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TITO PRAISES U.S. VITAL POLICY SPEECH Indirect pledge of support against Russian aggression Grateful for UNRRA aid
Belgrade, October 29,
Marshal Tito publicly praised the United States tonight and for the first time indirectly pledged Yugoslavia's full support to the United States
against any attempted Russian aggression. Marshal Tito also announced that his appeal to the United States for $105,000,000 in food and relief had met with а favourable attitude
and reply. He said relief was now being negotiated in Washington. His tacit pledge of support was based on the condition that American holp carries no political strings. It was Marshal Tito's first public address since the drought-seared Yugoslav crops had forced him to appeal to
the United States.
MARSHAL TITO
Russian coaching for Ho
Washington, October 29.
Authoritative diplomatie sources here said it was his most important foreign policy pronouncement since his break with Russia and the Comin- form,
"Those who vic for peace can always rely on our support and can always have us on their side, while those who are collaborat ing for aggression enn be certain to have us against them,” said Marshal Tito.
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He praised America for ponding to the pica with deeds and he criticised the Soviet Union for is history of "promises with
words."
Nature on the rampage in 14 persons
U.S., dead
Portland, Oregon, October 20, Severe winds and rain slapped at the Pacific Coast for the fourth successive day today, leaving a toll of 14 persons dend and causing excessive damage to crops.
battle most of Nature's newes. Northern California expected to
attack after one town in th actually helped Yugo-area reported rainfall up to 13.3 slavia after the war?" he a ked inches within 36 hours. Residents
"Who
his audience. “We got $430.- 000,000 worth of food and ma- chines and other things from UNRRA-the
Important member of which was the United
States,"
most
Marshal Tito spoke to the con "res of the Joint Anti-Fascist Women's League in Zagreb, Diplomatic sources greeted bis Grst public praise of the Unite States as a major step by Tito in he direction of the community of ree nations. They said it would erve as a signal for the entire ropaganda machinery of the na- lon to follow suit.
Russia is increasing the strength. Warning to Cominform
the Soviet military missjon in buth China. to help train Com- unist forces fighting Ino-
lna. It was disclosed today. United States and French Intel- gence reports indicate Prowing umbers of Soviet Army and Air bree officers, technicians and
Jping
Marchal Tito sisa warned the
Cominform counteles today that
near the Oregon towns of Jeffer- son and Harrisburg were alert t
what the lower Santiam and Willamette Rivers if they, toode. their banks.
George Llarakos, engineer on the Greek freighter Ekatin Cou- mantarou, was presumed to have
on
drowned after he was reported washed off his ship during the storm. The 7,777-ion vessel put in at San Francisco Saturday. She turned back from a voyage to Japan when waves crushed her radio shack and washed away a deckload of oil.
∙1950.
General New master plan
election for W. Europe's BRAATHENS
defence reported
rumours
London, October 29. Controversint issues listed for the Parliamentary session open- ing on Tuesday prompted poli. tical commentators here today to speculate again on the possi bility of a general election."
When the speech from
the
Throne, the traditional vehicle
for the Government's announce- ment of its plans, is read to the House of Commons, Members ex- pect it will forecast:
LA Bill to give permanent ffret to the Government's exist- ing power to impose economic controls.
the
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Washington, October 29,
A new master plan for Western Europe's defences calls for a unified army of about 50 divisions, strong naval floats in the Atlantic and Medi- terranean and mighty air armada bases in Britain and on the continent, informed sources said today.
General Dwight Eisenhower is likely to be supreme commander of these collective armed forces being formed by the 12-nation North Atlantic. Pact to protect Western Europe from Com munist aggression.
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The defence plan calls for Britain and France also would building up unified acmed furnish
tactical fighter planes. 2-A Bill to nationalise
forces as soon as possible and
The United States now has two British Suvar
"Thunderjet fighter groups fr by 1958 at the Corporation,
latest. The Government-sub-idised organisa-United States would furnish Germany and one in England
There are also tion controlling the buying an from five to 10 divisions, more "Superfor!" medium bombers now B-50 and 1.20 ening of sugar beet, and repre- than half the warships, all stationed in England. senting about 25 per cent of th strategic bombers and from
· comtry'« refining canneltv.
five to 10 groups of tactleul The Conservative Opposition is fighter planes. expected to contert both of thes mra-ures, and will also make -
cature of its proposals that the house building, three, ***** 300,000 annually, instead of the 193.000 as planned by Use Labour Government.
