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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1946.
WORLDWIDE APPREHENSION RAF Try U.S.-Yugoslav Dispute And Dardanelles For New
Position Feared
Critical
London, Aug. 22. The world tonight awaited with some apprehen- sion the next moves in the biggest potential diplomatic struggles of the post-war period, following delivery of the United States warn- ing to Yugoslavia and the Turkish reply to Soviet Russia's demand to share in the de- fenec of the Black Sea and the Straits. On the reactions of Moscow and Belgrade to these two moves depend the course of what is re- cognised in London as a critical situation. As the 48-hour time limit to the American warn- ing slipped by these moves were reported from the Mediterranean area today:
1. Mr. Richard Patterson, U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia (and New York Radio) inft Belgrade to seo Marshal Tito at Bled, his aum- mer house, where the Marshal claimed to have himself witness
"MOSQU⋅plt will visit Gibraltar and }
The spokesman stressed that, his remarks represented only his own opinions and were
not official views of the
Yugoslav Govern ment. But he is known to be in close touch with Mr. Edward Kar ed this forcing down of the for-deli, leader of the Yugoslav de
legation and Vice-Premier. cign
planes. 2. Admiral Hewitt. Common-
Two Crises der of the U.S. Naval Forces in
Sylvain Mangeot (Reuters diplo. America's Earope, announced that
matic correspondent) whe is now largest and most modern aircraft-in Paris, tonight writza:
Pranklin enrrier, the -45,000-ton
The note to Yugoslavia as Naples and and the Anglo-American notes to the Soviet Union constitute at Tangier. The carrier arrived in least one and possibly two firal Gibraltar today,
escorted by a class crises, which must inevitably destroyera, in have important repercussions on and two readiness for training manoeuvres the work of the Pass Conference in the Mediterranean with other Fleet. European unita of the U.S.
3.Turkey in a note handed to who follows only the routine plen d'Affaires tory sessions and committee meet- the Soviet Charge
ings. the ripples of the stones day rejected qutright
Russin's in the diplagatic wind are as yet hardly perceptible on the surface Conference. The
cruiser
** well
share in
To the Conferenco
proposal that she "tr of the of the Pence
TEM
were
absorvst,
the defence and Dardanelles. The reply was draft for this are:--
the ed after consultations with
"1. There has been no obvious British and United Sintes Ambag-occasion for raising the problems
Government's sadors. The British
dealt with in the respective notes to have views
(also believed to
on the Dardanelles, or on the jected the Soviet proposals)
Yugoslav acLions in Venezin sent to Russia yesterday, and n
Giulia. U.S. note on similiar lines was
any The delegates to the Con- delivered 24 hours earlier.
ference, where the statesmen of vision of the Montreux Conven- nations meet daily to thrash out their differences are probably less conscious of the sensationa! impact of such diplomatic moves than the embassies and ministers
The Soviet proposals for a re-
tion were first delivered weeks ngo.
U. S. Provocation
two
HEADS OF STATE Army Officer
Cashiered
TO MEET?
London, Aug. 23. An Exchange Telegraph dis- patch from Poris sald rumours were circulating in the peace conference lobbics that Pre- sident Georges Bidault had been invited to a meeting "on the high scar" with President Truman and Prime Minister . Attire,—Associated Press.
of notes, which logically follow Russia's formal
announcement that she seeks confine a settle nient of the new
status of the Dardanelles to the Black Sea
powers.
"Another important between the two ant difference insofar as they affect the Paria Conference, is that whereas the altuation in Venezia Gialla has a direct bearing on the work of the Italian treaty under
of
A British Singapore, Aug. 23. Major 3. B. D. Williams had been cashiered and sentenced to one year's hard labour by a court the din- martial investigating
the £9,800,000 appearance "Nakamura treasuro" which the
in Tooted Japanese had Netherlands East Indies.
Captain Williams was Assistant Provost
Marshal at Batavia and member of the Army's Special Investigation Branch.
the
a box of
Record
Brighton, Aug. 23. Group-Captain E. M. Donaldson, 34-year-old commander of the R.A.F.
High-Speed Flight, is to make an official attempt to break the world air speed record of 606 miles per hour on Saturday.
He will fly his own "Star,"
over tho a motcor jet-plane, marked course between Bognor
and Worthing. on England's
south coast.
