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ACHESON FAVOURS THE FORMATION OF GERMAN DIVISIONS
Washington, September 11.
The Secretary of Stato, Mr. Doan Acheson, was reported to have told key. Congressmen today that he favoured the oventual croation of an un- specified number of West German division, in a unified European de- fence force.
Mr. Acheson told members of the Senate and House Foreign Relations Com- mittees that he would seek, at diplomatic meetings beginning on Tues- day in New York, to bring Western Germany into the Western Euro-
pean defence effort.
DEMAND FOR GOLD REVISION
Paris, September 11. South Africa has no intention of dropping her demands for a revaluation of the price of nionetary gold, an official of the International Monetary Fund said today........
M. Camille Gutt, Managing Director of the Fund, told a Press conference, that the subject had been discussed today In commk- tee but that no new views were put forward.
The Executive Board of tho Fund has expressed its opposition to any increase in the price of Bold.
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During today's meeting, Gutt sale, Mr.. M. C. Havenga, South African Governor of the Fund, told the group that he would continue to press for what
A formal statement said Mr. Acheson discussed the contri- bution of Germany to the joint defence effort.
Senators later said Mr. Acheson included in this contribution the formation of some divisions, but only as part of a unified Western defence force.
Mr. Acheson also assured legislators that the United States would continue to oppose seating -
Communists of the Chinese
the United Nations.
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Mr. Acheson also said he would let the Western Allles take the Initiative, in the matter of ap pointing an American military of Staff oficer as overall Chief for the Western force.
He told Committee members that the United States was 110t adverse to such a step, but only it were requested by its Wes- tern European partners.
Generals
Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley were reported as possible choices.
U.S. forces in Europe
It was said Mr. Acheson Cx- pressed belief that President Truman's decision for a sub-
"he considers an equitable solution stantial increase in United States. and has not given up hope that troop strength In Europe would go
the Fund's policy will be changed. { for
M. Gutt said that another com- mittee meeting on exchange re- strictions had agreed that restric- tions should be dropped us fast Ba possible but that different vlew points were expressed as to the method.
The entire emphasis of the session, M. Guti sald, was on the relation between restrictions and the possibility of Inflation.
M. Gutt said he himself has warned the meeting of the new danger of inflation with rearma- ment and the possible restrictions that might have to be taken to meet it--Associated Press.
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toward removing French opposition to ilmited rearmament.
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As for
Western a limited German Army, Benators gained the Impression from Acheson that such a stop would be taken only after plans for the unified force were under way. Mr. Acheson emplaned this afternoon for New York.
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HK Chinese deported from Pl
Manila, September 12. The deportation of a former Mr. Chinese Nationailst General and two. Hong Kong businessmen was ordered by the Immigra- tion Cummission on the grounds that they tried to send war materials from the Philippines to Communist China. ·
The Secretary elaborated on the President's statement of Saturday, with reference to com- mitment of additional American forces to Europe, and related that commitment to the whole problem of increasing the national defence effort of each member of The North Atlantic community.
Ordered deported are Lio Tse- mbi, alins Mordon J. Leo, a former General In Chiang Kai-
shek's fariny;
K. 1. Eo, aling Khoong Kinng ho, and
The latter's son, George Kloung, alas Khoong Chảo-ying.
In this connection, he discussed several problems involving the
Germany, future of
Including
the contribution of Germany to the
Government agents told the joint defence effort. He also Immigration Board
that the touched on other reonomie, politi- Chinese 'chartered the s.. Lopu cal and miltary problems in here in April and loaded it with
Western Europe.
Far East
In regard to the Far East, the Secretary reviewed the current
status of major problems, In-
surplus United States war mater-
ials purchased from à dopot i
the Levte. They testified that goods were destined for ·Com- munist China.
The Lepas was selzed by Gov- cluding Korea, Formosa, Indo- erminent agents as it started t China and South East Asia in leave Mann on August 30 and general
the goods are being held by the
To indicated that American Government.-Associated Press.
policy
would be to continue to support the present representation of China in the United Nations,
Several United Nations ques- were said to have been
tiona
SOUTH KOREAN "ELECTIONS?".
discussed. including how the United Nations could be used to
Tokyo, September 12.. halt aggression in the event of
The Chinese Communist radio further cases as the invasion of in Peking today broadenst. a dos- Republic of Korea,
patch from Pyongyang nying After a lively exchange of that the elections of county, din- views, the
Committees Indicated
committees trict and people's their full support for the general have been successfully completed line which the Secretary will in six newly liberated areas of follow and assured him that ho South Korea... was taking to: New York the hopes of Congress that the next few weeks would result in a speeding up of the practical res ponses of the free world to the Communist challengo, United Press.
