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HARRIMAN SAYS:
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,- 1949.
Air Tragedy
Kills 24
DEVALUATION SHOULD In Mexico
HELP EUROPE'S UNITY
Paris, September 27.
The Marshall Aid roving Ambassader, Mr. Averell Harriman, said at a press conference here today that devaluation "should be helpful towards European unity.”
"The period of adjustment may be a bit confusing but basically, a realignment of currencies closer, to real values will certainly help the free flow of goods and capital," he added.
Mr. Harriman said that "o at-sults will be achieved before the tain the freest possibile intra-end of the year.” European movement of goods re- Currency devaluation "greatly quires a wider convertibility of improves the prospect of dollar
earnings." Mr. Harriman stated.
Truman men spurrencies within Europe
"Currency devaluation makes The renewal of the Reciprocal possible the decisions by which Trade Act shows that by a further imports this objective can sooner be reduction of barriers
achieved. I look forward to im- into the United States, the Ameri- mediate action by the Organisa-can people are ready to help the tion for European Economic Co. free world compete in our mar- operation, to, free trade from quantitative import restriction," he added.
"I am hopeful that, in spite of the admitted difficities of the adjustment period, important re-
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he said that increase intra- European trade and increased dollar exports go hand in hand in achieving the same end-treeing Western Europe from the need for extraordinary outside aid by June.
1952,"
Mr. Harriman said later that European nationa the Western would find it easier to balance their payments as a result of devaluation.
other
MR. HARRIMAN
DRUG SMUGGLER SENTENCED
An
Milan, September 27. With devaluation and
American-bom driver, measures on which the countries Vincent Trupia, was sentenced of the O.E.E.C. are embarking here to 20 months imprison- am optimistic about the expansionment and fined 50,000 fire for of sales to the dollar area,"
attempting to smuggle 15 added.
pounds of cocaine to the United States.
man
One Price
he
Mexico City, September 27,
All 24 persons on board a Mexican commercial airliner are belleved to have perished after the plane crashed into the side of Popocatepeti Voi- cano, Southern Mexico.
The plane was carrying a crew of three and 21 passen. The plane was bound Bere for Mexico City from Tapa- chula, In Southern Mexico. Rescue workers had to fight their way up the now-cOVES- cd mountainside in an, effort
the scene of to reach crash.--Reuter.
the
BRIDE TO WAIT FOR YEARS
Boy Cinema Star Gets Big Fine
Beaconsfield, September 27.
The boy movie star, Bobbie Driscoll, was fined £100 here today on a summons that, being an alien, he obtained employment in Britain without the consent of the Ministry of Labour.
Driscoll is now taking a legding | part in the film "Pleasure Island" at the Denham Film Studios, near here.
His father, Mr. Arthur Cletus J. Driscoll, and RKO-Walt Dis- ney British Productions, Limitesi. of London, were eached ined £100 for alding and abetting Drissell in the offence.
MASS GRAVE UNEARTHED
Dachau, September 27.
A third mass grave of Dachau concentration camp victims,
be-
Notice of appeal against the lieved to contain 15,000 bodies, court's decision was given. Mr. was unearthed today after disco- R. E. Seaton, for the defence. | very of a Nazi SS. map of the usked for an adjournment on the area. grounds that the boy was not em- played by an English campany. He said that an adjournment was necessary pending the ar- rival of sssments fruit the United States.
Both Mr. Seaton and Mr.
Berlin, September 27. A pretty, 27-year-old Berlin Thomas Swann, the chairman of blonde, who yesterday married the fim company, were asked by the magistrates whether they by trans-Atlantic telephone, an American Army Sergeant sta- would agree to the boy's stop tioned in Texas, today founding work during the adjourn out that she may have to wait ment, if it were granted. as long as two years before she could join him in the United
States.
The American Consul-General here told her today that she can not be given any priority
in obtaining an exit semmit
Rita Wehrman, who met her husband, Sergeant Eldon Coving- ton of Bloomington, Indiana, while he was
manager
of the Stork Club in Berlin, where she that I can
way
an
Neither could give such undertaking, as they said that the aim was being made.
Immigration and Ministry or Labour officials said that it had been made. quite clear that the boy must not be employed in Britain in any capacity.
