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Economic co-operation discussed at Baguio
Poppies to bloom
Manila, May 28,
The Economic Committee of the Baguio Confér- anca has discussed the possibilities of increas- ing economic co-operation among the soyon non-Communist Asian and Pacific' nations now in session in the Philippines, it was stated today.
next month The Foreign Secretary of the Philippines, General
Teheran, May 20.
Next month the poppies of living death bloom white in Persian fields.
Just before the petals fall, peasants in plcturesque costume rip the pod. Overnight the pod exudes sap, It is collected.
The result: oplum "living death" in the colourful Chinese phrase,
Each year's crop is good news to medicine makers in Americh
From oplum and Europe.
they they derive pain-ensing morphine' and codine,
For narcolics men it is a new headache. Perhaps half of Persia's annual production of from 1,000 to 1,500 tons of oplum slips into legal channels. ends up in the pipes of addicts in sickly-sweet smelling dens from San Francisco to Singa-
pore.
Persin, or Iran, is a gent oplum with along producing nation,
But n Turkey and Yugoslavia. reporter trying to investigate the opium trude inds himself frustrated by contradictory of- ficial figures and the tight-lipped silence of illegal traders.
Carlos Romulo, said that the aim was "even- tually to realise a balanced development and ensure their peoples a rising, living standard.“ General Romulo, who is Chairman of the Confer- enco, said that the Committee had discussed the need for expanding intra-regional trado in ovory possible way, including bilateral agreements consistont with existing inter- national commitments.
Taking part in the Conference { He added that the Conference are the Philippines, Austraila, was to adjourn on May 30 after
the closing plenary session. Indlu, Pakistan, Ceylon, Indone- sia and Thailand.
Three meetings
The Committee further discuss- ed the need for continuing to consider establishing a multia- teral clearing arrangement when conditions were ripe for such a step.
General Romulo said that the delegates on the Committee had affirmed the desirability of pri- maty producers receiving a fatr price for their exports and dis- cussed what steps' could be taken to ensure this.
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The Committee also stressed the Imporinnee of intensifying each country's cfforts to increase agricultural and industrial pro- ductivity and the desirablity of increasing the inter-changa basic technlea) knowledge among themselves, as well as taking ad- vantage of the assistance along similar lines extended by coun- "tries outside their region and by
International organisations.
Iranian officials say the govern- ment controls the opium bust ness. They proudly claim the entire production of the peasant's estimated 40,000 hectares
opium is purchased at rates 40 per cent above market prices, It is processed by government In- stallations and sold abroad for
case to be about $1,100 a medicinally.
Ench case contalus
poundsticks,
The Economic Committee--of which the Indian delegation leader, Bir A. Ramaswami Mu. dallar, was Chairman-had held three meetings and completed Its work today.
Dr. All Socbardjo, Indonesia's chief delegate at the Bagulo Con. ference. told Reuter today that his delegation would take back a new perspective on South East Asin and a stronger appreciation of the urgent need for close col- laboration between neighbours.
Dr. Soebardjo said he was glad to have had the opportunity of vialling the Philippines "especial- y at a time when the Asian na- tions were awakening to the fact that there is enough material in continent-spiritually culturally to fashion a way of life in keeping with our own par- ticular ideas of peace and pro- gress."
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and
Dr. Seebardjo said: "Assuredly there is much we share in com- mon. Each passing day makes me General Romulo stated, that more aware of the striking simi- some delegates, on the opening larities that exist between Indo- used day of the Conference, May 20-nesis and the CS — TLO-
had expressed concern that coun-graphically and tries in this region had not re- ceived their just share of help from the United Nations and its ngencies.
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Figures 'vary
Export figures vary with the official source. One official said 1949 exports were 3,000 cases, The U.S. took 600 CHECK. Private American traders have been negotiating for another
1,500 cases,
The government
nets more
than $5,000,000 fram Its oplum "monopoly,"
That is the official picture..
