smail, the the resulting

armed forces as asked by the bargain hunters caused a timo MosCDW BO

late rally replacing early Council as an essential comple-| desires it, a considerable

tersea with ment to the ceasefire iiselt."

gatne. of Britain's vital portion of

Mr Hammarskjold

The said that,

number of · deklingu industries could be tied up having heard the Tunisian view

Nearded was 11,526, the by strike action.

of the situation, it was desirable

lowest of the yaar. TXTHILE in the recent ETU for him to have corresponding regarding the meetings, a considerable information

con- French altitude purtion of the delegateful for it urgently.

and he askeď demned

at

1

T

W

tho

Rcenes when Mr Byrne was boood and ostracised, the vast majority of the mem- bers, by remaining silent

Curt reply

and accepting the proceed reflect the increasingly contem- thing whichced in Bomptuous

ings,

The French Foreign Minister's curt, one-page rebly, seçmed 10

attitude President de affronta decent Gaulle's France. has

recentis men everywhere.

shown towards the international The Red leaders claim that organisation.

their strategy and tactica

hayo

it read:

obtained for their "I have the honour to

the letter,

ace

dated unlons greater benefits than knowledge could have been possible July 25, which you, sent me from Tunis, where you are at under other loadership. though

at Monsieur the it is the invitation This may be true

President of the Tunisian. Re- afler

a regrettable public.

of that chann materiallam which is plagu ing most of the Free World

It is also a revolting exam

ple of that very devaluation

of moral standards of which the Labour movement kan accused the Conservatives.

Borne

Meanwhile In the foreign: exchange market, Bierling rose by 11-82 sente against the United States dollara to $270 and 9-32 oente.

This was. Its best laval for more than, 'flye¦weeks. Although the govern. mant has now cleared the about Ita. Immediate measures to beat Britain's soonomia troubles, under- tainty all overhung: "Lon-," don's financial market— Router.

16 DROWN

|

..

on censure motion Moving a When he told the House-"the

Mr the government,

Harold nost helpful measures the gov

Labour's economic ornment can take..." Labour Wilson, members joyfully shouted "re-affairs spokesman, said: sign!"

There

Conservative were counter, cheers as Mr Lloyd re- was not for the torted that it

to resign, It was government the Labour Party which "ran crisca aways from economic when it was in power,

Endorse

He moved a motion asking the House to endorse his plan which aimed at "upholding the strength of Sterling, improving the balance ot. payments maintaining a sound basis for the continuing prosperity of the nation."

and

A. French paratrooper, wounded in the fighting for Bizerta, is carried off by two of his comrades, covered by tank. London. Express Service.

"Our charge against the Chancellor is that this long- awaited, long heralded, much- A Trumpeted July budget is totally irrelevant and mon- strously unjust,"

any

DARUL ISLAM

REBELS

SLAUGHTER

80 PEOPLE

Bandung, July 27, military spokesman said today Darul Islam rebels killed 80 persons and wounded 53 last weekend in the village of Baron, 40 miles south-east of Bandung in West Java.

The spokesman sold that al- though many rebels are putting down their arms, the dichard Islam rebels pre fanalle Moslem: Daru!

continuing attacks from Jungle-covered mountain stopes.

All that the Chancellor had sold had confirmed the impres sion on the "fundamentally blased character of his plan.

"Our national needs are pro- duction, exports and lower costs. proposals "The Chancellor's make no contribution to one of these except in a harmful sense."

Mr Wilson added: "This gov-

аге policies crnment's bankrupt that all we can do 18 years after the war is to go for

"The rebels are carrying out İnternational old and to buttress | atrocities and bestial cruelties," our economy with costly un- the apokesman sold.. "If they

short-term borrow, do not heed the final cail necessary

The plan includes, a rise in the bank rate to seven per cent, a surcharge of 10 per cent in Indirect taxes on a wide range of goods and a decision to drawing." "substantially", on the Interna- tional Monetary Fund,

Mr Lloyd said an example of government economies that would have to be made was action on the Wolfenden Report on sport which must wait for some time to come."

This report recommended a Dovernment subsidy of £5,000,- 000 to help provide facilities for govern- sport in Britain. The ment had given it a sympathec bearing.

THE U.S.

CALL-UP

Washington, July 26.

(Contd. on Page 3, Col 2)

Cost of

Kuwait

London, July 26,

so

JA Conservative Member of Parliament suggested ta- day that the cost of the Kuwait operations should not be bome solely by Bri- tain but that Kuwalt und "American oil "Interesta” should be asked: to con«. tribute.

Mr Gerald Nabarro asked the The Defence Department Defence Minister, Mr Harold announced today that Watkinson, how many British conscription - In August | troops ramaland in the sheikh- would be increased by dom, and whether the cost of 5,000 to a total of 13,000, the entire operation would fall The Department sold this oc- tion WAS consistent

with President Kennedy's programma to improve the posture of the anned forcos.

President Kennedy said last

Bangalore, July 20. Sixteen people drowned and

md to expose

This letter, which reems to another died in hospital when the views of the a boat capsized off the port of Tunisian Government, denle Mangalore yesterday, Mr Knight in his television address with a resolution adopted July Manjappa, Mysore Revenue that draft, or conscription calls, 12 by the Security Council, and Minister, told Use Mysore As would be doubled and tripled in

in which appeal is made to the sanbly today. Of the 24 pas French Government and to the engers and three crew, 10 were Tunkalan Government in view (rescued.-altaufer,

the months ahead to achieve

on Briinin.

REFUSED Mic Watkinson retumod tá divulge details of British troops in Kuwait on the 'grounds 'that it would not be in the, publie

Interest

He added that the cost of the. operations up to the end of July would be about £1 millon

He said he could not make a the necweary increased milljary, | statement --on Bow, the cost strength--Reuter,

would be borne-leifer,

BESTIAL

of

the government' to surrender, there will be no other way than to exterminate them." UPI.

EXPLOSION ROCKS KOWLOON WATERFRONT

The Kowloon waterfront near Waterloo-road was rocked by an explosion last night when an oxygen cylinder blew up inside on iron works factory, tearing a big hole in the building's roof and shattering many window panes in the neighbourhood."

The blank, which occurred at of a number of cylinders near- 7.20 pm at the Luen Hep Loon by. Metal. Dealers and Ship Firemen, rushed to the teene breakers, XIL 87, Waterloo-in six engines, held sightseṇra. road, started a fire in the fac-back from.. the danger

while the cylinders were doused tory.

Only one

person was in-with jets of water. jured. An apprentice, 17-year-

Ho

old

area

Then the fire-fighters drag- ike dangerously burn- suffered ged Chu-ming burns while attempting to fighting acetylene cylinders out of the factory bullding and the flames with a fire extin-

dumped them into the sea at guisker

nearby Yaumati Typhoon Shel-

Panic

The loud explosion caused a mild panic in audiences of two cinemas nearby, ba

The oxygen cylinder, split down the side by the force of the blast, set free great amounts of the gas which Ignited when it came into contact with acetylene vapours leaking from the nozzles

INGALEIT

ter.

"The are went out under water, raid a Fire Brigade spokesman, "but the gas kept bubbling up to the surface,”

The blast ripped a hole of over 10 square feet in the asbestos and cament roof of the stone walled**** factory, and damaged some welding equip- mient.........

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