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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1951.
The Schuman Plan Treaty
Protest To Signed By
Teheran
By Britain Six Countries
Persian Ministry's Allegation
Teheran, Apr. 18. The British Government, through its Embassy, pro- tested here today against a Persian Foreign Ministry statement last night that the Abadan oll strike was the fault of the Anglo- Iranian Oil Company.
the
The British Embassy made i
protest to the
European Gigantic
Coal, Steel Pool
Comes Into Being
Paris, Apr. 18.
Six nations today signed the Schuman Plan Persian treaty here, merging their coal and steel resources Foreign Ministry, calling the in a vast European pool. The Foreign Ministers "misrepre- of France, Western Germany, Italy, Holland, Bel- gium and Luxembourg signed the treaty in the his- toric Clock Room of the French Foreign Office.
Perslan statement sentation."
oficials
Earlier today Anglo-Iranian that Company workers in their refinery were being prevented from working by intimidation and threats of personal violence.
The plan will cover an area of Europe in- had done its habited by 150 million people. It will operate for The project its
workers 50 years. Ministry
utmost to from hardships, they added.
A Persian Foreign
spokesman sald last night that the company's staff hud pro- volted and outraged the strikers, Thursday's thus causing Ta oilfield disturbance.
Company officials said today that the vast majority workers at Abadan
Reuter.
of the
by the French The plan was introduced in 1950 Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, and during the past year experts from the six countries have worked almost continuously to hammer out the details of the scheme.
The draft treaty was Initialled | were not in Parts last month. Under the on strike and had made no de-treaty, the six countries abolish mands un the company- all trade restrictions and dis- criminations among themselves in coal and steel production.
authority A supra-bationni will direct the pooled resources of these industries.
The
Plan
to create a alms single free market for coal and
of the steel within the area six countries. It also aims to help economic expansion, main- employ- tain a high level of ment, and raise living standards among its members.
ABADAN PARADE
Teheran, Apr. 18. A major military parade with took tanks and armoured cars
in Abadan, place on Tuesday with General Baghat taking the salute.
The Chief of Staff told the United Press the military cheer- crowds shouted cel and the "Long live the Shaht Long live the Army!"
One more step must be taken all before the plan can be put into must be the participating There is some opposition in most of the six countries- notably among Socialists and Industrialists in West Germany
steel and
magnates, right-wing Parliamentarians and
Socialist groups certain
Govern- operation--the treaty ratified by countries.
The Chief of Staff sald
at Abadan. was calm or-General Mohammad Shah- dakhil conferred with the Gen- eral
Manager of the Anglo- Iranian O Company on the la- bour grievances and was assur❤ ed the Company would look into them
This morning,
Premier the attended a secret session of the Serate to report on the strike situation and on the shortage of paper currency.-United Press.
BRITISH ATTITUDE
Washington, Apr. 18. The United Press learned to-
from day
diplo- reliable matic sources that high British officials in their Iranian oil talks
among
France.
But the West German Chancellor,
Konrad Dr Adenauer, and the French representatives have expressed conadence that they will obtain ratification.
TWO PERIODS Once the treaty is ratified,
two will be
further with the Stat Department had there
before the plan will explained that Britain might be periods willing to recognise the oil be- be working fully. The first is neath the ground
ns the pro-called the "preparatory period." dated from the date of ratifica- perty of the Government and
Iran but wanted tion to the establishment of the people of
be above ground oil working in single market. This is to stallations to be considered Bri- followed by the transition which will last for period", tish property.
hve years.
The British Government was anxious to get identity of views
.be
Mme. Petaln
Walts
Madame Petain, wife of former French Marshal Henri Philippo Petain, serving a life sentence at Ile d'Yeu, shown at her husband's bedside last week. Yesterday Petain's priest, the Abbe Bailly, was called hurriedly to the alling soldier's quarters but his wife said later that he was very much better.-AP Picture.
