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Final Answer To India Plan Awaited Opposition From Moslem Press.
CHINA'S
"WANTED LIST"
A representative of Gener- alissimo Chiang Kai-shekis Hqs. in Canton arrived in Hong Kong yesterday after- noon and the "China Mail'' learned
tors
from .semi-official
This follows closely on the heels of the passing into law
Iaborators (Surrender) Ordin- ance, 1946, and It is understood that the representative — Mn- jor-General L! Han-chung will begin his talks today with the local authorities.
Various details of a technical nature concerning the handing over of collaborators have to be worked out and as soca as these are settled and Major-General Li has reported back to his Head quarters the Chinese Govern- ment is expected to make almost
NEW DELHI, MAY 20.
WITH THE CONGRESS PARTY'S FINAL ANSWER TO THE CA NET MISSION'S PROPOSALS FOR INDIA'S FUTURE STILL UNDECIDED, MAHATMA GANDHI TONIGHT REPORTED TO THE PARTY'S WORKING COMMITTEE ON A TWO-HOUR TALK EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH LORD PETHICK-LAWRENCE AND SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS.
SYRIA
Syrian, May 20.
Surian Government nesterday informed tho United Nations Security Council that all British and Fronch troope have boon withdrawn from Syria-As- aociated Preen.
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AFTER A FOUR-HOUR MEETING, THE COMMITTEE AD-Ordered Not To
JOURNED TILL TOMORROW MORNING, Mr. Gandhi's talk is believed with the scope, to have dealt functions and structure of the proposed interim government.
Moslem View
of Today's issue
"Dawn," Moslem League organ, said, "Li after careful study it is found that the plan is a trap
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Family Life For Servicemen
LONDON, MAY 20.
·MEASURES TO AVOID THE BREAK-UP OF HOME LIFE CAUSED BY LONG SEPARATION FROM THEIR FAMILIES OF MEN SERVING WITH THE FORCES WERE. ANNOUNCED BY LORD NATHAN, UNDER- SECRETARY FOR WAR, IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. THEY WERE RECEIVED WITH DEEP SATISFACTION BY -A HOUSE WHICH HAD DISPLAYED REAL 'ANXIETY
ON THE SUBJECT.
They include:
Shorter tours of duty abroad; Maintenance and expansion of
the welfare. services built up during the war; enabling more familles. to join hus- bands overseas, and
The building of married quart- ers up to full requirements at both home, and oversens garrisons.
CIVIL WAR
IN IRAN
New York, May 20. The British Broadcasting Lord Elton, opening the de-Corporation today #quoted hate, called attention to the Tabriz radio as saying clashes social problem lying behind the
were
the other hand, it is felt that by working the plan from with- Chinesa spurcos last night
Nuernberg, May 20, that he is to discuss with the
in Moslems will be able to bring themselves nearer to the goal of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder Hong Kong Government the Congress quarters indicate Pakistan, that course will not
testified before the War question of Chinese collabora- that further meetings between bo_ruled out."
recent announcement that 48,600 between troops of the Axer- The paper
emphasised that Crimes Tribunal today that Service men were awaiting baljan province and the Iran- who are in the Colony Mr Gandhi-und the Cabinet
Mission may be necessary be-the ultimate aim was Pakistan. United States ships repeated divorces. Those in a position lan Central Government con- and who ard on China's fore the Working Committee "Those who think that, because ly violated, the neutrality ruler to know extimated that for tinued-at-three_places_along- "wanted list."
on the of the present Labour Govern before can pass a resolution
for divorce the Azerbaijan border. America entered the
every case listed proposals. It is believed that ment's unwillingness to con-
there were four or five others, doubts are felt by members of cedo Pakistan, the Mosiem War.
which brought the figure to The British broadcast emphasiz- last Friday the Chinese Col-', the Committee on the grouping will end, or even lose momen- Navy, chief, said the German were estimated to be another Teheran radio nor other sources national struggle for freedom Raeder, who was the Nazi 200,000. In addition, there ed, however, that neither the of the provinces, and that a
radio clarification is being sought by tum, are victims of foolish Navy received orders from 100,000 undisclosed cases of had confirmed the Tabriz Mr. Gandhi on this point. hope," it said. "The nation Hitler not to attack United eventual shipwreck when the aeeunt of the skirmishes,
Tabriz radio said that in one No word on the proposals has meaning Moslems) awalts its States ships despite alleged neu- husband returned home.
