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BRITISH SELLING OF GOLD Bullion Shipments To U.S. Continue, Position Expected To Improve
London, Oct. 20.
Britain announced tonight that she had sold £50,000,000 worth of her gold reserves since Sept. 15 and drawn ̧US$120,000,000 from the International Monetary Fund to pay bills in the United States and other dollar countries. The Treasury said the latest transactions boosted the total sales of reserve gold to the United States to US$200,000,000 and drawings on the Monetary Fund to US$180,000,000 in little over a month.
Britain's gold reserves-ac-, Ultimately, funily reserves for the whole the dollars sterling area, alnce sterling will receive countries depend on Britain United Press.
for dollark--are believed, to have been reduced by the new sales 10 U.S.$2.200,000,000.
she must return to the Fund and back sterling-
Reprieve Wanted
Kruter quotes a igure of A high British authority,has £550,000,000).
expressed the view that al- The males were necompilahed though the sterling area is un- by sitifting gold held on Brider a strain which gravely en- tala's account in the Federal Jungers world stability, the Rezerve Bank of New York postulan will develop real from one vaul: to another and strength if a reprieve of nine crediting this country with an months or so ran he obtained. equivalent amount of dollars.
During that period, Britain The Treasury, in announcing must, of course, sell out things the transaction, confirmed which, Is Happier times, she that Britain Was shipping would much rather keep, writes more bullion to the United Sydney Campell, Reuters Fin- States to replenish her stores. | anelal' Editor.
The "Queen Mary" salled yes-i But it was believed tonight terday from Southampton with that during the recent London reported U.S.$40,000,000] tnika, Britain convinced the worth of gold.
Commonwealth countries that,
China's military observers attached to the United Nations Consular Mission in Indonesia, are seen (left to right) Cap- tain Woo Ying Ching Capt. Lee Chin Hslung: Capt. Pao Kuo Eu and Licut, Ho Yong Shen. They have visited both Dutch and Republican areas, (APhoto).
Haganah Patrols Border Amid New Precautions
Beirut, Oct. 20.
The Treasury said it would granted this reprieve, she Lebanese and Syrian military precautions were
announce all future sales of
could and would pull round.
gold monthly, presumably to it was believed also that Bri-
bring home to this country and tain would similarly be able to to the United States Britain's] vince Argentina and other worsening economic plight countries.--Reuter. imports continue by far to out- Jace exports, (Britain'a other source of dollars).
only
The brief Treasury announce- ment suld only that the sale of U.S.$88,000,000 of reserve gold to the United Sta' on Sep- tember 15 had be allowed by the sale of U.S.$12,000,000 this mouth.
however,
Two Sales?
Headwinds Forced Him
Down
Martin,
reported here today to be continuing on the Palestine frontiers," and it was unofficially stated that 150 men of Haganah, Jewish de- fence force, were patrolling the Palestine side near Mutuallah, protecting communal villages. Searchlights were AUDI night, but no Incidents been reported.
701
have
Senior officiala of Lebanon and Syria were keeping contact and further reinforcements were wald be expected soon," re- ports added.
were
the
by
Nearly 230,000 troops placed at the disposal of Arab League a week ago Arab states pledged to send ald to the Arabs in Palestino in the event of a British withdrawi from Palestine.
Manoeuvres
Hollywood Comes To
Washington
Washington, Oct. 20.
New York, Oct, 20. Authoritative Sources said, Captain Charles
That actually two commander of the flying boat sales. had been made this "Bermuda Sky Queen," which month. The first, nirendy re-landed in mid-atlantic. said,
All the atmosphere of x film ported by authoritative sources, on arrival in New York from
premiere was concentrated in was of U.S.$80,000,000 worth Boston by air today, that he
the United States Congress here and occurred during the week had had sufficient reserve sup-
today when the House of Re- The Syrian Ministry of De of October 5. The second, of ply of petrol when the "Ber
opened its U.S.$40,000,000 worth, took muda Sky Queen" left Poole, that units of the Damascus gai- Inquiry into alleged subversive place last week.
for Baltimore, Maryland. rison were undertaking man-and Communist activity Britain drew her latest in- But, he added, "headwinds ocuvres on a large scale on the Hollywood. stalment of U.S.$120,000,000 | Hutïefcd us and I decided we south-western frontiers of
The room was packed to over. the International Mon-would not make an effort to go |Syria, bordering on Palestine.
flowing and an active block mar. ket was being organised for seat-
from
feuce announced on October 10 divities Committee
presentatives Un-American Ar-
lights,
etary Fund in exchange for ster-on to Gander, Newfoundland, The Syrian military authoring. ling only today, authoritative and almost certainly sacrifice ties have arrested five armed and Newsreel and television para- sources said. As with her) the lives of all those people, so uniformed Jewish settlement phernalia and radio broadcasters initial withdrawal of U.S.860.-11.Bel her down,"
police, who were alleged to have cluttered the floor with coils and 000,000 on September 16, shol Federal Aeronautics: Investi crossed into Syrian territory cables, dazzling Committee mem received dollars interest free gators were today examining while on patrol in northern bers and witnesses wih glaring
statements from the 62 Palestine, the Paleating Govern.. and paid a service charge in the
Film stars branded the whole vl three-quarters per passengers and the seven-man ment officially disclosed today. investigation "unlawful because crew of the "Bermuda Sky The Jewish police were alleg- its real purpose is to control the Under Fund regulations, Bri- Queen" who arrived at Boston ed to have gone about 500 yards contents of the motion pictures tain this year can draw an yesterday in the United States into Syrian territory. The in through censorship and political other US.$37,000,000 Interest coastguard cutter
"Blbb," cident took place on Sunday tempt to have the subpoenas with Intimidation.". They would · at- which they had been summoned to Washington declared "unlaw. fup and nullified.
Bold
cent.
free, plus U.S.$114,000,000 at which rescued, them from, the Reuter, a sliding scale of interest.' sinking plane,—Reuter.
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Washington, Oct. 20.
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A cable from a group of stara -Poulette · Goddard, Katherine Hepburn, Eddie Contor, and Barry O'Sullivan among them- declared they were "shocked and
As there is no known cure outraged by this attempt to for radiation sickness US, army smear the fim industry." medical ofeers are being taught When the investigation began, the latest techniques in easing the Chairman, Mr. Parnell suffering which would result from Thomas, referring to Communists, atomic warfarɗ in an intensive said: Ave.day course,
"We want to know what strate- Teachings are based on know: gic positions have been captured |ledge gained from the Bikini by these elements whose lornity ntom bomb experimental exts pledged in word and deed to plosion, when animals were sub-the interests of a foreign power." jceted to the blast, and from ro The first witness, Mr. Jack nearch Into the atom bombing of Warner, of Warner Brothers, em. Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
phasised that although there were
Army research specialist Dr. "un-American" people in his Ralph E. Ladd said: "There is studios, all “an-American" ideas grave doubt that preventitive or that.erept into scripts were Intex curative medicine can be practis cut out by the studio--Reuter. ed in this field....While we
fervently hope for a peaceful world we must, paradoxically,
Tangler, Oct. 20..
prepare for a national catas. The Mendoub of Tangier (tho trophe."
Sultan's Governor) · SI Mohammed Tazo, who has been
Bchool lecturers estimate that
one atom bomb detonated above
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tion--Reuter.
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