19 JUNE 1953, page 4

Cross-currents In Russia

Some weeks ago, G. M. Orlov, the head of the economic section of the MVD, was attacked in the Party press in customary terms for inefficient performance of his duties in......

The Berlin Rising

T EN THOUSAND people have rioted in East Berlin. They now go back to their homes, under Russian martial law in front of Russian tanks and machine guns. But they have, for a......

President Calling The Tune ?

To the confusing accompaniment of book-burning, witch- hunting and fire-side chats, President Eisenhower seems at last to be beginning. to call the tune in Washington. The......

The King Of Cambodia

While Prime Ministers-designate come and go in Paris, a strange tragi-comedy is being played out in Indo-China. That ruritanian figure, Norodom, King of Cambodia, broke a royal......

The Final Touches

At the time of writing, United Nations and Communist nego- tiators have just met for the first time for a week, to consider the progress that has been made by liaison officers......