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Commonwealth To Speed Up
Defence Plans
BRITISH PROPOSALS FOR HONGKONG COMMITMENTS
London, Jan. 2.
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are likely to be asked to speed up plans for sending forces to the Middle East in the event of war,
it was learned here today from a usually reliable source.
This is one of the several defence questions expected to be brought up at the meeting of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers which opens here on Thursday.
Quakes Ravage Islands
Port Of Spain, Jan. 2. An extended series of violent earthshocks in the Leeward Islands caused heavy destruction in the isles of St. Kitts and Nevis, according to reports ceived today.
re
.
South Africa has already promised a substantial contribution to the defence of this area in the event of a war.
Though they have as yeldicate that a final decision made no definite commitments, his attendance has not yet It is believed that Australla and been made.
on
New Zealand will be willing There is some speculation to share in Middle East defence here on whether the opening as they did in the last war.
the conference, duo Britain would like to see Thursday, may be postponed Commonwealth forces In thei
a decision pending
by Mr Middle East even in peacetime, Liaquat All Khan, which may but realises the dimeuitica this depend on a further communi- would present to the Common-
cation from London,-Reuter. wealth countries with their small populations and the con- tribution they are already making in Korea.
Even
ven it is not possible for the Commonwealth countries to send forces abroad in peacetime they will be asked to have them organised ready to reach the Middle East with the least pos
delay If war becomes im-
sible
minent.
DEFENCE OF HK.
NEHRU'S PROGRAMME
London, Jan. 2. The Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, will have a crowded programme from the moment he arrives at London
Alport tomorrow.
In addition to the daily meet- Inga of Commonwealth Con-
the ference, his social engagements The reports said the build- Canada has never before sent will range from a Buckingham ings housing the local branches troops to the Middle East. It is Paince luncheon and receptions of Barclay's
Bank of London belleved an attempt may be held by Mr Clement Attlee and and the Royal Bank of Canada made to encourage her to play the various Commonwealth High were destroyed at Basseterre a part in that area though it is Commissioners in London to a and public
utililles suffered felt here that she will be re-party at India House for Indian severe damage.
luctant to agree, They added that St. John's Parish Church in Nevis, was.in ruins. A late report by Captain John Sweeney, head of the American disaster relief mission, to his headquarters at Son Juan, Puerto Rico, tonigh! sald that .every stone building Nevis
in was cracked or damaged and those still standing were com- pletely unsafe or a shambles.
There were only a few English and no Americans on Nevis, where the native population is
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POLITICAL
COMMITTEE
TO DEBATE CHINESE
INTERVENTION TODAY
Lake Success, Jan. 2.
The issue of the Chinese Communist intervention in Korea, ren- dered more urgent by the news of a big offensive, will be debated by the United Nations Political Committee tomorrow.
students and a soiree arranged by the India League. Britain would like to ser On Jan. 12 Mr Nehru is to
There are three questions on These comments came in the | the trend in the capitala of Australia and
New
Zealand open a new India club in Craven the agenda:
wake of an announcement on small powers throughout the take over some of her com- Street, ал old and narrow 1-The intervention of the Monday by an American world. mitments in Malaya and Hong- London thoroughfare which
Chinese People's Republic in spokesman that tho United Meanwhile, it was learned kong. But proposals In this
runs down from the Strand, at Korea.
States may seek action against that constant contact was being direction are not so far advanced its Junction with
2. The Soviet complaint of China such as economic Trafalgar
and maintained among the Lutin as the Middle East plans.
