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LONDON LONDON UNCONVINCED
LANGE MISSION TO THE U.S. BY SOVIET INDUCEMENT BRAATHENS
Norwegian Minister To See Acheson
Exploration Of Proposed
Norway's Reaction
Atlantic Defence Pact
Washington, February 6.
To Offer Dr. Halvard Lange, Norwegian Minister, arrived in Washington to-
Oslo, February 6. Norwegian political circles said tonight that Norway has no objection in principle to a non- aggression pact with the Soviet Minion, as altered by frommée \&== terday, because she (Norway) has no aggressive intentions.
CX- Russia
But, they need, this cannot alter Norway's views, as tlined in her note to inst week, that by nature she belongs in an Atlantic regional grouping. Nor, they sald,
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day on a five-day mission, in the course of which he is to see. Mr. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State.
Dr. Longe told the press that he wants to ask Mr. Acheson what obligations and what degree of security Norway con expect if she enters the At-
His
talks are expected to centre on the obligations his country will assumo in becoming a member of the alliance and the aid she may receive from the American parallel military aid programme.
Dr. Lange and his mission de celine to comment on the Russlan there be any question of a non-note to Norway proposing non- aggression pact with ftussin
it aggression pact. Norwegian sour- this contains conditions provides state the note will not affect ing for Russian "protection" the announced
the event of Norway's
purpose of Dr.
being Lange's mission,
RUSSIAN OFFERS
TO SWEDEN
1. The Soviet fear of the effect of an organised defensive alliance In Western Europe would have on her position
London, February 6.
Russia's invitation to Norway to join a non-agros- sion pact is regarded by diplomatic observers in London as an unconvincing`inducomont for hor to stay out of the North Atlantic Alliance. As a security device, non-aggression treaties tend to be considered here as a bankrupt instrument of foreign policy: In the period between the two world wars such pacts did not have a very fortunate history, it is felt,
WE
The Soviet Government
In any case, it is pointed out linked with Finland, by a non- here, even the formation of a aggression treaty concluded in Scandinavian neutral bloc will 1932, at the time when the So- not escape Soviet criticism. The viet invasion, of Finland took project has already been attack- place in 1939.
ed in the 'Boviet Foreign Minis- The Soviet Untan Atself was try statement on regional group-
in Ings last week-end.-Beuter."
by
sion
of
the 1939 treaty of non-aggres- Many of the smaller States Furope, among them
Den-
mark, had non-aggression poets with Germany, all of which were violated by subsequent Naz! In- vasion.
Soviet
"exposed to a threat of attack" Dr. Lange said he cannot con- or restricting Norway's freedom ment on Itussia's offer until the AND DENMARK? pletion of a North Atlantic al- of non-aggression,
to take what provisions she con- Norwegian Parliament has
siders necessary
with regard to shtered it.
the Western powers.
These sources are
CON-
Authoritative Washington sour-
a deny
charge speculating ces speclically on how Norway may answer that they see implied in Russin's Intest Soviet note, hanted to the latest note to Norway that Nor- to hand Halvaard way will be compelled Foreign Miniser, M. Lange, yesterday before he leftover bases to the United States the for her Allies in return for mem- Washington to discuss for
bership of the proposed North proposed Atlantic Puet,
Atlantic Pact.
Norwegians have taken the Govlet nota calmly. It sex
Soviet offer pected that the and M. Lange's investigations into the Atlantic Pact will be discussed in Parliament on the Foreign Minister's return.
similar
Washington, February 7. Officials here say it is pos ible that Rusia will follow up her offer to Norway with offers to Denmark and Sweden,
Talki
the three Scandinavien Governments about three-way defence
were
broken
Among
arrangement
up last week because Oslo wanted to study the budding security alliance among the U.S.. #
Brita
Canada, Franco, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
They say no such provision 15 contained in thi draft texi of the treaty, which is purely political document and volyes defence arrange-
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ments.
detalled
Authoritative diplomatic In formante
attach nevertheless considerable importance to the new Russian note.
This is not expected least one week and
The then,
for at step is taken considered likely to before
Norwegion Foreign Office will neither con- Birm
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be
The
nor deny Danish reporta that new attempts will be made
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tury alliance.--Reuter,
Turning Point
informants
said
they
Russian Propaganda Gets Busy
there and or Observers in London take the the loyalty of her own allles. implied threat contained in the от pressure 2. A Soviet desire to extend continued
Moscow. February 8. her own Eastern Europe defence Norway more seriously than the
Foreign observers today said structure in advance of the com- apparent inducement of a treaty
Russia will blame the Norwe- One method which might be liance.
employed to allay Soviet anxie-gian, Foreign Minister, Dr. Hal-
on var Lange, as *American 3. A
attempttics is the offer of more sub- stooge and warmonger" if Nor- dollberato and it is realised that this is stantial assurances that Norway.
Union, way rejects the Soviet ofler of an extremely grave, interpre-in foining the Atlantic tation to place on the Ruslan will not be required to provide a non-aggression pact. note-to create source of military
A
bases for the "United provocation for
future States. coures of action by Russia.
воме
Still Uncertain
Preparations for
the publica-
tion of the treaty's draft text have included detailed brielings on the subject by Mr. Acheson 10 leading members of Congress. These took place in meetings be- tween the new Secretary of State and the House Foreign Affairs and Committee and the Senate For- Relations Committee last eign weck,
Another Attempt?
