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WEST FORMALLY ASKS MILITARY ASSISTANCE FROM WASHINGTON
ACCORD ON WEST GERMANY
Washington, April 7.
The British.
French and
United States Foreign Ministers
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Washington, April 7,
The five Western Union Powers have formally and collectively requested the United States to sup- ply them with military assistance under the terms of the North Atlantic Treaty, it was re- liably understood here today,
A formal United States answer agreeing in principle to seek Congressional authorisation for such as- sistance is expected tomorrow.
today reached accord in prin-Western Union national military experts have al-
ciple on Western German ques- tions, the French Fareign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, announced,
ready drawn up for the information of Wash ington a broad estimate of their own military resources and the joint defence moasures planned under the defence clauses of the Brus- scis Treaty.
M Schumin told reporter, after Two-hour meeting with Mr. Dean Actieson, United States Secretary of State, and Mr E- nest Bavin, British Poretga Serie- tary, that the Ministers are sown of working
an than text of then agreemani
Mr. Bevin told Iterator "Con
loven progress has
marte @greenies in principle has been reached on one points. We are having thee meeting tale to day.
A compromise in understood have been reached on the United States claim for a preponderant vole in questions concerning the economie ufratnistration of West- ern Germany
This right will probably h defined along lines similar to the peekant arrangement in the Anglo-American Birone.
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military organisation of the At- lantic Union.
Detail of the Defence C'eunell are $12 beukary planning, and supply committens have hurdle feured in the discussions here in
past week.
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The United Statry, is then ex- pected to ask don detardest estates described American press estim- jegned from Phades of the petual amounts of Athentic Part date sale Be able for primari t'ongrese
the ent kal year.
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Russians In Berlin
Make Two New Moves
Berlin, April 7.
The Russians made two moves last night in con- tradiction of their recent actions and state- but responsible American officials saw no indication that Savict attitude was softening.
ments,
impred their blockade of tie city's Western sectors.
The Russians sent some of and their top officials to an Aineri- can party in honour of Army Day and they partially lifted their ban against the Allied sponsored West mark in this cold war city.
It was the fest American party attended by higit
Itus:fan cials since the Soviet walked out on the four-power wound here
THE FLYING SAUCERS AGAIN
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the faveira military 4s stance programmes, Langing from one to Two thousand million dollars, as parrest spre ułation
Preddent Truman in his Jan- marg budget message experted to here $2,000 mon available of Conguess audents h tots pathomine,
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1940,
NEW AIR SERVICE TO HONG KONG
Tokyo, April 7, North West Airlines today reported that it has received the approval of the
United Stales. Chinese and Hong Kong Governments to open a passenger service to Canton and Hong Kong.
A spokesman here sald tha airlines ready to open the rervice almost immediately to Hong Kana on a tentative basin of two fights a week. A shuttle run from Hang Kong to Canton is planned
Inter.
North West planes will call nt Hong Kong on specified flights between Shanghal and Manlia.United Press.
Prince Gets His Divorce
Alivoren
Guatemala Invaded
By Revolutionaries
Guatemala City, April 7. The Government has rushed Army and Air Force units to the Mexican border araa to suppress subversive groups. Guatemalan sources in Mexico City said a Guqte.
The
malan revolutionary force of some 1,000 men, supported by fighters and bombers, crossed the border after forming in Mexico, with the inten- tion of overthrowing the Government. They said the invasion has been under preparation for a year.
Government
statement said subversive groups attacked the town of Malacatan on the harder and two men were killed and one wounded seriously.
Government planes
group
BRITAIN BATTERED BY GALES
London, April 7. Fierce winds reaching gale force boat at Britain's coasts tonight after a five-degree drop in temperature earlier today. the West Coast of Ireland and Shipping from Helgoland to
South as far as the Bay of
patrolling the area reported that two ornier groups, one of about 30 men and the other about 180, carried out the attacks, Early yesterday a amiler
raided El
Carmen Customs house hear the Mexican harder and ewaped with some Paris, April 7. $35,000. Then the two groups at Prince und Princess Alynckest Malacatan and kidnapped Khan were torlay Branded the chiefs of the loent nem
Army and Maitre Marcel Civil Guant detachments. by Houssolet, President of Paris Santa Cataling, where they over-the gates.
