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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 2,
1948.
STANDING PAT IN BERLIN Mr. Bevin Gives Undertaking To Opposition No Alternative Between AMERICAN
That And Surrender
London, June 30.
The House of Commons greeted with loud and prolonged cheers tonight a "No Surrender" declaration by the Foreign Sec- rotary, Mr. Ernest Bovin, when he reviewed British plans to moot the Berlin crisis caused by the Soviet traffic restrictions.
Mr. Bevin gave his undertaking in reply to a demand
by Mr. Anthony Eden, wartime Foreign Secre- tary who is now Deputy Leader of the Opposi-
tion.
Mr. Bevin said: "I think there has been an attempt to see how long our nerves would last. There is no sign of snapping yet."! "We have put up with it (Russia's behaviour) now for months," he said. "The claim of the Russians is that they are
"The purpose of this decision is to prevent a stoppage of traf Acaret freight and so render effective the imposition of reg- triction on the flow of foodstuffs
to Berlin.
acting of technical grotinds, for this great air
Lift „profit
that the railways need repair, that there is something wrong with the passage of barges, gone ahead with
speed and the results that con difficulties of the roads and the be achieved seem likely to exceed Elbe bridge.
our frat expectations.
"We accepted that and offered technical assistance and materials to help repair the river bridge. We are also ready to help re- pale the railways and keep the communications going.
"We realise the difficulty of materials and are sincerely reaty to do our part. But we are bound to ask whether the real reason
"We recogfile that as a result or these decisions à grave situa- tion might arise. Should such a situation.orise; we shall have to ask the House to face il.
The British Government and the Western Allies can see no ulternative between that and sur=" render-and none of us can ac- rept surrender," Mt. Bevin de-
a currency and technical declared. (Loud cheers) Bciency, or is it an attempt to mnke our position in Berlin im- possible?
· He
Not Deceived continued: "The United
"Currency cannot be a
good State Government, like ourselves, reason now. The validity of that
alm has gone as well. If, on the gard the position in Berlin as
based upon other hand, the reason is poli-and their intention: to remain in defnite agreements tical and the Intention is 10 Berlin is unchanged. make trouble for us in Berlin-
"As soon as land and water it seemed so up to today-1 do
communications, either singly or not know what will happen after altogether, are opened, we shall General Sokolovsky's letter
proceed to move food, and cool day,
with great speed and avoid any deterioration of the health and well-being of the people.
"We Have heard this morning not true," Mr. Bevin added. He that Marshal Sokolovsky Has did not explain what any of indicated that, some at least of
Cannot Submit
to-
"I have heard a lot of other stories since that hope
these were
__the__
*J2
the
Russians intend the Red cations
ruthless starvation of two and half million people, in order to produce chaos, I presume, and A revolt to put pressure upon the
Allies, with whom they have lought in the war and loyally
overcome
LAJM
Queen Lizzie Bomb Alarm
New York, June 30.
The police sents an omer. gepoy aquad and a radio car to the 83,000-ton Unof, Queen Elizabeth, tonight aftar • telephone call waying time bomb had been placed aboard.
Nothing was found, In thorough search.of the liner, dieta sall for England at midnight (local' time) tonight ---Rauiér.
inspection, but over in the Soviet
Zone a véll had been drawn.
"We know from the Soviet controlled
proes that a
new National Democratic Party being formed, designed to st tract: the ex-Naxi and has no democratla characteristics ex. capt its name.
Grave Concern "The Westernti' Allies have been gravely concerned from the point of view of security 16 sce ex- Nazis being recruited agala this party."
to
DEAL WITH INDONESIA
The Hagite, June 30. Dr. Udo Sukker, the Dutch M.P. just returned from Indo- nesia, said here that the Indo- nesiah Republican Government had concluded an agreement with an American corporation under which "unlimited funds" would be placed at the Re- public's disposal in return for and "monopoly of imports exports" for 15 years.
Dr. Sukker, who is Chairman of the Freedom Party in the Dutch Lower House, made his statement. In an interview "with the independent Amsterdam paper, Algemeen Handelsblad.
A message from Jogjakarta, the Indonesian capital, sald to day that Republican circles, there tontiimed reports about the agreement.
They. Haid, according the Republican Antara agency, that the agreement provided only for a buying and selling com- mission of the Republican Gov ernment operating in the United States and with its seat 'In New York. Its nini was to promote_the. interests of the Republican Gov- ernment, and not of private Indonesian traders-Reuter.
་
of free dechocratic parties, tradu ON SOVEREIGNTY Mr. Beyin and the principles NO INFRINGEMENT
and press freedom from unions discrimination tiad been observed by the Western powers but flout-
Washington, June 30. ed in the Soviet Zone.
The Economic Co-operation Ad- Berlin had a Social Democrn-ministrator, Mr. Paul Hofman, of filter and the Kaiser, still Plan bilateral agreements being tic background, which, in spite declared today that the Marshall existed. This spirit was reflected signed this weekt do not infringe in the views of the Germans to- the national sovereignity of uny day when the issue of Berilu was of the 16 European nations "in |being fought out. '
the slightest degree."
Mr. Hoffman stressed that the Administration has the power to halt aid of a European country persists fit maintaining _rate_of exchange or any other freal meas sure which goes directly against the success of the recovery prô- gramme.-Reuler.......
