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Atlantic pact.
In a speech at Katrineholm in Southern Sweden; Premier Erlander said: "I understand that`each, people must form its own foreign policy upon their own historic basis. One learns from one's own experience, not from others."
three economic, political The split among the Scandinavian countries is utasks, is necessary fact dispiriting"all three coun- construction of our own country and our part of the world and to tries.
form a secure basis for peace, and democracy."-- security United Press and Reuter.
The Danes are still cautious toward the Atlantic pact. They are torn between their Scan- dinuving allies-Sweden; which
anubbing the part, and a way, which has agreed to join the part.
and defence.
to the re-
GREECE AND ATLANTIC PACT
London, February 20,
The Greek Foreign Minister,
Constantin Tsaldaris, arrived 籍 conference
Senate Polled here today for
with the British Foreign Secro-
On War. Issuetary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, on the
Washington, February, 20.
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for war if Auaala Invades an 27 Atlantic Prot country, United States Senators ra- plied "Yes" without reserva- tion 23. assented with.. re- servations and 37 declined to answer, some declaring the question "dangerous."
The Washington. Post last week put the question to 88 Senators—all who could be contacted out of • total of 08-Reuter.
proposed Atlantic Pact.
Mr. Taaldarls arrived by train from Paris where he has been attending a meeting of the Mar shall Plan. countries. He was to lunch with Mr. Bevin on Monday and confer with him at the For- eign Office
Greece Is not considered a can- didate to Join the Atlantic pact immediately. Liko Turkey, It is a Mediterranean nation. Both Turkey and Grecce, however, are expecled eventually to be linked closely with the Atlantic pact.— ....... United Press.
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Jewish colonies. Mr. Amory at tion.
the India Offley had different view from mine about the part which India should play. I want- Oslo, the Norwegian W
to come ed Indian troops at once to (Government) Party into Palestine and the Middle East, Congress unanimously passed whereas the Vicetoy and the Indis resolution declaring that Office were naturally inclined to a Norway must seck interim based
creating a great
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or more. And off from immediate help would not hind these was established the have merely remained l position, main anti-tank obstacle running Across Southern England and Active measures were prepared to
Northwards Into Nottinghamshire harass the enemy from behind; 10 interfere with his communications Above all was, the final reserve and, to destroy. material, as the directly under the Commander-in- Russians did with great results Chief of the Home Forces. Thin where the German tide flowed over It was our polley to keep as largo
and mobile as possible, their country a year later. Newly Granted Powers
Day And Night
binding co-operation with the Western democracies. The resolution said: "The Con- gress supports measures the Government has taken for ex- tending Scandinavian co-opera-Staff. tlon and attempting to set up a scrutinised with anxious care by binding Scandinavian defence the experts, and I examined them union, but must observe that at myself with no little attention. On the present time it is not possible the whole they stood approved. to
defence
There were three main elements union with
co-operation in this early outline of a great among
the
in the future plan: first, an entrenches sphere of defence.
erust" on the probable invasion The
Congress considers that beaches of the coast, whose defen- en Norway
must seek to solve herders should fight where they stood, security problem in solidarity supported by mobile reserves for and binding co-operation in the immediate counter-attack; send political sphere with the Westerly, a line of anti-tank obstacles, democracies." This co-operation, manned by the Home Guard, pun the resolution said, must support ning down the East centre of Eng the United Nations Charter, and land and protecting London and
content be the great Idustrial
contrea
Many people must have been Obstacles were placed on many purely peaceful and defensive." inroads by armoured vehicles; bewildered by the innumerable thousand square miles of Britain A preamble to the resolution thirdly, behind that line, the main activities all around them. They to impede the landing of air-borne
our All reserves for major counter-offen- could understand the necessity for troops, anade these four main points:
aerodromes, Peace. freedom and de-sive action.
wiring and mining the beaches, to which oven in the summer of 1940 Ceaseless additions and refine anti-tank obstacles at the defiles, there were 375, needed defence by the radar atations and fuel depots, of mocratic
government
the are principle conditions for
for the ments to this first plan wore effect-the concrete pillboxes at the cross Labour Movement's progress.
their special garrisons and by their own ed as the weeks and months passed; roads, the intrusions Into
thousands Many 2. The party will always but the general conception remain housed to fill en attle with sand. airmont. work against
suppression ed. Ail troops, if attackod, should bags, on to their golf-courgen, or power stations, depots, vital fac- vulnerable peints." .. bridges, and
dictatorship, and actively
mast fertile flelds and gardens to
torica burrow out some wide anti-task arded day and night from sabot- and the like, had to be support the United Nations. As the United Nations have not yet
ditch. succeeded in providing adequate
All theso Inconveniences, and age or sudden onset. security for member States, re-
Schemes were ready for the int much more, they accepted in good gional agreements us anticipated
part. But sometimes they must mediata demolition of in the Charter are needed.
have wondered if there was a gen helpful to the enemy, it captured. oral scheme, or whether lesser In- Tho destruction of part facilities, Socialism's Cradle
dividuals were not
the in their energetic ang amok the cratering of key ronds,
paralysis of motor transport and newly of
telephones
telegraph- granted
and tod powers of Interference with the property of the citizen. St. Louis, February 21.
way, before they passed There was, however, a caufrolling-stock-or per- George Bernard Show has
cluborate, co-ordinated and out of our control, were planned to sifted truth, from falsehood in all-embracing. As it grew, it shop the last detail. Yet despito all The aim must be to create a more than 100 sayings attributed itself thus: the overall com those wise and necessary precau strong, united
Western Europe; ed to him in a collection of marid was in London. Aliments wave unsiinled help to the and was maintained at Generations, in which the civilian depart Headquarters tyith sumelent inner strength to maxims which he edited and Great Britain and Noriberne military, there was no question of
war,
3. Western Europe La the cradle of democratic Soclallim, but cannot solve is reconstrue- tion problems within a reason- able time without American aid
economically Independent and
restat aggression or dictatorshir,
sant
SHAW SETS RECORD STRAIGHT
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Shaw disclaimed some saying he again. into areas of land was to be defended by its
To preserve peace, the pre-friend in St. Louis.
aconomic co-operation must include 'fence mezsures,
several.
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that isoluted neutrality leada Two were marked, "Untrue nowhere. The party cannot tako but good enough to pass."
time
responsibility If Norway, at a Samples of his acknowledged
*War breaks out when Inter- est on capital falls below two por cant and peace.comes when it rises to five per cent.”
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difficult places herself out- wit:~ side security co-operation and remains in general isolation,
"Against the background of this view of foreign policy,
Norwegian Labour the
Party Congress. In the present situation "I have solved practically all states:
the pressing questions of our "Norway cannot stand isolated time, but they keep on being pros in the world. Planned solidarity pounded as insoluble just as if and co-operation among demo-1 never existed." — Associated cratle. countries, comprising Press.
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