The police said that they had warned the company that the boy must stap werking en pra- ⚫secutions would follow.
take
Mr. Seaton asked again an ad- journment and, when this was refused, declined to He said that he would take his
ang
Two similar graves were disco- vered last week, when Dr. Philip Auerbach, Bavarian State Attor- ney for victims of Fascism, esti- mated that 4,000 bodies were buri- ed within a 30-metre radius.
The map, in the possession of architect since the an unnamed end of the war, showed the new
grave to be 135 metres long and
nine metres wide.
Digging today, brought to light uniforms, shoes and boots, con- firming that the corpses were from the camp.
Investigations are continuing.--
Reuter.
RED PROPOSAL REJECTED
quota, and b / further part in the proceedings- tional Assembly this afternoon re-
worked as waitress, said that Asked about Britain's decision
Twenty-six-year-old Trupia wor Sterling was arrested at Rane's Ciampino "appanntly the only to devalue the Found without prior consultation with Airport in June after the cocaine get to the United States is under the O.EE.C. countries. Ma Harri-was found in his baggage before the emigration
many other said:
plane for New cause there are so "You cannot have long he boarded a
people ahead of me, that might discussions about something which York. affects so many people and A 19-year-old American, Gio-take as long as two years."
consular official explained many speculative interests." banni Pirico, was sentenced V
Consulate did not that since the Mr. Harriman said that the a months imprisonment on
telephone marriage, Adminis-
charges of aiding Trupia Economic Co-operation
Two recognise
no special allowances could be tration thought that European ather men were acquitted
in the case. inade should Gx the same
Lucky countries
the Luciano,
former
"However, if Sergeant Coving price for
domestic and export American gangster now "exiles" goods
and believed that they in Italy," was arrested on suspi-ton travels to Berlin and produces would work towards this prin- cios of being
marriage certificate, things involved with his ciple.
Trupia, but was afterwards re- might be speeded up," the official leased and banished temporarily
added. to his native Sicily-Reuter,
He said that he expected the West German Government to join the O.EE.C. instead of being re- presented by the High Commis- sioners.
FOOD NEEDS OF
FAR EAST
Singapore, September 27. Hafiz Mohammed Ishaq, Chair- man of the Asia and Far East Re-
"All economic problems of Western Germany up to the pre- sent have been considered on the| some basis as the problems of other participant in the Every European Recovery Programmegional Conference of the Food and Agricultural Organisation, now meeting in Singapore, said today that there should be no slacken- ing in the effort to produce the maximum amount of food in this. : region.
he stated-Reuter.
BRITAIN DECLARES "WAR"
Mrs, Covington, meanwhile, has discovered that her telephone marriage has not yet been recog nised by the German authorities. am still registered as Frau- German lein
Office," she said. They will
not change my name to Ms. Covington until the marriage documents are received from Texas."-Router,
Regimann in the
BURMA AMBUSH
Mr. Ishaq. Joint Secretary of
Rangoon, September 27. Pakistan's Ministry of Agricul- A Burmese Government Co- ture. told Reuter that the Govern-muníque today said Shan levies at ments of this region had formulat- Htansaung. 25 miles East of the ed development schemes and fix-Southern state capital, Taungi ed national targets which, in ambushed a rebel party travelling Paris, September 27. The Finance Minister. M. theory, went to suggest that the by truck towards Liolem.
become self-suffi- The truck was set on fire and Maurice Petsche,
the region might told
cient or even have a slight sur-all the rebels killed-Associated Cabinet French
today that
plus in 1951.-Reuter.
Press, Sterling devaluation was the declaration of a genuine mor.e- tary war by Britain. a usually reliable source stated.
#
The Cabinet was holding crisis meeting over labour de- mands for a wage bonus follow- ing devaluation.
Ministers are divided on the
issur
M. Petsche, opposed to a bonus, laid special stress on the rivalry- France would have to face from Britain in world markets an 3 result of devaluation, it was understood.
M
Daniel Mayer, Socialist Minister of Labour, supported the riemand, backed by all the main trade union bodies (Communist, Socialist and Christian) for an mediate bonus of 3,000 to 5,000
franc
10
The future of this longest-lived Government of the Fourth Re- public-it has lasted for over a vear-is
generally believed depend on. the success of the Radical Prime Minister. M. Henri Queuille, in reconciling the dit-
ferencea
The Cabinet is meeting again tonight, while this afternoon Ministers and experts are study- ing a scheme to prevent price increases resulting from devalua- tion-Reuler.^*
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