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MR. BEVIN SOUNDS MORE OPTIMISTIC NOTE IN PARIS
Sixteen-Nation Conference On Cooperation
Western Germany To Be Invited To Join In
In
Paris, Mar. 15.
speech ringing with optimism, Mr. Bevin today told the 16- nation conference: "I feel more hopeful now than at any time during or since the war“. He marvelled at Europe's postwar achievement, he sa id.
"If now Europe is receiving aid to help it over the next stage of its rehabilitation, it is justified in accepting that aid, first, because of the price it paid, and secondly, because of its concentrated efforts to pre- serve both justice and liberty for the fu- ture", Mr. Bevin said.
"If this is appreciated and understood and we to- gether cooperate in this great endeavour, then the establishment of the necessary equilibrium will not prove so difficult as some imagine."
There would have to be some fall-that aid to be used to enrry racrifice for the ron Hors go:d. Through a programme of full Jul the ubstruct question of reenvery." sovereignty did not arise,
He pledged the British Govern- ment to make whatever c. atribu-
Trade Barriers
Bon it could to Europe's stability Mr. Bevin snk the continuing on condition that the other part-organisation should be a "work+ ner nations would do the same. shop" the main duty
of which
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Danger Would · Be Swift
Washington, Mar. 15.
United States stopped aid to Greece, the conaoquences would be "swift and sure," Mr. George Marshall, the American Secretary of State. told Senators here today.
Mr. Marshall was speak- ing at a private meeting of the State Foreign Relations Committee on the Adminis- iration's request for 8275 million additional military tid for Greece and Turkey.
Mr. Marshall warned! "The danger remains that the Communist-led coun- tries of Europe will increase their pressure on Greece Just as they have in other directions
Europe." Reuter.
In
President Peron Triumphs
Buenos Aires, Mar. 16. Returns from the Argentine elections held, on March 7 show that President Juan Peron has been given an unprecedented Congressional majority.
Peron supporters are leading In all parts of the country, giving his administration for more sents in Congress than it needs for carrying through any, constitutional reforms.
Feron appears assured. of more than 100 seats in the Chamber of Deputies-where a two thirds majority is 106.- Associated Press.
Church Backs Gottwald
Prague, Mar. 15. The Czechoslovak Church is fully behind the Government of M. Gottwald, the Communist Prime Minister, Dr. Miroslav Novak, Bishop of Prague, de- clared today.
The traditional relationship be- would be to establish an equi!)-- tween Britain and her. Common-brium between Europe and the with the participation of Western the national church of Czecho- The Czechoslovak Church, wealth, the Foreign Secretary Vestern Hemisphere and to Germany in the European re- declared, would be maintained as reduce the dollar deficit,
alovakia, is the second largest well as worldwide trade with It must also strive to
covery programme, reduce
the country, A decision on this point is the congregation in uther countries,
trude barriers in Europe and to first of three essential tasks old with 900,000 members п Mr. Bevin defined the purp:se work out & system or improved down in the agenda of the gun-against 1.500.000 in the Greek of the new organisation to be
clearing arrangements within ference.
and Roman Catholle Church, created and the aid which Europe
Mt. Bevin suggested
Agenda Points would handlu as "to stoke up the
that 11
and is an autonomous Orthodox The others are: engine of
recquery
Church among the sister chur-. and to get it they were entering into coopera- well on its way."
Drafting the multilateral agreeches in the Oecumenical Coun- Uve effort in an international i
eneretely deanbig the that basis, we should do so on the ment He hoped and believed
cil-Reuter. when the nations become
understanding that everyone tak-i pledges of the nations to work as inde.
a member of a team for Europe's recovery, pendent uf uid, they would not part becomes
the club and there
Drafting the constitution of a bt must
break apart again but that their tolerance and a contribution fr. permanent body to represent the cooperation would go on.
each one as the price of taking 16 powers for the application of the American ald programme and part,"
for cooperation afterwards,
Western Germany
"invite not only this
Kreat
Lold the
4511 agreed
we can sure
M, Georges Bidault } delegated ""We arr tour aims. In
"The division
more important than
Indications t.night were
the occupied zones of Germany
would probably be represented i later working party” ressions D the 10-nations conference, but would take has not been definite what form this representatior
decided
Decupa-
Conference, but the peoples of reach an agreement--and quickly Europe to Jain in this great effort on the means."*- to triumph over economie dim He declared: culties and so lo secure firmly Europe caused last year by the the human rights which all should refusal of certain countries to co enjoy."
Mr. Bevin suid:
operate with us has been greatly "At our ru- and
An earlier announcement that regrettably aggravated, cent talks in London, the repre-
"We believe in the unity of the German observers would at- sentatives there agreed that the human race, in the necessity of tend the conferener, nor would. French zone should be fully asso-which are Anglo-American bizone and the recognising that there are facts representatives of the British, the
United States and French ciated with the economic work property."
tien authorities be present, w of the continuing organisation. There could be no question of tonight presumed to have referred "HONGKONG and you will be asked to discuss
granting Germany priority. ho to the plenary sessions.---Reuter. proposal to that effect. This proposal will have for its senso alike demanded that the bject the bringing of the pro-resources of this industricus and duction of Germany to help in persevering country should be the European recovery."
