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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY
MAY 5, 1940.
In Britain To
Get Same
London, May 3.
Rights
Eire citizens in Britain will enjoy the same rights as other United Kingdom citizònt--though their own country is now a Ropublić-under the British Government's Ireland Bill published tonight.
The Bill was introduced to meet the situation caused by Eire's assumption of Republican status on April 18, which took her outside the Common- wealth of Nations.
concerned-suggests
that
I re-defines the relationship of those the United Kingdom, Northern good reasons to advance would Ireland, and Ehe, making it be service with the Crown 321 clene that Northern Ireland re- Britain, the holding of a British main part of the King's realm passport, or association by way of and will not cease to do so with- descent, residence or otherwise our the consent of the Northern with the United Kingdom. Ireland Parlinnent,
Mam poipts in the Ru are
Fire citizens will not be (1) treated as aliens by Britain.
(2) Elre ships and planes will nat be regarded as foreisn.
The Home Offee has already received a number of applications. The official reply to such appiler-
tions will be the proof of United Kingdom citizenship.
Up To Eire
(3) Neither in post nor future legislation will expressions such But Eire citizens who do not go as "foreign" or "foreigner" apply through these formalities will still to the Republic of Ireland or slabe regarded as United Kingdom inhabitants.
citizens. They will be able to Northern Ireland remains ƒ obtain
British Dossport, and
A
N
a part both of the King's Doinin-Eire medical, legal and other pro- cony and of the United Kingdom, fessional qualifications will con- and wall not cease to be so with- tinue to be sccognised here.
ut the consent of the Parlament of Northern Irrand,
term
(5) Elre, after this year, wil covered by the not Le
oreign" but equally will not be covered by such terms b "His Majesty's Dominions."
(B) Assent of the Eire Parlia- ment is not required. for any hanges. Bat may be made in the King atie.
(7)
a
residence Three numiths In Northern Ireland ja still necessal V qualiffention for votingų in flat constry's elections of res presentatives to the British Par- Dament.
Claims Procedure
The latter profeels ngainst vot-
4 in Chies elections by persons
It will be for the Eire, Gov. ernment to decide whether an Eireann who becomes a United
citizen. thereby Kingdom chleves dual nationality.
ac
Shorter Word Meant Trouble
Bamford, Suffolk, May 3. 2trzymac 14 the Polish word for "halt" but the shorter British word has got
Pole
trouble. Inta
Jan Rogowski, living in Qussex, was accured here today of dangerous driving. The charge followed an accident.
A
saw the 'halt' sign,"
Rogowaki tald the magls. trates, "but, by the time I had translated the word In to my own language I was in the middle of the cross-condi and could not avoid the.ool- Ilaion."
Ho was fined £5 and or dered to pay another $2 costa-Reuter,
low as are necessary to give effect to the polley announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Clément Attlee, in Parliament on Navem- ber 25 last year.
CRITICAL STAGE IN TALKS ON BLOCKADE
London, May 3.
fé is reliably reported that the Western pöwers have askód Russia to lift thờ Bérlin blockade next Monday in return for agreement on a Foreign Ministers Council meeting on Máy 23.
On the other hand, it is understood that Russia has suggested that it would be better timing to lift the blockade early in June and call, the Council meeting for mid-June.
Western diplomats say that the critical stage has
PROGRESS IN THE TALKS
Washington, May 3.
The chalkman of the Senate Forglan: Relations: Committee, Mr. Tom Connally, said today, that the
· Russo-American talks on the Ber- Un blogkade are proceeding satis- factorily.
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made the statement after 4. closed, moeting of his Commit- the with Dr. Herbert: Evatt, Aus- tralian ·Foreign Minister { President of the United Nations General Assembly. accop-
now boon reáchod. This wook should détermine whether the Berlin blöékádé is to be ónded or whether the world's hopes fór settlöment will again be blasted, as they were last summer. Diplomalle reports say the East The meeting is understood to and West are in agreement (31) be conditional upon the stwo points, namely:
tance by M. Malik of the invlia- tion from Dr. Jessup.
of
trletion and the date of the is prevailinpeful of effierent,"
Paris meeting.
Evult
Dr.
the talks and kr.
Committee
Dr. Evatt has been in close con- blockade The Soviet
tact with disqussions between Berlin and the Wertern counter-
Dr. Philip Jessup, United States blockade of the Soviet Zone It is understood that all four ambassador of large, and Mr. Zone should be lifted simultane powers now agree on Paris, an Jacob Malik, Soviet spokesman, ously at an early date.
the seat of the Foreign Minis on the Soviet proposal for end- Council 2. The
of Foreign ters' meeting. Agreement hasing the blockade. Ministers atrould resume discus-süli to be reached on the time- Senator Conally told report- sions on Germany as soon the table, both for Dfting of thé res- ers: "A spirit of oceanyínodation. the blockades lifted.
There is disagreement on the date as the West wants the block- Mr. Aulee sald. that the United
dste sted on May 9 and the Kingdom Government would not Council to meet on May 23, while regard Elre's enactment of the the Russians propose the middle public of Ireland Act as placing or June for the council meeting Eire in the category of a foreign. The Russians also country or Eire citizens
want the in the category of foreigners. The post-current preliminary talks to com- 10s of Fire citizens in the United hue, with the United States
as spokesman acting
for the the British Nationality Act, 1943, want the British and French re- he added.-Reuter.
