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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1948.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA ACCUSES AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE
PLAN TO MURDER
PRAGUE LEADERS! Children's
Pragua, July 17.
A total of 79 "terrorists" belonging to "gangs sont from the American 'zone in Germany to mur- der Czech political loaders and to establish a spy notwork," were arrested by the police and army recently, according to a communiquo issued today by the Ministries of Interior and National Defence,
The communique stated that the first victim of the gong was the Chairman of the Federation of Czech Partisons, Major Augustin Sram, who was murdered in his flat on May 22 by a form- er member of the Socialist National Party, Milan Choc, who fled to Bavaria after the February developments in Czechoslovakia.
The
serind
Village
Cagten, July 18. Mr. Aw Boon.haw, well. King" known "Tiger Balm
of Hong Kong, has contributed CN$100,000 million towards the setting up of a Kwang- tung children's village, C. cording to
local report.
The scheme in said to have been put forward by Madame T. V: Boong, wife of the Gov- cenor of Kwangtung.
Emergency On NW Frontier
French Gesture
Ceded Territory Handed Back
Paris, July 17.,
A Franco-Italian agreement whereby France returns to Italy 1,607 hectares of territory which was coded to France under the Italian peace treaty, was signed here on July 8, it was officially an- nounced today.
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The announcement states that (4) The water pump and the agreement will be sub-cannl near Airolo in the Venl Karachi July 17.
mitted to Parliament for ratifi-migla district, involving 87 her
fares are ceded to Italy becausu Abdul Gayum Khan, Pre- cation.
these water supplies are neces- mier of Pakistan's North The agreement provided for sory for the functioning of the West Frontier Province, says border rectifications to Italy's Italian power plant,
advantage on four points: a "state of grave emergency
Italy proniised to (1) A 10,000,000
build the kilowatt power plant has arisen on Pakistan fron-power
flo lower plant оп Mont Cenis,
reaches of the Royu River, so as tiers which have become a which was ceded to France un-the
der the treaty with the proviso the French city of Mentone and
ensure water ************* potential danger to the de- that France was to supply Italy to grant
supplies for
travelling tourist and SNOW IN SYDNEY fence and integrity of Pakis- with power will be returned to commercial facilities to Franch
No detalla of the reported scheme are at present avall. ablaRouter.
Sydney, July 17. victim, added by warning
Surprised Sydney citizens rub- the people ngainst the conminique, was to have giving any aid to anti-Government hed their eyes this morning when find fooftops cover- been the Defence Minister, elements, "whose criminal activit- they awoke
of Inter-ed with snow. most unusual General Ludvig Svobuda, who les serve
for this elty Agence was to have been assassinated national Imperialist vnctionaries." right
France-Presse. by a certain Micoslay Barak Agence France-Press. during the
Sokul festivities.
His murder was to have beel, followed by attempts to kill Ax uther political and litary leaders, whose
males were
not
disclosed by the commumque,
All the prisoners are stated to have møde full confessions,
The communique claimed that Milan Choe entered the service of the United States Intelligence in Bavaria, where he met
onother
the
purpose
..
1
REDS GET TANKS
FROM
agent of the Americans, Joseph The
Vavra, nicknamed "Okl
from Zlin, who was organising
the terrorist gung und spy force
by using reactionary Czech
fugees in Germany.
re.
According to the communique, the gang was placed under the
orders of former Czech deputies who fled to Germany-Dr. Buna
And Dr. Bendu uf, the Catholle
CEBU ?
Manila, July 18. Evening News said without official confirm- ation that, at least five United States Army sur- plus tanks had boon shipped to the Chinese Communists aboard a Russian vessel, prosum- ably from the port of Cebu City in Central Philippines.
The paper said the tanks.
People's Party nnd Kovarun and listed as strap, actually were Busek at the Socialist National In fighting condition. Party, wi drew up the list of Czech tenders to be assassinated,
Arrested In Stract
The terrorists are alleged to have crocked into Sudetenland, where they made their pre- parations.
The paper sui customs patrol agents and other Government in- vestigators were working on the
seat bel pilares n allen exporter, otherwise unklentifled,
der surveillance.
The Tussian vessel, Monites. recmitly delivered in shipment of Chor, anid the communique,
its departure murdered Srum on May 27 utement -10 Cebu,
was ditared by Customs in an
was arrested four days later aitort to Induce her explain to Olamue with four accomplices, kn
four Soviet deportecs Burak was arre,ded in the seaboard it the emptin refused. when, the communique continued. to kill Svoboda he was going
and one of his staff offteers.
The Philippine Government has a rigid einburgo on the ship- An investigation lel to fisement of arms from the country. arrust of the whole gang, stThe Department of Foreign. At- members of which collaborated fales professed no knowledge of with the Nazis during the war, reported shipman of tanks. It was stated.
Five radio transmitter
h
to
large quantities of munió and pamphlets were seized,
The communique stated that
terrorists the
were able jorganise reuetionary political de- monstrations during the fostivities.
America Accused
Vicente Sabalvaro, manager of', the National Development Com Įpany, said at no time has the Philippine Government granted permits for export of tanks or other war material.".
Some
however, armis,
Sukol beca shipped surreptitiously.
It is claimed that Choc con- fessed during questioning that
have
possible
Sabalvarn thought it (some"arms `may have been ̈"ship""" [ped to China from ports outslite Monila it surplus materials were acquired directly from the Unit- American espionuge services told States Foreign Liquidation the terrorists to cooperate with Commission-Associated Press. the Germans and to refran from opposing the return of the Ger- mins to Czechoslovakia berause they would be unable, as politicnt refugees, to achieve, their object without German
n help. The communique indicated that the 79 arrested persons were all young men, who fully confessed. One American Intelligence agent, Vilem Krujeirovic, mon- inged to escape to Germany, while Vavra was also stated to be staying in Germany Ort. The communique concluded
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