"THE
MEETING? Legion
NEW TRUMAN-ATTLEE Plea By Britain Dissatisfied
Lover Over Unequal Atomic
Energy Partnership
ASKS COURT FOR
CLEMENCY
London, Dec. 17.
Group Captain Claude Henry Turner, one of three Britons charged in Warsaw with at-
tempting to smuggle
a Polist.
London, Dec. 17.
Great Britain smarted today under the loss girl, Miss Barbara Bobrowska, of the wartime equal partnership she had with the out of the country has asked United States on the atom bomb-including the the court to "accept fession" and release him, War-veto over its use.
hio con-
saw Radio reported tonight,
The trial has been going on
for the past week.
Group Captain Turner, a
ed guilty.
This development has been toned down for a couple of days and Prime Minister Attlee, since
former Air Attache at the B-returning rom Washington, has made efforts to tish Embassy in Warsaw, ploud-avoid disclosing the loss. But it is there, and it court irritates British officials who know all the details, press despatch received in Lon- as well as some of the British public.
He told
the Warsaw
last Tuesday, according to a
don. that he hoped the giri had discussed the possibility his divorcing his wife.
The Radio sald that Group Captain Truner had begged the court to take this step "so that I can support my wife and child and my mother".
Warsaw Radio had carller re- ported that he had admitted at his trial that before going to Poland he received detailed instructions on spy work.
He was tonight reported to have fald the court. "I have clearly seen my own
country being led to war by a smali group whom it was my duty to help by my Intelligence activities during my presente in Foland”. leading This group Britain Into the arms of the United States who were driving sgainst the people's will. Turner was reported to have said. He would now "make every effort alone for past errors and
to
was
to work in the fulure for peace,' he was said to have added.-
Reuter.
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GIFTS
Britain's unequal partnership in atomic energy, and the many and deep Anglo-American differences over China, make another carly meeting between Mr Attlee and President Truman almost certain. Chinese issue is probably the most dangerous at the threat of an moment because it carries with it the Anglo-American split.
The Foreign Affairs debate in that at Parliament disclosed almost every step the United States and Britain have dis- agreed over Chinese policy and continue to disagree,
Tho
of the man who, on the spur moment, writes letters about the Marines that he had to retract, and to music critics threatening to punch them in the nose,
Ernest
Advances Over The Rice Fields
Foreign Legion Infantrymen advance across n flooded rice field in Cochin- China during the interminable war against the Communist-led rebel forces of the Vietminh-AP Picture.
Attacks On
Republican Dean Acheson May Stop
Washington, Dec. 17.
With the Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, in Europe for a de- fence conference in time of "greater peril," signs arose in Congress that the Republican Party attacks on him might subside somewhat.
Truman
with the
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The British hope-but they are Britain holds fast to her bo- not sure that Mr Truman will suddenly write a letter lief that it was right and is still not
Communist authorising the use of the atomle right to recognise China. The United States bomb. They would feel a lot thinks recognition of the Peking sufer R they had a voice in Britain wants deciding if and when such regime lo wrong. Communist China admitted to drastic steps should be taken. the United Nations; the United U.S. Secretary. of State is violently opposed. Dean Acheson and British
Secretary Britain thought it was a mistake Foreign States
Strong Republican minorities stons made before Mr Acheson mall from constituents contain- in in cach House of the national took office, therefore the criticism ed great numbers of complaints for Mr Truman to link Formosa Bevin will have a chance with Korea; the U.S. still thinks Brussels this week to mull legislature last week demanded of the opposition party really against the United States per
in coping it was right,
bore more on Mr Truman than formance on Mr Acheson, experts said. Far Eastern situation,
Diplomatic quarters Mr Acheson, however, was re- garded as the more vulnerable generally agreed that the Re- against Mr zarget, from the popular public publicaos standpolat, Now that the Party Acheson hit his prestige at has registered its viewa oficial-critical time of international 1y, it will probably let the negotiation, but the importance matter stand as far as action of the minority Party action expected to continue, in in Congress in concerned. might be overestimated They speeches and resolutions, to veterans believe. snipe at Mr Acheson, but Parly leadership indicated it had no plans to carry the at tacks any further at present
Impartial political experts şald there were two reasons for this:
over these problems again. Mr Acheson's resignation, but
the outlook is that pres- President
countered Britain wanted to halt Korean But
sure from the
British public with complete endorsement of action south of the Manchurian
for another Truman-Attlee the Secretary, and other officials border and create a no-man's-
of Staff meeting will probably develop said authoritatively that Mr land; the U.S. Chlets
Anglo-American dif- Acheson had no intention what rejected that proposal. Britain when
on the Far East be-ever of resigning. wants the U.S. to promise that ferences
the come more apparent.United In any negotiations on future of Formosa, the Chinesa Press. Communists will have a volce; that idea. U.S. is cool to the
Britain would be willing to go much farther in making negotin- tions attractive to the Chinese, but the U.S. insists on a cease- fre before talking.
