The following facts from the "Annual neport and Statenont of Accounts
of the National Coal Board" for the year 1962 show that less minors are
producing more. Hd. notas
In 1962, productivity rose by nearly 8%, the tonnage lost through
strikes and restrictions was almost halved, and a financial surplus was made
for the first time in six years, The outstanding feature of the year was the
spectacular rise in productivity, which increased at more than twice the 1961
rates the improvement compared favourably with that of British industry as
a whole, Wider and more efficient use of machines resulted in 20,000 fewer
men producing eight million more tons of cosl from 450 fewer coalfaces, The
tonnage lost through strikes and rostrictions amounted to only 0.6% of total
output and was, with the exception of 1959, the lowest for more than ten
years, Ey tho end of the year, transfers had been arranged for nearly 3,000
men from the northern Divisions to Yorkshire, the Midlanda and South Walos.
Recruitment became progressively easier in 1962 and fewer men left
the industry voluntarily than for somo years, the total wastage falling nearly
hy 14,000 to 60,700, Recruitment was purposely kept substantially below
wastage and the number employed was allowed to fall by 25,000 to 536,200,
fhe BURNT: cP S PEACE WITH GOVERIBIENT AND Dicks CHIMA from Hsinhua 4/ 9./63
"To stop the internal war and to restore peace is a question of prime importance for settling the various problems within the country." It is also a key issue in settling thess problems, Declared the leader of the advance peace delegation of the Burmese Communist Party, Ko Htay st 4 press conference in Rangoon on Septamber 3rd. The delegation arrived on August 26th.
Ko Htay said, “To sstablish internal & on the basis of genuine national democracy, each party must recongise the and both must reach ngree— mont through discussions on the basis of equality. For these rezsons, negotiations on tha basis of equality cannot be neglected, This is the only correct way. Former governments which pursued 2 policy of total annihilation had rejected proposals for negotiation and for this reason, the internal war which wes fanned up by the imperialists for opposing the people and Communism had been prolonged." He emphasised that imperialism and the remtionsaries within the country were using various shameless means to undermine the peace talks. “Therefore, we must hoighten our vigilance, The question of establishing genuine internal pence is not divorced from tha question of opposing imperialiam and the reactionaries within the country. That is to say if we want to ronlise internal peace, we mst firmly oppose imperialism and react— ionearies at home," He expressed support for the action taken by the Revolutionary Council against reactionaries in the country who were undermining internal peace,
Replying to 2 question on the Sino—Indian boundary question. Ko Htey seid, “China is a socialist country. I+ consistently observes the 5 principles of peaceful coexistance, It has also successfully and peacefully sottled with Burma and its other neighbouring countries through negotiations the boundary questions which have had been left over by history. But the Indian government has time and time again undermined the five principles of pesoetul coexistence.
On the question of the Moscow tripartito treaty, he said, "Ve éo not approve this treaty because it does not completely ban nuclear weapon tostse.." Answering a question on Khrushchov's "peaceful coexistence", Ko Htay said "I Cannot understand Khrushchov's 'peaceful coexistence,'"™