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MARSHALL PLAN FOR SE ASIA UNDER
Blueprints Now Being Drawn Up In U.S.
PLAN TO BE PUT BEFORE CONGRESS NEXT YEAR
Paris, October 30.
United States experts are working on preliminary blueprints for a Marshall Plan for Asia, an American official disclosed to- day.
Early planning contemplates requests to the U.S. Congress next summer for between $1,000,000,000 and $1,250,000,000 for the first year of the programme to help halt Communism in Asio.
Smaller allotments would be requested for the next two or three years. Under present planning most of the funds would go to South East Asia.
ATOMIC TREATY POSSIBLE
comes on
announce-
The disclosure the heels of an ment by President Elpidio Quirino of the Philippines that a preliminary conference to organise a non-Commun- ist union of South East Asian countries will be called ear. ly next year.
11 comes, also, as the U.S.
state Department is faced with the mask of drawing a policy line on how far Communism will be allowed to spread in Asia.
funds voted in appropriation bills.
Helping Europe
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1943.
Birth Rate In Britain On Increase
London, October 30. Births In England And Wales in 1947 reached the highest total" for 26 years, oficial statistics revealed to- day.
With
881,026 live births, the rate was 20.5 par thou- sand to the population, but provisional figures for 1948 indicate that it fell in that year to 17.3.
Illegitimacy In 1947 con- tinued to increase. - in the same year the marriage rate rose slightly, but there were almost twice
many divorces as 1946.
The most populaṛ age for marrying was 23 for men and 21 for woman.--Reuter.
LABOUR LEADER ATTACKS RUSSIA
Cleveland, October 30,"
AMERICAN NAVY STRENGTH CUT
Washington, October 30.
The U.S. Navy said today that it is taking 77
ships out of active service.
This will cut the operating fleet by 31 warships in
"line with budget reductions.
Of the fighting ships to be put in reserve, 15 will come from the Pacific Fleet-two escort carriers, two cruisers,
BITTER
six destroyers and five sub- ELECTION
marines
By the middle of next year, the US Fleet will be made up of
Marine
that Corps
CAMPAIGN
237 combat vessels instead of the Washington, October 30. 258 it had in September. The Fleet will be reduced by fourmocrat) and Mr. John Foster Mr. Herbert Lehman (De- aircraft carriers plus the craft which support them.
Dulles (Republican), two of American's leading inter- The Navy announcement spelled nationalists, are campaigning out reductions announced earlier. bitterly against each other in It followed the disclosure the Navy and
the contest for New York's manpower will be whittled by seat in the Senate which is $4,590 men by next July 1 to coming up for election next correspond with the reduction in week. ships.
Mr. Lehman, a former Desno- cratic Governor of New York, is The Secretary of Defence, Mr. Wall Steet banker who was Louis Johnson, is aiming at a appointed by President Roosevelt thirteen billion dollar budget for to head the United Nations Re- combined US. Armed Forces in lief and Rehabilitation Adminis
tration (UNRRA) after the war. Mr. Dulles is a Wall Street was to have been lawyer who Governor Thomas Dewey's Secre tary of State if the Republicans had won last year's Presidential elections
peacetime military budget.
Pacific Fleet
4
The CIO President, Philip the fiscal year beginning next Already China and South Korea Murray, today charged that July 1. That is two and a half have been getting some aid from the work of the United Na-billion below the current record
Marshall plantions in many respects was "frustrated by the Soviet Union and the so-called pec- ple's democracies through the misuse of the veto power and Asia, the official said, would also the transformaation of inter- help meet Europe's dollar short- age. Although part of the dollars national conferences into plat- would be spent in the United forms for propaganda and States, others would go to Europe abuse." for goods to restore Asiatic i
Many of the dollars given
The breakdown in Navy cut-out on foreign policy issues. Both The election is not being fought hack orders was coincidental candidates are more or less agreed with the uproar over the dis-in supporting President Truman's missal of its top
officer, Ad-foreign policy. miral Louis E Denfeld, 森富 The Chief of Staff. ...
