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STALIN PROPOSAL REJECTED
Not Russo-American Bilateral Issues Of Compelling Interest To Many Countries
Washington, May 18.
The United States Government tonight formally rejected Mar- shal Stalin's proposal of bilateral American-Russian folks on the basis of the open letter sent to him by Mr. Henry Wallace, the third party Presidential candidate. Marshal Stalin's latest diplomatic move, an- nounced by Moscow Radio last night, was made in response to an "open lotter" ad- droised to him by Mr. Wallace. Mashal Stalin accepted the issues outlined by
Mr. Wallace as a basis for the talks.
Tonight, the State Depart- ment, in 3 statement, for- mulated, it was understood, by Mr. George Marshall, the Secretary of State; after con- sultation with President Tru- man, sald
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"If one side refuses to col. faborate, the`result will be aon- filct-war," he added.
The same observers regarded the Wallace proposals as a much less concrete basts for discussion -thu-Marshal Stalin's referentes to them appeared to suggest.
19 Dead In Cyclone
Rio de Janeiro, May 18. Ninsteen were reported killed and more than 100 in- Jured by a syclons in southern Brazil today.
***-Houses were destroyed and other extensive damage wan caused by the cyclone. Reuter:
and the removal of troops from China and Karen.
They felt that the generallan- Japon, tione in them would soon lead to
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Siamese Military Out Of Hand
Bangkok, May 18.
The chiefs of the Defence Ministry resigned today. They said they could no long- er control the military.
Those resigning were the De- Lieutenant-Gen- fence Minister, eral Luong Chart Nakrob, and his assistant Ministers, Rear Admiral Luang Sinthavanati and Group- Captain Momchao Rangriyakurn,
The Defence Minister was in the Cabinet of Promier Khuang forced Aphat-wong which was out by the military in March, Ho was persuaded to slay on in thei
al Premier Pibun
SOTTcondition--that-tho coup elique did not Interfere with the achninistration of the armed forces.
weeks
"The State Department has seen the press re-purts of a state- ment by Premier Stall in res-
a whole series of Soviet-Ameri- In a personal reply to Mr. Wal- pose to un 'open letter from Mr.
Army troops in recent "The the United lace, Marshal Stalin suid: + deadlocks Wallace
៩៧. "Premier Stalin's opinion that States agreed to open discussions. Important meaning of the open have been involved in a series of peaceful settlement of put- Among the proposals of the letter consists in the fact that it robberies, rape and other crimes. standing
probems is possible and Wallace letter, which Marshal does not limit itself to a declura Police announced some were in- Ivolved in the US$3,000,000 gold a Sulin described as among necessary in the interests of
the tion, but goes further, makes
Inst robbery
week.-Associated gives Press. general peace is encouraging, but most important political docu- serious step forward and
concrete programme for u the specific issues listed a Pre-ments of recent times," were re-
Stalin's statement are not duction of armaments, the pro peaceful settlement of the differ- mer
this nibition of atom weapons, the ences between the USSR and the bilateral
between Issues
peace treaties with Germany and United States."-Reutar. country and the Soviet Union.
"They are of Intimate and com- pelling interest to many coun- tries, and have been under nego- уснга tiation for the past two
other or more in bodies where countries were represented, such As the United Nations and Council of Foreign Ministera.
Clear Warning
the
"For example, the United Na- tions Atomic Energy Commission and its sub-committees have held over 200 meetings and the Coin- mission just yesterday reported its inability to reach an agree- ment because of the adamant up- position of two of his members-
MORE LIGHT ON ATOM TESTS
Honolulu, May 18.
Light Rates Raised
London, May 14, Recently nationalised electricity companies today raised electric bills for London and many other parts of England.
C. T. Melling, chairman of the Enstern Electricity Board, told' a press conference that the price jump was made necessary by the
increased cost of coul and rises!
in wages and salaries for electric company employees,
The recent atomic tests at Eniwotok proved "how bombs now under development by the United States would work" and their efficiency.
Melling said that even before. a technical question nationalization many private com Lifting the curtain of secrecy that was only slightly, Lieutenant Gene- which he could not answer under panies had planned to raise the ral John E. Hull, Commander security restrictions. The Soviet Union and the Ukraine of the Joint Task Forco, said --to proposals which were ac-
| ceptable to the other nine nations | Loday, "We got our answers and director of the Eniwetok proving a loss of $8,000,000, this year.-
epresented on the Commission. We like the answers."
existe
"A almilar situation with regard to the other issues mentioned in Premier Stalin's statement."
White House cells
earlier
pointed out that Marshal Stalin had made no specific proposals.
com-
NEW MODERATOR
of
rotes. He esthnoted that the Eas- Dr. Karol K. Framan, scientific tern Electricity Board would face
grounds, said the operations could United Press. | be described this way: It was implied strongly, that "The
programme just the new weapons are a vast im-pleted at the Eniwelok proving
acrius over the Hiroshims grounds involved provement bomb and those tested at Bikini nuclear explosions, carried out Lieut. Gen. Hull and his staff under conditions close to labora turned by plane from the re-tory control as we could make Donald, Minister of St. Columbia's mole, closely guarded atoll where them, and with very intensive Church in Glasgow, was elected
Associated Moderator of the Church of Scot |PTCSS.
Innd" today.-Associated Press.
three
Heaters diplomulle sofrekpon. | ware proved utomle weapons Instrumentation."
were
An lent wrote that observers an Lt. Gen. Hull told nows con-
that London suggested today
ference none of the tests Marshal Stalin's pronouncement under water. Nor was there an should be interpreted as a cigar Air Corps, added Major General warning by him that the threat Wililom E. Kepner, Air Force of open conflict was increasingly Deputy with the task force. real unless the American Gav- These were the two types of tests ernment was willing to discuss conducted at Bikini. its differences with Russia on the haxis approved by Moscow.
These observers cow a -striking similarity between Generalissimo Stalin's reply to Mr. Wallace and his statements in a private inter- vlew with Mr. Harold Stassen a year ago.
Result-War
Asked whether a guided mis- site was used, Lt. Gen. Hull said
G.M. STRIKE PENDING
Detroit, May 18.
A formal 10-days notice that a Marshal Stalin had told Mr.atrike of 225,000 General Motors Stassen, who was visiting Rus-workera "is pending" was filled to- sia privately
Dя leading Ro-day by the United Automabila publican, that Russia had been Workers. willing to collaborate with Cer-
Negotiations are in progress in mans before the war, as with all other nations, but the Germans an effort to avert the strike. refused to collaborate.
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