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TEHERAN, YALTA,
KPOTSDAM
State Department Releases Texts Of Agreements
The United States and Bri- German forces from transfer-,
Auch arrange. ring from the Eastern to the tain opposed
mente. Western front."
The Yalta conference almo discussed the Montreux Con; vention.
The Big Three agreed then that they should henceforth keep in close touch with each attier in regard to impending operations in Europe.”
Dardanelles
The then Foreign Ministern, Edward Steltinius, Anthony
Eden and V. M. Molotov, agreed that the question would be din. cussed at the next meeting in London..
Washington, Mar. 24. The State Department today mado public the entire texts of the Toheran, Yalta and Pots- CHINA'S WAR
dam Agreements, including the What will finally emerge from pact of February 11, 1945, by which the Kuriles, Southern the steps to broaden the basis of Sakhalin and concession in the National Government of Manchuria were promised in China and to arouse members of return for Russia's entry into
The Potsdam Agreement by the Kuomintang to a stronger the war against Japan.
Staliu, Churchill, Attice and sense of loyalty to the party and Beyond the revelationTMthal | Trunino provided that the Mon-
The Soviets made it clear to the nation is not easily to Russla agreed at Teheran to go 'troux Convention governing
forth be predicted. Generalissimo Chiang to war against Bulgaria if that the Dardanelles should be re- that they would put Kai-shek is plainly making a de-nation attacked Turkey, the vised as "falling to meet pro various proposals then. On the question of "dismemberment" termined effort to win back the texts contained little of major sent day conditions."
import that had not been pre- Thoy said the next steps of Germany, the Big Three. sympathy of the United States, viously announced informally should be subject to direct agreed at Yalta that the sur and if American policy in Greece or through communiques.
conversations between each of render terms should include a and Turkey may be taken as a
the three governments and Rection calling for "complete demilitarization pointer, with some prospects of
Turkey. These "next steps" to disarmament, success, The plans for the for
date have brought the Soviet and dismemberment of Ger mation of a coalition government
demand on Turkey that Russia many as a prequisite of future scem, at least at first glance, to
be given a direct share in the peace and security."-United advance the cause of constitu-
defence of the Dardanelles.
tional democracy to an extent
which is not to be discredited in advance of future developments. The sore spot, the civil war, nevertheless remains, with its plain intimation that China's genuine internal unity is as far off as ever. As soon as the Com- munists have abandoned their
It was disclosed that at Teheran on December 1, 1948, the Big Three were negotiating to bring Turkey into the war. A statement on the military conclusions of the Teheran con- ference said the conference:
"I. Agreed that partisans be sup- of Yugoslavia should ported by supplies and equip ment to the greatest pesalble
extent.
Turkey's Entry
"2. Agreed that from a mill- tary point of view it was desir able that Turkey should come side of the end of the
Shanghai Bangkok Singapore Manila military policy, the conflict with into war on the
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"3. Took note of. Marshal Stalin's statement that if Tur- key found herself at war with Germany and, as a result, Bul-
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"The conference further took to have preceded its fall. That note that this fact could be cx- merely demonstrates the type of plicitly stated in the forthcom- war the Communists are bent on ing negotiations to bring Tur- prosecuting, guerilla warfare in key into the war." which the loss of any particular Turkey declared war on Ger- point is not of very great in- many and Japan effective portance so long as armies escap. March 1, 1945.
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London, Mar, 24.
Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, told the House of Commons today that Britain would certainly not give away the in- terests of other Commonwealth countries in reducing Imperial Preferences enjoyed by them in the United Kingdom market.
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Al the remaining table, West was not a very experienced dupll- cate contestant, nor was his part- Strategy in war consists large-ner. But he did consider himself mover to fairly smart hombre. Against Britain was equally sure that she, could count only of adapting your or attacked her, the Soviet
the Commonwealth countries treating her in extimates of relative strength bo- his pair at the time were a couple tween your own forces and then of famous national champions. Ha the same way.
of the enemy at various pisces decided that the best way to give Opening the debate today on in the Empire was giving way and in various respects, It is the luck a chance for a good score,
play-
when he felt he could not earn it British trade, with special re to the conception that general some in bridge. If you are
Industry ing of
to undorbid In a tournament and a part- by sheer skill, was ference to Imperial Preference, development
Aliong pair-stronger deliberately. His hope was that it throughout the world must be cularly Colonel Walter Elliot said
than your own--comes your this was one of those hands that seemed odd that there was little the object of all countrica.
