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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1963
Page
2
Nigeria wide strike by 16 000 dockworkers disrupts Lagos harbor as more than 20 ships sit idle. Workers demand wage rises alongside broader port disruptions across the country.
Philippine News Service reports Sunday that floods have driven several thousand people from mooded towns and villages on Mindanao Island as authorities rush aid and assess damage amid ongoing monsoon rains.
London reports that Premier Harold Macmillan, returning from Rome after Anglo Italian talks, accused Charles de Gaulle of seeking a France led Europe without Britain or U S aid. He warned such domination is passé, noting earlier French moves to block Britain from the common market. The Rome talks with Amintore Fanfani and others aimed at closer political and economic cooperation.
British and French ambassadors clashed over blame for the crisis and Britain’s bid to join the Common Market. French Envoy Alphand said Britain would be welcomed once it accepts the union’s rules, while British Ambassador warned against delaying Europe’s integration and warned of U.S. influence.
Gen Charles Ailleret arrived in Madrid to press President de Gaulle's courtship of Spain. The six French visits aim to forge a Paris Bonn Madrid axis, potentially shifting European leadership and provoking a Paris Washington clash.
In remarks on France's role in Western Europe De Gaulle affirmed alliances with both Soviet and Western blocs while rejecting the notion of a coerced small Europe under French leadership. The claim of a single forbidden Europe was dismissed as untrue.
In EDIRNE Turkey a Bulgarian border guard defected to Turkey after a fierce struggle with his commander. He sought asylum as witnesses described a fight to free himself from a Bulgarian army captain near the border before escaping across the frontier.
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