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THE CHINA MAIL," FRIDAY, "APRIL:7,"1950.
BRITISH FIRMS HARD HIT FRENCH CLAIM
Businesses in China reported facing ruin
URGENT PLEAS TO LONDON
London, April 5.
The Foreign Office said today that urgent representations have been re- .coivdd from British commercial interests in China who claim they face ruination as a result of the Chinese Communists' exactions and the Nationalist blockada of the China Coast.
London representatives of British business interests in China estimated that at the present rate of drawing upon their sterling reserves even the biggest commercial firms in China would be liquidated within on- other six weeks.
The Foreign Office said every consideration is being given to the represen- tations made by the China Association, which is representative body of British firms in China.
MCCARTHY PUTS IT OFF AGAIN
So far however, no way has been found of taking effective action to improve the situation.
the
£100,000,000 from their reserves which have been expanded by remittances from London.
Businessmen said it is impossi- Olleials admit that there has
ble even to budget for their ex- been no improvement In
advance because station since Britain recognised penditures In
wages vary according to the price
New plan for Shanghai evacuation
Washington, Apell
.
The U.8. has proposed a new plan to Communist China for evacuating an estimated 2,000 Americana and other foreignere from Shanghal, the Secretary of State, Doan Acheson, ald today.
A Communist decision on the evacuation is now await- ed, he said.
He disclosed that arrange. manta have been made to send a large ship of Outch ragistry to the mouth of the Yangtse River to receive the passen Comm.
would Smaller craft Torry
from OVRCUSS# Shanghai to the rendezvous
point.
the
Mr. Achearn
needed, there
said that if
are ships at
-Hong Kong which could bo used for the evacuation.-As- soclated Prosa,
SIXTY MILLION REFUGEES
VICTORY IN MAJOR BATTLE
Saigon, April 5.
The French High Command claimed tonight that Vietminh Communist forces lost at least 400 -killed and many wounded in their offensive in Travinh Province, 100 miles South of Sai- gon.
All French communications had been restored and
all French military posts were again in opera- tion after their recapture, the communique said.
French staff officers, declar- ing that the Vietminh offensive had now petered out, said that in the first stage of the opera- tions, Vietminh casualties were estimated at four times those of the defenders,
When the French attacked with urtillery parachutists, armour.
and alreraft,
the Vietminh n1- tackers were forced to withdraw and to disperse.
"After the initial shock, we gnvo
the Vietminh Brigade
works," a
najd
PROME FLARE-UP EXPECTED
Rangoon, April 5.
The communications centre of Promie, 160 miles North the whole West of Rangoon, is likely Commander to soon become a battle scene
military again between White Band and White Flag action (PVOs)
(Stalinist) Communists who rule this Irrawaddy city,
The Associated Press confrimed officially today that the PVOs are marshalling forces in neighbour-| ing villages preparatory to at- tacking Prome, from where the Communists ejected mid-March after a major battle.
Reports from Prome say that the Communists are unlikely to put up a big defence but will re-
An unofficial French summary of the recent raid that the Vietminh forces, in spite of having received new and Siam, weapons from China were unable to press their attacks against determined opposition.
The French High Command communique, giving details of the which began Vietminh attack,
the on March 20, said: "After Vietminh Initial success in
watch posts, all French posts successfully resisted, Orders ignored
the Peking Government on Jany-of tice which can be adjusted to ary this year.
suit the Peking Government's re- The Foreign Ofice said that Mr.quest.
London in Representatives J. C. Hutchison, British Charge d'Affaires in Peking, had tried to have asked the Foreign Office to
Peking Govern to
Geneva, April 5. make
the press for the representations
Naval permission for Chinese Communist Government. ment's
Paul Ruegger, President of escorts inside the three-mile in- Washington, April 5.
Since the British recognition he ternational navigational limits and the International Red Cross Senator Joseph McCarthy said today, That the Senata has hul two oßelal meetings with up the Yangtse rivers for vessels Committee, said today that turing several
oleil of the Chinese Foreign to curry urgently required
the world contains more re- sub-Committee will ta kejomce.