Square, to the Thames Embank- American aggression against diplomatic sanctions, following American and other deiegn- The
pooling of raw materials ment. Reuter,
China.
the current thrust across thelons outside the talks, led by will probably be put before the PAKISTAN VIEWS
3. The question of Formosa. 38th Parallei.
the Arab-Asian group, with the Commonwealth Prime Ministers
Karachi, Jan. 2,
The United States and several
The Latin American diplo- big powers-United Press. Conference. Britain would like
Pakistan's Prime Minister, Mr other countries are expected to mat, whose thinking seemed to this to be arranged through the Liaquat All Khan, told the New press for an urgent considera reflect that most amali North Atlantic Treaty Organi-York Herald Tribune on Dec. 31 ton of the Chinese Communist powers, said the General sation and the Organisation for that he was prepared to go" to Intervention,
sembly
COT- scheduled to Economic Co- London European
if ho found the Frimo
here on Wednesday High American officials were should immediately take up the day night when 12 shocks were operation, but some Common- Ministers of the Commonwealth today holding almost continual | six-power
resolution calling with British, wealth countries would prefer a countries willing to deal collee-conversations
to withdraw from separate Commonwealth board tively with the Kashmir problem French and other representa Korea. This resolution-
upon China to to see what
could do.
tives to prepare for a course of feated by Soviet voto in the interview, which was action tomorrow. In the
Security Council in December released generally here tonight,
The representatives of India is
United Britain, France
Cuba, sulted over the week-end on the same subject.
and Norwa
.about 15,000.
The earthshocks began on Dec. 20 and culminated on Mon-
recorded. There were no reports of casualties.-United Press.
MINISTER
DODGES A QUESTION
#
a
veloped countries at prices
or committee to be set up.
The feeling in official circles here is that these two ideas
vene
of
need not confuse the main issue, our squat Ali Khan said, "I and the Arab States were con- st. sponsored by the
Equador
AB-
de-
the
It was said the sponsors were at present working on certain modifications of the resolution.
The diplomat said that, weak theas such a resolution may appear at the moment, it constitutes the
in necessary sicp
TC- United Nations interrupted last
as if the Commonwealth Prime have felt and I feel that unless the conference deals also with Ministers are persuaded of the
could need for more rearmament their the Kaslunir problem I
Later today the American and Prime Ministers will discuss its make no useful contribution. I other key delegations are likely implications on their presentam too busy to go to London on to have a clearer idea of the policies.
a holiday jaunt."
next step to be taken in Mr Liaquat All Khon charged Political Committee.
The
representatives the United Nations with "in-Asian and Arab nations,
of the first
who establishing present unsatisfactory state kering" with the Kashmir prabe sponspred the cease-fire pro- procedure,
lem and put a big share of the pesal, had talks with Mr Ernest month by the introduction blame for the United Nations' Gross, of the United States, and approval the cense-fre fallure to settle the Kashmir Mr Jacob Malik, of Russia. resolution. dispute on Britain and the Reuter. United States.
South Africa is likely to bring up one of her defence worries-
the
of communications throughout Africa, She has already had dis- cussions with France and Por- tugal, about this.
Janet Lawrence of Selhurst would
would not like me to lose my job, would you? I can only
tell
dress
to prefer
PAKISTAN PREMIER
The British Cabinet, with
you, you had better ad- the Defence Chiefs present part to Pre- of the time, met today to discuss that question sident Truman. I am not go the final arrangements for the ing to answer it."
Prime Ministers' Conference.
that
in-
Thu
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Djakarta, Jan. 2.
London, Jan. 2.
Food Mr Maurice Webb, Minister today sidestepped question put to him by school-girl who wanted to know
Another matter which may be
SUPPORT NEEDED why it was that America, with raised is Commonwealth stan- Mr Liaquat All Khan said,
MEETING OFF such great resources, insisted dardisation of equipment. "In mid-December I got
The Latin American source on selling food to under-de- Canada, for instance, is inclined formation
Lake Success, Jan. 2. said it the Security
essential that all wus to "tool
Cease-fre Committee, moves obtain as much up" on the United Council would not take up the after meeting for two hours to spread support as possible.
