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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1946.
BRITAIN ASKS AMERICAN AID
Germans Causing Anxiety
Frankfurt, Nov: 17. United States Military Government officers are concerned with the pre-
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Washington, Nov. 16. Britain is seeking the purchase in the United States of sufficient wheat to enable her libt only to avert impending crisis in the Colonial and other dependent, areas, but also to end bread rationing in the United Kingdom; it was learned here today from most reliable au- thorities.
British food mission officials have notined the United States Government of their wishes, which are now under study by high American officials.
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The British official view is that It is expected here that. Mr. sent sabotage and sharp-there is in the United States suf- John Roy Steelman, United States ly worded official Ger- ficient wheat both available and Director of Reconversion, will, man. criticism of de-a production to enable Britain next week; order the seizure of all]
to full all her obligations with, rállway trucks necessary to move Nazification.
out depriving other needy areas the wheat to ports. Officers said that the natomo-ot essential supplies. bles of two Frankfurt German de-Nuification workers and the
home of a third had been dam- aged in an apparent protest et the de-Nazification programme and current trial of Wilhelm E. Gerst, publisher of the "Frank furter charged with issuing propaganda under Hitler.
fication came
↑ Maier, German Minister Pré- sident of"Wurtemborg-Baden. Maler told the State Constitu-
U.S. Worried
Coal
U.S. Crisis
Washington. Nov. 16,
Coal shipments to Europe will be cut off immediately if 400,- 000 miners carry out their threat to strike in four daya' time, Government officials said here tonight.
Shipments would be halted
at a crucial time of the year for Italy, France and UNBRA countries in Europe, deliveries to which had alrendy been cir- tailed by last month's mari- time strike.
Dacials stress, however, that United States officials, includ fulfilment of the British wishes ing a Cabinet sub-committes ap-in November and is dependent solely on the ability pointed, by President Truman te of the United States to halt the study the situation, are said to current serious lag in deliveries be almost as worried about it as
boats for overseas are foreign claimants liere, of wheat, to shipments.
Observers believe if matters do Authoritative sources here give not improve there is a danger of
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breaking
Plans to expedite shipments December would have to be scrapped.
White House officials today had no news whether President Truman intends to go ahead. with his holiday plans week. Reports yesterday stated
next
Government officials arc studying all possible measures. deal a crippling blow to the Lo avert the strike which would United States now de-controll- ed. economy.
Harsh criticism of de-Nazi | this picture of the current United the United States, by the middle the President might cancel, his |
from Relhold States wheat expert position:
of next year, having an unholiday as a result of the coal manageable surplus, down price levels.
strike crisis. Only half of the 12,000,000 tons The United States intends in allocated for export has been tional Convention in Stuttgart crop year 1948 to export, 12,000, actually committed to particular that the de-Nazification law 900-tons of grain. It was hoped nations. Therefore, in the British should be changed. He also that 3,400,000 tons would be ship view, if only wheat can be moved rged quick completion of the ped by the end of this year, but from the farms and storehouses, Į Beace treaty with Germany present official indications are there should be plenty to meet which he said is being allowed that only 4,000,000 tons will have all needs, including the big new to "explate in sack-cloth and been exported by Jan. 1. British request
shes without hope of a better.
Following the shipping strike future.",
The United States is at present the present crisis is being caused the world's sate 'grain salesman, by the inadequacy of rall trans- The winter wheat crop, which port to take wheat front the will not be harvested till next elevators to the ports.
May, promises to produce mofbered his projected action "illegal" The movement of wheat is de-bumper harvest. creasing rather than increasing because Christmas trade is mono- polising so much of the nation's rall capacity.
He said that criticism of de- Nazification courts by United States Lieutenant General Lucius D. Clay had left the that "de-Nazification will never German people with the feeling end."--Associated Press.
Mayors Appeal
Stuttgart, Nov. 17. Mayora of 70 German cities in horizon of actual legal termina- _the_threa_western_occupation_tion of the state of war,” said Dr.. zones appealed yesterday for an Arnold. Klett, Lord mayor of early peace settlement and for Stuttrart, addressing the closing help in relieving Germany's econ- session of a two-day conference. omie plight.