Presentatives to join the New York talks
before agreement is renched on the date.
Malik's Powers
the
Evatt warned members against too great Am- ericin pre-occupation with The three Western powers
European situation and ter May za ws le date for the ed fear of Communist advances meeting of the "Big Four For in the Far East. He told me. M. Malik is bers the Australians are Kravely eign Ministers,
concerned that Communist pene- understood to have suggested a date in the second week of Judia and elsewhere in the Pacifie tration will spread to Burma, In- For a lifting of the restrictions,
The Bill, which was given is Kingdom would be governed by West, while the Western powers Western powers would like area and added that the Cum-
formul first rending In Parliament today, makes such changes in the
'Generous Action'
By Soviet Russia
Berlin, May 3.
from other countries--including The blockade of Berlin may be lifted through "gon-
Eirwho have not established
the necessary residential qualit- ration.
Any Eire citizen who desires formally to claim United King
has merely to dom citizenship write to the British Home Office, stating his wish.
No special wording is necessary in the claim, but the Home Offer aletler produced to assist
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erous action" by the Soviet Union, Colonel Shukov, Russian head of the German police îi the Soviet Zone, told a police conference, the American-licensed "Der Abend" said today.
Up To Russia
A diplomatic source
In New
is see May .xed as the dattenst partly due to United States
munist
advances in China are at for the simultaneous removal of neglect in that area of the world. all barriers imposed by either side on or after March 20, 1848. The Soviet proposals were Lov the simultaneous lining of the restrictions imposed on or after March 30, 1948, a week before
the meeting of the Counell of If M. Malik
York belleves that a joint Wes tere power doclaration on the Berlin blockade has been sent | 200 to Russia's Mr. Jacob A. Malik. This means that the next move! Foreign Ministers. is Russia's In the top secret! is the invitation to today's meeting, it is also presumed that Ambassador
C Dr. Philip the four representatives will dis- euss a communique announcing Jessup, United States, Sir Alex-
the decision of the four powers ander Cadogan, Britain, and to resume talks in the Council
talka.
Jean Chauvel, France, sol in offices through the day awaiting word on what comes next.
attended com-1 Mr. Malik mittee meeting at Lake Succuss In the morning and then returned
to the Soviet delegation
home
He is reported to have odded Nations will return to Moscow to that the people of Western. Ber-make a report to the Kremlin on
in might Interpret this action May 22 and that the Foreign on Park Avenue. A secretary satd. wrongly.
Ministers will meat about June in the afternoon that he was not in the Soviet building but de- clined to say where he had gone.
Mr.
answered "no com- Malik ment" to all questions about u when he left possible meeting Lake Success.
"Therefore it must be impress-1. ed upon all members of the Pco- ple's Police again and again that they belong to the only legal or- ganisation for Berlin and tje Eastern Zone-sald, accord- Ing to the paper.
The newspaper forecast that M. Vyshinsky will aim at the formation of 4 Federal Ger- man Republic with the Central State Secretariate located in Berlin.
.It
Dr. Jessup, Sir Alexander, and M. Chauvel met at Dr. Jessup's Out of this three-power talk was drawn up the joint declara- tion of policy which,, the Western diplomalle source said, he bo- lieves went 10 the Russians yesterday,
added: "A prerequisite for "The People's Police will att then as before-namely, as the this would be a mutual recogni- Park Avenue offee on Monday.
of
the Soviet-sponsored Peo- only legal police and guardian of ple's Counell and the Parliamen- order in the Soviet
occupationtory Council at Bonn." zone, to which Berlin Colonel Shukov is reported have added.
to
as
-
The paper today quoted "a well-informed Soviet source" saying "surprising conces- sjons" Wo
be made by M. Andrel Vyshinsky, Soviet Foreign Ministers, at the proposed meet- ing of the "Big Four" Foreign Ministers to discuss the Berlin blockade.
"The Soviets are even prepared
to make concessions to such an extent that the United States will be induced to give up any idea of forming a Western German State.”—Reuter.
GENERAL CLAY
Two Points Speculation among several of- ficial sources is that this declara- tion contained at least these two! points:
1. A call for iliting the block-
or Foreign Ministers dad to lift the Berlin blockude and The counter-blockade.
It is not yet clear, Router's diplomatic correspondant adds whether M. Mak has the power to negotiate directly ari anreement on the yarjour FRO posed dates ar, whether hị with have to transmit the proposald of the Western powers to Mon- cow for a declálón,
According to German sources in Berlin, Wilhelm Picck, German Communist lender, bas gone to Moscow for conferences with the Politburo on the Gennan situa- tion
Plecht's reported visit is consi-| dered significant in view of the current East-West talks on li ing of the Berlin blockade.— United Press, Associated Press. and Reuter,
LUZON HUNT
Madlin, May 3.
Washington, May 4. President Truman announced ade of Berlin soon, perhaps next A reporter of the American- owned "Manila Bulletin" reported yesterday the release of General week. The newspaper reported that Luclus D. Clay ns United $talos
A suggested date for the today that a constabulary com- it is expected at Russian head- | Military Commander In Germany. meeting of the Foreign Minis puny had routed the Communist.“ quarters in Berlin, that the Soviet effective
May 15.-Associated
ters of Russia, Britain, France inspired Hukbaishap bead, res- representatives at the United Press.
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his
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