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A Report
London, Mar. 20.
The British government
today denied a repart that several warship were bo ing dispatched Perlan
to
the of
booste the tension in Iran,
A Forcian Office spokes- тап commented on a re- port published in an Italian newspaper from its Lon don correspondent, United Press.
ASSEMBLY
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IN PARIS
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Lake Success, Mar. 20.
By a narrow margin of votes, the United Nations General Assembly decided tonight to most next autumn in Paris. The vote was 24 in 'favour, 17 against, 12 abstentions,
The ballot brought split votes in all the usual UN voting formations except the Soviet bloc, which voted solidly in favour of going to Paris. The vote was on a resolution rre sented by the General Assembly President,
Mr Nasrollsh Entezam, accepting an invita- tlon extended last week by the French government.
The French attached three
RENEW
THE DEMANDS FOR ARMS REDUCTION
Paris, Mar. 20.
Soviet Russia renewed her demands tonight for a_roduc- tion of the armed forces of all Big Four Powers, and for tho first time proposed that this should be done under international supervision.
The proposal was made by Mr Gromyko, at the 14th meet- ing of the Deputies who are seeking to draw up an agenda for a future conference of the Big Four Foreign Ministers.
General verdict was, however, that the "Big
Four" again made no progress at their meeting
today, a Western spokesman said. The conference remained at a standstill.
Today's meeting showed up more clearly than
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any previous one the fundamental differences of Experiment Owing to Length of Picture Please Note Change of Timos:
approach between the Soviet Union and the Western Powers, a British delegation spokesman said.
The meeting lasted over four whereas the Soviet position was hours and the deputies arranged clear and consistent the West-
meet again
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10 3 p.m.
tomorrow
Mr Andrei Gramyko (Russia), speaking for nearly two hours today, said that the Council of Foreign Ministers would not be
conditions, which led to a long summoned to give a free hand to certain powers to indulge in an arms race, but for the pur- the Potsdam pose of fulfilling Agreement,
debate and resulted in favour- able votes from less than half The the delegations presenL. conditions were:
inconsistent,
DOUBLE MEANINGB
He said that the Western item
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands,
Mar. 20. Fifteen Dutch East Indies natives died in 1945 when the
Japanese experimented on them with a poisonous substance, the Prosecutor, Mr H. J. Foster, told an Australian War Crimes Court here today..
Three Japanese former Vico-Admiral Vichiro Shibata, Commander-in-Chief of the
dealing with the reduction of Second South Sea Expeditionary
forces was "full of
Force armed
in 1945, former
Surgeon Hinosato double meanings."
Captain
Nakamura his He. repentos
earlier and former Lieutenant-Com- accusation that the Western mander Tatsuzaki-are charged proposal would bring about an with the murder of 15 natives, increase in armaments and not or alternatively with injecting
1. The Assembly shall not "FALSE VERBIAGE"
and, meet before November 6
17 natives with a poisonous although the resolution did not Dr Philip
(United a decrease. Jeesup
Mr Gromyko said that the substance which killed 15 of mention it, the letter transmitted States) replied by stating that to the United Nations by the Mr Gromyko's case, "stripped consideration of peace was in-them.
that French stipulated
they of its false and derogatory ver-consistent with expected the Assembly to end blage, amounted to saying to of German militarism and in- the Japanese In Sourabaya In ગ
If the Western Powers: "You have compatible with the same raco | 104 1 January or in February
Policies
Lika and conducted do not
necessary.
Puris.
Dr
We
was
by
the resurgence Mr Faster told the Court that i
1045 feared that Allied bombing.
the Western would cause tetanus among the
a
PERI
Japanese and they 2. A break was ordered for want to be changed" and then Governments. the Christmas holidays as it producing a piece of paper de- The people of Europe wanted tetanus serum,
Nakamura made n highly appeared the Assembly wouldocribed as an agenda and saying, to prevent a new war and that
anti-toxin. When not hold the second part else-"Sim that becauso it wil
was why they were against Polsonous
a staf change your policies". where than in
German militarism and
Tatsuzaki reported at the
that
number of sald
conference 3. The cost to be borne by
Jessup
that Mr
arms race, Mr Gromyko said. will be "lightened sub- Gromyko's attitude displayed erí France wil
sentenced to M. Alexandre Parodi (France) natives had been
that he stantially."
