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Paris, November 1.
During today's meeting of the OEEC Council the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Staf- ford Cripps, made a declaration on Britain's relations with Europe and world trade. He said, "We have made it clear from the begin-"
ning that our task was to try to combine our responsibilities and interests, as a leading member of the Commonwealth and of the Sterling Area with support for the develop- ment of unity in Europe. Chairman of the Holy Land "Our position is such that. Emergency Liaison Programme, we could not integrate our said today that "Communist economy into that of Europe inroads in the Near East would in any manner that would
Washington, November 1.
Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin,
continue" if more support were prejudice the full discharge not given to voluntary agencies of these other responsibili. working for Arab displaced ties that I have mentioned.
persons.
The trend towards Communism could become a real threat to the interests of the United States and
the United Nations, his state ment added.
Dr. Colin said that the fate of nearly a million Arabs depended on the success of the efforts to raise funds by voluntary agencies and on the actions taken by the General Assembly toward extend ing United Nations aid refugees
"If other OEEC countries adopt
for schemes
closer economic integration on original bases- such as have already been dis- cussed and
foreshadowed but
Terrorists Surrender In Johore
Into Action
Scaring Them The High Cost Of Rudolf
New York, November 1.
A Scripps-Howard editorial, commenting. on. ECA Ad ministrator, Mr.. Paul Hoff. man's warning that European countries must form an eco- nomic federation or face a cut In-Marshall Plan funds, wald: "That is plain, enough talk and we hope Mr. Hoffman continues to hammer it home as he counsels and advises' hard-bitten, beneficiaries of the American taxpayer.
"if there is no other way maybe they can be scared in. to action."—United Press.
NOTE TO BEVIN ON REFUGEES
Berlin, November 1.
A rare East-West agree ment promised today to cut} the huge prison costs of ex- Deputy Fuehrer Rudolf Hess for Berlin taxpayers.
Under an austerity programme drafted by the Soviet, Ameriran. British and French wardens, the German servants at Hess prison will be reduced from 58 to 20.
The inside maintenance
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The city government com- London, November 2.
plained recently that it was made The Lendon envoys of to pay 450,000 West Marks a Sweden, Norway and Iceland rear for the "occupation costs": today presented a memorandum of Spandau although the Singapore, November 1 10 Mr. Emest Bevin.. the Nazis could have been confined Eight terrorists-aco-Foreign Secretary, supporting in an ordinary jail for a total of
8,000 Marks annually. into which we do not enter, we plete section-surrendered in Denmark in calling for the 23- shall be ready to help them all the Segamat `area of Johor distribution of East German An Ailied official said that the we can and to work closely with after a fortnight's bombing by refugees now concentrated on staff economics would come into their sponsors to establish the the Royal Air Force and at
the German-Danish frontier. í effect as soon as the Soviet war- best means of ensuring the closest tacks by troops and police,
den signed the minutes of the last co-operation to the mutual ad-police headquarters said today. Haegglof of Sweden, Per Froben-son
The three envoys Guitar four-power meeting at the prl- to the vanta and to the future of also gave themselves up.
ourselves and the Two men of another section son of Norway, and Stefan He estimated that West Ber-
Thorvardsson, of Iceland, whe The
lin's expenditure would there- Ti 10
emps called on Mr. Bevin at the Foreign are ready to examine three
by fall to.. 200.000 Malays and seves Tamils.
Marks Office made scheme
a joint approach year. The Bandits told us that they following instructions had seen the surrender leadets last week from
received which had been put out", the capitals.
their respective police spokesman said.
of
and
European economy as a whole.
any
His statement was issued after the receipt of a confidential re- port from Yusif El Barkiak, son sympathetically of the Mayor of Bethlehem, who which involves our closest assos is touring the United States on ciation with groups of parucipat- behalf of the British Committeeing countries providing that such for Christian Relief in the Holy association is consistent with our Land
policy as I bave outlined it.”
Mr. El Bandak's report said the failure of American philanthrophy in helping Arab refugees “would result in a total loss of confidence in the Western democracies." Reuter.
Toll Of Riots In Colombia
Bepota, November 1.
RAP headquarters
announced
The four wardens, however, have made no provision to re- duce costs for their home so- The Scandinavian Govermanents ernments, which share squadron are supporting Denmark in asking in providing 72 military guards equally and 2 Beaufighter squadron that The post-war influx or for Spandau.-Associated Press. The French Foreign Minister, operating from Kuala Lumpur refugees into Schleswig Holstein
had made 340 the
French Agreement
M. Robert Schuman, told
Dakota today that a
Council that the French Gov. support of lights indirect / from the Eastern zone of
security forces many shall be distributeo equt- of the during ernment adhered completely to
October.
ably throughout the Western the generous
Eight Dakotas dropped 100.000 zones. principles put lbs. of supplies and 263,000 sur- forward
by Mr. Hoffman" 21 render leaflets while the Beau- well as to the objectivez pro-fighter squadrons made over posed by him.
| strikes-Reuter. But M. Schuman stressed that "difficulties which stand in the way
liberalisation towards
of. European trade must not be con- cealed."
