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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1949,
SCANDINAVIA
AUTONOMY FOR SLOVENES SMALL CHANCE OF
IN SOUTHERN AUSTRIA? CO-OPERATION IN
Compromise Suggested At Big Four Treaty Talks
INQUIRY INTO RACE RIOTING
Durban, February 17, . The South African inquiry into the Durban race riots be-
London, February, 18.
Western diplomats are studying the possibility of establishing an
autonomous province of Slovanes in Southern Austria.
tween Africans and Indians An opened here today.
Dr. G. 8. Lowen, appearing Joinly for the South African In-
informed source--a Western touch with the Big Four talks today.
diplomat in close said this in Paris
dinn Congress and the African He added that a compromise has boon suggested as
National Congress,
Alleged that
the clashes were due to incite- ment by Europeans.
Other causes, he alleged, were slum conditions, speeches by Min- Isters, facial antagonism and hat red propagated by the previous and preserat South African Gov-
ernment.
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Dr. Lowen submitted that the
way to and the deadlock in the Austrian in- dopondence treaty talks.
Yugoslavia's demand
for
The Soviot delegate, M. George piece of. Slovene-populated Zarubin, said 'today that he had Southern Austria has been the already made a concession in re- main stumbling block to agree-ducing its original demand for ment on a treaty by the Big $200 million. The three Western deputies agreed that any, addition Four Deputy Foreign Ministers to their existing ngure depends
Russia has supported the de-on the following factors: mund and the West opposed 1.
1. A settlement of the oli and The source sald that the
treaty and other economic
root cause of the riets could only be brought out by cross- examination of witnesses and appested to the Inquiry Com-Austrian Cabinet is also consi-shipping paragraphs in the draft
sion to allow this
The
2. Method of payment.
dering the compromise auto- clauses. nomy scheme. The Austrian Chairman, Mr.
Justice Foreign Minister, Karl Gruber, refused the returned Pivan Der Heever,
on Wednesday 10 application and then granted on Vienna after private talks with adjourhment until tamarrow to enable Dr. Loweiz to consult his the four, deputies. clients.-Reuter.
Concert Pianist's Expulsion
Washington, February 17, The German planist, Walter Gleseking,
left the United States last month after a special board of enquiry found his pre- sence would be prejudicial to the best interests of the United States, the Justice Department announced here.
At the time of his departure lawyers for the Department and Gieseking said that the planist was leaving voluntarily,
British and American express cautious
hope
3. Proof that such a sum in within Austria's capacity. 4. Conditions under which 'as- officials Ects to which Russia is resigning that a her claim are to be handed back.
| treaty agreement may soon be-Associated Press and Reuter.
reached for Austria. Details of
the deputies back stage talks with Gruber and with the Yuga- slav Deputy, Ales Bebler, remain a secret, howe
however.
A
Mediterranean Defence Pact?
*Paris, February 17, Turkey contemplates the passibility of extending and completing the Western pacts by an
the agreement in Mediterranean, the Turkish Foreign Minister, NeoMeddin Badak, told.
He said: porters today.
agreement
would take place inter at an opportune moment.
The proposed Atlantic Pact
Is a system of security destined for
* geographical region, strictly limited in the thoughts of these who are preparing It. There is no reason therefore why Turkey should take part in it.
"Peace in Europe cannot
bo preserved strictly In one part of the coņilnant.
For Us, European pesce la and indivlilbis."—Router.
Oslo, February 17.
The three Scandinavian: Premiers, together with-the-
Norwegian Foreign Minister,. Halvard· Langs, had a long conference in Oslo today.
The Swedish and Danish Premiers, M. Tage Erlan-
der and M. Hans Hedtoft, are guests at Labour Party Congress in Oslo.
M. Hedloft. reported to have pressed urgently the case for Scandinavian co-operation.
But differences of opinion be- tween the
Norwegian and
SIDNEY
Swedish Premiera are so great STANLEY'S
that an approach is impossible.
The Norwegian Premier, Einar Gerhardsen, today emetally' den
be
FUTURE
London, February 17.
James Chuter Ede, told Parlia-
led reporta in the Danish paper The Home Secretary, Mr. "Politiken" that there will further Scandinavian negotiations before Norway lakes'n' final 'declment. loday that he will not sion regarding
the proposed approach, the Israeli, Govern
ment to admit Mr. Sidney Atlantic Pact.
Stanley, key figure in the He added: "It is reasonable, Lynskey. Corruption Tribunal, however, that we inform other Scandinavians of our decision before announcing 14"
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until he knows whether Poland will accept him.
