1950-11-24 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1950.

Rayalty At RED INSURGENT ATTACK

Variery Show

EXIT

The King and Queen, with Mr Harry Marlowe (Secretary of the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund) arriving at the Palladium for the Royal Variety Performance

Release Of Atomic Facts

London, Nov. 23. The Governments of Britain, Canada and the United States have agreed to release new in- formation on the design, construction and operation of low-power atomic piles, it was officially announced here to- night.

French Reinforcement

Battles

Through Hills

To Relief Of Thanmay

Saigon, Nov. 23,

French reinforcements were tonight battling their way through the mountains of North-Eastern Indo-China to the relief of the Indo-China frontier post of Thanmay, under Communist- led insurgent attack for the past 24 hours.

French Air Force planes were bombing and machine-gunning en- circling Vietminh concentrations in the area, which is about 12 miles west of the important port of Moncay.

Quandong, another post a few miles further west, was also attacked but was relieved.

About 100 trained and equipped battalions of Vietminh insurgents were tonight reported poised for a new drive down into Indo-China from the | Chinese border.

A French military spokes- man carlier today said that operations had begun to send urgent help to the threa- tened post of Thanmay. Reuter.

on for a

Six French soldiers were M, Pleven spoke killed and 16 were wounded in of the two-day full-dress Na- at the end

a battle with a guerila band fional Assembly debate near Phanthiet, in the eastern Indo-China and asked sector of the South Annamese vote cxpressing solid parlia- coast,

mentary support for the Gov- crnment's Indo-China polley.

The Premier made no men- tion of a possible appeal to the United Nations, though M. Jean Letourneau, Minister for the Associated States of Indo- China, had indicated France Saigon, Nov. 23.

might make such appeal if Vietminh Communists struck Communist China sent in troops in force on Thursday at to bolster the rebels.-United French post only 15 miles from Press, Indo-China seaport of remaining Moncay in an attempt to smash French resistance along the frontier between China and Indo-China

atomic energy. ment of military applications of the

Low-power research reactors cannot be used

for

producing atomic weapons or powers,- Reuter.

Hopper Dredgers For

The information to be pub Portuguese Harbours

The Hague, Nov. 23. Two hopper dredgers for the Portuguese harbours of Lorenzo | bique (East Africa)

Marques and Beira in Mozam- built for the Portuguese Gov-

lished concern atomic piles at Harwell, the British atomic re- search station, Chalk River, Ontario, and in the United States.

An official announcement to- night said that this would help in the instruction and training ernment

technicians and

thus development of

of

and

by the Combination,

are to be

Industrial Holland

Handelscombinatic

scientists Trade contribute to the (Indstriele

atomic energy Holland). for peaceful purposes.

The three Governments,

The dredgers are worth more announcement said, were satis- than three million guilders each.

Reuter.

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A French military spokesman said Tunmai, 15 miles west of Moncay, was under "violent" attack.

The

spokesman said another post between Tanmai and Mon- cay also was raided on Thurs- day, but the attack - was re-

pulsed.

war

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GAULLIST-MOTION LOST

Paris, Nov. 23.

The French National Assem- bly tonight rejected by 500 votes to 73 a Gaullist motion condem- ning "the policy of incoherence followed by the Government" in Indo-China.

Earlier in a debate on the situation in Indo-China in the National Assembly, M. Pierre Mendes-France, Radical Social- tional Economy, urged the Gov- ist and former Minister of Na-

with the Vietminh rebel leader ernment to open in Indo-China, Dr Ho Chi Minh. "We cannot support the pre- sent methods when they have failed," he said.

Archbishop Rejects Peace Appeal

Nicosia, Nov. 23. Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus, head of the Greek Church there, today re- jected a peace appeal from Patriarcli Alexel of Mos- cow and All-Russia,

Archbishop Makarios re- futed charges against the Western Democracies, say- ing: "The centre of peace- disturbing activity and war-provocation is not in the West but elsewhere."

He assured the Patriarch that the Western Democra- cies would not use the atom bomb for world conquest or domination.

Archbishop Makario5, who received his theologi- cal education in the United States, was elected Archi- bishop last month.-Reuter.

NEWSPRINT

PROTEST IN

negotiations COMMONS

London, Nov. 23. Sir Thomas Moore, Conserva- tive, protested in the House of newsprint being exported to the Commons today

against

newspapers were being forced Commonwealth while British to cut down their contents and circulation.

Tanmai guards the land ap- proaches to Moncay, the castern anchor of the few re- maining French border posts along the main road.

The spokesman said French planes were strafing and bombing the attackers.

Neither the strength of the

Speaking on his own behalf, Tanmai garrison nor the num- he said that future negotiations ber of the raiding Communists should cover pledges of "no re- was disclosed.-United Press.

prisals," free elections and the possibility of Indo-China's be- FRENCH PREMIER'S CALL coming a "neutral State."

Paris, Nov. 23.

European defence should get Wilson, the President

He said that Mr Harold Premier Rene Pleven called 'priority, he said. "We cannot

of the on Thursday for an agreement afford to weaken our position

Board of Trade, permitted or between the United States,

in Europe. During the last

encouraged this. Britain and France on joint three years, France has spent Mr Wilson replied that these action in case of open Chinese more on Indo-China than on exports of newsprint were the Communist intervention in the her own reconstruction."

subject of valuable war in Indo-China.

long-term But he

M. Mendes-France said that contracts important made it clear that unless China General Leclere said in an un-mills. They also made an im- to British sends in troops to aid the published report after Communist-led Viet Minh rebel of inspection: "Whenever China

a tour portant contributiin to Britain's

balance of payments, in Indo-China, France wishes it, the Vietminh may re-

pär- ticularly with Australia.. will not call for outside help,ceive more atd than France can tive, asked the Minister to bear... Mr Oliver Harvey, Conserva-di provide for her own expedition-in mind the urgent requirement ary forces."

M. Pleven, the Prime Minis Malaya so that the newspapers for newsprint supplies in ter, said that the Vietnamese could play Army consisted of 10 battalions

forces

except in arms and equipment.

a part in

the emergency there. Mr Wilson

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The Assembly rejected

by

418 motion calling

for immediate

votes to 171 a Communist Technical Projects

negotiations with Dr Ho Chi

Minh. the Vietminh leader in

Indo-China.

100

a motion

In Russia

Berlin, Nov. 23.

It rejected by 478 votes to The departure of German tabled by the specialists now working in the right-wing Republican Liberty Soviet Union has been postponed Party calling on the Govern- due to "new technical projects," ment to practise at least the North-West German Radio and coherent polley in reported today, quoting relatives:

of such experts in Germany,

The scientists

firm

Indo-China."

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It also rejected by 413 votes .to 186 a

several

motion tabled

left-wing and

were taken to by Russia shortly after the end of

Communist independent Mem-they would be returned to their bers calling on the Government homes by the end of this year, to "engage without delay on the Radio added.

pro-the war and were promised that

the diplomatic plane the action

They are reported to be work-

necessary to stop the hostilitiesing primarily on military pro-

in Indo-China,"Reuter.

jects-Reuter.