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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1948.
BERLIN RESOLUTION BRITAIN
-
BEING TONED
Paris, October 20. The Security Council, when it meets on Friday, is ox- pected to have the majority support for a re-. solution on the Berlin dispute considerably loss drastic than was at first anticipated. Following negotiations between the Western Powers
and the six "neutrals" of the Council, it is ex- ected that the resolution will be along these lines:
. 1. Both parties to the dis- pute will be asked to lift the restrictions on transport in the Berlin arch.
Fr.
2. They will be asked to sione negotiations on the question
f currency control.
enjoined in
3. They will he resume negotiations in the Coun~
esl of Pelign Ministers og svon Jas possible.
Formula
For The Crisis
Paris, October 21.
A new formula for settling
is reliably learned that the the Berlin crisis was submitted powers last resolution will not Cuntain any to the Big Four
the six "neutral" outright wondernuation of the 56. night by viet bineknde as a "thient members of the United Natioris
Security Council. prace,"
A Compromise
10
Authoritative
the
П
con-
quarters
DOWN
ACCUSES RUSSIANS
Berlin, October 20. The British Military Govern-
Defence Talksment, replying to a protest by
In Holland
The Hague, October 20. Ganerat de Lettre de Tar- aigny. Commander-in-Chief
of the Western Union Land Forces, arrived in Amsterdam from. Parle today for talke with Dulch military leaders.
Air Chiar Marshal Bir James Rebb, Commander of Western Union's Air Forces, arrived from Britain-Reu- ter..
Minorities' Aspirations
In Burma
the Communist-sponsored Ber- lin Association of Nazi Victims against the dismissal of muni-' cipal employees in the British sector, made a charge of "wholesale political persecu- tion" in the Soviet sector..
The Association had demanded that the dismissals be cancelled in the around that victims of Fascism should receive preferen- tial treatment in employment.
The British reply stressed that the British authorities do not interfere with the constitutional rights of the civic authorities to deal with the individual cases of appointment and dismissal of employees.
The British reply added: "It cannot have escaped your notice that u very large number of employees and officials have been dismissed illegally ond unconstitutionally in the Soviet sector of Berlin. These whole- isale dismissals represent poli- Rangoon, October 20.
(tical persecution on a largescale, Thokin Nu, the Burmese yet no mention is made of this Premier, today urged Burma's in your letter, Anid new regional autonomy en- "The British Military Govern- new resolution appearedquiry commission to explore ment is in sympathy with "eminently satisfactory" to the "ways and means of satisfying persons porteruted for political This would represent
Western powers. Andrei Vyshin all the legitimate aspirations" reasons, whether they be victims
or of Fascism the Mons. Karens and idealogy.
any other siderable compromise on the part sky (Russia) promised to send
IL would appear for study. draft to Moscow of the Western Powers,
Arakanese, three of Burma's natural that the municipalities One neutral source sold Mr. it would ato represent
in the British sector mny wish concession to the French point Vyshinsky had apprived the re-minority groups.
to find employment for the Rolution
But there conditionally. was no confirmation of this from
hundreds of blameless, employees who have been subject to poli- Soviet teal oppression in the sector...If this is so, the respon- those with who have carried out the illegal and uilconstitutional dismissals It the Soviet sector."--Reuter.
of view, which has consistently
Which would merely
serve to
the
been opposed to any measuren WTE
the Soviet delegation or from any emphakike the cleavage between other source. the East and the West
It is hoped in Western dipio matie earles that a resolution along the times indiensterk might, int the worst, meet with Soviet
nistration. This would be equi- } vaten! 10 thest acceptance.
Some Western sources, while agreeing that the plan offered a possible way out, were cautious about its chances of success.
One high Western official said: "The possibily of set. tlement remains, but I would go no further than that."
of
Declaring he had "ample rea- sons" for his request, the Premier said any nation limited would recede to the background in the world line-up.
"Briefly," he said, "This satis-sibility must rest faction is a conviction by each National group that it is receiv int fair and just treatment al the hand of the other,
"Mere lip service cannot give satisfaction. It must be imple- | mented by deeds
The statesmanship of Burma's national leaders was being put to its "severest test" in history, the Premiler added.-Reuter:
in his last meeting with Mr., Vyshinsky, Dr. Bramugha y un The resolution was reported to dersteunt In have outlined the recommend that Russia lift the new approach which the "neu-Berlin blockade within 48 hours trals were intending to make. after the Security Counclip-
The fact that the ungmeia)
proved the proposal. The West- "committee of six" ጌር now
Con en powers, on their side, were adently proceeding with its draft asked to agree to a meeting of resolution is taken in some quare the Council of Foreign Ministers ters to uticate that the Soviet on Berlin, and the whole German Press. position was found to be, if nut armative, ot the worst eun- eliatory.