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From other sources a reporter
Is told that only about half
the oplum crop ever reaches the government. Production is definite-
Referring to the Bagulo Con- ference, he said: "This is the kind of progress Asia needs if it is to forge ahead."-Reuter.
Segregation bill in S. Africa hit
Durban, May 28, Africans and Indians passed a resolution, here today describing the "Group Areas" Bill and the "Unlawful Organisations“ Bill as a direct attack on the remaining vestiges of the libor- ties of all South Africans.
ly more than 1,000 metric tons.
Over 10 years the government "It collected only an average of 679 metric tons.
But these sources say 2,000,- 000 of Iran's 16,000,000 inhabi- tants smoke oplum. They say addletion is a contributory factor in 100,000 deaths nnnually. They blame it for the sky-high suicide -rate.
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Through seeret channels a con- siderable amount of opium smuggled abroad to international rings, these sources claim.
While the reporter encounters a dead-end here in trying to un- cover details, at the other end of
is a sinister design to imprison the entire non- white population in separate racial ghettoes and locations where they will be reduced to the status of poverty-stricken labourers and serfs," it said.
These measures are the last slep in a master plan to establish
Fascist police state in-the-coun-- try wherein an overwhelming majority the people, both while and non-white, will be rubjected to the tyranny of Gestapo rule.".
The "Group Areas" Bill seeks
from the family of democratie nations."
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1950,
The last pictures s of Hitler?
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To the mass of literature and illustrations bullt around the last days of Adolf Hitler,
• Gorman magazine has add. ed what it claims to be the Fuehrer Inst pictures of the before his death in the bunk- ers of the Reich Chancellery in April, 1945. In its
Telegraf
Berlin Berlin magazine
"The
Hiustrated
makes the claim: "These are the last pletures from the Reich Chancellery as Adolf Hitler takes # _final
look at the consequences of he total war. It is About April 20, 1945. In the air, the Incessant nalue of planes. The
First Russian shalla strike the rule- ed building. During a pauso In the bulle
and between air raids, the founder of "The
Amend Year Reich" comes
gazer
atruction
out of
of his bunkers with his Adjutant. 8.8. Obergruppen. fuehrer Jollee
and Schaub, and
at the de
de. distractedly
from which no.es.
A possible. Fopro. sentative of Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoff- man, took both pictures shown
here. They are the last plc. tures of Adolf Hitler.”—AP Photos.
Newspaper on church policies
London, May 28, Opposition by high, Church dignitaries who fear a drift away from Romie has led to a five-year postponement by the Church of England, of its at- tempt to reach a common front with the Church of South Indla, the Independent Sunday newspaper, the "Observer,"
stated today.
In-Capetown, two joint_Com- mittees appointed to Investigate According to the "Observer," South Africa's "Asiatic" problem the unification of a million Christ- declared in a joint report pub-ians in South India has faced the lished here that there was no Anglican Church Britain with doubt that the best solution would the theoretical problem that the
Church of South India is repatriation.
naw The
Episcopal Commitices appointed neither
nor non- from the Transvaal and Natal, Episcopal.. by the Minister of the Interior, Union Government spokesmen Dr. T. E. Donges, to make recom
to define areas where the owner ship and occupation of land and
the line it is easier. In Bangkok, Property shall be restricted
Phnom Penh and other centres In the Far East where smoking flourishes openly, it is
no secret some supplies smuggled in from Persia.
Bre
racial groups.
be
to
"In dealing with this subject,
ed the
"Unlawful mendations for amendments. to the Church of England is hamper.
Dr
attempt to enter into relations with a church of such a broad character would lead to a betrayal of the Anglican tradition, and to leasening of their prospects of an oventual liaison with Rome," the "Observer" commented.
oplum have
Bill as a move to the Union's Asiatic land tenure ed by those who fear that any
that "alling outlaw Communist Party's lawa-added National Congress, the African pending repatriation of Asiaties," Offcially, Iran strongly sup-
People's Organisation-represent the present situation had to be ports plans for international ing people of mixed descent-the dealt with incisively if civil com- control of the oplum trade. Pri-Communist Party, the African motions arising from racial ten- vately, most Persians feel there National Congress of Youth Lea slon and strife were to be avoided. Is too much money involved for gue and the African Women's A "We can see no way of attain→ Iran ever to control it effective-sociation.
ing this end except to legislate Iy-Associated Press.
for total segregation of the dit- ferent racial groups, so that in the course of time hamogeneous racial group arens are brought about," they said.
