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PACIFIC DEFENCE PACT UP TO
TO ASIA, U.S. SAYS; FIRM FOUNDATION VITAL
London Seamen Supporting Canadian Crew
London, May 15.
London dockers and seamen today pledged their solidarity, through a Stevedores Unlon re- solution, with the striking crew of the Canadian vessel, Benver- brac, in London.
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Washington, May 15. -
United Statos afficials beliavà that the Asian nations must docido for themselves, without any out- sido prodding or encouragment, whether they want a Pacific defence pact similar to the Atlantic alliance and whether they can achieve a firm foundation on which to base it. If the Asian nations can agree among themselves on the necessity for a Pacific pact, and if they can achieve the preliminary economic co-oper- ation which the United States Government be- lieves to be a necessary basis for any such ar- rangement, then U.S. will have a sympathetic ear to any requests for marginal assistance. That in general, Is what pattern might not be exactly ap United STATUS Big Arve applicable-sec=flac Tack representatives of various Eastern general opinion is that some sort Mr. Harry Davis, President of nations who have urged such a of unileation of Asian Interests
participa- must precede an alliance. the Seamen's Union, who arrived! pact with American In Britain from Canada, declared fion. at publle meeting today that the Įstrike was going to be a long one.
The Canadian Seamon's Union is striking all over the world over wage claims and the recognition of anfrancesalgada saad lantha International Seafarers' Union,
The latest to urge on Eastern alhunce WAE The Chinese Am- Κου, Wellington "The shipowners are spending bassador, Dr. hundreds of thousands of dollars who made such a suggestion on 10 break it, including dying in Wednesday to the Secretary of crews from Canada," he said, He State Mr. Acheson. Among others a similor sug- addest that the strike could be who have made
the Philippine settled the shipowners-the gestion are
by Canadian
Government-"by ne- Australian representatives. gotiating with us, the recognised unian."
He added: "We are ready to meet them on honest and reason- able term-but no surrender."- Reuter.
More BBC For Russian Listeners
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Moscow, May 15. The British Broadcasting Corporation, in statement published by the official British publication in the Soviet Union, the British Ally, today an- additional
transmis- nounced MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS sion times and wavelengths for
Russian language broadcasts.
(The British and American broadcasting authorities recently
ters were to be used to overcome the jamming of their servicca to the Soviet Union.)
The British Ally announcement
The said:
BBO expresses hope that, by their measures, lia- will be able to receive our many broadcasts in Russian en at least one of the many operating wavelengths and recommends lik teners to search the short waves for, the station best audible."
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IRAN-GERMAN TRADE PACT
Teheran, May 15, A trade, agreement Botween Persin and Western Germany pro- a turnover of $16,000,- viding for 000 a year is being discussed, il was announced here today.
Persia, under
and
On the other hand, the Indian
Pandit Nehru, ) Prime Minister, does not feel the time is yet ripe for a Paciße pact.
U.S. Doubtful
Integrity Of Nations
There also la little likelihoodi that the United States would boneant to participate in the pact guaranteeing the integrity of individual Far Eastern na- their Individual tions unless
the sup- governments enjoyed
of their port and confidence
Officials feel there la people. somo doubt that this is the case
at present in Indonesia, China
and Indo-China.
In addition, logistics
thel
it is pointed out situation of the
in the Pacific and Asia pose an
entirely diferent problems from Europe.
The vastness of the area
Danny Teams Up With GBS
Mr.
American comedian. Danny Kaye (centre), sits with 92- year-old George Bernard Shaw at the home of Mr. 8. Winston
After the party. (left), Shaw's next-door neighbour.
It was Winsten said: "Bhaw and Danny Kaye put on an act. spontaneous and carried out in mime."AP Photo.
U.S.
Air Force Planning
New Defence Measures
·
Washington, May 15.
White American officials do presents difculties not found in It was revealed today that the U.S. Air Force, worried
not rule out the possibility of al Pacific pact with American as- sistance sometime
the future, they are understood to be very doubtful whether can ditions wilt favour it within the very near future.
Europe.
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One of the staunchest sup porters of the Pacific pact, Carles tumulo of the Philippines, has recognised difficulties in the way of such a pact.
