THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1949.
VISHINSKY PLAN REJECTED U.S. MAY INCREASE
JAPANESE POLICE
Four-Power Control For All Germany FORCE STRENGTH WESTERN HOPES CHILLED
Paris, May 25.
Russia proposed in the Foreign Ministers Council on Tuesday to wipe out the West German stato and rofurn German affairs to the four-power control machinery. All three Western powerS immediately rejected the proposals, made by the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrei Vishinsky.
The breakdown of four power machinery led to the Berlin blockade. The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Doan Acheson, called the Russian suggestions
"disappointing." "My hopes are distinctly chilled," he said.
BRITISH GRANT TO MALAYA
Londen, May 24, Mr. Philip Piratin, Commu- nist. asked in the House of Cotamons today why the Gov- ernment proposes to double the grant to Malaya from £10,000,- 000 to £20,000,000 damige.
The first of the
Soviet proposila
long-awaited mie organs existing al present in in this fourth the East! zone and West zone,' effort of the Foreign Ministers to and re-establish the "all Berlin The or government. reach a German settlement were magistrat”
power question of a outlined by the Western
dnic for Berlin elections would be settled by the press officers after n meeting of nearly three hours, It was the Berlin Kommandatura, second scrsion of the conference. In effect, Mr. Vishlaky's plan would:
1.
Nullify the West German sinte at Bonn by putting German control in the hands of a German State Covncil under the Allied control council. This German cen- tral government body would be formet from the Communist for:
Ger- economic regime of East for
many and the economic council of West Germany.
Give implied Western
to the nauf picked cognition East Communist regime by giving it an equal voice in con- trol of German affairs.
war
He biguhed if this proposal will come before Parlament for approval before it operates,
He also wanted to know why "this burden on the taxpayer had, been imposed in view of the sub- stantial profts made by the fia and rubber companies" in Ma- laya.
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2.
rc-
in have received
poned
Whether Mr. Vishinsky's pro- central German berly would exercise political or enly clear economie fusellans is not from his statement. However, he did in his speech that the econo- mle unity of Germany is not pos- sible without political unity.
Mr. Acheson rose at once after
Mr. Vishinsky had finished and called the programme a "bark to Potsdam policy". He compared it with a patient who had the use of his limbs restored after help less condition.
zones.
T.V. Soong
In France
`Paris, May 24. The former Chinese Pra mler, Dr. T. V. Goong, has arrived in Paris from Hong Kong.
A spokesman at the Chi- nese Embassy sald that he has, como to Paris to rest and
treated for
mluor stomach allment. He was ac- companied by Madume Song and a scorclary:
be
A
He made the trip from China hy plane to Oruszola and motored to Paris on Bun-
Almost блу.
Immediately after his arrival, he went to the country near Versailles—————
Associated Press.
JAPANESE POW'S
Washington, May 24.
The State Department spokesman, Lincoln White, today confirmed that studies are being mado on increasing the Japanese police force; He denied that there is any intention of forming a
Japanese "army.'
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White commented
Whether or not today's an at a press conference following press, renouncement .represents a reversal ports originating here that the of State Department thinking or formallon of a Japanese defence merely evidence that, after pro force la under consideration, longed study, Department opin-
lon
tho is crystallising on
could There is no intention, he cald, favourable side,
not be af forming or allowing the for- learned immediately. United mation of any national defence Press. torco. for Japan. However, hej said, it is a well-known fact at present that the Japanese police force Is Marlequate to perform its duty in the country.
Mr. White's announcement s that the first ometal tufication
is seriously
the United
States
studying the plan tong advocated by Lieutenant General Robert
Eichelberger,
who
CHINESE REDS IN BURMA
Rangoon, May 24.
retired last! Tighter precautions have December from his post as com- been taken along the Chinese- mander of the U.S. occupation Burmeso border because of large-scale Chinese guerilla ground forces in Japan.
General Elehelberger has reactivity, the Burma Army Radio
announced tonight.
