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"INDIA'S DOMINION STATUS MUST GO"
Pakistan Fears Unfounded
Jajpur, December. 18. Panit Nehru, Indling Prime Minister, safe today that India had n intentions of invading Pakistan, whose fears were un- founded and uncalled for.
Indian Leader's Statement
Grandhinagar, December 19. The now President of the powerful Indian National Congrass Party predicted an Saturday that India will drop her status as a British Dominion. Dr. B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya, in his prepared in- augural address, indicated, however, his coun- try might seek some special relationship with. the United Kingdom.
"At present we are passint | Every foreign power that holda The Premier, moving a resolu-through a transition stage of Dominion in Asin must depart."
"562 Ulstors" tion on the objects of the Condominienbood", he said, "Do
gress Party at its annual meeting,
ail:
"In the world of today prob. tema are not solved by war," India was party in an agras- mont which created Pakistan,
Pakistan prayed Even If
for union with India, It would be better for her not to join, he said.
Free Relations
in
and
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1948.
*** SPY INVESTIGATION
Headless Girl
In Old Shaft INFORMER WILL TRADE
Wakefield, Yorkshire,
December 18.
A black hair net with some black hair is the only clue the police have to identify a young woman's body found in dispsed pit near Wakefield. The body, with head and one arm missing, was found floating on top of 400 feet of water 130 feet down a shaft at Old Walton. The police say she might have died five years ago.
Their main problem is how did she get In the shaft-It was seated seven years ago. Asuter,
Francis Sayre To Be Called
New York, December 18. It was learned today that the new Federal grand jury Invert sit Francis B, Sayre, Alger Hisa Igating espionage is expected to boss when he was in the State Department, to testify next week,
SECRETS FOR SAFETY.
Washington, December 18.
It was disclosed today that a frightened ex-Com- munist has offered to inform on Russia's Amari- con spies if the FBI will protect him against their vengeance.
Members of the House Committee on Un-American activites said they plan to hear his story in a secret session on Monday.
They refused to identify him, Representative Mundt sald it but it was learned in New would be a mistake to expect to York that the informer Is find many Red sples in top eche- George Hewitt, a negro, who lons of the government; they are wwent under the name of Tim more likely to be working in
minor jobs, where Holmes during his stay in thpicks up stray bits of information. they could Communist Party. He quit the party in
1944 and has acted as a government witness several Communist deportation hearings.
In
Red Charwomen?
Mundt said. "We belleve that any Communist in the govern- Representative John McDowell told reporters: "But it is
ment is a
He potential spy."
more was understood to have ques-likely that you are going to find toned Hewitt privately in New York on Friday and to have ask-around the place looking Into
some
charwoman
snooping
minion status has certainly He said India has special ayt neant in practice independence pathy for the brave and gallant of domestic and external policy. Indonesian Republic's fight for Nevertheless,
the concept of freedom. He said Indians are Dominion cannot be fitted (convinced that ultimately, it will
he free with that of the Republic,
Repubile. Mr. Skaramayya said that Bri Therefore. Dominion statustain is responsible for India's
problems of relationships must go."
with Ther princely atates, including
Knahmir where Blodus
and Moslems are now fighting.
the Indian Army Invaded in September,
The jury which recessed for fed him to tell his story to the wastebaskets and riting papers Britain, he wald, left 662, the week-end was impaneled on Wisters" behind when she quit Thursday. It replaced the panel India. The reference was to which indicted ss for perjury the number of autocratic Inn Wednesday Jumt before #1 dian states and the division of wound up its 18-month duty, Ireland.
Assistant Shyre is a former The Indian National Congress, Secretary of State and High Com- country's dominant politicat missioner in the Philippines, Ho party, draws together numerous is now a United Nations deleget groups, giving proportional re-and is expected to be home lo presentation to each in the as- nutrow from Paris where he has Sirnment of party jobs and res- been attending the General As ponsibly.—Associated Press. sembly session.-United Pres
Mr. Nehru hope that There "The question then nelses," | Hyderabad, which would be working arrangements) Mr. Sitaramayya went on, "as for mutual benefit between the so whether it is possible or des twọ Dominiones.
such vital irable for the tree Inclines Re matters as defence, commonwa - | public to have some relationship hons and trade. - Reuter,
with the Unitert Kingdom And other countries associated with her.
Atomic Bomb Outclassed?
Copenhagen, December 16. The Nobel Prize physicist, M. 11. Blackett of Britain, told new - papermens talay that he did not believe the Soviets have developed the abuse bomb,
Can the
"This relationship can not be that of a Dominion, 32 only be the association of fro And independent countries agreeing to have certain ro ciprocal relations which do not Amk In
any way the freedam In regard to domestic or Inter.
national policy.
"But whatever assocmtioris may be built up, they must in
Ho abo dignissed the posal way derogate from the com- bility that the bub, regardlessplete independence of India."
of who had it, would be a deci - sive weapon in a future war,
He said that ila
Mr. Situramayya said India ¿wants closer contnets and friend- effects were y relations with other countries tremendously exaggerated andut he emphasised:
adthed
alber
"The press ol 1ut he experts
eliminating from Asin cannot wengineų, jossibly Gorunn, would imperialism.
must go
be even more destructive
the booth. Hackett
und
Paul
tban
J
Muellier, Swiss Chemistry Prize winner arrived in Copenhagen Inst night, Muellier lectured on his insecticide a esestrels before the Danish Scient- ist. Association....---Unileri Press.