The first was on March 3 materials to Shanghai
evacuate British nationals wish-fugees today than at any time testimony on April 13 from and the second on March 17.
to leave Chinn. United in human history-more than The officials said Mr. Hutching
60,000,000, he estimates. witnesses who he claims, can prove his charge that the Furon has not yet been received by Press.
Peking's Foreign Minister, Chou
Eastern expert. Owen Latti-En-lat, nor has he presented his more, is a Communist spy.
to
credentials to Mao Tse-tung chairman of the Chinese People's Government Council.
23
"Procedural stage
"
Senator McCarthy will go New York this week-end to try to postule this unidentified wit- nessic to appear before the sub- Committee. The bad said earlier
some that he could prodier
not all of them, provided
were arbred
if
they
the Committee wont make se of their testi- mony
Seth Ricilarkan, chairman President Truman's loyalty
deral Bureau
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nist spies.
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that In understood
Mr.
•Hutchison's only source of in- formation regarding the Paking Government's policy has been
Embassy of through the European Communist satellite power.
are
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and to
Developing industries in China
San Francisco, April 5. The Chinese newspaper "Kwang Ming, organ of the
China
step
groups
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at
"Our operational tacked, forced a retreat and then Mr. Ruegger told a news con- caused the disorder of the enemy. ference that only a small propor- who were harassed by planes and tion of them are receiving inter-artillery are." - national aid.
The total Includes 600,000 in стра of the International Refugee Organisation, 900,000 in the Middle East, 700,000 in Greece, 800,000 in Kashmir, 800,- 000 in Burma, 11,000,000 in India and. Pekiston, nearly 15,000,000 in Central Europe and millions in China and Indonesia.
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Press reports today said that the PVOS will be aided by Gov- ernment forces In attacking Prome from across the river.
A Government spokesman told the Associated Press that the In the city of Saigon, Vietminh Press reports are not exactly true. supporters were ordered to carry He explained that the PVOS, out sabotage and bring about who ure rebels, must first surren
strike. The order general
was der under the amnesty which does not extend to those guilty of ignored.
Similarly ignored were orders major crimes, such as rape, mur- to the raiders it cannot be determined who is not guilty of these to the Vietminh in Saigon to send der and banditry, and at present reinforcementa uncounted operating along the Dalat road, guilty or
where a convoy was raided last crimes. week.
The spokesman could not say forces Government whether Captured Vietminh
would participate in the imme- minh Command was trying to diate attack upon Prome-Asso-
clated Press. of the failure explain away the Travink and other opera. tlons by claiming the lack of political preparation of the city workers..
"There is no doubt," Mr. Rueg-
ger sald, "that all the great mig- rations of ancient history are en- the present tirely dwarfed by situation. Nothing like this has ever happened before."
docu-
monte showed that tho Viet-
Haiphong coup
BRITONS' FOOD TO BE DEARER
Democratic League published in Peking, said today The Foreign Omce said that as that the establishment of the far as can be ascertained the three Sino-Soviet joint stock view board, testified that a Re-British relations with Peking are companies was an Important China of Investigation still at a procedural stage.
toward turning check of some 3,000,000 Govern- Increasingly urgent plens from an agricultural to an in ment employees hark fallel 10 being received from Shanghai for
sub-dustrial country with the aid upile syllable effacilities to enable British evidence leading to any Commu- ects, hard hit by Chinese Com- of the Soviet Union.
