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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1948.
THE DANUBE FARCE OVER
"
An Example Of Cynical Solidarity"
BRITAIN REJECTS NEW CONVENTION
Belgrado, Aug. 18,
Western participation in Danube navigation ended today when the Eastern bloc majority of the Danube Conference hero accepted the now completed Soviet draft Convention eliminating from the future Danube Commission States through which the rivòr doos not flow, Britain and France have been members of the Com- mission for 92 years, but their influence in the river since the end of the war has been negligi- ble owing to Soviet predominance.
vention.
The countries of the Eastern bine welcomed the end of Western Imperialistic interference in the affairs of the sovereign Danube
declared that the
Mr. Cannon said that, from the beginning of the Confer
There had ence,
ben olid phalanx of seven governmenta already committed to the Soviet text and also determined to dia. regard whatever proposals the Western delegatea might pr
Abdullah Reminder
· Amman, August 18. King Abdullalı reported to day that
Transjordan la spending nearly 25,000 pounds manthly for the relief of Palestinian refugees.
In a message to other Arab rulers, the King reminded them of "what you have promised" toward the burden. Press.
sharing Auscistad
preamble,
The Western dele- gates boycoltml the formal signe- ture of the Convention later to- night.
M. Vyshinsky said that at the beginning of the Conference when the Western powers accepted the Soviet draft as a basis for dis- cusalon, they had hoped for a favourable altitude and "soll- darity in many mallers".
Earlier, the Soviet delegate told the Conference that although the
Burmese Troops
In Action
Rangoon, August 18.
Burmese Goverment troops went into action today against insurgonts northwest of Rangoon, ac- cording to an official communique published tonight.
They recaptured Minbu, a small town 200 miles north of Rangoon after killing 30 insurgents and capturing 40. There were no Government casualties, the communique said.
The Burmese Air Force at
neked an insurgent convey at Laungde, 120 miles northwest of Rangoon along the Rangoon-
Council of Foreign Ministers hat given the Soylet Union two sents on the Danube Commission, she would "In accordance with the principles of equality", reline
relinquish casualties" and destroying
one sent on the Commission.
The proposed Soviet Cont
Intercourse with the world are vention throttled to the advantage of a
ingle-powerful neigbour.
the
lite
He said that four amendments had beon introduced in the Soviet draft, all based on Amerl- en proposals and a number of articles hurt been taken from the 1921 Convention
the
British Protost
Prome Road, inflicting "heavy
three lorries
Troops and police have repair
NEW UN FORCE OF OBSERVERS
war-
50.
that
Count
excludes the Western ed the railway lines destroyed by powers from
Danube the "Insurgents in the Honzada Britain, France and the States. Mr. Cavendish Cannon,
Commission
Washington, August 18. In which Britain area, în
the Irrawaddy Della United States refused to re- the United States Ambassador
and France have
The United participated northwest Rangoon. The com
States, Franco cognise the new Convention and lender of the American
since 1856.- The British and muniqu added that
to send 300 the Karen and Belgium are today and spent the last sea-delegation,
Soviot Reply
French delegates claimed that the Union military policemen who men from their armed forces ston of the Conference protest- Co
Conference bout bren 0
Convention had been imposed by yesterday returned to their posts to act as a new force of ob and An example of M Andrel Vyshinsky, ing against it and insisting on ception
one delegate alone and voted after deserting from the Insein servers in critical Palestine cynical solidarity on the part Soviet delegote, accused
through by a disciplined majority the validity of the 1921 Con-at the majority who had refrained Western powers of attempting to without proper regard for any "They "repented of their folly" George Marshall, the Secretary suburb of Rangoon numbered 60. spots such as Jerusalem, Mr.
Crom proposing
minor Justify their denial of the legality spirit of compromise. even
Both de-
and reiterated their allegiance to of State, disclosed here today. changes in the text of the new of the Convention, to be signed, legotes reserved their countrica the Government.
the United States would sup-- Convention.
by making Inconsistent assertions rights under the 1921 Convention.
Now Force
ply 125 men-some from about the Conference.
