THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1949.
DUTCH ACCUSE U.N. OF BIAS
Call Observers "Badly Informed"
Bombers For Palestine?
Newark, N. J, January 15. Federal Judge Thomas Menney today scheduled a Grand Jury investigation for an alleged at- tempt by a former Army officer
Republicans Claim
New Victories
Batavia, January 16.
The Dutch conquerors of the Indonesian Republic accused the United Nations Good Offices Com- mittoo on Saturday of being biased and badly informed.
to send six surplus Bighting An Army communique lashed at the Committee's planc fo the Arabs.
Judge Menney ordered the
of
at
seizure
13-25 bomber 11 Teterboro airport yesterday on
MARIN) by US afternSY,
Medarell who
Gamed
under
Alfred. that it is being shipped false pretenses by former Lleut. Colonel Terrell Marvell,
Judge Meaney said that the
report to the UN on Friday that Holland's forces con not even preserve order, let alone stop wide- spread sabotage by Republican querillas.
observers re- was part of this last policy point. Committee's ported hundreds of bridges Anether is the continuing review destroyed and much destrucs of the American milliary post- tion by guerillas, particularly on in Japan and the Western
Pacific.
plane's four British crew mem-round Soerabaja. bers would be, subpoenaed to
testify
before
No charges
the Grand Jury.
were
Bled against them.
und will be
Modarell snid that
Murrell,
35. obtained permission to fly the plane to Paris under the
personal business and pleasure.
The Dutch reply came as tho underground radió Querilla reported new victories, against
line of action.
Republican Surrenders
Batavia, January 16. Surrendere by Republikan officers since the Dutch "po- lice action in Indonesia' bo
December 10 gan on
now toin! communique anfil today,
380, - Dutch Army
Of these, 372 surrendered In Jogjakarta; the Republi can capital captured, by the Dutch,
The Dutch have coptured 8,176 tons of munitions, 318 mortars, 157 heavy machine Sten guno, 1,427 nos, 303
and other armaments, the communique edded-Router."
BLATANT
LIE
by the party's Politten! Bureau for a speech on January 5,
Regional Pact To Stop Communism
London, January 16,
A regional pact to ward off Communist expansion”-
in the Far East may be the next Western mova in the cold war with Russid, It was reliably re-
ported on Saturday,
Although there is no official confirmation, the plan dp- parently has progressed to the- point of consultations between possible members.
Briton Killed In Malaya
These, as the outset, might m clude the United States, Britain, Canado, Australin, France, Hol land, Now Zealand, China and India. Membership” might be héld
Singapore, January 15. open for Indo-China, Indonesia It is stated today that' il Dri- and Malaya if and when theytish, police and Indian troops, stablish atable Governments. including one British and ond Indian" officer, were killed and -The proposal was the baile six wounded in Thursday's clashi magadranquesne verksen Britain, with Ti
win Eternias in te North Aadhar Foreign Secretary
jungle. vin' and French Fordido Mila- tor Robert Schuman this work on mutual problems in the Far East.
security.
A
The SAGUaltics were the heaviest in any single fight in- eldent since the Malaya Bghting begab. The guerillas are known to have suffered casualties.
reported the security patrol of 38 Indian troops and police encountered guerillas wearing jungle green. One total guerilla force wak estimated at between 80 and 90 men.
Indian troops whó returned
cer-Reuter.
Reports from London Saturday
Although thopo discussions that British Foreign Minister
were secret, it was fearried that Bevin and Franch Foreign
Mr. Bevin hammered hörte the the Dutch and säid insurgents Minister Schinnan and studied
point that Britain thinks national had Knifed into the Dutch the possibility of forming a bread
Paris, January 15.
independence movetients in that held communications network anti-Communist organisation for Professor Frederic Joliot-Curio, area should be encouraged by the around. Cherthon.
South East Asia were received the leading French atomic scien-democratic powers. name of a business associate "Ior Anger was clear in the Dutch here somewhat cautiously as per- ist und a prominent member of
Communist Party, He stipulated that ho meant to their base could not confiim Customs omelais said they be-report to the Good Offres Com-baps judicating another possible the French
mittee.
Lodny described as it
si "blatant lie" "national movements" not pro report that the guerillas werd a Japanese off- eved that the plane was to I sail that "for months on
A Paris evening newspaper re-
voked by Russian-directed Com-commanded by have been diverted to Egypt for
end" the Dutch told the Con- However, available offcfuls port that he had been censured muniste military use.
mittee about "the poling, mur-sait privately they had not heard
Far Eastern New Frontiers Murrell
Creation of denied The charges.
dofonaive prot would be in He described bhorelf as an "aire, destruction and vexation of of any concrete plan for such the population", caused by league, and the State Depart-
The paper, the France Soir.
