1949-08-19 — Page 8

KING

KING ABDULLAH

Costly Oils Disguised

As Champagne

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1949.

ABDULLAH

IN ENGLAND

Future Of Middle

East To Form

Subject

Of Talks

London, Aug. 18.-Britain's best Arab friend, Abdullah, King of Hashemite Jordan, arrived in England today for vital talks on the political, military and economic future of the Middle East.

The King and his entourage, who landed at Southampton by flying boat, were driving up to London this afternoon in the company of a British military escort,

ed

by

King Abdullah will be the one of the few Arab leaders remained loyal to the guest of the Government who

Dritain reward- for 10 days. Thereafter, Allied cause

him three years ago

to what he is expected to continue giving Independence his European journey in was then Transjordan France and Spain.

power.

land and

un

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World's Resources

Lako Success, Aug. 18.— The first United Nation- sponsored conference of scientista, technicians and resource experts met yes- terday at Lake Success with Dr S. S. Bhatnagar, noted Indian scientist, as chair. man of the first plenary session.

The object of the conference le to take stock of the resources of the world and to marchal them for the maximum benefit of its peoples especially in under-developed countries,

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NO COMMENT The Foreign Office has made the He will see members of

coinment

details of British Royal Family and

****Adullah's talks. He himself has confer with the highest Govern snid that he is coming on vacH ment

leaders, including the Washington, Aug. 18.--

Minister, Mr C. it. tion.

But privately, official sources Senate investigators, under Princ

Attlee, the Foreign Secretary.

that the following criticism

Presiden! from

Mr Ernest Bevin, and the Mis-reported Truman, todus released ter of Defence, Mr A. V. Alex- questions are sure to come up for close, study: a federation or will also Watch previously secret evidence ander. Ite

alliance between The two

of that

Hashemite Kingdoms Irag Maj-General Harry specially arranged displays

Britain's air,

and Jordan, and prospects of ti Vaughan's friend, Mr Jahu

reconsidering her friendly Syria Maragon, brought costly

As a young man the 67-your-past refusal to join the so-called perfume oils into the United

okl monarch fought with "Fertile Crescent" union of the States disguised as gifts of Britain's legendary desert here, three countries; Incorporation of

Margaret Lawrence of Arabia, who help- those

of Arab Pulestine champagne for Truman and the former headed to free Palestine from the now controlled or administered of the White House secret Turks in World War I. In, the by Jordan; the future of Jersun-

the Holy Inst 127 Aldollah Hominal lem--whether

Strasbourg. Aug. 18.The European Assembly today

on the first day undorsed the service detail.

partitioned between sparsely populated should be

Mr. Trygve and Israel or inter- rojected a proposal to set up a committee to deal with words produced at the country, which was carved out Jordan

the Valled closed hearing last Monday wn of the side of

Palestine, was nationalised

questions concerning overseas territories. Voting was 45 Secretary-General Assembly hos Nations General Mr Truman

against the proposal and 41 in favour, with six abstentions. United Nations, when he said

convening the urged, news conference

ference of scientists, the United 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. Mr Herbert Morrisoner

Nations "was embarking on a →(United Kingdom) argued new phase of its prograinme to the foundations of per- Fagainst the proposal, saying build

that the agenda, as passed manent peace." by the Foreign Ministers, Demonstrate contained no point on over-

Evidence

released After

churged at a

that the Senate Committee In

ruler of a

vestigating the "five-percentcts" AGA KHAN'S

had

released

damaging to General Vaughan,

but withheld secret

Lestimony

favourable to the White House

nilitary aide.

of the testimony wha d by

the Committer chairman, Mr Clyde Hoby, who thut Committev

voiced regret efforts to be "scrupulously fair" IIe had been misinterpreted. sold the Committee had deelded festimony secret for

JEWELS

OFFER TO HAND.

OVER RECEIVED

parts

of a

City

Jordan

Germans

Against Dismantling

Practiently all the spenkers

Le

thnt

In

of

GREAT WORK

the of

содж

Dr Bhatnagar described the 18 "perhaps the conference

of the United greatest work Nations Organisation from the scientific point of view."

the He also acknowledged "honour the United Nations has conferred on my country" by electing him to preside over the plenary meetings on the day

ARAB LEGION Re-equipment and modernisas tion of Abdullalt's hard-hitting Arab Legion-now that the U.N. Mid-Eastern orms embargo has been lifted-are also to be dis- cussed, as

well as: Establishment air force; ways and means tightening Pan-Arabian politi- cal and military co-operation to keep Communism al bay: Casablanca, Aug. 18.-Arelief and resettlement of near- letter offering to hand over ly 1,000,000 Arab refugees, who under Jordanese care the time being lest i be later the £200,000 jewels stolen came