From there. they went ta Biscay received a warning of
Duwered The Civil Guard post. Gates in the Channel forced seized stores and destroyed the the Newhaven-Dieppe passenger strategic Cabus Bridge and others steamer, Londres, to return o laser importance.
to Newhaven with 905 passen Simultaneously
for Jargar itera
the Continent In- cluding and
many schoolchildren. Some travellers crossed by the Dover-Calais route, while others returned to London.
The town of Salisbury had n
hail driving
form followed by now. Suow, sleet and hall also
Ativ R Tribunal.
Custody of their two children was given to the Prince with the commit of the PrinEONG
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group altacked ranches farma in the Santa Teresa and Buena Vista areas.
Mobilisation
Colonel Roberto Garcia Arevalo
Bestech | Meos and #8 authorities.
2004 Directed
groups
Piner Aly Khan raid recently: "I am going to marry Miss Raa Hayworth as soon as I un free," The Prince and the Prince had been separated for more thun three years by mutual consent. 2,1NO was porsidered a ten- mal divores between two Broth subjecte, as the Prince elected to was placed in command of opera- fell in mountainous Gaernarvat- Take advantage rap tria
in the shire and in Swowdonia, North The ouls atom of expenditure feitizenshop.
เก co-operate. (Wates, where shepherds carried uniremuntert for in his budget was The protafrane ut elitory usal-presented Princess Aly Khon m
Maitre de Rapoport, who re- Mobičkation was ordered in mill-newly-born inmbs in shelter.
tazy zones
De- in San Marcos
In Fire'n County Donegal, the taner to the North, Atlantic and the
divorre
taki |partment bordering on Mexico. pengeedings,
2,000-feet high mountain of other vovinti jeu.
The Government statement re-Sliabh Saenghts was capped by Reuter tought that Prince Aly Kun will be able to remarry
terred lo llage
as "uck now. as soon as the divorce is uterets of vandalism". Nowhere in ble along Britain's rousstt.
Conscience” without
engaged in
Many small ships were in trou- in the French divorce register i four to eight weeks' time.
Thr Be the statement were they referred fishing vessel, Aurora, foundered divorced to as revolutionists or rebels. Dr. on the flocks of Pladda Island, Gustavo Adulto Trangay is list South of Arron, in the Firth of In that rase the President may der French law must wait wine
ed as the latter.
Clyde, but its crow of three were have to obtain frames for the mill-onths before remarrying.
Shortly after the divorce the Mexico Gener
General Adolfe Per- saved. tiny noskatanee programmine by re- glamorous m star, Miss Rita rene Benitez, chief of the 31st delag other expenditures, for
Military Hayworth, announced: "We will Mexlean example on his $15,000 million he married as soon as possible." comprises the border aren, is fr defence bulger, -Revicz
Their friends sant, the couple ported to have crossed the border vll probably leave for the to offer to co-operate with the Riviera in about a fortnight and incal Guatemalan authorities the wedding will be very soon clarify the situation. He asserte after 11 Reuter and United that the attacks had not originat- Press.
The programme. haa
an official
$2,000 ilə
ceiling. Congress may possedily efuse to Rive 38. Tart the new taxes for which he asks
MR. EARLY'S NEW POST
Washington. April 7. President Truman today nominated Mr. Stephen Early. former White House Secretary to President Roosevelt, to the newly created post of Under- Serretary of Defence.
added that
f woman
Zone which
er in Mexico.-United Press,
Defence Scheme For Indian Ocean
Major General George D lys the host of the party. said he was "very pleased the Russians arrepte:f the insalation. That's
Saturday. a there is to it. as far as I can
will be "general amager of the Sir Olaf Caros, former Indian Government Secretary.
