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THE
MAIL, : SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1948,
"Part Of A For Reaching Conspiracy
Moke Siam A Ropublle""
TWO-YEAR INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF KING ANANDA
Trial. Delay
#
TITO-DMITROV PACT
ON THE
THE BALKANS
Sofia, July
Yugoilgyig's Marshal Tiro and Bulgarie's George
Dmitrov agreed last year on a division of a Balkání Territory, the creation of a separato Macedonian state and un a'eventual Southern Slav Federation, the Bulgarian
adrian Communist Party disclosed today.
The Communist Party's, 18th). Marshal Tito proposed a Sou- Central Committee Plenum thern Slav Fetteration on the day adopted a resolution which was after, the Cominform.excommun!-
Bangkok, July 15. 1ments. Failure to name the sixth- Phra Pinit said that he had in-
exodus from Bangkok of all pro- nesses and his investigation turpect has led to an almost mass terviewed a total of 300 wii- wineart porzaniniges Whinde tarnen him all this way, to Lausanne
ave been mentioned in connec- Switzerland, where the present tion with the cust.
King of Siami batut int. There, ho sald, His Majesty "was gen2. grously pleased to give a delali ed statement, covering more than 10 sheets of paper, which cigared up a number of things published today in the party eated him and his Part- Rabonitcheskoet rov proposed the federation ear- Delo. It disclosed for the first fler this year and was severely which were formerly just con- newspaper,
time that at the Tifo-Dmitrov criticised by Moscow's Pravda, last year the two Balkan Com
by
stack of
port.
meeting at Bled, Yugoslavia, United Press. New Prosecutor
munists:
US SELLS ARMS TO BRITAIN
sensationalism. rumour, and false From the welter of conjecture, Lessation which had surrounded the two-year-long Investigation into the death of King, Ananda Mahidal, thero hus. finally Mah emerged avkience that the young monarch died neither. as a result bf an
an accidental gunshot, nor‘a Subscription Rates:
kaif-inflicted wound: he
Trial of the suspects-none of Will
whom has been formally charge murdered. HK$18:00
So, at any
rate, says police ed-was scheduled for mid-July 6 months....... HK$30.00 General Phra Pinit Chonakali, but a delay occurred with the rp-ture.
signation of Public Prosecutor head of the copmalasign which Phra Sarakan Prasit, who asked One year
HK$72.00 conducted the
relief because he had served on the King's
who added the Inquiry Commission and felt Siamese newspapers, however, that he has a documentary
First, agreed that the Bulgarlan that his position sight thus be quoted "well-informed circles proof to this of-
(Bulgariga Macedònia) IK WAS " that "the critio fect
el prejudiced. His asdistant, Luang saying that Phra Pinit was not Pirin the focal
Was granted a Royal audience Afthaprila Chanupakari,
and would be given to a Macedonibu press as saying formed a part "of a
reaching subsequently appointed to the that the King had ordered one Republic, Yar
of his Royal pages to foil the Secondly, they decided that the conspiracy thrown
to 'make a republic. of
small Yugpolov frontier regiona It is generally believed that members of the committee. SIKM and to establish a *United the Publit Prosecutor's resigna-in his position us
of Siam given to Yugoslaýla át; Versailles) Bates fof South-East
Asia." "implicated" in "the death of opinion between Phra Sarakan be
the ketigated as it was not in} and Phra Pinit as to how
ng with his dignity as a Federation of Slavs Fates, Britain and France plot, the list are the fores
**' five 'hkye been namod: Caso should be prosecuted.
King The investigallons, ricw evidence which fore, were only for the lifting of the block profiler and Eldar
Statesman Only
The State Department an- come to light as result of Phra ade of Barlin 'is'clear enough. Reidi Puntanyong and his
the Royal
cdramon nounced today that the Unit- Documentaty Army 45 found in the King's
under placed engaged, with all delibera-dhive), who was alde-tic-camp was, he said. prom that the US.
Committee's resolution then tion:, and it holds the poten to the king when the alleged re-chamber was not the
capon guard and the newly appointed went on to declare that Marshal for US$7,000,000 'all lend-lease tram which the fatal shot
Whs pros culdr law survey of the ments reached with Damhe Yugo- and overseas territories.
aldr is working overline Tite had not followed the agree-military equipment in British tality of exploding into open icide occurred.
fired.
possession in Western Europe conflict. In these circum
Complete
a tank -
The resolution said: six weeks' in- stay lenders tarryipk_out "Melr stances, it is appropriate to the course of examine events, make sure that our position in the dispute is sound and whether there is aby Justification for the Western Allies to stay in
The challenge down by Soviet Russia in her entirely negative renly
to the demand of the United to six men "who are saidtion was the result of a difference he could not att man to would be returned to "Bulgaria,
the
a put
changes Thirdly, that these and some of would be made only in the
tramowork al one
Washington, July 15,
A badde at nerves has been social aldo, Lui Vajarnchal Chaisi. / Plilt's more recent Investigation
his close has been
federation of the Sauthern" Slave ed States has sold to Britain
In Macgo?