Iine with Mr. Dáving rocant
London, January 16. craft broker" and said he plan-
guerillas.
ment is expected to hold strongly alleged that Professor Curie had
declaration in the House of Agreement has been reached ned to have the bomber rebuilt
to the line the US should not been "disowned" by the party for
Commons that regional
Briain, PROIN between
France, the service, In Parts for passenger
Badly Informed
lake on greater responsibllitics
suying that Communist ne-
must be developed to aure United States and the Bennolux think it than it can effectively carry out. cupying a high French Govern- "If the observers
countries on minor rectifications At the moment Washington's ment post was, first this has taken place during the
of Germany's Western frontiers, centred 13 past few weeks on a result of concern
com-most, a patriot.
The United States has taken Foreign Office spoltésmus con- the Netherland's action, they pleting the still incomplete North
Earlier today. Communist the same lines evidenced by Arined hero today, Security pirangement Party spokesman denied the re-is participation in current talks give evidence of being extreme- Atlantie
He said there had been dis- ly badly Informed," the com- for the protection of Western nort as "without foundation." with Canud and the Western cussions among the six powers
Europe-Associated Press. muniqué said.
European countries
minor rectifications of Ger- It accused the
Committee of
many's Western frontlers and that pact. having
This thinking was pèrhaps "agreement has been reached." the chief reason behind the
Bri
"Any agreement to give effect tish-French comference. A com-to claims on German territories munique at the end of those falks by iko Western Alliés is provi-
Friday
sional and subject to the peace co-operation
treaty," he added. those two countries in Europe would be The claims covered by the six- extended to
East. to the
power agreement include only a A. Forelan Office
spokesman small portion of the total Datch announcement of Anglo- claim agabost Western Germany French policy
In the Far East laid before the Foreign Ministera could be expected soon.
Conference in 1947. Reuter,
At the same time, Murrell ad- initted ownership of five other planes which were seized by Federal agents on similar charges at Newark ateport on January 6. the eve of their shipment to Njibouti, Afrien.— United Press.
scheduled
Govt Sues AT And T
Washington, January_15.
"devoted every attemion and to destructive phenomena, saying nothing about areas where conditions have become normal. Much of the Committee's report consists of hearsay. the reply added,
demanded
Bitterly the Dutch
good
Bestow
of in- A
The government sued Friday to know "upon whom the Com- to force the American Telephone mittee thinks 10 and Telegraph Company to aban- oficus by this don Its billion dollar equipment formation." making business.
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These new levelopments enme
as Indonesian leaders of Dutch- sponsored federal Indonesiap
Attorney General Tom Clark safd this, could lower telephone rates throughout the country. states were inceting here fo
The suit demanded that AT & discuss their role in
T and its manufacturing subsidi-plan for a United States of In-
to form all of the
on
Reuter,
and fore-
AMERICAN PLAN WON'T WORK
The Hague, January 16..
Netherlands spokesman said Saturday an American plan for solving the Indonesian question would not work out.
Assem-
He commented on a proposal |porary government, and elections Holland's privately circulated
to choose a Constituent among beer Electric Company, donesia. The Republicans resisted delegates at the United Nations by prior to establishment of à bu divorced.
The Netherlands spokesman Western Electric be split into promises
trie tended that many features of the plan, which Security Council in New York United States of Indonesia." Friday.
said: "Ti is more for reaching three companies, AT & T would Netherlands East Indies into mediate stop to fighting, relcase asked of any government."
The pinn enlied for an im-than anything the UN has ever then have to go into the market country haying cul Partner- for its equipment.
ship with Holland under the of political prisoners held by the
withdrawal Dutch, gradual The sult charge the firms with Dutch crown.
from Indonesian a "conspiracy to monopulise" the
The guerillas' radio said insur-Dutch troops It
fein- nation's telephone business.
Rents have dela Dalch troops Republican territory,
the South
said kek of competition keeps from Patitan, telephone equipment costs higher. coast of Java, and scored other News of the sult was followed victories. The broadcast, not con- by a US$1.50 drop in value offirmed by the Dutch, said Pat- AT & T shares on the stock mar-itun fell after kot. The price went to US$147, heavy fighting Palliton Is 76, lowest since 1943-Associated miles south of Socrakeria.
Magistrate
Clears
four hours
Stringing Along
of
55
MOCK BATTLE IN SHANGHAI
Shanxhat, January 16.
ot
North Atlantic to write a
on
snit
cmthat the
He refused to answer any questions as to its nature~~~Aƒ- sociated Press..