And over all its hangs, the atomic bomb.
ATTLEE'S AGREEMENT
came back from Mr Attlee Washington with some kind of gentleman's agreement with Mr Truman regarding Ls use. But the understanding was so secret that he could not even tell it to the House of Commons.
under- It was During the war, stood, Mr Truman and Winston Churchill had full partnership
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This included a veto for both Britain and Canada over the use the bomb опсе It was developed, since the bomb could not have been made when it
of
Individual Republicans
are
vote
out that Mr Acheson pointed was directly responsible only to NO PARTY ACTION
President Truman and not to Supporting evidence for this Congress. Therefore as long as came from Senator Robert Taft, be and Mr Truman could work Chairman of the Republican well together, there need be no Polley Committee in the Senate, weakening in the executive arm Senator Taft sald individual of the Government in inter- 1. As the national danger Republicans were likely to pro- national dealings. Increases, political parties will test further about Mr Acheson but that the Party as such in tend to concentrate more "close ranks"
from In untly for Congress would probably take common ideals.
no further action. Some Party members talked of carrying the
on
Weakness might appear when President Truman sought: new legislation
Congress
dealing with the world situation, such as appropriations for mill-
2. The Republicans assault matter to the floor of each tary or economic ald for friendly
but there was no
upon Mr Acheson was more
of a symbol of popular resent/chship approval for this..
London, Dec. 17. Most of North-Western Europe lay under a fresh
callions. Then critics of Mr blanket of snow tonight.
Acheson could vote against such ment and frustration over the Votes demanding Mr Ache-measures on the grounds that
in East Asia son's resignation last week were they wintry conditions turn of events
are part of Trumanı- than a personal which struck Britain and parts
attack upon taken only in Party caucuses Acheson foreign policy. the Secretary or a demand for and not in the legislative cham-
Wayne any drastic change in national bers. Senator
Morse, night continued today with fresh
Reports said there was little snow storms and freezing tem polley.
another Republican, said some indication at present that the peratures.
of his colleagues voted against Republicans would actually risk of Much of the "failure"
Decurity Government dealings with China their convictions or better judg- undermining national
or the US, policy of co and Korea goes back to deciment.
"One of the saddest things operation with other free nations about the Republican conference merely for the sake of ousting wha that several Senators ex- Mr. Acheson.. pressed the view that
MACARTHUR 'ANGLE
should not
The be adopted, in the
Consensus af opinion interests of national unity and among Impartial political ab- International affairs, yet finally servers here seemed to be that yielded to partisan pressure and several factors entered into the voted for it," he cald.
Snow fell in most parts was without British and Cana-France today, including Paris. dlan help.
But that was before the post- war McMahon Act in the United
of
It was several feet high in the Pas de Calais Department.
La Holland, after an overnight
country again this
the re-
States, which makes the Pre- thaw, snow covered most of the Pope Officiates solution (against Mr Acheson)
sident of the US. the solo custodian of atomic weapons,
IMPETUOUS TRUMAN The loss of that full partner- ship and especially the British veto over the use of the bomb-
what worries the British as anything They have come to consider Mr Truman an impetuous sort of
is
almost as much
afternoon
with temperatures around freez- ing point. Weather experts pre- dicted a severe winter.
At
Mass
Vatlenn City, Dec. 17.
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listened ice-covered surfaces.
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had become publicly identified Another factor was represent- today that the icy weather- | Big contingents from all the with the ant-Acheson move- ed by the anxiety over alleged which has already been con- city's 123 parishes attended 3 ment and felt they could not
lack of co-operation between sidered to be the worst winter well as the Mayor and other readily reverse themselves at
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Catania, Dec. 17, Three
thousand peasants, evacuated from villages on the slopes of Mount Etna, tonight began to loso hope of returning home for Christmas volcano exploded in A violence after nearly a week of relative
caimi.