Brunswick, Aug. 18.-Ten power membership when war came to Palestine, proted, perhaps unfairly from the Begum Aga Khan and development of Jordan's thousand workers of the dicating

that General Vaughn

irby hold-up inen in Caines communications, irrigation facl- former Hermann obtained "favouritism" for Maragon's employer.

in exchange for the £20,000 titles and agricultural resources iron and steel works at ported in general by the other ference that after September Testimony

Mr reward

sug when the session will end, tho showed, that

with British financial ald-As-Watenstedt-Salzgitter, near British offered by Maragon succeeded in arraun Beguni

that r the Assembly | engineers attending it would be Brunswick, demonstrated este ot to have a special taken to see some of the techno- and insurance ing Army Air Transport Com-

lo Paris agents was received here transportation munt in the summer of 1915 carrying today by the editor of the

to

keep

the

US$60,000 in cash and credit newspaper, Quotidien du provided by the Verley Go-Soir du Maroc, pany-United Press.

or

The letter was handed over to the pollee, who are making inquiries.

I am

now

sociated Press.

Goering

seas or colonial affairs and, therefore,

committee I would not be justified.

He added that the Assembly committees. alrendly had five each with 18 members, and a sixth would "strain our mon

of the Assembly

101. Mr Morrison, who was supe

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representatives,

isticer

Arst

It was announced at the con-

COLOURFUL GUARD today against the impend-decide

any logical projects in the USA, such committeo fur colonies, Abdullah's British Oversqasing dismantling of their | question arising

this as the Tennessee Valley scheme Airways Corporation flying boat factory.

head could be referred to the and the steel plants in a nulu- taxied for half an hour from

ber of American citles-Reuter. Speeches were made critic General Purposes Committee. is landing point at Southamp sing the Allied dismantling This will probably be done.

policy in Germany, ton to the pier.

The proposal for a special complice

was made by M.

straight 10

Abdullah's visit has come at a

of

promired by

tho

surance

investigators were policy

Is i

I

would return

the melting po1.

the diplomatic

Mr Bevin a few weeks ago

all summonerl

Middle Enst The leader of the hold-up envoys for conference

a longer in France. Perhaps he ture poilcy.

Pierrot ---Fou, is gang,

no examine past, present and fu

on Monday, might rise to invie than

destroyed seriously sur were damaged. Seven thousand build paid. ings were flooded, and railways jewels, were cut in many places.

Among the missing, feared to bo dead, were 37 persons trop ped in a hotel Kagoshima, which was buried in a landslide. -United Press.

to

means

to

Fight Police

A colourful guard of honour

No incidents occurred. including Army, Navy and DEATH TOLL

At the same time Professor Qusmane Soce, French negru Black Marketeers Royal Air Force troops met Edmund Frohne. Director of Socialist Senator, who was su The letter, written on him on the quay. Crowds were Communtentions at the Frank-ported by a large number of OF TYPHOON sheet of paper and signed only kept back by a heavy police

furt Administration, told the other French representatives. with initials, said: "Part of quarti.

Town Council at Watenstedt EUROPE AND AFRICA

Berlin, Aug. 18.-West sector inbur

The gray-haired,-gray-bear Salzgitter protest against the dence of Europe and

which had also us Emphasising the inter-depcn- | riot- cars rushed to Berlin's Tokyo, Aug. 18.-Police to the Jewels are

somewhere in cd

went king

Africa, fashionable ported today that the death to hands.

Kurfurstendomin caused by the typhoon "Judith, Casablanca. The part in ques a special ear for a speeding alemantling, that he had received M. Sace declared: "Africa asks when stateless black marketeers

up Allled the Assembly to set 2 which ravaged Southern Jupantion is the most important. If police-escorted drive to London information from the

clashed with the police "anti- the reward

polico 60. Nearly 475 buildings Aga Khan end the British in-time when Britain's Middle East authorities that the dismantling special committee for overseas lack market squad"

Lorner Hermann Goering territories. European economic

headquarters reported tonight. economic possibly be revised. prosperity

A Germán

civilian, under- During the demonstration Dr prosperity la Africa. A crisis

stood by the displaced persons Godchard Machens, Archbishop in Europe touches Africa."

made anti-Semitic have of Hildesheim, said that dis

He said that "although Africa mantling in

Was Salzgliter

attacked with clubs and stones " ilving atom has built up its own civilisation remarks during the clash, was manufacturing

and culture through the cen-

and had to be taken into pro- bomb."

tective custody. turies there is no doubt that Western European culture is the

Other

also Important talks havo beat humanity, no one else has the key to African culture.

"There is no question of in-attacked, the police report said... held, with France in a bid to right to do the same.” reconcile long-established differ-

Lower venting a round-about way of Reuter. Dr Georg Strickreth,

colonial and interfering with the ences.

