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Pakistan's Position In Commonwealth Linked With New Constitution
Briton Gives Up His Citizenship
London, Juno 5. Pakistan's futuro position in the Commonwealth will be decided when the now draft Constitution is finally reviewed in the Constituent Assembly, its President, Mr. Tomizuddin Khan, told Reuter here today.
"We expect to consider our new draft Constitution by about the end of 1950," he said in on ex- clusive interview.
Thie Assembly will deckle whether Pakistan will remain in the Commonwealth (15
Do. minion, become a Republic ke India or leave the Commonwealth altogether, Mr. Khan saki.
Warsaw, June 5 George Chandos Bidwell, head of the British Council organisation in Poland for the last three and a half years, to- day announced that he had' re- signed and renounced his Bri- tish citizenship. It was official-Prime Ministers ly stated that he had been granted Pollsh citizenship.
Mr. Bldwell made his announce- ment in a letter published by all Polish papers in which he said the attitude ot the British Govern meut and Its subservience to imperialista rendered
American
farelen his work.
Sentor British Embassy officials only learned last night u Mr.
decision. The Britis Bidwell's Ambassador, Sir Donald Gainer. said today that he had no con
ment
Inquiries at Mr. Bidwell's
luxurious villa, which is owned by the British Council, were fold that he was away in the country and not expected for the next few days.-Router.
The Troubles Of A Woman Flier
Buffalo, New York. June 5. MIS. Richard Morrow-Tuit, the Cambridge housewife, flew her plane bock into the United States yesterday to comply with American aviation regulations before resuming her round-the- world flight.
said that she
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Italian Farm Strike Near A Compromise
Referring to the recent London conference
of Commonwealth
which enabled | to remain 41 publican India
Rome, June 5. "The member, Mr. Khan said,
officials Farmers and union Commonwealth liten has been en-
arged. It is a good decision for tonight appeared to be nearing the Commonwealth's future." a compromise to end the bloody
16-day old strike of a million | and a half Italian form wor-
The first elections under the new Pakistan Constitution now! being drafted would probably be kers. held unler an universal adultį The strike opened with the franchise, with equal voting
rights for men and women.
"The new electoral roll will be prepared
unions demanding national wage contracts. The farmers said that regional agreements,
they were only willing to grant
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1949.
Probe Into Mail Robbery
Uxbridge, Middlesex,
June 5,
Dafectives here were today investigating what may be the first almal! robbery in Britain.
Bundles of airmalt letters, all franked In Ireland to ad. dress in Switzerland, were discovered tonight and Dt Baturday night in the Rulellp area, near here.
The letters found on Satur- day night were scultared over a wide area. Those picked up tonight were tied in two bundles
it is believed that 200 letters have been recovered. Some had been opened.- fouter.
Tsaldaris' Telegram To Mr. Lie
Athens, June 5.
· M. Constantin Tsaldaris, Greek Foreign Minister, in a telegram today to Mr. Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said that unless there was a complete change after the instituent)
of attitude on the part of Al- Assembly has declled about uni- The Communist-led General bania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, versal adult franchise. The clee Confederation of Labour (CGIL)| the United Nations would have tions should occur within a year and the "Free" (non-Communist) to deal with the matter in # of the new Constitution
Confederation resolute nanner. Labour com- General pletion." Mr. Khan added.
(LCGIL) today sent the Labour Pakistan'a new
Minister, Signor Ermintore Fan- Constitution
t<I regret to inform you that that will rest
broad prin- fani, a letter saying
they the old given
by the Northern ciples of democracy, universal were willing to discuss regional neighbouring countries to the
of agreements us an interim 'men Greek equality
Continued guerillas has rights and justice Mr. Khan
notwithstanding that the General declared.
Assembly called upon those coun- tries to rease giving this aid," the telegram said.
brotherhood,
on the
Trac Islamic Lives
The
Constitution will oblige the State to ensure that Muslims can lead true Islande Ilves,
"The minorities will have full freedom". religious and cultural he asserted.
Certain quarters strongly
that
Constitution, the pected
federal be of a which would
CX-
type, would follow United States rather than British practice, Mr. Khan said.
model
"The Amerienn
con-
She arrived from Toronto and would stay In Buffalo "until I get a certifiente of airworthiness."
