AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY
STALEMATE REACHED AT LONDON MEETING
HEROIC EFFORTS BY FRANCE
Paris, February 11.
heroic France is making eftort to stabilise her finances, Jean Raymond Gulyan, chair- man of the Finance Committee | of the Nifional Yssembly, EatD. tnday.
Gulyon was
commenting
London, February 11. Responsible diplomatic informants `reported today that behind-the-scenes offorts are being made to bring Austrian and Yugoslav leaders into direct consultation over their frontier diffor-` ences.
The
reports come as the Big Four Deputy Foreign Ministers met for the second successive day of their resumed conference on-an Austrian treaty for independence.
The Yugoslav square miles of Austrian Carin- thin and Styria is backed by the despite their bliter Nussings
Yugos Comminform split with lavia's Marchal Tito. It raised again at the conference of puties which opened on Wedne day.
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Cardinal Will Be Murdered, Prediction
San Francisco, February 10.
Metropolitan Theophilus, head of the break-away Mo- tion of the Russian Orthodox Church In America, predlots that Cardinal Mindszenty wil be murdered.
The Metropolitan, who ded from Aussie in 1922, was ori dered to be tried in absentia last year.
"One" of thean days the world will hear that Car dinal Mindszenty has died of pneumonia or a heart attack," he 'wald-Router.
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Protestant Ministers Accused Of Treason
Sofia, February 11.
A Bulgarian Government indictment last night charged 15 Ministers of the United Evangelical Church with spying for the intelligence services of the United States and Britain. The indictment accuses them of espionage, high- treason and violation of the foreign currency law.
The charges are similar to treasonable aclivity, and alloges those made in Hungary, gnother that the lenders of the United Communist-led state, against Evangelical Church spread rum- ours of a forthcoming war bn- Josef Cardinal Mindszenty. Hetween the U.S. and the Soviet was convicted and sentenced to Union and the danger of atomic life.
bombs falling on Bulgaria. Represertodin the United Meanwhile, Cardinal Minds- Evangelical Church to the Sunty,
Methodist, Baplial | mení, will be freed after gregational, and Pentaçost faiths.
years, a'htah official of the Hun- Those indicted include:
garian Malstry of Justice said la Vasall Zaipkov, United Evan- Budapest today.
Churches' gelical
-representative and head of the Congregational
and Yugoslavia's Deputy Foreign Big Four Foreign Ministers' De which must emerge from the Chko Ivanov, his deputy, who
The diplomatie informants de eline to be identified. They are, the view expressed in Washing however, in close
with touch Senator
the negotiators, ton on Wednesday by Tam Conaally, chairman of the
They cold that a meeting may Relations Com-soon take place beween Austria's Senate Foreign
have millee, that the French Foreign Minister, Herr Gruber, raise taxes to stabilinc their not collecting economy but are the Luxen.
Connally said he hopes that the Europeart Recovery Pro- geninine, administrators will im press on the French that have got to get their economy straightened out.
they
Minister,
Ales Debler. Buth are in London, Both are standing by In case the Deputies call on them for a statement of Government's respective their claims.
Russin today accused the Wes- tern powers of issuing an "ulti- the taxes are inclating that
matum" in rejecting the Yugoslav regularly being collected
art of Southern Gulyon sald the best proof aims to a that
Government borrowing Austria.
from the Bank of France has bean stabilined.
American und British sources Salt that the Soviet Ambassador, made the George N. Zarubin, charge at the resumed conference oh an Austrian treaty in attuck- the United ing the refusal. of
and France States, Brak
Austrian for-
The budget for 1049 has not anly been balanced at the level of 19,500,000,000 francs but an- other 140,000,000,000 francs has been provided for an investment and reconstruction programme." consider reducing Associated Press.
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The United States Deputy.l Mr. Samuel Reber, supporter by Franch and British putles, denied that the Western
of the Methodist is supervisor Churches in Bulgaria.
Nikoala Mihailov, head of the Baptists.
Georgi Chernev, head of the
Pentacosts.