High on the list of these diffi- culties, he said, was the fact that
Deaths by violence in Colom-sume of the Recovery Programme bia during October totalled 474. nations were not solely. Euro-
-the newspaper "El Liberal" re- ported today. This included 3 killed at Vereda Ardica Sunday,
on
Colenbia has had many politi- cal riots recently and bandits were said to have taken advant- age of the uncertain state of the country to make raids on badly defended villages and the coun- tryside plundering and
pean countries."
of
RIOTING IN SOUTH AFRICA
Denmark claims that the pre- 100sence of the refugees immediately Johannesburg, November 1.
South
the German-Danish Police in battle formation, frontier constitutes a danger to armed with ter security and is also changing and a Sten gun, moved into revolvers, rifles the character of the frontier area the native location of Mun- by swamping the local "Danish- minded" minority.
sleville, near Johannesburg, tonight, firing repeated volleys Frequent Danish representations to quell riots by native strikers. have already been made to Britain on this subject-Reuter,
Japan And Wheat Body
London. November 1. Western Germany and Japan have both applied to join the
The French Finance Minister, International Wheat Council
M. Maurice Petsche, commented.
No Decision
it was learned from a usually
"Sir Stafford Cripps made a re-reliable source at the Council's markable speech tonight which second meeting which opened underlined Eritain's attachment to European co-operation.”
in London today.
It was believed that both ap- plications would be approved. The "Economic Cabinet" had since it is the Comel's aim to submitted a resolution calling for bring as many countries as pas- the liberation from quota restric-sible into the agreement tions of 50 per cent of trade by In informal converation after
U.S. CANCELS TRAIN TRIPS
New York, November 1. United States railways today cancelled 600 passenger trains:
day and the motor industry foreshadowed a big shut-down by mid-November because of
Liberal formal at December 15 to be increased to the session it was learned that the strike of more than 800,000}
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candidate, Senor Carlos Arango Delez, former Ambassador to the 75 per cent as soon as possible. France is now discussing with coal and steel workers. Vatican, is expected to suggest in The Danish Foreign Minister. M. India, Ceylon, Belgium and the Last night's settlement of the
broadcast tomorrow the
forma- (Gustav Rasmussen, objected
contracts to Netherlands
for the strike of 80.000 at the tion of a third party as a possible certain peints in the British pro-supply of wheat from the French Steel Wores, Clevelandumised Bethlehem solution to the political unrest posal which formed the basis of export quota.
The chief parties at present are the Consultative Group's resolu-
settlement of the It was believed that
hopes of Ceylon month-old the Conservative and Liberal tion.
stoppage of nearly was endeavouring to obtain wheat 500,000 steel workers but the six- Parties-Reuter.
His objection, it was under-from France rather
than from week strike of 280,000
miners stood.
concerned the
arrange Australia her present source of still showed no sign of ending. ments
for the 50 per cent of trade supply. The price of Sterling IWA Many thousands of intiependent which would not be freed...
wheat has gone up so much as industries are beginning to feci
EXPLOSION IN WASHINGTON
Washington. November 1. An explosion damaged the cighth floor of the main Posti Office building in Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue today.
The explosion was preceded by a fire and extension ladders were used to rescue three persons from the Eighth floor.
Firemen battling the flames
said they believed the fire began
cussion
repercussions in such dependent
The Council meeting adjourned the result of devaluation (in the pinch and the strikes threaten after three and a half hours disconformity with a cause in the
without reaching any that Ceyion, although not a large machinery, ships, buildings, International Wheat Agreement) Industries ad those producing importer of wheat, was now un-bridges and railway carriages. willing to pay the Sterling price Reuter.
decision-Reuter.
Vyshinsky Call On Acheson
Lake Success, November 1. The Soviet Foreign Minister
The Council hopes to finish the present meeting by the end of the week, but intends holding the rest of its discussions in secret session-Resuter..
APPEAL FAILS
MRS. ROOSEVELT
ON IRELAND
New York, November. 1.
Mrs. Eleanor Boosevelt, in her column "My day", today remark. ed that it seems "foolish not to let this question of a unified Ire- Ireland themselves by vote." land be decided by eople of.
bive people She referred to a speech on partition of Ireland by the politi- He was sentenced at Nairobi, cian, Mr. Ed Flynn, and asserted:
Dar es Salaam, November 1. Sergeant George James Bray of Over, near Cambridge, condemn-
tember 3, heard his appeal dis-
in an electrical transformer, M. Andrei Vyshinsky's forthed to death for murder on Sep-
Hundreds of Government era-coming courtesy call Ployees
Mr.
fled into the street. Tons Dean Acheson, the U.S. Serre missed today.
of water poured into the build- tary of State, on next Monday
ing created damage. Three fire anniversary of the Russian Re Kenya, for shooting and killing "It is difficult for us who do not men were overcome by stooke volution is and three civilians suffered minor
regarded here as Captain Percy Vines, to whose have close ties to Ireland Fast that injuries.-Associated Press
intimately connected with the daughter Bray hoped to become some athons our citizens have to major problems dividing the
engagei
feet deeply as Mr. Ed. Flynn docs. two countries.
Appeal Court ruled this it does seem foolish however not State
morning that the Nairobi The
trial to let this question of a unified was "exhaustive and fair and the Ireland be decided by the peopic nounced last
night that Manding Vyramsky's request for an ap-Press.
COTICCL" Associated of Ireland themselves by vote.
United Press: pointment with Mr. Acheson "to
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