The whereabouts of both are Current unknown although rumour has it that they are both in Mačio and are hence not sub- feel to extradition, since Portugal na Slain have no extradition agreerhenti.
Berlin in the face of the de-been in Whey had
termined Russian effort to compel their departure.
The presence of the three Western powers in Berlin did not rosult from any magnanimous
fled after the
of November last.
"wheto they "Coup d'etat
the
Salmon De-fused
A
bed
London, July 16. Maurice Barnett's wartime experience as Samb dis posal officer came in handy today. He had to de-fuas a salmon.
The 23-pound fish turned up at Barnott's salmon curing shop with two cannon thalle in its stomach. One had been fired but the other was a five 85-mm incendiary.
Barnett expertly removed the live one and touched & off with no casuallion—Asso cinted Press.
REFORM FOUR
D
24-hour
Tho
Dritter.
This is part of the "Anal conclu
timated to tensive
own hallonul altitude, eduti sive" settlement of Britain's US$ No special court will be set strove to annex the-Flyin up for the trial, the Minister of and postponing under various pre- 14,000,000,000 wartime lend-lease Justice has announced. He said texts the creation of a South Slav account
this way they that it would be handled nor-Federation. In mally by the Criminal Court in demonstrated an insincere attitude Bangkok. After
trial by this towards the question of a federa- court, he explained, the conviction." ed would have recourse to the
Appeal Court and, fl? To the
Dika or Supreme
Siamese
catist
politics since the death
M:
of Anada have been closely sa- zociated with the investigations and Governments have fallen bo
of their inability to tablish motive. and murderer, 50 observers watch with interest the progress of the present case while opposition elements hint that ex- igencies w are which prevent it ever reaching the
room stage, caurt
United
Pre
will
OF KMT. PLANS
Nanking, July 16. Four reform plans are now being drafted by various Kuomintang factions to inject new life into the party which is rant by internal dissensions. The United press learned property. The Independent that at least four blueprints will Liberals plan is reported to be presented at the Party following the same "line-United caucus to be held at Kuting Press in August.
Yugoslav Macedonie
Piratin Refused
A Visa
London, July 15.
the
with the U.S. Government officials said U.S. reserves the right to veto ho British sales of these lend-lease [ktočka to' third countries' and re-
capture them if necessary.
Hale Shenefield, the Depart- ment's lend-lease expert, told re- porters the U.S. might possibly use this provision to supply some of these lend-lease arms to Was-
European Léountries. tere Shineffeld sald
catlingte of amount
or
that no type of
weapons WOB now possible but it was presumed they includ ed tanks, artillery, lorries, ordin- ance. stocks and communications
2.
Mr. Philip Piratin, one of the equipment. two Communist 'Members of
·Shenefleld sold the US$7,000,- Parliament, has been refused a 000 charged to Britain was mare. visa to enter the United States. [thah the US, could have obtain
ed by selling the material itself. He had been invited to attend The text of the agreement signed the National Convention of the on Monday reveals that the US. United States Communist Party reduced 'Britain's lend-lease ge as a fraternal delegate from the count by US$35,000,000, Communist Party In Britain. This sum must be paid back
The re-
The American consulate ́au- over a lü year period.
Piratin was I duction was due to the fact thist
thorities said Mr.
