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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1949.
NEHRU PLAN CALLED | REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT LAYS NEW MONROE DOCTRINE DOWN CONDITIONS FOR PEACE
DUTCH ARMY MUST
Now York, January 5.
The Stor today publishas an editorial entitled
"Monroe Doctrine for Asia?".
It hails Indian Premier Pondit Nehru's call for o conference of South, East Asio nations to help the Indonesians.
It is an answer to pessimists.] *******SSTSTUSSTTTTTTTTI who claim that we have lost the peace. It sпYA
the In
The cuiteriul SAYS that
well resul! meeting might warning, the rest of the world that the countries of Asin will use thrie full weight to resist Imperialist eneroachment any- where in their part of the world.
These developments, It f stated, are positive long-term Instruments againt thoan who ADY "We have lost the peace." The editorit adds: "The Dutch will never again be able to pro- fit from their colonial holdings as they did before.
East's Realisation
"A handful of partisans arm ed with A few atolen machine some home-made gren. guns, ades And A
of TNT supply aticka could threaten the best trained and equipped armies. Ti says that
the Dutch B also learn that their successfully
benzen dietinore, of the United
Namions will not cheek moral and material support
1- digestan Republic. 4
"The peoples of the East are vons tous that they must begin to solve the mutual problem "co-operatively."-United Press,
Korea Aid Programme
Shipowners' Ratification.
Of Agreement
Ban Francisco, January 0.
The Pacific American Oblp- owners Association has ratl- Geld the wage adjustment with the AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific.
The
saltom ratifled tha agreement last Friday.
Thus the Fast detalls in #tilement of the West Coast
maritime labour troubles have been tied down, A. sociated Press.
CIGS THRILLS SCHOOLBOYS
London, January 6. Hundreds of small boys queued in the rain today to see Britain's new Chief of the Im-
General perial
Stuff. Field Marshal
Sir William Slim,
10-
BE WITHDRAWN
London, January 5.
The Republican Emergency Government, "some- where in Sumatra,” is conditionally propared to resumo talks with the Dutch under the super- vision of the United Nations Good Offices Com- mittoo.
The Indonesian Republican representative in Can-
berra said this today.
| The representative, Dr. R. Usman, added that the Emergency Government is also prepared to or dor a ccaso fire throughout Java and Sumatra.
Jonkheer M. Michicis Verduynen, the Dutch
Dr. Usman stipuinted Ave con- titions as follows:
Van
Ambag-
1. The Immediate release of sador to. London with a special the ruptured Republican Gov-mission to indonesia, arrived at
Batavin Airport from Singapore. ernment leaders.
2. Dutch withdrawal to lines today by air. held before December 13,
3. Recognition of Republican Foverelynty over Jaya, Sumatra | and Madurn
.. The formation of n l- Indonesian Government by pajatlar vole without Dutch interference.
5. Withdenwal of the Dutch Army from Indonesia
soon
as possible after the formation of such a Government..
Dutch Interests
India's
Not Impossiblo
It is reported from The Hague that Dr. Willem Drees, the Dutch Prime Minister, is expected to take an carly opportunity to consider the five conditions lald down by Dr. Usman for the resumption of talks on the situation in Indonesia.
It is felt at The Hague that the conditions are neither
fraerd.nary or impossible.
I thought that the first, re- lease
be
הם
The Dutch delegate, Dr. Jan M. Van Royan (left) shakes hands with the indonesian delegato, L. N. Patar, as they mast at the United Nations Security Council, called to discuss the
Indonesian situation.--(AP Photo).
Australia To Be Represented At Allahabad Talks
Canberra, January 6,
Affairs Department, D. John Burton, and the political Counsellor, Mr. Colin Moddie, to the Asiatic conference on Indonesia in India. "They will be instructed to explore ways by which the United Nations can aid in bringing a lasting settlement in the dispute between the Indone- sian Republic and the Dutch.
of the Republican leaders Australia will sond the Secretary of the External when he visited the Schoolboys take properly to observe Nether-accomplished fact
The Indonesian leaders under-under detention, might
Lavfore Dr. Own Exhibition at Westminster.lands economic
Interests," Dr. Brees arrives in Batavia, pro- Sir Will delighted the boys Usman adder!.
bably on Sunday. by entering into the spirit of ute
It The Dutch announced in Bata- is thought thug the second i exhibition and trying everything.