campaign
systern
issues over which the being fought are the In a 67-page report to the 11th
The possibility grew that other expansion of the social security Con naval officers who fought unifi-Truman, national health insur
proposed by resident dustries and agricultural produc-annual convention of the
gress of Industrial Organisations cation of American Armed Serance, Federal aid or education It was such ald, the infor here, Mr. Murray termed the vices may also be in for trouble, and the formation of a govern
tion.
mant said, that the administra-United Nations "aur best hope Today's announcement did not ment department for welfare
tor, Mr. Paul G. Hoffman, had for peace" and said that in order say how many combat vessels the services-Reuter
summer
there were 97
Lake Success, October 30. Mr. Lester Pearson, the Canadian Minister for Exter- nal Affairs, disclosed in a broadcast interview here that several delegates to the Unit- The American informant, who ed Nations General Assembly preferred not to be identified, are discussing a possible com- said present thinking of the ex- In mind when he said on Wed-to check the threats of Soviet US, would keep in the Pacific. promise on atomic control perts is along the lines of aiding would have to spend about two collective security tour Govern Aghting craft in the Pacific, 274 RAF APPOINTMENT
nesday that the United States aggression in the absence of world Last He said under that compromise chiefly South East Asia, where
billion dollars
year on-for-ment has joined with the West in the Atlantic. the ownership and operational Chinese Communists are on the
eign assistance after the end er mopean democracies in the Aunctions of the proposed inter-doorstep and where native Com-
Atlantic Pact.
Possible shifting between the national
would agency
be di-munist movements are taking en of the Marshall plan in 1952.
London, October 30. "Our foreign economic policy two Fleets during the next six minished in exchange for the new courage Bowever, the ex- Many Europeans believed he
Air Marshal Sir John Baker months makes that Marshall aid
slowly being developed in tois
uncertain any has been appointed Commander right of a continuous, and rigid perts would include some cour-meant
estimate of the size of either uries of the South Pacific, too. Europe would be inspection against violations.
continued accordance with our responsilities
in-Chief of the Middle East Air under another name.
as a world power aiming at world force by next Summer. American
Force as from February, 1950, peace and prosperity.” countries officials here are worried
place of Air Marshal Sir Wil- wha will join the
The New York Times" wrote today oday
that Government principle of change
Ste
these
Ove
in the in-this reaction and are looking for some way to correct what they
Indo-
call a impression."
In addition to the warships, 42
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He said the CID regarded the other craft will be put into the liam Dicks, ember for sup-Boarding Master, Supplier of Chinese Crews with Guarantees
reserve list. These include land-
transport,
25 Council
North Atlantic Fact as a "neces sary development to supplement in sport seaplane tenders and ply and organisation, it was an-
the European grumme.
Support In Congress He said
They think United States should be included. the
accepted thevitations- a more liberal ex- of atomic information
India, Pakistan, Ceylon, with Britain and Canada after
Burma, Australia, New Zea- Britain had reassured the United States that she would continue,
land, the Philippines and per-
this organization re-Press. The informant said, the ground-cognised that the basis for world hapa Indonesia and Viet Nam, work is now being laid to shift peace and stability is econtente and if possible, improve ship-
the ments of raw materials for raak-
the focus of American aid from recovery of European nations, ing the
atom babsuch
Europe to Asia. Не predicted and recalled that during the re- pranium.
Methods of achieving the freer
that the move would-wth sup-cently adjourned session of the port in Congress.
Congress the CIO.worked steadTM exchange are being studied, ac-|
"A lot of congressmen do not fastly to insure the effectiveness cording to the newspaper's dip- Er next summer, the effec- like Europeans," he said. "They of the Economic Co-operation lomatie correspondent in Washing-tiveness of Viet Nam in weaning want to do something for some Administration."--United Press,
away nationalist support One method would be for the Moscow-educated Ho Chi Minh in
dent to
negotiate a
Nearly $10,000,000,000 has been Indo-China new North
should be
appropriated so far under executive agreement with cleared. The status of the pro-system inspired by
ton, James Reston
Britain
as
French-sponsored
Chinese state.