(Jinnah's) yet come from Moslem League leader's
encounter the Central Government word of trality vidations.
Nightmare Of Exilo forces suffered
unsocelfied quarters, and Mohammed All command and peace or blood-
He testified that Artorican
Declaring that the treatment number of casualties and lost 40 Jinnah, Moslem League Presi-shed hangs only on that word." "neutrality parrols" during the of married mon by the authori-oldiers as prisoners. dent, is still in Simla.
London Comment
Tabriz had earlier gadloed that ties under the urgent compul-- Summer of 1941 operated morosion of war had often been un all largo Acerbatian towns than 1,000 miles from the Alastair Forbes,
Imaginative, and at times fu- under martial law and appealed political United States, although the so considerate, Lord Elton recalled to the residents, of Azerbaijan to commentator Dispatch"
of the "Sunday called neutrality net extended that he was a prisoner of war resist the government foreca to
(Conservative) only 800 miles. He said the writes:
India has long been divided Secretary of the Navy, annicunc-
Inte Frank Knox, then U.S. for two and a half years in the the last man-Associated Press.
previous, war, He deeply mov-
Delayed Report immediate application for the from which there is no exit to by many factors, but never Dyed at a press conference on the fed the House by relating how,
Teheran, May 10. wanted colla- wards Pakistan, it will have to British administration. If the day of the attack on Pearl Harby a vivid and recurring night- that Iranian Central Government ever since, he had been visited Tabriz Radio announced today be completely rejected. If on ambitious British scheme le bour. that United States war ever made to function success ships were ordered to fire upon
forces attacked the "Democratic fully, without causing injustice German vessels, but Hitler in
"The details are always the Garrison" at the Aberbaijan, town OT unhappiness to minorities and if the Indian dition could we be permitted to and I am Irrevocably and in-south of Tabriz, capital of the the vast turn, decreed that on "no con same," he said. "I am a prison of Sainkaleh with mortars at 1330
GMT er again. The war is ondices,
Salakaleh lies about 100 miles sub-continent can find a satisfire first, but we could defend definitely doomed to exile. from self-proclaimed autonomous ROV factory form of self-govern ourselves." ment, it will give fresh hopo
my home and my family. I al-ernment of Azerbaijan Province. and confidence to those of un Farmer Commander-in-Chief ways awake from It in acute and only a short distance inside who have always sought to of the German Air Force, Her-mental agony, and I am afraid the Aserbaijan frontier. create a free and united Europe, mann Goering was absent freen there must have been hundreds The broadcast-said:—“This is
For Europe, it must be re- the courtroom today, with what of thousands of men in this how
Qayam desives &
peaceful membered, is united by common trasescribed a slight Sciatica war to whom not a mere dream, settlement of the Azerbaijan dif tradition of religion and cal-condition by physicians who But present reality brought alferences, but wesire ready. There
-may be death: but, no retreat." turo and untrammelled by added that his condition is not, most exactly that distress..
The broades added that a costes, as India can never be." serious-Associated Press.
¿Continued on Page (5)
P.in.'
in.” Iran-time curfew has beon proclaimed in all Azerbaijan eltles and said that Sadiq Apdegan. 'secretary of the Azerbaijan Demo- cratic
Party Centary governor committee,
surrender of the borators.
Coloured Troops In Germany
Nuernberg, May 20.
United States Military Government officials are drawing up a report reviewing the whole question of the use of American coloured troops for the occupation of Cèr- many, it was learned herg tonight.