Saxony Finance Minister,

policy of any one country. Saxony Top-level Anglo-Amerlena | Alfred Kubel, Lower

"What we want is to build up exchanges are due in Washing- Labour Minister, both addressed

on economic

and demonstrators, ton early next month when Mr the

declaring our future Bevin meets Secretary of State that dismantling should be stop social realities."

M. Andre Philip, French So- 18.-Pre-Dean Acheson. Middle East i ped and that the former Her- there was no bad turmolt is expected to be high mann Goering works should be cialist, supported the demand on the list of problems to be retained as a means of restoring for an overseas committee, say. central European Industrying that it was needed from the special viewpoint of France, He his Reuter.

sufficient thought there were hlm.

substitule deputies It manpower was strained. Reuter.

Conference On

Indonesia

is

Heuter.

also in

Casablanco."--

USUAL KIND

OF

VISIT

Washington,

Aug.

sident Truman told a news con-

IMPORTANT TALKS

The Hague. Aug. 18-The Hound-tablo Conference for the transfer of sovereignty tu Indoncela will start on August ference toda

on Morshel discussed. the ambassador's call

23,

Preparations

Course

u

result of the U.S.

was the

1 Fakt

news as a Stalin. He meeting usund kind of visit an Ambassa-highest

dor would make on the head They include Re- of a nation and the Ambasan- dor, Mr Alan Kirk, hud re- *** i purted fully on it.

máde of Informal since the assembling Hague

the Dulch, of publican and Federalist de- legations and United NA-

tions Commission members

have

ir any

now renched the stage Mr Truman would not com- where a decision for the open- ment further. Asked Ing date of the

King "Abdullah, hng

advisers with

Printo Minister

TEWFIK PASHA The Jordanian Prime Minister,

Tewak.

He added: "Although Hitler crimes against

committed

Churchill Off

Tewfik Pasha Abdull Huda, who For Week-end CRIPPS LEAVES

was at the airport to greet the refused to comment on a

Round-table soud news came in Mr Kirk's suggestion that the primary pur- Strasbourg, Aug. 18.-The Conference could be taken," an report, he replied that there

news-United pose of the king's visit was to European Consultative Assem

official

announcement

Associated Press.

1404

said. was

no

Press,

bad

KYRNING POST

"I feel sort of funny, getting a bachelor's degree!"

now

CLINIC

hls.

Zurich, Aug. 18.-The Brliish bly's star performer, Mr Wis oblain British support for

left the area Chancellor of the Exchequer, plan to include in his kingdom ston Churchill,

a long werk- Sir Stafford Cripps, will leave the Arab portions of Palestine temporarily for

his Zurich clinic tomorrow on the Riviera. by

end administered

the

He took off in a British-offerred Arab Legion.

private "before full effect of his A member of the Prime plane via Zurich. In the piano cure has been achieved," him were Minister's parly said: "The with

printing doctor said today.

As his visit to America can- Prime Minister has beca on materials.

Mrs. Churchill remainst not be postponed, he is leaving holiday chain if it Strasbourg, and Mr. Churchill's before been achieved so that thing about such a plan

aldes said he would return on cure has existed anyway."

en spend a week at his

11

In Tho background but on Tuesday or Wednesday to con- he hand for consultations are tinue his work in the Assembly, country home before returning there Iraqi lenders:

His seat was taken today by to London and going on to the John Foster.

The Regent, the Amir Abdul Illoh, Prime Minkler General Nurl-en 'Sald.

IRAQ POSITION Britain has military

alliance with Jordan. She also has one with Iraq. If Jordan and Iraq formed any kind of union with Britain's blessing they would form

probably the sirongest military combination in the Middle East.

Anglo-American financial talks At the airfield Mr Churchill-Washington, the doctor said. started to kiss his wife good-Reuter. bye, but she fled before the battery of photographers into off.Associated Press.

the pinne just before the take

STRIKE OF : STEVEDORES

Buenos Aires, Aug. 18.

King Of Laos Returning

18. King 'Marsellics, Aug., Sicevang Yong of Laos, in northwest Indo-China, with the

Stovedores: and olher port queen, the heir presumptive,

for Saigon.

But the issue is not so simple, workers today began a three-Prince Savong, and the princess, Britain hus got

to remember day strike here which sex embarked In the new, French the feeling of Egypt with whom pected to bring the port of liner, Marseillaico, here..today she also has a trealy. Egypt is Buenos Aires to a standstill. enld here to be hostile to any They hava - staged soveral

The king in rolurning to his polley which will put the Hashe one-day strikes. In recent country after, signing a Franco- mile dynasty in a position of weeks, demanding a minimum Edotion agreement, making Loos predominance In the Middle basle wage of 30 pesos a day-Fan Independent state within the East-Associated Press.

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