The reiteration of "four-power control of the Ruhr" has let peo- ple. to assume there was some difficulties us agreement about it at Potsdam. There was nothing of the kind: The whole question of the Sday and the Ruhr was to be discussed with France-Reuter.
can be
not. dad
deceived language, neither, on the other Hand, am I going to Equme that everything, they say, in
carried out their part, the Brirong, I have to korp, a
tish Government cannot, submit
to that. (Prolonged cheers).
"I am assured that our Am-
crican and French Allies take
“balance, but I shall be happier
when the tirat trains, start. And, thể barghi,are going; down the 'Elbe.
"I emphasise let us get en
BRITAIN'S BERLIN AIR LIFT PROPOSALS
a similar view (cheers). We with feading the, people, and we cannot abundon these stout can get on with clearing other The hearted Berlin Democrats who matters afterwards.
are refusing to submit to
Soviet pressure. The morale
No Risks
of the large Berlin po "I the recent difficulties over pulation is excellent and deter-Berlin are completely removed,
Berlin, June 30.
British Garrison Commandor, Major General E. O. Herbert, today told newsmon that the Bri- tish will expand roundtrip flights to feed Bar- lin to 200 daily before the week's end.
mined to put up with any priva- we shall be ready to discuss the It is learned that the British have called on Canada tion rather than submit to Rus Berlin situation on a four-power
sian domination. They must carry basis. In the meantime, we must
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Maj. General Herbert said: once if the Russians lift the
go on wiit all our plans to mest The sicps we have taken the situation." dealing with these matters. Amid cheats, Mr. Bevin con- have
been in close consulta-pluded: "II that situation "In "We did not wish to divulge blockade, tion with the French and, Unit-eased, so much, the, buttal
but details of our plans until we A British spokesman, said. 34 are 100 per cent certain wo food barges for Berlin were, idle "The Dominion Governments Forller in his speecil, Mr. could produce material and at Wiltenbergin in the Russian have, of course, been kept fully Bevin said that Russia had con-appreciable effects on the
sistently
General failed to work, the situatiori.
Clay said the embr Potsdam agreement and destroy. |17
ganoy food and supplies pro- gramme-this-wook. bad bean "beautiful" and added that "it couldn't have been any botter" In Berlin,, Col. Howley said:
informed.
Conscious. Of Task.. ed so far, the possible, unity. The stepped-up British air ef
fort has already started: Planes "We have given full informa- Germany
roared to Gatow airfëld, 12 lion to the Commonwealth High
had taker server billion miles from Berlin city centre, at Commissioners - In London.
in reparations, from her the everyone
and uten. Well over 100 flights will issues involved.
Berlin can be maintained for a
be' necessary to
Zone.
suffer
Thus dollars Is fully alive, to the zone. in three, years. Britain, nha the rate of one every four mine |"This operation has caused some. the United States had to keep be made in the first 24 houri, inconvenience 15 the Western "We are fully conscious, of Germany" afloat. Britain Had con- He expressed utmost confide powers and necessitated, the ox- the task that is before us and tribuled: £200,000,000 to the re-exico in the success of the air pendlite of great
dums of of the hindrances that may be construction of Germany, a high lift. He reiterated that Western Military Government feels that money, But the United States put in our way. Tha Brille proportion of it, i in dollars. Government hat
the prevention The Potadam agreement pro-considerable period. by air. depided to
human make avaliable all possible vigor.
E för demilitarisation, "In order to economise in airing it Butlin is leyond dollar or resources and the United States defizzication and the democra- it, it will
mark consideration. It appears has alio put at the disperat or tisation of Germany. These alma. modify the normal scale of sup happy that the Western, Powers the Communists ectually are un- this combined effort very farge hdd, been reached in the West-plies to Berlin by substituting will not stand idls us and sed
ern Zones, which were open
to for heavy foodstuffs, such as Berlin go hungry."United Press.
tatoes, more concentrated food."
The United States and France, also turned, on the fulf *- foros. of their, grgatesk, com- bined air operation sinca, the Wat to carry food to beleaguer. ed Bertin, which la hemimed In
resources Indeed.
IN BERLIN TO STAY
--MARSHALL
Washington, June 30.
Mr. George Marshall, Sucretary of State, said today that the Russian action in, blockading Berlin raised "basic questions of terious import.” He
· added: “We are in Berlin to stay,"
You Can't
of all aldes by the Ruselan and Make A Bad Cup
blockade.
By the end of this week, 400 Bights of
of Blg cargo carriers daily will be dumping everything from dehydrated potatoes to milk at Berlin's airfields.
There were no elgos that the Hussions were ready to relax their railway and highway bars
Mr. Marshall's statement stay in Berlin against all Ruslan riers, nor were there any signs
The State Department gave
maggi | that the The hike what the prompt pull out Wertern Alles would
read;"" "We are in Berlin as pretions." reault of an agreement between the Governments of areas of Occupation in Germany and we
intend to stay,
sidered
·
Colonel Frank Hawley, Ameri-. can commander for Berlin, sald: red to for dealing with the Bir-ny can assure the Communists
Cultuation wore.
that the
the great feet or American, The Soviet
attempt. to Informed quarters
British and French planes which blockade the German civilian po- However that they would inevite began hylne in food on Monday pulation of Berfist valsed basic ably involve direct approach will be increased until the Wert- questions of sorts is import with to Moscow, alther singly or to tectors food lucks bee be- which we expect 16 deal prompt-gether with Britain and France. Ly. Meanwhile
the maximum It was noted that Mr. Larkhall yond danger", use of alfitandort. Will be made, 1914 stress on the fact that the to supply the civilian population. American Fisher "nutting bg-
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