-THE CHINA MAIL, Saturday, JUNE 14, 1947.
"REVEALING INTERVIEW" Egyptian Case Against Britain
Recruiting For Greek Army
Athens, June 12.
The United State military
minstón, in a note to the Greek}
General Staff, has approvestį
the recruiting of 20,000
ROW
Appearances Of Inferiority
London, June 12.
The "New Statesman." In its current issue prints what it terms "a very revealing interview" be- tween the Egyptian Prime Minister, Nokrashi Pasha, and the British author and lecturer, Mr. George Bllainkin.
troops to replace soldiers under The Premier, stating the Egyptian case against
conscription since 1940 on
the
condition that the Greek Army substantially reduces 1s дарам quests for additional military material.
considerable length, said that Britain at. Egypt's problems were "sovereignty, security and economic reform."
He said that British troops | Egyptian point of view WHA "must vacuate the country accepted, Egypt had to re- The Army actually will be to completely, evacuation not to be fer the matter to the United creased by 20,000 during the 'coralitioned by a treaty,”
Nations. three month training period (og) regruffs, but the finited States note speedfies that an vipual aum- ber of veterans must be release
ed.
At the same time, e puli. tarý rotation advise the Gen. eral Staff that it
considered some requests for material un-| justified and ativavert that the reeriatupem and training of the 20,000 be afrane as cheaply as prosbie, United Press.
B.O.A.C
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"This menas," he explained, "that they force us to necept British troops in this country! against our will. That is the
Turning to security, Nokra- shi Pasha said: "We cannot be expected to take part in talks an the security of the Middle { situation.“ Hurt and at the same time Jeo- † Asked what propret there pardise up awn security." was of eliminating discussions
TWO QUAKES
New York, June 13.
A strong earthquake luat- ing three houra in reported by the Boston College Seismo→ Werton. graph Station
Mann. The Rev. Mr. Linchan nuid the quake murted at 0021.32 GMT. He placed the centre of it about 7,935 waitam from Boston by the
Brigh bourhood of the Fiji Irlandia. Two "very severe" curth- quaker shock, possibly evnterd in the Dutch East Indies, upte récorded by the Ford- Eniversity seismograph of 9,21 m, and 1024 pm, GMT, The khock was cation- ated at about 9,400 miles from
New Yock.--Beuter,
A GROMYKO PROTEST
SCOTTISH SECESSION: PEERS' WARNING
London, June 12.
A warning that sections of opinion in Scotland were considering à breakaway from the Unit- ed Kingdom was given in the House of Lords today by several Scottish peers when attack- ing the Government's bill to nationalise in- land transport.
Moving an amendment for a separate transport executive for Scotland, the Earl of Selkirk said that by centralised control the Govern- ment were taking from the people of Scotland the ability to solve their own problems. Another Scottish peer, the an opportunity of considering
Earl of Airlie. endursed the the matter. Bart of Selkirk's remarka.
After Viscount Addison had
"If you don't allow Scotland | pledged himself place the a inrger measure of control over | Scottish peers' arguments be- their cyn domestle affoirs, you fore the Minister of Transport, will drive them to what many, the Earl of Selkirk withdrew of us think will be the real mis- his amendment.—Reuter, take and not in the best inter- Feats of Scotland or England. I am of course referring to the word separation."
Colombo Harbour
Idle
Colombo, June 12.
While the strike situation re-
with 26,000- maing unchanged.
ta
Viscount Addison, Dominions Secretary, replying for the Government unid That hr thought the Scottish peers had exaggerated. He did not He recalled that a statement at the United Nations and com
reflected in the Scottish elec a mutual defence ar- from the Foreign Ofier saiding to
toms the kind of feeling which Lake Sucerss, June 12. rangeniest, the Premier "reptive that the 1936 treaty "will re
hind been outlined. It would be M. Gromyko“ today protested math in force after he had that if Britain eliminates the
The Minister of Transport's en- minde
British clear to the
Source of friction which tram that the United States was going
see that Scotland workers officially estimated deavour to Aulasador that sitems
The 24-
Auglo-Egyptian relations on the theory that Soviet-Ameri. and begins complete eventina differences un atomic energy fair play,
He pointed out that all local Chairman of the Colombo Port be still out, Colonel Paj Heran, inconnected by any treaty, control never would be reconell
v].
transport services were capable still believe Egypt would
Commission, says that must Surb a supposition would be of being, decentralised and said weling fake Treaty f mutual assistature, Of course,
absolutely wrong." Gromyke told that to Englishmen would dare obvious that until the 7,000 to interfere with the adminis-work, the harbour naturally, can. n eleved aneeting of delgates t in a different spirit."
