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TALKS ON CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY END IN FAILURE
POISONED CHOCOLATE CASE ENDS
Oslo, October 26.
Lake Success, October 26.
The United States and four other powers declared today that secret atomic talks have failed because the Russians put national interests above world security.
This report come from the United States, France,
Britain, China and Canada.
The report was released along with a formal repor? of closed conferences held with the Soviet Union in seeking to end the East-West dead- lock.
Janstein Brekke, Nor- The report said: "the Govern- wegian student teacher foundment of the USSR puts its sovereignty first and is unwilling to accept measures which may impinge or interfere with its rigid exercise of unimpeded state sovereign
guilty of attempted murder by sending poisoned choco- lates to his rival in love, was sentenced to 12 years' impri- sonment at Kristiansand to- day.
to 10 He was also sentenced rear loss of citizen rights 1 start at the end of his imprison ment
The jury found Brekke guilty on three rouats: (1) Attempting Oddvar Eiken, the to murder fiance
of pretty, 24-year-old Randi Muren the girl he loved cos- by sending him chocolates taining arsenic; (2) Manslaughter of a little Swedish girl, Marianne Svensson, who died after Eiken gave her one of the chocolates; (3) Attempting to place guilt for the crimes upon an innocent per- by leaving clues which led the police wrongly to arrest Fleming Rosborg, a young Danish writer also in love with Randi Muren.
son
Rosborg has been awarded compensation by the police for wrongfu arrest and from the Norwegian Press for calling him
a murderer.
Chocolate fakes in the dead child's pocket contained enough arsenic to kill three people, it was stated during the trial.
"this fundamental difference could be overcome, other dif- ferences which have hitherto ap- peared unsurmountable could be
en in
true perspective and reasonable ground might be found for their adjustment."
seen
The Russians refused in the closed meetings to talk about explosions disclosures of atomic in the Soviet Union. The United States time and again re-affirmed its position favouring the majority plan for atomic control proved by the UN Assembly last November in Paris.
as ap-
The Soviet Union hinted, after explosion was an- the atomic
nounced last month. that the United States ought to have some new proposals, but this produced no change.
Talk Will Continue
میر
The
net result The
General Election
In Burma
Rangcon, October 26. Burma will hold her long overdue general election in March next year, it was of- ficially announced today.
forced Countywide rebellions the government last May to post- pone the election for an indie- finite period.
The Burmese Constitulion, which stipulated that it should have been held within 18 months of January 1948, when Burma was granted independence, was amended to allow the present Government to remain in power East-after the deadline.
West deadlock stands Un- Rebels destroyed electorial rolls changed, but the, six power7%. last summer but today's Govern- ย the sponsoring ment statement said that the powers because they helped
known
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THE CHỈNA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949.
German Refugees Meet
Air Defence Exercises
In America
Washington, October 26, The Air Force announced today that it will hold' a 'ma- Jor air defence training exer- else next month in the North Western United States.
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The air exercise will be the largest ever heið in the area. The Air Force said about 5,- 000 men and 200 planes will be used.
The area's new radar screen and fighter defanes groups will play important' parts— Associated Press.
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Several thou,aña"Gelman perugees from the former Ger. man territories East of the Neisse, now cocupled by Poland and Russia, appealed to the new West German Government to guarantee their rights. In a 'demonstration in the Wald- buehne Stadium in Berlin's British sector, refugee groups from former German Silesia, East and West Rumia urged the civil- ised world to help 10,000,000 refugees get back to their homes. {Associated Press Photo).
Urge
Scientists
Mediation In
The "Cold War"
London, October 26.
create the UN Atomic Energy preparation of fresh registers will The British Atomic Scientists Association today
Commission, will continue the talks in Novembar,
be started this week in areas liberated from the insurgents.
The statement of the five In the Rangoon arta, +,000 powers and the UN records of election supervisors will make a the meetings will be taken up by house to house check of voters to
Committee complete the special Political Eiken also ate chocolate sent of the UN Assembly, perhaps month. by Brekke and was sick.
Psychiatrists in evidence said early next week.
that Brekke loved Randi Muren in an old fashioned way and the shock he suffered when he found cut that she was prepared to have an "amorous game" with
Him but did not love him split his personality, allowing him to do things which his "better self" would have condemned.
