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BIG IMPROVEMENT IN MILITARY FINANCE
Nanking, September 24. President Chiang Kai-shek has won the opening rounds of a battle to take government funds out of the hands of his generals through a system of modern military financo.
The new procedure-one vigorously opposed by some subordinate commanders-became effec- tive on September 1 in 91 units of the army. They will be applied on October 1 to 94 more and thereafter will be extended to cover all military activities of the Chinese Government.
The system is the result of finance and accounting
prac. several months work by the tlees now used by the United American Advisory Grour full strips and assess China. K is a simplification of
US Urges Halt By UK And France
Washington, September 23. The United States has asked Britaln and France to stop dismantling Bizone plants which may be included in the plan for curtailing reparations, it WIS learned authoritatively here today.
It is not known whether
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contributing
to
Brod Corruption The-w, system ends Jump. sum payments...ta, commanding generals, a vicious practice which critics sald bred corruption and alinwed, dishonest commanders to grow rich af the expense of poorly-fed and equipped troops.
funds
And, equally Important, it pro- vides that the "ammon soldier in the field will get his pay on time it there are government avaliable to pay him. Directing the new now spread through nine regional and disbursing and accounting offees, Is Major General Wu Sung-ching, Purls-trained chief
new programme,
of military france.
The new finance system won complete, acceptance of the Chi- nese High Command, In lower commands there was opposition.
But once the system was in, Chinese finance officials saki, Im- proved morale,
stently Amore and certain flow of funds from The top down and advance know- ledge by the commander of ex-
how aetly
money was
much
The American Governinent, it es understand, bus only urged the Julting of removal to other coun- tries of industries whose reten- | tion in Germany may be agreed] available for running his army eventually 12%
dissolved most of the opposition. Kurapean
Strength Control Accompanying the finance sys- tem
of is a new programme strength control hy which dally reports must be submitted of the
of all units. This was wanded
correct existing abuses under "padding" of pay And for rol by army manders.
and its re- recovery
the British and | quest ha for
French Governments to "down tools"
makes up while t
its Joind.
The American action taken while the advisory com- mittee appointed by Mr. Paul Hoffman, the Marshall Plan administrator, is drawing up aj Ist of plants to retain in Ger- many,
com-
Five Million In US Draft .
Washington, Exptember, 23.
Selective Bervice Hond- quarters today disclosed that 5,208,663 young man in 37 States and territorias had re- letored for the pencetimia draft between August 30 and September 10. Eleven States have not yet reported..
Therefore, 1,304,401 **- gistrants, reported to be non- veterana 18-25 years of age, aro Bable to be drafted. United PreYS,
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Nizam
Withdraws Complaint
Paris, September 23. The Nizam of Hyderabad has cabled to the United Nations direct to withdraw his country's complaint against India, it was announced here tonight.
He said that the Hyderabad delegation to the United Nations headed by the Hyderabad Foreign
Mr. Secretary,
Nawab Main Nawaz Jung, "has now ceased to have any authority to represent me or my state."
The Nizhn's cable, dated ‹yes- terday, said he huil addressedl the following letter to Mr. Trygve Lie, the United Nations Secre- tary General:
"This
mording read with surpelse in the newspapers that Mr. Zahir Ahmed (Hyderabad External Affairs
Minister) stated before
the Security Council
ne Instructions That had been received by him ask. Ing him to withdraw Hyderabad CASU from the Becurity Council,
the
Alleged British Spy Το
Hang; 32 Others Held As US Spies
Prague, September 23.
A Czech Army captain has been sentenced to death,
charged with spying for the British. The government said 32 other persons are under
arrest, accused of spying for the United States. The captain, Rudolf Hrazdi-, nine years. Another 76 have
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UK Expects To Export Potatoes
London, September 23.
Híomhedatuakiviradostintelligenza; counter. Se gener gent's hasmendous efforts
ick, was sentenced last night to been arrested on the same count, Britain's potato harvest looks be hanged for high treason and including 14 students and two "crimes against
good that it is expected the People's professors.