Romulo, in recent United Press interview, said thut in ap- Many of them agree with
proaching a Pacifle pact, certain Nehru, who
believes the insta-modifications probably would be of
and governments bility
to suit necessary to su the peculiar conditions in many conditions of the Pacific area. economie Eastern countries would preclude
Politically, Question might the possibility of achieving o
arlse
the status in concerning cohesive and effective alliance.
such a pact of colonial or semi- colonial territories in the
deferice The military
it.
They are unwilling to consider or suggest American participa-ments of the vast Pacific area of tion in any alliance until a firmer
the world involves problems of busis exists upon which to build
In the more logisties not present
Allantic of the limited scope pact.
Romulo thought, however, that) these difficulties could be over- come by appropriate remedles.
Omein's here view the Asian situation as quite different trom the European where various na- tions of the Atlantic ulliance have achieved somewhat the same stage of governmental and economic development and have complementary economics,
it
about meeting attacks by future onemy super- bombers of the B-36 type, called aviation in- dustry officials to a conference here on Friday to plan new fighter and radar defences. High-ranking officers said the conferences would go into the whole field of air defence... design of fast-climbing interceptor planes, radar warn- ing systems, communications and anti-aircraft. They said the meeting was not extraordinary.
However, it coincided with the [recent disclosure concerning the bombers type down B-36 ing flying well above 40,000 feet.
Israel Invited To Scientific Conference
on
Lake Success, May 16. The U.N. announced Saturday that Israel had been naked to take part in the U.N. Scientific Conference on the use of conservation of the world's resources.
The
conferenco three-week starting here on August 17 is the first such U.N. parley to which Israel has been invited since the the Palestinian nation became 59th member on Wednesday.
Israel has been invited to con- 'on the papers tribute
sclentine Trausjordan Valley water pow er and irrigation project, the use of subsoil in the Negev Desert, DI BUDS extraction of chemicals from the Dead Sea, fish farming, the use of castor beans as a source industrial raw material and the materials of vegetable-raw use
of
Pius XII Problem of detecting and shoot for the production of food type
Pope Pius XII Proclaims New Saint
The Air Force fighter develop-
proteins.
So far more than 450 world scientists, engineers and technical
have
Invitations to prepare ment programme since the war experts from 30 countries
An has been aimed at achieving the accepted
to papers for the conference.
he best performance at 30,000 35,000 feet, but the B-36 pushed Israel spokesman here sald
number of Israell expected Scientists would contribute.-As- » sociated Press.
it to more than 40,000 feet.
were
Бо Air Force planners reported to be planning urgently. for Interceptors that could per-
Vatican City, May 16. Pope Pius XII yesterday The Australian Defence Minis- ter recently gave a cautious en-raised Jeanne de Lestonnae of
to the dorsement to idea of
of a Pacific France to Sainthood. thought defence pact but should be effected only if all na- Some 00,000 .persons Lions were certain that the United many parts of the world attend-feet. Nations and the British Common-ed the solemn canonisation in St. wealth provisions for security Peter's Basilica. were adjudged inalequate.
Pandit Nehru's state-
from form effectively as high as 50,000
On the other hand most of the nations trade not Far Eastern with each other but with Western countries. The fact that some
The new Saint Aslan countries still pendent areas ruled from abroad ment that he considered the time Order of the Daughters of the
Pacife pact also would complicate the matter was not ripe for
here as a severe
are de-
Premier
Gf achieving a regional alliance, was viewed
the
founded
Blessed Virgin Mary three cen- turies ago. He died in 1840 aged
Lagging Bohind....
ATTACK ON U.S. POLICY BY RUSSIAN PAPER
The
Commenting on this develop
Issue of the mant, the fatest trade magazine Aviation Week
Moscow, May 18. says: "United States Air Force
Red newspaper
Star fighter development is lagging in the opinion of many officials blow to supporters of such idea. 84.
United States officials were not Thousands of bells pealet out
from three to five years behind claimed yesterday that Ameri- can authorities are being forced here.
