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Agreement On Role Of Germany
No More Troops Final Decisions Up To Brussels Parley
For Malaya
London, Dec. 13.
Britain is not sending any more troops to Malaya at present, the Colonial Secretary, Mr James
Griffiths, told the House of Commons today,
A Labour Member. Mr James Harrison, had sug- gested sending "all neces- military assistance Mary available in view of the lack of substantial improve- ment In the Campaign against the terrorists in Malaya,"
Ho also arred takizug further steps to mohillat completely the local
the Bourcea to overcomILO resistance of the terrorist forces.
Mr Griffiths replied: ""The strength
milliary of the forces
for required
the in Malays SN operations under constant considera- Hon. It is not at present intended to read additional troops there.”~~~~Eenter,
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London, Dec. 13. The North Atlantic Pact deputies and the Military Committee today reached complete agreement on the political and Military recom- mendations for German participation in the Wes tern European integrated force, it was officially announced.
The recommendations will be submitted to the meeting of Defence and Foreign Ministers in Brussels next week, a communique said.
"The Military Committee will bodies, diplomatic quarters con-
to the also forward
Defence sidered,
recom- Committee the agreed
The review the
of the plan for mendations concerning establishment in Europe of an creating the Atlantic Pact force, integrated defence force, the and integrating into it German the fighting units, which is due next general
for provisions
wock in Brussels by the Defence appointment of J Supreme Commander for this force, and of the signatory Governments, Ministers and Foreign Ministers his mission when appointed," it is expected to be equally for-
mal.
declared
The shortness of today's joint
two hours meeting-only Indicates that serious problems had already been solved in the separate meetings of the two
BIG THREE APPROACH
TO MOSCOW
to
GERMAN ASSENT?
The problem which the Brus- moeting face Is how sels obtain German agreement to serve in the Atlantic Pact Army. Here the main issue is whether, in putting the present plans to the Bonn Government, any modification suggested by Ger- man Ministers could be taken into account.
Mr Charles Spofford, the United Chairman of the Deputies, presided at today's joint meeting. which was believed to have con- sidered problems affecting.
1. The immediate appoint-
Four-Power Meeting ment of General Dwight Eisen-
The
Paris, Dec. 13.
hower as the Supreme Com- mander of the Atlantic Pact
Western Powers' repliesne practical creation of
pro-
Spot Of Fun In Korea
These British troops have a spot of fun with a Chinese officer's cap, a Maxim gun and a Russian flag, captured from the Communists during the battle in North Korea-London Express Service.
Austerity Britain:
Cuts
main of German, Deighton More
Facing New Meat
to the recent Soviet note posing a four-power conference will suggest diplomatic con- next,
integrated force in January
3.--The inclusion within
It
tacts to draw up an agenda for and the immediate recruitment
accept the talks, but will not the Prague
ague decisions as a basis for them. 1 French Foreign Omce spokesman said today.
of German fighting groups of reinforced brigade strength.
4.-German recruitment not
the
FRENCII PLANS
London, Dec. 13.
of exceeding one-fifth A conference in Prague of the total size of the Atlantic Pact
tho Soviet representatives of
Britain is to face even harsher austerity at Union and the Eastern European forces in Western Europe; and democracies proposed an All-
the dinner table following the Government's re- German Constituent Counell" and called for a declaration by
5-Authorisation for France fusal today to pay the prices asked by Argentina the Great Powers that they to proceed with her plans to for meat. would not permit the reform а smaller integrated miliarisation of Germany. European Army within the
Atlantic Pact Army,
The Food Minister, Mr Maurice Webb, told Parliament that the negotiations on meat supply decision prices had been broken off after months of on the number of Germans to wrangling in London and Buenos Aires. tho
The spokesman said that the British, French and American replies to the Russian note would be sent at the end of this week or the beginning of next. He added that the reply would not stipulate conditions for the talks. — Reuter.
Compulsory Training For Students In
Hungary
Budapest, Dec. 13. Hungarian university students will undergo compulsory mill- tary training and specialised military courses qualifying them as army specialists, from the beginning of February, according
nouncement today.
According to an Atlantic Pact spokesman, the
be recruited for the Atlantle
Pact will be taken at the
As a result Britain's weekly Brussels meeting. The
coun-ration is to be cut next year by tries represented at the
joint sixpence, worth to a total value meeting were Belgium, Cana-of one shilling, Twopence worth din, Denmark, France, Iceland, will have to be taken in canned
Luxembourg. Italy,
corned
rest, beef. The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, carcase meat, is enough to buy the United Kingdom and United States.-Reuter.
the
the
two lamb chops or a steak.
Another Polish Girl Appears In
Briton's Case
London, Dec. 13.
in
Another Polish girl, brought from prison to-
to an offelal Government an-day, told a Warsaw Court of her contact with Group Captain Claude Henry Turner, former The training will be part of British Air Attache in Warsaw, according to a the university curriculum and
bot regular military service, press despatch received in London today.