Police said one of the men ae-large supplies will be left over Democratic Regime." He was used of leadership in a spy net- for export. accused, of turning Information work
suth Americanew THIS is mifibuie been identifled as Josef Novotny,
made by homa former counsellor to the Ministry growers in response to the Gov- The announcement euse dur- of Information.
ernment's appent for more acré- ing a search for persons circulat- Mennwhile, Archbishop Josef ogo be used for potatoes, and lag an government statrinents | Beran was
its offer to night
buy the potatoes charging that {aimer Foreign from the Union of Resistance
which growers cannot sell ứ tha market is over-supplied.
agent.
Minister Jan Masuyk was mur- dered.
The government called Masaryk's death, a month after the Com- munists neized payzer, a suleide, Twenty-two men and women tharged with circulating such pamphlets have received prison sentences
rangmi from one to
expeller last
ghlers, becouse of his attacks on Health Minister Plothar.
The Ministry of Food has al- ready bought 75.000 tons of the early and second early crops for animal consumption. Inst
Tha normal price is £4 a ton.
Beran was accused of fostering "reactionary" stacks on a mem ber of the government.
Plojhar የዚ suspended June from the Catholic priesthood because of his pollient activity.
Associated Press,
TASK FORCE TO VISIT FAR EAST
Washington, September 24.
now hre al
Naval Task Force 38, operating with two carriors and supporting warships, will sail for Far East ports, including China, on October 1. A Navy spokesman said the The two carriers carriers Tarawa and Princeton San Diego, Calif., preparing for and their screening craft would the cruise. be on a regularly-scheduled routine cruise, visiting the usual ports of Yokosuka, in Japan, and Tsingtao in China. It is expected that one or per- haps two destroyer divisions-a
Essex Class carriers,
"On September 18, 1948; I sent a message which was duly com-division normally consists of four municated to Mr. Nawal Moin ships and about three cruisers Nawaz Jung ordering him to will accompany the 27,000-ton withdraw Hyderabad's case from the Security Council. 1 also ask- ed my Agent General in New the Chinese armies' handling of Delhi to get in touch with Me. re-runds, it will, efficiats believe, go Nawab Moln Nawaz Jurig and a long way toward putting the communicate to him the, said or- entire National Defence Ministry der.
It is understoel that the quest for the suspension of dis- mantling covers approximately 90 plants in the French Zone.
The number of plons in the British Zone to be affected is not
disclosed but in view of the heavier concentration of industry there it is presumed to be larger.
-Reuter.
WATSON
Deverages
While the new system is not expected to eradicate all is of
on a business-like basis in which
commanders from Minister Но "To resolve all doubts in the lug-chin downward are informatter, I now formally address ed daily of each unit's financial this letter to you and request you position, and As result, of its to note that the complaint made military possibilities. Associated by my Government to the Secur-
Press
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"The delegation to the Security Council which had been sent at the instance of the said Ministry has now ceased to have any au- thority to represent me or my state."-Reuter.
The Task Force Presumably will be at nea or in Far East
poris for three or four months if the pattern of similar cruises is followed.
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No Emergency
The Navy spokesman sald, answer to a question. that the Task Force is not safling because of any emergency. Nor did they essaciate the orders with a situa- tion described in the current issue of the Saturday Evening Post,
The
article, written from Tsingtao by Darrell Burrigan, is entitled "Is Our Navy Trapped In Chinu?"
It reports that a small Naval unit, commanded by a Rear Ad-
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"Vast quantities are likely to be bought by the Ministry and kept in reserve." an Metal of the Food Ministry unid.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture is appealing for be- tween 15,000 and 20,000 volun- teers to get the potato harvest
As an inducement to work- ers, camp boarding fces have been feduced to 14/- a week.-- Reuter.
mirni, is at Tsingtao, China const port across the Yellow Sen from Koren. The city, held by Na- tionalkt Government forces, ju menaced by advancing Commun- ist forces.
The writer quotes Navy enlist- ed me as concerned over the fact that Russian air felds are only two flying hours away from Tsingtao.
He reports
that the
United States land force at the city con- aists of only 5,000 Marines and raises the question of what the United States Naval operations in future of the port, as a base, fot
that part of China, would be if the Communists took the city.- Associated Press.
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