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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1946.
GRAVE DANGER TO PEACE Ukraine Brings Charges Against Greece
Bombshell For Paris Talks
(By Harold King)
Paris, Aug. 25.
The Eastern blot dropped a bombshell into the re
latively peaceful weekend atmosphere of the Paris conference last evening when the num- ber one delegate of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Manuilsky, announced that on behalf of his Government, he had sent a letter to the Securl- ty Council of the United Nations in New York, accusing the Greek Government of causing "grave danger to peace" in the Balkans.. This letter was despatched by telegram last night. The letter states that "as a result of the irresponsi- ble policy of the present Greek Government, a situation has arisen in the Balkans which re- presents a grave danger to peace and security in this part of Europe and which cause right- ful concern to all sincere champions of peace." The letter adda: "Numerous Council, said: "We consider that border incidents on the fireck- are being pro- Albania frontier voked by armed units of the Gruck army with the connivance and en- the Greek Gov- couragement of ernment.
"These Greck Jetachments are
opening systematienlly Albanian frontier guards as well as on Albanian peasnats engaged in agricultural work in the fron- tier areas,"
Are on
The Ukrainian letter also ac
the Greek Government of cuses
atmosphere still "rendering an more Lenso by repgated statements of Greck representatives in public speeches, in the press and at the peace conference in Paris of the war between alleged state of Greece and Albania.
PLAIN CITIZENS Land Girl
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Trashington, Aug. 25. Personal intervention of "plain American citizen" rem mited today in the holding up of a shipment of surplus war gooda
Yugoslavia, Washington consulting gineer objected to the propos- ed delivery of war surplus too. making machines to Yugo aluvia through UNRRA.
As a result of the stir creat- 48
by telegrams of protest and telephone calls to the Stato
the Treasu Department
ed by
War Ananta Administration and UNRRA' Regional Director. It was decided to delen the skipment pending a raview of the case-Router.
Comedy Of
the Greek polley is threatening a Banners In
new division in the Balkans and as we are neighbours of the Balkans, we are vitally concerned.
of Albania There is danger once again being used as a pawn in the international chessboard.” Charge Not Substantiated
Tel-Aviv
Tel-Aviv, Aug. 25.
The Jewish underground to- day bombarded the Jews with leaflets to rally them to passive con-resistance against the British,
and raised banners urging the to volunteer for the Jews Allied
liberation army" as armoured cara patrolled this tense all- Jewish city.
He added: "The holding of s Greek referendum now is trary to the onelier agreement and statesmen. statements Britain, America and France had agreed that the referendum should before December, not be held 1918,"
in
The banners were signed by the Irgun Zvai Leumi. one of the offshoots of Hagana.-Asso- ciated Press.
As quickly as polico toro Questioned as to the date of this
down the banners · of the agreement. Dr. Manuilaky, told re-liberation army", along the Al-
his porters to get in touch with secretary but later efforts to ebenby Road, the main business Tel-Aviv, thoroughfare failed to pro- tain information
others appeared suspended from duce
any concrete statements. Dr. Manvilsky was also asked the power lines in the middle what he thought of the American of the street. ultimatum Yugoslavia. Ic
considered it un said that he justified and declared that ultim atums were no way of conducting
The world is tired of wara.'
A British Foreign Office spokes- man now in Paris with the British delegation said tonight that the Ukrainian letter "will certainly not tend to improve the atmos negotiations." phere of the
Threat To Peace "The holding of a referendum under such conditions, when there are foreign troops in the country which support elements many of whom collaborated with the Ger- man and Italian invaders against those Greek patriots who courage.
contrary to Affies, is con
to the war aims procalment by the Allied powers." The Ukrainian letter requests the Security Council to place this situation on the agenda of the next meeting under Article 34 of the United Nations Charter and requests the Security Council to with- consider adopting measures out delay in order to eliminate this threat to peace."
ously fought on the side of the national relations. He
The telegram further accuses the Greek Government of the per- secution of national minorities in Macedonia, Thrace and Epirus where, says the Ukrainian Foreign
The
agenda
uned:
peace conference
With
Eloped A German
Tito Says Not Their Fault
of
Belgrade, Aug. 25. Marshal Josip Tito, the head Bald the Yugoslav state, here today that the second In- cident in which a United States plane was involved over Yugo- but slavia was "unfortunate, not our fault."
over
Speaking at Bled, where ho in staying, he referred to the Dover, Aug. 25.
