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WESTERN POWERS AND PEIPING GOVERNMENT
Britain In Favour of Recognising Mao
BUT WILL FOLLOW U.S.
London, October 3.
Britain is at present inclined to recognise the Communist regime “in China, but will hold off if the United States objects, ins
formed quarters here said tonight.
The British Government intends to present a common front with the United States on the Chinese question to deny the Communists' propaganda any opportunity-of playing one Western country against the other The British intention was outlined shortly after a Foreign Office spokesman said it would consult with all-Commonwealth-and-Atlantic pact-nations- before making its decision. Informed quarters, emphasising that Britain will not act alone, said the Government's policy can present be described as one of "watchful waiting."
at
Officials said that any diploma- tions for the opening of diplomatic China following Soviet Bussia tie decisions regarding China will relations were those broadcast in be made in close consultation and June from, Peiping by Communist collaboration not only with the spokesman Lin Tao. He said the Commonwealth members and main conditions were: Atlantic pact powers but with other important interested coun-
and
HK Position
trics. They would not elaborate 1. Withdrawal of all foreiga further but it is understood that larmed forces from China. Siam, Burma and Indo-China will 2 Relationship based be included in the forthcoming discussions which, officials said. must await official notes from the new China government.
In Washington, the US State Department said today it will
which last night broke with the Canton Nationalist Covernment and announced recognition of the Goverment of the Communist leader, Mao Tse-tung
The
Bulgarian Foreign Minister,
Viadimir Poptomov. notified the Chinese People's Government of
in a telegram decision in a on
this
sent in and the name of his Government, equality. mutual benest
The Indian Ambassador to mutual respect of each other's independence and territorial inte-Nanking, Mr. Sardar K. M. Panik- kar, has been asked to return to grity
for Withdrawal of recognition Delhi
consultations, the from the Chinese Nationalis. Gov-Fesign Ministry in New Delhi
said tonight.
It added that Indian Consular representatives in China will at-
3.
make no move to recognise the jernment. new Chinese Communist govern-
ment without first consulting Congressional leaders.
The State Department press catcer, Mir. Michael J. McDermott, announced this policy.
United
the
Officials“ galg it is not known, and the Communist have given
no clue, whether application of tend to Indian interests during Mr. these conditions would affect Panikkar's absence. Hong Kong.
He said The US suggested last April a
Tito Course
States meanwhile, poncerted Western Power approach discuss all to this problem of how to deal developments in China with "in-ith the Chinese Communist
is continuing
terested friendly governments."
Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia may follow a go slow policy toward recognition of the new Chinese regime. Yugoslav diplomatic sources at Lake Success said.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1949.
Chinese Communisté For The UN?
Lake Success, October-S. Humours ofeculated here to- day that a Chinese Comisen, ist delegation will show up soon—perhaps thig Walk-O contest the Kuomintang cialm Chinese UN credentials and a hearing of the Sino- Russian cai
There is cohaiderable doubt however, whether the Unit ed States will grant visas to a Chinese Communist deputa- tion at the time.
American UN delegates art said to feel that Russia's re- cognition of the Peking re- gime lent farea to the Can- ton Government's charge that Moscow is threstening "if in- dependente-United Prece
BAN PLACED ON PROCESSIONS
IN LONDON
We a
London, October 3. The police today Banned all political- processsions in the London metropolitan area for three months.
The bon becomes effective from midnight tonight, the eve of the planned march through Lon- don's East End by Sir. Oswald 'Mosley's Union (Fascist) Movement;
for Movesnent's
The order was signed by the The police ban was regarder Bose Secretary, Mr. James as a move to prévent· possiblé Chuter Ede, after he had received similar trouble": tomorrow FE a protest against, the proposed Communists were among those Union Movement mirch
who protested strongly at the Landh District Trade Union Movement's planned Union Council stated that they match aznamenalad written to Mt Ede asking The Union
marst him to refuse permission for the was to have followed a mass British March as it was a pre-meeting to celebrate the seven- vocation to the people of the dis-teenth anniversary of the fores trict--
tion of the British Union Fascists
Threat Ta. Burn Newspaper
Manila Nervous On China Issue
Manila October. 4.
The Philippines' first Press: re- - action to Soviet recognition of Red China displayed, nervous op position to the thought of relations with the new neighbour across the Chiria sa
non-partisan
The followers of Sir Oswara- Mosley and Communists have re- 'peatedly come to blows in recent political demonstrations In- Lon- don's East End.