"Eritafu could aut get the table, the case may call for treat-looked good for a lot of tricks,
from what reference to Empire markets in
ment different
you, but would not produce them. into would usually do against your He realised that, practically the White Paper outlining Bri- advantage of freer entry tain's economic position.
other markets, particularly hard equals or against an inferior com- everybody would double with his
aha bination. "We think the organisation currency markets, unless of Empire markets and trade was prepared to make some can.
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The "Leaders of the three arrangements which we have tribution to the general freeing) War when, after the fall of the great powers-the-Soviet Union, } made within the Empire, which of world markets. She could not capitals of the Orange Free State the United States of America have been built up over a num-expect others to make her any and the Transvaal, the Boers. and Britain-have agreed that ber of years, are of the very unilateral grant. were able to maintain the strug-in two or three months after greatest importance and that it "We have got to make up our gle for quite a long time. That Germany has surrendered and very worth while that they minds whether we are going to HKD82 what has to be faced in China. the war in Europe terminated, ahould be maintained and continue with a "general removal DAQ 75 The loss of the main centre in the Soviet shall enter into war encouraged. The polley of Im-of
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which greatly be fostered".
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Half of Britain's manufac- nearly destroyed shall bo pro-
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tures went to the Empire and it trade between the two dispersing under the served.
was difficult to believe that The Government have no hesita- Russia In 'Asia miennce of strength and reassem-
Britain's own. prosperity would tlon whatever in choosing the 2 The former rights Lof bling to strike elsewhere, the
No Magic Formula
the Reds may be expected to keep up Russia violated by the treaclfer. Persist if these arrangements first of the two alternatives."
Sir Stafford said that Great Benefit the struggle more or less indeous attack of Japan in 1904 were seriously cut into.
Infernational! charter of the finitely. That is the futility of it shall be restored viz: A. The
southern part of Sakhalli Las Colonel Elliot contested
Trade Organisation contained all. The Communists may con. well as all islands adjacent to view that Preferences were re-
no magle formula for pros- sider they are fighting the Na- it shall be returned to the So-striction of trade. It was ad- tionalist armies, as indeed they viet Union, B. The commercial | mitted by everyone that the Fre. Perity, but it established a ust most of the West
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and the lease of Port Arthur That was not so SAT. 28 MARCH the country. It will be remem- bered that the saying was attri buted to Hitler that, if he were
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would be on the though he has done something establishment of a joint Soviet the United Nations Conference trade organisations and on very the Preparatory Committee of tablishment of International precious near that, and in China, Chinese company, it being
Geneva next month, while there are few indications understood that pre-eminent at
Mr complex tariff negotiations. that the Communists have any interests of the Soviet Union Elliot said that the
Sir Stafford Cripps said that
Munich, Mar, 24. In English It becomes a plaintive, chance of lasting military success, shall be, safeguarded and that was expansion of trade and he felt, certain all countries, Simple bird-liko sounds from lonely, "I want to find my the civil war is indeed dragging China shall retain full sover production. The way to do it including the United
States, the lips of a pretty 20-year-old | Cather." was to get to grips with a few realised that at the present amnesia victim may be the single And it was of her father that 8. The Kurile islands shall people on speclic problema! eignty in Manchuria. sign of anything in the nature of
carly termination of this be handed over to the Soviet rather than to enter into wide stage no finality could be sought clue to whether she in the well- Henriette Debonyse spoke when bred daughter of a South Ameri- the first began babbling incoher- on tariffs: Union. It is understood that international conferences under struggle, and China which should the agreement concerning Outer which people could find ways to to include in the
We have pledged ourselves ran diplomat or perhaps just an- ently two years ago in an Ameri
She jut ather "slave girl from Eastern can hospital at Hof. bargaining Europe. by unity be availing herself of Mongolia and the ports and escape.
dropped off a Russian refugee "Jan-bour-essia," process Imperial Preferença and
the tiny, transpori, almost dead with hun; *** the opportunity to secure in Asia railtoads referred to the above The development of Empire we shall be ready after con- black-haired beauty carefully and ber that economic position which will require the concurrence of and colonial trade was far more sultation with the Common-enunciated as she tried to solve blank, Tela. 23016, Chinese Dept. 28738 once was Japan's, and with it Generallasimo Chiang Kai-shek, fruitful than conference of | wealth "countries concerned to the mystery of her forgotten past, She was known 28 Honriélte
corresponding prosperity, by frit-, The President will take mea- this kind,
consider reductions in the
Ocbouys only 50cause that was tering away her revenues in large-sures in order to obtain this
the name on many of her original advice from
merging of preference, both proaspect of that happening. If,
uspers. It may be correct and it scale internecine warfare is slip- concurrency
The Liberal Member, Mr. R. those that we grant and those it was elimination of a par-| may not,' ping deeper and deeper into econo- Marshal Stalin, reti.