Wolfram Mines Battle Area
Rungoon, December 18. Fresh fighting was offcially re- ported today in Karemmi State 230 miles North East of Rangoon and in areas surrounding the British owned Wolfram mines at Maw-
chi.
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stopped and
U.S. Will Join Defence Union In Emergency
Washington, December 18.
on. Diplomatic informants reported today that plans have been evolved for co-ordinating United' States military operations in Europe with those of the Five Power Western European Unity in the event of trouble with Russia. Actually, fully qualified in-than with Western Europe alone. tormants said there is no fear Field
STARVATION
REAL THREAT
Barnstaple, England,
December 18. The world would starve unless it put aside war and grew more food, the Attorney General. Hartley Showcross, said tonight Sir Hartley told an audience at Burnstaple, Devon: "The countries
Str
committee in Washington.
left on the desk."
He suggested that the gov vernment take a good look at Ita charwomen to make sure that there are no Sovic1 spica among them.
Vital Information
Hewitt's
employer recently asked the FBI to
protect Dir one-time Red, asserting that he been theatened by h)። former party comrades.
The Committee, meanwhile, made public its fourth and final Committeemen яold the wit-installment of "spy papers" ness promised them vital in-which it obtained just month formation on Soviet espionage if from ex-Communist Whittaker
s
his safety сап be guaranteed. Chambers, They said they will insure that The latest papers for the most by serving him with a format part were 1933 messages from sulipoena
which automatically American diplomats in Europe to brings him under the protection the State Department about the of the FBI,
then developing crisis in Austria.. Among other things Hewitt is one of the seven gested that Benito Mussolint was they sug- witnesses the committee wants persuaded with false promises to to hear next week to help It help when Hitler marched into determine
how much Com-Vienna in 1938 and proclaimed munist espionage Is going on the Anschluss-United Press.
and what legislation
now
needed
combat it.
זי
The Acting chairman. Mundt, said the Committee wants
Karl
DO YOU KNOW
to find out whether there are any YOUR HONG KONG?| Communists in the Federal gov- ernment although he said that any thorough investigation will Marshal Viscount Monihave to be undertaken by a gov-
take operational ernment agency.
in Washington that such trouble gomery would is either imminent or inevit- able.
American polley
Is hased
on:
the concept that the best way to avoid confilet is to match Rus- in power with Western power. The agreement was apparently with national differences, sa con-advanced considerably by con-
erned with the prospect and the ferences
of the world are so preoccupied
in Germany a month
ear of wor that they pay scant go between General Lucius D.
world-
that
បទ control of American as well Western Union troops under the agreement if an emergency arose. Washington authorities said should military leaders try to make plans to deal with every possiblity and that the plans evolved with the West- ΕΡΜ European Command Or. ganleation are of that type. They are conditional only in that a more formal
The Secretary of the Mine Af-ttention to the real and calam-Clay and Viscount Montgomery. the sense Fairs Mistry said there were tuus danger that before long may Monty In Control relationship between the United clashes daily
o easily confront the between Govern-
In his position as Chairman States and Western Europe will ment troops and Karerni rebels
starvation."
of the top military committee of be established if and when the There was who
creating
a vital W klespread
need for the Western Union and because proposed North Atlantic Secur trouble. He said
Mawch
nternational co-operation in pur-the American military cominand ly 10
Alliance comes
into
force mines are now held by the re-
uing an expansiunist
ugriculis now. more with world strategy next spring-Associated Press. buls
tural policy and to this end Britain vas increasing her own food pro- Juction and Fromoting the work the world Food and Agricul- tural Organisation.
He added:
Jit, Fuieli, General Manager of the Mawchł Mines Company, is in Rangoon. He sald reports recely-
**Wc am Rt in-
ed from Mawehi showed the re- bels were not harming British creasing the annual output of employees and that the mining British agriculture by 100 mil- installations were safe.-Assnein-Hon a year in four years-20 per fed Press.
zent, That target con and must be
GREEK CHILDREN.
| reached.”—Reuter.
IN SIX COUNTRIES Bomb Disrupts
to
Prague, December 19.
and
Wedding Party
Hamburg. December 18.
man,
Professor Yannis Horalls, Wel- fare Minister in the "govern- ment"
of the Greek guerilla leader, General Markos, said
A 1,000lb.-bomb exploded under today that 4,000 chlidren evacuat- ed from Greece have been sent main road at Niendorf, near
Albania, 260 to
torby, kiling one Czechos here lovakia, 1,000 to Poland, 3,000 to seriously wounding 15 people and others. slightly wounding 30 Hungary, 3.300 to Bulgaria 3,600 to Rumanla.
Three houses were totally destroy- Professor Horalls told a pressed und 15 damaged. conference his "government" ae- The bomb was thought to have cepted the recent United Nations een dropped by the British dur- decision that the children mustng the war. It was believed to be returned to Greece if their have been delonoted by passing parents or close relatives wish lorry. The injured included all it. He added that so far no members of a wedding party who porent had asked for the return were in the damaged houses.-
Reuter. of a chlid-Reuter.
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