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London, Jan. 17. Experts who have studied the Marshall Plan said in London tonight they considered it to be self-evident that the American Government regarded its estimates of European import needs--as announced on January 7--as an ap- proved programme to be financed Marshall aid.
Air
BAN IN PETROL
Space Reserved WASTAGE
Washington, Jan. 17. President Truman today placed a ban on flying over three zones of the bousing projects of the United States Atomie Energy Com-
mission. with the
| Commenting on reports from Europe indicating certain doubts on this point, they said the State Department's estimate were, in effect, its own experts' revision of the Paris Confer- ence "shipping list."
It was gointed out that the Tally by an oversight lised Matshall El announcement tobare port requirements for contained several indications France and Switzerland.
That the Agures were consider- { How much aid each country d in Washington as Europe's needs depends on how much it minimum immer programmie | emn Amen. M One extreme and one financial expert derlar. | fios Austria. which needs
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almost 200 per rent aid. A the other extreme Jig Switzer- land, whose currency is actual
"Marshall aid is simply what it requires in bars and grants to fionnee the prot rammE'S ly at a premium over the dol
after allowing for the CoBars Jar.
That Kurupean countries Can A reflection of the American
Path For
These "air space reserva- tions" cover the Winton Engineering Works at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the Ban- ford Engineering Works at Richland, Washington, and the Los Alamos proiret al Sante Fe, New Mexico.- Reuter.
Marshall Plan By March 1
ahead
of
President
Washington, Jan. 17.
President Truman to- day ordered all govern ment departments and agencies to cut down "immediately" on the use of fuel oil, petrol and natural gas.
•
In face of n fuel nil and petrol shortage, the President' sold that office buildings shall not be heated above 68 degrees] during working hours and 601 during monaworking hours. This] applies also to the White House.
He said the order applies to government buildings, in- cluding residences. "except where fall rigid observane, will] Ippic <1 enlanger health or safety."
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of
The President issued several Washington, Jan. 17., Plaid conservation inders, in-
the The Senate Democratic leader, i vinding
bestriering Themselves by their | aftrede is contained in the re-Alban W. Barkley, and today | government vehicles to 10 milea own expert and those of theint speech of Mr. John Me-that he believed that the Sens. an hour and the use of a overseas endunies,"
Marshall Play standard grade of petrol) instead Clay. President of the Interna-will approve the
full in th In other words, the Marshalltofial, Bank, which was notable by March 1-8
premium types. United aid in dollars is deemed to be for
Truman's him taterat that
Press "the deadline, tit Stude Hepartment's mini-international technical staff of The Kentucky Senator pro mimate of the total art the Bank in Paris, an as inde-deted that a sufficient number of De Marshall Burope's ap¦ pendent aualysis made by them. of Republicans wil line up with praved LIVEXO' programme. Į have reached the ronelusion Administration Jorces to block minus the dullays that Europe that the Hnited States At any drastic cut in the pr posed enn var for herself during the ministration's Marshall aid fin-
$6,000,000.000 down payment for European recovery, period and minus alsa (so far anrial proposals "do not cr na conerrns the United States) stitute an extravagent estimate. any dollar grants or loans that Indeed, they provide a rather can be obtained from Canuskight fit." and Latin America.
With the Senate hearings 011 the plan recessed for the week, end, Barkley told newsmen that
To some extent, the State Desertion that the "main reason partment officials.
stramme outlined by
Stopgap Aid Figures
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The dnes not anticipate "too Mr. Jefferson Caffery, Uniter Equally notable was his asevere" modification of the pro- States Ambassador to Pennce.
Stale Deshid today that the total of some "EIGHT WAR-TORN
partinent had to have regard to support the aid programme. Senator R bert Taft Republi. to the interests of United States for Europe lies not in Europe's can, said he favours the cutting producers because they are the weakness, but her inherent of $2,600,000,000 from President people who are going to pay strength,"
Truman's budget requests for for the programme and if it is
foreign ald.-United Press. not neceptable to them, it will not go through.
As London eecnomist com-
mented today:
"Assets"
Particularising, he said: "We are dealing with an aren
"If the plan were not realis- | containing 270.000.000
perple
tie. It would have little chance | highly skilled with a heritage
f acceptance."
Example
The most striking instance is
of education unparalleled in thei world and with technicat pro-; ductive knrw-how, surpassed, it
At all, only in the United States, "These 270,000,000 people
the 30,000 ups of tobacen a are possessed with incalculable year for Switzerland, although valuable assets in their tradi
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Visit Shrouded In Secrecy
Istanbul, Jan. 17, Speculation mounted hourly
$53,000,000 worth of gomis had
arrived in France from United
days up to States in the 24 January 10 under the "stopgap" ald plan.
Speaking at the annual gen eral meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce here, he gave these figures of shipments 125,000 tons of coal. 140,000
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"Prance is considered by thei United States as the keystone of Western European. recovery," Mr. Caffery sald. Reuter
the Paris Conference-presum-tions of perstmal freedom, parin Istanbul today over Friday Hamentary Government, rich night's secrecy shrouded visit
Flier, Klick Jan. 17. enture and other great intan-of the United States Ambas- The Hulek Divistan of General giblen.
sador. Edwin C. Wilson, to Pre-Mours annoptee today it will hel "They are posarased to ofsident Ismet Inonu, Foreign the price time on 1949 cars although material assets of such value Minister Necmeddin Sadak was the upward creat as to compare most favourably also present.
Neither American nor Tur-Voed Press. with the productive potential ckish feial sources would dia- the United States itself."
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The American State Depart- ment made the same tint in its apart from saying that the en
ference was "prolonged." estimates of January 7. Its resource di remark: marks that "almost miraculous
"Ambassadors do not disturb results can be expected" refer Presidents at such an hour as: red mainly to what the Ameri-10 p.m.
unless there is cans could do in producing pressing matter."
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Speculation was that the con- ference may have ecacerned "Mere than 200,000,000 peo-Turkey's role in the Marshall ple" it stated, "live in the par- plan. increased aid for Greece. Moduced by Front Roti • Directed by Wilom A Seller Screen flor by Robust Ardley
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