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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947.
MARSHALL PLAN CONFERENCE Twelve Nations Accept Anglo-French Invitation.
United States To Be Represented
London, July 8. Twelve of the 22 countries invited to Saturday's Paris talks on the Marshall plan for helping Europe have now said "yes." Three more are expected to do so after tomorrow's meeting of the Danish. Norwegian and Swed- ish Foreign Ministers and Trade Ministers in Copenhagen.
CLACTON TRAGEDY Empire Discussions
Cleton, Essex, July 8, Polier lo broke into house ut Arundalo Road, Clacton, this morning found
Royal Air Force
12, Wing-Commander Cecil Leatte Cantit (30), and his 13-year- old apghter, shot dead, Hin right-year-old son. ale shot, died later in hospital.
Only a few minutes earlier Gent's wife virited
the police station, and police raced to the house to try to save three fura-féruter,
Paris
State, who arrived in today, will present the Secre
On Pacific
Pacific Peace
Melbourne, July 8. Commenting on next month's British Common- wealth Conference to discuss questions relat- ing to the Japanese peace settlement. Dr. Evatt, the Minister of External Affairs, said today that the holding of the Canberra discus- sions was in accordance with long-established practice whereby countries of the British Commonwealth discussed, without commit- ment, matters subsequently to be discussed at an international conference. He was apparently replying Commonwealth on the Japan to criticism in some American ese peace treaty which has now
Commonwealth Wealth Conference might pre- the Australian cipitate a breach in American capital, on August 26, it was relations with the British Com- officially stated today.
Soviets Reject UNO Findings
LAKE SUCCESS, JULY 8.
Pago 7
INCREASED SERVICES!
THE SOVIET DELEGATE, M. GROMYKO, TOLD THE SECURITY COUNCIL TODAY THAT THE GREEK ACCUSA- TIONS AGAINST YUGOSLA- VIA. ALBANIA AND BUL- GARIA OF ARMING AND TRAINING REFUGEES FROM GREECE WERD COM-] PLETELY WITHOUT PROOF Departing 11th, 12th and 14th July
AND UNFOUNDED.
BANGKOK
The evidence was contradic SINGAPORE
tory and not clear, he said, re-
the
MANILA
futing the witnesses who had Departing 11th, 12th and 14th July testified before the United Nations Balkan Commission, M. Gromyko opposed United States proposal that the Departing 12th and 14th July the Commission's findings and RANGOON Security Connell should accept
also to appoint a permanent
tary of State, Mr. George Mar./ newspapers that the Common- been fixed to open at Canberra, Balkatta border commission.
Austria today unanimously, proviso that the conference decided to erept the invita- shall be purely eronomie and tion, a Vienna dispatch said. not political in charnetur, it is The Culinet decided that Aus- learned from Zurich, triz ennot afford
stand The third acceptance. today aloof from the European plan was by leelands to be worked out in Paris, espes | A resolution, saying that's aid plan to Europe u cially as an politlent coniittions Hungary wants to take part in the Paris conference, opening were attaches and the proposed the Parts conference, unieser po on Saturday, It was learned in
not inter-litical randitions are tacires Washington today. organisation would
eranamic help offered,|| fere in the domestic aiters of to this
Poland's Decision countries arrepting the invita- was preard ofanimotisly at 11
Plant's formal decision on thai.
meeting of deputies of the Dr. Aduif Sherf, Austrian | Smud holder Party largest in the Anglo-French invitation to Vice-Chancellor. commenter: the Hungarian Parlament-e- the Paris Conference on the "We hope that Austria cars take | cording to
from Marshall plan for Europe will
Polish Foreign Office.
pert in the European plan. We Rudapest. hope by such participation mit
Ax Hungary.
יוואיייז!
Jander
the
be taken tomorrow.
A
monwealth.
The
The purpose of the confer procedure. said Dr. ence is fur an exchange of views Evati, is well understood by all between the nations of the Bri- the antinus concerned and have tish Commonwealth, prior to been frequently followed by the Japanese peace treaty Con- other nations cooperating onference of all the nations who the basis of regional or other were engaged in special interests,
against Jupau, ---Renter. Dr. Evatt Is establishing an
to rom the risk of being drawn | sa mistion terms, hud bu right spokesman said tonight: "We advisory committee to examine into the vortex of the conflict to make recorde and Soaneint have certain reserves with re-questions related to the Japan- ing views of the east and west & derisions without the permis. Pard to the Anglo-French pro-se settlement under the chair- but rather that Austria willion of the Affled Control Coun- 1 Pouls which do not seer to manship of Sir Frederic Eg- hase the poodbilty of taking it the meeting propowed that Five sufficient guarantees for an, gieston, former Australian emal but free the Council's opinion be sought equal right of each invitent | Minister to China and the Unit- ber place AN roundry in the community of before the Huturarian Govern country in the European organ-ed States, who had been work- free untions."
tent takes its decision,
iration for just preferences in ing on these questions with de- Me William Choyton, United | favour of the victims of Gerpartmental officers, both abroad
man aggression.
