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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 03, 1961

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U K Forces Rush to Middle East as Kuwait Dispute Brews

Emergency United Nations Security Council session to discuss Kuwait dispute amid a rapid UK military buildup. British forces from Aden Prince into Kuwait include 600 Royal Marines, 14 Centurion tanks, 120 Dragoon Guards, Hawker Hunter jets, and Bulwark carrier with troops.

London Kuwait United Nations Security Council United Kingdom Middle East Aden Nairobi Bulwark Royal Marine Charles Elworthy Reuter Noa Shuwaith Supreme Council Iraq

Britain Masses Forces in Kuwait Crisis Reported

Reuters dispatch from the frontier and Nairobi notes a British 2410th Infantry Brigade expected to move from Kenya to Kuwait in RAP transports. Prime Minister Macmillan conferred in London on the situation in a stocktaking meeting. Baghdad denied Iraqi troop massing while Kuwait seeks peaceful resolution.

Reuter Nairobi Kenya Ku-wait Rap London U.K Mr. Macmillan Baghdad Radio Iraq Kuwait

West to reply within a week on Berlin crisis

U S officials said the West plans a reply to Khrushchev's June 11 note on West Berlin within a week. Fay Kohler and ambassadors from Britain, France, and West Germany were to meet to refine the response. The West seeks negotiation but rejects Soviet terms and awaits a point by point reply. The New York Times urged a united Western front to avert a larger conflict.

Washington Sunsday A.A.P Krushchev West Berlin American Associated Press U.S Europe Fay Kohler Britain France West Germany East Germany Berlin New York Times

Rain Dodgers Canberra Sees Heavy July Downpour

Canberra received 48 points of rainfall from midnight Friday to 9 p m yesterday. July average is 135 points, easing drought after a dry June. Farmers welcomed the rain aiding winter feed growth, while fog disrupted some air services and reduced Sunday traffic. Despite wet conditions, weekend accidents were few and no injuries reported.

Herra Canberra A.C.T Parliament House War Memorial Was ! It World

Mrs Bradley Sails For England

Mrs Maeda Bradley wife of convicted murderer Stephen Leslie Bradley sailed from Sydney to England aboard Castel Felice with her son Robert hidden in her cabin. She told reporters she believes in her husband's innocence and plans to stay in London about a year to work before returning to Australia to await him.

Sydney Maeda Bradley Stephen Leslie Bradley England Robert London Australia Stephen Gradley Graeme Thorne

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