Marathon
Paris
Talks Continue
During the preparatory
the
supra-national period
on behalf of the authority, six-member Goveruments, will negotiate with other countries and
Great in particular with Britain.
The
object will be to get these
recognise countries to them as an economic unit and any individual advan- waive tages that they may have en joyed under existing bilateral trade treaties.
transition period, During the there will be certain exceptions
The four Foreign Ministers' deputies again to the free trade between the six countries in order to give time for industries which have failed to make headway today towards agreeing
on an agenda for a Foreign Ministers' meeting.
A Western spokesman said that the deputies had once more made no progress.
grown up under protection to adjust themselves without too violent disturbances, especially from the point of view of em-
signatories were:
Paris, Apr. 18.
\
Non-Aggression
Pact Plan
Washington, Apr. 18. The State Department sald today that I had under study a letter from the Italian Foreign Minis tor, Count Carlo Sforza, suggesting that the North Atlantio treaty powers should offer Russia and other Communist countries * non-aggression pack
Mr Michael McDermott,
State Department spokes- man, said that the lotter had been transmitted fo Mr Acheson through the Italian Ambassador bere about a fortnighi aso Hopter.
►
TALKS ON FRONTIER
DISPUTE
Damascus, Apr. 18. Colonel Bennet de Rid-} # der, Belgian acting chief of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, today made new efforts to settle the renewed Syrian-Israeli bor- der dispute by direct negotiation.
He conferred with the Syrian Premier and Foreign Minister, Khaled el Azem, on the pos- sibility of resuming meetings of the mixed Syrian-Israeli armis- tice Commission.
Mr el Azem handed Colonel de Ridder a memorandum be- Heved to contain Syrian condi- tions for resumption of Com- mission talks.
Later, in a speech to Parlia- ment, Mr at Azem gave what was belleved to be Syria's terms.
He said Syria wanted stop- page of drainage projects in the
Hulch district and withdrawal of all military forces from the
demilitarized joint border, pre-truce conditions
zone along
also a return
In
the to the
TC-
area without changes and durn of Arab civilians to their villages with compensation for their losses-United Press.
Mr International situation delegate: The Soviet
so that The Federal German Chan- Andrei Gromyko, sald today that the burden of armaments could
But all that the BOYCOTT proposal the Soviet Union could not gun-be lightened. cellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer;
conference could do an agenda satisfactory present The Foreign Minister of Bel-sider
Cairo, Apr. 18. which did not include the North was to ensure that the Minia- Dr Paul Van Zeeland; gium,
It was officially announced The Foreign Minister of Atlantic Pact or American baseaters would discuss the problem
today that the Arab League in kis proper context. overseas. M. Robert Schuman; France,
Council is to meet on April 28 The Foreign Minister
'CONSIDERABLE MOVE to study a heavy agenda head- Italy, Count Carlo Sforza;
The
Minister Foreign Luxembourg, M. Joseph
and
of
of
Beck;
The Foreign Minister of The Netherlands, Dr Dirk Slikker,
41 to formulate
steel com-
sold
Western And he asked the deputies to accept his wording on the item of Trieste which
Mr Davies said that the Wested by a proposal to tighten the differs from the Western version had made a considerable move Arab economic boycott of Israel made by the The proposal, by referring to the Italian Peace to meet the Soviet point of
that smug treaty.
Lebanon, asserted Mr Ernest Davies (Britain); View and M. Alexandre Parodi gling of goods between
Larnel their wording and the Arab States had grow (France) to various points made replying
on armaments met the Soviet to such an extent as almost to by Mr Gromyko, said it was not position even better than the nullify the effectiveness of the up to the depulles to decide on
Soviet delegation's own word-boycott. The League Council is a reduction of armaments. This Sov
also examining a proposal might be the final result of the But Mr Gromyko said that increase Arab propaganda deliberations of the Ministers.
agree to he did not
that the throughout the world to counter The deputics all wanted
Western Powers had gone for Jewish activities in this field......... an improvement in
to meet his point of view.
