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Rebel Saigon Saturday,
Paris, May 19. Vietnamese rebels struck a surprise blow at the French headquarters city of Saigon, 1,000. kilo- metres behind the Indo-China war centre, it was reported here tonight by the Agence France Presse,
Newspaper propriators and Large native forces, supported of December to the end of April,
to printers have been summoned by by artillery, began, Attack Dr. Ho Chi Minh said: The Aoldiers the State Mediator to meet to simultaneously nearly every gar- French have lost 6,000 morrow in an effort to settle the Elson cast and southeast of the killed, while on the Viet Nan: strike that has all but deprived city last night, the AFF report aide, 6,000 soldiers and 10,000
Copenhagen of newspapers since. They were not beaten back- civilians all the towns and vil-
the beginning of March.
If arbitration over the printer demands is rejected by either party, there is a possibility that the Government will enforce a settlement
have
have died, Juntil early this morning and "all
security measures taken in view of a possible re-railway
been lages have been burned down and communication have newal of the attack tonight," the been destroyed. Hatred against Agency anid.
reactionary French colonists reaching its climax.
in
cemq-
"According to documents found on bodles," the report continued, "The people of Viet Nam love The strike has been a revelo-"a general attack on Salgon was peace and want it. They reall
that pence cannot be had through tion of the effects of the deprivn. planned."
Two Vietnamh shells fell in the bombs or established tion of newspapers on the life of
terles, but it depends 021 Cla a modern community. Instead of centre of the city.
Government The French High Commissioner, French
to ACCUR ten daily newspapers only two Emil Bolinert, returned to hli | peace with
cooperation."-- appear-the Social Demokraten
Reater. hitherto penéeful headquarters and the Communist organ Land og from the northern provinces of Folk. They are published under Tonkin and Annam this morning tion.
I centre of French-dominated j There hus been noticeable Cochin-China.---United Press. slowing down of political and
Peace Offer economic fe; business, theatres
a pledge not to increase clreula. Ito And his forces in battle in the Appeal For
Salgon, May 19.
and tourist trade are suffering Negotiations with the French heavily through being unable to Government can start "only on a advertise, and the public, unth basis of French recognition of a formed of world ar even local united Viet Nam as an Indepen- events, is prey to rumour.-Rou-dent unit of the French Union." Dr. Ho Chi Minh. President of the Viet Nam Republican Gov. ernment in Indo-China, said, ac- cording to an underground news paper published "somewhere out- side Saigon" today.
ter.
MASS STRIKE IN PALESTINE
"If the negotiations
do
The report quoted Dr. Ho Chi Jerusalem, May 10.
Minh as saying that "negotia. About 30,000 Jews and 10,000tions can start easily and forth
employed
in military with." Arabs camps and installations through-
not out Palestine will stage a one-day take place or end in failure, the token, strike tomorrow for high people of Viet Nam will carry on er wages, the recognition of trade the struggle for freedom, for five unions and improved regulations. or ten years if necessary, while The strike is being coordinated Viet Nam guerillas can sustain it by both the Jewish and Arab even longer," Dr. Ho Chi Minh trade unions. It will be the big. was quoted as saying. gest Etrike in Palestine since about 50,000 Post Office employees struck last year.-Reuter,
War Losses Summing up the results of four months fighting from the middle
Austrian Women
Vienna, May 15.
The Austrian government to- night prepared to appeal to the Allied Control Council to help bring back prisoners of War from Russia, following a demo. stration by wives and sweet- hearts of the men, some of whom have been gone for eight | years.
Chancellor Leopold Figl told the delegation of women that an appeal would be submitted at the next session of the Coun- cil on May 29.
The delegation that saw Figl mphasized that it was a para- dox that the prisoners from a country termed "liberated" by all four Allies were still being held captive two years after the end of the war.-United Prees.
Soviet Turns Down Troops In Clash
Reparation
Offer In Lebanon
Berlin, May 19.
The Soviet authorities here have refused to accept their 25 per cent share of a reparations alloca- tion of general purpose equipment from 58 plants in the British zone of occupation in Germany, it was learned tonight. Following their refusal, the allocation, valued at £337,500, was offered 100 per cent to the
Inter-Allied Reparations Labour Poster
Agency for distribution to the 18 Western nations which will receive. 75 per cent of all re- parations from Germany.
of the alleged leaders have van- The Russians' reasona for isited.
the refusal were not made pub- The accused are mostly edulic, but it was learned that their men, including lawyers, action was based on the follow- Journalists, engineers and busling charges. nessmen, with artisans and businearmen. One is
A sprinkling
1. The allocation was made unilaterally by the British zone former clergyman, The leaders of the organisa-
authorities and not jointly by the four Allied occupation tion, Hans Emil Fei, an insur. ance agent, and Alfred Zander, a been sen- writer, have already tenced as German agents to terms of imprisonment and deprived of
powera,
Ridiculed
Beirut, May 19. One person was killed and three were wounded today in a clash between Lebanese troops and the Inhabitants of Nabatleh, south Lebanon, during an election meeting,
With the elections duo next Sunday, the situation in the Nabatich constituency is tense, and incidents have been reported from elsewhere, resulting in two deaths and ton persona being in. | Jured,--Reuter,
LAUSANNE DROPS AMBITION
London, May 19. Ridiculing the Labour Gov- ernment's posters "Work Morn or Want," Colonel W. A.