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"We hope that this organisn- tion will be within the frame. work of the United Nations. On the other hand, we are keenly interested in all measures of economic reconstruction." -- Reuter.
and in Canberra.—Reuter.
London, July 8.
Lord Addison, the Secretary
the war
Gun Duel In Packed Motor Bus
Speaking for the first time on the Greek question since the Balkan Commission reported that the majority of its members considered that Albania and Bulgaria aided the guerlins in Greek frontler in- eldents, M. Gromyko said that
Yugoslavin,
the Greek accusations relating to the admission of refugees by her northern neighbours were unfounded.
M. Gromyko submitted a long resolution, finding that "the existing situation in Greece na well as its northern regions was to a considerable degree the consequence of foreign inter- ference In the internal afters of Greece".-Reuter.
U.S. Attitude New York, July 7.
Lake Success, July 9. of Sinte for Commonwealth Re- Passengers on a crowd-
The United Stales served ations, and Mr. Hector MeNet, ed bus in Times Square notice today that it would re- Minister of State, will represent Britain at the Conference of re--the heart of New York ject any compromise. plans grow- ing out of Russin's Counter- presentatives of the British got more than they
proposal to the UNO on the bargained for with their Balkan disorders. 5-cent fare when they A spokesman said the Ameri- semi-per- witnessed a gun duel be-an demands for a
robber and a watch over
manent border commission, to Greece's frontlers
Soviet Satellites Repudiate Tass
London, July 8.
The nations of the Soviet sphere of Eastern Europe today flatly and officially denied a re- port by Tass, the official Russian propaganda agency, that they had rejected invitations to the Paris Marshall plan conference.
Tass, in a Paris dispatch car
ly today, said that Poland, Ru- mania and Yugoslavia had re- jected the Paris bids. The Tass dispatch was broadcast
Flood Threat
tween а
policeman inside the with Albania, Yugoslavia and jampacked vehicle.
Bulgaria are not affected by the intent Russian arguments, He The bandit. who had just added that the Security Counci robbed n jewelry store, was eventually would force Russia killed
. and the policeman to veto or abstain in view of her
refusal to seriously wounded in the duel announced
accept which within a few seconds the American motion.—Ass0= | attracted more than 10,000 clated Press: lunch-hour pedestrians,
The bandit, Joseph Fernandez, robbed the store of more than $10,000 worth of jewelry and jumped Into the passing bus In the hope of cacaping. man Daniel Murphy, seeing the owner of the atore and a crowd
Police.
*hortly after Czechoslovakia, In Indochina rush after the thief, also hop-
Egypt's Complaint
WASHINGTON, JULY 8.
COMPLAINT EGYPT'S AGAINST THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF
BRITISH
FORCES IN EGYPT AND THE SUDAN WILL BE LODGED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUN CIL EARLY NEXT WEEK, IT WAS LEARNED AT THE EGYPTIAN EMBASSY HERE TODAY. The
Ambasandor
Egyptian
disregarding ominous Soviet
ped aboard and the driver then warnings, accepted the invita-
Saigon, July 8. closed the doors so the bandit The tion from Britain and France.
Viet Nam authorities could not escape, have denied the French allega-j While 40 frightened passen- Diplomatic observers believe tion that they are cutting the ers ducked behind schts and the Tass statement was design dykes and breaching the canals crouched on the floor, Fernan ed to offset the Czech accept-in an effort to
flood large dez fired six shots, two of which asre, which they sald might in areas of Tonking (north Indo-struck Murphy in the chest and fluence other Eastern European China), including Hanoi and abdomen. nations. It is known that Haiphong towns,
Taking careful nim while Czech and Polish officiala joint- Stating that Dr. Ho Chi Minh, holding on to a acat before sug- y discussed the Marshall pro- leuder of the Viet Nam, has ging to the floor, Murphy fired: posals, possibly with a view to instructed al "soldiers and three shots, one of which struck was to leave Washington for a common stand on the mutter, technicians to protect the dykes Fernandez between
New York tomorrow where he the eyes, and dams", the Viet Nam radio, killing him instantly.
