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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947
BIG FOUR GET MOVING Rapid Progress With Less Controversial Items End Of Inter-Zonal Trade Barriers?
London, Dec. 9.
The Council of Foreign Ministers today made fast progress working through the less controver- stal items of the British and Russian docu- ments on Germany's economic future. The meeting was the first of the present session in which the Ministers, having swept away pro- cedural difficulties, got down to discussing real problems.
The first of the controversial, draft, "agreeing on some points, items reached was the section I hope, and disagreeing on of the British document deal others, I expect," and then paas Ing with repayment by Germany the, documents on to the de-. of suma advanced by the oc- puties, cupying powers.
M. Molotov denied that hỉu, draft made conditions. But
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London, Dec. S.
A London old-age pensioner and a Monmouthshire_tinplatz worker today shared" "£70,494-—- the largest dividend ever declars ed in a penny football pool.
Seventy-year-old Timothy Yeo, who is too ill to be told how much he won, staked 6d, on the pool. The timplote worker, Luther Morley, stoked: 3/4d-Reuter.
PRISON STRIKE
COLLAPSES McNell Island, Washington, Dec. 19.
A sudden strike by more than
The Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotov, strongly attacked agreement on the establish- 1,000 convicts in the McNell
Molotov's Point
Brussels Talks On Leopold
BRUSSELS, DEC. 8.
THE CABINET, AFTER TWO AND A HALF HOUR MEETING IN BRUSSELS TONIGHT, ANNOUNCED |THAT THE GOVERNMENT "HAD DECIDED ON ITS ATTITUDE REGARDING
THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH KING LEOPOLD, NOW IN EXILE IN SWITZERLAND."
The Government's statement, the allocation of coal and the ment of the free flow of goods. Island Federal Penitentiary col- which, it was understood, had prices charged for it in the reparations problems and the lapsed in its third day today already been drafted, was re- Anglo-American Zono,
establishment of central Ger- which, inmates belatedly reported ported to any that the King He alleged that middlemen man departmenta should be for lunch and ended their protest "did not forfeit his honour" în were making "unjustifiable simultaneous,
against meatless Tuesday and the war but made reservations eggless Thursday.—United Press. as to some of his actions, both profits,"
before the war and during it. The Foreign Ministers ad. journed after the Foreign He emphasised that the Im-
In quarters close to the Gov- Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, portant point was whether the Britain now associated herself ernment, It was understood said that by raiding the ques- Germans themselves should with France.
that any sharp differences In tion of coni, M. Molotov had take part in the establishment Mr. Bevin denied that the the Coalition Cabinet over the "raised enough smoke to cloud of an economic unity to which British delegation had gone Royal questioni had, so far, been the issue" which he hoped all three
separate issuca re back on Potsdam. M. Molotov averted. would subside by tomorrow. ferred.
would see that the setting up But it was thought in prom The Council accepted the Brl- Without German participa- of central German departments litical quarters that an appeas- tish proposal that a .common tion, M.
Molotov argued, it was specifically advocated in ing statement concerning the export-import programme for would be impossible to have the British document.
King's past conduct which the Germany be drawn up.
economic unity. At Potsdam, M. Molotov maintained that Government had ready for re-. The acceptance is subject to the three participating Gov at Potsdam, economic unity and lease some time this week could minor drafting changes.
ernments had declared them- the creation of central depart- be delayed." This was due to selves in favour of central Germenta had been linked and the the hardening of the Sociallat man departments. Only establishment of five such deposition, consequent upon the France had opposed it,
partments had been provided King's statement yesterday He found it surprising that! for.-Reuter.
which was described as "un- timely."-Router.
Pooling Plan
The Ministers next debated the section of the British docu- ment relating to the pooling of resources between the different Zones of Germany.
The Soviet Foreign Minister accepted the British text, which secks to abolish all restrictions on the movement of goods.be- tween the zones and the use
of all resources for the bene fit of Germany as a whole.
But he said that he wanted his
proposal included.
own
This secka the setting up of central German departments as a prerequisite for the pooling of resources,
The French Foreign Minis- ter, MGeorges Bidault, unable to accept the British; text and the Ministers passed on to the next without agreement.
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M. Bidault, produced a' coun- tur draft to the British proposal for abollahing restrictions on the movement of goods.
France And Saar
His proposal drew attention to the importance his Govern- ment attache to the Saar and said: "At that date (when restrictions are removed) the Saar shall cease to be subject to the Control Council and its economic and financial attach-
ment to France shall be put in-
to effect."
The counter draft also con-1 tained reservations on the fu- ture of the Rhineland and the Ruhr. But M. Bidault felt that this should be discussed when the last item on the Min- isters' agenda-German fron- tlers van reached.
He could say now that the French views on that subject were not changed.
M. Molotov, accepting the British text in principle, thought that the Soviet text
was fuller and more defnite.
He therefore proposed that both should be accepted in
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Mr. Marshall asked Molotov to clarify the meaning. A.P.B of the passage in the Soviet
áraft which reads: "Proce dure for the fulfilment by Ger- many of her reparations, and, other main obligations."
Did this mean, he asked, a new_reparations' plant.
The corresponding passage of the Potsdam Agreement cit 'ed in the British draft did: not; make the free flow of goods bo- tween the zones" on Germany dependent upon the creation: of contral German departments a5 M. Molotov's now text did,...;
Potsdam Agreement Mr. Bevin, from the chair, Bald that the Soviet proposal made two conditions:S
1--The setting up of central German departments, and
The Bettlement of rapura-
→ These conditions were con- thland in the Potsdam Agred. montDidM Molotov ing on them as prerequisites: "ectión," or "could" they return „Potsdam', as the basis of cussion?
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The skeleton has a sisuli mes- suring nine by 14 Inches and a hump in the spinal column about five feet below the skull.
Fishermen belleved it to be the mythical sea monster; the "caddy" reported for years along the West Coast but never photographed.
Dr. Testen sold he was inven. tigating the possibility of it be lng a ribbon fish; but admitted he had never heard of a ribbon fish more than eight feet long- United Press,
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