Dignity of labour in
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Day of protest Support was given to the decl- sion of the African National Con- gress to observe a national day of protest when all will be called upon to refrain from going to work as a tangible demonstration of
America the people's opposition to the
oppressive policy of the Govern ment.
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Submitted to Parliament
The joint report was submit- tad to Parliament soine weeks age, but has been made pubjic only now. Nearly all its re *commendations have been used to form the basis of the Gov. ernment's Group Arons BHI, *Introduced by Dr. Donger five
weeke
ago and now before the House.
Boston, May 28, Dr. J. SJ Moroka, President of The Begum Liaquat All Khan the African National Congress, said here that her main im said that the time had arrived for for pressior of her American tour non-white people to unite
their salvation. was the conception of the great He assured Indians and colour- dignity of labour of the Amer-eds that African nationalism was
The Committees sald, "There ican peoples. *
not opposed to them.
recommendations will, on the one The crowd at the meeting, hand, not unduly endanger the She was broadcasting in Urdu to Pakistan over the Valce of which was held in a public square, possibility of repatriation, and, on America Radio and said that she listened to a recorded speech by the other hand, will not fall for had been particularly impressed Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, President of the short of what we regard as noces
with the present by the great progress made by Transvaal Indian Congress, who sary to deal American women who took an had been banned by the Govern at whereas the Committees Important part in every aspect of ment from speaking at public American affairs, -
recommend the compulsory segre- aution
of four main racial groups "Many: Americans were apt to The South African Indian-white, native, coloured and
Congress
of the Bilt today called upon the dian"-the drafters. -United Nations to outlaw the have provided for only three
South African Government.
and
coloured A statement issued by
believe that, because the vast majority of women of Pakistan had not the benents of education, they did not take any active, part
meetings.
white native the Indians
are provided
It added: "We believe that a majority of the lay members of the Church of England would, if consulted, choose to emphasise their Protestantism and Move towards an eventual union with the Free Churches (of Britain) even at the cost of causing some theological discomfort to the higher High Churchmen."--Reu- ter.
Burma talks with Peking
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the the
Calcutta, May 23. The Burmese Prime Minister, Thakin Nu, said here today that his Coalition Government was negotiating with Peking Government for establishment of diplomatie relations and the exchange of Ambassadors between the tw.. countries. “S
Thakdir Nu, who arrivedere today on a two-day visit on his way back to Tangoon from London, added, thut.. Burma WAN for in In their country* life. President, Dr. G. M. Naicker, sald-j sub-group-under coloured, kid with Soviet, Russia, and other also carrying an exploratory talke When spoke to them about that the Congress believed that Similarly the Bill the remarkable work of Pakistan
Govern- sub-groups
under native so East European countries for the
same purpose. women during the refugee pro- the policy of the Malan
ment was a serious challenge to to Beparato
"tribes where neces- blem days in particular and the GR
world lest: 38 months in general," "they.
sary in the interests of peace, as Addressing Press representa peace In the Valon, wit sald,
condi-som
"African tribes refuse to mix tives, the Burmese Prime ware greatly surprised and im
Lions were rapidly being created socially, with others, and often heter stated that, although. During her 22 days coast to
coast to which would result in the same sort to faction
if brought had left the ¿Com
|| relations between coastales four of the United global problem that Hitler creat together States, she had visited many sosed with his Nasi regime in Ger- The joint report recommended de
that for each
there cial, motioni, political, and many feminat
therefore
the dubor."
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ded that the experience United Nailonac which has the
ilied could be of arest, posteilly, condemned the siracial, own, immovable property
Minka Kwork us the polices of the Union, Gavin ny, The proposal has braný
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