NIZAM ISSUES A WRIT
London; October 3, A writ for the repayment
of
She Oswald Moxley's Union (Fascist); Movement stated tor { night after a thres months "potice "bar" earlier today of alt pdistical processions in London that tomorrow they will public- ly burntha Communist news paper "Dilly. Worker The burning an official of the Movement-said,
take place at Vic
toria Park Square, Bethnal Green, in the heart of London's East End.
Followers of Sir Oswald Mos
of nearly £500,000 has beerley and Communists have fre The
"Manila taken out by solicitors here on quently reme to blows at poli- Times," largest daily in the Is-behalf of the Nizam of Hyder Beal demenstrations in this area? lands. pointed out that
The theabad against his former Finance
Orion Movement had Western Democracies are facing and Foreign Minister, the planned
to march through ther Russian initiative on three Nawab Moin Nawaz who is
East End tomorrow. but the Home Secretary, M: Jancs separate sectors in China proper, now at Lake Success. at Lake -Suécess where the Nawab Main led the Hyderabad Chuter Ede, signed the ban 9- question of Nationalist
China's delegation which flew
to the cessions, effective from mid-
tonight, after status is sure to be brought up, United Nations Assembly in Paris night
receiving and in Germany.
protests. year to present: Hyderabad's inst India.
The London district's Trade complaint against
last
The Nizam later withdrew his Council stated that they had complaint and repudiated the written to Mr. Ede asking him to, He authorised legal refuse permission for the march, "recovery" of it was a provocating to peopis
stated to in the district-Reuter. from the
"The Times "--mid, "This is the time for a Western solid front for real unity. But where is there such mity? England and India, that palladium of Democracy in more than the Far East, lear heavily toward have bec recognition and the stupidity of Hyderabad State account in Lon- Chinese naval commanders maydon to another account swing America that way."
The American-owned "Manila Bulletin said the Philippines eventually would have to make its own decision on recognition of Mao Tse-tung's regime. N
It is understood that the £500,~' 000 involved in the present pro ceedings is not part of that money, but another gum alto- gether.
Defendants with Nawab Moin
men", stressed: "Tare Mr. Ahmad, Secretary of the
the
to everyone here Hyderabad External Affairs De
partment, Barclay's Bank,
Chinese Communists,
and
AMERICAN NOTE TO MOSCOW
Washington, October 3
In a note implying that the Rus-
be that by acting together on the self also praised the Chinese have bad and are taking an im London. Mr. Ahmad" has spent sians lied when they claimed to
portant part in local subversive the last few momes at India before the High Court if the case
there.
to with world! House. But away Five evidence
Mr. McDermott emphasised to Britain and France at the time a news conference that despite accepted the US. suggestion that
The Yugoslav delegation voted ion of the the formation
Chinese the Western Powers should avoid with the Soviet bloc here last Communist regime, the United independent recognition of the week against U.N. discussion of States still
still recognises the Chinese Communists.
Nationalist China's charges of Nationalis:
Policy Unchanged government which
Russian intervention. The Yugo- has its capital in Canton.
The American jeca was said to day Foreign Minister, Mr. Edvard 3-fact The United States has
received no request from the Communist question the Western
Powers for leading what-he *régime for
1 people's revolution. Despatches from Peiping said the would probably be able to per-
Yugoslav the suade the Communists to observe
BOLLMAS indicated t Communists had sent copies of many of the international obliga-day, however, that Marshal Tito is their
announcement of a formal tions assured by the Chinese Na pot expected to follow Russia's government to all foreign consula itionalists.
lead by immediate recognition of in Communist China, Eut Mr.
Britain did not bind herself in, the People's Republic at Peiping M-Dermott said none has been re-
Soviet
recognition was ad- any wy ceived yet by American diplomats Communists after such talks.
way to not recognising the The
nounced on
on Sunday. Informants
The Chinese-Russian issue is on reported that there British Envoy's Recall has been no shift in basic British the General Assembly agenda for It was understood in Londen policy on the matter. But for discussion later this session. that the British Government is general they said, Britain believes It probably will come up around awaiting word from Sir Ralph Western recognition of the new the end of October. Stevenson, British Ambassador irrị Chinese regime must come ulti- Nanking, who was recently re- mately.
lon The British Government is un- called to London for consultation. į Officials said it is not known yet
known vet der pressure by British business- whether
he has started his men having interests in China not journey-
there.
to
delay reconstern
ition unduly He is making his own arrange- İ Of all the
Powers ments for leaving Nanking, the Britain has the biggest industrial" tpokesman said. On his way and financial investments in back he will pause
Already at Hong China.