Mr. Chuter Ede said Mr. Political circles in Oslo con-Stanley was originally described sider it almost certain that Nor-at the Tribunal hearings as a way will join the protected Fole and he is trying to deport Allanile Fact. But It is unlikely him to Poland.
her that any announcement of
Mr. Will
willingness to take part in Atlon-he hopes thay, Labour, sald
the Minister, in will emi→ Le Pact negotiations will be any representations, ano
made in less than about a fort-phasise that British, Jewish and night.
Arab lives have been sacrificed for the principle that every Jew should have the right to enter Palestine.
RUSSIANS SPRING
A SURPRISE
It is clear, though, that the Western diploinals arc hoping for some kind of direct Austro- Yugoslav agreement to solve the problem. The sources said that Yugoslavia might give up ker territoriul claims in return for a The Soviet Union in a surprise move today told the scheme Slovene population.
to
Austria's protect
Yugoslav Domand
hag
demanded
Yugoslavia comation of an 800 square mile area in the Austrian provinces of Carinthis and Styria, An estimated 180,000 people, most of them
of Blovene descent,
Lake Success, February 17.
Security Council that it approves the nomina- tion of Colonel Herman Flueckiger, former Swiss Minister in Moscow, as candidate for the Governorship of Trieste.
Colombo's Biggest Manhunt
Colombo, February 18.
ilve in the disputed territory. An American official said that He had cancelled a series of America will support any rca- concerts aller pickets had sur-Bonable proposal to
to safeguard the rounded Carnegie Hall where he Slovene population. was to have played.
No speclic proposal has been Gleseking had acknowledged presented by Bebler in his pri that he had played in Germany vale talks with American, Briush The biggest manhunt in the throughout the war but deniest he and French Deputies. Bebler history of Ceylon's police force was ever a Nazi.
made it clear that Yugoslavia is reached its climax today when, The Department said it had not willing to compromiso On
after an 18-day search, seven. made a previous announcement of claims in order to reach
men appeared in Colombo the special board's enquiry be- agreement. cause evidence presented by the Bebler is expected to appear magistrate's court and were re- immigration officials involved na-formally at a session of the De-manded in connection with a tional security.
Foreign Ministers next Gieseking agreed to leave with-week, when he will represent Ceylon Turf Club. out a hearing but formel proceed-Yugoslavia with a revised stand. ings were hold so that he would Gruber is expected to return know what his rights were, it from Vienna to give the Austrian added.---Reuler.
Government's reaction to com promise proposals.
!puty
2 No concrete proposal for an autonomous Slovene province was hummered out in preliminary talks but various schemo (under review,
400,000 rupee robbery from the
The robbery was carried out by armed gangsters in a hired motor car on January 31 as the money was being conveyed to the bank. The car was found abandoned in Colombo but the dead body of the car's regular driver was dis- covered two days later in tno jungle, 98 miles from Colombo.
Britain originally proposed Colonel Flueckiger for the post but at that time Russia rejected him.
"Decisive"
Prémler Gerhardson bald in
painful Impression will be in Britain if the Isracti best and
his opening address
to the take the
bour Party Congress today tha'
the parasites behind," he
asked
the conference's resolution an And laughter, Mr. Geoffrey foreign policy lo likely to have Nicholson, Conservative, declaiva significance for Nor-it it is intended to be a compll- way's position in the coming ment to Poland to offer them
the years.
first refusal.
He hoped that delegates urc aware of their responsibility.
Apart from the Communists. the only opposition to the Gov- ernment's "Westward" policy is to be found in the Labour Party
itself,
More laughter greeted a re mark by Aln Commodore A, V. Harvey, Conservativo, that if Poland replies favourably he hopes the Minlater will ensure that Mr. Stanley is not sent to the Polish Embassy in London en a trade commissioner with diplomatic privileges. Sir Weldren Smithers, Con- was rebuked by the Inservative,
. This opposition is not regard- ed as numerically strong.
Mr. Jacob Malik, made his un-vlow of the fact that, alections Speaker for facetiously suggest- expected announcement today are due in October it is expected ing that Mr, Stantey might be Party will maintain appointed Chancellor of the Ex- after a speech in which he ac- that the
used the United States and Bri-unity and support the Gavern-chequer pending his deportation.
-Reuter. tain of deliberately deadlocking mant-Reuter.
the choice of Governor. Their reasons for holding up 1 Governor the appointment of are to continue Indefinitely the occupation of Trieste Anglo-
meste by American
Mr. Warren sald.