withdrawal that milltary action condition-the First be inspected the
vin today Army
the Against
Republicans in Dutch troops to positions held on stand and then moved on to the
Mt noot local December 13 before the Dutch British Railways stand, where he Sumatra ended apent some time examining model lime). Java operations ended on began their "police. betion"-is
not likely to be agreed to. Saturday. truins,
Laler, Sir William told a
Australia has accepted
Council To Meet porter: "I am so glad my first job Invitation to
The Security Council will meet!
officers will report on Friday to President Harry A. Truman as Field Marshal has been to visit indonesia in New Delhi. In Wel-at Lake Success
Government this exhibition. These cadets of lington. the New
discuss the Indonesian question has instructed Mr. Paul Goura have a fine future in front ance Minister, Mr. Walter Nash, provided all the members can views of the conference," an un- Hoffman, Economic Co-opera-of them. The Army is depending sald his Government is consider-
be present, Mr. Trygve Lie, the nouncement said. tion Administrator, to take over on them."--Reuter,
Secretary General of the United "If, before the conference the relief and rehabilitation
Nations,
announeed 111 Lake convened, the Security Council programme in Korea.
Success today.
nets in such a way ns to make If this is not possible, the unnecessary this regional consul- mecling
Government's will be held on Monday. tation, Indonesia is the only subject on cision may be changed." the agenda.
Washington. January 0.
The White House anaoubezd this on Wednesday in a statement. which ald
"As anticipated In his B1- nouncement of August 26, 1948, and following the full recognition of the Government of the Fe public of Korea by the United States on January 1, 1949, the instructed the
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German Quarrels
Settled At Bonn
Bonn, January 5.
Economic Co-operation Adminle The Procedure Committee of the Western German
trator to take over the relief and rehabilitation programme" which has been carried on by the De- partment of the Army in Korca since the liberation of that coun- try in 1945,
"At the same time, the Secret-
ary of State has been instructed
to assume responsibility for such
45
Army
change netivilles in Korza
Constituent Assembly today settled a quarrel which had threatened to jeopardise the Assembly's task of drafting a West Garman Constitution.
The Committee, considering vote of censure on Dr. Adennuer, Information and educational ex- criticis of Dr. Konrad demanded by the Communists, as Adenauer, the Christian Dento.they wanted the drafting of the erat President of the Assembly. West German Constitution to re
www without further regard personal quarrels, decided that no party was im- puting dishonest motives
of the
| have likewise been carried out by
the Department since the beration-Associated
Press.
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Australia's policy.
travelling on the Queen Mary,;
European Defence
Plans
London, Junuary 5. The five Western Unton De- meet in
which left Southampton today. The Immigration Minister, Mr. fence Ministers will The possibility that
Britain Arthur Calwell, has said in effect Brussels on January 14 to dis- may be represented by someone that he is 100 per cent behind cuss joint planning and supply else is not dismissed,Router.
Graziani Trial Drags On
the nation's policy.
Whilte Australia
problems.
The Secretary General of the at Brussels Treaty's Permanent Com-
le directed This polley keeping Azlatico And other coloured
out of the people country.
Good Strategy?
Rame, January 6. The trial of Marshal Rudole
Many Australians ore the for Graziani, one of
biggest that this policy is figures in Empire, on charges of collabora-support for Indonesia.
The would give them the opper.
mission announced this in London tonight.
The agenda of these periodical defence meetings is always kept secret, but nolitical observers in saying London believe that impurtnut being items for the forthcoming third
Mussolini's Italian weakened by the Government's session will be:
1. A review of existing West-
2. The supply of British jet aircraft to other Union coun- tries, deliveries to Franco hav- ing already started.
any other party or any of its They wanted the main com-tion with the Germans, Was These critics say it would be ern Union defence plans in the
1.ifted to debate that port of the again postponed when today's The
good strategy on Australia's part, light of the proposed wider North Social
who ra Constitution which would hearing was half over, Democrats,
the future Federal
a 15- to try to strengthen the Dutch Atlantic Pact. and criticised Dr. Adenauer for authorize
1. had reopened after allegedly
the
renounce inviting
Allied Government
its day break owing to the illness, position in Indonesia. They sny Sovereign rights in Military Governors to arbitrate international institutions and to be excused on accunt of weak-
favour of of the accused. Graziani asked to that this would help to keep Aus- Munich, January 5.
tralla white. Two large Danube shipping in the differences between the
into obligations in the ness, and a farther postponement
Hollanders in ronpanies the Austrian Donau parties, resolved earlier
today enter
They say that until January 7 was ugreed to Indonesia are a buffer between Dampf Schiffahrts Gesellschaft to submit the matter to the all-interest of collective security.
