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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 15, 1968

Page

11

Pact break fuels Soviet charge on Bonn note

Moscow accuses West Germany of breaking a secrecy pact over 18 months of talks on non aggression declarations. Izvestia published the confidential texts and editorialized that Bonn bore full responsibility for the failure to reach agreement. West Germany says Russians published exchanges and claims no longer bound to keep them private.

Moscow Izvestia Bonn Soviet Union Brandt West Germany

Communism leaders meet in Warsaw for talks on reforms

Soviet and East European leaders gather in Warsaw for talks likely to touch on the Czechslovak reform wave. The delegation is led by Leonid Brezhnev and Nikolai Podgorny, with Kosygin arriving later. No agenda or attending list is announced yet.

Warsaw AAP Reuter Czechslovakia Nikolai Podgormy Moscow Moscow Radio Kosygin Sweden Philippines Malaysia Shafie

Meeting over Czechoslovakia tests Moscow ties in Prague

Observers expect a meeting with Russia East Germany Poland Bulgaria and Hungary to shape a common stance toward Prague's reformist drive while Prague favors bilateral talks. Soviet troop withdrawals from Czechoslovakia proceed, easing fears Moscow will keep forces. The Warsaw conference marks the fourth East European gathering since Mr Dubcek became party chief.

Russia East Germany Poland Hungary Bulgaria Prague Czechoslovakia Europe Moscow Soviet Union Romania Yugoslavia

Bodies found as clashes spill into Macao and Hong Kong

Twenty three Chinese bodies were recovered in Macao over three weeks with two more found Sunday and another yesterday. Hong Kong reported 34 bodies with authorities noting spillover from clashes near Canton. Reports claim Red Guard activity and massacres as anti Maoist forces gain ground. Also, the Peking court ordered Vickers Zimmer staff to leave China, with a £650,000 indemnity tied to economic losses from the plant contract cancellation.

Macao South China Sea Kwangtung Hong Kong Canton Red Guard China Mao Tsetung Peking People’s Court Vickers-Zimmer Hong Kong-China Lanchow

Atjeh May Seek Federal State Amid Secession Warning

The Indonesian Christian Workers Union cable conveyed a warning to President Suharto that the Islamic province of Atjeh in north Sumatra could secede and form a federal state. It cited bans on church buildings and restricts on Christian judges and assemblymen.

Diakarta Aap-Reuter Suharto Atjeh Sumatra Indonesia Indonesian Christian Workers Union

Nasser Tito Talks Deepening Middle East Crisis

BELGRADE Sunday. The continued presence of armed forces in disputed territories is worsening the Middle East crisis. A Belgrade communique released after two days of talks between President Nasser and President Tito notes that Israel’s refusal to withdraw its forces worsens the situation.

Belgrade Larnec Middle East Feypt Yugoslavia Nasser Tito Israel

Pravda Urges Reopening Suez Canal Amid Cold War Tensions

Pravda calls for reopening the Suez Canal arguing closure benefits only Western and American monopolies. The paper cites Egyptian demands for withdrawal of Israeli forces, while Western observers see the move as pressuring Nasser to act. Cairo reports Riad prolongs Moscow visit amid arms talks as Nasser negotiates supplies. Robert McNamara meets Nasser in Cairo seeking aid for Egyptian development projects.

Moscow Pravda Suez Canal Sinai Peninsula Nasser Egypt Vietnam Abdel Moneim Riad United Arab Republic UAR Riad Soviet Union Cairo Robert McNamara

Siege at Montevideo University Gates After Gunfire

Police exchanged gunfire with about 150 students barricaded inside Montevideo University's medical faculty for three days. Authorities maintained a news blackout under security measures enacted June 13 by President Pacheco Areco amid ongoing student and labor unrest.

Montevideo Montevideo University Pacheco Areco

Britain debates whites only immigration policy shift

Conservative right winger Duncan Sandys urged a whites only immigration policy for Britain, limiting permanent entry to Commonwealth and foreign nations except Canada Australia New Zealand and the United States. He proposed temporary permits for students and needed workers, resettlement grants, and ending automatic citizenship for Commonwealth residents. The stance came amid Conservative party tensions over the Race Relations Bill and anti immigration lobbying.

London Aap-Reuter Duncan Sandys Britain Sandys Commonwealth Canada Australia New Zealand United States House of Commons Quintin Hoge

Asia Sabah talks reach stalemate after three day break

Manila and Kuala Lumpur resume negotiations on Sabah dispute with Philippines refusing further clarification and Malaysia urged to discuss settlement terms. Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie to speak as talks reopen amid warnings from Philippine ambassador Leon Guerrero over protracted dialogue.

Bangkok Philippines Malaysia Manila Sabah Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie Leon Guerrero India Philipines

India floods claim 45 deaths across states

Torrential rains and floods in three Indian states left 45 dead, destroyed hundreds of homes, and isolated communities. Two people drowned in Sikaspur, Rajasthan, while a landslide in Kerala buried thirteen people, including two children, and ten more were killed in West Bengal floods.

New Delhi Sikas Rajastha Kerala West Bengal

Durban Doctors Stage Pay Parity Go-Slow

About 100 non-white doctors at Edward the Eighth Hospital in Durban began a work-to-rule go-slow to press for equal pay with white doctors. They say current salaries are about half of white colleagues with the same qualifications.

Durban Edward the Eighth Hospital

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