The Times , 1974, UK, English
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Friday December 27 1974 No 59,279 Sheila Black’s guide to the Price eight pence THE TIMES January sales, page 6 Deal with Stonehouse tells Greek Australians junta men 6 suspected From Mario Modiano was blackmailed’ Athens, Dec 26 Many Greeks suspect that the Mr John Stonehouse, the missing military junta which surren¬ Mr Stonehouse, who disappeared dered power to the professional Labour MP, was reunited with his from Miami on November 20, said politicians last summer has wife in Melbourne last night. somehow managed to survive he had been blackmailed and had tJmI res,oration of democracy. He had been ordered to be detained What encourages these suspi¬ set out to create a new identity cions is that some army offi¬ for seven days as a suspected cers suspended provisionally as tinder a dead man's name. On an administrative sanction for illegal immigrant, but Mr Clyde Christmas Eve he sent a telegram alleged direct involvement in Cameron. Minister of Immigration, ve i;ouPs" in torrures, or in to Mr Wilson apologizing for the the Cyprus misadventure, have said that Mr Stonehouse may prove been recently pardoned and trouble he had caused his colleagues, taaciy reinstated. to be exempt from the Immigration and indicating that he wished to A. case in point is thar of Act as a British MP. Major Athanoasios Perdilds, stay in Australia. the former assistant military attache in London, and trusted member of the loannidis junta. He was suspended from active service for 12 months in Sep¬ Remand on immigration charge tember with 35 other officers. From Herbert Misliael His suspension was reduced to Jeibourne, Dec 26 The court was not in a position one montii by order of the De¬ ro rule wberher Mr Stonehouse fence Minister. Today he is in Mr John Stonehouse. the was an illegal immigrant. command of an infantry batta¬ Virish Labour MP, was today In an unsworn statement lion in northern Greece. trdered by the Melbourne from the dock, Mr Stonehouse The case of Major Perdikis Shattered houses, fallen telegraph poles—the "giant rubbish dump” that is Darwin after the cyclone. More photographs on page 5. nagistrates' court to be de- said: “I am grateful for the was one of eight revealed by ained for seven days so that way the Victorian authorities the Communist newspaper he Australian Minister for and the Commonwealth police Avghi. During the coup of mnugration could consider have dealt with me since I came 1967 the major is known to vhether a deportation order into their orbit. have arrested General Diony¬ Giant airborne evacuation of Darwin gets -,'Duld be made against him. “ I have cooperated with sos Arbouzis, who is now com¬ .Acting Inspector John them fully since I came into mander-in-chief. licbael Sullivan told the court their contact. I have nothing to While it is natural for the hat he interviewed Mr Stone- hide from the Australian left to agitate over the alleged under way as cyclone deaths rise to 45 ouse in Melbourne on Christ- authorities because I have failure of the Kara mantis Gov¬ las Eve. He said Mr Stooe- made my position clear. ernment to cleanse the armed From Our Correspondent operations and plans for re¬ flew to Darwin on the first mili¬ craft described it as a shat¬ ouse told him he was a British “ I wanted to establish a new forces of the more energetic Darwin, Friday morning building the city. tary aircraft, said by radio tered city. They spoke of “ total temher of Parliament and that identity and start a new life as junta officers, it is the pro- A huge relief operation is now It is estimated thar up ro link: ” There’s no choice but havoc aud destruction ”, with a : had turned the name of a so many other people had done Government press that is de¬ well under way to help the 25.000 people are homeless and to evacuate Darwin. There's population “ dazed and stunned, ?ceased man to obtain a before me in Australia. manding an explanation for people of Darwin where the that 90 per cent of the buildings nothing left here to stay for. long past weeping”. issporL “ A whole web of circum¬ these “ acts of incomprehens¬ known deaths from cyclone in the city have been destroyed: “The city lias been almost A television film, shot from Mr Sullivan continued: “I stances developed and it seemed ible favouritism towards the Tracy which wrecked the city .An Air Force doctor who flew completely wrecked, and the chartered aircraft which flew to me my best course was to junta ”. on Christmas Day rose today the first victims from Darwin unanimous opinion of the over the city. showed miles of ked him: ‘How did you do remove myself from the situa¬ io Sydney raid: “ The city looks people is that it should be bull¬ flattened buddings, aircraft and is ? He replied: * I made The Athens newspaper Kathi- to 45. tion .that existed in Britain and merini, whose publisher, Mrs tike a giant rubbish dump.” dozed aud rebuilt.” vehicles flung into walls and quiries at hospitals. I asked