THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1947.,
INDIA PLANS IN
MELTING
PLOT
"Adjustment" Of
Of Central Government Scheme
Local Agreement In Bengal?
(From Fraser Wighton)
London, May 29.
Political circles are now confident that the pro- posal for "adjustment" of the India Central Government machine will emerge from next week's Delhi conference if India's leaders de- cide to shelve the Cabinet Mission for Unitch India and choose some form of Hindustan and Pakistan.
With the Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, on his way back to Delhi and all constitutional plans vir- tually in the melting pot until after his next contact with the Indian leaders, observers here are reluctant to forecast the form that this "adjustment" will take.
85 DEGREES
IN LONDON
London, May 29. Spring weather hit Eng- land Today with the early afternoon temperature sporing to 85 degrees--the highest since Inst July.
The alles noerr
clinicas and the sun жде brilliant, The mercury rose ten degrees ahore yesterday's top road- ing.
The forecast lz "fair and warm,” welth scattered show- era tonight-United Press.
both Britain and India In a com. proposed in-plicated series of arrangements They are convinced, however, however, that any that in the event of a decision for ferim arrangements to speed the which will take up the whole division of India the British Gov-transfer in the light of the plantime between now and June, 1948. For that reason, it is thought that ernment will impress upon India are matters for discussion at the
efforts will be made to keep the the urgency
of netting up the conference,
which will take conference tnost effective interim machinery
fateful decisions short as pos-
It is mit ver-stating the post.
5
Arabs And Jews All Het Up
Jerusalem, May 29.
Just before the arrival of the United Nations fact- finding commission there is a strange state of confusion here, with Arabs becoming annoyed with Arabs, and Jews getting mad at other Jews on the question of policy.
Some Arabs are upset because they see no estab- lished policy. Zionists are debating heatedly among themselves on the question of partition or a complete Jewish State.
in
Gandhi Won't Give An Inch®
New Delhi, May 29.
Mr Gandhi said 'to- night that he would "never give up an inch of India on concede Fakistan"-the Moslem League demand for a
Moslem state.
Gandhi, in a post-prayor speech, reiterated that Britain chould stand by the May 10, 1900, Cabinet Mission statement on a federated India..
"On the eve of independence, the Hindus. and Moslems aré fighting each other," Gandhi said, "Britain's duty is to stand The Arab newspaper "Fala- are making progress indeed. by the May 16 statement... stin" summed up its annoyance At first we demanded the ea Congress should not go back on the significant headline tablishment of Palestine as it, neither should the British
We We Make Jewish State. Later, "They Act While
re-Government,
"Even if the whole of India Statements," The paper point- duced our demand to establish-
Jews were busy ment of a Jewish State in an burns, I will never give up an ed out that
the adequate part
of Palenting inch of India or conceda making preparations for commission and with gaining Now, Mr. Ben-Gurion demands Pakistan. its sympathy, while Arabs were Jewish State în an
"I do not subscribe to the view i sitting idly by.
quate part of Palestine."
that the British are dishonest, The article concludes: "Palestine Araba have done
this belief in the British by the commission tions are yet made to present night before their case to the international starts its inquiry? Is this how sticking to the May 16 committee," the paper said. the plaintiff would behave? ment when he returns,"
Indian leader's
post thone "They are only satisfied with Would he declare before the
statementa that were hearing of his case that he has prayer speech today was much than aun. United made by some of their repre- given up the main part of his longer Presa. sentatives detracting the com- claim?"--Reuter. mitten's reputation, together with calling for a boycatt.
"We would have been able to
inade-1
**Is
to expedite the transfer of power on to say that whatever emergessible and to press on with what, I nothing so far and no prepara- this what we must do a fort. /Let Lord Mountbatten bear out
ever plans are agreed among the lenders.
to the respective territories. This aspect of the problem is believed to have been given much atten- tion by Cabinet experts and the Viceroy in their discussions,
recent London
OBelal quarters are likely to continué to keep strlet silence nhout both conversations and the plans emerging from them unti annanced arrangements arc simultaneously in Delhi and Par.
llament.
Though It In expected that an" oMetal announcement will follow promptly after the opening of the Delhi conference, observers here worn against any assumption that the curse of the conference and its results can be predicted. It is known, of course.
that Indian
at this stage there will have to be further consultations with the lealers in India.
is of course
It seems evident that until-In. It does not follow that next
dian leaders have given the pro week's conterence will be a procedure plan their approval, the tracted affair, There, in some be
proposed constitutional picture let here that it will not occupy
will be known only in cutline. many days, but
Observers here are following reci gnised that it forma only the
with close interest the situation preliminary stage of what looks
ke being a inest Intensive period published in London suggest that in Bengal, Reports froin Delhi of nativity before the transfer of the present political moves are
increasing the prospect of com plete al agreement. between Congress and the Moslem League.
power.