All
prominently. newspapers
despatches reporting the display. visit of Dr Lange to Washington to discusa the Atlantic pack and also print the full text of
United
it is believed here that M. Hussia's nole offering Norway a Halvaard
the Lange,
Nor-non-aggression treaty
At the same time, Pravda, or- wegian Foreign Minister, who
Communist went to Washington this week-gan of the Russian" rend, and the Scandinavian Am-Party, said in its leading editortal
bassadors to the United States that rejection by the are likely to discuss with Mr States of the "pence pret" with disclosure of Doan Acheson, the U.8. Secra. Russia constitutes
the usefulners an American plan to isolate the of State, Lary
on-Soviet Union. of one more attempt to con- clude a The Norwegian,
Despatches on Dr Lange's visit alliance. Scandinavian
and said he went to Washington to
Swedish
Meanwhile, the Ambassa. ders of Sweden, Norway and Denmark intend to enit on the U.8. Scoretary of Stato, Dean Acheson, early this weak to explain their viewa about how best to protect
it is still uncertain whether Danish Governments are under-get information on the Atlantic Scandinavia against possible
the United States will formally atood to be considering the pos- pact. aggression Associated Press.
talks Norway
asibility of further | invi ******* | member of the alliance during Scandinavian military bloc des- the mission's stay here this pile the fallure of the series held an aggressive act can- | week.
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It is for that reason that for- eign observers, eagerly awaiting the next move in the U.S.-Nor- way-Hussla situation, predict that Mr.
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Scandinavian mill-specifically regard the nete
marking the turning of the so- culled Soviet "peace offensive" ilance as into an alf-out alinek on the At-not be Immediately confirmed The general expectations are, Oslo, which ended last month.
here. Among the possible reasons however, that the State Depart- Reports that Russin considers, suggested here for à Soviet at-İment will defer such action un- Norway's membership in the al-tack on the Atlantic Pact are.
CARMONA CHEERED
Oporto, February 6,
Marshal Antonio Carmona, Portuguese President and Gov. ernment Party candidate stand- ing for re-election next Sunday. was carried shoulder high through the streets here today. He was making his first official Bince the appearance on public electoral campaign started on Jan- uary 8.
Crowds estimated at 300,000 turned out to see him.
It
iontic Pact.
Commons Call In
Shakespeare
London, February 6.
Britain's two major poiltical partios are united on the need for curing future generations of talk- ing American slong.
devotes
I the text has been published and fully studied and until Joint invllation can be extended other to all potential members than those already committed- the Western Union
powers and Canada.-Reuter.
Zarubin Back
In London
sultations.
SHOOTING AT MANILA HOTEL
Manila, February 7.
polists"
Russia's offer.
Pravda,
the
basing its editorial on statement of the U.5. Secre A 20-year-old University stu-tary of State (Mr. Dean Acho- dent and amateur boxer, Fran-son) on Wednesday, that the elsco Matias, Jr. was shot and United States is not interested killed in the Manila Hotel Pavi- in direct negotiations with Josefi lian at about 12.30 this morning offer of a peace pact was turned Stalin, asked why the Soviet at the height of a ball given by down-United Press. college students.
Londen, February 6. The Soviet Ambassador to Bri- The gunman escaped, but the tain, Georgi N. Zarubin, flew back Secret Service says he has been to London lust Conservatives and Labourites The Daily Herald.
a identified and an arrest is expected night after
The Avenue of the Allies was National Theatre in London will of the Commons' action in giving
alike hope that the proposed column-long editorial to praise hurried trip to Moscow for con- shortly.
A Secret Service officer sald the packed with cheering people,
When he was recalled early in victim apparently had a misunder- restore the language of Shakes-the bill a third reading. It said the week, diplomatic sources said standing with another man at the shouting "We want Curmonia. with the first street demonstration peare to the infected tongues of that British youngsters pickup Mr. Zaribin was expected to party and they exchanged blows of the campaign.
British youth.
American Idiom from Hollywood confer with high Kremlin officials with their fists. Then the shoot Alms. the Conservatives. Mr.
ing occurred, All electioneering demonstra-Oliver Lyttelton provided the
The gunman fred A four-power Austrian peace The Daily Mail, under tions and political meetings had. so far, been held in private places, Commons with an imitation of headline "MPs call in the lardi,"
the treaty conference is to begin here, and made his way out of the American an
mother teaching declared: "It the MPs have their
<rowd.-United Press. next week,-Associated Press, as the Government had banned her daughter English poetry. He way it will still be 'Alas, poor street demonstrations.-Reuter. drew roars from the House with Yorick and not 'He's had it,
Brooklyn accent that should be pal"-United Press. spotted na false ng far West ns San Francisco.
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Constance, February 6,
For
Mrs. Leah Manning,
Nineteen young people on a from the Labour
sking tour were killed and 20 in said the National
speaking back bench,
Theatre will
jured when a bus, travelling from dive children a fresh oppor- Radolfzell left the road at a steeptunity for hearing English beauti- hairpin bend, the German news fully spoken,
agency, DPD, reported tonight.
"So many of our children
Norwegian Red Rally
Oslo, February 6. poak In clipped And ugly At a Norwegian Communist speech and American Idiom, "Peace Rally" in the city's which is very unfortunate," she largest hall, the Colosseum
ald.
The party was on its way from Radolfzell, at the hoad of the South Western arm of Lake Con- stance, to Feldeberg, the highest, point of the Black Forest. The bus turned over and over as it
Mrs. Manning is the daughter pitched down a slope after leav-of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perrett
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Cinema today, the audience ap- proved by acclamation a reso- lution urging the Norwegian Government break
all
off
negotiations on the proposed Atlantic Pact.
Less than 700 people attended the Rally, arranged in connection with the Norwegian Communist
Party's Annual. Congress. Many left before the end and the resolu- tion was carried by 500.
one
of
M. Randolf Dalland, Norway's 11 Communist Members of Parliament, was applauded when he read out the text of the Soviet nata offering Norway a hon-aggression pact;
Heir Antoh Ackemann, of the German Communist.- dominated Socialist Unity Party, also spoke. -Router.
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