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INDONESIA POSSIBLE "THREAT TO PEACE"
Three-Power Resolution For Dutch Withdrawal
U.S.
URGES QUICK ACTION
No Papers
Paris, Decembor 22.
The United States, Colombia and Syria today called the Dutch attack on the Indonesian Republic a possible threat to world peace.
For London They asked the United Nations Security Council to
At Xmas
Lepdogs, December 22.
The Jestling Sunday men- papers wil not be publikiend
از
Christmus veek-end begansas of dispute between the pro- prietors and printers.
order an immediate cease fire and withdrawal of Dutch troops to end of the dangerous situa-
tion.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1948,
MP Supports Dutch Action
London, Decembar 22.
A formar, Colonial Seorg tary, Mr. Avor Thomas, now An Independent Member of Parliament, declared in a jetter to the Times today the prosont troubles in In- donesia have been fomentad by international Communism.
He called for more under- standing In Britain of the Dutch motion in Indonsela. He said the Putch have ex- hausted the jimits of human patience in negotiating with the Republic, and added: "The idea.so widely current that British colonial interests will be served by chanfpion- Ing the Republio and do nouncing the Dutch is a de fusion."
Mr. Thomas resigned from the Labour Party last Dato-
ber. Reuter.
ETHIOPIA DEMAND FOR ITALIAN MARSHALS
London, December 22, Ethiopià has demanded the surrender, by italy of Marshal Pietro Badoglio, former Italian Prime Minister, and, Marthal Rodolfo Graziano, former Italian Governor-General of Ethiopia. They are wanted for trial as war criminals, the Ethiopian Legation in London announced to- doy.
The demand was made in, bunnt in May, 1948, a guilty of identical notas addressed to the war crimes and crimes against British, French, United States humanity during the war against and Russian Governments, re- and occupation of Ethiopia.
It stated that Ethiopia had
of
questing them under the terms decided to bring only two of the Italian peace treaty to these men to trial, Marshal instruct their Ambassadors in Indogito and Marshal Graziano Rome to represent Ethiopia in as the persona
most
responsible discussions with the italian for the polley of systematic ter- Government.
rorism during the occupation.
The note nomed ten Itations statext to have been listext by the United Nations War Crimes Tri-
Fantastic Story Denied In London
Simultaneously the Marshall Aid Administrator, Paul Hoffman, announced tonight that all aid to the Netherlands East Indies will be halted immediately pending a settlement of the hostili- tics.
hadi The
The backed
three-nulis rep-lution
kr Indonesian
This means at most reatleen will be without newspapers for three days as it had already been advised that none hall uppear on publica demand
Christmas Day or Buxmg Day.
I WHL t the fast Tone for over 28 years that the Sunday jaess has failed to appear.
The Scottish
- and the Scottish rickjores ul Lo newspapers-- har nut be del inflexi
The Newspaper Proprietors
Association
the
announced decision today alter mirtingi the Printing and Kingred Trades Federation, which re presenta all workers in newa paper offiora.
"T view of the refusal of
members of dier National Society
Operative Printers fitel Ass
sintunda ma maisber of London Sunday newspaper offices work Christmas Day un terma accepted by all other newspaper wurkers, the Sunday papers can- not be published in Loudon and Manchester on December 28," the KAYNURILE MET.--Reuter,
RADIO
This
broadensting in
delente The Amerlenn Regelten rapidly and hesively. To antress his most important points mediate come fire and the with he turned towards the Dutch de-
Jun Herman drawat of balli
arrocellegate. Mr nides
ul
van
1st January's Benville Dare. fores in the positions before koga, wha istened intently,
The Indonesian spokestaan. Dr. Pop Jessity,
thee it. L. N. Pilet, called the Dutch Pasted Sluga,
decline
attack 1 Lemnd Pearl Ruimur. unevrinanty 110 can whether the teen onvert the The won will go on for years -
less t 4 hulle
now, he said, broken down,
chase fre.
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"It is tru! Ponsidered view that he asked for # the renewed outbreak of hostill-batch withdrawal and releases of
grape arrested) Repasigan Bailers, 10 10 12 Lies y prove
threat to internitiina! be gale.
London, December 22. Foreign Office donics reports in the Daily Work- er that the British Government is implicated with efforts to instigate a rebellion against the Burmese Government,
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Ethiopia invoked Article IV of the Italian peace treaty, which requires. Italy to take all naces- sary steps to surrender for trial persons ficcused of war crimes.
The pole stated that the two then would be tried before, an International Triquant constituit- ed by the Ethiopian Government, with
o majority of non-Ethioplani Judges. The legal principles and procedure would be the same as those adopted by the Interne- tional Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.
Britain Worried
A Foreign Office spokesman Bald tonight that Ethiopia'e demand ie all being canalder; ed and that no reply has, so far, been sent to her noto. He declined to discuss the probable British attitude.
Observers here believe that Britain is worried about. Allied who
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The denial concerns reports paper proprietor and a high For- that a British tivutonant-colonel, eign Once ofcial. in the capacity of a secret ser- "From evidence in our posses- vice sunt, is arranging for elon, it appears that in the sum supply of arms and ammunition to the Kuren hill tribesmen who are willing to oppose Thakin
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"Britans in Buren Rising Plot" Daily Mail and Sunday Dispatch published alleged officials carrying on active propaganda on behalf of the Karous and isstier by
Council
Dr. Jessay, arged the
deal swiftly with the satilation,
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No Justification
"The Netherlands
has quite formally and officially announced that it has renounced the truco agree. ment it signed with the Gov- ernment of the Republie of Indonesia un January 17, 1918
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ly. would not be honored by the expelled from Burma, and Lleutenant Colonel Cromarty Tulloch, "who is believed to be an M-5 agent."
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"My Government fails to find any Justification for a renewal
military operations,
Indies this year but no grants have been made since Noveraber 30. ECA allotinents to the Netherlands itself total US$298. "This is particularly true in 564,675,--Reuter and United view of the fact that there ham Press, 115 pan-News, Wendben Bort deen a resort to force tollowing
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Violation Of Truce
"The Netherlands should have
FIRST SNOW OF THE WINTER-
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man Duski Lud pereat Thele reported the alleged truce vio-fallen in Cumberland.
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The Daily Worker also said: "Other persons known to be in- volved are 11 former Conserva- tive Cabinet Minister, a
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STRIKERS' PAY SUSPENSION
Rome, December 22. The Italian Cabinet today de- cided to suspend the pay of civil last servants who joined in Monday's 24-hour strike for the time they were absent.
More serious measures were nol taken in view of the be- haviour of civil servants as whole, almost all of whom con- tinued at work toxiny, an official -statement. said.
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Independent trade union lead- ers from all parts of Italy met in Rome today. Their secretary, Signor Giulio Pastore, told re- porters that his members did not propose a new strike over civií service pay bit would seek to
further increase.-Reuter.
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