Through British Eyes Seen through British eyes, any decision to divide will involve Reuter,
NO ILLUSIONS
London, May 29.
leaders are in possession of the India again figures prominently in the leading
broad outline of what is proposed. The plan itself is a scheme of procedure for a long-term anlu.
sheuk! tion. It
be emphasised,
The
state-
Mystery Moves. By Franco
understand had we only decid- ed, in conjunction with sister- countries, on non-cooperation. But nothing of this sort has taken place. What is the bene- fit of gaining the hostility of the committee for nothing? The lack of internal organisa-A tlon, is the sole reason for our disorder here, which greatly af- fects the efforts of the neigh- bouring countries.
"We do not call for coopera- tion or non-cooperation with the committee. We only din- curss the disorder that necom-
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London, May 29. reliable Spanish source told the United Press today that Generalissimo Francisco Franco, for mysterious reasons of his own, is salting, Spanish diplomatic establishments in the weekly periodicals in the light of next week's
Western Hemisphere with noted Falangists. announcement by Lord Mountbatten.
"Joxe Logerica is a case in a goose in his Vichy household The leftwing "Tribune" saya leave Indian leaders under no
point," the source said. Leque already fattened for a gala al this time Britain must illusion. The British Govern-
rica, who was Spanish Ambas- dinner "the day the Japanese ment means to stick by its un- vantes our acts and that is of sador to Vichy and who retroops marched into San Fran- dertaking to hand over power great detriment to our cause." portedly arranged the Petain cisco," had long been prominent in 12 months' time.
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"On one point only both Bri- tish and Indians seem to be agreed that if any man can engineer a smooth transition it is Lord Mountbatton."
What Won't Change The Independent "Time and Tide" writes: "The position] will almost certainly undergo many changes in the course of the year of transition; what will not change is the fact that Congress leaders will have very much less territory to dispose
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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, adept at premature
Bald that use of rellet goods. He did not chicken- General Marshall counting, had assigned
the when the President signed the know, he continued, whether these Frontier Congress leader-known (Continued at foot of next Col bill he also would issue executive agreements would all be discuss as the Frontier Gandhi-sald in
authority conveying authority toed here or some in foreign capi-Peshawar today:
"I am at a loss to understand put its administrative aspects into tais. Io declined to reveal whom effect, He said the President would Mr. Truman had selected as over why we are fighting when we are send to the Senate for confirma. all administrator of relief-Unit-all brothers, irrespective of our tion a note on the administratored PresTS.
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reason why, the new (armed) or- United Press correspondent ganisation, Zalmai Pakntoon, camA Robert Vermillion today filled into existence to defend the peo. He also said the United States with the United States Embassy plo against lawlessness and
and vio-
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ments was the period from June 1
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a memorandum dénying an aelence. cusation by the Greek Ministerience, as it can only lead to des "I am dead against this vio task of leading Now Asla." of War that he was a
Com-
truction. Non-violence has its Another -leftwing review,|munist, MN "New Statesman and Nation,"
The charge against Varmit-socret power and has achieved for after, referring to the reported lion was made in a letter which India what bloody wars cannut."
Reuter. offers. of some of the Princes the War Minister, George to make strategie hases avail-Stratos," wrote to two members terroriam that was exercised able to the British Common- of Parliament. The latter, which over the Greek people." wealth, asserts:—- kali wan published in Athens news Vermillion's memorandum to "It is obvious that we ought papers on May 27, charged that the United States Ambassador, not to back the reactionary the Greek War Relief. Associa- Mr. Lincola McVeagh," stated Princes with British bayoneta:
It is equally obvious that fus through its Communist per- that neither he nor his wife sodbel gavo ald and comfort to was Communist; that his wife ture British relations with the rost of India would be danger guerrilla bands. Stratos letter had departed from Greece thres and a half months prior to the ously prejudiced if Pakistan sald were to secure British supportRobert Vermillion and his incident to which Stratos re by becoming a dominion, while wife Rosemary, American ferred; and that no reference Hindustan stood outside the Journaliste in the Communist was 1. medo, in any dispatch Commonwealth as an Indepan- groed, visited" anumbers of which he wrote 16-Fanciat fer- dent republic. Quitsing: India guerilla bands, using Greek War vorlem, atsak must mean the wracuation for Belief cars. They published Vermillion's memorandum, ala the whole sub-continent ""Reu-| articles in the American press not requsaf Mr. MoVesgh to ter.
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