impoverished, Kong and Singapore for talks Britain wants to keep those in- with local British authorities. terests.
cautious for a time:
Time For Action, Canton Says
the
have relinquished their control of North
Korea last year, the United Union to find and effect the refura States called upon the Soviet
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Co-
"Our police" and millikkry wis-is heard: thorities speak freely of Chin-
The delay in serving the writ an American vessel which was cae infiltration in the ranks of has been caused by the fact that Nolieved to have been seized by
Korean Communists. Moir is outside the outlaw Hukbalahaps and of Nawab
Two, American Economic money and aid that has flowed furisdiction of
of the British High operation Administration officials into movements here, calculat Court. According to the case for were aboard the vessel, which was ed to upset the Democratle the Nizam, Nawab Moin was on loan from the US. Government trusted in September, 1948, with to the Government of the Republic form of government"
The "Bulletin concluded it is a total of over £431,000, this one thing to
establish relations being placed in i joint secount with a government that minds its hold by Nawab Moin-and Mr. own business and quite another Ahmad.
-Beuter.
of South Korea. The vessel was the US. merchant ship Kimbali Smith.
다
Americans aboard were been acting as
delivered
The note, which was
to become friendly with a for- The Nizam now requires I said to have In Canton, one of Acting Na- cig regime that encourages payment to himself of this sum.visers to the Korean crews tionalist President Li Tsung-meddling --Associated Press. jen's top,'aldes said that Russia's || recognition of the Communit Government in China should munist China's reconstruction, atm convince the Western powers cording, to Peiping Radio tonight. that the time has come to "take action."
Dr. C.
The occasions was the celebration of the founding of the Communist Government and that of the Inter- national Day of the Struggle for Peace.
EXECUTIONS
in Moscow yesterday, asked the Soviet Government to "Tend INsistance in ascertaining the exact
location of the vessel and the wel
CZECHOSLOVAKIA fare of the two American officials,
and the prompt departure "OF the Chiu, Secretary-
Prague, October. 3. officials and the vessel in order In any event the Embassy is British polley's certain to be General of the Presidential Offices,
Iwa men, described by the that they may proceed to the port still accredited to the Chinese
said there was nothing surprising
official Czech Dews agency. as of original destination Central Government under Chiang Informants said that the Bri-t in the Soviet action. He said:
Mayor Hwang said that the vic-political bandits" were Executed
The ship vanished after iekvi Kai-shek. If, as broadcast from tish Foreign Secretary. Ernest "In the world today there are two tory of the Chinese revolution at Bro today after their appeal Ing Pusan, South · Korea-on Peiping. the Coramunists would
have been impossible were to the Supreme Court had failed. September, 20
20 with a chrijd: of insist on the withdrawal of re-York from Canada on Thursday, tie countries. No compromise or it not for the
men were sentenced to salt för Kunsin; another"port in cognition from the Nationalist will talk with the US. Secretary appeasement whatsoever is poss-by the Soviet Union in safeguard- death
a lower
hearing
South Koreal Government, it would raise the of State, Dean Acheson, and the ble between the two. The Westing world peace."
for high treason
Pyongyang radio
radio statión in Com- question of international diple French Foreign Minister, Robert ern Powers have failed in China That was the reason why the der, robbery and other lies, munist-Comira M Nach Korea on macy which must be discussed Schitzman, on the subject of re- in the past and now it is time for friendship between the Soviet and which were said to have been September 24 announce 1 ghất the with all other interested powers, cognition.
them to be determined to take Chinese peoples must be consoli- committed against persons and vessel had arrived in North Korea. officials said.
action in face of a greater crisis.”
dated, the Mayor added United property. Other details Were There has been no” “word” of If He did not say just what Press Associated Press and Reuter, withheld-Reuter.
since.-United Press. "action" he believed the Western Powers should take.
Bevin when he gets back to New camps-dictators versus democra- i would have bghty role played Th
So far, the Communists have insisted on treating Eritish Con-
Bulgaria Follows Russia
sular officials in various parts of Bulgaria has decided to establish Communist-China-as private ini diplomatic relations with the Chi- viduals and declined any form of nese Peoples Republic Government working relations on the grounds that they represented a power still recognising the Nationalist regime The only intimation so far re- ceived of the Communist condi-
A Chinese ForeigaOffice- spokesman said Russia's action
in Peiping and to exchange diplo- confirmed the Nationalist Govern matic representatives, the Bul-ment's charges against the Soviet garian News Agency said tonight.. Union in the United Nations,
She thus becomes the second nation to recognise Communist
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