mandatorially excludable from both the United States and. Bri- the United States on political tain overestimated the amount of
grounds"
Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, tha reply to a letter that as the granting of visar was profest from Mr. Piratin, said the domestic concern of the Unit
States Government. It would bo improper for him to attempt to influence them in an indivi- dual case.-Routor. --
goods Britain bought ofler VJ-Day when lend-lease haltedšo clated
Press,
War With Italy At An End
They have since been reported as having been in Hong Kong, to Shanghai, although enroute
in Shanghai has their presench
confirmed. nover boen dispensation
The other three, who have been from Russia. If anything, held prisoner since the coup the reverse is true. In 1944 d'ent are Nai Challew Pra- the European Advisory Com: King, and Nai Butr Padhana-
dumros, secretary to the late -and mission, of which Russia Was Nal Chit Singhasini, bed cham
attendante la
Royal a member, agreed on the partitioning of Germany and palace,
sixth, as yet unnaal the quadripartite control of
rumoured to be either In postwar Berlin:
the Thambong Nawasawat, who suc- spring of 1945, as the British desded Pridi as premier and who and American forces swept was unseated by the coup. or a cabinet minister who eastward across Germany, former the boundaries laid down by might have served with either
the Pridl or Thamrong Govern theadvisory commission were left far behind, and the Americans
within cestive meetings of the coun-' came striking distance of Berlin.cil established that the Soviet Then, by agreement among Union was willing to nego- the powers, they sat down tiate only upon terms laid and let Russia have the down by herself. honour of occupying the Out of all of this, there German capital.
emerges the inescapable con- On June 29, 1945, the mill-clusion that the Soviet Union tary representatives of the has embarked upon a policy four occupying powers agreed of securing Berlin and even-
President Chiang Kai-shok, as formally to a pact providing tually all of Germany for Director General of the "party, freedom of access to Berlin herself, and is willing to will preside at the Caucus, which for the Americans, French tailor the means to it the will be attended by leading Party wiembers representing all cliques.
INDIA ARRESTS and British this being no end.
Chen Li-F4. who is at present Such action has left the in the United States, is expected more than an implementa-
Belgrade, July 10:
MOSLEM The Central Committee at the.
ed last Friday. Dr. Herbert Evalt, tion of the original agree Western allies no alternative to return to China to participate
Bombay July 15. Nooruddin Bandukwala, West- the acting Prime Minister," said ment of 1844. In further but to adjust their own in the reorganisation conferences. Communist Party of the Republic
had Drafting the reform plans bre of Yugoslav Macedonia today eth India's biggest licensed fire-fancements
already been reforma club. declared its solidarity with Mar alaberation of the original policies to At this power.the.CC Now Deal Club and shal Tito and attacked the Bul-works dealer, was tonight report the lions among
immigrants. agreement, the Allied Con- gamle." HONG KONG
Youth Сотра
orrested "under"
The end of the war came
when trol Council (comprising the it is quite true, as Russia independent Libergis with no gurion Communists for using d edib live been arrested
Nazi "line" In connection with the Public Security Mebsures Act.
arrest of Bandukwals, with the Australian Instrument of 'ra- The four powers) afgned an alleges, that the movement clique organisation.
The party's own official blue-Macedonia,
six other Moslems, was stated to tication of the peace treaty agreement on September 10, toward a separate Western print is being drafted by a four- It delared that the Albanian be due to suspected inftigallon of (signed by the Allies in February, in 1947) was deposited with the 1845, providing for the pass- German state is in contradic-man committee appointed by the Communist Party had "brutally recent communal rioting in French Government on July 9. age of 16 railroad trains daily tion to the spirit and letter Party headquarters
the Yugoslav, Patty Bombay in which many persons of hope the formal act carried though that portion of the of Potsdam. It is also truo
The CC plan calls for stronger insulted"
Wern killed and 100 wounded.
Police extended for five days out in Paris,on behalf of Australia Sovie i zone that lay between that the Brussels pact, or of disciplibe and control over party and the people.
members in:lip Govern
Government. The "Tho Committee unanimously the
the curfew between 4230, und will begin a period of friendly the Western zones and Ber. any rath its spirit of opposi Youth Corps. Which is seeking to adopted resolution which 0000 hours in Central Bombay relations with the new democra iin. And on November 30tion to the Soviet Unfan, send the CC dominating position charged the leaders of the Bund in part of the fort business tle, Italy," Dr. Evatt sald-Reu
Communist Party-kid treaz Associated Press. the four powers signed an a violation of the spirit of in the party, is said to be seeking garlan
Front with being agreement, establishing air the United Nations charter.the dissolution of all existing Fatherland
-Associated finity organs, membership changes "teeply, chauvinistic." corridors over the same ter- But that tells only the latter and the requisition of members Press. ritory. All of those agree-half of the story. The first pients are still in force; none half was told by Russia in. has been formally abrogated. her refusal to discuss any In_fict," the Sqviet govern:plan for a united Germany ment" has made" "he official which was not loaded with proclamation of the present conditions under which the Rockade. It simply put .. Soviet Union would domin
fect.
At that united Germany. It、 is an integral part of that first half of the story that the Soviet Union has chisel- red away at every provision of the Potsdam agreement Affecth
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