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Argentine Makes 'Serious Move Norwegian Vessel Stopped Would Be
Pointed Incident
In Antarctic
(By Frederick Jones, Reuters Special Correspondent),
Customs
Union Pact
An
Paris, Mar. 4. The French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bidault, has accepted invitation from Count Carlo Sforza, the Italian Foreign' Minister. to.sign. In Italy the Franco-Italian customs union agreement. 11:0
confirmed today.
On board HMS Nigeria, Mar. 4.. An officer from the Argentine minesweeper French Foreign Ministry
Parker boarded the Norwegian fishing vessel Brategg (486 tons) and told the, Norwegian captain that he had no right to be sailing in Antarctic waters withoutj
The ceremony would be held in Turin, but, no dato has yet been set.-Reuter.
the permission of the Argentine authori- Marlowe Merrick
Salt Lake City, Mar. 4,
Hit Hard
At Once
London, Mar. 4, A potential aggressor must be made to realise that if he started trouble, "he would be hit hard and at once," Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Air Minister, said in Parlia- ment today,
the
He was opening a bate on Air Estimates for the next financia) year, which, at £173,000.000, shu a reduction of £41,000,000 eu the current year.
Offence and defence wese com- plimentary, prevention was
better than eure and the real deterrent
said,
ties, according to news received on board this British cruiser by the Falkland Is. Passes lands Governor, Mr. Miles Clifford. The details of this first international in- rick, retired, died today of a
Brig. Gen. Marlowe II. Mer-force he power lay in the striking People, he added, thought it ว cident involving foreign ships in Antarc-heart attack, ending a 34-year- waste of inney continuing to build new types of man-carrying aircraft tic waters reached the, Nigeria as she military career,
when the scientists had brought push- button equipment withla view. zigzagged at 12 knots through icebergs and "growlers" on her way to British settlements in the Antarctic, where Chile and Argentina have made claims to sov ereignty.
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The fring the Argentine Whe yet undefined muter weeper write #0 the log (between the Argenth Back the Beaten that it had sectors) in a spirit
محمد
Merrick was commander of the World War II air force mia- sion that established operation al bases in China, India, the served an U.S. Air Attache in He
Middle East and Africa.
Press button warfare as a mejor
factor in war was not yet a practic- ཀ་ reality.
However, at a time when the fields the guided missiles, the gas turbine opened up by wartime discoveric
of date,
Russia and England, and later and jer propulsion-were still being frontier returned to the United States explored, it would be unwise to go. Chilean as assistant Chief of Staff in into expensive large-scale production mutual charge of engineering and s-fypes which would soon be out
ply for the Air Transport Com- continue mand. He flow for three
Jet Fighters The Packer then went off to negotiations for a treaty defining years for the Republic of ward Manenorite Bay, which the Antarctic frontier between
have them."--Reuter.
T right in there waters without coeperation. Argod time permission,
She is delayed ยาษ
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Tie Nowego vessel, which engines. went to Winders
Bay, Breeplota beinnd, and the mister reported. The Inatter tu The Grit thorities.
The British Harbour Master then went on board the vessel and struck out the Argentine offler's entry in the lok.
He told the Norwegian muster ite litte!'' at a the entry İdeal
(+
"Thirdly, they will
China-United Press.
Guatemala Moves Up Troops
San Salvador, Mar. 4.
was Major Guatemalan Cabinet changes widely pre- dicted to give a shift to the Left, or even a fall of the Government-are likely to leave un- changed the country's attitude to her claims on neighbouring British Honduras.
The Harbor Master sent port to the captain uf the Austentone meswreper and des favered by hund a protest to the Aprinting codtunargler of the bas
alch the Argentine authorities The Guatemalan press almost unanimously con-
have set up my Deception Island, The Norweglur vessel, which balls from Trondheim and launched in 1932, is belieyed to: best at Deception Island.
Chilean Frigate
was
The Chilean felgato, Cavadon- Kit, is now about 80 miles north ul Anvers Island and is believed to peeting
Chilean oil tanker.
demned President Arevalo for tackling the matter too gingerly.
anti.
Belize
European diplomats estimated that Uritish Honduras armed with not more than 10 per cent of the tank guns and mobile 'equipment by Guatemalan population genuinely the cruiser Devonshire from Jamaica. wanted Belize, the British Honduras The Devonshire has left port and capital, to be seized..
for, the time being-Reuter,
Guatemalan Troops Move
Most of the busness meg, triddle class and the Todian pensalite werk indiferent and dubbed 'the whole The Falkland Islands Depen subject "just politics." dennies survey ship, the 1,200-1 There way
that every sign tons John Hisene, which is mak-originally this was a correct descrip- ing a tour of British stations Intion of their attempt. was alleged the Falklands, has reached Hope that President Arcwaxed the “Bay," Gräbini's" Laid;
torats of distracting his critics,
The other points he made were: British jet fighters, the Meteors
and Vampires, whose primary tank-| was to defend Britain from air at tack, were the best in the world.