"The guns have been silent now for one and a half years, but nothing more than a weak sil houette becomes visible on the
"All but efforts at reconstruc tion are senseless if we are not given a basis on which we can proceed." he said.Associated Press.
J.B. Priestley As Unesco Delegate
day next.
Paris, Nov. 16.
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Britain is sending the largest delegation to the first General Conference of the United Na- tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural or- ganisation (UNESCO) opening here on Tues-
Thirty-nine of the 200 dele gates, alternate delegates, non- official experts and advisers from 25 nations so far listed to attend are from the United Kingdom.
Eire Kept Waiting On Doorstep
Dublin, Nov. 17..
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stated authoritatively, are ready American officials, it can be and willing to fill the British request if they can get the wheat moving in sufficient quantities- Reuter.
Britons
Smuggle Out Cocoa
London, Nov. 17. Police and customs officers on the south coast are today on the lookout for smugglers ink- ing cocoa-unrationed in Bri- tain throughout the war-to the Continent where it is finding ready buyers in the Black Mar-
ket.
the Mineworkers Federation, is John. L. Lewis, President of liable to a year's imprisonment if he orders the members of or a fine of US$6,000 or both
his union out of the pita at 5
.. GMT on Thursday.
The Government have claim-
but there is little doubt his any orders he gives them-- union members would carry out whether in prison or not
tion has frozen all soft coal The Solid Fuel Administra-
supplies and ordered that none- may be distributed without the Administration's approval. Reuter.
Drastic Controls
Washington, Nov. 17. Secretary of the Interior Krug, who also is Solid Fuels Administrator, clamped drastic rationing. controls an the of noan Saturday as John L nation's 37-day coal supply as Lewis, stood firm on his signal for a strike of 400,000 AFL. soft coal miners Wednesday at midnight,
Preparing for the worst in the ausence of any encouraging future coal production, stocks aigns the Government froze
in transit, and coal in dealers hands.
France and Norway are the chief countries where cocoa is bring Bold, and returning travellers say that in France It The "supply will be doled out can easily be exchanged for only to utilities, railroads, ships, brandy or wristlet watches and hospitals, laundries, food plants even expensive perfumes..
and householders with less than steamers are being subject to ciated Press.
The craws of cross-Channel 10 days supply on hand.-Asso- stricter than ever" examina÷ tibn in the hope of checking the illicit trame.
1.
In the British delegation,
New York, Nov. 15. Although cocoa is unrationed United States Steel announced which is shortly leaving for Paris, will be Miss Ellen WI-in Britain it is now in very that it plans no general increase kinson, Minister of Education, short supply and the latest in steel prices. Dealers and dis- Sir John P. R. Mand, Secretary Africa. where more than 50 per were advised of the retail price figures show that British West tributors of the General Electric Company and Home Appliances. to the Education Ministry, and
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ed upon the Government today to "reconalder its attitude" to- This will be the first major ward the United Nations with international conférance having a view to withdrawing Eire's for its avowed obitet application for membership. elimination of war, and the The newspaper said: "We promotion of fraternal co-opera- have been kept waiting the tion among peoples and Gov doorstep. The Ministers must ernments by planned dis- know there is amongst the pub- semination of knowledge. lic a strong feeling that pur national dignity and pride have been sorely and wantonly hurt." Commenting on Russian ob- jections to admitting Eire to The United Nations, the paper declared: "The truth, of course, is that Eqzeig's antagonism springs solely frim her, know- ledge that Ireland's influence in the United Nations, however modest, would be on the aide of Christianity.".. Associated Prese.
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UNESCO wants to start s world-wide cainpaign to “Iquí- date" illiteracy. to raise the educational and cultural stan dards and drganise unrestricted international exchange of cul- tural and scientific knowledge.
Though as an international "brains trust" the conference is not expected to produce any sharp political clashes, there are likely the lively argu ments over the methods. and. defibition of certain aspects. The conference. will be fargely concerned with giving UNESCO a permanent form. A director- general is to be appointed for, a alx years berfod and an executive beard is to be appoint- ed with bewers to employ permanent staff and handle the budget
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Although no indication vailable as to who is to be 27 Landon, Nov. 10, . | appointed director general
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