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THE CHINA, MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1951.
Philippines'... Demand
To. Bo Prossed Washington, Mar. 21... The Philippine Foreign Secretary, Mr. Carlos Romulo,today served notice on the United States that
P.
his country refuses to aban- don its claims to further re- parations from Japan.
For his Government to go along with the U.S. demands for an end
to reparations might menna revolution at home, Mr
Gromyko Monopolises "Big Four" Talks Sets A
And
Record
Paris, Mar. 21.
Tho "Big Four" Foreign Ministers' deputies failed again to go forward with their efforts to draft an agenda for a Foreign Ministers' conference.
There was no progress at today's fifteenth meeting nor were any new proposals or amend- ments tabled, a British spokesman said.
Mr Andrei Gromyko (Russia) set a new con- ference record by speaking for two hours and 10 minutes including translation time.
Britain's Korea Casualties
London, Mar, 21.
It was announced today that Britain has suffered
In casualties
the
Korean war.
The Defence Minister Mr-Shinwell-told-the Cor" mons that 20 persons were killed, 8b wounded and three missing since Febru- ary 20, The total then was 092. United Press.
Romulo hinted in a letter to the Unlied States Ambassador, John Foster Dulles.
Mr Romulo personally de-
080 Mr Gromyko challenged the the Soviet agenda, Mr Gromyko livered the 1,000-word Informal | Western contention that ac- continued. Dr Jessup wished to declaration at the State ceptance of the Soviet proposals complicate matters by intro- ducing his interpretations. The -on-German demultarisation and
main Western on the cluded all the reduction of armainents would Soviet-dologation had now in- mean taking decisions substance of
proposals in ita of these questions,
The Soviet had estions were being Such suggestions
a note to Bri- to mislead public pointed out in a used almply to
tain that its armed forces were opinion, he contended.
M. Alexandra Parodi (France) now what they had been in 1939 whereas the West had 5,000,000 said that yesterday's Soviet re-
increasing draft of the third item of their men under arms and was sill agenda was in parts similar to further the Western proposal and asked forcon for Soviet reply to the fol- lowing points:
the
.
Its armed
GENERAL
policy Department
He said the Philippines might he wiling to defer its reparation claims or settle for some other type of compensation. But the "Philippine claim
will sub- sist until it is satisfied."
Mr Romulo sald Mr Dulles recent radio
report to American peoplo Ame treaty
on Japanese prospects and re- peace parations in partibular produced "universal dismay in the Phillp- pines,"
In support of this, ho submitted Manila nowspaper clippings.
In the last of a 10-point sum-still insist on their
with the Potsdam on the reduction of armaments
this of the Philippine Gov. dealing mary
being because they had "quite different plans for Germany, Everyon ernment poullen on reparations, Agreement and on Mr Romulo said, "While the treated separately?
London, Mar. 21. (a) Why was the general level know that peace in Europe de Philippine Government, may be
of armarnents still ignored in the pendet on a reduction of the
Socialists are warned of persuaded to defer
posals for Soviet agenda? It was inconsis- armed forces of the four Big
the possibility of an early or advance new proposals
fent to talk of the reduction of Powers, satisfaction, it can- ila proper
Mr Gromyko again insisted general election in the an-] not consent to the withdrawal armaments without referring to
the level of armaments. It was that the Russian draft item on nual report of the London the claim Itsell
of
ן.
in
41
SOVIET ARGUMENT Mr Gromyko cinimed that
(1) Did the Soviet delegation the Western deputies were ob-
ELECTION
first Item jecting to the Russian proposals WARNING
Agreement and demilitarisation of Ger-Labour Party, issued today.
As regard
to Japan's par-like trying to do a substraction the Potsdam
exercise in arithmetic without the collective0274 ticipation
mentioning the first figure of the many security arrangement for
sum, He took it that the Soviet Pacifle
the Philippine pact,
Union was still insisting that claim to reparations will sub- sist until it is satisfied, or until reduction of armaments should
some arrangement can be made to meet that claim In a man- ner and degree satisfactory the Philippines."
INDEFEASIBLE- RIGHT
use
He asked Mr Dulles to This influence to the end that question "be The reparations left open" pending some Philip- pine compromise proposal.
"The Philippine can- said
any
He
be confined to the "Big Four."
(3) What agreerpents did the Soviet Government have in mind when they taked of the fullment of treaty obligations?
AS FAR APART
Mr Ernest Davies (Britain) said that the deputies were still as far apart as they had been at the start of the conference.
a Arst study of He said that yesterday's Soviet proposal did Inot lead him to bellove that it if it wished, entertain would serve 29. a basia fos not, sai to forego all re-agreement between them. His
without risking a parations
preliminary view was that major upheaval in Philippine Soviet re-draft, which did
opinion."
