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YUGOSLAVIA CAVES IN
"Captured" Airmen Released
Promise Not To Do It Again
Belgrade, Aug. 23.
Nine of the ten captured crew members and pas- sengers aboard the American Army Ĉ-47 transport which Yugoslav gun-fire forced down near the Austrian border on Aug. 9 were released one hour before Ambassador Richard Patterson presented Marshal Tito with the United States ultimatum, demanding release within 48 hours.
Those released included seven Americans and two Hungarians. They began their journey today across the Morgan Line into Trieste. The tenth man aboard the They said that in Marshal Tito's plane was a Turkish captain swift compliance they saw a sign who
seriously በዚ
wounded that nations in the Soviet sphere when Yugoslav fighter planes of influence had decided against time for the fred on the transport. He re- forcing-t least mained at the Ljubljana kos-being-a major showdown which if not completely pital.
might shake, Dispatches from the Ljubljana wreck, the machinery for peace. quoted the crew members
ភេទ But even with the easing of the anying they understood there situation, the nation still awaited had been frequent flights by the fullest accounting before con- both American and British air-sidering the episode closed. Diplo- planes over Yugoslavia recently, mats considered that the situation, sometimes as many as 20 daily. which had been rapidly nearing The crew members said their a crisis. had been eased by three plane was not fired upon after factors: it hit the ground.
(1) The release of the prison- While Patterson did not de-ers who had been held since their liver the ultimatum until yes-plane had been shot down on
August 9.
(2) Marshal Tito's declaration to American correspondents that Yugoslav planes would not shoot at any foreign planes in future.
"ARIES"
•
Culombo. Aug. 22. The Royal Air Force Lax- caster "Aries" landed here at 4.02 pm. G.M.T. and took off tio houra later for Port Darwin en the next stage of the attempt on the Britain- New Zealand record-Router.
(3) The report from the Ameri- can Embassy in Yugoslavia that Government pro- the "Yugoslav
HOTELS WRECKED
Paris, Atig. 22.
Ten policemen were injured and luxury bars and hotels ransacked in a riot which de- veloped out of workers' de- monstration against the high cost of Huing in Nantes, Bri. tanny.
After marching to the pre- fecture to hand in their pro- test,
raided the workers hotels, which they accused of overcharging. Windows and glasses were broken and furniture amalied. Several youths were detained.--Reu- ter.
W.A.C. Captain Court-Martial
Frankfurt, Aug. 23. A court-martial today arraigned W.A.C. Cap- tain Kathleen B. Nash
Durant in connection with the theft of $1,500,- 000
worth
Hesse of jewels from Family Kronberg Castle.
The 43-year old Phoenix, Arizona, woman was accused of larceny, embezzlement, conspiracy and absence without leave.
Her lawayer, Lieutenant-Colonel mises to give satisfaction."-Asso- Dwinell, told the court that Mrs. clated Press.
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Official Statement
Trieste, Aug. 23. The US. 88th Division in an
terday afternoon, Its contenta amelal statement last night on the were made known to the Yugo-release by the Yugoslave of the slav Government earlier.
Five Others
Durant had asked for, but been denied permission for, her hus band, Colonel Jack W. Durant, to bo her special defence counsel.
Colonel Durant, 36, married the
defendant shortly after the bulk American plane passengers, said: of the jewels was discovered in "At 9.30 p.m. on August 22, Lieu- the United States and is awaiting The State Department said tenant Donald Pausen of the 88th trial in the same case, but he has the ultimatum's expiration time Division met nine persons includ- not been formally charged as yet.
and two
was the former Americans
Mrs. Durant ing seven was not definitely fixed.
There were indications that foreign nationals, who were re-munager of Kronberg Castle, from none of the Americane aboard leased yesterday evening by which the jewels were stolen last the second plane survived.
A military informant sait
Yugoslav that
planes that downed both the American transports were acquired re- cently from the Soviet Union.
Paris Meetings
In Paris, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes held a hurried series of conferences with top- flight American advisere on the Yugoslav situation.
Russia's Foreign Minister M. Molotov, talked with the Yu- Vice-Premier, Evard goslav Kardelj, perhaps on the same aubject.
Earlier in London, Milivoj Sujic, supervisor of the Yuga- alay news agency Tanjug, said that Marshal Tito might reject ultimatum the United States
'because it would be a good thing for us to have the entire matler threshed out before the Security Council.
"The last thing Yugoslavia We have done wants is war. no wrong and we have no desire
bring
Americans either individually
to
or Pres0.
disaster to any
collectively."-Associated
Fresh Hope
Washington, Aug. 23.
