STRONG PRESSURE IN U.S. FOR EARLY JAP TREATY
Arab League committee adjourns
Washington, March 29,
Strong pressure is building up inside the Truman administration for an early peace treaty with Japan.
The Roving Ambassador, Dr. Philip C. Jessup, is understood to have advised State and Defence Department leaders that he considers such a step desirable.
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General Douglas MacArthur is day the assignment of Mr. W Butterworth, formerly authoritatively reported to have Walton expressed AIC same view to Assistant Secretary for the Far
who American diplomats
on have East, to specialise
Japanese conferred with him in recent affairs, while the Deputy Under-
Dr. Jes
Cairo, March 28. The Arab League's Political Committee adjourned a two-weeks, hour meeting this morning stili without giving any official indication whether it planned to bar Jordan from the League.
the general direction of Far Eas- tern policy.
Jessup and the Secretaryreiary, Dean Rusk, takes over of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, are to appear before Senate and House
today Foreign Committee
and the proposed treaty may be dis- cussed then."
who
The pressures which have been The ejection of King Abdullah's building up may force a decision state, which other League intr-
soon between those
want bers suspect of making secrel agreements with Israel, was wide-n carly peace treaty group
In principally
the State Depart ly expected to be
the one of
ment-and those who believe at of the earliest netions
current the treaty project should be shel- Lengue session which opened on
ved in order
In order to prolong Saturday, Jordan has not sent a anitely the present American con- representative to the meeting
iral ove Reiluble sources said the Lea- gue delegates still favoured the exclusion of Jordan from
кие
the
League but have been prevailed upon to reserve any drastic de
tion
In that direction pending the arrival of the Lebanese tender, Camille Chamoun. He arrived on Monday,
conferred
Chamoun recently with King Abdullah, held talks with the Iraqi Premier, Tevfik El Suweidl, and planned to meet other Arab leaders in a bid to trenita avert a split between the Arab states which definitely would tighten the ties between Jordan and Israel.
It was believed that Chamoun would tell the League that King Abdullah had not signed any
Israel and agreement with not plan to continue direct nego tiations with the Jewish state.
did
Chamoun denial However, Chamoun denied that be came here at the League in vitation to mediate in the dispute between King Abdullah and the League. According to the Arab Press, Colonel Abdullah El Tel, Jordan's former military over or in Jerusalem who has been stay- ing here since he quit his post some months ago in a split over Jordan's policy in Palestine, cabled the heads of the delegu- Hons in the Arab Council de- manding that Jordan lentiers be tried in absentia.
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over Japan's future and its military position in the Western Pacific, This latter view is held mainly by military offelals, for whom the Under Secretary, Tracy Voorhees, has been the leader and advocate.
Mr. Voorhees has resigned his job effective this spring and that fact may, In the view of responsible diplomats, weaken
the anti-peace tranty forces to such an extent as to turn the balance decisively in favour of A pact,
al
Mr. Butterworth and Dr. Jessup, completed both of whom have fact-finding missions to the Far East and South East Asia, ro- portedly see the Japanese treaty as one line of action which the United States could strengthen its positions in that quarter of the globe:
Advantageous
tako to
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1980.
Royal Kiss
America's policy for fighting the spread of Communism Asia is based on the principle of increasing freedom for the Aslan peoples. Peace treaty that in the advocates declare
States long run, the United would thus find it advantageque Inde- to restore freedom pendence to the Japaneid. Opponents of the treaty argue
Prince Bernhard is grooted with a kiss by his wife, Queen however, that this country would
Amsterdam's arrives at Juliana of the Netherlands, as he
of the Western tour lose security by ending the oc-
Schiphol airport after a three-month. status and the special cupation
Hemisphere. He flew from New York in a KLM 'Constella- which American
troops and policies enjoy in Japan as a re-
tion. Watching at right is one of their four daughters, Prin. ccas Margriet.-AP Photo, sult of the occupation. Persons
And
of this view say the. Japanese
self can be given increasing gov- Britain's stand
General Mac- under ernment The British government took Arthur's broad supervision. the stand months Ago that
State Department officials came treaty should be completed at the forward several months ago with earliest possible date.
a plan for keeping troops in Japan, Such act
would embrace even after the occupation ends. and all This would be accomplished by Japan on the one hand her wartime opponents on the making a special military frealy other, Russia, however, insists for buses. that there be a big power
veto There appears to be general over all the treaty terms. The agreement between the State and now is Defence Departments that Amer- trend of thinking here.
or the Western powers to pro-lean forces will have to be kept ceed by themselves if Russia re in Japan for a good many years. fuses to join in under acceptable regardless of a peace treaty-As- conditions.
soclated Press.
to
meets
The subject
seems certain the British Foreign Minister, Mr. arise when Mr. Acheson
Ernest Bevin, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, in London in May.
Meanwhile, a shift In depart- mental assignments may contri- bute to speeding up of a decision. Mr. Acheson announced on Mon-
prepared to testify before the Arab League Council if required
Reliable sources said the meet-
Flying boat explodes, killing 10
Bordeaux, March 28.
Churchill calls
calls for
for a united Europe
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Mr. Churchill paused reflec- tively, before adding: "Man la this moment of his history has emerged into greater supremacy nature than over the forces of
has ever been dreamed of before. He has it in his power to solve quite easily the problems of material existence.
"There only remains for him and worst to conquer his last enemy himself."
his
Spender urges signing of Jap peace treaty
Manila, March 29, Mr. Percy Spender, Austra- llan
for Minister
External Affairs, urged today that the Japanese peace treaty be sign ed this year.