Thousands of
the
DCW
toas of inva
of snow billowing outside their windows,
Exports estimate that from midnight until daybreak about 10,000,000 tons of snow dropped on London,
men
On the Channel coast three were missing in a small boat. They were believed to be members of the crew of a British cargo ship sheltering in Fa mouth ship's boats last nign. to try to Bay who took one of the
got ashore-Reuter.
eastern side of the mountain on Wants
the bed formed by the har-
dened lava
Bung out earlier
Imperative Need For
Settling
Anti-Bandit
Since motives were concerned with foreign troubles, it was caslest for the critical groups to concentrate upon Mr Ache- son. Moreover, the State 'De- partment was in disfavour with some because of the admitted discovery recently of several score of perverts among its em- ployees and the espionage of a former official, Objective per- however, realised Mr EOTIS, Acheson was not responsible for many of these happenings, Therefore they saw reason that President Truman would stand im-Armly by his Secretary of State in the hope of riding out the Press.
Campaign In Malaya
London, Dec. 17.
The situation in South East Asia made it
Reply nerative that the campaign the allowed to drag rem of critician. United
by the volcano in its 22-day From Stalin
eruption.
Karachi, Dec. 17. Mr Harold Stassen said today
One tongue threatened to- night. to cut the road linking the two villages of Mily and Rinazzo, which were evacuated that it Marshal Stalin wanted
After
Communist banditry should not be
on indefinitely, the Yorkshire Post (Conservative) declared yesterday.
Commenting on the recent country's contribution to the Malayan Government to tackle world peace he would reply to the
weeks ago,'
menace of
reason to
Indian Hint
To China
New York, Dec, 17. in Communist China would find India a tough proposition t
break up the Communit Com-invade India; Sardar 3. Singu mand quickly before external President of the India League of rewards are necessary because,
dangers become greater Hat 12ins at the League's an-
as experience has shown, there
taken by the Empire's sources,” fresh measuUTES
The Yorkshire Post analysed Communist the measures to be taken and two weeks ago. But the local a letter addressed to him eight Banditsy in Malaya, the York- declared: "So long as the Central authorities said that there was for the moment no danger to
shire Poot, in a leading article Executive of the Communist Mr Stassen was answering a the two hamlets.
order threat to peace and Malaya," welcomed the measures thr The volcano. the biggest in question at a press conference entitled "Urgent problems in organisation exists, it will be a Europe, hurled vast masses of in Karachi, which he is visiting and observed that Britain had Mainyn.
"“It is urgently necessary to forces from the north tried to be grateful for the lava down its slopes during the present en his study tour of
Asia. first two weeks of its erup-|
loyalty of the Malays during tion, imminently threatening the He said he had not yet re- theoo anxious times,
salt here today. two villages.
ceived a reply from Stalin, but,
Stating that Britain would be engulfing
if Marshal Stalin 18 outlying" bellove
meeting he added, "The cottages the eruption changed desires to move towards world wise to take measures to main in nature, continuing to fling peace, I will have an answer" tain the confidence of the Asian to the greatest difficulty in people of India, got rid of one daming ashes and steam into Ho he still might receive peoples in her ability and de securing Information about the foreign muler only four years certainly will not "They them, bandita and their movements. to defend termination the air but producing little an answer,
"She
"The reason is that the went another foreign ruler. lava,
"And Chinese and Russians moves slowly in these matters", the, newspapar, added:
should also demonstrate that Malayan population go in terror
are, as much foreigners to the logical Institute said it was things on his four impossible to judge whether help me in developing Republi- their welfare.
"In these circumstances it in people of India as the British, Americans or other Western this. was last fling or can policy and
and American
polley Even on grounds of narrow a round plan to give the MaİR”
nations whether the dow would over for the future."
self-interest she cannot afford to yan pyroben en increasing ; part "I believe that the Wastein run the line where the ski loogel the faced of "immediate" neglost, her probing responsible in the fight by encouraging them demonies or The Hop lava stopped-only a few hun, attention to. Asia's problems of lilles- in Malaya.. For her own-tu bour
·{dred yazdik · from Mo and technical service and economic economie, strengja depends to terrorists "Klantro, --Reuter.
assistanceUnited Press very large spent upon the alatest
"as the
many
peris of the Eton Volonno-He said he was: be', has a, sincero concern for of their livel koja
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spaper covet an inch of the land,
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