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Lend-Lease To Be Revived?
Possibly Next Stage In Truman Plan
To "Contain" Soviet Expansion Orthodox
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SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSCRIPTION
Washington, Mar. 29.
| A revival of military lend-lease to Britain and other.
mombers of the Western European Union is- boing discussed by officials in Washington and is one of the most frequently debated topics of Icoding newspaper columnists. The Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall;, de- clined last week to comment on the subject, except to say that over a considerable period of time the United States had received requests from the French Government for equipment. Military lend-lease is, regard-, please programme might be seized ed by some observers here as on as a politically tempting sub- the next stage in the Truman skute, making conscription un- Doctrine of "containing" Soviet necessary, expansion.
The first stage was the emer- gency action, beginning in March. 1947, to save Greece and Turkey from falling into the Soviet orbit.
Bigger R:A.F.? Much of the press specu}=-| tion centres on military ald to France, which is known to have some 660,000 men available in the French forces but to be seriously short of equipment and supplies.
De Valera's Patriarch Dim View Retiring
Boston, Mar. 29.
Mr. Eamon da Valera, former Prime Minilater of Elre, fold 10,000 people da- monstrating in his honour- here last night; "There is no doubt in my mind that we are going to have another war unless the nations of the world Join in quaranteeing Justice.
Mr. de Valors, ́added that "wo in Ireland are looking for such Router.
an orbanisation."
ADMIRAL DEAD
Menlo Park, Cal., Mar. 30. Rear-Admiral Ernest L. Gun- ther, 60, wartime air force com- mander of the Pacifle Fleet, died here today.
The second stage was the Mar- shall Plan to prevent European
The veteran Navy airman led nations from succumbing to Com-
Omeisis of the French Embassy the naval air offensive In the matism as a result of economic
described talks of such a pro- Solomons campaign during the coling.se.
gramme as premature until the war. He retired less than two The third stage began with the Western European powers have months ago after illness. formation of the Western Euro-had an opportunity of filing in He served in both the world pean Union at Hrussels.
the details of their military al- wars. He was given command insce.
of the feet (South Paclic) air One entirely unconfirmed re-force against the Japanese in the part attributes the Department of South and Central Pacifle cam- National Defence & plan for the paigns, and was made air, force expansion of the Royal Air Force commander in 1945. with the help of new American Gunther was decorated with The fifth stage would be the pinnes designed to make it the the Navy Cross, and the Legion provision of arms to Westernmost powerful defence and strik- of Merit and Companion of the Order of the Bath.-United Press. ing force in Europe.-Reuter.
Filling Vacuum
The fourth is the rearmament of the United States through con- scription and increased military
equipment.
European
nations to All the military vacuum created by the lack of equipment of the West- European armics, particu- Early France.
ern
No reference to military lend- leuse as such has been made in any official pronouncements, des- pite the widespread press discus- sions.
any
The timing .ot
such pronouncements is regarded here as of vital importance in view of Congressional reaction. If military lend-lease programme were put to Congress before the conscription programme has been, substantially dealt with, the lend-
Decisive Stage In Moscow
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Franco's New Slogan:
"We Don't Care"
Madrid, Mar. 30,
General Francisco Franco told Spanish youth on Monday the notion is a fortress of unity and its now slogan is "we do, not care" if any abroad should try to incite disunion in Spain.
He spoke to a concentration of 4,500 Falange Youth at his El Pardo-palace residence and to the nation by radio.
Falage Youth, ranging from 14 to 18 years old, maased in front of the palace in tribute to Franco on the anniversary of the Civil War victory which is to be formally marked on April 1.
Franco reviewed the youths in
The same thing is happening now in other countries, he said. "They are carrying off children of other peoplés and towns to educate them into bad men.”— Associated Press.
Occupation Currency
military formation and spoke Defaced
from the main balcony of the palace.
Most of the speech was devoled
Tokyo, Mar. 30.
Helsinki, Mar. 30. Reliable sources said to night that President Juho K Paasikivi was drafting new instructions to the Finnish delegation now negotiating in to an attack on the fallure of Allied Headquarters today Moscow for a friendship and the world to understand and ap-called in all American occupa- defence pact with Russia. « preciate Spain and against Rus-tion money which had been de-
Activities here centreing sta. about Paasikivi indicated the Moscow conference was reach- ing, a decisive stage.
