“Flag-Showing” By Soviet Fleet

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27444, 2 September 1954, Page 11

“Flag-Showing” By Soviet Fleet

LONDON, August 30. Russian naval exercises in the 1 SJ® 1 seas and a marked increase in "nag-showing” cruises by Soviet war«ip« may be expected this year, the correspondent of “The Times” ®ud today. Commenting on the sighting of a rag Russian naval contingent off Norlast week, the correspondent said : ?** * large-scale Russian training i programme on the high seas had been : progress for several years and that « would not be surprising if the RusNavy soon held exercises in the ; raadilerranean. where Russia was i «pwn to be anxious to extend her influence. A Norwegian Foreign Affairs spokessaid today that Norway would ; 25 report the whereabouts of the war■raps, believed to include two or three c *uisers of the 10,000-ton Sverdlov and several destroyers, while P«ey P d their own business and to international waters.” ‘ "Jhes who flocked to the east and *past of the island of Zeeland yesterday to the hope of seeing the BJget ships were disappointed. The warship they spotted was the "httican cruiser, Baltimore. ."■e Damaged at Nandi—A United ytea Army Air Force Boeing StratoEraser C 97 was damaged by fire at frandj Airport last night The aerowac. which is on an ionospheric reflight, arrived at Nandi from ®Mtolulu yesterday and was to have for Wake Island today.—Suva, ••Ptember 1.

Mr Dulles did not suggest a time or the NA TO «>uncil meet-

_ described the French action as a saddening event,” and said it did "of change the “stubborn” fact that for defence of Europe calls substantial military contribution from the Germans. f ra B®dy that in one country nationalism, abetted by communism, has asserted itself so as to endanger ‘k? * hole °i Europe,” he said. , . Federal German Republic should take its place as a free and tions I’,lnem 1 ’ ,Inem^€r soc ' of na “ Even before Mr. Dulles issued his officials had predicted that the United States and Britain would move swiftly to .grant sovereignty to their zones of west Germany, with or without French approval. r French Premier’s Plans Mr Mendes-France is expected to fly to London soon for talks on an alternative to ED.C. When the French National Assembly’s deputies scattered to their constituencies yesterday for4he autumn recess they were warned that there may be an early recall to vote on granting civil sovereignty to West Germany. The question of what to do about Germany—particularly the German Army—remains. In spite of the bitterness and disappointment in quarters favourable to E.D.C. in the Western capitals, there is a definite awareness that the problem must be faced and solved soon. , Meeting in Germany A Bonn message says that the West German Cabinet will meet today to reshape its policy in the light of France’s rejection of E.D.C. The Chancellor (Dr. Adenauer) has called a special meeting at his holiday residence near Baden Baden.

Although E.D.C. has been killed by the Fr ench there still remain the Bonn Conventions, signed with West Germany by France. Britain and the United States, which would give West Germany limited sovereignty. These are, however, closely tied witn the terms of E.D.C.. and Dr. Felix von Eckardt, Dr. Adenauer’s press representative, said yesterday that it would be impossible to apply the conventions now “at a stroke of the pen.”