Yugoslavia's quick submission
to the American ultimatum for
(Continued on Page 8, Col. 1.)
November.Associated Press.
Right-Wing Press Criticisms
London, Aug. 23, "serious act of aggression," Phrases such as
"callous attack" and even "butchery" are used by the Right-wing British press with refer- ence to Yugoslavia in their comments today on the United States note.
The Conservative "Daily Telegraph" emphasises that the note is "conspicuous by its studied moderation in tone and substance" and con- tinues: "The deliberate shooting down of two planes and the detention of the survivors are serious acts of aggression which might well have been the occasion for insistence on a per- emptory redress."
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PALESTINE
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Arabs Name Delegates
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London, Aug. 23.
names of the proposed heads of delegations framm Aral states at the forthcoming London conference on Palestino have now been announced from an official Arab source.
They are: Egypt: Hadz Ramadhan Pasha, leader of the Nationalist Party Lebanon: Camelle Chamoun, Lebanese Min- Inter in London; Syria-Faris El Khoury, ex-Prime Minister And President of the Syrian Chamber of Deputies, who
who led his country's United Nations
Saudi Arabi bly
ARGENTINE "GUY FAWKES"
London. Aug. 23.
An Argentino nationalist tried to blow up the Hones of Congress in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, as protest against the Senate's ratifica- tion of the Argentine coneti- tution, cables the correspon dont of
The
Tinico" STR Buenos Atros.
Ho nawe that while both Chambers were sitting the police noticed a man trying to enter the building. Ho toas arrested and found to be con coaling five gelegnite car tridges with detonators and fusen, which oznorta declared svera powerful onough
to 'oravc damage."
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H.K. Volunteers To Form Association
Grievances To Be Put Before Govt.
Members of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force are soon to form an association which will call the attention of Government to several grievances concerning rehabilitation. A small committee of the Corps is now searching for a hall, or suitable accommodation where meetings can be held by as many members of the 411-Volunteers now back in Hong Kong who wish to discuss matters of pay, marriage allowances, medical examinations, demobili- sation and clothing allowances. Elected as temporary secretary by the committee is Mr. A. L. G. Eastman, and Mr. V, C. Labrum will be in the chair at the future meetings.
A member of the Corps explain ed yesterday: "The object of our association will be to bring the Miami, Fla. Aug. 23.
attention of Government offelals ex-Prime After crossing the At-to the plight of many of us who lantic in a 38-foot sloop, feel very strongly that much more is necessary in the
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of
in London last winter: Tran-Nurt Es
of the Minister and Chairman Senate: Transjordan:-probably Famir Riani,
Minister: 18 seagoing refugees
from Estonia sailed into Hong Kong resettlement in Feisal present Prime Minister: Miami harbour only to Palestine: probably Jamal Hus- seini, deputy chairman of the be refused permission to Palestine Arab Higher Executive; land. and one other delegate.
The representation of Yemen
has not yet been fixed.
According to the Foreign Office, formal acceptances to the invita-
RECOGNISED
New York, Aug. 23. The Spanish Infomation Centre announces that it ins received a message from Dr. Jose Giral, Premier of the Spanish Republican Govern- ment, saying that Czechoslo- vakia has officially recognised the Republican › regime. As- sociated Press.
and
is now
Saud tion to attend the conference have only been received from Lebanon but informed quarters Arabin, Transjordan, Syria here consider that there little doubt that the Arab states
Palestine Arabs will strongly represented at the con- ference. which will probably take place about the end of the first. week in September.
and
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The British nothorities, it is re- liably understood, have been in- formally contacted about tho pos-
sibility that the Muftl of Jeru. salem,, now at Alexandria, might attend the conference. But there is no chance that he would be the acceptable as a delegate to British Government.
think Observers here do not
on This that any disagreement
The 11 men, six wives and a 6-year-old girl had been at sen for 30 days on the last leg of their voyage from Madeira. They started from Sweden on May 30.
Without one valid immigra- tion permit in the whole group, Immigration officials said that they had no choice but to refuse landing permission.
The sloop's skipper navigator, explaining their flight from Estonia to Sweden, said;-
and
"We have lived under both German and Russian rule.... there is no choice between those two. Under both, our houses would be entered in the dead of night. Neighbours would disappear without trace. Liber ty has left Estonis. If we must go on, we will, even if we must travel all the way to Australia: They cannot take the sea away from us."-Associated Presa.
Press
England received their demob- sation suits there, but there are several instances of those who re- turned from Japan and remained in Hong Kong who are still with- out their demob suits." It is also feared that any monetary allot- ment by the Government in li of clothes is not sufficient to cover their purchase.