"The plane is of right," she snid, it is just a matter ot tedious, expensive inspection," forms more to the Islamic system
Officials said that in addition of government," he added. the would need a State Depart- To help draft the new Constitu ment export licence, which may tion, the Constituent Assembly require several weeks, before she had set up several committees. -would be permitted to By the Mr. Khan stated,
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These were: committees on Iundamental rights, minorities und franchise, a committee to determine the relationship be- tween States accessory to Pakis- tan and the parent government, and one to draw up
the baste principles of the Constitution.
sure."
The letter added, however, that if these agreements Were con- cluded they should not be preju- dicial to union demanda for no- tional contracts. It said that af- ter the conclusion of regional con- tracts both sides should meet be- fore September 20 this year to discuss a nationwide agreement.
"In particular, the ald given by Albania has net only con. tinued but has increased to an unprecedented degree," the
telegram aerted.
The employers' reply will prob- ably be delivered at a meeting M. Tsaldaris listed the resolu- between both *ldes tomorrow. tions passed by the United Na- Four people have been killed and tions and the efforts mede to a mamber injured during clashes end the dispute. arising from the strike.-Reuter.
Split In Italian Labour
Rome, June 4.
new
He recalled that by the Gen- cral, Assembly resolution of November 27 last year, the Greek, Albanian, Bulgarian and Yugo- slav Governments were at the end of six months to Inform the United Nations of the fulfillment
the of
recommendations then made,
Greece had accepted the sub- Italian Socialist and Republi-stance of the proposals made by can trade unionists met here the Conciliation Committee set up
to form today
Italian under the United Nations resolu Federation of Trade Unions, tion of November 10 for renew- distinct from the Communist- Ing or concluding frontier con- dominated General Confedera-ventions, but Yugoslavia, Buj.
tion of Italian Labour.
garia and Albania had not, the
Mr. Khan is returning to Korachi from the first meeting The new organisation will be telegram said.-Reuter. of the General Council of the known ns the Federation of Commonwealth Parliamentary Italian Labour. Negotiations for Association in Ottawa, leave London by air on Wednes- day, with his Private Secretary, Mr. Hassu Sheikh for Karuch!, where he is due about June 18. -Reuter,
He with its formation have been going on of the Federation formed today
for more than
Three Fires
In Manila
Monilo, June 6. An estimated US$1,000,000 worth of government and private property went up in smoke and flames over the week-end in three sensational fires in Manila.
The first and largest was a fire: which razed the Philippine Re- lief and Trade Rehabilitation Ad- ministration building.
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The second fire destroyed a row of business establishments Santa Cruz Church in the heart of the city. while the third des- troyed motion picture films in motion picture company offices on
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month, since said that unlike the two other the. Republican Party, the Indo- Federations, it-ill be strictly non- pendents and the Democratic So-political. cialists, header by the Vice- Socialist trade unionists of the Premier, Signor Giuseppe Sara Saragat Party claimed tonight див, broke Away from the that the new Federation will C.G.L.L
have half a 500.000 membership This is the second split from within three months. the C.G.I.L. The first occurred The C.G.LL. claims six mil- when the Christian
Democrat llon members, and the 'L.C.G.LL.. Unions left to form the Free which has no complete figures of General Confederation of Italian its members yet, is estimated to Labour (L.C.G.I.L.) The founderal have 1,500,000,--Reuter.
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Denounces Roman Catholics
Prague, June 5.
The official Communist newspaper "Rude Pravo"
today joined in Czechoslovakia's donunciation of the Roman Catholic heirarchy.
The newspaper repeated the information Minister, Vaclav Kopecky's, statement that "they will not stand for high traitors even if they wear consecrated garb."
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The paper said: "The Vati-, constitutior and laws of the state. can proves daily by itn policy It said: "No state would stand that it stands in the camp of for it." the imperialists. Its political interests alm against the people's democracies.
"External influences, as in Po- land and Hungary, use the ideo- logical influences of the church against the people's democracy and do not stop even at misusing the religious sentiments of the people.".
In Rome a Vatican Source commented. "Communist newa- papers have been repeating these charges time and time again."
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"Clergyman, sa citizens of our stato, have the same civil rights as others, but they have also the same civil duties." The newspaper said the Com- munist-led Government is willing to make all possible concessiona to the church in the interest of an the church representatives do not accord, but it became clear that want to reach an accordi
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