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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1948.
RUSSIAN EFFORTS TO GET SECRETS OF ATOMIC BOMB
Uranium Find In California
geo-
Los Angeles, October 27. The "Government's logieat survay, office here to day reported discovery of a rich deposit of uranium ore In the Antelope Valley, Loe Angeles county.
OBTAINED FACTS" DURING THE WAR
South Norwalk, Connecticut, Octobbr 27. Lieutenant General Leslie R. Grovos today disclosed that Russsia has tried to get the United States" atomic' secrets and is trying even harder.
Mr. J. C. Miller, who con. The retired chief of the bomb project said that "there ducts radio activity tenta for the office, wald the newly discovered ore registered 80 on the special instrument the highest figure the Instru-" .ment for measuring radio; nativity will record, Reuter.
British Mission To Spain
London, October 27.
A British trade and finan- clat delegation left London to- day for Madrid.
It was learned from an Inform- ed source in Landon that it will attempt to "straighten out” traile matters between the two count tries so as to minimise outslund- lng difficultles when the present trade agreement cones
for revision next May,
Britain fu nol very happy about the high prices of some Spanish goods and has been un- able to buy. all the quantities forecast In the agreement of lust May.
Some
were definite Soviet attempts to get our atomic secrets during the war and those attempts are undoubtedly "being pushed with redoubled in- tensity today."
Groves gave one example of the Soviet interest in
American matters at Hanford, Washington.
Too Much Tolk
neid
He said that it was in the carly "But they did get important in- days of the bomb project when formation of other kinds. They gol nobedy
that was certain
the samples of plutonium $2,000,000,000 undertaking would uranium 235 for one thing." pay off, "Within 24 hours, know- ledge of the difficulty reached New York and there the well- Hounded suspicion wis tumed jover to a 'person outside the pro- Jeet.' But the difficulty was re- ipuired and the Honford plant went on to successful production
af stuff to make bombs."
"This was serious" because It showed that they could make plutonium and could separate U-235.
The Russians hart secret de- oils of an earlier bomb test Los Alamos, New Mexico. De- tails may not have been right but
wero
Dancer Again In Court
'Daverly HilIR,
California, October 27,
A vagrancy charge against the dancer Vicky Evana wan dismissed in court here today on a motion of the District Attorney's office.
The charge was laid a few days after Mits Evana was arrested with Rebart MIL- chum, the film actor, and an- narcotica other. couple ja m equad rald in Hollywood.
The four are still awaiting trial on charges of violating the narcotica "lawe-Router,
EMPIRE LINE OF DEFENCE
London, October 27. The Commonwealth Parlin-| mentury Conference today agreed that the "first maini
A
Groves believed that the Rus-the Russians, nevertheless, get the defence of the Commonwealth sians got hold of "many facts report. A lot of secrets
Commonwealth bomb project during the war." He to speak, about the United States' atomic picked up by Russian windralis, has to be
defence rather than any other In the Hanford case, "There regional organisation," accord was no spy skiing there wating to a communique issued at ching--it was a case of somebody the end of the Conference, to-
alling too much ie people whom night.
so reported to President Truman.
"It
Do Not Realise
was my ballet based on the Russian actions that the do- viets, no matter what informa tion they got before Hiroshima, did not realise we were close to the atomic bomb, and what effect it would have on the war, They knew we were in this re- search, but they did not realise how important it was."
Spanish commodities. such as Iron ore Britain
could
Groves said that he wondered presumably buy whatever the
what the reaction in Moscow was price, but others, such as oranges and sherry, have not been pur-30 some reports sent back by Rus- chased to the extent that Spain lun ples. would have wished,
It is hoped that the British mission, with the aid of helphd suggestions from the Spanish authorities, will be able to solve these difficulties.-Reuter.
FAR FROM THE TRUTH?
Shanghai, October 27. Major General Chiang Ching Kus, economie warlord of Strang hai, has ordered censorship
"It was
he should not have talked to. It Mr. Anthony Eden, the deputy was failure to observe the prin- lender of The Parliamentary ciples of security." More than 15 Opposition, initiating a debate on scientists were detached beenuse. Commonwealth defence, urged innocently or not, they talked, co-operation, between the Com- United Press,
monwealth, Western Union and the United States.
Mr. Eden satt the United No- of the veto, has no tions, beenuse of
cans of enforcing its decisions. It was necessary to fall back, on various regional organisations.
1-the family group and brotherhood of the Common- wealth.
