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"VED CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1949,
POLITICAL CRISIS IN PARIS: MOCH RESIGNS
Germans Invited To Moscow
Berlin, October 17. Prominent members of the newly established East German Government have been invited to Moscow in the near future, German sources claiming close contact with the Soviet Con- trol Commission in Germany reports today.
Paris, October 17.
Premier Jules Moch, strong-man nemesis of the Communists, tonight despaired of bringing France's squabbling leaders together in a coalition Cabinet and resigned.
Disgusted with inter-Party disputes and strife within
the ranks of his own Socialist Party, M. Moch- tendered his resignation to President Vincent Auriol, who accepted it.
F
M Moch's resignation left the Cabinet, arrived at the Elyset Government crisis right where it Palace amid a battery of flashes with his Cabinet nearly two weeks was when Henri Quenille resigned from press cameras. ago under
pressure of Labou
clamour against the Government policy of frozen wages in the face of devaluation.
.
The party was expected to M. Moch announced that he was include the Minister-President, abandoning his efforts to form a Dr. Otto Grotewohl (Socialist govemment because, of Party Unity Party), the Foreign Minbickering over minor Cabinet ister. Herr Georg Dertinger posts. His plans to announce a Eastman dannotate and Te-new middle of the road govezu- presentatives of all other parties ment were magged late today by in the Cabinet,
a new flare-up of Party wrang- cleared up one dispute during the ling over minor jobs. He had morning, only to rim into another a few hours after he had said he was going to announce formation of his new government.
The appointment of M. GM Pushkin as Soviet diplomatic re presentative in Berlin would not affect the position of top Soviet representative already in Ger-
many, these sources said.
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the
a
Widening Chasm
The failure of M. Mock to form a Cabinet. although he obtained a majority vote in the National Assembly is seen in political circles as reflecting the widening cheam ort
tions of economic policy -be-- tween the right and left wings of the third force parties in France.
ers think the time has come for Business and Conservative lead-
Miss Sarah Churchill To Be Wed
Sea Island, Georgia,
October 17.
Nike Sarah Churchill, daughter of Britain's Winston Churchill, will marry Mr. Anthony Beauchamp, a Bri- tish society photographer.
In announcing their forth- coming marriage, the couple wald they had been secretly engaged for a week,
Mr. Beauchamp, 32, said he came to the U.S. three weeks ago after obtaining Mr. Winston Churchill's consent. Miss Church/II, who is 34, was divorced from Mr. Vie Oliver in 1945 She is an actress--Associated Press
U.N. Aid Plants
A Test
"
New York, October 17. policies and for calling a half to Romulo, President of the United a return. ic liberal economic Brigadier General Carlos P.
ference. further planning and State inter-Nations, said today that the UN programme of technical assist- ance to under-developed areas is
eulated that M. Moch would fail prosperity
The right wing and moderate a test of "people helping other parliamentary groups had cal-people out of the conviction that is as indivisible 2.5 to get a constitutional majority peace and both сал be
best and would thus clear the way for achieved through collaboration another Radical premier.
within the United Nations"
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The day's first crisis was solved M. V.S. Seminov, Ambassador when the Catholic Popular Re- and hitherto political adviser to publicans knuckled down to the Soviet Military Administra- Moch's ultimatum to come to his tion, would shortly be officially
of the Soviet ened to
terms by poop,
He had threat named as Chief Control Commission, and General Cabinet without
go ahead and form Vassily Ivanovitch Chukar, hit-leaders did
then if their Dera Sorict Military Governor, way. Just before noon, they did manoeuvring, during which two programme of technical assistance
not see things his
days of political General Romulo said: would become Commander-in Chief of the Soviet forces of oc- M. Moch's aides, weary after major parties officially supported to under-developed areas cupation, according to these re- their
all-day struggle to mined his
Moch bu: unofficially under- ilustrative of the nature, scope backing for their chief's wage-
chances of success, and, importance of the work of price compromise plan, then an-ere seen as tending to weaken the United Nations in the econo nounced happily that he was institutions in France and to in-bighlights the immense difficulties the authority of parliamentary mic and social fields alen ing to Elysee Palace at 12.30 p.m.crease the chances of dissolution that stand in the way of its ac- to present his Cabinet list to President Auriol, M. Moch drove of the Assembly before its con-complishment. to the National Assembly to re-litutional term in 1951.-United Socialist supporters. port the agreement to his own
Press and Reuter.
ports-Reuter.