establish a new identity. I Royal Australian Air Force Mr Gough Wbitlam, the Prime rubble, others completely r people who were dead and Helen Vlachos, is a member of The aircraft carrier Mel¬ have apologized to the Prime Parliament for the ruling party, aircraft and commercial air¬ bourne is leading a fleet of Minister, cut short a European broken. mv age group’.” Mr Sul- Minister, Mr Harold Wilson, for liners dispatched from the south tour to fly to Darwin after re¬ According to Mr Lance an said that Mr Stonehouse disclosed that the junior offi¬ seven Navy ships steaming what I have done. cer who in 1967 had arrested have been flying out the sick north loaded with emergency ceiving in London reports of the Barnard, the Defence Minister, Id him he left England by a “ During the last two days In and injured, women and chil¬ devastation. 'rish Airways flight. Mr Kanellopoulos, then Prime- power generators and thousands 90 per cent of buildings in the Australia I have received more dren and flying in emergency of tons of equipment. All day v&sterday military and dty were damaged in the four- He arrived^ in Australia on Minister. had been admitted to understanding and sympathy the National Defence College. supplies. Darwin, Friday morning— civil aircraft touched down at hour onslaught. •vember 27, using a pass- than I got in two years in the This is a distinction reserved Dr Jim Cairns, the acting According to some forecasts, the Darwin airport, littered with Four trawlers are missing in re under the name of Dr United Kingdom." for officers destined to assume Prime Minister, said in Darwin death toll may rise above 80. shattered light aircraft and parts the town's immediate vicinity, __ seph Arthur Markham, but After the court hearing Mr the highest staff posts. that at least a quarter of the Already there are fears of out¬ of airport buildings, and un¬ and it is known that at least one left Australia the next day. Stonehouse told reporters: “I Kathimermi said in a lead¬ population of some 40,000 breaks of cholera and typhoid. loaded food, blankets and medi¬ pleasure craft with 15 people on • returned again on December was very pleased with the way ing article: “We are unable would have to be evacuated A report from Darwin hospital cine before heading south again board had not returned to ■" and was again issued with the whole case was conducted to understand the expediency because water and power sup¬ said children sick from drinking with evacuees. Darwin harbour when the entry pass. so amiably. for the tacit reinstatement of plies had been cut. There was a polluted water outnumbered Up to 3,000 people a day will cyclone struck. He said that, after his first “ I certainly have no qualms (these officers) in active ser¬ serious shortage of food, he accidenr cases. be airlifted out of the dry An RAF Nimrod aircraft has ;ir, he flew to Denmark by about accepting the decision of vice, and believe that the Gov¬ said, and the city simply could Massive supplies of cholera Aircraft carrying injured flown from Singapore to Dar¬ y of Singapore, to find out the proceeding stipendiary- ernment owes us full explana¬ not maintain and supply the and tetanus serums were flown people and women and children win, carrying medical supplies. at the reaction to his dis- Mr John Stonehouse, in magistrate. I am glad that there tions.” residents there at present. into Darwin from Melbourne have landed at Melbourne, Bris¬ It was expected to evacuate tearance was in Europe. Mr Melbourne last night. is now an opportunity for my The Government, however, There is also the fear of yesterday. Medical teams being bane, Adelaide, and the outback about 20 British subjects on its liran said that Mr Stone- application to • be considered-, has been unusually discreet. disease. The authorities have flown in from many parts of the towns of Mount Isa and Alice return journey. ise told him: “I came here under section 38 of the Austra¬ to be a migrant to Australia. Mr Evanghelos Averoff the cut the water supply because of country have begun an inocula¬ Springs. Today, an RAF Hercules will Melbourne to escape from lia Migration Act. This states For that reason, I am very Minister of Defence, who had damage to the plumbing system. tion programme. Communication links with fly from Gan to airlift about 70 happy to accept the hospitality eprional political and busi- that a person suspected of enter¬ won wide acclaim for the easy Four cabinet ministers are Major-General Alan Stretton, Darwin are still limited, but remaining Britons, a Ministry of s pressures in England and ing the country under a false of the Commonwealth hostels- manner in which he brought flying to Darwin to join Dr director-general of the National first reports filed by journalists Defence spokesman said in Lon¬ wanted to start a new passport>-may 'be detained iu M '"hey are nor entirely up to the armed forces within govern¬ Cairns in supervising the relief Emergency Organization, who who flew in with a military air- don.