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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1950.
Ministers to confer
ACHESON COUNSELS Big Three
GO SLOW POLICY ON ASIA AID PLAN
Initiative should be left to the Pacific nations
Washington, March 8.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, today, counselled
a go' slow policy for the U.S. on the question of a mutual assistance program- me in Asia.
Mr. Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the State De- partment feels the initiative toward any such pact should be left to Pacific nations.
initiative
Mr. Acheson told the Committee: "The State Department Favours Pacific nations taking the initiative in any pact move because I am satisfied that if we did more we would hinder the programme for Asia,” Representative Jacob KI Mr. Walton Butterworth, Assis-] Asians must take the Javits. New York Republican-tant Secretary of State for Far because of two reasons: Liberal, told Mr. Acheson Eastern affairs, is to arrive in
Up to Asia New York today aboard the ain convinced that until we get the nations of Asia together we Queen Elizabeth after attending a conference of American diplo will not get any place in formatie officials in the Far East mulating an Asia policy.*
Representative Chester E. Mer-
Next week Dr. Philly Jessup, row, New Hampshire Republican, who went to the Far East early
Acheson for asked Mr.
year on a fact-finding sur- estinate on how much the Stato
vuy for Secretary of State, isi
the Department would ask in dealing to return to the United States. Di with individual crises. "When is
going to end and how much Jessup during his tour of the this
Far East also attended the Bang kek conference.
Mr. Merrow asked.
on
held last month in Bangkok.
this
Both
Mr. Butterworth and Már.
Washington, March 8.
late
The Secretary of Blate, Mrs. -Dean Achsson, declared at a Press--conference- today- that the Foreign Ministers of Bri-. tain, the United States and France
may meet in April or
or early May. Mr. Acheson also stated at his weekly Press conference that he expsota
another meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the North Atlantio traaty powers
April or May.
Mr. Acheson said no place has been fixed yet for the Foreign Ministers' meeting and they have not yet deold- bed what subjects they will
discuss.—Heuter.
NEW U.S. ORDER ON EXPORTS
Washington, March 8. The Commerce Department today ordered export controls on 600 more kinds of strategic goods to keep them out of Red China and other areas where the Soviets might get their hands on them.
"U.S. IS LOSING
ASIA TO THE SOVIET UNION”
New York, March 8.
The columnist Stewart Alzop, writing in the current
issue of the “Saturday Evening Past""," said today: "We are losing Asta to the Sovlar- Union.
"In the seven key countries I visited, I found no Informed man who did not believe this was
50.
"We have lost China be- cause wo never look a really serious view of what was hap- China pening in
and never developed a really serious polley to stop it," he wrote.
"When I was in Asia, it was wholly apparent that we were losing Asin for the same reason.
Kramlin is organising another infinitely vaster Asiatic coprosperity sphere, three times as extensive as General Tojo's
more dangerous
boldest dream and proportionally
BOC Asia
to
is passing through a vast and political upheaval in which the leaders of Asia Aro seeking to expel Asia's former colonial rulers and make modern nations out of countries whose social, political and economic structures are still weak, under- developed and semi-feudal.
Bleak fact
MARSHALL AID FOR VIETNAM
Saigon, March 8.
An American mission now.
having talks with Indo-Chin- ese leaders is expected to make concrete recommenda- tions for Marshall Aid to Vietnam.
The mission, headed by Mr. Robert Allen Grima, is also ex- pected to propose an immediate grant of credits to Vietnam by the Export-Import Bank.
Economic Co-Operation Adminia- Its proposals for aid from the tration will be for an amount not yet disclosed but understood to have been examined by Ameri-
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1. They believe if the United States took the initiative it would
Moscow provide
propagandista with ammunition to charge
with "imperialistic" Americans designs.
overall feel 2. They
any economie plan could only succeed
Asian formeil a cohesive basis
countries themselves of co-
"The bleak fact is that at the United
this very moment the entire operation before States considered any plan.
Bouth West Asia peninsula is Mr. Acheson replied there is no
on the point of caving in. The A suggestion for a South East
The order takes effect on March
whole process could be com thought of asking Congress for Jessup are expected to produce Asian economic alliance has come
from
of covers certain types the Philippines President, 20. It money to meet any specific situa-
some infor nation upon which Mr.
pleted in two or three years, electrical, mining and construction tion outsitie of the Feint Four no- Acheson and President Trumanly announced he
Mr. Elpidio Quirino,
Alsop said the Soviet Union machinery, Industrial chemicals,
is using two sistance programme but the US, will base their plans to beip
and nationalism. cannot anticipate all eventuall-
countries of South East Asta to other interested countries in that alloy metals and minerals. for Asia-power in its drive day had separate - meetings with ties.