Three companies of between ship now in the Mediterranean- 600 and a 1,000 men are to be re-France 125 and Belgium crulted in the Rangoon area for Mr. Marshall snid active service, the headquarters Folke of U. Tin Tul, Inspector General Nations Palestine mediator, had Bernadotte, the United
of Burma' Auxiliary
asked for a substantially larger announced today.
force but the request had been The men will serve two years referred to the Security Council, nt regular Burmese Army rater which had not yet acted on it. of pay
Mr. Marshall also announced U. Tin Tut, who resigned his that his Department was consult- post as Burmese Foreign Minis-
with all other United States ter, to take up his present ap-
Government gencies on Count pointment, is devoting most of his time to the organisation of the new force, which whit be
compos ed of Burmana, Anglo-Burmans Palestine. and others with Territoriul Army experience, and is to co-operate American relief with the regular Army in fight-react to the appeal-Reuter. ing the insurgents--Reuter
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The British delegate, Sir Charles Feake, in his rejection, sald. Britain entegorically rejects the Convention because it places cer» It is strange to her accusations tain users of the that all were relied by this Conference. This was
Monopolistic position and denies no, M. to the non-riparian powers with sale. Vyshinsky
(major commercial "You ussert that there can be na
not
Danube In a
interests In
its
Forces,
ing
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He *believed
that privaty ngencies would
ZBW Hong Kong brandenstins, Danube River was dead to inter-gural freedom of having the waterway any volce in on a frequency of 845 'kilocycles national trade, When we layton unless non-riparian States
adininistration". from 12.15 to 2.00 p.m. and from there will be no change except are represented in the Commuts-and Italy had asked Britain to He added that Greece, Belgium 0.00 to 1.15 p.m. t also on that the present regime of right slon. Such a guarantee we can-point out that they also reserved 9.52 megnyeles in the 31 metre Soviet conteal from Bratisinya to
fie added that their rights. band from 12,30 to 1.30, 7.30 the nek Sea will have been give you."
the so-called
Sir Charles said: The Soviet acquired rights or acknowledged by seven govern-grabbed mouts at this Conference", Mr.grabbed rights on the
Danube Government is in a position to rialmed by Britain Canon statel,
and France prevent other powers from using by virtue of the 1021 Convention certain stretches of the Danube, have no justification.
but auch unilateral netion does The Soviet draft was accepted nut cancel the rights of the other
Rangoon Calm Thy seven
Votry to
(the powers. one
Rangoon was calm despite the The Entot States could not United States). The British and accept the Soviet draft for all s French
repeatedly distribution of Communist "Mr. Bavin had
pam- delegates withdrew from declared that Britain hoped to phlets proclaiming this as D-Day declivations of rood intents ue- their sents around the horse-shon
obtain roauita by compromise in the city. emrzne 11 48let not provide a basis for Conference table and took no part
that The pamphlets warned the peo-today and mutual recognition of each Propening the river to freedog in the voting.
other's interests. However, the ple to stay away from Govern- "with Red stars on its Soviet delegation and certainment offices. They said the Cam-machine-gunned
Kortaidas, munists intended to try "offen a other delegations had refused ders" before a "people's court." Komoylal. to compromisa and attempted to
The pamphlets were
Press reports sald ride rough-shod over the rights in the market place and business was Bulgarian and asserted that and ncode of the other riparian area on Tuesday night.-Asso: it had been seen by United States such as Austria and clated Press.
Nations observers.--Reuter.
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Vyshinsky, who took, the a respond wither to the recom-chair at this final session, drat mendations of the pence confer put the Convention to the vote enee or the derisions of the Coun-article by article. The United [ell of Foreign Ministers.
State abstained from voling as ench of the 42 articles and two 6.30 1.17. (lur Nih od Prevent because it represents a new and was put to the
"We think is a backward s supplements of the Convention
Conference. Finally, the Convention WAN Danube Stales from their orinal voted upon as n whole and the anal salin? intercourse
by Philis neo dander
7.00 p.m. --“How Tee" Tutki
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7.30 p.m.- George Melarħring and
Cerpstra cnnerza,
determiner effort to eal of the
the rest of the world.
like Britain,
powere
who had enjoyed rights for} nearly a
he said. M. Andrian Thierry, for France,
with United States then voted againat said the Convention as drafted
acceptance.
**The Convention haul further
16.50 prn, World M110) Home Now attempted arbitrarily to nullify
Mylno. Reing),
2.15 pm. -- "Take Your C'huiles!"
the Convention of 1921 and this
the f
Signature Boycotted
Er the Soviet Union contravened
the principles of free navigation tall down in the peace treaties. that it was inconsistent with the 22.00 .m.--Hiret: "Cazin" Art 1. Was contrary nol only to
Professer Kominiew, the Bul-spirit of the declaration of the Principals, Chur wast Herbe-tre rights of Britain and Francs batarian delegate, suggested that, as Council of Foreign Minsters in also 10 the rights of othe, the United States, Britain and 1948, and was not inspired in any gignatories such
France had objected to the Con-way by either the letter or the vention, tipeir names should be spirit of the United Nations
emoved from the Convention's | Charter-Reuter,
of Renly Over, Milan.
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