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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1849
SECRET THREE-POWER TALKS MacDonald Has Good BRAATHENS
ON MEETING WITH RUSSIA
SIR BRIAN ROBERTSON
New German Constitution Ratified
Hamburg, May 18.
The Hamburg (Parliament in
a stormy session this afternoon ratified the Bonn Constitution.
the basis for West Germany's
federal government.
It was the first British
State formally to do so,
Scenes rose in the
zune
Common Attitude On Future Of Germany
TRADE BARRIER
BERLIN TRADE
Paris, May 18.
General Sir Brian Robertson, the British Commander-in-Chief in Germany, to- day took part in top-secret three-power talks at which leading diplomatic officials are preparing a common strategy for the meating with the Soviet Foreign Ministor, M. Andrei Vishinsky, next wook.
No other military representatives took part. On the French side, M. Francois Poncet, the special adviser to the French Commander-in-Chief in General, attended.
Sources close to the three-power conference said that substantial and gratifying progress had been made in the four meetings held since Saturday to consolidate a common attitude of the three countries when the talks with the Russians be- gin next Monday.
representatives of Subject to the approval of the notice of the three Foreign Ministers in per- the Military Governor of the Su-
instances now viet zone specifie 11 on Saturday,
wus belag understood to be common ground which documentation
Son
not abandon
resources
OWN
unily
Was
The French were now believed to be in full agreement with the Anglo-Saxon powers in opposing? Jused. any Russin participation in the control of the Ruhr, The French that, in earlier considered vertain circumstances, such concession might be mude, but
Ofice French Foreign the
was How salt to be us strongly op how sak posed to such a step as London and Washington.
In
Mr. Alexander On Malayan Compensation
on
Mr. Alexander said on April 27 that any decision of a Service Department, if regarded as un- acceptable, would be tested in the courts.
London, May 18. Mr A. V. Alexander, the De- beliseen Britain, France and the demanded by Soviet Zone offence Minister, regretted in the United States that they would clals which was not required be House of Commons today that
1. 1048. and also Germany to her fore March
1150 the reply he gave on April 27 rail and года on any plea of cases in which
on the compensation for requi- transport from the Western zones to Berlin is being held up andsitioned goods in Malaya was
bused
inaccurate informu- normal documents are being re-
tion. "Soviet
Zobe representatives have promised to examine those complaints us a matter of urgency atnce some of the goods held up are of a perishable character,"
Today Commander Allan Noble, Points To Be Solved
Opposition Conservative, asked if also said, the Minister was aware that the
• The communique "Although Inter-zonal trade Crown could not be sued in beginning to move there are courts of the Ferioration of Ma-- atlil
of important layn unless Immunity A number
was waived. points to be rosolved. Theat Commander Noble nisu asked concern tho changes
which
Ich what special arrangements were being made for appeals against trade agreement for the year the decisions of Service Depart 1948 was made between tha Gorman economic authorities ments with regard to goods re
quisitioned for the purposes of beth areas including the fact denial,
Ivone
Philip Jessup, Str Dr. Kirkpatrick anet M. Alexandre Parot will unanimously recom- mend to their respective Foreign Ministers that, whatever happens or whatever the Russians offer, the plans for setting up a Wes- tern German State under the recently votei Bonn Constitu- Hion must go through, it was understood.
Its
Must Join West
West
and
Parly described the new German uptimistic prophecies flag us black, red and "yellow" power circles here. instead of black, red and "gold".
Members of the majority Social Democrats Party toolt this as an insult and rushed at the member,
The conference was pecter to last move
t
COULE
have occurred since the Tant
the
of two currencies and the non. "I am satisfied that the answer existence of Inter-zonal to the first part of the question
an
He indicated that in his opinion
is in the affirmative.
"Commander Noble has written to me on the subject as recently as May 9 and I hope to let him intricate answer to the have an
trade agreement.
regret "The financial question will be that the statement made in the considered by the finance ex- last sentence of my reply to this They will urge that in any
perts before another meeting of question of April 27 was based union of all Germany, the Eas-
the economie advisers is ar- on Inaccurate information sup- tern Zone must join the Wes-
plied to me. ters democratic State under ranged."
Quadripartite meeting in Bur- con. itione fully afeguarding Un have shown that the Russians
freedom. lemocracy and A temporary modus
vivendi are attempting to keep as large for East-
trade, measure of control over trade German
and an
to call another between Berlin and the Western questions that he has rolsed rea- agreement
zones in their hands as possible, sonably soon."--Reuter, in debate | four-power conference when a member of the German year's time were among the more high Western official stated to-
in three-night.
YUGOSLAV CHARGE| some of the difficulties might be AGAINST HUNGARY not ex- than three weeks. The three Western powers
Belgrade, May ¡18. Yugoslavia today charged Hua- were said to have agreed to of them.
economic officials of the fourtilitles against a Socialist state, genuine agreement are forth-
An official Government state- Powers and that between traffic coming at an
passed in a spirit of men said that a Hungarian fron- Meanwhile, arly date.
officials inofcials Herlin
promised
10 amlability and cheerfulness, thistler guard was wounded in fran- Inday
tier shooting near Kaprivica last official said. cxamine Western Allied
At the transport meeting dim- Saturday. Zone excluded plaints that East
The statement did not mention culties about barge traffic were
a protest note from Hungary to alleging Yugoslavia on Monday that on the same day Yugoslavs shot and killed a Hungarian sol- dler inside Hungarian territory.