Mr. Churchill expressed earnest hope to hear from the Foreign Secretary any clear ex- Mr. Spender, climaxing a four position of the facts and policy day goodwill visit to the Philip- of the Government on matterspines, said at press conference
which that he was than anything graver human history records,
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"more concerned about a treaty conference being held right away than where IE will be held."
Asked what he thought about the now Japaneso constitution
Interpreting Jordan's absence from the current League session
A Latecoere flying boat ex- as "evidence which proves gulit,"
ploded in the air, crashed into Col. El Tel was quoted as saying,
the seo and disappeared with
Mr. Churchill regretted that the "In the name of Innocent Jor- danian
10 men on board during a trial Foreign Secretary had not agreed people
who have been ing of the Political Committee 10-flight near here this afternoon. to open the debate, as the Con- which outlaws war, Mr. Spander stabbed in their honour as a re-day decided not to recognise any
servatives desired. The Conser- The aircraft exploded shortly vative leader hoped the said "any constitution that out- sult of the policy of their rulers, agreements between Jordan and I re
request that an investigation be Israel. The sources said the after taking off.
Bevin would clear away misgiv. laws war is a good thing." Vessels seeking survivors foundings on the Continent and in the believe that it is impossible for He added: "Australia does not held and that the accused bo committee decided that any such tried in absentia.'
agreement would be. tantamount only oil.
United States that the British
two ideological systems to live to co-operation with an enemy.
aircraft was a Latecoere Government was lacking in zeal 631 six-engined flying United Press.
boat, for the whole plan of the Council together but the big question is now to keep the peace. Military weighing 73 tons loaded."
The first 631 was confiscated by
preparation is important until it becomes clear that the other the Germans and later sunk_by.
It was said, he added, that in nations-are-not going to engage bombs on Lake Constance.
in aggression."United Press
Press reports sald Colone! El Tel told the delegates that he
The
A second 131 crashed into the aca on February 22, 1948, with a loss of 19 lives.
A third disappeared 390 miles West of Cape Verde on Augus's 1, 1948, with 52 people on board. Only the crew and technicians were aboard when today's ac- eldent took place--Reuter.
FIVE MALAY GUERILLÁS KILLED
of Europe.
the Committee of Ministers the Foreign Secretary was always among those who wished to ad- vance less far or less fast.
be-
"That is what is widely lieved," declared Mr. Churchill, "and it tends to weaken
our
Mao receives Soviet envoy
San Francisco, March 28. Mr. Mao Tse-tung received Mr.
general Infuence in Europe." N. V. Toschin, Ambassador of the
Mr. Churchill's speech was Soviet Union to the Chinese Peo- heard mainly with quiet atten-ple's Republic of China, together tion, but all his references to a United Europe incorporating Ger- many received loud murmurs of support from his own side of the
Singapore, March 28. Five Communist guerillas were | House. killed today in the Segamat area of Johore, Southern Malaya, when, troops 'contacted a band of 100. Two soldiers were injured Reuter.
with Mr. I. V. Arhipov, Coun- sellor of economic affairs at tho Soviet Embassy, at 11 p.m. yes- terday, Peking radio reported today.
Mr. Chou En-lal, Premier and The Government bench re-Minister of Foreign Affairs, was mained silent. All the public also present. galleries were filled with visitors Mr. Roschin has just returned for the occasion-Reuter.
"from Moscow-United Press.
INDIA AND C'WEALTH RELATIONS
London, March 28. The relationship of the Indian Republic within the Commonwealth was going to be one of the greatest benefits to mankind at large from the point of view of stability and economic prosperity, Lord Listowel declared here today.
The former Minister for Co- lonial Affairs was presiding at a meeting of the East India Asso- ciation at which the speaker was Mrs. G. Parthasarathi, former Principal of Ethiraj College for Women in Madras,
Lord Listowel
wel amid that the political and administrative pro- ress. India had made in the last few years was really astonishing. He was specially impressed by the unification of all the 500 odd princely states.
The Indian Government had accomplished in three years what the British Government had been trying to
to do in a generationed.
It had been
with
consent.and the ment of the princes-not in
agreement
the brutal fashion which Euro- pean States adopted when they united their countries in the Nineteenth Century.
now
Lord Listowel said that the Indian Constitution Was one of the
mast progressive documents that any country had
ever, accepted.
Mrs. Parthasarathi said that, to an Infant democracy like India, the fact that fundamental rights were a part of the Constitution was of great value. It made the individual citizen conscious of his
and put them squarely be-
The
had been givea Romething to fight for, something to ho would cherish and wish hand down from generation to generation. It was a reminder to the Government that the State was not an end in itself, but a means to enrich the individual personality.
In the generous, realistic and honourable decision to remain within the Commonwealth, he new democracy was only carry- ing out the teaching of Mahatma Gandhi, in whose precepts there was no place for rancour, bitter- ness and hatred once Britain had given up her right to rule the country.
Pandli Nehru, the chief architect of the new India, had shown the same spirit in his approach to the other nations of the world.. Reater.
NEW POST FOR SIR RALPH
London, March 28. sir Ralph Stevenson, former British
China, Ambassador to will succeed Sir Ronald Campbell as British Ambassador in Calro some time this summer, usually well-informed sources in London sald today.
Sir Ronald reaches the normal retiring age of 60 next June-
Reuter.
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