-"
The new post was crented by a law signed by Mr. Truman un The Under-Secretary
The Russians partial reengut-military establishment, hundling
tion of the Wend nark was in- preted by American Melata a matter of necessity. The Ruglans annameed the West mark would be accepted in pay ment for fare, mal freight off vuilway stations in the Western sectors. The Russiens control
Eastern German
raftwar elevated systern Anilway.
the city'
details and having the Secretary
of Defence, Mr. Louis Johnson. time ter polley matte
Mr. Early, aged off, is noly Vice- President of the Pullman Railway Campany-Neuter,
ASIAN LABOUR MEETING
Calcutta, April 7
London, April 7.
for External. Affairs and Governor of the North West Frontier Province, said today that the At- lantic powers must underwrite on Indian Ocean defence system.
to
He the Soviet republics using) the side door for their #ith co- lumns."
new
from Istanbul to
In a speech lo the Royal Empire Society, Sir Olaf said it is doubtful whether India and Pakistan can unite to provide le referred to Mulaya and Washington. April 8.
defence in depth for the Indian Burma as the back door to the The Russians previously had The Air Force said yesterday
and said a there is no tangible evidence of the Western mark,
The Asian Federation or i.a-subeontinent, and even united Indian Ocean, clung to their ediet outlawing
Committee they could not stand alone
grouping must On March 20bour's Preparatory
be evolved to a foreign power sending "Bying the Western powers nude the will hold its first conference in He added: "Before we can ex-mainlum stubility of the region saucers" over the United States.
indore, Central India, on May 3 peel any defence unity between strelching and 9 Dimed at airungthening India and Pakistan we must see Singapore.-United Press. "On the other hand," it added, The is.ue the Russians faced and consolidating the working firstly, settlement in Kashmir:
secondly, settlement of the PUNJAB CABINET categorically such a possibility."iners working for the railway The laiks will be attended by Pathans; thirdly, establishment of The Air Force has been inves-system needled the West marks Pakistan, Filipino, iranum. joint defence zones and fourthly, tigating reports Of strange, to pay for their food and rent. Turki Indonesian and luminous objects shooting through
calian delegates.—Router.
West mark the sole legal tender for Western Berlin.
"there is no evidence to deny was that thousands of West Ber-class movement In Asia,
the skies at various times In The Western powers told then recent months,
GAOL FIGHT
RESIGNATION
Aus-common use of airfleks,"
Shmia, April 7. Sir Olaf described the Persian Dr. Gopichand Bhargava and Gulf and New Delhi as the his entire East Punjab Provincial to settle the issue with their The Department said:
Communist-controlled employers.
strategle centre of all Asia and Ministry resigned today following. "Many The Russians stalled. They said
húb of the Modem world. Ile differences of opinion which re of the reported incidents have, they had na West marks.
Cawnpore, April 7, warned, however, that the Per-cently led to his withdrawal been definitely determined to be the workers threatened to strike.
Then Fifty-one gaofers and poliersian Gulf can not be held with from the leadership of the Pro- meteorological balloons ur natural
constables were injured here to-out bases in the Indian continent |-vinetal Congress .Party. The celestial phenomena. However, The Russians obviously enuld
diy in t brickbat ght with which Pakistan can help pro- party holds ʼn majority In the there are some instances reported not afford to fire all these people Communist prisoners who refua- vide.
East Punjab Legislature, by Fellable and competent ser- and they could not afford to let
ed to be moved to other provin»
Не said: "The front door Chandulal Trivedi, Provincial vers which are still unexplained." strike the up the elty's trans-in prisons.
Into the Indian Ocean is the Governor, called on Bhim Sen -Associated Press.
Persian Gulf, Pakistan must| Snchor,,nowly-elected lender of guard this door and also the the Congress Party in the pro- alde door through the North vince, to form a new Ministry.-
beyond which Heuter.
part-Assenter Press.
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The Cunard-White Star Ener Queen Mary, homeward bound from New York, radioed today that she had been delayed by galea and would dock at Southampton about 12 hours Jate. 'The
ship. In which Mr. and Mrs. Churchill are passengers, is now due to arrive at 6.00 am.
GMT tomorrow, Other pasgen- gers include the Alm star Errol Flynn and the British comedienne Gracie Fields. Itcuter.
Berlin, April T.
Six children were killed Instant- ly while playing with a German Bazooka gun, which they found in a heap of rubble at Helsungen, in The Russian Zone, the Soviet- licensed German news agency re- ported today.-Reuter.
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