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"A QUIET COLD TERROR"
Seeds Of Counter-Revolution In Prague Tathay Pacific
M.P. On Situation
Carpets For
In Czechoslovakia Princes
•
London, Mar. 18.
Mr. Richard Crossman, Left Wing Labour Mem- ber of Parliament who has just returned from Prague, said today that Czechoslovakia was gripped by a "very quiet cold terror" and he believed that the beginning of a counter-re- volution was under way.
Mr. Crossman added that Premier Gottwald's gov- ernment "at the moment are using soft met- hods, but if there is one incident, there might be a complete crackdown."
Tientsin, Mar. 19. Threo large
carpela manufactured here for Princess Kilzabeth as a pre- sent of the British residents In China are being packed for transport to Shanghai where they will be exhibit- ed prior to forwarding to London,
The three carpeis wit cover a total area of 700 square feet-United Press,
In an Interview published by pite the feeling of terror, he National Health
the "Star," Mr. Crossman anid | found no evidence of concentra- he believed Premier Gottwald, } tion, camps · and belleve there by driving the opposition un- † was little ill-treatment of the derground, was in fact creat- | people.
power.
Scheme
Lendon, Mar. 18. The Ministry it Health hope to announce the weekend the names of nearly 200 hospitals to he exempted from the National
Alien und
Fizzling
Out At Lake Success
arose
Lake Success, Mar. 18.
The strong possibility today that the United Nations debate on the Czech case would dwindle away with no attempts at .serious Security Council action.
A
Reliable sources reported that the United States, Britain and France were not prepared to press for drchive Council follow-up of charges that Russia threatened peace by supervising the Communist coup 'in Czechoslovakia,
Any
ing the conspiracy which the "No responsible Czech politi- Communists claimed to have elan thinks of war," he said. frutrated in their seizure of "but ก number of Czech elements think it is the only "I do no think there is a new | way naw sel-up yet," said Mr. CrosKTION. "It is terrible. You have ifealth Service.
It was believed that hesitation by "but i'am fairly confident it is] passionate class hatred, with The majority of the hospitals the Western powers tuled out the beginning of a revolution," the working class pretty solid be excluded from the Service posible action in the Security Coun He likened the situation in behind the government. They will be these run by religious cil outside some loud accuvations by
the organisations with members
Council's majority Czechoslovakia to that In Ge♬ jare the victors and they are he qual exclusively tor their and same enunter-thrusts by Ruesta, many in 1983-34, when the being played up all the time. members.
Czechoslovakin and the Soviet Nazis took power "hy not tool "The middle clasaca Arc
There are a few outstanding Ukraine. merely grumbling before they examples yet to be determined, According to an official source, the "You don't have a revolution are turned Into either aullen or The Ministry spokesman said. United States has decided to take a
Lists of hospitals for exemption back
debate. You get power first in a coal-active opponents of the regimenre being submitted to the Minus
support wouli tic tion-then you eliminate the A number of people would beley by regional hospital boards necessary in get Council backing for
prepared to do anything."-
and not all of them have yet any serious move, and it would alın reached Whitehall-Reuter,
need the assent of London and Paris, but the best Information
available indicated that the Western countries bd deelded against pressing action despite
concem their
the Czech over situation and their conviction that
undemocratic menna”.
coalition.
"This is a Communist coup United Press.
by local Communists and they are really tough fellows, The Russian were ostentatiously 'net there'.
"But that really means that you have a Plann war with workers on one side and the 'middle classes on the other,”
Mr. Crossman, who went to Prague and laid a wreath on the grave of the late Foreign Minister. M. Jan Masaryk, after the funeral, said that desi
Soviet's Motives In Palestine?
Passengers Bail Out Over Berlin
Berlin, Mar. 18.
Brigadier General Telford Taylor, chief of the United States War Crimes prosecution team at Nuremberg, was among the nine passengers and crew who baled out of an American Dakota transport aircraft which developed engine trouble today over the Soviet sector of Berlin.
General Taylor was injured [ on landing, it was learned from officials at the Tempelhof uir- field, but the extent of his in- juries was not known.
Same of the other passengers were known to have landed safely in the northern suburba of Berlin.
The Dakota was flying from Tempelhof to Nuremberg.
