THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1948..
ANOTHER MEETING WITH STALIN Traffic
Expected To Take Place In Moscow Soon
Envoys Progress Of Discussions
Reticent On
Speculation Might Be Very Harmful
Moscow, August 4.
second meeting between Marshal. Stalin and the three West- ern envoys in Moscow is likely within the next few days, observers in the Russian capital forecast tonight.
Going Deeper Into Isolation
The Soviet Foreign Office and the British, French and United States Embassies are maintaining strict secrecy on the next move in the four- power discussions.
Every affort is being made to keep the time and place of the next appointment secret, and it may only be known after it has taken place through a short jointly agreed communique.
Replies received trun their Progue, August 4. Home Governments
the Soviet satellites took a new sought-for East-West talks
Germany, R step today towards isolating ever their people from Western inderstood here tonight, brought fluence, when Rumania and the envoys of the Three Western Bulgaria decreed the closing of powers foreign schools.
four tower grades, continue in the under the supervision
on
was un.
Fogether' for a bastily arranged P0-minute meeting at the British Embassy.
speculation about the talka in Moscow between Marshal Stalin and the representatives and the of Britain. Franco United States might be "very harmful."
about
In
Austrian On Allegation
War Crimes
Trial
Hamburg, August 4. General Valentin Feuerstein, 01-year-old Austrian , who commanded the B1st German
Army Corpa undor Field Marahat R*ཀ*མྤ! fored a Hamburg war crime court toany with five of his staff officers.
Withdrawn
1
Opened On Small Scale
Hof, Bavaria, August 4. The Sovlet authorities have reopened the border between. Thuringia, in the Soviet Zone, and Bavaria, in the United States Zone, for traffic on a small scale, the German news agency DPD reported tonight.
The border was closed after the
Lako Success, August. 4. The Philippine delegate to the Security Council tonight withdrew a complaint that Introduction of the now German British delegate had "reported" currency in the Western Zones him to Cardinal Spellman for tion of internal transport in the at the end of June... The relaxa- criticising Church ownership of Thuringia-Bavatin border does large estates.
not affect the long-distance traffic They were charged with
of goods or persons by road and having
The British representative, Sir rail. Hitler's carried out
Alan Burns, it was explained to- notorious "Commando Order"
night, sent Cardinal Spellman-Bizonal Railway Administration Frankfurt, the German of Octobar 19, 1942, that all special detachmenta aant to
an old friend-an account of said today that it had received Germany by the Allies bad
Trusteeship Council meeting at no news of an impending reopen- to be annihilated/Router.
which some delegates criticised ing of the Berlin-Helmstadt roll- Catholic missionary schools,
Tears For "Mr Eicho"
There was no mention in the letter of Church estates, nor was there any "complaint."
After hearing the facts, Philippine delegate, Senor torio Carpio, withdrew his gation---Rester.
In
way as reported earlier by Rus- sian-controlled sources.
Preparations for 43 special trains from the Western Zones to the Leipzig Fair, including seven the international trains. were made Vie-even after the Berlin line was alle-closed by the Russians, a spokes-
PRISONERS TOO COSTLY TO KEEP
'Yokohama, August 5, Strong men's eyes filled with tears and women sobbed un- testrainedly when skinny, bow- cd jinricksha coolte broke No Statement
through the ranks of MPa and dignitaries on the dock bidding Repeatedly questioned at bha forewell to the Eighth Army's At the same time, Czechoslo
weekly press
Lieut-General Robert L. conference
Eichel- The meeting was attended by the progress being made by the vakia reported that French' and
berger. English schools would he shorn of Mr. Frank Roberts, the persona Western envoys in the talks, Mr. |
"Mr. Eicho," cried out frantic- but woul!! Secretary to Mr. Ernest Bovin,
Shanghai, August 5. Secretary, Generni Marshall said: "For evident rea-ully waving Taunakich! Nishino, upper grades the Foreign
The Shanghai district court one of the three ricksha of the Walter Bedell Smith, Lie United sons, we make no statement."
men solemnly announced today that States Ambassador,
General Eichelberger had grant-prisoners serving short terms M. Yves
Cautious hopefulness about the ed permission to operate front The ometal gazette in Bucharestador, Mr. Foy Kohler, Counsel stonding with the Soviet Union ters two years ago.
Chataigneau, the French Ambas-
prospects of reaching an under- of the Eighth Army Headquar- for minor offences may be re- leased soon-to cut municipal published A aweeping decree or to the American Embassy was noticeable in French official
expenditures. foreign closing "all
schools
112 and Mr. Geoffrey Harrison, the quarters in Paris.