The students will, however, have to have six months' basic army training.
have
But the bitter pill is to be veetened with a rise in the sugar ration from eight to 10 ounces weekly, and there will be an extra ounce of cheese,
Mr Webb told Parliament: "The Government have consis- tently refused since July to pay the higher prices which the Argentine authorities have asked for their meat, since they re- gard such prices as able."
unreason-
General War
Ottawa, Dec. 13.
The Canadian Prim Minister,
Kr Loula El Laurent, aid today that the world would not be plunged into a general war at this time.
He noted that Lloyda had quoted odds of 50 to que against a general war breaking out before next September and sommented. "I am just as sptimisilo as they are."
Mr Bt Laurent, wha was addressing prEMERCI, CON-- ferred. recently with Mi. Attlee after the Britis Primo Ministeru talke with President Truman. Renter.
Britain
Sets New Record L Exports
NOVEMBER MA
London, Dea. 19 Britain's export broke nów records month, reaching a sional figure of $211,90€. 000, Mr. Harold Wils President of the Board Trade, announced today.
This was £9,700,000 over previous highest figures October and £35,000,000 ab the average for the first months of the year.
The monthly average of ports in the two months Octob November was 14 per cent mi than in the third quarter and per cent more than in the half of the year, Mr Wilson s
The provisional value of ! tish exports to the United St in November was £14,400,000 --
£600,000 above the Octo figure.
Mr Wilson said that expi to Canada last month were highest yet.
They wene
£14,500,00 £2,400,000 more than in Octo and £4,400,000 above the av age for the urat 10 months of
Britain's Imports
year,
were
higher at $234,500,000. With exports in November at £ 300,000 the excess of Imp over exports and re-exports £12,800,000, a slight incr over the October figure but below the £23,300,000 Ave for the first 10 months of 19 Reuter.
New Frenc
C-In-C Flie
To Indo-Chin
Paris, Dec. 1 General Jean de Lattre A winter drop in home kill-Tassigny, the recently appo ings had combined with the ed French civil and mili failure of Argentine shipments, chief in Indo-Chine, will which they stopped on July 21, for Indo-China on Friday to make ration cut necessary, M. Jean Letourneau, the Mi
he said.
ter for the Associated State Indo-China (Victoria, Canad and Loos)..
Mr Webb told Parliament that the Government hnd been "searching everywhere" meat.
for
They were "getting all wo can" from the Commonwealth.
Reuter,
BUTCHERS DISMAYED
re
M. Letournea will only a few days.
The Cabinet bas appoli General Jean Etienne Val
Inspector General
of
Colonial Forces, te bo a manent adviser to General Lattre de Tassigny.
M. Leon Pignon, the ret French High Commissioner Indo-China, arrived today
of
London, Dee, 13. Because I was un-
The National Federation of Hanoi, the capital Turner is abarged with in-him here. citing a red-haired Polish girl aware of the danger of being in Meat Traders said tonight that threatened Tonking Delta, called Barbara Barbrowska, contact with Turner, I
the meat ration cuts announced last visit before handing years' imprison- today would mean that Britons to General de Lattre de The announcement said that aged 20, to leave Poland illeg-recolved 10
ment."
would have the lowest meat signy and returning to Fra the training was "to ensure the ally.
Turner pleaded guilty whonation on record.
Rcutor. officer requirements
the of
the trial opened on Saturday to People's Army,"
leave
ve Poland. inciting Barbara Borbrowska to
Barbara is charged with try-sufficient animal protein in-take Lana Overdid
It is compulsory for all male studente as well as for women medical students-Reuter.
Vietminh Activity Increasing
Hanoi, Dec. 13. The French Army reported today that Vietminh forces had stepped up their activilles in the past 24, hours in the rich rice-producing province of Ton- king, in Northern Indo-China.
An officini announcement sald that they had attacked two Army ponta, ambushed the Vietnamese patrols and harassed two villages,
A French spokesman said that Ave Vietnamoso Civil guards and militia, had been killed, and, apren wounded,
vitainh lodeon in sptra long
Kirena Fendelsen, formerly
the employed ini
American Miltary Attache's Office, came to Court to say that she had received a sentence of 10 years' Imprisonment through her con- tact with Turner,
ing to leave the country.
Turner has said that Barbara
It would also "cause doubt as to whether there will be
to maintain the health of the
months".
Hollywood, Dec,
A physician today ordered movie star Lana Turner to`g would be bed for rest because she
"I hope this will be a varn- and he had discussed the possi- public during the critical winter ing to other Poles not to have bility of his divorcing his wife,
Two other Britons, Нелгу with foreigners," che
The retall trade contact
Almes, Upperton and Gordon added.
are charged with abelting Turner placed on an impossible econo-hurt her back by carrying Kirena declared that she met in his attempt to smuggle Bar mic position which was bound too many Christmas parcels
the to cause concern to both employ- Turner through a friend work- bara out of Poland in
Dr John McDobald saki im-star was suffering from a str ing at the American Embassy. freighter Baltavia, which ers and employees unless
oď Miss Fendelen said: "Turner Turner became the assistant mediato and adequate relief was, ed back apparently brough took advantage of ma. I now purser after being
Foderation by loo much Christmas Air forthcoming, ап
added.Reuter.
ping. United Press. have the satisfaction of seeing Attache-Reuter.
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