In the debates both parties are expected to act and argue with Ian_efection. In mind.
Present plans do not call for any increase in these. No B-30 inter-continental bombers wou' be stationed in Britain or Western Europe. In case of war, however, Bases would be provided for their refuelling before or after bombing missions from the United States.
D
General Eisenhower, who has the unanimous backing of defened lenders of all 12 pact nations .. the post of Supreme Commander, inferred with President Truman about the appointment yesterday, He later told reporters he had assured the President: "I am
American officials expressed the always avaliable for any duty in guarded hope that the French Obervers point to the confi- uelform.
utilado toward German rear- dence that the Government has For reasons
of internationa
cament might be changed win gained in past tests, however, protocol, nu formal announcement
Ger- about its ability to hold its ma- of General Elsenhower's appoint compromise tomorrow. jority,
however narrowly in Par-ment will be made until the De-rebuild a national army and the many would not be permitted to lamentary votes.
fence
Ministers of the Pact rations
number of German division. And public opinion polls, conclude their current meeting
would be limited. One reporte. showing the electorate rtill even-here. The Defence Ministers ap-
plan would permit arou 'y divided, raise doubts whether proved the master blueprint a
German divisions as part of the closed meeling total unified army. French coun n election would in fact clarify an eight-hour
ter-proposals call for limiting of 3cuter.
General Omar Bradley, chairma
German units of the United States Joint Chiefa
to regiments an.. even these would not be com of Staff and top British and pietely armed until a super West- French officers and was endorsedern. Eurupean government l carlier last week at a meeting u the Pact Military Committee com. prising uniformed offlers from all 12 nations.
The
he Parliamentary situation. yesterday. It was drafted by
Pleven on German
armed force
Defence Ministers com- rising the Defence Committee will meet again tomorrow to try to reach a compromise on the question of rearming some Ger man troops for use in the unifle,
Lyons, October 25. The French Prime Minister, M.orces. Rene Pleven, said today that France's proposal for a European Army was neither an attempt to slow up the common effort nor a means of permanently Imposin a sort of discrimination against the German people.
"The Europe that must be bulls must not contain the germs from which sooner or later the risk of mountain new conflict would be born," he declared, "Only a European Army under European control Pro- can guarantee that the reconstitu. tion of the German armed forens crusade
The Weather Bureau said snow squalls in the high area approached blizzard force. Record-breaking rainfalls reported in several towns.
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Yugoslavia could not allow he perty, communications and ship-will not one day lend to :
frontier guarda Indefinitely tr be killed and Injured in pro vocations, Zagreb Radio report
ed.
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He said: "They will not suc- anning, China, about 125 miles ceed in provoking us. These act om Indo-Ch na. Nanning is be tend to create a state of chaca in ver to be the main training authe country. It is mall war pply centre for Red forces in We cannot permit it to go on and
rthern Indo-China,
we shall defend ourselves wher It is proper to deal with such : question."
Major-General Lyman Leni- t. Defence Department director Moreign brms ald, disclosed, Marshal Tite, who was expell-
qwbilo, that the United States ed by the Cominform in
th
ummer of 1048, also reiterater
ssigned top priority to sup charges that the Cominform hat
§ new weapons the Indo- ese defence forces. He said prepared an- external attack
quadron of B-26 Aghter-Yugoslavia.
fibers would be flown to Indo-
оп
coast
plug along the Paciúc nesday by the have been hammered since Wed- valive estimates of damage to-|
Conser-
talled more than $1,500,000.
assault.
Storm warnings along the Ore- gon, Washington and Northern California Coast were hoisted by the Weather Bureau as new low pressure areas Fathered force over the occan.-United Press.
Messina, Sielly, October 39. A motor-cyclist lit h's cigarette near a petrol pump. here todav and set ablaze 6.000 litres of fuel. The fire burnt out the petrol -tation and caused more than
ance
Treat
or a war of revenge," he said.