Brekke, "madly Jealous" of Randi Muren. his first love, told a packed Court when the trial opened last week. "I did it as 21 a nasty trick-not to kill”. He pleaded "Not Guilty." He admitted he tried to destroy Eiken's
engagement to Fandi by anonymous letters.
Records of the secret, meetings show that Soviet Deputy Foreign sinister, Jakobs A. Malik, re- fused to talk about the Russian atomic explosion
a
basic obstacles in.
brief summing-up of the the way of agreement, the statement of the Live powers said:
the rolls withir
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The nation's Constitution gives franchise rights to everyone over the age of 18.
Meanwhile, Burmese troops, augmented by Shan State forces. conducting a renewed drive for the re-occupation of the Southern of Taungoyi, Shan state capital re-occupied the strategically im- portant town of Mongpawn.
Mongpawn stands 25 miles East of Taungoyi on the main motor highway.
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"The Soviet Union proposes that nations should continue to own explosive atomic materials.
"The other five powers feel that under such conditions there
A communique said that Burma would be no effective protection Air Force planes, in supporting against the sudden use of these actions, bombed and strated materials as atomic weapons.
Karen convoy fleeing in disorder from the recaptured town des Impossible To Detect troying several trucks. "The Soviet Union proposes The planes also bombed and alleged confession was taken by the nations continue, as at pre- machine gunned other targets in the police "after strong psycho-seat, to own, operate and manage the longpawn area--Associated
facilities, making or using dan Press.
quantities of such
Brekke told the Court that an
logical pressure"
He said that he had tried the rerous chocolates himself Their only materials. effect was unpleasant vomiting.— "The other five powers be- Reuter.
lieve that under such condi- tions it would be impossible to delect or prevent the diversion of such materials for use in atomic weapons.
Bishop's Attack On Democracy
Adelaide, October 26. Dr. Richard Thomas, Bishop of Willochra, South Australia, predicted "Communism will eventually crush democracy."
"The Soviet Union proposes a system of control depending on periodic inspection of facilities, the existence of which the ca- tional government concerned re- ports to the international agency, supplemented by special investi- gations on suspicion of treaty vio- Jalions.
"The other five powers believe that periodie inspection would not prevent the staring of dan gerous materials."-Associated
Writing in a Church bulletin Press. be said: "There is no future for democracy.
"It has shown itself to be a
breeding place for incompetency EAST GERMANY
discontent and corruption. It is incapable of making a successful
stand against the powerful force
of Communism and will eventual-
Jy be crushed by it.
"Communism appeals strongly
TREATY DENIED
Berlin, October 26. The East German Prime
Indonesia Debt Issue Settled
The Hague, October 25. The dispute about Indonesia's national debt has virtually been settled between the Dutch and Indonesian negotiators at the round-table conference here, usually reliable sources reported today.
urged Europe's governments to mediate the differences between Russia and the United States.
"The fact that the U.S. still has a very considerable lead over Russia in the methods of production of atom bombs and has larger stocks of fissionable material can act as a very strong urge to the European countries. The Association said this in ant editorial in its monthly "Atomie
Scientist News.”
These countries; with their re- latively high densities, of popula- tion and strong needs for import- to attacks by even small num- ed foodstuffs are very vulnerable bers of atom bombs. This argu-
ment
applies with particular force Great Britain.
The British
"It is therefore incumbent upen- the governments of these countries to make every conceivable, effort to mediate between America and Russia Association was founded in 1945 Atomic Scientists by a group of scientists includ- ing Mr. M L E Oliphant and others who participated in the atomic energy projects in Bri- tain, the United States or Canada
A Reminder
It publication sald that the announcement of an atomic ex- plosion in Russia, “which reem
BRADLEY ON WAR DANGER
Montgomery, Alabama,
Warning On Germ Warfare
new
Washington, October 26. Major General Anthony Mc- Auline,
chief of the Chemical Corps, said today that the United States must be pre- pared to combat germ warfare in the event of war with Rus. sia.
He described the Russians as ruthless and said they would use anything they could get hold of.
He did not think the United States would use gas or genns as weapons except in retaliation. The atomic bomb still is the United States greatest weapon, he added.