The toll, gray-haired general Rumania established and main-
who had led his Eighth Arm tained by Governments or insti- British Charge d'Affaires. tutions of other countries or by As they left the Embassy, the communities or associations of envoys nakl they would meet
again tonight at the French Em bassy for dinner, but told corres- fpondents there was no newa" "There is nothing to tell you."
Ministry of Education.
foreign citizens,”
the
The executive committee
Bulgarian Paritament de- creed the closing of all foreign schools effective September 1. and denounced
December 11% 1936 School Convention
-France-United Press.
with
CAT CRASH MYSTERY
Shanghai, August 5
No clues as to the cause of the crash have been found in investigations by the Govern- ment's Civil Aviation Adminis- tion of the Civil Air Transport C-40 wreckage at Tsingtao.
The accident, which bemiered last week, resulted in 19 eing
killed.
Replies Received
Mr. Francols, Seydoux, adviser to General Pierre Koenig, the French Military Governor in Germany, arrived in Moscow this afternoon. Mr. Roberts Wan unching at the Indian Embassy with Mrs. Lakshmi Pandit, the Indian Ambassador, today when he was suddenly called back to the British Embassy.
Tonight's conference
tasted
The Shanghai high court earlier had been notified by. Nanking
was to be cut by 50 per cent.
The high court notified district court that in
the
tn
man of the Railway Administra- tion stated.
These traini would now. however, fall under the Anglo- American trafo ban of July 25.
ony The
"We have not been notified of change in that," he said. Fair is being held from August 29 to September 5—Rev- ter."
AIR CRASH INQUEST ADJOURNED
London, August 4. The inquest on the 30 victims of the air disaster near Northolt Airport on July 4, when a Scan- dinavian Airlines plane,
Was
In collision with a Royal Air Force Transport Command aircraft has been adjourned until September 1.
No Information or even an ex-through the South Pacific and pression of opinion was given by did nearly three years of occupathat funds for prisoners' food representatives of the French on duties in Japan, halled on offelal the gangplank, looked down and Foreign Office as every has strict instructions not to dis-broke into sobs. The hand that had smartly saluted the ranks of close anything and to refrain men lining the road from
order from giving even the slightest general's house to the gangplank save
the prisoners' board Seven crew and 25 passengers Indication of the prevailing "feel went out toward Nishino in “o judges trying minor offenders in the Scandinavian plane were mg" in diplomatic circles.-Reu- gesture of farewell.-Associated | "should not impair opportunities killed. The inquest on the vle- 1er.
Press.
for release of the accused on tims was opened on July 10 and ball."—Associated Press...
adjourned until today.—Neuter.
the
SOVIETS BACK TITO OVER TRIESTE
Lake Success, August 4.
from 4.30 p.m. GMT. to 6 p.m. Despite Cominform attacks on Marshal Tito, Soviet
GMT.. All the three envoya received their communications simultaneously from their res- pective Governments today. While their
natura was not disclosed, It was believed that they did not imply any Immo. diate further approach to the Soviet Foreign. Office.
On the scanty information so far available, it would therefore
This
Russia and the Ukraine backod Yugoslavia in a debate at Lake Success today with the West over Trieste.
line-up in the United Nations Security Coun- cil gave the first clear-cut indication that party differences had not dented the solid Slav front in its conflicts with the West.
that the
Western
A general investigation by CAT is still in progress, but is also not expected to provide any informa- tion regarding the reason of the
M. J. Vilfan, Yogoslav re-powers had in effect incorpo- crash.
appear that the envoys conferred presentative, told the Security rated part of Trieste into Italy. Airline pilots hold two possible on the communications
received Council causes responsible for the mishap from their Governments." 1-Saboinge by the Communists; London diplomatic quarters be- 2-A sudden shift of the passen-leved some solution to the pre- gers, making the tail end of the sent situation in which two rival plane heavy-Rester.
currencies are circulating in Ber- lin will have to be found before discussions between the Big Four Jean proceed on wider Germun
problems.
Chinese Soldiers Unruly
Shanghai, August 5.
Committee Meets
Egyptian Objection Overruled
The three-man Standing Com mittee on the Berlin crisis mot
London, August 4. in London
the Arst today for Chinese soldiers created 81 time since Marshal Stalin
The Egyptian Ambassador IC- major "disturbances in Shanghai celved the envoys on Monday, to Britain, Abdul Fattah Amr bewteen October, 1946, and The Committee is believed to Pasha, saw the Foreign Secret- last month, according to City have gone to work on the task ary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, today Council statistics quoted by the of co-ordinating the polley on Britain's decision to invite China Press today.