appearance over Bled on Aug. An attractive British 10 of a U.3. aireraft. "After Land Army girl was my attention had 'boon drawn charged here today with to the noise of the engines in the sky. I saw. one of our stealing a small yacht fighters circling round a plane which carried her and a flying Ljubljana," Tito German prisoner of war, said. "Then I heard what seem- barst of identified as a son of ed to be a short
machine-gun fire, followed by a Hitler's one-time master fouder noise which soundert engineer, to Calais, in a like a crash to the ground. Two thwarted flight to Ger-hours later I received a report that an American plane had been over Ljubljana and when our fighters rose and algpallet it to land It turned southeast. It was brought back but stub- bornly tried to fly to the Aus- The yacht, the Lalum, and trian frontier. These are read bronzed Alexander Todt, aged facts and it is regrettable that 24, veteran of the Afrika Corps the events
so distorted and son of Fritz Todt, builder
abroad and Yugoslavia made of the German West Wall,defen-out na the guilty party, dia- RER, were also returned.
turbing relations allien.
many.
The girl is Doris Blake, aged 25. She was hustled back to England by a channel steamer under police guard.
French police who arrested the couple at Calais quoted Doris Blake as saying she had fallen in love with Todt and was trying to rench Germany with him. She was ordered to be held for hearing next Thurs-, day-Associated Press
Frankfurt, Aug. 26. The American News Service, quoting a communique issued by the headquarters of the Third United States Army, to- night said that 636 Soviet citizens, who were taken prisoner in the uniform of the German army, have now boen handed over to the Soviet au- thorities.--Reuter,
Russia Swinging Further Away.
A Reprisal?
(By W. Gallagher.)
Berlin, Aug. 25. Ho added that it was difficult to
situation but Diplomatic quarters in Berlin view the release of Maxim Litvinoy from the post of Soviet De- comment on the that it was well known that Al-
puty Foreign Minister as an indication of Rus- banian bands had been invading
sia's growing trend toward anti-capitalistism Greek territory from time to tune. The spokesman thought that tho Minister, the regime is notorious Ukrainian move might be a re- and a blow to those whose belief is that the for its extremely brutal char-prisal to the American proposal to
Soviet Union will depend fully on internation- acter."
charge Yugoslavia with violation
al conference tables to settle her disputes. Britain Accused
of peaco before the Security
Litvinov was looked upon by italist world and war between the Council. Is Government
for the Security his fellow diplomats as the strong- two is inevitable; The British
(2) That war between the two directly accused of responsibility Council meeting next Wednesday est advocate of Russian participa for this alleged, state of affairs.
has already
come but Russia been issued. It is tion in International bodies such systems may M. Manuflaky wrote: "The prin- restricted to tho report of the as the League of Nations and the should wait 10 or 15 years on de- cipal factor conductive to the committee on new members, bus United Nations to settle all difvelopments, meanwhile situation in the Balkans, as creat- the Ukrainian demand has been ferences, and a believer that Com- her strength and influence; and
(8) That Russla con live at policy of this ed by
of the present received within the time limit for munist tusala and the ennitallatie Greek Government, is the presence consideration next week and it is nations could reconcile their views peace with the capitalistle states,
arbitration, of British trav
troups in
in Greece and
and tilely that the Security Council by
Litvinay'a the direct
Influence in the all settling disputes through an inter- intervention
national body. of British
s will debate it at the zecond, meet- representatives in the internal possibl
on Thursday powerful Politburo, which makes affairs of this Allied country on
Russian foreign polley, has ap parently waned steadily In re behalf of the aggressive mon-
cent years, archist elements, esucotally in the preparation of the
referendum
for Sept. 1.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minis- ter, Dr. Manuilsky, questioned at the pence conference tonight about his demand for bringing the Greek "question" before
Reuter.
Vienna, Aug. 25. Telephone communications be tween Vienna and Belgrade ware resumed today after a 24-hour block. No explanation for the in terruption was given-Associated
the Security Press.
""JANE”.
I WASN'T WOBBLING, OFFICER - WHY,
IT'S P. C. GEORGIE
PORGIE!
It is generally believed that the Politburo has been divided into three schools of thought;
War Or Peace. (1) That Communist, Russia. cannot live in peado with a can-
NO, BUT YOU WERE DISTRACTING THE ATTENTION
OF MOTORISTS TO THE COMMON,
DANGER BY EXPOSING TOO/OH, BUT
MUCH LOWER LIMB- AND VERY NICE TOO?
YOU'RE A COURTESY COP NOW! YOU WOULDN'T MIND "THAT/
building
were
between the
"We have asked for nothing| but respect for our sovereignty and have shown the greatest possible patience." Tite said that after the second incident. strict orders had been given not to shoot at such planca, but to ask them to land and if they refused, to take their numbers and nationality.-Reuter.