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REPRESENTATIVES OF 15 NATIONS READY
FOR STRASBOURG MEET
Churchill pledges support
Strasbourg, August 6.
Mr. Winston Churchill today pledged wholehearted support to 15 nations trying to weld a United States of Europe against Comnonist aggression.
The wartime Prime Minister and pioneer of European unity arrived here by nir to attend the second annual meeting of the European Assembly. Jauntily waving a elar, he said: "I am glad to be hore. I have come to help all I can."
Strasbourg, August 6.
| Representatives from 15 nations poured into this boflagged "capital" of a United Europe today for the second annual session of the Council of Europe's Consultativo · Assembly here to-
morrow.
Out of 125 representatives expected to attend the session, 18 will be from West Germany, whose inclusion as an associate member marks the first attempt to bring Germany back into the "European family" since the war ended. The Saar, with three representatives, also joins the
Assambly as an associate member.
Back from a hectic spell of in- ternal politics over the Leopold
crisis, the Belgian Socialist lex- der, M. Paul Henrl-Spaak, whose. term of office as President expires when the Assembly meets, is al-
most certain to be re-elected.
Tomorrow's opening takes place in the Council of Europe's Rew Headquarters, built at a cost of
£312,000, on the outskirts of! Strasbourg and within walking distance of the Rhine,
tives.
Students attack frontier
Wissembourg, Franco-German
Frontier, August 0. The all-white building, the
Some 300 college students of "House of Europe," includes a various nationalities attacked magnificent Assembly scating the frontier barriers from both Simultaneously, the British more than 700 Journalists and sides of the border here today Foreign Secretary, Mr.
Ernest pubile besides the representa- in a demonstration for Euro- Bevin, left by cor for business in
pean federation. London, and ill health was given as the reason for his premature departure. Mr. Bevin has been attending sessions of the Council of Foreign Ministers, which takes the part of a Senate In the Coun- ell of Europe.
The Assembly is expected to net swiftly on the recommendation of the Council of Foreign Ministers that it condemns North Korean aggression and affirms its support of the United Nations forces un- der General Macarthur.
unanimous
It has more than 100 rooms, providing offices for each national
In an operation as precisely delegation and the Counell's per-timed as an amphibious landing, manent staff.
two groups of about 150 students of both sexes converged on the border posts at 3. p.m., broko the barriers from their sockets and ceremoniously burned them in a field near the German customa station on the German side.
Answer from Britain
Many delegations have been briefed to seck a clear answer Britain whether she is from whole-hearted in the pursuit of a United Europe.
Britain's hesitation over the Schuman Plan for pooling coal and steal output is likely to start the first fireworks ex- pected in the coming month's debates.
The students were armed with hatchets, metal saws, bundles of As the wood, and tins of petrol. flames from the barriers crackled, the green and while flag of the European movement was holsted above the blaze.
In the words of a declaration
UN observers in S. Korea
United Nations observera are seen during- a visit to a front line command poet of the 25th U.8. Army Division somewhere in Bouth Korea as they gather facts to be submitted to the United Nations at Lake Success, New York, (Left to right) 8/Ldr. Rob Rankin (Sydney, Australia): Lt.Col. George L. Walker (Traverse City, Michigan, 25th Division Intelligence Officer): Major Dudley Parrish (Cumberland Court House, Virginia) and Major Stuart Peach (Bydney, Australia), Associated Press Photo.
NO CONSTRUCTIVE LEAD FOR COUNCIL ASSEMBLY
Iraq mission chief returns London
from
Baghdad, August 0. Representatives in the Assembly It is almost certain that M from Michel Mouskhely, Profes-
General Nuri Es Sald Pasha, were reported to be in almost Robert Schuman, the French sor at Strasbourg University, and
agreement. will the Foreign Minister and author of one of the operation's chief plan- the leader of the Iraqi dblega- Foreign Ministers' furthright den- the plun, will go before the As-ners, it was the first time in his-tion to the London oil talks unciation of Communist aggres-sembly himself in an individual tory that Europeans had marched with the Iraq Petroleum Com sion, but a big majority is report- capacity to drive home its alms. to their frontiers not to fight but pany, and Dr. Nadhim 'Al ed to be in open rebellion against The British representatives, led to abolish their frontiers--Assn Pachachi, the Director-General the Foreign Ministers' refusal to by Mr. Hugh Dalton, a member of ciated Press,
of the Ministry of Economics, grant the Assembly more power. the Labour Government, will be
returned to Baghdad by air on the defensive.
from London this afternoon.
it
The Assembly wants a change hind the scenes" preparations for
During the past week of "be- FRANCO-EGYPTIAN In the Charter rule that gives any tomorrow's
FRIENDSHIP opening.
was single Minister the velo power to understood, Continental misgiv block action on Assembly recom- ings over Britain's attitude to the mendations. The Ministers have Council of Europe have been refused to agree to a change-strengthened, United Press.