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Testimony showed that Capt. Williams had received gold trinkets; that he turned in gaid to the Army part of the Pay-Manter and kept the re- mainder. which was found in hin room, the spokesman said. Several other soldiers and civilians are in custody awaiting the conclu- sion of the two-month investiga- discussion.tion. the Dardanelles question lies ous-
The treasure is alleged to have sido the immediate scope of the been taken originally from the Conference.
noon." "Government Pawn Service" head "Whether, the tension engender-office in Batavia by a Javanese ed between
the delegates of Army cantain. Hiroshi Nakamura, Yugoslavia and the two Anglo- who filled ten boxes with gold and Saxon powers will actually affect jewels and took them to the house
discussion
the Itale of a of
Eurasian girl.-Associated the Yugoslav frontier problems in the Press and Reuter.
committees relevant
depends on the measure of support for the Yugoslav point of view which is forthcoming from Russia,
few obvious sane-
NEW LINER FOR
FAR EAST
Londen, Aug. 28. A new 24,000-ton linor is being
There are tions which the United States can bring to bear upon the Yugoslav Government, if Yugoslav fails to built in England for tik P. & 0, 's The liner which is expected to give the United States the aalis-Straits and China Service. faction she has demanded.
be in service in May, 1948, will have over 23-lots and will be the largest vessel get designed for this route.
Basic Problems "The United States could raise the matter in the United Nations but the real Organisation,
She will be named the "Chnaan," settlement of the basic problems reviving an historic name in the concerning the issue would remain ¦ P. & 0-Reoter. bound up with
the settlement reached at the Paris Conference for stabilisation of the in Venezia Giulia and in
Vashington
United
of the various capitals concern Council.
Baya
ed. where the delivery of notes Washington today for consulta- is attended with all the dramatictions with the State Department formality of conventional diplo- on the case that America will put before the Council in the event macy.
of the failure of her warning to Marshal Tita.
Notes To Russia
An unofficial spokesman of the Yugoslav delegation to the Paris Conference declared in the French capital tonight that Yugoslavia would not be afraid to have the dispute over two U.S. planes shot territory Yugoslav over
"This does not mean that the brought before the United Nations
in events Security Council. In his opinion, Moscow and Belgrade
in Washington, London, may not the spokesman added, the shooting
have Important repercussions on States note. planes American down of the was provoked by the Americans the mood and progress of the Conference. It only means that in
an attempt to influence the course of the Paris Conference in they have had no time to be trans- favour of Italy.
The Security Couneli is likely to meet on Monday, if no satisfactory reply is received to the United Break Possible
Third World War
He said that Saturday's at- tempt would not be the end of record. attempts to raise the
If good weather persisted, n series of flights would be made, as much information could be obtained from the scientists point of view.-Reuter.
Sweden Issues A Denial
Stockholm, Aug. 22. The Swedish Air Force Com- mand today denied reports that British radar experts have come to Sweden in connection with the mysterious rocket projectilea seen over Sweden, recently.
"There has been no question of foreign help", an Air Force
"The communique suid. ports may have arisen through a confuelon over negotiations now proceeding in Britain and of America for the purchase the 'echo-radio' (radar) equip- ment for the normal use of the an force.
over
re-
Yugoslav territory.
As Russia la not technically a A Reuter despatch from party to the dispute, the opinion wi
that Mr, H. in Washington is that any action Johnson, Acting U.S. delegate to proposed by the United States in the
Council would be Nations Security the Security.
"to vetoed
by Russia. In that case, WDB summoned
the only coarse left to the United States would be normal diplomatic pressures, as those involved in the "These negotiations hava-been breaking off of diplomatic rela-proceeding for a long time and tiens-Reuter.
have nothing to do with the pro- jectiles flying
Sweden, 'Londan, Aug. 28. Morcover, the negotiations have The British Government kept been going on to secure from officially aloof on Thursday England modern 'echo-radio" from the America-Yugoslav equipment on trial because our controversy but there was no presont equipment had been un- The possibility of the United question where its sympathies Batisfactory when used against States breaking off diplomatle Jated into everyday Conference relations with Yugoslavia, if 20
fant jet planes like the Vam- lay.