STEAMER MISSING FOR SIX DAYS
Stockholm, January 15. The Swedish Air Force is The U.S..proposal, he cald, does not take into account pro-arching for the Danish steamer, mises made by the Netherlands Anna Rita, of 495 tonn, which is rix days, overdue on a voyago from Stockholm to Gdynia.
SCAP OFFICIALS TO ASSIST UN.
government. The Dutch proposed setting up The leader of the search team, a lemporary government within Captain Holmberg, said the Danish a month, elections late this year. The ship has a cargo of rye...
Navy has joined in the search. and transfer of sovereignty to
United Stutes of Judonesia A Router cable from Copan- sometime
1950. Bút
But they bagen carlier today sold the ship object giving up control of carried a crow of 12 Router Indonesian leaders at the can garrison will get a battle testing soon because, they say, there has Soldiers in Shanghai's defence conquired Republican territory to Redublican leaders' any Hime ference here generally Beem
on the streets of Shanghai 10day sympathetic with the Republican fighting their way through mill-been a lack of law and order and thuso
but Ar willing to
the Dutch, walk and vendors along two awaited reaction also from Bri-
ing pedestrians, pediches, side-Aghting might be renewed. string Diong with
At Lake Success, the U.S. Only one of them
openly ap-miles of crowded thorougfifares, proves the Dutch conquest of the
The muck battle plan requires faln, the Indonesian Republle" General Douglas MacArthur's Republic. He in Taungka Man-about 100 garrison soldiers, sup-and various |doer, head of the state of Eastported by armed cars,-to advance curity Counters of the Sa-headquarters today announced ; 'A London magistrale todoy Sumatra, old foe of the Re-from an assembly area In the Security Council members of observers to assist United dismissed two alternative charges
publican movement.
Northern part of the city South-have indicated the counell must Nations representatives in gainst 27-year-old Albert MU- Most leaders feel they must ward to Nanking Road, centre of act quietly in this case. Ameri-supervision of the India-Pakistan delegates were said to the announcement said Colonel Jor,
of get along with the Dutch, but the busy shopping district. American student
working to Yardley Fields Road, Birming- they do not want to antagoniso
have their plon It was trained cloted that In un-drawn up as a resolution by the Alex T. McCone has been design ham, of stealing or receiving a the guerillos, either. diamond
Except in military Republican half a day to make the triped alternoon, but there was no siga tary observer on the font of about platinum ring worth
ра time the
the Counell meets Mondayato senior United States mill- £200.
Brees, Indonesia's literate foot, allowing no stops for Ailler in evidence said he did mosses are more interested in lights and beggars. The garrison, it would be ready that soon.-120 men to depart, for New Doh! not know the value of the ring bare necessities of life is planning to inke 4 hours 10
them.
American
an
London, January 15.
the property of "some person
unknown" which he said
thes
he
bought for £2 from a man who
offered it in Piccadilly.
an
would require
In which politicians governam to 2 pm.-for the manoeuvrei. A Garrison spokesman said that tralium members
Belgian, American and Austraffle would not be stopped along of the Good the route, and a police spokesman Officer Committer returned Saturday after meeting with Ro- noted as of late yesterday cht said the poller have fint been
Freinier
Mohamed by a public abnouncemicht whom the Dutch hold on in yesterday's newspapers.--Unit- Island of Bangka. The ed Press.
He later took it to a pawn broker's shop. He had no sus- plefón that anything was wrong can
with it
"His counsel sald Miller had
on
members said Halla and some
an excellent character-Route other leaders are under guard in
KAREN REBELS MENACE MINES
a hotel nt' Muntok, on the Island but withheld other detalls. T
American Support
DEATH OF TENOR
Florence, January 14, Amedeo Pass, the well-known Italian tenor, has died in Florence, nged 74.
Ho made appearances in Dri- American support against the tain, Spain, France, the United Dutch of the non-Communist States. Argenting and Russia — that 2,000 armed Karen tribe re-Indonesian Republican movement Reuter.
Rangoon, Burma, January 16.
Newspapers reported Saturday
bels are menacing the British
Maychi mines in Koronal state,
The Karchs wero`said to have moved up from the Central Bur- nia district of Tolingoo.
Sore 600 troops moved toward Moulmein to fight nguinat Karen mild other robels who parller" this" weer occupied Bijgüyum 'Bland."""
The and-rustikt Peoples' Fico- dom Leaguó, dominant political movement ""In 'Burmo," announced
It will ainge a mass rally lo
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