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THE 16-NATIONS
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American Aid To Europe Periodic Reports To Washington
Paris, Mar. 13.
The second 16-nation conference on Marshall aid for Europe, to be opened on Monday by Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, and M. Georges Bidault, the French Foreign Minister, will have one of its most Important tasks the appointment of "inspectors" under a perman- ent body designed to cooperate in applying the recovery plan.
The task of the inspectors will be to investigate the use made of Marshall aid and report on this periodically to Washington. All the coun- tries, except Iceland and Switzerland, will be represented at the opening sessions by their Foreign Ministers.
The first two or three days will be devoted to general de clarations after which the con- férence experts wit get down to working out:-
1. The creation of a permanent body representing the 18 nations. 2. The drafting of a progress re- port showing what has born achieved since last July in the way of an effort i short-term and long-term self-aid,
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Ottawa, Mar. 13.
The Labour Minister. Hum- phrey Mitchell, said today all Federal orders restricting the movement of Japanese Canadians onst of the Cascado Mountains have
been removed by two' or- ders tabled in the House of Commons,
Mitchell said the restric- tions are still effective in the so-called "comata) area” defined as the Territory of British Columbia, including Istands along the
These restrictions, he said, will be revoked on April 1, 1949,-United Press.
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A discussion about the coNSE- quences of the five-power 50- 7.15 & 9.13 P.MYear teenty drawn up in Brussels by Britain, France and the Benelux countries is not on the conference agenda, but will, it la thought, constitute an impor (tant and useful "eonty(bution to
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over the weekend with Mr. James Forrestal, Secretary of Defence, in strict secrecy at the remote naval base of Key West, Florida, 1,200 miles from Washington.
Meeting in the naval quarters known as "the little White House," through President Truman's holidays there, the military leaders of the United States will try to define the strategic role of the army, navy and air force in any future war.
e:nnected cannot be denied to the Navy because it is the striking spear- head of the Fleet.”
While the first 18-nation con- ference met under the ecun_mis threat of a growing dollar short
The meeting is not age, the second conference in meet with the present events in Europe, of inter- it is understood, but the inter ing under the threat national political storms, fore notional situation has Intensified shadowed by the events in Czecho-Congress criticism of the failure «tovakin, a renewal of sporadic so far of the Joint Chifs-cf-Stolf and apparently politically in- to produce a Joint operational spired strikes in France, and an plan for the armed services. intensified campaign for a Coin- munist success in Italy at the general elections April.
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The Air Force claims that all long-range scouting and bombing should be its function and planes and feinds allocated to the Navy should be turned over to it.
The Navy view is that the
Mr. Forrestal made it clear there in mid- that he was not in favour of any cut-and-dried plan for American may run into action if the United States be- certain difficulties the escame involved in war, and that Air Force's primary task is to tablishment of the permanent the believed that any proposals form a defensive umbrella over the worked out by the Joint Chiefs-of-the United States and leave the 10-nation bocy involving
flexible choice and appointment of the Stuff should be as
as Navy in the earlier stage of any inspectors. Certain
future conflict to carry the war countries Pessible, may object Kiving
to the enemy- by, foreign
carrier-based inspectors the rights of inves- The Key West conference is bombers operating offshore.
differences 1igation and control
ther expected to remove on
among the heads of the fighting home territories,
The Idea of having American forces over the role which each officials overlooking the flow and would play in a
plan use of American ald to Europe and particularly that of the has, apparently, been definitely Marine Corps and naval aviation, abandoned, ns it would lend flavour to accusations that the United States. wants to police Europe.--Reuter,
London, Mar. 13. Four hundred people walted all night outside the London Palladium to see Danny Kaye in his last performance to- night. By morning the queue' had extended to 2,000.—Router
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President Truman has repeat- edly asked Congress to authorise universal military training and thus to provide a large reserve for the Army and Navy.
Senater Tail as urged that Uio United -States should rely rather on an overwhelming air week: power with relatively small naval power and infantry forces.--Reuter
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“Veterans Against MacArthur"
St. Paul, Mar. 15. Kenneth Griswold, World War II veteran of the European and Pacific Theatres,
today that he has been elected chair- man of the St. Paul."Veterans' against MacArthur” Group,
Group members expressed respect for MacArthur's military ability but objected to his arbitrary military type of thinking" as applied to the Presidency.
Griswold said the Group believed MacArthur is "too aloof from the common people and tho removed from domestic problems."-United Press,
Soviet View
Moscow, Mar, 13. The Soviet news agency Tann naich today General MacArthur is being put forward in the Valted States si the man who, "better than
any other," would be able to conduct ab all out anti-Soviet campaign.
In a dispatch from New York com menting on MacArthur's announce. ment he would accept the Presidential, nominado, Tas said anti-Sovietism would be a keynote in his campaign. Ta added that "enthusiasm for MacArthur" particularly
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Church Leaders In Ohio
Cincinnati, Mar. 18.
Five church leaders in China arrived here today "sceking to renew our spirita" after peril- Our years in their wartorn country.
The group,, led by Bishop Halward, Assistant Episcopal Bishop in Hongkong, includes the Rev. Kong Chi-wing, Rev. Luko Cheung, Rev. Y. T. Liu and Florenco Lei.
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