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YUNNAN GENERALS GAOLED
Taipeh Allegation
Taipeh, May 1,
The Military Information Service announced today that two former Nationalist Governors of Yunnan Pro- vince, General Lung Yung and General Lu Han, have been imprisoned by the Chinese Communists at the provincial capital of Kun- ming, periding prosecution.
The National Defence Minis- try said the two Generals went over to the Communists and helped the Red conquest of the province, but are now being charged with "Insubordination and Inemelency.""
The Ministry said that Lung falled to persuade
French Claim BRITISH WARNING
Victory
Balion, May 1.
A communique by Gen- eral Jean; do Lattro dr Tussigny today claimed compirte access for an extensive French military operation aimed at cleaning out guerillas Bouthwest of Haiphong,
The communique malch that since the operation beran on April 10. there have been 1,200 Vietminh .killed and 3,000 taken prisoner. It claimed that Important slocks of arms and material were seized and 43 fortified villages captured. — Associated Press
Banditry In Eritrea
them
Iron
TO
PERSIA OVER OILFIELDS ISSUE
London, May 1.,
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Herbert Morrison, warned Perola today that Britain would not negotiate a settlement of the oll dispute under duress.
Britain, he told the House of Commons, could not accept the con- tention of the Persian Government that the proposal to nationalise the oilfields was a matter solely between them and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The British Government had the right to intervene, he said.
Mr Morrison added: "We have no wish that will result in this question should become an issue between our the royalty at a level compare selves and our Persian friends. Wo are naturally anxious to sit down with them and work out a solution in a reasonable atmosphere,"
Persion
ble
a settlement of
to that of other Middle Eastern countrica,"
The Kuwalt Oil Company'a chemists estimated that the whole aren had a total resorve of about 9,000,000 million barrels
Kuwait has one great 'advan- tago over the Persion ollfelda
take the largest lankers afloat.-Reuter,
The Foreign Secretary Iranion's operations in Persia to made his statement less a new British company on the than 24 hours after the Boord of which the
Government would be repre- modern, drop water berths Persian Senate had approved sented
Bill for the nationalisation This proposal provided for which can of the Persian oil industry, cqual proft-sharing
and which is largely British the Peralan Government
the new company and for a pro- controlled.
gressive increase in the number of Persians employed.
between
MacArthur
their many political and econo-Oil Commission's Hall Blamed For
pro-Nationalist son and another
Washington, May 1. guerilla leader to abandon anti- Communist gctlyllies
The State Deporument said to- in Yun- nan, while Lu Han, himself a day that it had asked Britain to Yunnan tribesman, was unable suppress bands in Eritrea to altacking! to pacify anti-Communist aen-kocp timents among tribesmen who members of the United States constitute a large
part of the Army BALEL
communications unk on of 1 The
stationed there. Yunk : The Department spokesman, former Yunnan warlord, was Mr Michael McDermott, sald
Amidst cheers, he said that the last named on the list of one American soldier Wif
Britain's long-standing tles of
But these suggestions had Communist Government
Ad-seriously injured and two others friendship with the Persians and been forestalled by the Persian ministration Council members. robbed by a Shiita bond on the
He escaped from Generalis- Asmara-Massawa road last mie intereste con
convinced simo Chiang Kai-shek's custody Sunday,
the tion proposals and the resigno- British Government that a solution A similar incident oc-
of the Government.- in Nanking dramatically by im-curred late last year.
tion could be found.
The benefits that the Anglo-Beuter. personating an old woman and The spokesman emphasised Iranian Oll Company had confer Броке openly against Chiang
that the United States WDS red on Persia could not be Hongkong before joining the
aware of British efforts to sup-measured in terms of money
Washington, May. 1. London, May 1. Gen. Lu Han's
John defection press bantilt groups. Consider alone.
ort Living
working
Representative The Prime Minister, Mr standards of the employees were Clement Attice, considered--but Blatnik (Democrat) said. spelled doom for the Nationalist able progress had been made in
them out forces in Yunnon who tried to stamping
and the far in advance of those existing rejecteda plan to send Lond today that bad intelligence
job make a last stond in the pro- United States hoped the vinco bordering Indo-China, could be speeded
"But all these benefits are now Britain's case for a Persian oil up.-Unitest
placed in jeopardy" Mr Morrison compromise before the Shah of
bs a matter of Iran.
in
Reds.
United Press.
Press,
Self-Help
Scheme Fight Famine
To
New Delhi, May 1. The Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, to- night called on all Indians to give up one meal a week to help save the country from the "hovering spectre of famine."
Mr Nehru proposed that the food grains saved should be sent as gifts to the worst-affected areas in Bihar and Madras.