American officials are
current bomber performance." nhappy about Nehru's under-
state joyfully all over Rome to praise tinhappy stood to be quite convinced
to reverse their trade policy of ment since it coincided with their the new Saint at the end of the In the
industry towards Eastern and Western ceremony
The Air Force and that the four-hour the unworkability of any Pucifte apparently firm belief
Ensilien,
conference will consider military Europe. regional alliance superimposed Asian nations must achieve some
An editorial signed by "Ob- from outside or butt from top degree of stability before any Among the spectators were 45 requirements for defending the
and United States the Saint
against attacks server" said that an American- the agreement, down. Instead they think that if any pact they made would have descendants of would export cotton, wool, hides, must originate in economic cu
of success-United pilgrims from France, Spain, from altitudes double those flown inspired policy of discouraging
Holland, Belgium, in World War II.
trade between nations participa-.. oil, oilseeds, dyestuffs and minerals
England,
ting
in the European Recovery Colombia, Chile, Argentina,
Europe of Staff at Plan and Easter
had The Joint Chiefs Mexico. Cuba, the United States,
been dis-falled. Dahomey in French West Africa the same time have
Recent statements by Ambas- Congo-Asso- cussing and the Belgian elated Press.
its best operational jet-fighters andor Averell-Harriman and the be thrown against Air Force assistant to the Secretary
and Commerce, Thomas Blaisdell, on
in
return for steel, drugs, machine pact. tools, electric equipment and
cameras,
Trade balances would be settled quarterly in sterling, it was TC- ported.--Reuter.
chance
operation as did the Atlantic Press.
To Help Greeks
The point out that the Atlantic alliance grew from the Marshall plan Into the Western Union and
the flowered into a full-fledged Use Their Hands
defence alliance. Although this
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BOMBAY MAYOR ON WORLD TOUR
Geneva, May 10. Mr. S. K. Patil, Mayor of ECA aid a vocational training Bombay, left here by air today project was being organised in for Paris on the third leg of his
Greece unde
under the direction of world tour to study municipal
Atab Strachan, chief of the labour and manpower division of ECA's special mission to Greece.
The announcement said: "The programme will be based On training young man to use their hands in trades and crafts, as op- posed to traditional education in classical subjects....Results ате expected to contribute materially
Greeks' to the
recovery
pro- gramme.
Training will cover such trades
a
that Navy proposa}
BERLIN COMMENT ON NEW STATUTE
of
B-16s to test Navy radar interceptor capabilities.
the necessity of increasing trade bonds between the countries. of The Defence Secretary's office Eastern and Western Europe are has indicated that no decision
nothing less than an open con- whether to stage fession of the failure was reached
of the such tests,
American trade policy of trade believe discrimination, the paper declared. Many naval
officers
-Associated Press. could
intercept they
super- governinent.
bomber with 3-F-Z-H Banshees, Mr. Patil has spent three days ship-based fighters which climb minutes Switzerland visiting "municipal to 40,000 feet in seven in officials In Geneva, Borne, Lau- after taking off and fly well over anne and Montreaux. His first 400 miles an hour when they get stop was Rome.
Berlin. May 15. After France, Mr. Patli plane
Western Bcensed 'Berlin officials explained Air Force to visit Belgium, Holland, Britain
B-359 could be newspapers today welcomed the and the United States-there he that whether will spend about his two months made available for Navy exer-increased powers granted to the tour.
depended upon whether City Government in yesterday's He is accompanied by Mr. they could be spared from eur-"Little Occupation Statute" for manoeuvres and upon the Western Berlin, but regretted of operation proposed. that the powers were not wider. 1 United Press.
The British-licensed Telegraf said: "Not all the directives of the Berlin Statute are satisfac- tory, but there is no doubt that the Berlin German Administrat- jon is now receiving more powers Umn it had before."
there.
cisca
As car and other mechanical re-Parikh, General Secretary of the rent pairing, bricklaying, plumbing and Bombay Municipal Corporation. type carpentry-United Press.
Reuter. 1
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The
Soviet-official" Taegliche
Rundschau said the Statute in- à creased the powers of the Wes- tern Commandanta and restricted the administrative independence of the West Berlin Magistrat "even further "Router.
KARL GRUBER BACK IN VIENNA
Paris, May 15, The Austrian Foreign Minister, 'V Dr. Karl Gruber, left by train for Vienna tonight after finding ► great deal of understanding in the talks with the Western Govern- ment representatives, an Austrian Legation spokesman wald.
Penya
serien of meetings, Dr. Gruber urged that the Anistrian Treaty of Independence, be a priority item on the agenda of the Big Four Foreign Ministers! Con- ference to be held on May 18
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