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DRASTIC RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON INDUSTRY IN GERMANY
PACIFIC GROUPING
Washington, April 14.
The United States, Britain and France yesterday rounded out their plans to revive Western Gar- many by lifting or relaxing restrictions on shipbuilding and numerous other industries.
PROPOSED Ignoring Soviet Russia, the three Western powers
New York, Aprli 13. An American expert on Parl- flc affairs believes the United States should encourage re-
gional groupings in the Pacific
aren and South East Asia.
This should be done in addi- tion to utilising the United Na- tions as a bulwark to dependent peoples and to those just emerg-
he says.
ruled at the same time that 159 plants pre- vlously marked for removal from the country as reparations shall be retained to add to Ġer- many's productive capacity.
The announced purposes are: 1-To speed the day
when the 45,000,000 Gormans in the Western occupation zones will be self-supporting, and
2-To enable them to con- The revised shipbuilding ruling tribute more to the general permits Western Ciermany to bulld· cargo vessels and tankers European recovery.
(up to 7,300 gross tons and with a maximum speed of 12 knots. tons.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 1949. "YW
ATOMIC BOMBING FROM UK
New York, April 18. Technion facliittom for the United States Air Force to carry out atomic bombard. ment have been prepared in Britain, the London corre pondent of the "New York Times" sald today, Ther facilities oxist as part of an Anglo-American Integrated plan for do-operation in West.
defence,
ho European
ern
claimed.
it can be taken for granted that the United States has
stored not
In atomla bomba Britain, and who has not divulged atomic secrets to any foreign
Government. "European experts say that If war
were to break out in Europe tomorrow, the Amari. ean Air Force could move into action in a mattar of hours, conspicuously avaisted In reaching its targets by the facilities the British Govern. ment has put at its disperal," the correspondent added.
-Reuter. The US. Secretary of
State,
ing from a status of dependency,
This recommendation wor
mode by Rupert Emerson, professor of government at Harvard Univerity. Professor Enerson served severni Dean Acheson, followed up the years in the United States De-announcement with assurances partment of interior as a special-that the proposed new German consl- derable latitude in business and other dealings abroad.
ist on American territories and Government will have
Istond possessions.
Professor Emerson
that
there is
Pacifle
при
from
concedes danger of
Froupings turning Into
Imperial aliances
hudgenous
control.
remuste Ho
rent pessibility that
added, however:
"There is
if they are intelligently develop nd they may serve as highly use. ful centres of
mutual stimulation
and Information and perhaps
even come to be lite suelear con- tres for joint adininistration of matters
several separate jurisdictions.
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"The real measure of states.
United shape
Btate will
to
be D its policies and pulde its actions ла to make It escapably evident that it is not acting in hostility to the Bavlet Union and that it sanka
co
He Inqued
a statement saying the
Goveniment proposed new will have power to operate its
foreign policies and foreig fride subject only to a veto in
speelfle instances.
The Potsdam ceiling was 1,500
In addition, the Germans nowi may acquire from abroad up to 100,000 gross tone of tankers with a top speed of 14 knota, and 300,000 tons of dry cargo ships of not more than 12 knots speed and 7,200 tons size.
Many Restrictions
and
on
Silver Dollars For China
Shanghai, April 14. Four million Australian silver dollars and some 250,000 ounces of gold bullion arrived here yes-
MIXED REACTIONS TO PLANS FOR NATIONALISATION
London, April 13:~* Trade union support for Labour's now nationalisa
tion proposals, announced in the party's draft programme for next year's genorol election, seem assured, but not without much further dis- cussion and bargaining in the Labour Move-
ment. The first reactions in trade union, quarters are for
from unanimous. In some cases the new La bour programme does not go as far with na tionalisation as some unions desire. In the case of insurance, it goes further than they contem plated:
The discussions will try to t There Ja no difference ór bring the varying schools of opinion among the management If Labour returns to power. All thought into agreement and the
are strongly opposed to further annual Trades Union Congress In September will show how far State intervention. Speaking for one of the biggest sugar concerns, the dissidents have been able to
Tate and Lyle, Lord Lyle, said: win support for more radical" shall do everything
in my nieasures than those now pro-power to oppose nationalisation." posed.
-Router.
BRITISH PACT WITH PORTUGAL
Lisbon, April 13.
A British-Portuguese finan- cial and commercial agreement for the current year will prop- ably be signed tomorrow.
The first meeting in April 22 will be between members of the Labour Party Executive and len- ders of the National Federation of Insurance
which Workers, claims 42,000 employees In - surance companies due for State control.
The Federation opposed nallon- alisation until January when, at a special conference, it
adopled a non-committal
attitude, until the Labour Party defined its pro- posals. After meeting Labour lea- ders and getting more details of their intentions, the Federation will call a conference next month to decide its attitude,
The National Amalgamated Union of Insurance workers ore 600,000 worth of goods to Port
Last year Britain sent £28* employees of
a'ravouralifə Insurance Socfely. These work-Kal which gave
trade balance of £20 million Portugal last month place tionalisation.
temporary ban on all Brijjah ipj tots except coal, iron 'and stee --Reuter.
the Co-operative
the offer of limited self-govern- | A ceiling the production of pri- Australian Government before theers, numbering 11,000, favour no-
ment and the proposed shift of the Western zones from military to elvillan contro),
war.