London May 10. Lausanne have decided to re- Bristow said at the Advertising Conference here that he hoped sign their candidature for the future generations would be 1962 Olympic Games, giving as spared the sight of the tomb- a reason the lack of manpower stone of Great Britain bearing and materials, according to the the words: "Committed econo- Swiss radio tonight. mic suicide in the 20th-Century A decision regarding the
by refusing to utilize faithfully games of 1952 will be discussed the wealth with which nature by the International Olympic
2. A great amount of valu- able equipment badly needed by the Russians-uch as milling
drills had "disappeared" from -Reuter. the factories since the firel'in ventories were taken.
cannot be here the concerto wit their Swiss nationality.-Reuter, machines, presnes, lathen and
not bo played. I am taking nj chances of not getting artisti unity where my favourite com- paser is concerned,"
Thomas played Symphony No. 27 In place of the concerto 9kr ed the appointment of United in G Major-United Press. Kingdom, Executive Director of the International Bank of Recon. struction and Development, the Treasury announced tonight.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Lake Success, May 19. United Nations officials today launched negotiations for world.
The Chancellor of the Exche quer, Dr. Hugh Dalton, has op. pointed from today Mr. R. Gor don Munro to succeed Sir John, and also as an alternate Governor wide freedom of Information with
The Old Men's Solace
London, May 10. Mr. Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer, disclosed in the Commons tonight that his depart- ment was working on an 'adminis tratable scheme” to exempt old people from the heavy tobacco
Mr. Dalton also warned the Commons that more steps to re-
:
The Russians were also said to have objected to the fact that the British authorities took three factories off the list of 61 approved by the Coor- dinating Committee of the four power Control Council as avail- ablo for reparations, ・・
This list comprised 41 air-
factories and one shipbuilding factory.
24th & Monday 26th May, 1947
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Clean-Up Of Nazi Bankers
Berlin, May 19.
craft factories, 19 armament The Americans have fired more than 14,000 bank- ers in a two-year cleanup of the corrupt Nazi fiscal system, Mr. Theordore H. Ball, Military Finance Director, said today.
of the Bank, At the Chancellor's challenge to the Big Powers to duck the dollar drain
Were to British reparations officials request Mr. Mungo has agreed to surmount Ideological differences come, but he did not elaborate. in Berlin have refused to dis- continus as Treasury represen- and "safeguard the freedom of Regarding heavy smoking, cuss the matter beyond saying tative in the United States and information and the Press which has cost England a large that the three plants taken off sharo of her scarce dollars, the the list would probably be Finance Minister the British throughout the world"
Chancellor said: Embassy in Washington.
"The・ Assistant 'Secretary-Gen-
report that I
returned to it." all rightminded mon
They did, however, confirm In his capacity as Treasury re.eral, Henri Laugher of France, appeal to
and women to help Government presentative in Washington Mr. declared in opening the first meet and their nation save precious that the entire list was offer Munro draws on the United States Ing. "The problem you have to dollars. If you spend dollars on ed to the Inter-Allled Repara- loon for the British Government, solve is a difficult one."-United Lags, you won't save them for tous Agency after Russia hadle and private institutions, The defence In the mASS
made her charges.--Reutår.
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The figure, covering only the and built these into powerful] American zone, was inflated by organizations which operated the mass infiltration of Hitler virtually unhampered until last; henchmen into Germany's finan- week, continued Mr. Hall, cial atructure
In the middle) United Press. 1980's, Mr. Ball explained. By Greenville, South Carolina, grabbing control of larger pub-
May 19..
they steered these organiza- lynch trial of 81 men rested its tions into a position classly case In a surprise move today, tied up with financing the war after winning acquittal
for effort, he said.
three men and reduced churgos against seven others.
Although Nazle were gradual ly pulled from exécutive posts In 1948 and 1940, several of the larger banks continued near : formal · operations in the Brf
tleb and American zones until last week, bald Mr. Ball, who Is a Treasury Department: ex- pert on loan to the Military Government.
Without calling one witness, Benjamin Bolt rose after the decision by Judge Robert Mar- tn and said: "In view of Your Honour's ruling, the defence testa Its, enso,” “
The Jurist had rulod that in- dividual confessions made by 20 of the B1. defendants, which This made necessary fast had been the banks of the pro- wook aterackdown on three of secution's case, could be used Germany's financial giants an eyliteco only against the the, Deutsche Bank Dresdener defendant who made it in each Bank and Commerzbank-by cano and could not impilcate the the American Military Govern other
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