The Prime Minister thanked wherever possible
on uncul- those countries which had senttivated land and in parks and food grains, particularly Ameri- private gardens;
ca and China. He also thanked 8. Each village is to form a Russia, which he hoped would small welfare committee to see shared 530n be sending wheat to India. that food is properly
He expressed appreciation to and that there is no hoarding. Britain for securing badly "Let us put all our resources, needed ships for transporting all our strength and energy in the food grains.
this war against famine, which we must win and will win," Mr Nehru concluded.-Router.
"While wo welcome all the help that we can get from foreign countries," he said, "we have made it clear that such help must not have any politi
INDIA AID BILL
Washington, May. 1. The majority, floor leader,
LONDON REVELATION
Disaster
In any part of Middle East. Louis Mountbatten to plead work by General Mac-
added. It the greatest difficulty for the Persians to operate the installa tions. They would also lose world-wide markesting and dis |tribution facilities,
STABILISING FACTOR
Arthur's staff cost thou- sands of American casual-
said today Mr Attlee turned down ber.
well-qualified informant ties in Korea last Dacom. the idea of the Prince-to-Prince talks because It seemed dangerous and too late,
100
MISS HSU GOES TO LONDON
Slim Chinese girl wear- ing the Shanghai silhouette He told the House ho was gown is scoing London "oppalled by General Mac-for the first time. Arthur's brazen 'disregard for
of
endless
and student at
negr
These conditions might result in unemployment and Beneft the Mr Attlee presumably saw the truth when, in his Chicago She is Miss Lilian Hsu, who Communists The recent dis-danger in the project because speech on April 20, he blamed comes from Hongkong with her
nationalist turbanas in the Abadan area
elementa in In the slaughter of American boys father, Mr K. H. Hsu, big who were undoubtedly Communist-
have led the drive to in Korca on a national policy | Chinese
lawyer. corporation Socialise the British-rum Anglo- he called unrealistic". mapred.
They are among 125 Chinese tho not dispute,' Mr Iranian Oil Company have not Morrison said, "the right of
truth is that the gross flown from Hongkong to the "The tru ahelated to kill their oppon- incompetence and inelelonry Beltis Industries Fair.
General government to acquire property ente
MacArthur's intelli in Its Own country. But we Apparently he considered the
headed by Maj-General Miss Hau la 22, speaks her cannot accept that the company's extition too late to stop Iran's Charles Willoughby, was direct- English with a slight American whole position in Persia should Parliament from going ahead-ly responsible for the frightful accent. This she acquired as a be radically altered by unilateral as they have done with their and action when an agreement with nationalisation plans. The Bri-horrible death slaughter
a university. the company, dresly entered into tish Government owns more thousands of American soldiers Cerco In ongkong she is secretary in a business arm; by the Government itself, pro-than half the stack in Anglo- in Korea last December.
she wants to have business ex- vides against such action.” Iranian Oil Company.
those two weeks In perience before deciding be Tho plan to assign
Lord December, our casualties were tween marringe and a caféer. Mr Morrison was asked what to
M King greater than the sof
George VI as Britain's of the Instructions had been given to special envoy was put to
months previous
One of her favourite sporta. Mr war in Korea."
is bowling in the American Lite General Manager of the Attlee by the
Foreign Secretary, Company if the Persians or Mr
Mr Blatnik, who was an Air style on wooden alleys. Morrison.
Force Herbert
She knows what she wants Intelligence officer rived to take
over control at
The
Idea was that Abadan.
Lord World War II, said he did not to
in London shops, He replied that Britain was
Mountbatten, probably better mow of an instance In military theatres, and making representations to the han anyone else, could con- history where a striking force university with girl students.—
vince the Iranians that the was ordered to advance in such London Express Service, new Persian Government. He British did not think he should say any sharo
would be willing to a spread-out into enemy terri- more until he got their reac-sources more equitably.
nation's all retory. He said "Congress should
make a ilon.
full Investigation of Lord Mountbatten undoubted- MacArthur's Winston
conduct of the promised Mr
leader of the Opposi ence
ly has a great deal of influ- war and his colossal military
work in India, Ho wasUnited Press. make another statement sent to that sub-continent in Mr Morrison began his state. 1948 as Viceroy with oster to PERON
full independence a brief summary of the with the events leading up to Persian the Indian people and at the same time persuade them to for nationalisation. recalled that the Anglo-wealth.
stay in the British Common-
the
in
cal-strings attached to any Representative John Motor: Bone-would-do-his-best his mong Asians because of blunder of East December."-
of
today that
to
next
ment
week.
conditions which are unbecom- ing for a self-respecting nation mack, announced to accept any pressure to the next order of business in House of Representatives change our domestic or inter- the national policy.
would be a bill to provide India with $100,000,000 worth of food, "yre would be unworthy
relief. the high responsibilities with
The India aid bill will come which we have been charged it
the House up after.
Anishes Wo bartered away, in the
work on the pending Interior slightest degree, our country's Department appropriation bill, self-respect or freedom of ac-
Wednesday, tion, even for something which possibly
United Press. we need so badly.
