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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1950.

ISRAEL TO PRESS FOR

Unorthodox Plane For

the Royal Air Force

DISCUSSION: OF

SUEZ BLOCKADE Egyptians Accused

Lake Success, Nov. 7.

Israel served notice on the Security Council last night that she would press for a full discussion of her complaint against Egypt of conducting a blockade on Israel-bound ships passing through the Suez Canal.

Israel has maintained that Egypt, through 18 months of blockade practices, has violated the Israel-Egyptian armistice agreement.

Russia To Supply UK

With Grain

Mr. Aubrey Eban, the Israeli delegate, told the Council that the mixed armistice commission had never really considered the full question of the alleged blockade.

It had never ruled on the larger question whether the blockade could co-exist with the armistice agreement.

"The question is whether the armistice agreement is being thrown over because the block- ade continues" said Mr. Eban,

"The effect of the Suez viola- Britain has reached antion is enormous and far-reach- agreement with Russia for ing. In financial terms its direct

London, Nov. 7.

the supply of 800,000 tons of grain, the Ministry of Food announced tonight.

Russia will supply Britain with grains consisting of 300,000 tons of malze, 425,000 tons of barley and 75,000 tons of oats by next August. They are to be delivered under a purely commercial contract.

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The agreement marks change in Anglo-Russian trade relations. Under last year's con- tract, Britain received 1,000,000 tons of coarse grains from Russia, (400,000 tons of maize, 500,000 tons of barley and 100,- 000 tons of oats).

Nations

Anglo-

effect can be counted in tens of

millions of pound sterling; in indirect terms in hundreds of

millions.”

Earlier, Sir Gladwyn Jebb of Britain had given notice that he reserved the right to refer to the Suez Canal issue at a subse- quent meeting.

In answer to Sir Gladwyn. William F. Riley, Chief of Staff of the United Nations truce supervisory-organisation, had given an account of the history of the Israeli complaint about the- alleged blockade to the mixed armistice commission which deals with allegations of treaches of the agreements.

LYING DORMANT

The signing of the

The mixed armistice commis- Soviet grain pact in Moscow sion had made a decision. Egypt yesterday will not affect the had appealed and the special United

con- committee had not taken a deci- grain ference opening in Geneva next sion on the appeal. Thursday, a spokesman of the General Riley said that both for parties had seemed willing to Commission.

lct the matter lie dormant. He added that perhaps it would be taken up when he returned to

the Near East.

Economic Europe said.

The aim of the conference is to expand the grain trade be- tween Eastern and Western

Regarding General Riley's re- Europe. The spokesman said the ply to Sir Gladwyn, Mahmoud need for the conference re- Fawzi Bey, of Egypt, said that mained, and that there were for the record he wanted to ap- still unfulfilled needs of Ger-peal to a decision of the mixed many, France, Denmark, Bri-armistice -commission of June tain and other West European 8, 1949, that the Egyptian action countries to be met.

at the Suez Canal did not He considered it unlikely that violate the armistice agreements, the Anglo-Russian deal covered because there was no aggressive all the available Russian sur-action by any armed force. pluses. "Russia is attending the conference, and she would not come if she had nothing to sell", he said.-Reuter,

RN Destroyers To Honour Gustav

There had been no appeal against this decision within the specified time of one week and so it was final, said Fawzi Bey, -Reuter.

MAT-

Details have just been released of an unorthodox new tailless plane which has now made its first flight. Designed and built by Boulton Paul, of Wolverhamp- ton, for the Ministry of Supply, it is known as the P-111 and will be used for high- speed aerodynamic research. It is powered by a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet engine and is of the tailless type with wings of "delta" `plan form. Length is 26 ft. 1 in., span 33 ft. 6 in., and height over fin 12 ft. 61⁄2 in.

Truman Confers On The Crisis

Washington, Nov. 7. President Truman held a conference with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Defence Secretary George Marshall on the Chinese Communist crisis shortly -after-returning from his

home town.

Scarcely an hour after the President came back to the capital from In- dependence, Missouri, where ho cast his vote for the democratic Congress, Pre- sident Truman met with Mr Acheson and Gen. Marshall at the White House. Mr John Muccio, American Ambassador to Korea, was to sec the President after his meeting with Cabinet members

Mr Acheson and Gen, Marshall left the White House by 1 side door avoiding reporters. The White House remained silent on the meeting.— United Press.

Spain Still Feels Insulted By UN Isolation Measures

Madrid, Nov. 7..

Don Alberto Martin Artajo, Minister,

Spanish · · Foreign

said tonight that Spain was entitled reparation for the harm she had suffered from her isolation in the past four years.

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at Potsdam, is now beginning to find itself in the role of the ac- cused party.

In the first official comment fled the accusation against Spain here on Saturday's decision of the United Nations General As- sembly to raise its 1946 ban on member nations appointing am- bassadors to Spain, Senor Mar- tin Artajo said he was content but not completely satisfied,

He made his statement in an

interview given to the Madrid daily newspaper "ABC" for publication tomorrow.

"The unjust, measures taken·· against Spain in 1940 had the result of clearly demonstrating the sincere friendship of Spain for the immense majority of the Spanish-speaking nations and of all the Arabic and Islamic peoples.

"We Spaniards cannot just consider this matter closed by

"As for the countries which the simple negative decision of

removed their ambassadors in in the revoking the obstacles way of our having normal diplo-bassadors are to return is not 1946, the fact that these am- matic relations," he said.

"During this period of unjust so important as the need for isolation, Spain has suffered these nations to give us proper Harding As ADC grave harm," he said. "All this. treatment, both in their direct

To The King

London, Nov. 7.

while, victors and vanquished relations and as regards to our of the last war have alike been international position in receiving help for reconstruc- general", the Minister said-

Reuter,

tion.

"Spain has had to reconstruct General Sir John Harding, by her own unaided

efforts. Commander-in-Chief of Bri-

The good faith, or otherwise,

tain's Far East Land Forces, tas of the nations which have recti- been appointed Aide-de.Camp General to King George, the

fled their attitude to Spain will

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PRAVDA CHARGE

Moscow, Nov. 7. "Pravda" gave prominence to despatch from Shanghaf headlined "Vicious Activities by the Occupational Authorities in Japan."

American Gunboats War Office announced tonight. now be put to the test, for it is only just to compensate Spain For Burma Navy General Harding succeeds for the damage caused her and

General Rangoon, Nov. 7.

Sir James Steele, to repair the harm., The Burmese Government Colonel of the

Royal Ulster

ROLE OF ACCUSER Stockholm, Nov. 7.

hag accepted an offer of 10 Rifles, a force of whom are now "Now that Spain has been The British destroyers gunboats by the Uniten States, in Korea.

found innocent by an immease the Japanese publishing house The despatch -reported that Finisterue and Zest arrived it was announced today.. ·

General Harding is 54. He majority of the Assembly, our Dai Nippon was rushing publica- here today to take part in the A party of Burmese naval was appointed Commander-in-nation passes from the role of tion of maps of North Korea funeral honours, next Thursday | officers has left for America to Chief of the Far East Land the accused to that of the ac- and to King Gustav. V, who was an take over the ships, which will Forces last year,

Siberia, "under the honorary. Admiral of the British be towed by other larger

supervision of representatives of "A second period opens in the occupational authorities."-- Navy-Reuter,

vessels to Rangoon.-Reuter..

which the Soviet Union, which United Press.

NANCY

High Ho

WHAT

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THAT

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I DON'T KNOW---I'LL CLIMB UP AND SEE

The King has several Aides- de-Camp General.-Reuter.

cuser.

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