Tokyo, May 24. The Japanese Government to- day asked General Douglas Mac Arthur to take such action ag will help clarify the situation repeatedly urged that a Japanese "constabulary" be or- garding the repatriation of Jap- police anese prisoners of war from So-ganised and armed for purpose
of internal security.
viet-controlled areas.
PAINTER DEAD
The Government said the Jep- anese people have learned with a mixed feeling of hope and an- xiety that Russia will repatriate 05,000 Japanese by November, He stresses the determination For this reason, the Government Strip from the Western of the three Western powers not said, it is constrained to ask Gen- Germans the solf-governing to unde the progress
they had eral MacArthur to take action. powers they
made in the recovery of their United Press. statute the Westem occupation by going back to the at present defunct Albed control council, Russin wrecked this body by well for thew election in walking out in March, 1948,
strike-torn Berlin of a governs ment for all the elly. (German Communists in 1940 drove the elected city government from the City Hall to the Enst sector, set up their own East Berlin regtime
election in chosen at a shap mago compensation scheme mass meeting, and boycotted the which it now being considered regular Berlin election so that
The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Ar- thur Creech Jones, replied that the answer to the first two parts of the question were given in his announcement last Friday (when he announced the increase in the grant)..
·
"The third part of the quen- tion is based on A misunder. standing
da of
the
wat
in Malaya" Mr. Creech Janss❘ only a West Berlin government sald
"The scheme Is designed to ns-
of the sist in the rehabilitation
Malayan economy as a whole as can be seen from the correspon- dence with the Malayan Govern- ment."Reuter.
Life Prisoners Want Reform
Leghorn, May 24. Carabinieri. summoned by short-wave radio to quell a revolt on the prison island of Gorgona, 20 miles off Leghorn, arc tracking down escaped "lifers" late today among the rocky cliffs.
The revolt broke out yesterday among working convlets, who erected barricades along the elifts in driving rain. They held out for hours, denunding reform in prison conditions, and all the while the short-wave radio call- "Revolt Among Prisoners, ed Send Reinforcements."
Speedboats, laden with Cara binieri armed with tommy-guns
was chosen.)
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Ruhr Authority 5-Wipe out the Rubr thority which the three Western with Belgium, the powers, Netherlands and Luxemburg. have set up. Russia woukl sub- stic control of the plus countries
He trncert the growth of West Germany as a democratic polit)- ent body with a gradual return
of powers to the Germans and pointed to the four power control muchinery as a tallure.
Sterilisation
Robert
France's
Schumah asserted that if spoke next and Four Power unity in Cermony is to be re-established it should not be done by reverting to the Four Powers starting point and repealing old cistakes.
Madrid, May 24. The famous painter, Eduardo Chicharry aged 86, died here to- cny of bronchial pneumonia.- United Press,
A Roversal
Today, when
Mr. Generat
White'a
Informed announcement,į
of
Elchelberger
The guerillas are approaching Sadon, 30 miles East of Myilk pina, the State capital of the Ka- About 1,- chins, the Radio sald. 000 Chinese Communists are ac- tive in villages near the Uppe: district of Bhumo. Burma
by the amfled Burmese Ammunique
Army Headquarters satc broadly but declined to com- that combined rebel forces mont.
army deserters, White Band General Eichelberger's ad-PYOs and Communists-are mass-- vocacy of
ot a 150,000-ptan police ing near Basseln, the Irrawaddy force was first made public in an port 00 miles West of Rengoon. interview with the United Press:
Government forces have cap- last year, bu
Since then, the former tured Ngapulaw, a town South of commanding general of the Bassein, without resistance and
rebel
Eighth Army has repeated his ebel concentrations in the area ideas in public speeches,
were heavily bombed, the com. However, State Department munique added.. sources have hitherto been re- ported as opposed to the lea.
Indonesia Minister Calls On Quirino
Manila, May 24. -
That, he said, would be to The Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Alexander A.
sterilise what the Western Powere had achieved in their
zones.