He said: "Bao Dal-and Communist resist
expansion area to meet in the Philippines They cannot go out of the Western
Hemisphere even to
the friendly within the near future. Mr.
win Mr. Acheson said that the Ad-
West-may still Southward from China,.
country such
in Indo- Australia-with- 05 a South out U.S.
Chino. But again, it is very, very ministration would try to estimate
At the Bankok conference they Quirino has proposed
permission. for Congress the cost of a South received opinions of American
Aslan pact which would be
The order reinforces one issued late. For now the Chinese Com-
munists have arrived on East
In nature.
Indo- last November which requires ex- pro-diplomats in that Aslan economic aid
Brea on the econonja's new
Minister gramme,
subject and on what could be External
for port licences for such strategically China's borders. Affairs, Mr.
We can and Percy important items as large electric to predict done in the various countries to Spender, appears to favour a pact, motors, generators, transmission selves with the new
must ally our It was not possible
Astatic now how much would be required which they were accredited,
r the area in addition to the In addiion, Dr. Jessup visited which would also have military and distribution equipment and X-nationalism. It must become our
ald $100,000,000 Korean Pro-virtantly every country in the
Mr.ray apparatus, when are
grip. Time is of the here say that American, French WALLEM
granime planned for next year.
Korea.
Ching funds
$103,000,000 authorised for ald
the
tour and
who recent- would
invita
ก
Mr.
connotations. Last moving events shipped ar aty, destination in the Kremlin's, grip. loosening the Far East during his
in the
the Far East made a Pacific world except Canada. Mr. Acheson testified in support conferred with senior officlals jo
esscnse. If we wasta much more of the aid programme for South in each
a matter of urgency. pact a
The State and Defence Depart-tirne, Asia will be gone. The British Commonwealthments, the Atomic Energy Com- The on
States Joint Chiefs
"In short, an Astatie Recovery of Staff, headed by their
Ministers at their recent mission and the National Security Administration must be created chali-
Foreign meeting in Ceylon decided man, General Omar Bradley, also
to Resources Board took part in the with authority to employ the full Ho favoured the use of the made a trip to the Pacific and explore the possibility of setting decision to lighten up controls on strategic, political and cronomic of "co-operative | articles which might be of prime weight of this country in Asia as Far East last to China and so far unspant as
month. Upon up some form
do- their retum
under-economic aid plan for South East value in a nation's preparations cach local situation may they were well as $76,000,000 In military
mand,”---United Press. assistance to help Asian coun- stood to have reported to Pre-Asia.
American officials are hopeful
Up until November, export tries to resist Communist prea-sident Truman that United States
of these various ap-licences were required only security required the holding of that out
defence ilne against
proaches countries of South East strategle goods shipped to Europe Mediterranean In answer to other
Com-Asia and the South West Pacife and adjacent questions, a
from munism Mr. Acheson said that it would
Japan down the Philippines and will be
be able to form a mutual areas-the regions through which not be desirable that France through
nid organisation which can then it was then thought that the goods should withdraw her troops from across to South East Asia.
approach the United States with might leak, through behind the plans for effective use of Amer-fron curtain. ican aid.
sure.
Indo-China as that would bring
about a very serious situation.
Congressman Judd said that he
was, convinced that nothing would be achieved until there was Pacific
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Now, with the 'cold war embrac- Dr. Jessup and Mr. Bultering the whole world, the restric worth are expected to advise Mr. tions are being tightened-As-
sociated Press.
the military officials plus that to Acheson on just what possibilities a Far Eastern re- be given by Mr. Butterworth and pict or a
are of this coming to pass.-As- Dr. Jessup President Truman covery programme.
nansociated Press, Reuter and United and Mr. Acheson are considered Press. to be in a much better
position
Ar. Acheson replied that the United Sintes was doing all it could but the initiate aust come rom the Pacific nation them- selves.
in
on the and he produce
He added that statesmen the urea were working problems of such a pact hoped that they would a solution,
Mr. Abraham Ribleof, Demo- crat Representative, Connecticut, sull-that-the-Indian-Government bad requested wheat from the United States-which had a sur plus and the
the apparent refusal
of the United States to sell the wheat on reasonable terms caused disillusionment.