¡the
from the Sudan tu Western powers on the next observers The city authorities are sold to step to be taken in the diploma-the colonial conference on Affl- be sending records to the Minis-tle exchanges with Moscow. can territories here in Sep-
try of National Defence, together in Berlin, the three, Westem ember. with a petition calling for anCommandants were meeting in improvement in army discipline. closed session
discuss the A Foreign Offee spokesman
The 8 cases include damage latest developments in the capli- said it had not been considered done to theatres following fights al.
M. Vilfan said that the United States and Britain had openly violated the Italian peace treaty In an effort to "bolster the reac- tionary forces of Italy."
"The only distinction between the Anglo-American zone of the free territory of Trieste and the Republic of Italy is open occupa- tion by Anglo-American troops," he sald.
M. Vilfan asked the Council to act quickly to prevent an alleged Anglo-American plot to give áll Tricate to Italy.
Mr. Philip Jessup, United States representativé, replied that the Yugoslav attack was designed for propaganda pur-
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RUSSIA DOES NOT WANT WAR--YET
Washington, August 4.
A reliable source today said that one of the chief Impressions gained from the three envoys who saw. Stalin, is that Russia does not want a war at present.
authorities..
States would continue the ad-
There was no question of the ministration of the Anglo-Ameri- Sudan being invited, to attend the can zone "pending a solution of conference as " British colony", the problem."
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CHUNGKING the 'spokesman said. The Sudan Mr. Jessup said that the Coun- Government had-like other cil. had been fully informed ont
FOOCHOW countries outside the colonial the administration of the Westerp Empire, such as France, Belgium, zona
KUNMING Trieste but Yugoslavia's Portugal, South Africa and operations in its zone wero Southern Rhodesia-only been shrouded in secrecy.'
LIUCHOW Temporarily Suspended. Invited to,rend observers.
The Council, he said, might NANCHANG~ Thursday The conference, which aims desire to inquire into what was at an exchange of Information happening in the Yugoslav zone. NANKING®- Tues, Thurs. & Sat. on economic, medical, agricul-
Sir Alexander Cadogan, Bri- tural and
government tish tooal
representative, supported SHANGHAI↑ Dally Service probleme, will be attended by Mr. Jeasup. He expressed regret delegations from all Britain's that the Council, after almost a SWATOW African colonisa,
Dally. Service (year's discussion, had been unable to select a Governor for Trieste.
There is some intimation that [ting Russia have anywhere near the Russian industrial situation the volume of raw and finished is not geared to war.
materials sho watts from West-
It is understood here that the The latter
was em, Germany due to the fact Impression derived from Stalin's Insistence that the area must help to reduce Sudan Government has accepted on certain rew materials the present huge dollar defeit the British Invitation to the con finished materinis from Western incurred by United States ex-ference and will probably send a to Western mixed delegation of British and penses there, Germany.
„Sudanese observers.—Router, j Germany's vital' role in the Mar- compromise could he
A
and
This source said that apparent shell Plan.
Stalin gave nɔ straight answer Som
and
on the question-of-lifting the Berreached about the proposed West-
Jin
blockade, but the envoys had crn Government federated states
́USUAL CANARD
Berlin," August 4.
APC
He said that the fact that Yugoslavia had made no reports
· "does not mean that "wa unaware of what la going on in the Yugoslav_zone=far_from] It," he added.
"Later I may have occasion to refer" to 'some of the more un- pleasant features of (what has an impression that Russin would if the four Powers are unable to
[been going`on.".. consider this as soon as the West-reach an agreement on a Ger. 4 British official spokesmen
The debate was 'adjourned, un- forn Allies showed willingness at man Government which might be tonight denied at feport that the August 10.
least to go some way to meeting reduced to the status of a Coun Bish Military Government The adlournment / was
ordered had "Instructed, the Elemana eler. Russia's "viewpoint on MWestern 'all of Western Federated States ;LL Verical : firm'-tó · cancel"", an order: by M. Jakov Idalik of Russia, who Germany; me
the four Powers are unable to for. Of telephone repeaters for 13. this mouth's Council · Prm!- Materials
were among the rench an agreement on a German the Russiank, No such ordos dent-deplin his own insistence things the Russians want..
There is great djmculty
ka] Government for all of Germany, for, repeaters could be traced, that the Council should":"met
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