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BRUSSELS ALLIANCE TO REMAIN REGIONAL PACT Abandonment Of Plans For Extension Guarantees The Snag
Plans to oxtand
London, May 24. the Brussels Alliance Western Union to an all-ambracing Western European defonce alliance have boon abandoned, it is learned from authoritative diplomatic sources today.
The Western Union is to remain primarily a re- glonal grouping limited to its present mem- bership of Britain, France and the Benelux countries developed into a core of ultimate re- gional collective security.
It is envisaged that it would its members to commit them- be linked with other similar selves to nutomatic assistance.
Explosion On Destroyer
A
Paris, May 24.
diver is missing and three workmen were slightly injured by an axplastan aboard a destroyer in Toulon naval harbour tonight.
The vessel was hoing dis- mantled when the exploslan occurredRcutar.
Weather
Cause Of Power Failure
London, May 24.
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Under the terme of the Brus-
Washington, May 24. temperature was 48.5 degrees, 10 in Western Europe--above all sels Treaty, members are ob- Scandinavin and the Mediter-
liged to give support "with all crat from Illinois, alleged in
Congressman J. Sabath, Domo- lower than forcast, Lord Citrine
chairman He is
of a explained. willtary and other aid and a letter to the Chairman of rahean aren-rather than ab-
alstance in their power."
the the newly nationalised British sorb other European states.
The
House Foreign Affqaira Comunit- Electricity Authority. The reasons for the change oflerstood to have been the first to funds from the United States to had closed some plants, he said,
Benelux countries are un-tee tostay that Britain and utilised
On Sunday maintenance work approach to the future Europensablect. France followed and defence alignment is said to be Britain, originally all-out in sup-furnish Arab forces with arms and threefold:
port of widening the Firstly, the Increasing reluc-
Union, now iso lins second thoughts. lance among Brussels Western
He said that "if Great Britain With many people telephoning HONG KONG MACAO SERVICE Union members to extend automa-think on the lines of the Western Anonce Arab armica, to
Foreign Office officials now can afford to spend millions to him personally to end the two the military guarantees and assis-union
furuisbito four hour faltures, Lord to be developed into a King Abdullah with wider circle of nations firmly organised hard core of on subsidy of $3,000,000 and to pro-"very
02 annual Citrine said he found Sunday a at the present juncture.
ultimate regional collective se-
trying day." Millions the aloofness of the earity.
[vide iritish officers to jead the Britons whose lights dimmed, Scandinavian
countries
Arab Legion to slaughter innocent radios stopped and Sunday joints to the Western Union Alilance.
Other Pacts
nien and women in Jerusalem went uncooked, agreed with him. Thirdly, certain objections on Two more regional pacts were she should not be entitled to the Continued cold weather caused the part of the Dominions against seen to be in process of develop-American taxpayer's moncy. small local power cuts again Britul over-expanding her
inent--Scandinavian ob-
and Near
-Reuter.
today.Associated Press. Bigations.
lance to
It Ju
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ferranean tively.
Eastern groups. Once they are formed, the five power Western Unien would try to establish links with them, these sources undiested.
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CRISIS IN FINLAND
WORSE
GETS
Helsinki, May 24. Finland's political crisis worsened tonight' when leadors of the People's Democrat Party (a coalition of Communists and extreme. Social- ists) threatened to call ́a goneral strike for to- morrow unless President Paasikivi appointed party members as Ministor of the Interior and at Deputy Foreign Minister.
envisaged that efforts WHI be made to align any Scandinavian and Near Eastern While a Scandinavian Union of Union with the Western Union Sweden, Norway and Denmark is when they when
emerge from the considered almost a certainty, present, stage negotiations
a Near Eastern among the northern and Medi-egotiations for
Unton of Mediterranean countries, countries, respoc-trimarily between Turkey and Creece, with the possible subse- mid-Eastern countries, are ex- Queni inclusion of Italy and some pected to take some time.
These sources indicated that it therefore not would at present be invited as a not likely that Italy full member to join in the Brus- Arguments against Italy are said sels pact of the Western Alliance.
to include some from military
cautioning quarters
that Italy would be a considerable ability her military potential is limit- ed by the peace treaty and modification would require Rus- The reluctance to make the BIR's consent. Under the peace Western Union an all embracing treaty her frontler with Yugo.. European alliance springs from slavia remains demilitarised was the dismissal of the Com- objections on the part of some of United Press.
Is envisaged that prior any further moves, the Western 10 Union in its present limited shape should be welded in a strong eco- nomic and military grouping bos- ed on common regional interests and a common ideological ap proach, these sources
gaid. The military sve-power talks which are now in progress in London are understood to be
good making
progress fore- shadowing eventual joint detence plans under a joint command.
Reluctance
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Immediate cause of the crisis
of
in
an a prelude to the general strike threatened for tomorrow. Helsinkt munist Minister of the Inter- Striking dockers in ior, Yrjoe Leino, after he had held up 34 ships-half of them been censured in Parliament foreign-due to sall this morn- Tast week for illegally de other ports, including Kotka, ing. Shipping is also paralysed Jivering to the Russians 10 where 16 ships are immobilised. Finnish subjects and 10 state-
Three thousand factory work less persons, in 1945.
ers, meanwhile, are on strike ----Leino,-who-as-Minister-of-the Turku, 500-In Helsinki-and-con- Interior was also head of the siderable numbers at Tampere State Police, was replaced by the and other industrial - centres. Education Minister
Eino
Kilpi, a Reuter. member of the Social Democrat Party which had strongly criticis- simultaneously a demand thated the State Police for illegal *he United States commit itself arrests, illegally opening letters, to American support if any of tapping telephone calls and "bo-struck today in protest against the Western European allianos ing the striking force of the the Government dismissal of the Interlor Minister, Communist Communist Party,"
Yrjoe Leino. US officials remained confident Ships Hold Up
Cabinet members held emer- The post of Deputy Foreign gency conferences to secica solu- plan, which would Minister has been vacant for some tion to the unprecedented crisis.
full time Germany
-Leino-told-a-cheering-mass
London, May 24. Franco-is-reported-to-be.demanding that the United Statos guarantee military aid to the Western European alliance as a price for approving the American plan to rebuild Germany's industry. Diplomatie officials, said to- But they have ralued day the French demand has blocked an accord among the Western powers on Germany's cconomic and political future..
American officials are described
countries is attacked.
- unwilling to commit--them--| an-agre
selves on a military pact.
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The British were less hopefulday ordered their members to shall not surrender the post to strike throughout the country any other Party."-United Press. principle "pproved in
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-Associated Press.
British Interest In ECAFE
London, May 25.
The great interest which Britain is taking, in the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East which is to be inaugurated by Mr. Pandit Nohru, India's Prime Minister, is indicated by the strong delegation` appointed by London to attend,
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