Turkish Prime Minister
'Accused"
Two Choices
This follows a confession by a United States coloured sol-
dier that he shot two soldiers in Nuernberg on May 112
It. Was learned that the The Cooperative left-wing: Negro, a truck-driver who ar- "Reynolds Newa" writes' in rived in Nuremberg with a commenting on the India plan: contingent of replacement There are only two choices be-j troops early this year, and is fore Britain today in relation now, held at Erlanger, near to our vast colonial and imperial Nuremberg, wanted to put his possessions. Ons is to hold on ̈ense"and" full details of his con-Feverywhere in the teeth of ris- fession before a party of Negroing nationalism and by main- editors and publishers Istanbul, May 20.
now taining huge armies of occupo-MR. touring the American zone. tion. The other policy is one The electoral campaign in The party as due to visit which Labour is following to Turkey is taking an unexpect- Nuremberg where they will at-day. ed course with opposition tend the War Crimes trial. papers daily adopting a more tspoken language in spite
press code
It is to recognise that the
The Negro is said to have stated day of imperial "possessions" is that he shot at a German who ended, not only because subject had been threatening him be- peoples are everywhere dptar-
of the restrictive
Cause he was friendly with mined to break their chaine, SUCH being still in force.
German girls neur his billot, but because the conscience of Observers express the opinion and it was "pure chance" that Britain and the world will no that clashes between the powerful the bullet hit the Americans. longer tolerate what would be reigning People's Party and the The Americans who were necessary to maintain our rule.
Seelton newly an opposition parties may killed-Sit Paul
of-Reuter, extend beyond
and S/Sjt and speeches, Stopper articles McKinney Texas,
of West
rumours cir-William Timmons
to "quarrels between
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Sotisfaction
x-
mare.
Internationalisation Of Ruhr Basin?
PARIS, MAY 20. ERNEST BEVIN, THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY, HAS DEMANDED THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF INDUSTRIES IN EASTERN GERMANY, IN THE- HEART OF THE SOVIET OCCUPATION ZONE. THIS WAS INDICATED IN ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE OF THE FINAL SESSION OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S COUNCIL
tions raised by Beyin -
A PROJECT WOULD COUNTER-BALANCE THE MOOTED INTERNATIONALISATION OF THE RUHR INDUSTRIAL BASIN, AND INTERNATIONAL COUN- CILS WITH BRITISH MEMBERS WOULD THUS SECURE A FOOTHOLD IN UPPER SILESIA, TO OFF- SET RUSSIAN REPRESENTATION IN THE RUHR culate that ripta are in the offing. Harin, Connecticut-were in a
Soviet · Reply Bevin also proposed the ex-li The Democrat Party organ in jeep at the time. With them
London, May 20 Smyrna warned the People's Party were Miss Kay Gass of Wimble-quarters here emphasise that it tion as a whole, sald official eign Minister, replied that he
Although British authoritative amination of the German ques- V. M. Molotov, Soviet. For to abstain from actions that 'don, London, Miss Rose Korb would lead
Misb la yet too early for optimism over sources, rather than giving had no instructions from his brothers. The newspaper "Tak of Hammond, Indiana,
the India plan, satisfaction is them piecemeal consideration, government, and he was not vir says that Democrat Party Kathleen O'Farrell of Limerick, expressed today with reactions su and called for a review of Ger- prepared to discuss the ques- members in Anatolian towns are Elre and another United States far received from Inglia.
soldier.
many's eastern boundafies, in- being subject to pressure.
Particular pleasure" was The opposition. press criticizen A personal interest is being pressed at Gandal's statement, cluding areas under. Polls ad- the Government in terms that no taken in the Negro detained at Reuters diplomatic correspondent ministration. newspaper: For the first time in Watson, commander of the
dared employ only six Erlangen, by General. Leroy reports-Router. months ago. Turkey's history as republic, the
The Nuremberg Fourth Enclave,
<- Called who visited the detention camp account by citizens, asking how he today and is arranging a meof vas using the country's
money ing with the editors and the while campaigning for his party.
