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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1940.
What you should know about Christmas THE first Christmas was 5 B. C. The year in
which the Christian era began was miscalculated in the 0th Century, and the error was never cor- reeted in the calendar. Bo- cause of a calendar change, Christmas is ob. served by some
persons on January 8,
Copyright, 1949, King Features Byndicate, the,
Anglo-Soviet trade talks deadlocked
London, December 17.
Anglo-Soviet talks for a new long-term trade pact are
at a complete deadlock.
But trade exchanges between Britain and the Soviet Union nevertheless are going on on a substan- tial scole
Harold Wilson, President
of the Board of Trude, saki
מן
*1
written reply in the
House of Commons that no progress has been made to extend the Anglo-Soviel
trade agreement of 1947.
Ometal returns of his Board, on The other hand, disclose that Bri tain's exports to the Soviet Union in the first nine months of 1940 have doubled over lost year, al- though British purchases in Russia to nearly R have been reduced fourth of last year's.
Authoritative Trade quarters said pilvate trade deals are being conducted in a very friendly at- mosphere apparently undisturbed by the growing politeal tension Russia between East and West
has again become one of Britain's Trading timber suppliers.
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in Russia British purchases have been scaled down this year. From £21,800,000 in the first 10 months of 1948, the total for the sume period this year was a little £5,500,000, Timber is the largest single item, amounting to well over £3,000,000 this year ns £250,000 lust compared to only
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The total value vehicles.
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INFORMAL TALKS ON KASHMIR SUGGESTED
Loke Success, Decomber 17. The Security Council today asked its chairman, Mr. A. G. L. McNaughton of Canada, to arrange ́informal talks in the hope of a settlement of the India-Pakistan disputo-over Kathmir. · The vote was nine to nil, with Russia and the Uk- raine abstaining.
The Council asked Mr. McNaughton to meet in-
. formally with delegates of the two countries and report back to the Council with any new pro- posal that might develop for solving the dis- pute over the future of Kashmir.
As the Council opened the debate
on
а
for
The Russian delegate, Seymon procedural Tancapkin, had the deadlocked clash with the
over chairman
handling of issue, the Czech, delegate on Mr. McNaughton'a
At proposal. the U.N. Commission
the Norwegian Pakistan sub-
Arst Mr. McNaughton ruled that India and
woul hearing no objections he minority report declare the mitted
Adopted proposal inter- alleged
Mr. without a show of hands. criticising
with ference of Mr. Truman and Tsarapkin took the Issue
рго- Mr. Attlee with the Commis. this ruling saying that the
posal should not be acted on un- sion's work.
til the Indian and Pakistani re- heard been presentativen have from
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Minis- The Pakistani Foreign ter, Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, and Sir Girja Bajpai, Secretary General of India's External Ser- vices Ministry, are expected represent their countries in new mediation talka McNaughton.
with
and the United States-ali mem- bers but Czechoslovakia,
It said the Commission had exhausted mediation avenues of its own and proppaad - tha selection of a single person to mediata and arbitrato the Kashmir case. Speculation was Immediately contred on Admiral Nimitz for the proposed post. The minority Czech report re- leaned today made these points:
mai
over.
1. That the Commission has made a serious mistake in can- celling the joint India-Pakistan conferonte fixed for New Delhi
Commission last August.
The stepped its terms of reference in proposing last summer that Ad- mirol Mimitz be named to arbl- trate the deadlocked lasues.
The 3.
arbitration proposal was made known to the United States and Britain before being presented to the rival parties and that President Truman and Mr synchronised Clement Attlee in action made use of it for publie Interventionary pressure,
the vast territories in the state of Jammu and Kashmir where the under Pakistan army of forces
havo its high command would gained the upper hand.. -
Outside Influónces
6. The Commision, facing later the materially changed, situation bounit In the Northern area, is to admit that while the reserva- tion of the Government of India may be legally valid It is phyl- cally impossible to implement it.
7. The Commission WRE not free from outside influences. In- terventions by President Truman and Mr Attico were made posal- ble on the basis of precise and emanating information timely from the Commission itself.
about 6. The press publicity the possibility of Admiral Nimitz as the arbitrator of the Kashmir consi- dispute was unanimously dered by the Commission to con- stituto an Interference with its work and prestige, though there la no doubt that Admiral Nimitz neted in good faith.
9. The UN Secretariat also ob- structed the work of the Com- mission. It said it should be In
pointed out that the Secretariat Mr McNaughton said the
with
the Interferente coincides representa- dian and Pakistani ተርኔ
tives seated at the table evident-
time of the Anglo-American in- ly did not want to speak, but he
tervention.
the agreed to put
Norwegian proposal to the vote and it was quickly approved.
thn Mr.
the two- Today's session on year-old Kashmir dispute lasted less than an hour. The proposal that Mr. McNaughton tackle the
talks problem in informal
and strongly made by Norway supported by Britain and France.
POP
WD3
Minority
roport
on
the The majority report
released Kashmir dispute WDS early this week and was signert by Argentina, Belgium, Colombla
HONOURABLE FOP.
I HAVE A
BIMILAR
PROBLEM wana
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
Em
MY FIRST CHANCE TO SEE DEREK AND I WAS BLIND FOLDED AND HANDCUFFED
4. The pro-Pakistan Azad for ces whose disbanding India de- formidable mands grew into force by the spring of 1949 in- violation of the United Nations resolution of the previous August in- forbidding both parties any creasing of their military poten tial.
5. While India made a clear reservation in regard to the ad-
of ministration
Northern the aren, Pakiston made a cloim
consequence mortgaging grent practically the political future of
ALL WHITE-MEN
LOOK THE SAME
"OMB
SO YOU
KNOW
I WANTED TO SEE HIM BEFORE YOU DID-AND
HE'S MY BROTHER
DEREK/
HIM!
TRY TO KNOCK SOME
WHO
SENSE INTO HIS HEAD-~
HE GOT
IS HET
HYPNOTIC MAGIC!
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of
con-
10. The Commission should be replaced by a Commission slating of all 11 members of the After the ex- Security Council. perience of the past It is quite now mediation clear that the organ must be renily independent aut- end untrammelled by any Blde interference.-United Press.
Populated!
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis.
GOOD NIGHT?
AND HE HAS THE
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