"Unessential public
deputies had Romulo in his summary of the
The tried to make
clear bes
beyond all doubt that question of the existing level of armamente was an essential point, Mr Davies
the made
appear
15 •
ם
should
The Executive Committee-of separate item.
A Western spokesman sold which the Foreign Secretary, Labour strategist, is a member- that this was the "worst meet Mr Herbert Morrison, the chief ing yet"
for the annual Mr Gromyko did not add a in a resolution
March. 31. single new argument to what Conference he had said yesterday this! states: spokesman added.
The deputies are meeting again tomorrow and on Satur- day and will then adjourn until Tuesday, according to usually reliable sources.-Router,
BRITAIN TO
Other points made by Mr not make any material change CLOSE SIX
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Philippine claim to reparations ទេ an indefensible right of Sovereignty and may
not be altered or withdrawn without the consent of the Philippine Government."
2. "The Potsdam Declaration affirmed the justice and neces- sity
of exacting reparations from Japan." United Press.
Dutch Planters
Murdered
The
Western
CONSULAR
said. He found it impossible to DISTRICTS
believe that Mr Gromyko really thought he had tried to meet the Western Powers' objections.
The
count
London, Mar. 21. Britain is to close six of
This conference reminds the whole Labour movement of from the London that, apart
the possibility of an early Parlia mentary general election. triennial election for the Lon-
Council don County
and the Middlesex County Council will occur in a year's time."
Urginig systematic prepara- tions for these local elections, the
слув resolution
that socialism's opponents will make immense efforts to end Labour's County on the London Council (now held
by a Labour majority)
rule
and to per-
petuate Conservative domina- tion over Middlesex.
ber
The annual report, which is signed by Mr Morrison, says: "Whether or not a Parliament- ary election has taken place fore the London County Council that the next contest for con- told the trol of the Council will be one of the most bitterly fought in the history of the County of London."-Router.
elections, it is beyond question
her consulates in China, the Foreign Secretary, Mr Her bert Morrison, House of Commons today:
British deputy also stressed the impossibility of dis cussing a reduction of arma- ments without taking into ac-
mint their
jével, existing GROMYKO CHALLENGE Mr Gromyko challenged the remark made by Dr Phillp The decision was taken be- Jessup (America) that adoption cause of the reduced number of of the Soviet agenda would British subjects and interests in amount to an Djakarta, Mar. 21-
Intermediary the consular districts concerned, Terrarists killed two Dutch agreement in which the policies he said, planters in West Java-on-Mon- of the Western Powers would day but allowed their wives to be condemned. It was nothing go free, the Aneta news agency of the kind, Mr Gromyko said.
The Soviet agenda was aimed reported today.
They forced the two planters at the fulfilment of the Potsdam to leave their car and follow Agreement and the reduction of
"headquarters." the armed forces of the Fouring and staffing these posts. The their The women, left behind un- Powers. harmed, escaped from the car. Dr Jessup's allegations were Indonesian Army patrols mere speculation at odds with later found one planter dead. the truth."
was wounded, The other, who died shortly after-Reuter.
them
to
The Western Powers need
less not look for more nor
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The closed posts are at Chungking, Kunming, Bankow, Nanking, Tsingtao and Amoy.
Mr Morrison said that there had also been serious adminis tration diiculties batal protection of British interests in these districts would be trans- ferred to other posts.
There was no intention of closing consular posts in dis- with substantial British tricks Interests, he added.
leaves only
Today's All in China,
four British
those
of
in Shanghai, Tientsin, Canton and Peking, which is also the beat
the Embassy, Consulates in
in Harbin, Dairen, Mukden, Swatow, Foochow and Tihwa have already been closed. The four remaining consulates will now divide between them
the responsibility for the care of British interests in the whole of China
A Foralan Office spokesman ald today that there were no fewer than 2,000 British subjecta
in China, of whom some 700
are in Shanghai---Reuter,
Master Lock
Stolen
London, Mar. 21. Someone has stolen a master. lock of the British Museum in Central London, possession of which would give access to priceless national treasures, it was revealed here, today.
Officials, fearing a planned Frald on
immediato
on the Museum,
İy ordered sij exterior locka in: the biding to
be changed,
Anyone possessing the master
key
lock could make a from
impression to open
open the other
outer doers. A new set of out-
side looks and keya will
£500.
1900
It would be almost impossible
to work out the total value of:
the conperrts of the Museum for
most of the items are priceless| and irreplaceable.
Only one robbery hug recorded At the in its 200-year
1,000-year-old' history. coffins, and come burnt relics
the Roman! were stolen from Collection last November-Rou-
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