3. Further standardisation of und the Bavarian Lloyd have party "Council of Elders," as the
Socialists felt that this allow him time to recover com- Australia and Asia. stopped their traffic on the Danube Procedure Committee is known.
pletely.
There are 1,000,000,000 colour-arms and equipment in r la'lon to of its low-water level- The Social Democrats decirted
tunity to explain to the world At today's session evidence was, ed people spread along a great the possiblity of increased sup
January are earlier today mul to support #
"West of North
Australia. plies from the United States. that they did not oppose the iven to show that in
1944, Graziani explained in a Here in this country of nearly, Reuter, Ruhr Statuta on nationalistic letter why he had accepted the 3,000,000 square miles, there are grounds but were prepared to support an International cchemepoat of Chief of Musolini's arm- only 7,500,000 whites.
"I have done this in Jed Turces. co-operation among the interests of based on equals.
which has been Government of North abandoned by Rhine-Westphalia, employers and wrote-Reuter. trade union lenders in the fron and steel industries, meeting in Dusseldorf, decided to form o permanent German committee of xperts to study the implementa- tion of the Ruhr Statute.
India, Pakistan Commended By U.S.
Washington, January 5.
Mr. Robert Lovett, Acting Secretary of Stato, sent messages today to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan commending them for their action to end the Kashmir dispute.
worded
"It is believed that
sound
pro-
The
The committee will investigate the economic effects and the ad- ministration of the Statute. The Premier, Dr. Karl Arnold, presid-
Huk Leader May Lose Title
Most newspapers strongly cri- comments country, ticise the anti-Dutch betrayed and made by the Australian, Colonel So- rulers", the W. R. Hodgson, before the
Eurity Council-Associated Press.
my
14
Three Killed In British Crash
The piano crash-
ping places-Lisbon, Dakar and Natal,
He said that the agreement to
Rio de Janeiro, January 5. hold a plebiscite in the State of basis has now been established at the meeting-Reuter, Jammu and Kashmir, was a for a final and fulr rettlement of
The British South American Airways here confirmed I wish sound basis for selticinent, and the Kashmir dispute.
also to express what must be
tonight that three people were killed when the praised the promptness of the general acclaim for the action of
airliner, Star Venture, crashed in flames noor two governments in effecting the Indian and Pakistan govern- the cease-fire called for by the ments in so promptly effecting a
the coast of Brazil today. United Nations Commission for cense-fire
without in Kashmir India and Pakistan.
awaiting formal action by the
The aircraft, a York, carried nine passengers and a crew of messages, identically Commission. The
American The British South Manila, January f both 10
"Apart from the happy governments,
were re- six. All the latter
10- sold:
Luis Taruc, Communist Tea-ported safe. and friendly spect for an early
Airways stated in London night that ther had been a fire! *1 is extremely gratifying to settlement of India-Pakistan dif-der of the Hukbalahap robela, ed at Caravelos, Brazli.
on the wrecked plane but did learn of the acceptance by your ferences, permitting your coun- nay lose the title of Congress- The London headquarters
not know whether this caused Government and by the Govern- try and Pakistan (India) to di- man today.
BSAA telephoned to Rio this the crash or was the result of ment of Pakistan (India) of the rect their full energies toward
ofteroon but wero unable to it. principles pertaining to
The House of Representatives confirm the casualties. a ple- constructive programmes of so-
All the
The "Star Gleam," the plane biscite in the State of Jammu cint and economic developments, electoral tribunal is scheduled to and Kashmir proposed on Do-it is my feeling that the recent give its decision on an electoral crew, including two air hostesses, which was diverted to go to tho
were known to be safe.
of the survivors, cember 11, 1948, by the United action of your government will protest filed against him.
The BSAA tonight signalled a Nations Commission for India serve also as a demonstration to
the crashed aircraft-Router. and Pakistan as supplementary the world of how progress can
Taruc is a Congressman in name pinne bound for Sno Paulo to seven hours flying time behind to the ceasefire and truce ar- be achieved in the settlement of only. He is hiding out somewhere make a special landing at Ca- pick, up uninjured in Luzon. The peasant leader was ravelos to rangements contained in its re-international disputes by peace-elected representative from Pam-passengers and take them on to solution of August 13, 1948. ful means."-Reuter,
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