"In the eclipse the world is suffering, soma European coun- tries still do not perceive dan. gera that we announced to the world ten years ago and the truth of our revolution," he Laid.
Franco was most bitter in his attack on Russia,
faced by the addition of politi- cal slogans both for and against presidential candidacy -for General Douglas MacArthur.
The Headquarters spokesman said the slogans, which have ap- peared on military currency rem
were cently,
"mostly pro-Mac- Arthur.”
evacuated to Russia during the the law with slogans, advertising Referring to Spanish children currency "defaced in violation of The order specifically dealt in
Civil War, he added "what sad-matter or any other notices.”
It cited defacing of currency
The Finnish group has been in Moscow a week for the treaty talks.
Paasikivi received his closest advisers during the day, und in formed sources said Government ciries reported a grave view of the current Moscow proceedings, Indicating the Soviets were press- ing for an out and out military
No details of a Russion pro- youth taken away to be educat- gromme have, been diaclosed ed in Communist ideals, and hero, however—Associated Press, without God."
pect
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WHAT "BIZONIA" WILL NEED
Frankfurt, Mar. 29.
The Anglo-American authorities, here today dis-'
cussed what they should request for Bixonia
for
under the Marshall Plan.
amcials
The Anglo-American were discussing what part of this. total was to be covered by Gar- man exports and what the oc- cupying powers would have to supply as hitherto and what could
the Marshall Plan, i
RUMANIAN
ELECTIONS:
as violation of the United States criminal code.
Colonel H. S. Ruth, General MacArthur's Fiscal Director, des cribed the slogans as "political." He said they were both favour- able ani opposed to the announ- ced Republican candidacy of the Supreme Allied Commander, but that most of them were favour- able-United Press,
Prayers For Peace
York, Mar. 30.
The basis for their deliberation According to the Germans' own Cyril Garbett, in York, Mint- The Archbishop of York, Dr. was a detalled production, export estimate, about £165,000,000 of and import budget for the year the total will be covered by the salem "from destruction, and es beginning April 1; worked out by proceeds of exports for the year for the peace of Jerusalem", ster called for Easter prayers the German Bizonal authorities, leaving: £305,000,000 to be cover- which put import requirements; ed by Government contributions which, he said, faced destruc- the year at not less than and the Marshall Plan-Router. tion in the Arab-Jewish strife. £582,500,000.
"Most ontnestly, I appeal to the United Nations to take at once the steps necessary to save Jeru- pecially I would appeal to Chris ilans in the United States to urge this course upon their Govern- ment," Dr. Garbett anld, s
"It, indood, Jerusalem with its. Rumaala's -- first; poll », as a sacred, placos perlah. in- general Republle to elect a new Constitu- ruin, then too late a cry of horror ent Assembly showed a 78 per and shame will, si frum- Chris- The German estimate, revised cent majority for the Popular tendom, and the United Natiors after earlier discussions with the Democratic Front---a Govern- will have suffered a blow to its Allied · Control ... authorities, is ment bloc of the Unlied Workers influence and made up of more than £233,- (including -the Communists), the which it will probably never re- 500,000 worth of raw materials, Labourers - Front, the National cover."-Router. more than 2223,000,000 worth of Popular Party, and the. Hungarian food, and about: 100,000,000 Popular Union, prepare worth of finished goods.
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Istanbul, Mar. 30. Maximos, the fifth patriarch.
jof the Greek Orthodox Church, informed the Holy Synod on Sunday that he was retiring shortly from one of the world's mightiest reli- glous thrones.
The resignation is expected to come shortly, and informed sources predicted that Arch- bishop Athinagoros of New, York would be elected to
sit
as the supreme spiritual lead- er of the world's nearly 140,- 000,000 of Orthodox faith.
While no
official communique was issued it is understood the make Holy Synod promised to Maximos Archbishop of Ephesus (in Turkish Anatolia) and give that bishopric. B status which would leave Maximos first below the patriarch in the hierarchy of the church.
Maximos, who on Feb. 30, 1947 became one of the youngest patriarchs in the history of the church at the age of 51, broke down in health shortly after as- suming office and has been well since.
un-
the
Doctors examining his case de- cided he is suffering from acute melanchosis brought on by strict restrictions imposed by his high office.
He frequently has been report~ ed as resigning but nothing de- finite was fixed until Sunday.- Associated Press,
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