China Backs Resolution On Balkans
Paris, October 27. in the Oak Ridge, China yesterday pledged sup- Tennessee, plant where rantum port of a United Nations reso- 235 was separated by a tedious lution calling for the extention process from U-238. Tons material went in one end; practi- "watchdog". committee in the of of the life of the special UN
cally nothing came out on the other. If a Russian spy sent this report to Moscow saying
that
were taken into a plant which I wonder how produced nothing, the report was Interpreted,
"flut whether they knew what we did with
them or not the of Russians did get a lot of atomic all books, pictures and magazine secrets. The big secret is how articles about him prior to pub-much atomle explosive 'critical Beation.
assembly is to be brought and He said in explanation thatdenly together when an explosion inutely <f The material peloted takes place. I don't know the Rus- about him was
"far from the slans got any information about Truth." Associated Press.
the critical assembly.
British
Balkans.
at
2-Western Union, membership did not conflict with which membership of the Common. wealth.
2.-The union of the British States, Commonwealth With the United
in that direction lay the in- Pen Hsueh-pel, Chinere fole-
Awer to the Communiat threat. thousands of `tons of material gate, declared in a statement;
The communique added that "As long as
Greek Indepen- the Conference lind shown that in threat, the teelings and objectives, the mem- dence is still under obligation remains with thebers of the Commonwealth were General Assembly to redouble united in support of their own its efforts in the solution of the way of life and opposition to in- question.".
He sold the world is faced with ernational Communisma-Reuter situation "where several coun tries are carrying out subversive netivities against member stale of the United Nations." ftemer and stronger determina- tion to uphold the principles of A group of 700 Danish imuni- the charter, Ching, for one, will grants arrived at Montevideo to- do her utmost to see that the day in the Dutch her Volen-.. charler is respected."-Associated tam to take up farming in the Press.
interior of Uruguay.--Reuter, /
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Monteviden, October 27.
Russian Distrust Of The West
Paris, October 27.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt today 'analysed what was
wrong with East-West relations.
Mrs. Roosevelt said: "We committee on humanitarian and canont get the Russians to trust cultural things," she said. the rest of the world. We can- not even agree' on a safeguard for all of us.
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m.s. "TRESILLIAN"
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due 25th Nov.
anila 28th Nov,
3. "TREVANION”
m.s. "SOUDAN"
ms "SURAT"
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from London, Bom bay & Straits. to London via Straite, Colombo & Bombay.
from London & Con-
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due 7th Dec. from London & Con-
thient via Straits, snila. 10th Dec, for Japon.
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3rd Jan. from London & Con-
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ms. "SANGOLA" •
(Aptar Line) duo 11th Dec, from Calcutta via.
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& Japan
•
Has refrigerated cargo space.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. Ca. I# '83. “NANKIN" duo 1st Nov.
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* "KASTERN"
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sails 5th Nov. for Manlia, Sandakan Rabaul, Briśbono, Syd- 10y and Melbourne
Auckland & Welling- 10.
dus 7th-Nov.
salis, 11th Nov.
8. "EASTERN" salls end
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Nov, for Australla.
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ARRIVALS
FROM ATLANTIC COAST
"I know I is too much to ask human beings to have enough confidence, but we should get rid of that fear that we have so that 5.8. "STEEL NAVIGATOR" ............................... discharging H.K. In part "When I was working in the we could set up enough confidences... "QUEENS VICTORY"
discharging H.K. 21st Nov. United Nations Human Rights to safeguard each other. Committee, I worked with a Rus-
SAILINGS TO ATLANTIC COAST via PANAMA sian delegate who was old and "We must rebuild not only in wise enough to appreciate the bricks and stones, but also inside 5.8. "MARQUETTE VICTORY". ..... lading H.K. 26th Nov. Western world. But he was Im- people themselves, We must re- bued with fear, distrust and un-build faith in people; faith was certainty,"
She told how once the United States delegation proposed 'a sub- committee to study amendments.
taken out of them during the }last wor."--Uniled Press.
ENQUIRY ON BBC
the
"I saw the Bylo-Russian de
London, October 27. legate come to the Russian dele-
Sir Cyril Radciff. KC. gate with a worried look. I was 40-year-olit former Director Gen- asked by my advisor who under-feral of the wartime Ministry of stood Bussian whether under- | Information, is to lead the com- stood what the delegate said: 1mittee of enquiry into the BBC, sald “No, but I wish I could. My promised by. Mr. Herbert Mor- advisor told me that the Bylo-rison, before Its Charter is re- Russian delegate was very wor- | newed in 1952.
¡ried because he was afraid there Before the war, Sir Cyril was was something behind the sub-making between £10,000 and committee which he could. not £13,000 at the Chancery Thr:--- understand. And this was the Reuter. 1
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9th NOVEMBER
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