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IRAQ TREATY HITCH
Surprise Announcement By The Regent Peninsular
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Baghdad, Jan. 22. The Prime Minister of Iraq, Sayed Salem Jahr, now on his way home from Britain, where he signed the new 20-year Anglo-Iraqi treaty, has been summoned to Baghdad Immediately, it was reported shortly after last night's an- nouncement that Iraq did not intend to ratify the pact.
A statement from the Royal Palace said a meet- ing, headed by the Regent, Emir Abdul Illah, and the Crown Prince, had decided that the treaty did not realise the national aims of Iraq.
The Iraqi Premiler is expeeted. of Iraq would. In fact, be in n home within three days.
position to give a binding com. mitment.
"The Regent promised that as
It is well known that the draft trenty is not rotifed long us the
treaty was by Parlament, there shall be no text of the revised
the Iraqi Regent, ratification any treaty that does conveyed tɔ not realise the country's rights Abdul Illah, before the news that and national demands", the state-the negotiations were sucessfully concluded was released by the ment said.
Foreign Office.-Reuter,
Also present at the metting were formed Premiers, the President or Partament, Scnators, Elder states- men and pulltical lenders.
The Puface meeting came a few days
after the demonstrations which had occurred In Baghdad against the treaty,
China Trade Figures
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Income Tax Cut Proposal
Washington, Jan. 22. Senator Robert A. Taft said he would favour the $5,600,000,000 Knutson income tax eut bill if Government finances "will support it."
Taft and most Senate leaders withheld any rigid tax commit- ment, however, until they get a beiter idea of how much the Government will spend in the next fiscal year.
The entire question of Gov- ernment spending for the 1945 fiscal year is up for study s 102-member joint legislative chinmittee met
mart over- hauling President Tramsa's $9,668,000,000 budget pro- Fal
to
Chairman John Taber of the close The treaty provides for
Nanking, Jan. 23. House Appropriations Commit- milltary and economie cooperation
China's exports for the month teil demanded between the two countries ára
budget alash of It repiserd the of November showed a pruce and war.
Rom up to $5,000,000,000. and said dullar this would enable Congress to 1930 treaty and is for a period of almost 200 per cent in
nver October, 20 years with the right of re- (Chinese) value
acc:rding to the Chinese Mari
approve the Knutsen bill and negotiation after 15 years,
$4,800,000,000,- Ja Lundin, Royal an-time Customs figures which also still
the
national debt.- n:uncement was received calmly revealed a drop of Imports for the 000 in the Foreign Office in London frst time in 1947. last night.
November experts totalled more than CN$1,500,000 millions com- pared with the October figure of CN$530,000 millions,
Though oflelals were unwilling comment on the development and expressed the view that there might be some inisunderstanding. the basic inlluence on British Imports for the
same perind opinion is the knowledge that it were slightly more than CN31,- | the revised treaty, proves unze-600.000 milions In November ceptable in Baghdad, the old compared with CN$746,000 mil treaty of 1930 remains in force lions in October until 1952.
pare off the United 'ress.
China's Foreign Policy
Shanghai, Jun. 23.
Dr. Tu Yung-tan, China's first Ambassador to Burma, revealed here last night that President The main importer of China Chiang Kai-shek had told him the Consequently, it is still hoped
continued to be the key points of China's foreign that the explanation to be offered ducts
United States, which Imported policy towards by the Iraq treaty delegation CN$400,000 millions worth. The countries were the promotion of neighbouring when it reaches Baghdad may
and the ex- conmyince the erities that the re-next biggest were Hong Kong with friendly relations
CN$335,0000 millions and India tension of assistance to enable vised pact is of mutual benefit.
them to attain freedom and in- with CN$90.000 millions, At the same time, the consitu-
dependener. tional position displayed by these
The United States continued in The Chinese Ambassador de- latest developments is u curious November to be the best seller toclared that his immediate pro- one, since it was assumed in China
Chinese imports from lems after taking up his post in Landon, that the strong Iraqi de- United States in November were Rangoon were the elevation of legation was in A position to
valued at CN$780,000 millions the Chinese educational standard speak with authority.
followed by import from India in Burma and the valued at CN$229,000 millions and commercia) and social cooperation fostering of from Britain CNS123,000 millions. between the pe:ples of Burma
United Press,
and China, Reuter,
Hud the treaty been wrecked by mass demonstrations, the plenipo- tentiary character of the Iraqi delegation would not have been called in question, but since its conclusions have been challenged by the Palace and by a group ef Elder statesmen, some doubts have been aroused in London whether any elected government
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