General McAuliffe made these statements to reporters as he took over the command of Chem- ical Corps. He succeeded Major- General Alden Wait, who was dismissed because of his con- nection with "five per centers.
The stocky, ruddy complexion- ed officer, who gained World War II fame with his reported reply of mats to a German surrender
acknowledged demand,
that his technical knowledge of chemical and biological warfare is limited But he expressed confidence that he could do a good job is
Corps running the Chemical
He said he understood that the Chemical Corps is making good progress in sand germ warfare and the development of radio- logical defences General Mc- Auliffe had been commander of the 24th division in Japan. United Press,
Zilliacus' Attack
On America
Member of Parliament, who
London, October 26.. Könni Zilliacus, independent
October 26. today that, in case of an at- General Omar Bradley said
have almost 100,000 men of Party last June for this pro- tack tomorrow, "we would
was expelled from the Labour the Army, Navy and Force in Europe to meet it."
Air Communist attitude, told the House of Commons tonight that Departing from the prepared powerful forces were at work text of his speech to the National Guard convention, General Brad-
in the United States which ley gave the figure on personnel
might sweep the country into in Europe and said, "we might Fascism and a third world war. find it expedient to
reinforce these men."
The chairman of the Joint
vicious Mr. Zilliacus made a attack on 'conditions in America as other Members constantly in-
he was out of order.
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quarters, should have of the National Guard must be been expected..
ready to move overseas quickly He said he would ask the "Responsible authorites have because "waz could strike sud- British Government to complain repeated many times that the denly".
to the United Nations against the development of atomic bombs by "The United States now has treatment of the coloured popula any country is merely a matter more commitments than ever be tion of the United States. of time, and a limited time at fore," said General Bradley. "As. that," the magazine commented. far as being ready is concerned, mons adjourned, Mr.
Zilliacus **This announcement should our situation is much different said Members should pay atten serve to remind us all of the con- than 10 years ago because of the lion to "the growth of intolerance tinued urgency of some solution | North Atlantic Charter and mu-
authoritarianian ta The debt to be taken over by of the problem of control of tual defence and assistance pact.". United States and the danger the United Republican Republic, atomic weapons."
these developments carry with when the Dutch transfer of sove-
General The editorial continued: "Only
Bradley reminded them for our country and the reignty to the archipelage to end if the present state of suspicion the four years' "hot and cold and mutual, recrimination (be- war, was one of the two quistan- ding problems facing the round-placed by some workable degrer tween Russia and America) is re- table conference, which is now in of mutual trust can there be hope its last week.
of peace in the world.”—Asso- The other is the future of ciated Press, Dutch New Guinea.
inclusion in the United Republi- The Indonesians are seeking its
can Republic, but the Dutch-have suggested that it should have some Independent status.
because it has a definite plan. De Minister, Otto Grotewohl, said mocracy, on the other hand, has today that his Government did nothing to proclaim but vague not plan to sign a generalities.
separate "It is unable to arouse enthu peace treaty with the Soviet siastr. for its cause and it can exist Union.
pandering to selfish mo- only by
He told a press conference his dislike and distrust de- Government tives-
united A special Political Committee wanted' a Germany, with a peace treaty was today still trying to decide signed by all jour occupation the territory's future, but usually powers as directed in the Potsdam reliable sources said that it might agreement.
have to refer the problem back The Minister's statement cung to the Steering Committee of the as a surprise after two weeks of round-table conference, now meet- Commumist propaganda about aing 12 hours a day in a feverish separate peace treaty with the effort to complete its work by the Soviet Union United Press end of the month.-Beuter.
mocracy.
While Communism is blatantly atheistic, democracy, notwithstan ding the lip service it pays re- ligion, is not far removed from it in effect. It is a feeble challenge to Communism," -United Press.
RED ARMY WAR MENTALITY
SCAP INVITE TO YOSHIDA
Tokyo: October 27. Mr. William J. Sebald, Chief of General MacArthur's Diplomatic Section, has invited the Prime Minister, Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, and other Cabinet members to dinner on October 28.
This is the first official invita- tion given to Japanese Ministers by a top-level SCAP Cabinet official since the lifting of the "non-fraternisation"? ban-Reu-
ter.