The Prime Minister said that reports of famine conditions prevailing over wide areas and
on
was valid
1903
untry concession
after
which
legislation ex-
position even by
cept by mutual
Jap
agreementolans He sold that the the new Persian Nationallmtion
Scientist
deaths by starvations had been Death Of
exaggerated, but the gravity of
the situation must not bo minimised.
"Let 04 declare *War on
famine, and all tie brood," Me Dr Nehru 'said.
In
to
NEW
addition to fulfilling his
Indians
of
011
But
+
MAKES
CLAIM
Buenos Aires, May 1. President Paron forecast today
Ete
English
Nazi Movie Banned In U.S. Zone
Mr Walter Donnelly, United States High Commissioner for Austria, said in a letter to Mr Blaustein:,
Baltimore, May 1, Its assets would be transferred assignment successfully, he be that Argentina's entire electric The Nazi-made flm "Immor to the Persian Government.. came highly popular with network may be operated by
ial Beloved," which precipitated. By the contract no change sociated Press.
Classes Asatomie anorgy within two years.
an anti-Semitic riot in plzburg The President, dellyering the could be made in the Company's
annual "State of the Nation" April 4, has been banned in KUWAIT'S POSITION
message to Congress, said: "If the the United States Zone of
Austria, according to word re London, May 1.
experimental plans go as they The ruler of Kuwait, a small wheks network of electric power
have been going until now, the clved here by Jacob Blaustein, national president of the Bill made for compensation to British-protected State
at the in Argentina will be operated by
American Jewish Committee. the Company
were
obscure.
head of the Persian Gulf, is not controlled atomic energy within The Company, during the thinking of nationalising
his two
yeurs past 30 years, had made an tm- country's all, according to a "Then the world will now Nagasaki, May 1, menso investment in Persia and statement issued here today, how it has been wasting its time
Nagal, Tukashi
43, had built up an industry which
the ruler
Sheikh preparing for war while Argen- 10 koop
on tina has been working for peace,"t India had sought help from Japan's foremost atomic bomb was the main stabilising factor Abdulla, intends
"I need not tell you how naking for an increased royalty he
ackled.
much abroad and would continun to patient and analyst, died to in her economy.
from the Kuwait Oil Company,
this incident I regret Prezidant night after nearly six years of
Регол recently (the riot) which I trust can do so under the pressure
VITAL TO PERSIA of
an Anglo-American | 1lness.
the Austrian-born now be settled in a spirit of necessity.
concern decorate "But the conviction.
Britain's only destre, which obtained the concessions scientist, Prof. Ronald. Richter, mutual confidence Dr Nagai was in Nagasak! is growing upon me
added, more
to see Persia's in 1034,
for alcovering Q now and operation.” and independence forcibly than ever how don-when it was hit by an atomic
Kuwait-just across the Gulf cheaper method of releasing maintained. Continued gerous it is for us to depend bomb on August 19, 1945. Hosperity
became internationally famous operation was vital to Persia's largest single allfield.
co from Persia-has
energy. the world's atomie
by creating "tiny for this primary necessity of
artincial suns." through his study of effect of well-being as well as contribut- on foreign countries.
Sheikh Abdulla'a London
Several prominent ecjonists in W can never function with the blast on himself and also ing to Britain's the freedom that, wo denire
wrote a number of books on
representativo, Mr H. T. Kemp, other countries have vast doubts "We recognise that it is na- the condition of other atomic tuml
on Richlor's claim-Reuter, today that the requests for wo are always dependent fix
and right that Pernia
wore first this matter
bomb victime and their treat should now take a gwater sharereased royalty other," on
mnde by Kuwait'o provious
heikh Ahmed. dustry) Mr Morrison said.
Talks On Defence Rangoon, May 1. Bat Britain could not admited with the Persian crisis," he He proposed that the Indians to
Burmose Government forces themselves should do
contract could be stressed. "No pressure has been killed 15 insurgents and wound-
Capetown, May 1. thing in their
power to meet white corpuscules. in Dr Nogal's oken without mutual agro- brought to bear on the Nodule by 200 hariszents -The Commander-in-Chin Middle General Sir Brian Robertson, "tho ̄erists:" Taling
blood-stream-increased-from-ament-- Lydia usu
Oll Company Sheikh Abdulla on mill- East Land Forces, arrived, in deficit is whole, the
is not so nominal of about 7,000 to ari Before the late Persian Gov-is confident that the company tary outpost of Pyapon, 40 miles Capetown by air today for do- imagined.
ertimated 330,000. United criment resigned Britain had will appreciate his point of south of Rangoon, on event as is only meet this crisis Presi
Army fenca taika proposed transfer of Anglo-vlow and that their response communique eaid today-Router. mantautor.
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