The Indonesian Cabinet they could not afford to pay. States type of equipment. Some Kashmir question until the lat day, decided to meet again at "It is more important to have has agreed in principle" That," Mr Webb replied to other Commonwealth nations ter part of January-that, the 8.00 pm. GMT to finish its re-energetic action with universal to annul the statute which
concentrate United States and United King- port.
support than perhaps more. School, Croydon, "is a very more on the British pattern. dom did not want it brought up
the Because of this meeting the energetic action lacking such established
Nether- tempting question. But you
until after the Commonwealth plan for the Asian-Aral meet support," he said.
lands - Indonesian Union, conference. That gave me ajing for tonight was held in
Since the small powers are the Aneta news agency shocks.
jabeyance.-Reuter.
instrumental in supplying the reported here today, quot- "Pakistan's people feel that
two-thirds majority needed for ing well-informed circles. the United States is not really giving
passage of resolutions through that consideration to
Lake Success, Jan. 2.
The decision was taken after Pakistan's case that it should,
The consensus of amall power comments are seen here as an the failure of the recent Hague Mr Webb was addressing a The British Government was Pakistan ands the scales al-
caution in dealing talks appeal for
between the two nations mecting composed mainly af still
United Na- with the Chinese situation. without news today ways weighed in favour of In- delegations at the today was
that it wan
on the future of Western New of the fact that tions school children assembled in whether Mr Liaquat All Khan, dia in spite
essential to return to normal The diplomat stressed, how- | Guinça. "Youth Parliament" organis the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Justice is on our side.
ever,
that caution vinced that the
Charter procedures
should not the for Edugu would attend
talks. The
was convinced
ag 600a be mistaken for any desire to The Indonesian Cabinet was tion in World Citizenship.
latest reports from
Karachi United Nations could, if it dble in dealing with appease China. Не added: meeting today to hear the rc- Webb warned Britons said that Mr Liaquat All Khan would, settle the Kashmir dis-Chinese situation.
What against inking food supplies "too had not altered his stand that pute by ordering a plebiscite, A top Latin American diple- consolidation of the anti-Com- Mohammed Room, on the much for granted" in the com- the Kashmir dispute between putting its own interpretation mat, also a Security Council re-munist bloc."
failure of the New Guinea years.
his country and India should be on the Kashmir resolution and presentative, said that since the
Obviously.
speciile instruc- talks," like peace, is indivi-put on the agenda.
upplying pressure on all parties cease-fire efforts of the Asian-Lions would be needed by dele- sible. There is no escope for In
Some quarters here thought carry out. their Arab bloc had failed, the United gations should military action that the Union statute, the view of the British concerned to the any of us from hunger in
which obligations. Government inter Dominion
Nations should issue a formal against China ever be proposed, came into force in November, world." he added.
He felt that such a nurse cease-fire order, then proceed but today's reactions Lowards The British had to consider disputes are, by convention, not
he situation were indicadve of nul because it is registered with 1940, might be difficult to an- not only the supplies of meat at placed on the agenda of the would produce the desired: ra- according to developments.
full sesalons of such conferen-sults without the necessity of
military action-Reuter,
the United Nations.
ed by the Council
Mr
their butchers but also the sup-
rice, maize and other ces foods for the many millions
plies
basic world, he said,
in under-developed parts of the Minister,
13
The world food problem today was very largely one of inercas- Ing food production in these
It is known that the Prime Mr Clement Attlee, extremely anxious SCO progress towards a settlement of the Kashmir issue.
to
Informed quarters here sug-
under-developed countries, Mr gested that he might take an
Webb continued.
It could
carly opportunity of consulting
be solved by the other Commonwealth Prime
providing technical
nations solve their
US Control Plans Prove
Skilli and Ministers to see if they could A Failure
own prob-
lems by producing more food of their own,
Peking
American
the
the
General Assembly, these
is important now is port of the Foreign Minister, Dr
Suspicions Of
Intentions
Washington, Jan. 2.
Well-informed cireles told, tho Aneta news agency, however, bo that the Union would not valid if one of the parties an longer subscribed yoluntarily.
Should the
Government decide to annul the statute it would only be necessary for lis representative at Lake Success to inform the United Nations of
They added that if the Union
the Impasse capital equipment to help thest find a solution to
Communist China considers the intervention this decision, these circles said. of Paklston's arising out
ton's attitude
Washington, Jan. 2.. of the United Nations in Korea not representative were abolished the office of the towards the conference.
