2 MAY 1952, page 2

Over To Japan

It must be hoped that the sound and sure information about political and economic prospects in Japan which has not emerged during the occupation will become available quickly......

Franco And The Arabs

The Spanish mission which has been touring the Arab States has now returned to Madrid. Its reception in the Arab capitals has been officially quite warm, but unofficially there......

General Eisenhower's Successor

The appointment of General Matthew Ridgway to succeed General Eisenhower as Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Europe, comes as no surprise. The choice was recognised as lying......

The Fares Imbroglio

The effect of Monday's Commons debate on fare in- creases was to make clearer the exact reasons why the Government intervened to prevent the rise which had been due to take......

Sovereign Or King ?

Anyone—say an American—who comes fresh to the problem of a settlement between Britain and Egypt, may well find it almostincredible that success or failure apparently hinges on......