was not appro-safd that Mr Gromyko's speech would The resolution set arrogance that
death, Natcamura sald between at priate to negotiations the cost of going to Paris
experiment on would like to hardly on the lines of them, remarking "It cannot be $2,360,440 plus whatever the fine Four Powers,
conciliation. Secretary General, Mr Trygve
helped if we sacrifice a few for Lie, can save in his budget to
of comment on the new Soviet
Dr Jessup reserved the right the benefit of man the con- transfer to the Assembly account
Foster said draft, if needed.-United Pro83.
demned natives received two Other infections of anti-toxin. prisoners were given harmless injections
kuman so that the
be pigs would not guinea alarmed.
Finn Govt.
May Fall
Mr Gromyko today tabled a re-draft of the third item of the Soviet agenda. This
called for an examination of the causes of the present international tensions in Europe and of the means necessary to secure a real and lasting agreement between Russia, America, Britain France.
THE RE-DRAFT
and
NOT CONSISTENT
the way in 'He said that which Mr Gromyke had spoken and the way he had gone into the substance of problems was
Mr
As а result, Mr Foster said,
not consistent with the Soviet the natives became ill and 15 of 5 which had the 17 died in less than three note of February insisted that the deputies task weeks-Reuter. should be confined to drafting an agenda,
Helsinki, Mar. 20. This would include the "ques Finland's Coalition Govern- tions of the reduction of the ment, defeated today on a mo- armed forces of the U.S.S.R.
United He could not understand Mr tion to postpone a planned in the United States, the. crease in rents, may fall to- Kingdom and France and of Gromyko's attitude that Russia the establishment of interna should decide which were the morrow unless it can gain sup-
Honal control over the implereal, important questions in the port for a compromise Bill.
tion of the reduction of world. The Government
wants
to mentation
other 05
It was impossible to eliminate postpone an increase of 43 per armed forces as well
for the elimination of the fear of Soviet aggressive cent in rents until August
fear of polleles
making false by whereas property owners want
the against
United #to
operate from April 1. Par-aggression
treaty States or any other Govern- the Govern- liament rejected
agreements ments, Dr Jessup said, ment's motion
It was the sincere and ardent
voles to 36.
1.
the
o
and the
mereat of war and the fulfilment of prion of charges 138 obligations today by
After the voto the
Social Democrat Party announced officially that it would with- draw its members from the Coalition tomorrow but hinted unofficially that it was ready to accept a compromise.
A compromise was expected to be cought in a new Goven ment Bill tomorrow pwoposing that rents be increased by 20 per cent from' April 1 and by 23 per cent from August 1. —-* Reuter.
A British
28
1 Struggle.
ACROSS
4 Abatains from food.
7 Announce.
8 Reinforcement.
D Forgive,
11 Angers.
13 Thrust oneself - ini
16
Mennoo
.10.
Ldvely
19 Deceptive.
20 Mode a mistake.
21 Hueriod.
between
The new Soviet text
"the Four Fombinea | hope of the United States Gov- the substance. of the earlier eriment tirab this fear might Russias draft with parta o be eliminated through, "discus- the Western draft's first item. sion and agreement at a For- Mr Gromyko, in his speech, eign Ministers meeting--Reu- referred to "concessions" "made ter.
He by the Soviet delegation. strid that the Soviet delegation agreed to the wording of the Western Powers even though it was less clear than the original Soviet draft which had been in the best interests of the German people and of price,
Mr Gromyko
sald
that
Crossword
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Puzzle
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Increase In Oil Prices Feared
Paris, Mar. 20.
If Persia's oil output were eut off or reduced competition for Middle East oll would send prices shooting up, the French Petroleum Ministry predicted todny,
from
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A communiquo Ministry said that France, though not a great importer of Persian oll, would be hit just as much as any other European country if Persian supplies were
are reduced,
The communique condemned the Persian decision to nation- alise its oli industry. "This, in the present state of the Persian It cald, *would be particularly harmful to Persia. The rights of the Anglo-Iranian Oll Company and the legitimate interests of the Iranian people
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