M. Pleven was speaking at the Congress
of the Union Democro- et Socialiste de la Resist- of which he is a member. M. Pleven said that he could at present only speak with tre in Indo-China. reserve
on the military situation occupation at the moment is to "Our first pro- send the maximum air reinfored- ments to our troops, necessitate i by the change in the methods of phting in Indo-China," he said. --Reuter.
Ottawa, October 28.
The Canadian Prime Minister's office announced today that King George has approved the exten- sion of Viscount Alexander's term as Governor-General for an ad- petrol ditional year from the spring of
1951-Associated Press.
"They tried to soften up Yugo-20 million lire worth of damage. in this week. Other Ameri- slavia for
planes, ships, artillery, light "They tried to break her inter
an attack," he sold. The cyclist fled as tho first
Games gushed from
the
eka and ammunition shipments naily and to attack her from, the pump-Reuter. Fearmarked for early ship outside," nt to Indo-China, dtelligence sources
also
ted that Ho Chi Minh's troops re using some American-built apons. The weapons were said
Yugoslav Prim Minister, who was addressing a at Zagreb, added. Congress of anti-Fascists Women
Marshal Tito thanked the be allocated from Chinese Yugoslav people for "not havin mmunist supplies of United allowed them clves tes arms. Reports so far do nerved and for having continued
indicate the amount of former their work." erican weapons being used by
to be
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but strategists believa the But he complained that, "dur e of such arms will diminish to the freedom of speech" ir the months ahead ainee repair Yugoslavia "the valce of reac- are not available to the tion" had made itself heard late.
ly. "Satirical stories and
Car-
the American and French toons which of late Have sought to borities eslimato that the break the unity of Yugoslavia wil. amulets have about 100,000 be allowed to go so far but no ps fighting in Indo-China, further."--United Press and Reu-
thousand Japanese, ter. in the area at the end the war, are probably
troops
me the fighting the
-trained
payroll. oposing
Reda
are
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mated 40,000 French troops, suffered severe losses, in re- weeks. The French are sided 20,000 Foreign Legionnaires, 00 North African troops and hór. (:15,000 ÷Indo-Chinus fe tal of around 145,000.--United
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Hunt for escaped prisoners
San Juan, Puerto Rico..
October 29.
mobi.
Heavily-arined police, lised from all over the island. probed through city slums and acren of sugar-cate fields todov. searching for 59 hardened "ers. minals still at large after yester day's record risan break. It was the bitkest manhunt Puerto Rico's history.
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Rodolfo Bivern, superintend- ent of the penitentiary, sald re- by vlaed figures showed 112 pri planes, according to an soners broke for freedom on Sa
new cyturday afternoon after an hour- battlo inaldo the
Bulgarian news
| from the Foreign Mint,” long which, two guards were
Minis prison is
recaptured, be,
mahan...” wounded, were
that the, "repeated grom stain, At 5 p.m. 194 the frontier by Yugveldy sliding and badly wound tand the obvious purpose CLANCY RULLOCKEDTECH/W Bixty-two, including Gregorio krned Marshal"; "Tito's Gov Marting and Pedro Alvarez, con- consequences it viated murderers said to be re not ringloaders, were still loose
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Under the new master de- fance plan, France. reportedly would furnish from five to 21 divisions, Britain about five, Belgium, Luxembourg and th Netherlands from five to and Italy about 10. Britain would contribute smalte number of warships than the United States, but would share major responsibility for sea- power.
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Authoritative military source sald today that the injority o tho Defence Ministers wanted General Elsenhower to return t uniform as soon as possible to organise the Supreme Headquar ters of the Atlantic Power ba Encral
Icc. (SHAPE). They Eisenhower should b given great deal of initiative (to decide how he wants SHAPE to be sot up.
It is considered virtually certain SHAPE headquarters will b:t somewhere in France. Sources sald latest reports frora Fontain?- bleau, headquarters of the West- ern Union forces, indicated that Field-Marshal Montgomery might like to be British etenity Sunrema Commander of SHAPE-United Press.
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