The Economic Stabilisation All of the principal conference
of the world organisation but a “mañocuvre en-High Commissioner would be Administration reported today Mr Nehru,
closed and replaced by Em- and Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, have that the Government's voluntary gineered by the United States."
bassics, price control programme was
A new treaty providing for making Uttic progress.
concluded-Reuter.
present
The Far East was really the "hot spot" in the world situation
"How
now reached London. much we could do for
The latest arrivals tonight of the Far East were Mr Robert G. Menzies, the the vetements ep up the rice Prime Minister of Australia, and yield in Burma and Thailand Mr Sidney Holland, the Prime and rice and wheat in India," Minister of New Zealand, who Mr Webb declared.--Routor.
travelled together from Rome in the samo, aircraft.
Mr Nehru was, due here by ale from India tomorrow night.
Reuter.
Truman Gets
Rebuff
Washington, Jan. 2.
*
That is the word which the Indian Ambas- sador in Peking, Mr K. Pannikar, conveyed to his consulates would also have to be Government which in turn gave it to the State Department.
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Princess Flies For Treatment
Only a small number of the nation's biggest concerns had reduced their prices to the Dec. 1 levels or had agreed to give advance warning when new
Gources said the United States, and her price increases were planned. that Mr Pannikur was told in assistants have been in frequent
Senator
John Sparkman Peking that Communist China consultation with the Depart- In the considered the United Nations ment on the problem of finding warned, (Democrat) meantime, that the Gavern-action in Korea "something de zome understanding ment's
system of allocating signed by the United States Peking.
Boston, Jan. 2. KARACHI, SECRECY scarce materials may be forcing with the acquiescence of 20 or
Princess Marie of Greece, some small businessmen to re- 30
However, informed re-30 votes which it always con Karachi, Jan. 2.
sources aged 01, arrived here today for sort to "gray or black mar» | trols.”
wild that so far they have treatment of a fractured hip. - The Pakistan Prime The House of Representativester, Mr Liaquat
Minis kols"
These appeared to be an found no baris on which She was accompanied, by her Al Khan, The joined the Senato today in re does not plan to fly to London followed up a price roll-back that Latin-Americen
The stabilisation agency obvious, reference to the fact some understanding could be husband, Prince George, Br
nations reached. · ̈ ̈ fecting President Trump's today, the deadline for depar- request of two weeks
Antoine... Codounis their quest for emergency power to
ago by normally alde with the United Indian officiala felt that the physician, and ture in time to reach London asking 250 of the largest com- reorganise Government agencin time for the opening of the puntes to give at least boven
on controversial:
ques
weniment in the United States An ambulance met their air- ́ ́It passed' and sent back
was such at present that any princess to the Massachusetts at the airpert and took the „Commonwealth Prino the Senate a swar powers"
Minin daya notice of any prospective Indian sources horp saw no possible approach to negotia measure stripped of the rear-
-Increase, So far 60 had possibility of an early raption would be branded as "ap- General Hospital. She mattered Fanisation
prochement between the West peatement" and, thrown out. the fracture when she fell in ives President The Bill Uve source fere disclosed.
Traimah only }: Thu, strictest officát, néeresy At least one company nor and Communist China on
-on-December
· Tha' authority: to revino defence drikk ̈vedin" the Prime Mitolator'a i increased the price of Its shirts, subject: of Korea.it". the|They added that in the Ught of her Athơng HàN MAS
88 00,000 Pamerican Casualties in 19. contracts to ensure essential war mitentions towards the Cor blaming rising cloth pricns Madam Vijaya Lakshmai Korça, they Could understand Prince George is tho¬nioje pr {TOCHTON, I just 15 da felt to In- United Press... Pandit, Indian. Ambasador ip, tile, amatinión tee-United Prom King: Paul of Ggwood-Beuter.
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