THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1989.
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Attlee Not Satisfied Premier's Statement
REAL POLICY
OF ASSURANCE WANTED
London, To-day. Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the Labour Opposition, following Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons yesterday, declared himself dis- appointed with the Premier's statement. Mr. Attlee proceeded: "We have a deliberate breach of obligations undertaken by Mussolini in the Anglo-Italian Agreement. We regard the Agreement as part of a mistaken policy, an un- real policy of unilateral appeasement.
KING VICTOR-
TO ACCEPT ALBANIAN "OFFER"
Rome, To-day. The Fascist Grand Council. meeting last night, approved King Victor Emmanuel's accep tance of the Albanian crown.
The crown was "ofered" to him by Albanian notables.-Reu- ter.
HUNGARY'S
"In my view the rape of Albania is to the Anglo- WITHDRAWAL
Italian Agreement what the destruction of
Czecho-Slovakia was to Munich, and the gen- FROM LEAGUE
eral effect is simply that one cannot accept the word of either the ruler of Germany or Italy.
"We have got to face the position "When people suggest that trou- bles can be dealt with if only rea- that everywhere in Europe there is sonable people would meet round great anxiety, and everyone is ask- a table, we have to remember that, ing who is going to be the next vic- these people are not reasonable.
FLEET SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED EARLIER
London, To-day... Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking in the House of Commons yester- day, agreed with the Government that nothing could be gained by denouncing the Anglo-Italian Agree- ment at present.
He criticised the policy by which the British Fleet was scattered in the Mediterranean during Easter.
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Budapest, To-day.
Hungary's withdrawal from the League of Nations was discussed by the Foreign Minister, Count Csaky, in a lengthy speech before the Parliamentary committee for "The attack on Albania was cer-
Foreign Affairs yesterday, tainly not a sudden attack sioned by something done by King The League, he declared, wùs re- Zog. It was part of the settled po-garded during the past decade as licy of the Axis powers and
an instrument for holding up the directed towards the disintegration Paris treaties, but it later became a of the whole of that part of Europe. source of propaganda against Fas- "I welcome the fact that we have cist and National Socialist ideo- undertaken responsibilities towards
logy, Poland, Greece and Rumania, but the Government to-day has accept- ed. Just those responsibilities they League was unable to fulfil its pro- refused to accept under the Coven-mises and the disarmament which it encouraged resulted in disadvan- ant of the League.
tage to the disarmed States, such as Hungary.
"We want to see a real policy of assurance. These individual plugs are useful but we want to see the
dam stopped.
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"We want a policy which is go- ing to build up collective security for years, and something more than a policy of cover for a week or a fortnight.
RUSSIA
In the field of the minorities; the
SURRENDER OF LEADER OF TERROR GANG
London, To-day.
Confirmation has reached London
of the report that Aras Abdul Razzak, one of the two rebel Arab fighting leaders in Palestine, gave himself up last night to the French authorities in Syria at Fiq, north of El Hama.
Kazzák's career has been distin- guished by utter ruthlessness and to the Murti's mpucat ́oveisance örd.ra whatever they may involve,. and since he assumed the position of leadership sixteen months ago . he had been the principal agent of rebel leaders outside Falesane in maintain.ng the terrorist grip on the Arab population of Palestine.
Razzak and his sixteen follow-
ers were in an exhausted condition They stated they had not eaten when they gave themselves up. for three days, and as British forces prevented their return to Palestine, they crossed the frontier into Syria.
The French authorities have removed, them under escort to Palmyra.-British Wireless,
ANGLO-TURKISH NEGOTIATIONS
London, To-day. Anglo-Turkish negotiations with
assistance are continuing, it was the end in view of a guarantee-of-
Count Csaky described attempts stated here last night.
The exact date when the British to reform the League Covenant and the position taken by Hungary. On pledge of assistance to Turkey whil one side were international obliga-be announced is not yet known.- tions on the other the interests of Trans-Océan. Hungary and her friends.
. He concluded with the following statement:
"We wish to stand on our own feet. And if we wish to maintain free- dom of decision as regards our friends, we must also retain our freedom in respect of the incom bind ourselves through definite ob- ligations.
Mr. Churchill said: "If the Fleet had been concentrated and cruis-
"I do not think it would be wise ing in the Ionian Sea, I believe the
to under-estimate. the difficulties in Albanian adventure must
which the totalitarian States find have been undertaken.
"This is no time for half-mea-themselves, but if we are to pre- sures. If peace is to be preserved, vent war we must get a strong en-plete League of Nations and not two main steps must be taken im-ough force to deter an aggressor,
"I am sorry, therefore, that we mediately:-
got no mention about the position of Russia.
BALKAN UNITY "Full inclusion of the Soviet in our peace talks,, and
"Promotion of unity in the Balkans.
“The four Balkan States are an immense co
combination, and if they can only stand-together they are safe."
WHAT GERMANY WOULD LIKE
Churchill said he was not
And that Italy had made up |
her mind to be involved in a mortal struggle with Britain and
"It may be assured,”
"If you want to build collective security you must get unity between Britain, France, and Russia.
'I feel that a general declaration of solidarity between those powers would be a rallying point around which all those forces which stand for peace could be brought in."— Reuter.
JEWS REJECTED
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May I emphasise that our re- signation came about following deep consideration, not because we have assumed other obligations or intend. to assume them but merely be cause we deem it necessary to se- cure to an increased degres the free self-determination of the Hungarian nation in the approaching period of dissensions.
Our resignation will certainly lead many States to wonder ther political cooperation. League is not equivalent to taking sides. Tran Ocean.
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"It is not facilitate that