China Issue
from
body else."
the
the former
BOATS MISSING
en on
hospital ship.--Associated
BELGIAN TROOPS LEAVE BONN
Bonn, October 30. The last Belgian occupation troops today evacuated the en- clave of Bonn, the West Germar provisional capital Bone has thus become the first Germar area to be freed from occupation farces.
and Canada that would fected new United States of In- Secretary of State, Mr. George C.
Paris, October 30 be placed before Congress.
donesia, created from the islands Marshall This American aid con-boats, with 39
Seven Breton tunny fishing Britain, the correspondent said, of the Netherlands
board, understood
East Indies, sists mostly of dellar to be in favour also may be established.
grants to were reported to be missing today The present
19 West European nations and after the storms in the Atlantic the ex-
By the time concrete planning areas. It enable war-impoverish-carly in the wees been given gian Commanding General, J.
the awkwarded countries to rebuild shattered Hope has not yet
was
of this method.
cement governing
of atomic information is necessary, too,
The Belgian Guard of Honcur at the Belgian Occupation Army Headquarters here was with- drawn this morning.
The Bel-
among the three countries and question of Nationalist China may materials they could not other trawlers were wrecked or sum quarters to Welden Junkersdorf, economies with American up. Nine other tiny boats or Piron, has moved his Head- the allocation of vital raw mater-be cleared. The yardstick will
with a loss of 19 lives-Reuter, near Cologne-Reuter,
jal comes to an end at the begin- ite the military and political suewise afford.-Associated Press. ning of January, the correspon-cess or failure of the Communists
dent said-Reiter.
HUNGER STRIKE
AT AN END
..
→
Mons, October 30,
in swallowing up the huge na-
tion and controlling it.
The basis for large scale aid to Asia was laid by the now famous point four in President
Harry Truman's inaugural address. It called for technical and financial aid to countries whose material development is not up to Western Like the Marshall
Fitty displaced persons living standards.
in Army barracks here have plan, it also calls for self-help.
ended a hunger strike which
The Marshall plan also puts
they began nine days ago, it emphasis on co-operation of the
was announced today.
Three hundred displaced
SOLS had originally joined
strike and holsted black
participating countries in putting
per their economies
the
dags
over the barracks as a sign of protest.
work having
Their two-year contracts for in Belgian coal mines ended,
the displaced per- sons demanded to be sent back .Western Germany, from
to
where they hope to emigrate to Australia or the United States.
The police had to be called last week to restore order when the displaced persons: stormed the dining room. They called off the strike after Cardinal
Bimmer,
the Bishop of Tournai, had visit ed the camp.-Reuter,
REMAINS OF CRASH VICTIMS
stable basis,
free and
Compromise Plan For New Guinea
The Hague, October, 30. The United Nations Commis- sion for Indonesia (UNCI) has made compromíse proposal on New Guinea to the dead- locked Dutch-Indonesian round table conference.
Delegates from-Holland and Indonesia on Saturday signed a provisional constitution for the future United States of Indonesia, Paris, October 30.
However, disagreement over the The bodies of the 48 victims new federation is reported to be status of New Guinea under the of the Azores air disaster are threatening the success of the lying in the tiny hamlet of entire negotiations. Algarvia on San Miguel Island Informants said the Indonesians and will be brought to the are insisting that New Guinea be island "capital" of Ponta Del-he Dutch maintained should have
included
in the federation, which gada tomorrow, Air France an- nounced here tonight.
a special status.
The UN
UN,
Wrapped in white canvas, the is understood to include a one- Commission proposal remains of the French violinist, year suspension of any final solu- Ninette Neveu, former world ton of the New Guinea problem. "middleweight champion boxer. The Dutch
delegation is reported have accepted this proposa
Marcel Cerdan, and others were
mountain tracks, which
were
to
today brought dowa precarious while the Indonesians tunded it made doubly dangerous by rain,
from where the
getliner crashed o
A de May men in Indonesia to the new federa-
the 10-
down Constellation Original plans were for the Dutch to turn over sovereignty 1 Hon in December. Only the spector General French Civil question of New Guinea appeared Aviation, is on San Miguel to be holding any threat to this Arranging for the bodies to be time-table. The conference has brought to France by sea in lead been in session since August 22- coins-Reuter.
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