An official communique from accused soldier. An attempt Premier Saracoglu's office. stated to bring them together for an that the President had not taken interview today apparently any money from the Treasury. For folled
It is officially estimated that! troops in the American zone, The Government today dented of whom 8,000 may be in the the chatges by Professor Koprulu, Nuremberg arc-Router."
President has been
his tour.
Charges Denied
the
of the Saar; 'Ruhr`and Effect Of Fall In Birthrate
|
has been named
of Tabriz.
It also reported that Iranian Government troops launched. an attack three days ago against Kurdish forces at Saquiz on the Azerbaijan-Kurdistan barder, 64 miles south of Lake Urmia. The Kurds are reported to have taken 37 prisoners during the battle. Associated Press.
"Unlikely"
London, May 20. The B.B.C. saya that an Iranian Government spokesman today des cribed the reports of fighting "unlikely."
But as The broadcast, which did n
not elve the source of its information, sdded that the spokesman said the overnment forces. "have strict orders not to start any fighting, It may be possible that some fran tier units fired a fow shots at the Azerbaijane who were provoking them."
Teherani radio made no mention- Associated Press. on Monday of pay fighting
A
LEBANON GOVT. Beirut, May 20, Lebanon is still without prime minister today, forty- Meanwhile, It is learned that the deputies of the foreign ministers, who have adjourned tight hours after the resigna- He raised these points during until May 27, will hear Austrftion of Sami Solh. the discussion of French de-
The Independence Party, an and Italian representatives mands for political detachment Austria's claim for minor which has the majority in Par- liament and which according to the rectifications of her boundary Rhineland, which would provide with Italy in the south Tyrol, convention has the right to for international supervision when they reconvene. nominate the candidate for pre- over the strategic Ruhr Indus- They will also hear a report infership, has so far been unable trial region
on the distribution of hydroe.to agres on any one person, Germany, suid Bevin, had an-lectric power involved in the The fall of Saml Solh's Gov- Sir Godfrey Ince, Secretary to other highly industrial yegion proposed French Italian fron-ement followed, the resigna
tion of two ministere belonging National Adsociation of Juvenile should also be Allied' super- Employment and Welfare officere vision to guard against, rearma-
Reutor. yesterday that a fall in birthrate ment there as well means
ine that the number of boys
employment for
will be
“He said that,
Brighton, May 20.
there are about 20,000 Nogro the Labour Ministry, told. the in upper Silesia and there tier changes.-Associated Press to the, Independence Party.
and girls under eight half of ern frontiers, Mr. Bevin pointert available Concerning. Germanyls east-
UKRAJNE HARVEST:
a member of the National Assem
20. Moscow, May hly and member đf the | Democrat that it interfer huriyet Republic" said:Even if what it is only 395,000 boys that at Fotsdam, the Big Three Sunday that the Ukraine is being ocea
out, official quarters added, Tass. reported from Klew on red with private mail and tele. the accusations vervolles them to reached the age of 18 this year had placed the area, cast of the She Sings big hagventie, head of the phone calls. While his
la the necessity of telling
Marshall MacDuffie, with 417,000 in 1988 Oder under Polish administra
of was endorsed
by
the American press.” On the con- compared wit Government quarters and news- trary, it said, every intellectual and the Ogure would fall tion pending peace settle. U.N.R.RA. mission In Moscow, have stated: “It pappra acesse ali of lack of Turk ought to make favourable 800,000 in 1950. ga patriotism in having made such a propagand in the United States An advisory council on juvenilement, but this did not mean, is no rain in two works the crops in the Ukraine will be declaration in the American press and other foreign countries employment is to be up he contended, that the aros was
definitely ceded to Poland, bu ruined.”—siociated Press, The Government orgen "Djum- Bester,
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