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Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 7

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Netherlands Withdraws Conditions Agree To Talk With Indonesian Over New Guinea 10 BfUGHffll WINTER MENUS! All Meat No Waste tnnour Star lean boneless I MF: ij 29c Armour Star lean meaty SHORT RIBS Lb 39c Armour Star shniMrr BLADE STEAK Armour Star slvmi'kr round Lb SWISS STEAK 65c Double ACE Stomp Day H'ednseday THE HAGUE Netlierlatvls i An Negotiation without jrior condition was offered by the Dutch government Tuesday as a means of settling the dispute with Indonesia over the 159000 square miles of New Guinea Jungle anc mountain Premier Jan De Quay retreated from the government1 previous conditions that it would negotiate if Indonesia recognized before-hand the right of the TOnnoo na tive Papuans to determine their own future lie made the announcement at 'lie start of a debate in the lower house of Parliament after a pmc lama! inn in Jakarta hy Indonesian President Sukarno declaring New Guinea an Indonesian province Sukarno set no D-Day however Reports from Jakarta have said Indonesia's military men are opposed to an invasion until late in the year when they hope their amphibious forces will he huMt up with ships snd plane from Communist arsenals De Quay's announcement wi welcomed in Washington and London Good (llniale Indonesian Ambassador Zairin Zain said in Washington the Dutch offer "creates a favorable climate and there are big possibilities iliead" He could not say however wliether his government would drop its own condition that the territory must be turned over Indonesia before any negotia tsnn1 Zain also said "it would be useful'1 if UN Aeting Secretary-General Thant would sit in on negotiations US officials in Washington who have heen trying to bring the two sides to the negotiating table said they are now very liopeful British officials took the same view Australia a British Commonwealth member administers die pastern halt of New Guinea uid is concerned that the dispute might flare into a juirgle war Kvee since 1910 when she dined independence Indonesia has been claiming the Dutch-administered western half of the island The Dutch say the Papuans are not racially akin to tile Indonesians however and never were part of the Dutch East Indies Ni Detraction De Quay said that while the Netherlands is now willing to rn ter into negotiations without making self-determination a condition tliis "dies not detrart anything from her convirlion that the interests of the population must be kept in mind" He refused to give any informs tion about the results of contacts by the United Stales with the Indonesians on the grounds that any statement might be harmful He also indicated a preference for a framework that would bring several countries perhaps the United Nations into the picture Indonesia until now has Jieen averse to negotiations under aus-pircs of the United Nations The Netherlands has sponsored the creation in New Guinea of i partly elected partly appointed council as a step toward self-government The council has proclaimed a new name for the territory West Papua The Indonesians call it West Irian No Cut Off Do Quay in staling his government's position said the constitutional economic and social developments being carried out "could not be cut off just like He said the council crealpd a "mi deus that has bei-ome politically conscious and will form its own ideas of the political future of the territory" Apparently in answer to the DuUti views on self-determination President Sukarno in proclaiming New Guinea an Indonesian province said it would have a Papuan governor and "a great measure of autonomy" In the debate in the Dutch Parliament the opposition Labor lead er Jacob Buiver said there should be an "international Iran silion period" for New Guinea If the Papuans then refused to join Indonesia he said the Netherlands could not be blamed SPECIAL PRICES WEDNESDAY ONLY JANUARY 2 Large Calif Pascal CELEMY Yellow sweet Tray ONIONS 3 ll 29c Fresh Iceberg large heads Each LETTUCE 2 For 19c Fresh crisp 1 I-b Bags CARROTS 2 for 19c Crisp straight firm stalks free of discoloration good green leaves Large Stalks Libby frozen VI AT 19 Chicken Turkey Beef EA ill NO 1 CAN FOR Druixoii Paper Barks Robert for House 1 Lb Box 29c Nabisco CRACKERS 8 Tan TOMATO SAl'CE 10c Uncle William's No 300 Can Pork Beaus 327c: Unde William' u'h or yellow No 300 HOMINY 9c Bcimn 18 Or Jar Peanut Butter 39c Maryland Club ('Mb con $1 25) 1-Lb Can COFFEE file Personal size -p Tack IVORY 5 Bar 29c Regular Size Detergent 3c off DENISON ill Slate Sen Roy Roberts of McKinney had the support Tuesday of live Denison Herald in his runoff campaign to succeed tong -time House speaker the late Sain Rayburn The Herald endorsed Roberts as "a person of sound views anc straight thinking" in Hie Jan 30 election against runnerup Slagle Jr of Sherman Rolierl led the first primary Dee 23 by a vote of about 3000 over Slagle a former district judge Robert carried six of the seven counties Four other can-didales polled enough votes to force a runoff 29c TIDE New Guinea (Haim nt SINGAPORE The leftist Barissn Sosialis-Sociallst Front-party has introduced a motion in ths legislative Assembly In support of Indonesia's olthn to Dutch Pjled Wist Nsw Guinea SOM Alameda Partalra Lexington Weltef 4V ut.

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