Communist Shaken
United States
seat throughout the
the Kremlin WAY
was directly res
responsible. The attitude was believed to stem om the belief that it
it would be dif ficult or Impoulbir to produce iranelad evidence that the coup was internationally manipulated and was not merely a domestic affair. With- aut such proof, the Couneli's majority would be unable ethically to attempt United Nations action against Russia, -Ualred Press,
HIGHLY INTERESTED
Geneva, Mar, 18, The Soviet Union and the nations within her sphere will participate in full strength in the, United Nations conference on "Freedom of Information," opening In Geneva March 21. it was learned on Thursday.
Lake Success, Mar. 18.
'Landon, Mar, 18. Faris Bey Al Khoury, the
Mr. Douglas A. Hyde today at Syrian member of the United
nounced that, he had designed as Nations Security Council, sald
news editor of the "Daily Work tonight that Russia's main ob-
cr." the British Communist Party
The USSR itself will be re- jectives in supporting Palestine partition are to wreck Amarl- It was learned officially that newsBaper, because he has become presented by a 16-member dele-
increasingly disturbed by the So-gation.-Associated Press. can-Arabian friendship and nine people, including three woviet foreign policy and was op- hinder the European recovery men, and three crew members palled by what has happeried in programme by interfering with baled out to reduce the load on Czechtslovakin the Arablan all supply,
In a statement to Reuters, the Dakota, which developed
"It becomes obvious to me that
he said he could not understant engine trouble at about 1,800 the, movement for which i hod
feet. why Russia should support partition so vigorously, because
fought and worked for so Ing was destroying those very free-
All those who baled out, ex-doma and decencies for which it
she had neither any love for cept for one crew member, have claimed to be fighting," he said. the Jews nor any special interven located and are in hospital Communismo is incapable of pro- for an extremely eet in the establishment of a with slight injuries. Although viding a cure Zionist Stute.
they feared the engines might sick world. catch fire, the pilot, Lieutenant munist for 20 years, added that Mr. Hyde, who has been a Com- He said he could only pre-
the co-pilot sume that Russla's secret aims Squires, and
rele intends to becomes a member mained with the plane and of the Roman Cathie Church,- made 1.To spoil the friendship
a perfect Inading at Reuter, hot ween th Araks and the Gâton Airport in the British United States.
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2. To hinder the supply of It was learned at Tempelhof il from the Middle East, which that General Taylor's wife.
Paris, Mar. 14. PTs who
paracliute made a covery.
The National Defence Consis- --To obtain a footing in the Jump. The other two women sin of the French Assembly to- Middle East through any in-Were wives of American judges day adopted a measure for the ternational military force, their way to Nuremberg. | provision of military credits-dui- which would
The full pusesnger list is being April and May to the valuc contingents.
ing withheld pending the in- of 55 milliards,
The measure, which was' op-
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Soviet
4. To encourage Commun-vestigation of a report that one posed by the Communist mein- ism in the proposed Jewish crew member died after baling bers, was to be debated in the State-Reuter.
out.-Reuter.
Assembly later tiny-Reuter.
Cleveland, Mar. 18.
Mr. Harold Stassen, a chn- didate for the Republican Pre- sidentini nomination, anld here todiny that the Communist Party "should be promptly out- lawed in America".—Réuter,
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Surprise Move By Gottwald
Prague, Mar. 18.
Czech Government quarters sald today that a successor to Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk will be named "within a matter of hours." Speculation. In informed cir- | retain him in an office which cles suggested that Edenek from a protocol point of view Flerlinger, Social Democratic makes him the second highest leader who persuaded Masaryk | official In the Czechoslovak to cooperate with the Commun-Government, was regarded by ists, would receive the appoint some observers as an effort to meat as Foreign Minister. give some dignity to the rem nants of the minority parties. still made no comment on the abroad and with many friends David, widely acquainted Czech Government crisis was
President Benes who has
visited on Wednesday by the in Britain, belonged to the Left Premier, Klement Gottwald. group of his own party: He On Wednesday he received the cooperated intimately with Defence Ministe., General President Bones during the wor Svoboda, and other higher off- and the years immediately fol cers of the Czech Army
lowing Samtal me
An announcement was made The activities were of a na- in Parliament that resignations ture usually preceding Import- had been received from thres ant Government; changes.
members, Iben, Ripka," Petor
/
- Parliament, since the crisis Zenklai and o? Prokop Drtina. completely dominated by Com- Ripka formerly', Minister" for munists, produced a surprise Trade; was reported to have ex- today withy, the re-election of caped.” Driina, in full la ■ P ForofDavid, conspi Nd: gun Hospital-after?a
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