Mr. Bovin
Maramis, called on Président Elpidio Quirino this morning,
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rebel activity in the area, the communique sald. Three hundred rebels are said to be concentrated In a Buddhist monastery at Ta- day, 80 miles North of Meiktila.-- Reuter.
North of Rangoon, the Karans are moving East from Naungte. bin before a Government ad- vance along the railways, The North Burma Army Head- quarters at Meiktila has been re- inforced because of large-scale
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FRONTIERS OPEN
Arc
to
The British Foreign Secretary, big four Ernest
was in the rest Bevin, who bordering Ger- Chair, claimed
Damascus, May 24, "both for le paid his respeels and ex-
her fearless espousal that to go back] many Poland,
The Syrian-Lebanese frontlers inthe Security Czechoslovakia to Potsdam would take both Ger- tended the "fraternal and neigh of. our cause Denmark, Holland, Belgium and
of greetings many
President Council of the United Nations were re-opened today after 241 and the Four Powers back bourly Luxembourg - and
Indonesia represents to the stage they were in even Soekarno of
and its and for her numerous ects of hours.
Syria had closed the frontierį lives of German economic org
friendliness on organi
Filipino soll before the Potsdam Poet
because a Syrian officer and three sutions.
was people." signed.
self." No change in
soldiers were detained in the Le- Russia's do.
Dr. Maramis was accompanied manda
broadly repeated by Mr. Charles Thombu, acting for
President Quirino responded banon accused of the murder of a £2,500,000,000 In the arguments used by Mr.secretary-general of the Minister by reiterating Philippine sym- pro-Jewish spy. Syrian and Le- reparations from Germany was Acheson and M. Schuman.-As- of Foreign
Horsono
haдese Affairs,
representatives pathy for the Indonesian cause. Mr. Vlahinsky said sociated Press. indicated.
meet on the frontier to negotiate.. Reksiatmodjo, Indonesian Trade Russia's position, on that item
Mr. Neri Bald later that Presi--Reuter. is well known.
Representative in the Philippines, Wilhelm Peslk. Press Relations dent Quirino suggested that the The Soviel Foreign Minister led
VOLCANO ACTIVE Onicer, and the Philippine Under- Indonesian delegates put in con- up to his plan with a long speech
Affairs, crete form their request for a in which he accused the Western
Medan, May 24. Secretary for Foreign
1,000,000 pesos loan with which powers al departing from the
Sumatra's biggest volcano, Me- Feilno Neri.
The Indonesian statesman in- they intend to buy medical sup- principles laid down in the co-rapi, showed signs of activity this fciences at Yalle and Fotsdam, morning when # heavy smoke formed the Philippine President plies and textile surplus
terials,
He indicated that the country's war-ravaged and partitioning Germany. How cloud was thrown high into the of his ever, he did hat indulge in the air. The cloud reached a height conditions and expressed grati- talks will take several weeks.
In the meantime the Indonesian acrimonious statements un these
estimated at more than 2000 met- ude for the way the Philippines
allowed points which
has responded with nlacrity to representatives will be have characterised res
to inspect surplus property de population at the foot of his country's call for aid. past conferences.
'His proposition, in
The mountain shows no signs of riis
He also expressed Indonesia's pots and enrimark the goods they neasiness.--Reuter.
indebtedness to the Philippines want-United Press. written statement, contained two main points. The first, would re- establish
"the activity.
sol out across the 20 miles of Allied control council sea, nu were followed by others
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short
of the
In Ger
many on its previous basis" JS
In a larger boat, The Carabinieri the supreme power. and re-
broke the
but many escaped.
convicts barricades, establish the inter-Allied Kom- Three hundred men nre in- mandatura in Berlin "for the co- volved in the revoli. Most of them ordinatim of all city measures". returned to their cells without Western Rejection trouble, and 37, others who re-i
The second point would set up:
using as a basis "German econo-
sisted were captured after a short; a "single German central body", chosc.-Reuter.
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