Unique Pacific Bomb Test
delegates that the United States peace of the world"-United
was not the sole possessor of Press. ability to produce explosion
Ee
撤门 atomic
emphasised also that the nation's military
-chiefs wefe planning "immediate retaliation in kind to any aggressive blows against the United States or its allies."United Press,
NEHRU TAKEN TO TASK
BRITISH ARMY IN GREECE
London, October, 25.- The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, told Parliament today, that a decision to with
British
from draw
troops Greece had not been taken.
"It will come before the Ca-
and the New York, October 26.
binet at an early date The "New York World-Tele- whole thing will be gone into",
he said. Minister, Mr. Nehru, to task questions on a statement in many gram". took India's Priine | Mr. Bevin was replying to editorially today for deseribing British newspapers today that a the Communist war in China decision had already been taken as a "farmers' uprising."
withdraw the troops. to The editorial cited Mr. Nehru's In reply to another question, remarks at a news conference in Mr. Bevin said, "We are not mck- Ottawa and called attention to ing the soldiers. We need to use his statement that Russia is them in other places where they wrong in accusing India of lean-can be better employed. I think. ing
10 the Westi
the moral value of these troops there we are, the edi while Grepce has been trying to torial said, just about where e establish her freedom has been The Loons will be fire from came in Chinese Communism is very great.”” the submarines Cusand Car- a simple agrarian movement and Mr. Bevin' said that the ques- bonero. Both are standard feer India, under Nehru the Marxist tion of the British Military Miss- Services Institution in London but they can deliver the stole the whole idea of using sub with "launching platform Laun
type submarines but are equipped is going to keep on being friendly ion in Greece was "under active
with, Russia marines to launch guided missiles The missiles will be launched The Russians bid welded their
The World Telegram recall consideration"-Reuter armed forces into one unit more The Pacific Fleet Headquarter is a long step toward push-but- past a column of 70 ships stretch that Mr. Nehru had been halled". effectively than even the Ger-disclosed that the submarines, in ton warfare.",
ed out for 35 miles. The missiles upon his arrival here as "a mans,
be said
the current war games in Hawai-
Experimental and training will be anti-aircraft targets for Western counterpoise of Red The Soviet Air Force wasian waters, had already shown
"We think the build-up and geared almost solely as a tactical that they can carry these huge, operations have been conducted the ships, which took part in the China's Mao, and concluded:
for more than three years of citrrent manoeuvres
The International Federation weapon for a land war, although kng-range weapons in normal
the of... If the missiles get past the task Nehr, delatione some: Of. Editors, heard a "declaration | "Point Mugu, near San Diego. one group headed by Marshal undersea operations.
myth is going to have some of the rights and duties of the The missiles to be fired are 30-force, fighter planes from the unfortunate
This Stalin's son wanted it for strategi
feet "Loons, an improvement of carriers Boxer and Valley Forge clusion is report from press at their Congress, which the buzz bomb with which the will try to shoot them down. Hong Konz
yesterday reflecting a opened bere today,
The Federation was set up in The Loons will whit past the growing spirit of defeation in Germans bombarded Crest Bri- tain late in the war.
ship column at from 300 to 500 South East Asia as a result of 1939: "to destroy the invasion of The Loon, however, fe guld-| miles an hour at an altitude of the Pandit's remarks in this coun- Lies which is the advance guard ed by an electronic gour in the 4,000 feet-Associated Press, porn try."-Associated Press --
of armed invasion;”—Reuter.
London, October 28, Many Russian soldiers regard the coming of the next war as "inevitable," Major General Richard Hilton, former British Military Attache in Moscow, told meeting of the Royal United
Hilton declared that the Army had robust, practical and up-to-date weapons, but its che wealmness was probably a shortaze of transport.Reuter.
Pearl Harbour, October 27.
can
"The submarine, with guided. The Navy announced today missiles, hás become a siege that two submarines will launch bombardment weapon and seven-toa guided missiles off be used to deliver atom bombs,” Hawail on November 7 to show he observed.
bombs it war..comes..
Commander John S. McCain, oficer in charge of submarine guided missile development, said the demonstration will be a very significant step in the exploita Hier of sea power.
submarine is range is from 100 to 200° miles.
results.
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