The Hungarian Government was responsible and deliberately pro-
due to misunderstandings and
teething troubles" but not all
threatening him with their fists. break off the talks if no signs of Both today's meetings between gary with trying to provoke hos-
The President restored order with some diffleully and told the mem- ber that his speaking time was up. He left the Chasiber, and when he tried to return was forcibly
ejected by Social Democrats,
Later the President
him from the debate.
Statos Rotify
Soviet
com-
officials are hindering inter-zonal trade.
A British official communique among the subjects discussed, and The Western officials felt con- satel
hey will that they
followfident that Soviet co-operation in resuming barge trable would now
Financial experts are expected
Earlier, three German State Wint
matler of urgency Parliaments ratified the Bona Constitution, the basis for Wost Germany's Federal Government.
a
of the economic advisers be forthcoming. meeting of the four occupation Powers, economic advisers of the Military week, and transport oficials may make the Yugoslavs take irres- The communique stated, "The to have a meeting later this voking incidents in an effort to
meel on Friday, it was learned. ponsible steps". the statement
The State Parliament of North Wuerttemberg - Baden, United States zone, ratified the Basic brought very
Law by 80 votes to 10 after a four-hour debate. All the oppo-
nents were Communists, whose
Governers of the Western zonda
to the Reuter. strongly
motion to submit the Constitution by the three Western Military
to o popular plebislefte was de Governments last week, was Sou- feated by the same majority:
th Baden, in the French
مه
zone.
The Parliament also adopted an Only two Communists voted appeal to the West-German against it. A Communist motion Minister-Presidents
declare to reject the Basle Law and con- that only the future Federal Partnet the Eastern Zone "People's Hament could decide the seat of Council" was defeated. the Federal capital, and that the The Parliament of Rhineland. choice of Bonn would not be bin-Palatinate, French zone, also re- ding on it,
tined the Constitution with its
The second State Parliament to eight Communist members ratify the Constitution, approved voting against.-Reuler.
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Report From Malaya
London, May 18.
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Commissionor General for South-East Asia, arrived by air in London today from Singaporo. !
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"I have a good report", he told a reporter. "The Communist terrorists are withdrawing deeper and deeper into the jungle and we are overcom- ing their campaign.'
He added, "There has been Mr. Alexander replied that he Ave months' steady Improvement could not add to what he had
In our position and a weakening already sald-Reuter,
of the Communist campaign. It
is clear that the morale of the terrorists is very shaky."
The
democratic trade unions were flourishing, he said. There were now more than 300 and they are improving their position all the time. The union move-
had
developed quickly
Acheson On Pacific Alliance
ment after the war but in some cases it got into the hands of extre mist Communist leaders who ruled it with h.reign of terror. At the outbreak of violence the trade union leaders went into the Jungle and democratle forces the United States was not cur-
were now in control.
Mr. MacDonald sald
heart
Washington, May 18.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, said today that
"WE were steadily avercoming at his weekly press conference.
rently considering participation that the in a Pacific defence pact. But Army was in remarkably good he admitted that serious dan-
although
a fighting
gers to world peace existed in chemy generally unseen
under the situation in Asia. extremely difficult conditiona.
Mr. Acheson's comment, made the terrorist campaign", he con- followed statements by the Aus- cluded.
tralian Prime Minister, Mr. J. B. "But the thick jungle gives Chifley, that initial steps to create the enemy opportunities for ren Pacific. defence arrangement trent und hiding, which means had been taken.
Asked to elaborate they can continue their desperate defence, whereas int the open serious danger in Asia, Mr. Ache- country they could be speedily son said those he had in mind rounded up.
were revolving around the pre- Within minutes of landing Mr.sent disturbing position in China. MacDonald was consulting
re- I scoms to me that some of presentatives of the Foreign and those who make such suggestions
(for, a Colonial Offices.
Pacific pact modelled on the North Atlantic Pact) may not Meanwhile, Britain is making have given study to the evolu- considerable quantities
of do- tionL
of the North Atlantic fence stores avaliable to Pakia Trenty," he added.
tar, the Dafence Minister, Mr.
Alexander, told A. V.
the House of Commons today.
The rate of delivery depended upon the availability of stocks and the level of production, he added.
Mr. Leonard Gemmans, Con- servative,
asked had
what priority was being given to the delivery of armaments to Pakis- tan in view of the fact that she received only approximately one quarter of war stores specified under the partition agreement,
Britain had some responsibility for partition, he said.
on
the
Set Of Circumstancos "This was largely the product of a specific set of circumstances peculiar to Europe and the Atlon- lie communities, the logical cul- mination of a long series of de- velopments," Mr. Acheson said.
He said that although serious dangers to world peace existed in the situation in Asia it was
also true, as the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru. had sald, that A A Pacific defence pact could not take shape un
cent internal tll present
conflicts, In Asia were resolved. Pandit Nehru had been quoted
Mr. Alexander replied, "further by stating that the time don't think we have reaponal was not ripe for a pact on the bility for the administration of lines of the North Atlantic Treaty 'an agreement between two Do-because of these internal confilets.
minions, In any caso, auch A "Mr. Nehru's view appears to question should be addressed to be an objective appraisal of to the Secretary for Common- the actual practical possibilities wealth Relations."
at the present tirpe." Mr. Acho- son added.-Reuter.
no was
There
question priority in this matter, he said.
of
"We have demands for help of
Britain Agrees
Washington, May 18. Well-informed sources said to-
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