Mr. Acheson sold that the United States had not refused to sell the wheat
The question was whether the
the United wheat from
States could be sent to India, almost on give-away terms, he said, and there were legal, administrative
"economic problems.
He added that his impression was that the Indian Prime Minis- ter, Pandit Nehru, considered that the matter had been given care ful attention and had no com- plaints about it,
Exports' reports
to
positive dreide upon some form of action aside from the placemeal approach which the United States is now making in that area.
However, informed observare
the
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MARSHALL APPEAL
TO PEKING
Washington, March 8. General George Marshall has appealed as President of the American Red Cross to the Chi- nese Communists to release the two United States lers, missing in China since October 1948.
that The Red Cross disclosed
Norfolk, Virginia, March 8. The flow of American arms Western do not look for any dramatic worth $1,000,000,000 to
today when United States approach to the Europe bogan problem of bolstering South heavy crane hoisted an American General Marshall cabled General East Asia within near bombing plane aboard the French Chu Teh, Commander-in-Chief uf
aircraft carrier Dixmude. future. The consensus —_is_tha.
the Chinese Communist army, In all, 40 fighters and bombers asking for the release of the men. United States will continue to
been received. strengthen what it considers are being loaded on the aircrafs No reply has their United States in- United Press. key points by limited
amount carrier,
signia replaced by the French
They constitute three aircraft shipments to Franco the first of
on the Dixmude.-Reuter.
of economic and military ald Tricolour, for the time being.
Indo-China, Slam and possibly Burma are expected to be reci- plents of this type of aid within
the near future, Indonesia has already received a $100,000,000 Export-Import Bank loan.
The Secretary of State em phasised that any co-ordinated "Little Marshall Plan" type of ald to South East Asia could come only if nations of that area them- selves took the initiative to de velop some sort of co-operative plan for mutual aid programme.
He told Senators last week that he would welcome such a move
WAR. CRIPPLES DEMONSTRATE
MARGARET BETTER
M. Auriol entertains the King
London, March 8. M. Vincent Auriol, President of France, stood at the entrance of the new French Embassy in Kensington Palace gardens here tonight to welcome Britain's King and Queen to French territory in London when they arrived to dine with him and Madame Auriol.
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The French Ambassador, M. Rene Massigli, was the first to greet the King and Queen they stepped (from their car. He led them into the Embassy, where the President stood with Madame Auriol and his Chef du Protocol, M. Jacques Dumain.
"The curtained hall, with its two pillars of marble, was filled
toll
h the fragrance of white lilac
| bowers, one of which stood on either side. This was a foretaste of the elegance and delicacy of the atmosphere of the reception rooms in the Embassy, where the very spirit of French traditional ahospitality had been created.
London, March 8. Princess Margaret, 19-year-old daughter of the King, who has influenza, is still confined to her room in Buckingham Palace to day but is making progress, rellable source said today.
She will not attend the dinner Several thousand ragged war given by President Vincent Auriol cripples attacked police lines in of France at the French Embassy Naples today in an angry demon-tonight-Reuter. policemen and two demonstrators stration for more relief. Five were injured.
Naples, March 8.
of
Tramp in the busy heart Naples was still paralysed lato in the afternoon.
as providing a basis for conside Police cordons guarded public
ing an overali American ap-buildings but made no attempt to proach. However, Mr. Truman disperse the cripples by force.
Acheson Inaist. that | Associated Press,
United States efforts to and some way of bolstering Bouth ond East Asla against Communism are expected to gain momentum during the next 10 days with the return to the United States, of two key figures in planning for that area.
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The King wore the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour with his evening clothes. The Queen was in a gown of rose- coloured tulle.--Reuter.
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They have already met French experts headed by the French High Commissioner in Indo- China, M. Leon Pignon.
Uusally well-informed sources and Vietnamese will soon meet in a general conference to formulato Joint proposals to be cabled direct to Washington-Reuter.
SIAMESE TWINS
Melbourne, March 8.
The Siamese twin girls, born last week in Tasmania with their heads attached, opened their eyes independently today. This gave the doctors hope that their brains are separadical reports suggested
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Athens, March 8. Greek and Yugoslav railway officials are to meet in Geneva with Coell Calvert, chilet of the transport division, to discuss the restoration of railway services between Greece and Yugoslavia. -Associated Press.
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