'was to remain until the Security Radio Moscow today continuin a communique, stated last] Thousands .of
Council concludes its delibera- spectators edits thunderous barrage of night:
around the bus caused a traffictions on the Egyptian complaint. propaganda ngainst the Mar- "Whereas the Vict
Оп Nam jam that prevented other police
arrival he was to make shall plan and warned Euro-people are doing everything to and an ambulance from reach-contact will United Nationa pean nations 11 would cost them strengthen the river defences, ing the bus, their sovereignty and make the planes of the French Army drove to a police station where formal delivery of The driver finally officials to arrange them slaves of the United are constantly bombing our Murphy was rushed to a hos- embodying the Egypilan
men who are guarding thom." pital. His condition is serious. mand for the immediate evacua- New Times editorial,-Reuter.
United Press. broadcast this afternoon, snid acceptance of the Anglo-French plans for Marshall plan ma- chinery "would mean that the European countries would have to adapt their economies to the interests of the United States." "This would mean that Euro- pean countries receiving such assistance would have to sub- mit to interference in their in-
States.
A
Nazi Generals On Trial
Frankfurt, July 8.
ternal affairs, they would lose The trial of eleven former Nazi generals began in the right to decide for them- Nuernberg today. They are accused of war selves on what lines their
crimes against humanity, and all pleaded not guilty.
economic life, should develop
and that most of them would The defendants include Field Marshal Sigmund lose economic independence and
Wilhelm List, former Inspector-General of Re- serves in the Germany Army.
consequently their national sovereignty," the broadcast Brid.
tion of British troops,
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This note was brought from Catro last week by Abd El Kahrashy. The secretary will accompany the ambassador to New York-Reuter.
The
GREEK AID AGREEMENT
Athene, July 8. Greek-United States agreement for American aid to Greece was signed here today by the United States Ambas- Fudor and the Greek Premler.
The American Congress has authorised $300,000,000 for Greek relief.
With the exception of one All are serving varying terms
Under today's agreement' aid The New Times charged that charge relating to Norway, the of Imprisonment-mostly for supplica will be confined to food Britain and France were plan--generals were all charged with life-to which they were sen- and medical supplies, clothing ning, not the economie re- atrocities during the German tenced at the International War material, fertilisers, fuel and habilitation of Europe "but occupation of the Balkana.
Crimes, trials last year.
*ccds-Reuter. American tutelage of Europe The Indictment declared that The other five are Baldur von ! with Britain and France in all the defendants ordered. or Schirach, Albert Speer, Con- much more food than they will the role of American business took a consenting part in the stantin von Neurath, Walter get at Spandau.. managers in Europe, in the role murder of hundreds of thou-Funk and Erich Raeder..
of European bailiffs of the, now sands of civilians from all walks Trans-Atlantic master."
In future they will be treat- To Fly
ed much more "severely in ne- of life who, when German
The date of their removal cordance with German prison "In the plans proposed by troops
were were attacked, Britain and France, relations summarily
expected almost any day-ls be-regulations. executed without
closely guarded The nine-month delay in their between the United States and trial at a ratio of 50 to 100 for kept a Its British and French inter-evory German soldier killed.
accret. The reason for the transfer is due to the long Al- exact mediaries on one hand and the
secrecy is attributed to fears Hed debate about the After hearing the indictments that the men's arrival might be terms of their confinement. The European countries on the other and the plens, the Court ad- the occasion for a hostile de argument was recently settled definitely are in. the nature of journed until July 16. the
monstration by the people of with the four powers agreeing cooperation between a horseman and his horse," the
Meanwhile, reports from Ber- Berlin. For the same reason, on a policy of solitary confine- editorial said.-United Press,
lin state that strictest security and to prevent other incidents, ment in cells on either side of precautions are being applied they will be flown from Nuern- the narrow, oblong prison wing. This wing has been isolated to preserve secrecy, about the borg. transfer, of Rudolf Hess, Kari: It was reported today that from the rest of the vast, Doonitz and five other son- all soven wore loath to leave glooky gaol to prevent
between thom. tenced Nazla from Nuernborg American custody in Nuern- munication gaol to the grim. fortress pri- berg, where they received as There will be communal but son of Spandau, in the out-much tobacco with cigaroite pa- silent labour dutica, religious skirts of Berlin.
pers as they could smoke, and services and exercise-Router,
Lausanne, July 8,
The Aga Khan, who is lying in the Palace Hotel hore, was reported today to be "much bet- ter."--Reuter.
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