Britain's lead in the development of jet engines was maintained and the was confident she could keep her superiority over all comers in the interception fighter clars.
The prospect of jet bomber air- craft of exceptional performance was in sight.
The maximum number of men and women in the Royal Air Force at any time next year would be 125,000, La reduction of 45,000.--Reuler,
Michael
Tells The Full Story
London, Mar. 4. Michael of Rumania today declared that the Communists forced him Guatemala City, Mar. 4. The Guatemala Army High to "abdicate" under the Command and the Foreign threat of plunging his The Nigeria is being led by the Problem of British Honduras as Ministry "in a joint statement country into a bloodbath
announced today that Gua- 1,400-tons sloop Ship, which is Now, however, public opinion is temaian troops have been sent and that he still con
fleading the Government and the to the borders of British Hon-sidered himself king in ม campaign which has guise of for I am unable to disclose over six months has become su issueduras because of the resent a fact.
He said that under the circum- actual immediate destination, our from which it would he most difival of British troops in the
stances of the abdication he did not heult for any politician to step down. border area.
The statement said the emer-consider himself wound" in- any way. British Igation official claimed products
Also, by crystal clear, implication, they had made several compromisegency created by the landing of bnty
"in our terri-Michael charged that Russia backed pruetleable economic Proposals to settle the British Hon- Royal Marinea
› Government which he wealth an lar known,
duras dispute. - during the past sitory of Belize necessitated the the Rumanian,
sending of troops "In defence maintained in power..by. 2
called Government installed, and nothi
forels All their proposals had heen of our national territory and country utterly unrepresentative
now about 300 miles north
Boyd Strail, and going on southerly course,
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Several more whales have been
blowing: whole represents the Antarctic's delinie
Apart from light jassing snow equalis, the weather is very fine
Heuter.
DEFENCE PACT ANNOUNCED
aftertoun
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freted, "Their treatment at the hands of Guatemalan -officiala, became in creasingly.cursory.
British Action
акс
Buenos Aires, Mur, 4., For weeks, the British Minister in Argentina and Chile were this Guatemala, Mr. Wilfred Hanford
"pact signing a
of Galliene, had been unable to muuuni detence" for their claims the Guatemalan Fareign Minister to sovereignty in the Antarctica, Yesterday, hr. personally delivered the Argentine Foreign Minister his protest in the Guatemalan Gav- Dr. Braniglia sinted today.
eroment against Tuesday's "dingrute- Dr. Bramaglia, whe was speak; ful occurrence", outside the British ing at a press conference, added Legation. that the Antarctic question would Mr. Galliene also delivered be introduced At the Inter-British note rejecting the Guatemalan Andricun Conference wich opens in Bogota at the end of protest against the despatch of the
"érültera, Sheffield and Devonshira
this month.
2
1
Belize and the landing of troops
Enlarging on the Argen- | ibera, dine-Chile pact, which will be published
Reports
from Belize today' said simultaneously men of the Gloucestershire Regiment
to give due protection to vari-of the Rumanian prople,”***which our cities and towns...in cape forced him out. He did not mention of, British inroads."
Rumia by name.
Petru. Grox and, George Gheorg
hiu-Dej, of the Communité Party. delivered the ultimatum 01 the morning, of December. 30,
It said the military units are under precise orders to remain away from the dividing line be tween Belize and the rest- of the Republic so as to avoid in-ed by armed detachments. United cidents.-United Press.
The Royal Palace was surround-
Press
Big Gun Battle In Haifa
Jerusalem, Mar. 4
bere and in. Santiago, Dr were now dug into defensive posl. A big gun-battle was being fought out tonight in.
Bramuglia said that in ittioni, The troops were carried
both countries declare "first
ly, they will act together in
the legal protection and de- fence of their rights in the South American
Antarotic, Prices In
America
which lies between 25 and 90. degrees West and in whose territory the countries 10- cognise each, olher's, uniqués- tionable sovereign rights, "Secondly, they," will continue their netivities in the region of
Chicago: Mar. 4.
14
Halfa, after a large force of Jews had attacked: the heavily guarded police headquarters there, The attack came after a day during which several hundred. Arabs ambushed and annihilated: a Jewish convoy, trying to reach the Jewish → settlement near Kalandia Airport, eight miles north of Jerusalem,
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early this evening, 17 hours, until all the Jews were A United Press survey shows Jewish dead had been brought to killed, this version sald
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Arab Account have stopped dropping, and the members of a Haganah rescueofficer who led the attack was The account given by the Arab. grain market, has, recovered, 30 party which had gone out that the Jews were seen moving per cent of the loss taken in the dbgage the Arabs and was its into position to attack an Arab big, price break of a month ago Arabs withdrew when buz between Jerusalem an
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tertain foreign guests filios rhi tinued to fall, until Feber were conflicting. country at the invitation of the 18, dropping daily to the limit Government.
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2000,#Reuter?
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