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ORGANISED EUROPE Following the signature of the treaty the six Foreign issued a declaration Ministers which said, in part: "Our Gov- ernments, being determined to substitute for the centuries-old rivalries a fusion of their sential interests, and to establish the foundations of a larger and deeper community between the on this point with the United Petroleum Company.
The United Press learned peoples so long opposed by san- States and believed a satisfac-
decided ¡ory compromise solution could that the Iraq Petroleum Com- ulnary divisions...have, there-
worked out with the tranlan pany was likely to agree to the ro
European coal and Government along these lines. same 30-50 profit-sharing terms
mmunity. British and United States na governs the Arabian-Ameri- officials here continue to discuze can Oil Company and the Saudi-
So far an, constituting the European coal and steel community of 100
Manchester, Apr. 18. the whole Middle East oil ques Arabian Government.
of the
inhabitants, The Manchester Guardian tion, including the present in-
there appears
their deler today thus shown
urged the Pakistan portant negotiailans going on in Iraqi Government wanting to million European
spokesman of the Palis- Baghdad between the Iraqi nationalise the Iraq Petroleum mination bo create the first Government to think again on its
tan High Commission added Government
tho and
Iraq Company-United Press.
Institution and
that he could not give any rea- proposal for a secret trial of the supra-national thus 10
lay the real foundations men arrested and charged with
BOILS for the postponement. of an organised Europe.
conspiracy last month,
In a new bld to solve the
The Minister หร originally #li Is "This Europe open
"It is a mistake," the paper
Cabinet crisis in due to arrive in London by alr 28-day-old European countries who have said. "It will cause all kinds of
Indonesia, the President of from New York next Friday. freedom to choose. We firmly suspicions. It will so danger the Indonesian Republic, Dr Information was now await- hope that other countries will ous conjectures in ill-breeding 1R. Soekarno, today appointed ed when Sir Zafrullah would associate themselves with our minds."
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Party, ond Dr that the Schuman Plan countries of the population would never be Nationalist
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London, Apr. 18. Sir Mohammed Zafrullahı Khan, Pakistan Foreign Minis- ter, has been unavoidably de- tained at Lake Success and has postponed his departure for London, it was stated here to- day Bay
would examine and try to satisfied that they had had a fair Sukiman Ulryasanjavo, Chair- Still
of a political community, the idea
of which is being developed at national consequences if all the days.
Ä evidence came out.
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These Initiatives," said the "It is not
but that should
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Washington, Apr. 18. to report to openky to be done."
The Senate Foreign Relations inscribed within the framework | tan might fear the inter-him on their efforts within Ave Committee, studying the grain- discussed Earlier the President had ac-for-India bill, today
mandate for the whether the grain should be The declaration, it was learn- trial might be the Government's cepted the ed, referred to the proposals for reply to the Opposition which formation of the Cabinet back alven as an outright gift or
Dr Sarbono,
of the whether part of it should be a European agricultural pool, a had been wondering if it could from
Into an Nationalist Party, after he had sent on a loan basis. rallway transport pool and a plan not turn the occasion
indictment of the Government falled in his efforts to reach A This was announced by àlectrical power for polling
Senator stationa.
and its policies.
There might be other explana-promise with the Mashumi Committee chairman,
Tom Connally (Democrat Nearly 200 journalists crowdedi
but the paper urged: Political circles predicted Texps) after a two-hour closed the Clock Rocon to witness the tions, signing by the six Ministers."Karachi should think again."-chances of a Mashuml-Nation-session.
alist Coalition with the appoint- Ha sald this question Each Minister signed six copies | Reuter,
ment of a new Cabinet now the main issue before the of the treaty-Router.
Reuter.
Committee. Reuter.
** APPEAL BY U.S.
Washington, Apr. 18.
The State Department today appealed to Parliaments of the alx Schurman Plan countries to rally the agreements aigned In Paris this morning.
Mr Michael
McDermott
State Department spokesman, wald, early ratification would
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