The radio sold the number ́ ́at' people who cast votes: In these provinces varied between ""D13 per cent and 90.4 per cent of all The six," aroas eligible voters." were not Identified nor" were qualifications for that voting given Damascus, September 11 The broadcast ald say, "Mem- The new Syrian Government bers of people's committees aro" mia vote of confidence. In drawn from' représentativos of Parliament today by a vols of 63 all democratio, classed headed by "to" Ave, Four members of the workers and peasants//including Moslem Brotherhood, abstained | Intellectuals, a merchants,y-india. | from "voiing and the Independent 'trialisis vyand · rollslous, circles. blog, did not, attend---United | Numbers: of "woman" i sorveglen
these committeos:United Prom
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Demilitarisation in British Zone now at an end
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Bonn, September 11.
Commissioner, Tho acting British High
Mr. Christopher Steel, told the West German Government today that the British would do no more dismantling for demilitarization in thoir Zone, a British spokesman said. Dismantling for reparations purposes, would con-
tinue as the British had undertaken to deliver. the goods to the Ailled receiving nations, the spokesman said.
It is reliably understood, however,
that there is very
little dismantling still left t be done.
Mr. Steel called on Dr. Konrad Adenauer, the West German Foderal Chuncellor, In his Schaumburg Palace office this evening to tell hish that demill- tarisation in the British Zone had been effectively completed.
The spokesman gave a list of the plants and installations which had won a reprieve by this de cision,
1 The Blohm and Voss naval and silp- shipyards, Hamburg, ways.
2, The ¡termann Goering Works at Warenstedt-Salzgittor, the "Groat all" which houses the continuous strip-mill (already dismantled) and the steel-works bulding,
3. The "Elbo" dry dock at Hamburg, and the cutting of up- per layer reinforcements,
4. The Krupps-Essen works- only
a few items are affected, -Air-raid shelters and bun- kers throughout the British Zone.
-A number of airfleld run- ways, which were to have been ploughed up and planted with
trees,
7.--A number ot barracks scheduled for dismantling.
In othor zones
Diamanting In the United States Zane is already virtual- ly finished except for one plant, which is over 60 per cent dis mantled. In the French Zone, It is fully over.
Dismantling in the British Zone had also virtually ended by last month. About 73 plants were still in the process of dismantling, which had reached about 95 per cent In most cases.
Apart from the Warenstedt- Salzgitter works, the dismantling of all other carmarked factories would have ended during Octo- ber," according to -schedule.cera
The total number of works earmarked for dismantling was 477 In the British Zone, 183 in. the American Zone and 115 in the French Zone.
An American spokesman said recently that Germany had lost about six million tons of annual steel production capacity through dismantling-Reuter.
EDEN BACK FROM AUSTRIAN TRIP
London, September 11. Mr. Anthony Eden, deputy -loader of the Conservative Party, who spent last week in Austria as the guest of the British Minis- ter, Sir Harold Coccia, arrived back at Northolt Airport today from Vienna.
He
declined to comment on meet- subjects discussed in his Ings with most of the loading Austrian politicians, saying it was entirely a private visit-Reuter
LOANS TO BACKWARD NATIONS
Poris, September 11. Pakistan lias urged the In- Recon- ternational Bank for struction and Development to lay greater stress on financing development schemes in under- developed countries.
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Mr. This plea was inade
alternate Anwar, All Pakistan's Governor of the Bank, at a re- cent restricted session of a com- mittee of the tank which dis- cussed the organisation's loan policy and procedure.
He expressed the hope that the Bank would view this vital problem with the urgency it de- serves and allocate substantially large amounts for this purpose. flow of Ho onserved that private investment, too, had been inalenificant and expressest fear that in the context of the intest developments both political Anl economie this small trickle of private investment might come an end and he felt that the only source of assistance would, there fore, be the International Bank. The Pakistan delegate uise sak that members would in futuro need larger amounts of loans In non-dollar currencies.
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The Bank, he said, should also. consider whether the flotation of
coun- loans by itself in certain tries would help in a solution of this urgent problem.
Mr. Anwar Ali is one of thres members of the Pakistan dele..
the gallon which is led by Finance Minister, Mr. Ghulanı Mohammed.--Reuter.
Mad's birthplace. as a shrine
San Francisco, September 11.
The house in which Mao Tse- tung was born and where ho spent his childhood, is being turned into a shrine.
The Feking radio said that the house, in the village of Shao Shan, Hunan" province, is being repaired by the villagers as a token of respect and affection for the Chinese Communist leader.
The broadcast sald a new re- sidence is to be built, which will be an exact replica of the present house, -furnished-and-decorated. as. It was when Mao Tse-tung was born, lived and studied there. "The villaga will also be con- nected with the motor highway by a new road for the con- venience of visitors, · Many Chi- nese and foreigners have visited Mao Tse-tung's birthplace since it was "Uberated" In August 2010; the radio said-United Preas.
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