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TREATY
Washington, February 9.
The Swedish and Danish Ambassadors in Washing-
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ton are expected to ask Doon Acheson, United
States Secretary of Stato, this week for a state- mont of policy toward a Scandinavian defenco allianco.
They will also ask how America can supply such an.
alliance with equipment.
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· Halvard Lango, Norwegian Foreign Minister, during his prosont visit.
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Attitude Of Sweden
London, February 9.
world than that
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The London Liberat evening paper, The Star, tonight com- mented on Sweden's re-arra- tian of her neutrality saying: "Surely this is a rather ostrich- like attitude towards the reall- ties of Scandinavia's situation.
"We live in a very different in which Sweden's 135 years unbroken peace began", the paper added.
"The blunt fact is that with
combined
unser population An actress, Lilu Leeds, convicted with Mitchum on marijuana pos-
well-informed 15,000,000 spread over large ter- Denmark, like Norway, is According session charges, was also sentenzeri
secking information about the Scandinavian diplomatie clrcles ritories, the Nordic peoples could American not hold out ugainst a mojor at- to ob quys Imprisonment.
proposed Allante Pact before in. Washington, the
"Each posscases something that Superior Judge Clement Nye deciding whether she wants to Press has assured wrongly that luck.
hope for
for such a pact has been
the big powers want in wartime. vinced that American milliary for U-boat bases in the sea War equipment may not be available against Britain that' Hitler ever- ran her-not beentise she was n to such an alliance.
bad neutral. United
Government lle sald a Scandinavian agree- with the provision that they spendent "hud almost, but only al-spokesmen have repeatedly said (they do not plan to supply mi- most,
been reached." The Lower House listened in tary equipment-except to nations silence as the Danish Communist associated or co-operating with
in collective
security ur tender, M. Aksei Larsen, chol-them lenged M. Rasmussen to produce rangements or alliances.
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first announced a gaol senience of he invited to the negotiations, ipfo noyau Perawan becauo-of-DionKaya-posisj
and then said that it would be suspended.
The Danish Foreign-Manusia "ME Gustav Rasmussen, told the Lower House in Copenhagen to-
He placed Mitchum, who is 31. | day. and Miss Leeds, who says the is 20, on probation, for, twrs years
the first 60 days in-grol,--Asso- elated Press,
Mediterranean Defence Pact?
Istanbul, February B. The Turkish Foreign Minis- tet, Necmeddin Hadak, said to- day that a system for keeping pence in the Mediterrancan is Just as necessary as keeping peace in the North Atlantic.
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He asked the Foreign Minister thoroughly thrashed out in in- afso what instructions have been terviews with the Secretary of given to the Danish envoys in State. London and Washington.
Replying to M. Larson, the For- eign Minister said Denmark in one for no way regards the Soviet Union country. Russo- Danish relations are, in fact, perteelly, friendly.
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Russia Approached
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be may
possibla through loans and normal pur- chasing
of members by
Alliance. Scandinavian
One Snag
"Dairy produce and the need to close the Baltic brought the same fate on Denmarke. "Sweden the Nazis left alone because they were getting her iron ore anyway.
"Sweden is ni a harsh dilemma, Aut it is no good ignoring reall- ties."--Reuter.
Big Drive On Siam Border
Singapore, February 10. British and Siamese forces launched twin attacks yesterday against Communists along the Malaya-Siam border.
A British communique describes
the thrust as the biggest since the beginning of the Red uprising in Malayu.
The communique said. Beltish forces went into action along the border in the Northern Malayan state of Kehab.
The Minister's words again raise the possibilty of a Mediterranean As to the suggestion that a The Swedish Ambassador la defence pael "to-parallel the pro- Scandinavian regional defence expected to outline to Mr. Ache- jected North Atlantic Pact,
He made the statement on the part may be considered as an so the pact which Sweden has unfriendly ucl towards Russia, offered to Norway and Denmark. eve of his departure for Paris, M. Rasmussen pointed out that The terms of the Swedish pro- where he will attend a Marshall the Soviet Unlon hid made posal bind the three powers to Plun meeting-United Press.
other undertake immediately to
come the assistance of any one of
"This nitack is being carried out On the question of instructions them which is directly attacked. simultaneously with asboblar
to the Danish
The stumbling block envoys to
in the
the drive by strong columns of Sinm- London
And
the Swedish draft Washington,
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ese police and army units on their thnt Kaid they have been in-which states.
during the side of the border," the report structed to Inform the British period of the Scandinavian Pact, said. and United States Governments the signatories will not conclude The communiane said the offer.
that the Scandinavian countries
ntries a military union with other na-sive probably will be given air regard a regional defence pact tions.
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