Secretary for When the matter eines be the United Nati in Atomic Energy tration of the fore the Unitedt
!Commission, "We should not lay Scotland. Nations, he
inside any effort to reach agree. sait. "everybody will be free tu
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Warning 'Merited present his case and RC Gromyko's charges came ng de. every gument possible to help tegates wrangled
The Marquess of Salisbury, charge of essential food cargoes
opposition, restricted oil, col his cute
Hake up the Dew Soviet atomic thought that the End of Air-wafer bunkring service to ship- Dealing with Egypt's demand control proposals presented yes lie had given a well mierited ping. for this repayment of $450,000 terday. They argued for three warning but urged the Seaftish
The Rolling of general ear- not owing by Britain, as a pe
got napvers to postpone the montantstill, with consequent loss when they
il completely t el
incurred in where, derided to resume the de ment until the later stage of Beyja during the war, the Prebate on Tuesday,- United Press. the bill to give the Government
le government, nt officially raid: *""
Jovel
estimated that the ten-day har- bour strike means an irretrie vable Juss of nearly 200.000 rupees to, the Government.
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Forming to the plan for re vional so benee, Nukrashi Pasha i and that when the British mifitary misstem is finished in Egypt, "we will have a new name, We vi bay our artis as ive pimtis. We will start factories for small arms and heavier! material
12 choose. 2004 311 shall chature law here for compulsory mili tay service. We shall provide | the money for our defencer,”
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U.S. Experts
White British troops were in Egypt he would not bring in any ben bal, he added. "new Experts will be here as soon a the British are out, And they
3'1" Americans. Yes, Americnur now."
She
The weekly, commenting
on
hours and,
New Conversations
On Spain?
Paris, June 12.
Though railway services are normal, there have been reports In the last few days of detected the eases of tampering with
track as well as stone throwing at tralis-Reuter.
Exile Spanish Republican circles said yesterday"True Man Of
that the recent proclamation by Franco of the new law of succession might greatly aid in the resumption of conversations between the Re- publicans and the Monarchists.
Communists On Trial
Madrid, June 12.
The People"
Сат-
Cambridge, June 13. Several Mourelist observers The Foreign Secretary,
Mr. expressed the same belief. Bevin, who went to work
.de- which is far different from the livering milk at the age when expression of Esteban Bilbao, he wanted to go to college, was president of the Spanish Cortes made an Honoaray Doctor of
der Franco, Bilbao said at Laws on Thursday by the time of the proclamation, bridge University.
Public orator W. Guthrie fn- interview, says: "What The public prosecutor asked "the monarchy will come back
to Spain with Franco or it will truduced Mr. Beyin in Latin ng Egyptians really have to choose for death sentences to be pass-
never come back."
"atrie man afed on two alleged, inembers of
of the maintenance
people, Bitno said the new Inw labouring in the people's good." friendship with Britain, or ac- the Communist guerrilla band,
The degree was conferred by eptance of an exclusive Ame-Luis Rodriguez Madrinez and would not bring any change to rican hegemony throughout the Francisco Nooda Abad, accus- France's regime or to the gen-Lord Baldwin, Chancellor of the Middle East."
ed of placing bombs in a Maderal situation in Spain.
University, Who, as Stanley rit foudshop, and heing med fuel to the fires of resent- Prime Minister.
Bilbo's statement only add Baldwin, was a Conservative plicated in the murder of n
Lord Wavell, former Vicercy municipal watchman, in a trintment of the Monarchists, who
object to the law taking away of India, also received an hon. here today.
from Don Juan his right to the orary LLD.-Associated Press. throne and leaving the choice of a King to Francu.
between
Nil
The paper continues: "It is noteworthy here, as always, how dominantly questions of prestige affect the Egyptian 323izzi. The Egyptian Premier The prosecutor also asked is well aware that his public for sentences ranging from 30 utterances must be tuned to the years to one year, for other present pitch af nationalist accused, including 12 years for fing. Ho is, therefore, less a woman named Elena Meson, concerned about the substance alleged to have acted as re- of the issues involved than cipient for letters for members before they split any further about appearances of Egyptian of the Communist organisa-with the Republicans.. |inferiority."—Renter,
tions-Reuter.