"Spy Network” ·
Danube Prison
15
all
The official told correspondents that under Hungarian law persons sentenced to life impri- sonment are freed after 15 years. The Cardinal will probably serve his term in the prison at Wac, on the Danube
Irom Budapest.
32 kilometres
London, February 10. The future-status of India and Pakistan in the new Aslu post-war evolutionary process is questioned in an editorial in the Glasgow Herald today.
The editorial, commenting on al series of three articles on the apparently contributed rebirth, D. by an Indian correspondent, sald the views expressed may be aes cepted as reflecting the opinions of Indians and others.
The indictment sald. thoan The
generally three articles
four. Incited foreign country relationship between
(unnamed) in a hostile action Communism and nationalism and dealt with
against Bulgaria and demanded their respective successes in Asia.
that it occupy the country and The Glasgow Herald "editorial said:
dverthrow the present regime. "We need not doubt the
They are accused of organis- South ultimate emergence of Ensi Asla as an enormously ing a spy network for foreign in- telligence services, and voluntari- powerful force in world affairs.
"But its rapid growth will ly collecting and delivering to mean that its own rebels and re- foreign intelligence representa- surgent peoples may well reach tives economic, military and poll- a degree of material prosperity tical information which constitut-Father Antal Hugo which may prove beyond their ed state secrets. political maturity to support."-- United Press.
an stand 18 ап ultimatum, American official source said. At the same time, Mr. Rebar repeated his
statement that it will be a "waste of time" to hear again unless Yugoslav officials
territorial da they drop their munds on Austria.
M. Ales Bebler, Deputy Yugo- arrived slav Foreign Minister, In London on Wednesday night to renew his country's claims.
The four Deputies, laying aside whether to kens the question of
other disputed him,
passed to sections of the proposed treaty Although Mr. Reber denied the Westem stand is an "ultimatum," the sald American source United States
Deputy made it clear that America will continue! to oppose any change in Aug-
an
tria's pre 1938 frontiers.
Russian Refugees
Mr. Rober and the British De-
puty, Mr. James Majoribanks,
Foreign Journalists visited the An official told prison today. Reuter that if Cardinal Minds- zenty is imprisoned there he will
some kind probably receive room and have at his disposal a private place for prayers.
Prison The director of the Division of the Ministry of Jus tice, Dr. Lasztó Najor, could not say whether the Cardinal will ever have to wear a pel· soner's clothing.
The Catholic prison chaplain, Riba, said free exercise of religion is per-
The indictment says Zinghovmitted. was at the heart of the alleged
Harriman Warning On ERP Cuts
Washington, February 10.
said they will be glad to hear W. Averell Harriman, recovery chief in Europe, told
Yugoslavia's claims
on other
matters providing the territorial demand is dropped, the American source said,
The four Deputies have alew roached Ratalemate on the question of repatriating, dia. and refugees placed parsons now in Austria.
according Mr, Zarubin, American and British renewed the Soviet demand that Austria be required to send "ell Soviet Union refugees. back to thele homeland.
to
Mr. Zarubin reported that there are still 500,000 displaced per- sons and refugees of all nationa: lities in Austria.
An American source said that Mr. Reber pointed out that all Soviet refugees are not free to return to Russia if they wish.
American official circles bere estimate, that only eight to 10 persons a month are now being voluntarily repatriated Soviet Union.
Compromise Plan
Western
the
.
Powers
Congressman today that any substantial cut in Marshall plan spending this year may make it impossible to end the programme by 1952.
Action On Ceylon Postponed
A. cut, he said, may turn the plan into merely a relief pro- gramme.
British Note
Two sequels to the Mindszenty trinl:
Britain told Hungary in a second note that she reaffirms her right to examine any act which may contravene the Hungarian peace treaty, while in London the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Ernest Bevin, informed the Hungarian Minister of the strong
Icaling in Britain about the trial
in Washington, President Tru- denounced Hungary's treat-
man derdi
ment of Cardinal Mindszenty as infamous. Ho described the tal as a kangaroo court proceeding which
hich will go
go down in history sa
a blot against the nation which carried It on (In American
Senator Walter George sug-sling, a kangaroo court usually
means a mock trial held by pri rested that a five per cent re-
has the soners in a grol; it also has duction
spending generat meaning of an irrespon in foreign may help to avert the need for
sible, inauthorised tribunal in a tax Increase for Americans.
which principles of law and jus- Mr. Harriman told the Senate tice are perverfed). Associated
Foreign Relations Committee Press and Reuter.
