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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949.
ZONAL MERGER SCHEME GOES ON THE ROCKS
Berlin, January 19, The merger of the Big Three occupation zonos into a Western Gorman Trizonia has been temporarily abandoned.
In fact, almost all major Big Three negotiations on the Military Government level on Germany are bogged down in disagreements among Britain, the United States and France. The Western powers, who fought as one to take Germany apart, now are divided on put- ting her back together.
SIA since
variably are able to win ́turs ther concessions in negotiations on a Government level.
Six months of negotiations This latter development--that the London conference nn appeal over the head of the agreed that the Westcon zones American military invernor WM should have common economi, upproval in Washington has re- trade and Military Government sulted in throwing up of virtually policies have failed to produce all Germany problems to govern- mental level. The merger of the any decisive results.
three Western zones now appears The
merger committee ap- pointed by the three military possible only by direct negotia- tions between Washington, Lon- has produced fow governors agreements. What few that have don and Paris.-Associated Press. been made have not been passed by the military governors.
The committee's failure is at- tributed to:
1. Realstance of Military Government job holders of all three powers to any curtalling dr merging of powers in their Belda. It is obvious that any merger will result in cuta in personnel and power.
Roluctance To
Give Up Powers
2. Blg power reluctance 10 give any powers they hold ex- clusively in their zones Into a common pool, Any attempt to set up a combined heariquarters with an integrated staff for all голек has been abandoned by the committee In the face of this resistance.
Western Democracies' Unions To Break With World Body
HMS Nelson
For Scrapyard
Londen, January 18. The Admiralty announced tonight that the 33,960-ton battisship Nelson has been. Ersted for Immediate scrap- ping.
was
HMB Netson, which Jaunched in 1925, cost £7,- 804,032.
The order for scrapping was first announced your 200 bukan akan dapides to retain her as a target for bombing trials.
It was on board Notson that the armistice with Italy was signed at Malta on Sep. tember 29, 1543—Router,
Antarctic Naval Agreement
London, January 18.
Britain, Argentine and Chile today exchanged
agreed statements excluding naval demon- strations in the Antarctic during the Antarctic summer 1948-49.
lands.
Paris, January 18.
Mr. Arthur Deakin, President of the World Fodora- tion of Trade Unions, announced in Paris to- night that union representativos of the Western democracies have decided there is no other way but to bring their association with tha WFTU to an end.
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constitutional
rules of
the
Children Slaves In Japan
Tokyo, January 18, Investigation has revealed that 2,500 Japanese children have been sold into child ala- very by one broker in North Eastern Japan.
He was speaking at an all-day closed session of the WFTU Executive Bureau, considering a British proposal to suspend the organisation's activi- ties for a year.. The formal breakaway of British, American and Dutch WETU, trade union movements from The Dutch, British and the Federation will not take American representatives show- opplagemtil-comorrow morning an avian determination to The intestation iwas-touched
but Mr. Deakin, ahd Mr. James said M. Salliant,
from the break away
WFTU, off by a mother's complaint that who said he the employer of her 15-year-old B, Carey, Secretary-Treasurer had little hope of the quarrel be-daughter had refused to return of the American Congress int
ing mended. Industrial Organisations, separ- He added: "The WFTU ately told reporters: "Our do-carry on anyway."
presented cision has been taken."
Mr. Carey anld he may or may Bureau with not attend tomorrow's meeting.
Mr. Deakin, on behalf of the mittee and the General Counell Manjiro Ino, 43, who posed as an non-Communist trade union re-to convene within three months Insurance broker. presentatives will move a reto consider the two proposals.quently confessed that he had
the
centres affiliated to the WFTU to
bad
her ration card when the child will ran off and returned home. He sold he Executive
the
The Yamagata Prefecture La- a joint resolution bour Standards Oleo discovered calling on the Executive Com the girl was sold for 2,500 Yen to
commendation to
national Heuter.
adopt the British
proposal for
suspension of activities.
He will recommend the ap- pointment of trustees to minister WFTU affairs.
nd
| Rojected With Contempt
Observers belleve there aro
four almost certain votos-lhe Soviet, Italian and Chinese re- presentatives, and the Franch Secretary-General of the EFTU
Saillant-to M. Loul
defeat the
British throa of the
Duich American and
rapre sentatives,
Mr. Deakin described M, Sal-
Bureau pending
GERMAN STEEL PRODUCTION
Washington, January 18
The State Department de-
Ino
subsc-
sold his own daughter anong 2,- 500 children sent to various so- called "farming" villages in North East Japan.
Inc did not specify how long he had been carrying on his brokerage business.
While the children in some in-
clared today that the United stances were used in farm work, States Government has no in-most of the so-called "farming" tention of allowing German villages in the area also maintain steel production to be increased small industrica which use cheap labour in industrial production of above, the 10,700,000 ton annual handcraft objects as well as parts limit set in the current indus- for mass production Industries.- trial agreement.
A spokesman made this firm as-
Associated Press.
Austerity Campaign
In Burma
The agreement, which was ment and wit keep to a route negotiated in London, bans de- above the 60th Parallel, monstrations by warships in the
Meanwhile, the Foreign Office lant's counter-proposal that the sertion after British and French
defer 3. The resistance France Antarctic
of
below the
that the Executive 60th pokesman said today
con- charges that this limit will be Britain and
in
to Southern Parallel during the formed by Chile that the latest the
meetings of exceeded if the recommendations particular
British Government had been in-sideration
Executive Committee Elving up their close low level current Antarctic summer sea-
and on the retention of German plants, controls on German industry in'
Chliean Antarctic expedition is Executive Council and finally the scheduled for dismantling, made favour of more general policy agreement will be
It is believed that the son.
on the way to the Falkland Is-General Council as "a refusal to by Mr. Paul Hoffman, the Mar- extended
tace the issue, a device to side-shall Plan Administrator, were controls. These low level con- trois afford quick access
our main carried out. to in- later.
Detalls are not yet known, but track the decision on formation on new processes and
The carrying of supplies to the spokesman indicated that proposal."
Mr. Deakin said: "It has been entails an increase in the present- "Charges that the ECA report improved
of systems manu-existing bases in the Antarctic according to available informa- facture,
by untermed transports will not tion the expedition appears to be said we prefer capitalism to 50-ly agreed level of the steel in- be affected by the agreement.
cialism. We reject such suggese dustry in Germany are incorrect 4. The fundamental difference
routine move,
tions with the contempt they are They are apparently based on the between France on one side und
Talks which were initiated in The British Admiralty an-
a visit Britain and the U.S. on the other London early in November con-nounced last week
of
belief that all plants will be here tinued
with Dr. is how much
Juan naval units to Buenos Aires, Rio power shall
working at 100 per cent of capa- given
Bramuglia and an agreement was de Janeiro and a routine visit to the Germans, France, reached then in principle.
M. Sallant said tonight that city. Experience has shown that De- the favouring close supervision of
Falkland Islanda-United the proposala ura a oloar viola- j this is seldom achieved,” the maximum of rice, was announc- tails all phases of German life, comes cut by the Argentine
were subsequently worked Press.
tion of the democratiq and spokesman added.-Router. Ambas into direct opposition to U.S.
sador, Dr. Rier
Ricardo de Labougle, views.
Under-Secretary and Sir Orme Sargent, Permanent of State for
be
5. The discovery by French And British negotiators in the last six months that if they refuse to agree in negotiations In Germany on the Military Government
they
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An economy drive to bolster Burma's finances, Including a campaign against rising food prices and efforts to export the
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