Colossal Europe's
Needs
Long Beach. Cali., June 12, Benjamin V. Cohen, U.S. State Department coun- seller, said today that Europe may need up to US$24,000,000,000 in outside aid during the next four years to halt starvation and "check the "danger of dictatorship."
Cohen, one of Secretary of State Marshall's ad- visers, also made it plain in an address before the National Convention of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce that he thinks Britain should share in whatever aid programmes are worked out to help Europe as a whole. Cohon is the first ligh State will be costly put the withhold. Department official to follow up ing of economis help would else
i
Republican circles believe the Brazil To Take
Monarchists are waiting to see!
if, and how strongly, the law
is approved by Francu's Cortes D.P.'s
on
Rio de Janeiro, June 12. Brazil has accepted the sugges
sona,
Many well-informed obser- tion by the U.S. Ambassador, Mr. vers, however, believe the exil-Pawley, tink Brazil receive ed Republican government of 700,000 European displaced per- Rudolfo Llapis is so set leading any talks that may The only condition set by the come about with the Monarch-President is that immigrants ists that they might prevent should be properly selected un- any talks in which such was not der Brazilian direction. the case. Republican govern- The agreement was reached at ment observers emphasized that a meeting held on Tuesday be. they did not want the Monarch-tween the President, th Ambas ista dealing with the Repub-sador and th Ministers of Foreign lean parties rather the: with Relations, Finance and Manufac. the government.
ture..
One Wonders
It is earned that immediate "One
wonders," observer employement could be found for said, "why Lopla is so afraid at least 10,000 immigrants in new agricultural developments in the of neeing an agreement reached
by the Monarchists with poll- Press.
Son Francisco Valley. United
tical parties and not with his government. After all, Llopis is a prominent member of the Socialist Party and even if the Republican government were left aside, he would benefit."
GUIDO SCHMIDT ACQUITTED
Schmidt
Vienna, June 12. Despite many differences of Anschluss Foreign Minister, was Guldo Schmidt; Austria's pro- Marshall's call last week to the be costly not only in economic opinion, most of the sources acquitted by the People's Court European nations to get lugether consequences bus in sacial and agree that the new law of suc- and work out a jotni reconstruc-politicnt consequences."`
cchalon has made the situation today on charges of high treason. He presented American econo clear and given hope that it may viser to Chancellor
once tion programme which the Unit led States can support.
to Europe as aid in uniting all anti-Franco In further unfolding the State Į potentially the best American forces.-United Press, Department's tentative recon-counter offensive almed at < struction blueprint, Cohen said: checking the spread of Com. "Until Europe economy docs munist minority governments become self-supporting it is dit abroad-Associated Press fcult to see how Europe can
make substantial payments if capitol or interest except as she borrows from or pula. off pay- ments to Peter in order to pay Paul."
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OPERATION ON PRINCESS
Amsterdam, June 12,`
was chief
Kurt von He Schuschnigg
Was charged with deluding the government and Schuschnigg on the desperate. situation prevalling in connection with Hitler's
threats-United Fress.
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New Trial?
Vienna, Juno 12.
The youngest daughter of Crown Princess Julians, the four-months- The Austrian Socialist Party old Princess Marijke, must under tonight filed a request with the New York, June 13. Cohen did not specity where
go an eye operation as the baby Ministry of Interior demanding Claro Boothe Luce, former Reis suffering from cloudy lenses of trial on charges of collabora Europo should go to get its need-publican Congressman ed financial aid but plainly im- Connecticut,
from bath eyes, which developed im- tion with Nazis of Dr. Schmidt. underwent plied it was. the United Stated operation today and her condi
an mediately after birth,
The Socias made their de The operation will be perform-mand under the de-Nazification tion in reported as "very good,” ed in Utrecht Hospital by the sur-law, The hospital gave no detaila nageon Professor 1. J. M. Wevo. A special judicial committee He said: "Eebnomle help to to the nature of the operation. The Princess will be baptized will study the
Socialists' ap- Tevive the war-shattered Europe-Associated Preas,
after the operation.-United Press. plication tomorrow.-Reuter.
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