Unique Position
The position of returned Hong Grievance number one, which Rong servicemen is unique in that will be discussed by the Valun- unlike their corresponding mill-
as
teers, is that Government workore tary personnel in the Allied coun- in the Corps have all received tries they have no official body their allotted pay while many non-set up speelally to deal with their Government employees have still civilian problema. Neither is thero
any provision, an in America not received their back pay
Australia, for the returning ser- servicemen over several months.
vice men of those countries to be advanced money to the extent of 30 per cent of the value of any land they wish to purchase at a
Housing Question Several of the volunteers no back here are finding that the dwellings they lived in before the
have been low rate of interest over varying Japanese occupation
periods of repayment. taken over by other residents who cannot themselves and fresh ac- that the forming of the Volunteer A round-up of opinion revealed commodation owing to the Reute
Cute Association should be encouragest A few mem-if it will help to bring the speedy housing shortage.
of the Volunteers who bora cause of that reason
necessary
it found
pitention of Government to tho
to live in the Peninsula Present unirtifactory situation.
that their Hotel said yesterday living expenses now are naturally higher than their ordinary of income..
rate
Diso
Some of them who previously rented business offices are unable to and fresh office space to re-start their private enterprise.
Another point which will come in for discussion on the meeting's first agenda will be provision of demobillaation clothes. The Volun- teers who were reputilated to
Interview With Tito
Bled, Aug. 23.. Newspapermen in their questions to Marshal
Tito here at his Summer palace asked him;~ In the event of further American planes fly- ing over Yugoslav territory without clear- ance, is the same procedure to be adopted as on August 9 and August 192
point is likely, to prevent the cen- Tito replied: "No." I have given strictest orders
ferenco from Reuter.
taking place.--
Mined Shĺp Still Afloat
to the Yugoslav Fourth Army's commanders not to fire on foreign planes, civil or military, and the procedure is not be repeated."
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MUFTI OFF
AGAIN?
Paris, Aug. 23. The Paris evening. newspaper "France Soir" today reported from its Jerusalem cor- respondent that the Mufti of Jerusalem was another es- preparing cape,
"One of the
The paper said: best informed Arab politicians Bald that the Mufti was expected at a to arrive at any moment luxurious villa in the neighbour- hood of Heirut in Syria.
"A few days ago, the Mufti's nephew, Isaac Darvish El Hus- seini (who was with the Mufti in Paris) was scan supervising the loading of the Mufti's luggage on
later
the
Also in reply to correspon- small lake, fishing, near Kranja plane for Beirut." dents' questions. Tito said he before lunch, at about 1830 on The report added that ten thought the infringement of August 9. I heard the roar of trunks were loaded on a plane and Yugoslav frontiers by American Oghters and looked up and saw at the last minute a much heavier planes was "deliberate to a transport plane and two figh-trunk was brought to the nero- Jerusalem, Aug. 22.
Create the impression among tors circling it. I thought it was drome in King Farouk's private Zionist extremists, bent
the car. It was said to contain a Yugoslavs that the force of the a simple exercise. After Regarding the American de- and adda: "Here, then, was at upon preventing further depor United States' Government is so planes passed out of sight, "farewell present to the Mufti
every-fire and then I heard a Government must take ands, it says: "That is at once Icast an understandable griev- tations of Jewish illegal immi-
planefused the extra trunk as it an mada last
-crash.". thing." the least and the most which the ance to be added to the charges grants to Cyprus, are generally overwhelming that the Yugoslav heard a burst of machine-gun from King Farouk." The pilot re
too heavy. American Government could made in a speech by Marshal belloved to have
to sink the
The two correspondents, in- The Muft's nephew left in the Following are the remaining
it was learned have done consistently with the Tito, when he referred to 'not a night's attempt
aqua- 7,000-ton British troop
trans-questions put by the correspon- submitting their questions to plane and rule of order in international, single plane but whole
asport "Empire Rival", as she lay dents and the Premier an- Tito, assured him that his re-that the Muft would take the pre- relations which it is their aim drons' of 'military as well
plies would be "presented unal-sent with him when he leaves for in common with other well dis- civilian planes flying over that at anchor in Haifa Bay.
