1951-01-11 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1951.

Generalissimo Francisco Franco, centre foreground, the Spanish dictator,

is greeted by crowds during a visit to Cadiz. With Franco is his wife, Carmen,

left, and State officials who accompanied him on

Tassigny Said Over-Optimistic

On Delta Battle

New York, Jan. 10.

the tour.

CEASEFIRE CONFLICT

(Continued from Page 1.)

General Assembly's main Poli-

tical Committee.

Sir Gladwyn apprised of Mr was consult-

The New York Times said today that General Bevin's formula, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, the new Frenching with other United Nations

BLANK STARES BY ILSE KOCH: TRIAL ENDING

Augsburg, Jan. 10.

Ilse Koch refused to leave the court-room at the end of the sitting today. Shortly before the end, while written evidence was being read before the Court, the Judge, Dr Maginot, said to her: "Have you anything to say?"

Ilse Koch did not answer but stared blankly at the Judge. "I see that you are going to play your game again. Let us go on with the pro- ceedings," Dr Maginot said,

During the last hour of the session, during which some severely incriminating evidence from witnesses in East Germany, who have not turned up in person, was read, Ilse Koch continued to stare blankly in front of her.

At

9.15 p.m. local time, when the Court rose, Ilse Koch remained glued to her seat. Half an hour later she was dragged out to her car by two stout wardresses.

The Court will resume its sitting tomorrow to hear the last two witnesses summing up.

and the

KING OF

NEPAL

The Prosecution in the Koch APPEALS

case tonight dropped four- fifths of the charges against the "Red Witch of Bucken- wald" and concentrated on the most important charges of instigation to murder in view of the possibility of a condem- nation.

FOR PEACE

New Delhi, Jan. 10. King Tribhuvana of Nepal Judge Maginot, announcing today appealed to his this, said that the Prosecution had decided to drop 93 charges countrymen to do "every- under the three headings of thing necessary". to restore wilful mishandling, incitement peace and order in their to wilful mishandling and incite-

country.

ment to attempted murder, and would satisfy itself with the 27 remaining charges of incitement to murder.

fullest co-operation" in the He asked them to give their

steps to be taken for giving effect to the reforms announced 42 prisoners in in the capital of Katmandu on

Commander-in-Chief in Indo-China, has been their position toward the plan, the deaths of

delegations today, sounding out These 27 charges referred to

the

At the same time, leaders of definite cases and countless

United States

consultations

delegation with

over-optimistic in his assessment of the past three weeks' fighting in the Red River Delta.

continued M. Gautier served in Cambo- other United Nations members dia from 1923 to 1940 before on the American plan to con- being appointed

demn Communist China as an Secretary- General to Admiral Jean Decoux, aggressor. the Vichy Governor General in Indo-China.

The General announced this week, after a tour of the area, that the Communist drive on Hanoi had been completely smashed, and that the situation now rested in French hands,

"General de Lattre was a man who, in the past, had never hesitated to speak out "on the battlefield of bullets or of words," Mr Hanson Baldwin, the paper's military critic, wrote. "But the long-term balance is

still against them; the

still holds

enemy

the strategic initia-

tive and the real picture-a sombre one-has not been changed...."-Reuter,

SECRETARY-GENERAL

Paris, Jan. 10.

The French Council of Minis- ters has appointed M. Georges Gautier, 50-year-old -colonial official, as Secretary-General to General Jean de Lattre de.. Tassigny, the French High Com- missioner in Indo-China.

He will be General de Lattre's right-hand

for all civil affairs.

man

Stop that Cough

TRADE MARK

with

ZEPHROL

BRAND

Monday.

In a statement issued today, the King said that he welcomed the announcement of constitu- tional reforms "made Government."

others in indefinite. cases,

He explained that the Prose- cution was exercising its right under legal procedure to with draw charges of lesser impor- tance when, in view of the ex- pected punishment. on charges.

"This importance, they Although the spokesman said of greater the United States had talked were no longer considered to be He was Secretary-General to with virtually all the the French High Commissioner Cominform

Counsel United in Madagascar from 1948 until delegations, he indicated it was claimed outside the Court here recently, when he flew to Indo-not likely the demand would be earlier tonight that the examin-

made on Thursday.

ing magistrate who originally heard the witnesses in-her pre- sent trial was chosen for poli- tical reasons.

China. Reuter.

Eisenhower Arrives In Netherlands

non-

Nations

of account.