Austin, the United States delegate, countered that the Yugoslav Zone of Trieste has been completely transformed in character and virtually incorpo rated into the Yugoslav police state so as to make an independ- ent and democratic status for the Territory impossible.
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The New Look
Last March, the United Gtates, Britain and France had proposed to Russia to revias the Italian peace treaty and hand Trieste to Italy, Mr.
back are
NOTHING. IN IT
Washington, February 18. A State Department spokesman today said there is absolutely Soviot Adamant nothing in Departmental files to
An American source said that indicate that Russie warned the the Western
powers arc still Department in G0-day period Armly opposed to giving Yugo- prior to pear! Habour of the im-slavia any Austrian territory or pending Japanese attack.
the $150,000,000 Stories published locally and that Yugoslavia demands. Other New, York, said Russia learned in
economic early October, 1041, that the made, added the source.
concessions may Japanese had decided to attack and the Kremlin had warned the State Department, The story sald that Army censors. had des leted this reference to Russia's warning from the Sorge spy re- port-United Press,
A 20,000 rupee roward was offered for Information feading to the arrests-Associated Press.
Austin said.
"In view of this altuation it is
nur. opinion that a discussion in
the Security Council of the Gov
New Delhi, February 17. India will allow Indian busi-jernorship of Trieste would not nessmen limited exchange facilf-serve any constructive purpose
in reparations Uca to establish offices in Japan, pending settlement of the ques-
the Indian Ministry of Com-tion through diplomatic negotia
be merce announced here tonight.-tions with the other powers con-
Reuter,
-Meanwhifa Boviet Russla to- day told the Foreign Ministers' deputies that she has no fur ther concessions to offer in her demand for $180-million" com. pensation' for
relinquishing
claims to Gorman sesats. She demands that Austria pay the lump sum in freely conver-
PNOMPENH CRASH uble currency over a period of
six years. The British, French Saigon, February 18. and United States deputies have M. Lucien Loubet, French agreed to $100 million-parily in A Interim Commissioner ́ ́în Căm-feurrency and partly In goods- bodia, was injured when a ›prik ¦ spread over seven years. vate aircraft crashed at Prom Above this the Westem penh today.
He was taken to hospital, where it is stated that his life is not in danger --Reuter,
dem pulies hava agreed that Russia should receive Austrian ossels in Hungary, Rumania and Bulgaria, estimated at $15 million,
Malaya Situation Still Serious
Singapore, February 17.
The situation' in Malaya is still serious and requires a far more determined stand by the population, Sir Henry Gurney, the High Commissioner, sald today.
cerned."-Reuter.
Espionage Trials In Germany
Munich, February 17. 31-year-old Czoch, Frantisek Klecho, was today sentenced to 20 years' hard labour for expion-
age against the United States in the first of fivo secret trials of alleged members of a Czech spy
y ring in the American Zono of Germany.
Morris Minor!
Case,
After the sentence, a usually The third 'case will be against reliable source sald Klecka was the lone woman in the formerly a Bioward.' on the Elfriede Zierlik.
Orient Express running bo- Charges have not been prefer- tween Parks and Prague anded against 18 other defendants. häs n wifa still living in Czecho=|| slovnicia,
All testimong and evidence in the case were kept secret. The court allowed reporters into the bous, room only to hear sentence Pronounced.
---Reuter.
Australian Project
Canberra, February 17. The defendant was deeply af- Australia plans to recruit fected by the sentence and cried technicians with experience-of- out in Dorman: "I am Innocent, the Tennessee Valley, Authori Belleve me, I am innocent," when ty's work and similar projects ho walked over: to four He told the Federal Legista November of last year was pay policemen to be handcuffed in the United States to help on tive Council at Kuala Lumpur lok 51280,000 protection menay Klecke's attorneys, an Ameri- the huge Snowy River Irrega-
monthly to: terrorists.. These pay-
industries* necessments are now greatly reduced. will agafari ito sane scheinend defence Indust British Government the neces sympathy for the terrorists is they will appeal, against the per scheme sity for a substantial contribu decreasing and the rate of me The Klecks proceedings began in Britain, while it is proposed to
tence
Technicians will also be sought tion towards the cost of the patriation of terrorist supporters yesterday before an eight-man ind Federallon's security. Andre KS
and de rapidly Increasing, he added. Millary Commission.
for tudnalling and
inbour
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fence requiremque puis costing in the last quarter of 1949, The "chairman jof the Commige dama în Britain and' Europe. 45
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