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The big question tonight was what lead on European unlty Mr. Winston Churchill would give the Assembly this year.
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Strasbourg, August 6. The Foreign Ministors of the Council of Europe, siting here during the past four days as, its Committee of Ministers or "Upper House" have failed to give a constructive lead to the Consultativa Assembly, whose second annual session opens here tomorrow, That is the verdict of the majority of permanent
officials of the Council and of Assembly re- ' presentatives who met the Ministers' spokes- men in the Joint Committee yesterday even- ing.
Although the Committee of which they have stated they Ministers agreed to send a mess-ngree in principle but which they age of encouragement to the As- have referred tamely back for sembly, there is an undeniable further consideration in Com- feeling here that the Ministers--mittee.
The departure of Mr. Ernest The Iraqi Ambassador in Lon- who alone have the authority to
take executive action In the Bevin, British Foreign Minister, don, Emir Zald Ibn E Hussein, name of the Council of Europe on the eve of the opening of the Paris, August 6.
have done virtually nothing to Assembly, it must be truthfully The Egyptian Prime Minister, returned in the same plane. Mustapha Nohas Pasha, said Some sections of the Baghdad direct the Assembly along post-recorded, will be interpreted by
tive lines.
not a few officials and membera yesterday that the friendship be- Arabic press were already at- tween France and Egypt had re-tacking the
This feeling is strengthened by of the Caunell of Europe as sym- new oll mained strong through the
agreement two other arguments which are bolle of the apparently lukewarm test today, describing the terms of
widely current in Strasbourg on attitude of the governments of and would remain inadequate." events
the eve of the Assembly meeting. some of the member states to the strong in the future. He made the Britain's Conservative Party statement in da Arab programme
These arguments are:
whole work of the Counell, The talks were surrounded by
(1) That unless the Assembly In the absence of any leader arrived by air today, but broadcast of the French national great secrecy. In an extremely
strong quarters close to him were not radio before he left France after guarded statement on
succeeds during the con.ing ses-lead from governments through sure whether he would be able to a private visit.
Saturday, slon to initiate some action im their Foreign Ministers, observers remain. In Strasbourg to take part
the Iraq Petroleum Company portant enough to catch the im- felt that the main interest of the In the debate on
"Several times events have put would only say that "an agree-agination of the the Schuman
man-in-the- Assembly's recond session now Plan,
this friendship to the test and ment has been reached on a major street. it will be in grave danger lies in the chance of its debate on
has survived. This friendship issue of royalty but other
con- Im-of losing the interest and
the Vigorous French
Schuman Plan producing expected to cross swords with the remains strong and will remain portant matters will be the sub- Adence of the people of Europe. some new positive step towards British Labour
Robert Schuman,
economic A closer representatives strong.
union of over the plan.
Foreign Minister, is
* Europe through the merge of its Allled with the French will be us to triumph over all difficulties London all experts were taking have volcad this view in London key industries. the representatives of the West and dangers and to aspire to a for granted that Iraq would get last May.
The Permanent Committee of German Federal Republic, Reu- smiling future full of promise and more money for her oil in future (2) That recent events in the Assembly. which meets here
hope." United Press-
63. a result of the talks, Reuter Korea and the deterioration of tomorrow morning, la expected relations between the Great to make a formal request to the Powers have made it more than Committee of Ministers for per- ever imperative for Europe to mission for M. Schuman himself demonstrate itself. capable of to take part in the debate on the unity of purpose and common Schuman Plan, Reuter. action of a kind which measures
orators bre
I desire it with all my ject of further discussions." heart. This friendship will permit
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RUSSIAN PLANS
FOR UN ASSEMBLY
Lake Success, August 0. Rumla is expected to send a strong delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, next month.
But, as its President, M, Paul- United Nations high officials Henri Spaak, is understood to believe that the Soviet delegation have told the representatives of will be headed by M, Andrel the Ministers in the Joint Com Vyshinsky, the Foreign Minister mittee yesterday, a more positive of the Soviet Union and its most endorsement of the various re-able debater.
solutions submitted to them by Since the return of Mr. Jacob the Assembly would have been Malik to the Security Council, the necessary to create the Impres- Soviet delegation Attaches have sion that the Ministers were been extremely active in collect- really associating themselves ac-ing all available documents which tively with the task of developing have a bearing on the Assembly. the authority and stature of the Mr. Malik la reported to have Council of Europe as a whole. written to Mr. Trygve Lie, the M. Spank is expected to repeat Secretary General of the United some of the criticisms he offered Nations, saying that he hoped all yesterday of the attitude of the the key, documents for the A Ministers unless they tako an sembly would be printed in Rus eleventh-hour decision to endorse sian in time for September 19- some of the recommendations to Reuter
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