Koch's Defence

Alfred

by my

is the first and im- portant step in the reconstitution of the Government of our dear and sacred land on democratic lines," he declared. "In due time,

shall issue a Royal proclama- tion to give full effect to these changes.'

up

a Con-

government will

bé

British sources said Mr Bevin's

Nepal's Prime Minister, Gen- programme must be considered

eral Shamsher "intermediate" because London

Jung Bahadur The Counsel, Dr

Rana, accepting the Government hoped to frame a solution which Seidl, read to reporters a letter of India's advice, announced on would gain the support of the he claimed was written by Dr. Monday a scheme United States. For that reason, Hans Ilkow. the Prosecutor, to tional reforms whereby a Con- of constitu- the sources said, it would be put the Bavarian Ministry of Jus-stituent Assembly

be set before the committee without tice in 1949.

next year

to draw up being phrased in final form in Judge Maginot earlier refused stitution for the country and an the hope that it would be.Dr Seidl's application to read interim approved by a "major interested out the power." The

implication was that Britain was treading softly to The Hague, Jan, 10. avoid a rift General Dwight D. Eisen- arising from

with Washington however, the

the Ear Eastern Supreme Com- crisis and mander of the

the Atlantic

Bevin plan Army, arrived at Schipol

Pact probably would not be presented Air-before the port, Brussels on the third leg of his tour of the Atlantic Pact capi- tals.

document, which he established, including popular dismissed as "irrelevant." The representation. letter said that the American bad in- Military Government sisted on a magistrate who had no Nazi

past and preferably one whom the Nazis had per- secuted.

In making his application to United Nations if Amsterdam, today from there appeared no likelihood of Judge Maginot, Dr Seidl said

winning American support.

that the letter had a very im- portant bearing on the present A source close to the British case and would also help to

case for delegation believed the sequence make his

an appeal

reversing

He also announced that the King will continue to be the King of Nepal, thus tion in installing his three-year- the Nepalese Government's ac- old grandson on the throne two months ago, since when been continuing in Nepal. popular armed uprising has

2.

King Tribhuvana said: "I now appeal to my people to do

He immediately left for The of Mr Bevin's six points might should Koch be condemned by everything that is necessary to

Hague. General Eisenhower

on to The

The quest'on of speeding up American sams and equipment supplies to

to be the item in the discussions

this Court.---Reuter,

restore order and peace at once and give the fullest co-operation

ing effect to the constitutional reforms now announced."-- Reuter.

spent a busy morning in Brus- put before the United Nations Le changed before any plan is sels before coming Hague.

by the Commonwealth countries. May Have Further in all steps to be taken in giv- He considered it unlikely that Britain, whose bid for friendship

Talks With Bovin with Mao Tse-tung's Peking

Cairo, Jan. 10. Government was not fully The Egyptian Foreign Minister, reciprocated, would that Communist China be ad- said here today that

propose Dr Mohammed Salah El Din Bey, he might mitted to the United Nations as return to London in February to negotiating of a cease-fire in Bevin, the first step and a prerequisite for further talks with Mr Ernest Korea,

the British Foreign

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was

:

SIX BRITONS

KILLED

six

were

"Secretary.

The Egyptian Foreign Minister No

However, indications

Singapore, Jan, 10. official statement

were took

part in talks with the that India, which initiated

It was reported today that issued on the Brussels talks,

the British Treasury last month on Communist terrorists killed but

original mediation move, usually

well-informed jected to the seven-point Israeli balance.

ob- Egypt's £300 million Sterling British soldiers and two Euro- sources said beforehand that Belgium

He also discussed à pean civilians on Wednesday. planned to offer one

plan expected to be proposed revision of the 1936 Anglo-

An official announcement said armoured division and one in-

by the United

Nations three-Egyptian Treaty with Mr Bevin, that the British soldiers fantry division for the Atlantic

man cease-fire negotiation com- When he returned here today killed and three. comrades Pact Army within the next six

mittee, on the grounds that it be said he would have to re-.

wounded in two separate clashes called for а ·cease-fire

import to his Prime Minister, Nahas with the Communists in the ninediately and made no direct Pasha, on his talks in London Perak jungles. provision for recognition of and Lake Success before mak- Another civilian was wounded Communist China as a Uniteding any statement to the press. besides the two killed United Nations member-United Press. -Reuter.

months,

This would be increased, to four or five divisions by July next year,

Reuter.

الطبية

Press,