More Conciliatory
The French delegation's posi tion is believed to be causing difficulties.
their attitude appears to be that the Western Powers should not try and take top drastic a line in the Coun.
The French delegation itself is known to be preparing its own resolution, in which an attempt is being made to express the de- sire of the Western Powers for peace, while placing the Russians in a difficult position if they re- fused to co-operate.
The trend, so far as it is known, appears to be moving away from the straight-forward
condemna
problem Immediately after the blockade lifted-Associated
is
Beveridge Plan; A Third Report
London, October 20.
The State should encourage voluntary action of all kinds for social advance, says Lord Beveridge
in the third Beveridge Report published today.
for
in
He gives an eight-point pro-, remain so unless some household
inlasks now done separately grammic
the State relation to voluntary action.
every home could be done com- The report is sequel to the muually outside the home.
The report stresses the need famous Beverkige Plan of 1842.
The latest report deals with for rest centres for mothers and what the individual has done cheaper holiday accommodation.
himself
tion of the Soviet Union, which and should do to help
and his fellow men. If urg
-Reuter.
the Western Power, ut Arst co-encouragement of friendly socle- CHICAGO GRAINS visaged. Reuter,
lies, co-operation o! public nuthorities and voluntary agencies
Chlengo, October 21. nl 0 Royal Commission Op Strength in soybeans, resulting. charitable trusts, which might from announcement, of additional turn the mass of small endowed export allocations, highlighted charitles to better use.
the grain pit. Wheat closed lower to higher?
December
AID TO EUROPE
SOUND POLICY
Miami, Florido, October 20. The Secretary of Treasury, Mr. John Snyder, told the American Legion Convention at Miami to- day that the United States could not afford withhold "proper
10 foreign aid.".
Lord
Deveridge suggested communal night nurserien, where children could be placed so that parents would be free to enjoy themselves every now! and again.
May
July
$2.27 - $2.10- $2.02 -% Corn was 15 to a higher.
Decumber $1.40 -31.41 Oats 1 re to 1 1⁄4
higher. December
He described the housewife's Soybeans were 4 to 7 % higher, Jub, with o large family. "frankly impossible." It
H
would
He said: "We have given aid to England, France, Italy and other Western European coun- Iries under the interim ald
COTTON TEXTILE and the economie recovery pro-
DISCUSSIONS granges. Our experience up to now has been that these expendi- tures are sound policy. We are
Tokyo, October 21. succeeding in our objectives of
Allied occupation sources said promoting recovery and stem-that the Netherlands is discussing ming the inroads of Commun- the possible purchase of 200,000,- isms."
000 yards of cotton textiles from
United States "cannot hold back du national defence at a time
Mr. Snyder said also that the Japan within the next year.
70 4-15
December $2.51-4 The US Department of Agri- culture announced a supplemental
allocation export
5,000,000 bushels of soybeans.--Associated
Press.
of
NY RUBBER
of
Turned-In Currency For Backing
Nanking, October 21. Dr. Hollington K. Tong, Government spokesman, today said that gold, silver and for- eign currency turned in to the Government may be used to back the new gold yuan cur- rency.
He reiterated the Government's policy of providing 100 per cent support for the new currency.
Dr. Tong said specle and for- cian currency surrendered to the Government may also be used for other purposes whenever nieces- sory.
He said up to September 30, gold, silver and foreign currency converted into gold yuan at the Cextral Bank of China totalled US$131,333,270.
of
Regarding the progress of the sale of stockshares of the five state-owned enterprises to private ownership, Dr. Tong reported that to October 18 a total up 4.419,700 gold, yuan of stockshares had been sold.
He gald
be stockshares will made available for sale..shortly also in Tsingtao, Hankow, Foo- chow, Amoy. Kunming, Slan and Chungking-United Press.
Case Still Undecided
Applying for a remand of a week in the case in which five inch were charged before Mr, W. 1, Latimer at Kowloon yesterday with possesalon of arms and am- munition of Lantau Island, De- tecive Sub-Inspector C. J. Askew said that it had not yet been de cided whether to take the case for committal or for summary,
Chun Kwok alas Ng Tit, aged 23, was charged with pussession of a Mauser pistol and 16 rounds of aminunition at Shek Pik Vil Inge, Lantau Island, on September 28.
Cheng Yuk, aged 30, Kung New York, October 21. Cheuk, aged 24, Chan Hon-man, Rubber closed 18 to 25 lower.uged 23, and Wong Fat, aged 31, Sales were 21 contracts.
December March May
were charged with the possession 21.62 bki
of two revalvers and two hand 21.40 bld
grenades at the same place on the 21.30 bld Fame date. Dutch and Indonesian delegates No, I ribbed smoked shecis All defendants were remanded when the international outlook have been discussing financial 22 3/8 nominal-Associated Press. for 3 week. is as grim as it is now."-Reu-arrangements with Aliled forelan lady_officiala,—Associated Press.
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