BRITISH STARS IN KENYA
Nairobi, October 17. The British film stars, Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger, arriv- ed here by air today for location shooting of King Selomon's
They
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ter.
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will be
Party Bickering
When he arrived, he learned that blekering over jobs had started all over again.
at their headquarters in retains would like to have.
L
European Recovery Spending
"The recipient countries must supply the resources and part of the funds to do their full share of the job. The rest of the capi- tal, tools and technical know-how will come from industrially more advanced countries.
"And only 2 comparatively small part of these requirements will be in the form of loans or subsidies by the governments. The rest must be furnished by private concerns and individual Investors.
Paris, October 17. The Economic Co-operation Ad-
"In the last analysis it is a ministration announced today case of people helping other peo that Marshall Plan nations were ple out of the conviction authorised to spend $460,700,000. prosperity is as indivisible Suring September for European peace and both can be best secur Recovery goods and services.
ed through collaboration within the United Nations"
that
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In the list in his pocket was the name of a Radical Socialist for Paris, October 17. the minor post of Secretary of About 200 officers from the five State for Information. The Western Union countries-Britain Popular Republicans had sudden- France, Belgium, the Netherlands ly decided it was a plum they
Luxembourg-are
The coal- tion Parties then started a renew- bleau today to start discussions ed scramble for several under- on methods of transporting, sup-secretariats. plying and quartering troops dur- As ing military operations.-Reuter.
he left the Presidential palace, J. Moch told journalists; "My efforts to form a government ran into all sorts of difficulties.
"In addition, M. Letourneau monthly total in 1949. Authorisa- was the second largest
General Romulo added: "There (Deputy of the MRP who was tions May totalled $504,200,- are not many items in our agenda offered the Ministry of Finance) 000. I September industrial which are as important as the informed me this evening that goods represented about 59 per technical assistance for various reasons he could no cent of the allocations, funds for
programune in its broad economic and social longer accept this post."
food and Following the
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carried Moch the President of the Re- freight seven per cent and tech-the strongest supports of the just McCREA
out, it could develop into one of public tonight invited M. Robertnical services less than one per and stable peace we are striving Schuman, of the Popular Repub. cent. lican Party, to attempt to form a Cabinet
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No Devaluation In Philippines
This
France, with $34,000,00, and Italy, with $26,400,000, received the largest allocations for machin- ery and equipment.
Cotton authorisations went pri- marily to the Bizone of Germany
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Britain
received
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LEVEL CROSSING COLLISION
Des Moines, Iowa, October 17.
One was killed and eight in- $16,000,000 jured today when a Rock Island worth of petroleum products Railroad passenger train hit à while $12,000,000 worth went to city bus at a crossing and hurled France and $11,000,000 to aly it into a motionless freight train. Britain received a major share of Marshall Plan bread grain
Robert Bowman, aged 40, died au-after the accidert. The bus driver This was reported today to thorisations
during September and seven other passengers were have been reiterated by Mr. Pio with $50,000,000 for wheat and injured, Pedrosa,
the Philippine Secretary four.-Reuter.
critically-United Press. of Finance.
Manila, October 17. The Philippine peso will not be devalued.
He thus allays recent rumours that the Republic is contemplat. ing devaluation of its currency.
A similar denial was made last week by an official of the General Bank of the Philippines.
"I we
the implica
tions of derste ME. Pedrosa
said, "we will realise that we do not stand to profit by such a measure."Reiter,
U.S TRADE
Washington, October 17, United States imports from Asia increased in August and ex- ports declined.
The US. Census Bureau re- ported from Asia totalled $93.- 200,000, an increase of $4,800,000 over July. The figure was still 16 per cent below
last year's monthly average.
U.S. exports to Asia declined †-$17,400,000 to $159,500,000,-As-
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