Up to late this afternoon, no (Q)-How can an agreement tered." In expressing his be-Beirut shortly. posed Governmente to promote. territory.
have been made be reached between America and Hef that the flying of American
Hai Amin El Husseini, The recent Yugoslav polley "Protests have been made by arrests
were Yugoslavia so that American planes over Yugoslavia was "de-Mufti of Jeursalem, escaped has been all too reminiscent of Belgrade on the subject with- although British troops
made house planes off their course or in dis- iborate," Tito claimed this secretly from France in June of the methods familiar in Europej out the publication of any cate-reported to have the release of the Imprisoned and elsewhere between wars of gorical reply: and it is perhaps searches in the Jewish settle treas can receive the courtesy of "was especially shown in the this year. He was given asylum cases of whole squadrons flying by King Farouk of Egypt and has American Army fillers, plus her which the world might have surprising that the State De- ments on the north side of Hai- the air?
were (A)-"It should be easy to over."
been staying in Alexandria, assurances of no more shooting, hoped it had seen the last with partment spokesman in Wash-fa Bay. British troops
hoard several arrange specific signals to on
bo Tito then said that the ap-Reuter. produced fresh hopo among diplo- tho defeat of aggression pow-ington, should have been report today put mata today.
ed as saying, during a comment ships at anchor in the harbour given in case of planes in dla-pearance, over Ljubljana of on his Government's note, that and bay as added security pre-tress or lost or forced by bad "Flying Fortresa" a few days "The Times”.
States the United States had not ask caution, while Bren carriers. weather into Yugoslav terri- after the first United
plane was forced down was “a "The Times" saya: "It is noted permission to fly over the have been brought into the docktory.” helpful to confuse two different jut of Yugoslav territory lying area.
(Q)-What fa the interna-pure demonstration of this." — matters which have drawn on the air route between Vienna Water is still being pumped tionally known signal to land | Associated Preas.
General situation:---An anti- soparato notes from Washington and Rome.
out of the No. 5 hold of the and what countries use it?
U.S. Witness,
cyclone is stationary to the east and London during the last few Page Two
"But there can be no excuso, "Empire Rival," which is afloat Tito replied that he did
Trieste, Aug. 23, of Japan and another appears to Dealan for the Future Hong days, though each contributes for the Yugoslav refusal so far in shallow water with a military not know, but that he thought
An American who witnessed be developing over north-west the signal was "to dip 0110 to the atmosphere which made to release the seven Americans guard:.
the shooting down of an American China. A trough of low pressure possible the callous attack on from the aircraft which was. A meeting of more than 1,500 wing." He added that the Yugo transport plane over Yugoslavia artende from Indo-Chins to the
of Luzon. and American aircraft and the shot down as long ago as August Jewish ex-servicemen tonight alay pilot came close to the Am-
clumsy and brusque Yugoslav 9."
εξαν fighter plands which shot it typhoon is centred about 500 miles "The Times" continues that sent a resolution to General Bir orican transport on August 9 on Monday, says that the Yugo-Pacião, east It points out that for months much of the resentment felt by Alan Cunningham, High Com- and signaled to him with his down appeared to be of American cast of the Balintang
towing and falled to receive any Government past American aircraft have Yugoslave has been consciously missioner in Palestine, urging hand after he had dipped his been passing "either danger Jus- stimulated by regimes intensive abandon its present policy on response. 1y close to or accidentally on the ly anti-British and anti-capi- Jewish immigrants.
of the talist." wrong side of one most Inflammable frontiers of
"Stiff One" - Europe." It notes that the Mr. Bovin Shats Up Ukrainlan
"Manchester two planes which wäre The Liberal Dolegate,
shot down In Yugoslavia Guardian" says: "The American Page Seven-
British Exports at New Post Wore about 40 and 15 miles res note to Yugoslavia is a stiff one
War High,
pectively off the aircraft route (Continued on Page 6 Col. 8),
On Other Pages
Hong, Papo Three
U.S.-Yugoslav Illspute
Dardanelles. Page Four
Shop-Keepers in Court Fellow-
ents....
In Complaints by Reald Papo Five
London Only Four Days Away from Hong Kong Now.
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defence of it."
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THE WEATHER
The
Channel,
alowly north-west and in The eye-witness, a former sol-
Today's forecast: - Modorate dier with combat experience in
And who asked that his easterly winds, Cloudy with bright Italy name was not to be used, said that intervals and some showers. Four Jowa, suspected of be- (Q)—Binto you publicly stat-like sound of the planes' motors Yesterday's temperature!-- ing terrorists, were deported ed that you were an eyewitness and their lines convinced him that Maximum: 88 deg. tonight under a military ascort to the event on August 9 may they were American Mustangs" Minimum: 70 dem. by order of the Palestine Goy we have your personal account it would not be immediately at: Sunshine: 48 hours.
ed hare, however, whether or not Rainfall 0.028 ernment. They are being aunt of precisely what happened?
(Continued on Page 8, Col. 2):1 (A)---"I was in a boat on al (Continued on Page 8, Col. 8) | Kax Rel. Humidity: 97 per cent.