Mc. Ruczgerald that the In- munist taxation atid repressive The newspaper sald that the
Cross rellef West corner of China,ternational Red business methods, to leave China. North Senator Millard
Tydings,
They claim they are being kept which necuplus a third of China's operation for the Palestine Arab
London, April 5. chairman of the Committee, res virtually as hostages.
territory, is rich in mineral re-refugees in the Middle East could
thinly populated. į serve as a model for similar relief These documents urged a sharp buy
The Food Minister, Maurice fused . request by Senator Mc-
Businessmen said that British sources
the Petroleum actions in the future. The Red increase in terrorism in Saigon to
Webb, today announced in- Carthy to be allowed to question items in China are being com- The ercation of
would Cross operation In the Middle
cover up the organisational Mr. Lattimore even if he
creases in the price of bytter (MS-
which will raise and bacon Carthy) were not a member of pelted to retain their employees on and Aviation Companies
full pay even if their business is quickly churter distances to the East is due to be wound up at the weakness and to give time for
military reorganisation. great North West while the non-jend of this month to be taken Relief and Mr. McCarthy completely at a standstill.
ferruus Maps Company would over by the new
The rebel radio, "The Voice of the average Briton's cost of of the United and technique Works agency
Vietminh," provide capital
today broadenst the living just over half a point. Ex-Nations.
Mr Webb told the House of for the urgently needed
claim that the battle was not yet
that the price of They no longer have freedom ploitation of the arca's resources.
"Preparations have been made over and that the Vietminh offen Commons
butter wil be raised fourpence Senator McCarthy Ignored
Quoted in a Communist broad
pound, beginning on -the-Wednesday noon deadline of movement und as
Vietminh insurgents yesterday to 1/106. a for giving Senate Investigatoration for applications-to-move cast tonight, the newspaper fur-to hand over to the United Na-sive would continue.
produce ther said, "Once the North West tions-all-the-International Red
douht Cross Committee's activities with sabotaged the power stition at April-23. Bacon, he said will be increased two pence to bring further information in support elsewhere they
an average price of 2/3d. State prof Dat they have settled ae-is exploited there
All the generators were dam-It to with their employees. thut Chinese national, economy the Palestine refugees as smooth- Holphong.
Mr. Webb said the extra This is virtually impossible to will see great developments and ly as possible, "Mr. Ruegger de-
aged by explosions, and an emer-
would be about prosperity, by adding an Indus-clared.-Associated Press.
gency station had to be put into per conxuner
11⁄2d. a week. He said it will However, he salt he "undou obtain.
According to the most conser-trialised North Wert to the in-
operation. Reuter..
Involve an increase in the cost tedly" would be able to arrange
British Armsdustrial North East.
of living index of just over half the vative exthnates, efore for an appearaner
A point.' Senate sub-Committee of "some collectively have expended about
the sub-Curumittee, Scantor Tydings saict
would be permitted to put ques- Colossal outlay
ions to Mr.
Intlimore only
through the Comunitige,
of his charges that the Department was londed with ants Communists.
(Continued On Col. 2)
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"According to Incomplete data, in Shensi, Kansu oll deposits and Sinklang amount to 290,000,- GOD tons whic two gold mines in. (Continued from Col. 1)
Sinklang and Chinghai alone have deposits of 30,000,000 tacis the not all" of
anonymous
could of gold, witnesses who he
Owen West will be comparable with Diplomatie prove his charges Lattimore was or had member of the Communist Party. Donald Nicholson, chief of the Department's Division of Secu- they rity, said if he found any would be discharged by noon,
Senator McCarthy told Senator Tydings: It is rather difficult to of this understand the urgency
The increase was made LABOUR WIN IN
ceskary by the recent removal of SHEFFIELD
the feeding stuffs subsidy to Paris, April 5.
farmers and the higher prices Three
London, April 5: scaler officers are
pald farmers for to join
The Labour Government's Par- now being the American
Mr. Webb sald "Once tapped, the great North shortly
Mission to Vietnam itamentaryajority rose to four milk and ment.
butter would cost Soviet Siberia, greatly advancing 88 military attaches, according to tonight whet the Solicitor-Gen-that if all subsidies the industrialisation of China, Agence France Presse today in a cral, Sir Fra k Soskice, won the maved,
despatch from Saigon quoting Neepsend, Shofield, by-election another shilling a pound Reuter.
by a thumping. 13,715 majority bacon would cost another 1 United Press.
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tomorrow for Vict before noon today in view of the here have decided to form an will leave fact that you have done absolu- Anglu-Israel Chamber of Com-nom's summer capital, Daint
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great merce in London with the aim
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