Mr. Bevin said that while Marreconstruction we
associated with the great effort ol shall aid had been under "long uken"
have under- Investigation and protracted de- bate" in the United States, "the European nations have not waited.
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"We have been striving to lay the foundations of recovery", he declared.
said, but Justice and common-
Pooling Of Resources The permanent organisation to be set up would be the "opposite number of the American Mur- shall aid administrator, he said.
The multilateral agreement to be reached must, he said, include precise definitions for the poling Common Task
of resources and a concerted ex- "Important decisions by govern. ploitation of national industries, ments will be needed, but they as well as "a moderation of cus- will be taken in the light of the oms tariffs where A complete common task and in the same union may not yet be possible" spirit. For our part,
M, Bidault renewed his invita-, shall we appoint representatives with high tion to Eastern European czun- qualifications who enjoy the con tries to collaborate
and
said: fidence of cur Government, in-
in "This conference table CO be cluding the confidence of the enlarged at any moment." responsibility for reconciling Count Carlo Sforza, the Italian what may seem to be our special Esreign Minister, said the Mar needs with the needs of all." shall Plan was "one of the most The permanent organisation noble and disinterested" acts of would be designed to ensure that international solidarity in his- there should be "the closest and tory.
most continuous cooperation with What America had called for
the United States administrator was the creation of a Europe appointed for the European re- which, if associated with Africa covery programme, Mr. Bovin in the spirit recently expressed added.
by General Smuts. the South The meetings, investigations African Premier, would become and discusalons going now "one of the moat independent
t/0
| were not only creating, ♫ pro units in the world."
found impression but were · pre-| The new European organisation moting both technical and poll-hould, as one task, guarantee to tical understancing" of what the the working masses a standard world is so much in need at the of living not marked by strong prosent moment.”
Multilateral Accord
contrasts and the opportunity' of work whenever it was possible for them to work,
соле
The report on European self- Of the multilateral agreement, the "aid" nations, was tabled to
help, recording the progress cf Mr. Bevin said;
We are fully conscious of the day at the Conference. It pledges we made when
tairs the results of the Anglo- agreed the Faris report. We which recently toured the main French fact-finding" "mission,
· have now given further consi- deration to it, and my Govern-spitals of these countries, ment stands by these 'pledges.
"I have no doubt that all the Copenhagen Meeting naticna represented here today M. Gustav Rasmussen, the will do. the name. ș
Danish · Foreign Minister, 补助
at
"I cannot imagine that our ex-nounced that the Scandinavian peris will have much difficulty in representatives would ⠀ niest, drafting those. pledges Into the Copenhagen in the Brit work of form of an agreement.
April to discuss problems・・ Con- cerning * Scandinavian economic c:operation."
second
"In taking the necessary stepa,
we are really making history”
Referring to the continuing Thu would be their organization", Mr. Bevin said:"""1 conterence in six « WEKİLMİ
Economic and based on securi think, the main purpose: la quite
clear.. It is to make a great suc- ty- and, defence against, the Infi, cess of the European recovery, tration tactics of aggresaloli, was. programme which is intended to | called ifers by H. Constatn TwAEE bring Europa to the healthy state | daria," the Greek Foreign | Mims: |(whileh, 15: essential;ff, it is to be a
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FALLKLANDS DISPUTE
Boundary Mission Set Up In India
New Delhi. Mar. 15.
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NOTICE TO MEMBERS
EASTER RACE MEETING
Saturday 27th, and Monday 29th March, 1948.
The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the first race will be run at 12 noon each day. The tiffin interval is after the fourth race (130 p.m.)
at
Through_numbers (24-Races-$48) may be obtained the Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Exchange Bollding, niso The Governments of India tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the last race of the see- and Pakistan have decided to ond day as well as those for the Lantao Handicap" to be ran at the Whitsun Meeting in May, 1048. The latter may also be set up a Joint Boundary Com- purchased at the Club's Branch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, the boundary of Sylhet District. mission to settle disputes over Kowloon. In East Bengal (Pakistan) and Assam Province (India).
The disputes arose over the terms of the Radelike Award, mission under Sir Cyril Rad- made by the Boundary Com cliffe, on the eve of the trans- fer of power in India, which fixed the boundaries of the partitioned provinces of Bengal and the Punjab. Reuter.
----- Falkan 1.lands Mar. 15... Hoth the cruiser Nigeria and the loop Snipe, which Look Mr. Miles KING GUSTAV Clifford, Guvernar of the Falklami
Nice, Mar. 15. islands, on a nine-day "Show the
King Gustav of Sweden, who is Flag" tour of the Dependencies, are spending his annual holiday on the French Riviera, did not leave bir The craiser wailed for Simonstown hotel today because of the overcast on Thursday and on Saturday the sky,
on started for Bermuda by, way at Uruguay and Brazit, flying Governor's flog.
now on their way back."
The King spent the afternoon play the Ing bridge with members of his suite)
in the Hotel D'Angleterre.
The Nigeria and Snipe visited all Habitues of the French Riviera re the bases established by Argentina marked that the King was taking the and Chile in Britain's sector of the air loss this year than prerlour Falkland Dependencies.-Reuter. year. Reuter,
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