Lake Success, February 10.
"If you cut the appropriation It The Economic and Social
extremely will
make recovery
to make 1 prefer Council today postponed for 24 difciat. hours its decision on the appli-sacrifice now?"
Senator George said the United cation of Ceylon for member ship of the United Nations States may break itself down by. Education, Scientific and Cul- taking on more than it can afford. He thinks that the spending will tural Organisation."
tion.
Requiem Mass For Pius XI
India and Britain, in a joint be increased if the U.S. comes resolution, recommended the ap- along with the North Atlantic proval of the application, saying pact and the Mediterranean de-
Thy that Ceylon is a fully indepen-fence pact, to
committee chairman, dent and peace-loving State and
Tom Connally, asked Mr. Har
Romo, February 14' willing to carry out the terms of
ho knows of ROA riman i the Constitution of that Organ-
Pope Pius XII today attended funds going to the Dutch to aid isation.
them in the Indonesien tua-requiem mags in the Vatican's Mr. Julius Katz-Suchy (Po-
Sistine Chapel on the 10th an- The thres
land) said he will vote against
Mr. Harriman replied that al-niversary of the death of Pope oppose compulsory repatriation the resolution because he obicete
Iocations for the Netherlands Plus XL af Bovlet refugees.
to the paragraph saying Ceylon
Cardinal Federico Tedeschini, Britain proposes - as « com is independent, peace-loving and East Indies have terminated be promise to drop all reference to willing to carry out the terms Forman, does not consider the brated the mass and at the end. the Administrator, Paul Arch-Priest of St. Peter's, celo- repatriation from the treaty of the UNESCO Constitution.
absolution Austria would be held
The Council, he declared, was expenditures a safe investment, the Pope gave the
resolution passed in
Before doing so, it will require tons are going to Holland, Itself The whole Diplomatic Corps that 1918 providing refugees documents and more convincing and emphasised Holland's art accredited to the Vatican, the
European." recovery,—— need not return to their
United nephews of Pope Pius XI, 12 than have been ad- argumenta
cardinals and many other prom]- land if they do not wish to. vanced so far.
nent ecclesiastical and lay per- Mr. Zarubin opposed the com-
sonalities attended. promise, declaring that Russia
had has never agroed to
Lo
wons of a United Nations not collect to decide this issue. He added that continuing alloca- from his throne.
home-
He thought the joint resolution
cept the political introduced with some
United Nations resolution.
the
said he will use behind it but accept a resolution Failing to agree on the point, not containing reference to Cer-
four Deputien adjourned lon's independence,
unul Friday when they will dis- The British delegate agreed to cuss other disputed sections of amend the resolution accordingly
Press,
WARSAW FINDS FOREIGN PLOT
Warsaw, February 10. M. Stanislaw Radklewler, Po-
All the Vatican flags were flown at half mast and offices were closed..
Growds loudly acclaimed the Pope as he passed through the Vatican to the service.
Giovanni Cardinal
Planta,
of the Consistoriai
the proposed, treaty.-Associated] because he wants to avoid a heat ish Minister of Security, told Secretion, is axpected to ro-
Press.
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It was officially disclosed last service in the Jesuit Church of Saturday that the plot had been the Gesu in Rome tonight.
stamped out by mass Barrosta "It is not yet known how many among former Home Army Cardinals will attend the extra- members In January,
ordinary consistory at the Val-
M. Radkiewicz declared with can ou, Monday to consider the emphasis today: "We have proofs Mindszenty case, but it is ko- which will be disclosed in due loved that most of the 22 Italian
The post-war drooms" of the Sorge spy ring (discourse that this grip was help cardinals will be present
closure of which was made yesterday) are use-ed by foreign centries Router. ter.
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in a statement issued today. | Pan-Asia propaganda.L
The Army said that: Hasumi Ozaki conceived of a Communist Now. Order, which would include
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