If Marshal Tito fails to pires, recently purchased from busincas. The spokesman said the planes
is received were shot down on August 9,
tude" the "Evening News" said, Ljublang over Yugáslav terhear different order. Ever since the grade, or the Securvy Crom Bel- adopt a more conciliatory attf England, pu
Montreux being disc
discussed in Washington. just when a popular demonstra-issue of revising the
ritain and the United States MOST INSIDIOUS trol of the
Durdanelles was States is expected should Yugo will move in step”.
Major Guy Lloyd, Liberal WEAPON brought to the fore by the Moscow slavia decide to defy the warning. A Violation
United denunciation
States is expected the Turkish The of "This does not look like a coin-Treaty of Friendship, it has been simply to place the matter before cidence," the spokesman declared. clear that Russia was anxious for the Security Council,
a bilateral settlement of the pro- Both plans, he added, refused to blems of mutual interest to both comply with orders to land hefore
the control countries, including they were fired on.
and defence of the Straits.
"It was equally clear that the of the dispute coming before the
United
and Britain would Council
States Security
he said: "Wo International law before the Coun-ternational consultation between the Montreux signatories and the
to
1
tion in favour of Yugoslav control Convention--which regulates con- No direct action by the Ualled
of Trieste was in progress,
on
Commenting the possibility
Authoritative American circles assume that the 48-hour period in which Marshal Tito has been ask ed to
to reply will expire at the latest at 3:
3 a.m. CMT on Saturday (Noon Hong
Kong time). It would be open to the United
M.P. for Renfrew East, said in a speech at Glasgow that "the propaganda of Communism must inevitably lead to a third world war" and added, "If a United Nations airplane happens to fly over Yugoslavia which might see what is going on, it gets shot down".
He said without amplification
Washington, Aug, 23. Vice-Admiral W. H. Blandy. two Bikini who directed the atom teats, said he favoured outlawing of the atom bomb but did not think the United States should ban its use voluntarily. Blandy said "We all want to but it would see it outlawed
shall stand by our rights under favour a settlement based on in-states under the Charter to act that, while there were only two have to be a workable plan, a
cil anywhere else.
Dr
"These planes violated our ter- ritorial integrity. We were right in shooting them down and hold-
United States.
Quite Logical "There is, therefore, little san-
in self defence against armed at British and American divisions tacks until the Security Counc1) acted. This might be taken to near the Yugoslav border, there Bome 750,000 troops justify the use of fighter escort were by United States planes in danger "waiting in the neighbourhood".
Over-Associated Press.
ing their crews for investigation."eational in the present exchange of losing their
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BEACH TRAP FOR ESCAPEES
London, Aug. 23.
A beach trup manned by patrola disguised na fishermen
to capture escaped German prisoners of war was disclosed last night.
The War Office announced that 39 prisoners have escaped this year. Some made their way to the coast and were pick- ed up by the trap. The dis- covery of two prisoners па stowaways in a troopship bound from Hull to Cuxhaven bas shown that it is possible to slip through the trap and the sys- tem la now being tightened up. -Router.
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Narcotics Found In Germany
Berlin, Aug. 22.- Unusually largo amounts of narcotic, drugs, stated to be in ́ her possession illegally, were found when Dr Loan Hors- Krupenko, former UNRRA worker, was apprehended in the
A Moscow broadcast today United States) cons of formany, said the Syllan press reports U.S. Headquarters announced
"officially today!y vi more British and Indian troops. Krupenko was handed were expected, in Iraq,
The Iraq Legation said it had no information of "abnor- mal troop movements,
over to the Boviet Repatriation Mission in Frankfurt tödky?!! She was the wunan rifarred to by General Joseph MoNarney; Military, Governor of: Cha Uth. nede zaalarday, when the cald the Iraq Turkish frontier had thay, there had, boon vary (ow| no formidation whatsoever."-- ct of agents operating under Associated Press,
A British War Offler'spokon, man said reports of troops on
the cloak of UNRRA and only one had been positively identified as a Soviet agent-Beater.
TRUMAN LIKES BERMUDA
Hamilton, Aug. 23c President Truman arrived at this semi-tropical staland, lærd what bo saw and decided to spindi the remainder of his vacation, bere,
* Preed Bácretary Charles Ross boomed this in what wa have be looking for. There's no political significanes whatsoever in the President being in Ber uitda
2 The presidential @racht Wi- Hamaburg anchored in "the Americon naval operating baser
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