Nevertheless, Germany's ship- building capnelly is being cut back by the removal of seven major yards,
the Allies Yesterday's announcement industry and reparations removala vessels may be built until
on stipulated that no ocean-going terday to bolster Nationalist the China's backing for the inflated resulted from the general agree-coastal feet has been rehabilitat-Gold Yuan currency. ment on post-war Germany - tosic expected to require reached here last week by Mr.
The Australian dollars will be Acheson
two years or more.
melted down for the coining of and tho British and
The relaxoi limitations
Chinese dollars, according to French Foreign Ministers. The
Industries are similarly Chinese press reports which sald manship on the part of the overall settlement also include other
hedged about with restrictions. that they were contracted by the of 85,000 tons annually Central Bank of China from the put on mary aluminium. The output of all the industries removed
from the prohibited list will be curbed Still Banned
by limited facilities, which were badly battered by wartime bomb- Under the terms of a detailed Ing and since have been drawn agreement announced here and
on in ronny instances for repara- "The repetition in the Pacife of by the military
governors nt tion-Associated Press, opposition Fetween
the United Frankfurt, the Western Germans States and the Soviet Union were told they may now resume which has developed elsewhere production-under varying re- would be a tragic portent of evil | strictions-in these previously things to coure, but the need for prohibited majo industries: securing some degree of unity in aluminium, ball bearings, ship- a divided world may force netion building, light machine tools. even though the Soviet Union syntheile ammonia, heavy stands Huspiciously aloof." tors, vanadium, Important United Press.
operation wherever co opera. tion can be accured.
TAX CHANGES ALL PASSED
London, April 13.
All changes in Britain's na-
tional finance proposed under
the Budget of Str Stafford
mons today.
trac- as 11 steel alloy, and commerclat ra- dlo transmitting equipment.
Remaining under the Allied ↑ ban aimed at keeping Germany
The imported silver dollars are said to have a fineness superior to that of the Chinese coin,
The gold bulllan, from America, a part of the purchase made by the Chinese Govermanent from the United States.—Reuter.
COMPROMISE AID BILL READY FOR APPROVAL
Washington, April 14.
disarmed are the production of Congress is expected to give final approval today
oll,
arms, ammunition and imple- mente of war, synthetip petrol And
synthetic rubber, magnesium and radlo active materials.
The removal of 159 plants from
Cripps, Chancellor of the Ex-the reparations list was disclosed chequer, were approved indivi- in a separate announcement by dually by the House of Com- the State Department and Paul G. Hoffman, Economic Co-operation Administrator. It
accom panted by publication of the re- port of an ECA Committee head- ed by Dr. George M. Humphrey, Cleveland Industrialist, which re-
да
Under a reformed procedure in- troduced last year, there was no discussion, and most of them passed without challenge. The Brat proposal to be challenged, by the Liberals, was the one reducing cently surveyed German indus- the Excise Duty on beer by a try. penny a pint, but it was upproved
by 360 votes to 13,
The proposal to raise the price
of a box of matches by a half-
12 days after the target date to the com- promise bill authorising U.S.$5,430,000,000 for the European Recovery Programme during the next 15 months.
AKABA FORCE TO REMAIN
London, April 13. A Government spokesman today said the British force at the Transjordan ports of Akaba will remain there at the present The plants to be retained in-strength as long as the situation
Steel Plants
penny was carried, against Conclude 32 In the steel industry, 88 requires. servative opposition, by 277 votes wood working plants, 32 chemical
137-Reuter,
FRAUD RING IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, April 14.
House and Senate leaders have expressed confidence the compromise would be accept- ed by both Houses before they quit for the Easter holiday..
The final version was completed last night by the Joint Confer- ence Committee which adjusted the differences between the two bills approved by the two cham- Marshall bers. It would authorise Plan spending of US$5,430,000,000 between now and June 30, 1950. However, the actual money must be appropriated in separate legis- lation and the total may be re-
plants and seven in the non-fer- Mr. Chistopher Mayhew, For-duced, rous metal Industry pro ciga Oce Under-Secretary, sald duce crude steel
will
to the
יי
Increase in answer to questioners in the The compromise also provided the nominal steel making capacity House of, Commons that he could that government would furnish up of Western Germany by 185,000
to US$160,000,000 in additional not agree that withdrawal of the funds to guarantee the converti- tons beyond
Ühe
present
sent overall capacity of 13,300,000 tons a year. British Akaba garrison
could
bility. into dollars of Investments The limitation on actual produc.contribute
general and earnings of privata An American was among five tion in any year remains
Palestine peace settlement at the duals who put money 115-
Inio ap- members of an interuational fraud changed, howeyer, at 11,100,000. present time.
proved projects. The guarantees and extortion ring given short prison sentences for attempting to
would apply only to investments By their latest move, the West- "I think their presence there up to a limit fixed by the Econo extort US$50,000 from a Belgian em Allles get aside some of the has been helpful and I do not mic Co-Operation Administration,
position that there was no ulter-think the present situation calls The conferees
reached agreo- Goodheem, native-in view of Soviet Russia's for any change,” he said.—Unit- | ment after six hours of discus- Goodheem was sentenced to two continuing refusal
to go along jed Press.
} slon,—United Press. months. Other members of the with post-war efforts of the three gang drew sentences ranging up Western Allies to treat Germany to 18 months.Associated Press. as an economic whole.
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