Hopkin Morris, took the op-that we enjoy in return for ticular Preference that might She had described her father "Unquestionably" mic chaos. Disaster becomes more
Masa Chilean diplomat whe and more inevitable as the months The heads of the three great posite vlow, declaring that one concessions which we regard of happen.
pro- comparable value made.by other "Whatever is given up will brought her to Berlin before the pass. The Kuomintang in its ef- powers have agreed that these way to prevent Empire
be part of a mutally satisfac. war; Now she remembers noth forts to mediate concessions to the claims of the Soviet Union shall sperity was by fostering
Practice And Sentiment ! tory bargain and that is tho Then she spoke French, Eng- Reds which might have enabled be unquestionably fulfilled after perial Preferences.
It was not tariff restrictions · Sir Stafford said that the whole basis of the idea on the fish and some German, Japan has been defeated. For them to have had their say in its part, the Soviet Union ex which were a danger, but the Commonwealth countries would tariff side of the negotiations asked if she know any other how China shall be ruled had they presses readiness to conclude device which every country had remain judges as to whether to tako place at Geneva and, of language, she replied. In those been able to feel they could trust with the National Government framed to control importa counter-concessions offered those preparatory..talks at pre- birdilka wounds. the Kuomintang. It may be that of China a pact of friendship Sir Stafford Cripps said that were sufficient to induce them sent going forward between the sald: Honrietto yesterday..
It must be a simple language, even now the Communists have und alliance hetween the USSR Britala' must no longer regard to modify Preference margins Commonwealth and Britain. In could remember no word the opportunity of making their, and China in order to render the Commonwealth and Empire in return,
Other countries, London."
ng mirror or chair or even a stove," peace with the Government and assistance to China with its as being divided into two parts would similarly judge whether He concluded: “An interna: for example. But she thinks sho' even of taking part in it. If that armed forces for the purposes one the manufacturing centra they were justified in making tional trade organisation is a must have forgotten much of It is indeed the case their duty to of liberating China from the of this country and the other concessions that they might logical and necessary comple- or she bad no opportunity to their country is surely that they v. Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt material area, with which Bri-
Japanese yoke. Signed Joseph the vast agrarian and raw makė, V
ment to the International Mone- converse with anyone in this should avail themselves of it, and
"The Government are fully tary Fund and International Atrange tongan since she came out
of her coma at Hot and Winston 8. Churchill. tain could carry out a policy of aware of the importance of Im- Bank. It is a vital part in the Butan-se-shor-o-bar" when
The text of the military con- exchange for foodstuffs made productive of such a result clusions reached at Teheran raw material.
and parial Preference, both in prac postwar scheme of economie translated| Iltaraliy apeaks of
leo and in wontiment and they and financial cooperation on smiling sun.
IL means #he It might very well prove to be also recorded that Roosevelt. Today, many other parts of appreciate the value attached to the International plane and to wealber is nice today."" great general blessing.
Stalin and Churchill look the Commonwealth had become the system by other Common fall to go forward would be, dian language of South Americs
Could it be a little known In note that the Normandy inva- manufacturing countries and wealth countries,
think, to tip the scales heavily Before His Lordship the Chief alon would be launched during desired to protect their infant Me Beverley Baxter, Con- in favour of descent to re- A Munich University linguist who or the language of India Helf? Justico, Bir Hetry Blackall, May 1944 in conjunction with industries as much against Bel-servative, asked if the Govern strletionism and uncontrolled tried to identify it suggested the molle prosequi was yesterday ati-attacks on southern France. Uish as foreign:gooden N tezed by the Crown in the case of The text road: The con- a Ploture Changing absolute alimination of Import and that would be equals out her mother beingative ment Would Sponsider utha economía conflict in the world datter and Henriette ones babbled Te Ching. who was charged with ference further took note of the murder of Wan Pingat Kodg
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