THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1951.
Italy Warns The Allies Against King Leopold To Abdicate In
'Horse Trading Over Trieste
PART OF NATION
Rome, July 11.
Warning was served on the Western Allies today by Premier Alcide de Gasperi that the Italian Government will not tolerate any Allied "horse trading" with Yugoslavia over Trieste.
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"Trieste is part of the Italian nation and Italy will make sure its destiny is not compromised," said Signor de Gasperi.
Ile stated Italy's posllion in a turbulent Senate session in which there were charges of Western Allled betrayal of Italy and shouted demanda that Italy withdraw from the Atlantic Pact unless the Allles returned Trieste to Italy.
Signor the Gasperi, .who described the dispute between the Western Allie and Italy Trieste ng serious, was deluged with questions alleging
sver
West Indies
Federation Possibility
London, July 11.
that the Alles were selling oụi Triesto and betraying Italy in favour of Yugoslavia,
Italy's concern over the eventual fate of the area was aroused by an apparently In- spired Press campaign charging that the United States, Britain and France were preparing to disregard the 1048 declaration
which promised that Italy
eventually Trieste.
would be riven
De Gasperi insisted that the 1948 declaration was an in- tegral part of the Atlantie. Pact and threatened to take the dis- pute to the Court of Interna- tional Justice at the Hague "it satisfactory solution cannot be renched with the Allies"..
"FINAL DESTINY"
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White-hatred Senator Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, only survi vor of the Big Four of World War 1, demanded that Italy Pact it kave The Colonial Secretary, Mr
the Atlantic
horse- James Grimths, told the Com-Trieste is used for
Yugo- mons today that the Govern-trading purposes with ment would welcome Federu-stavia, tion of the West Indies if the varlous Island legislatures approved,
He made the statement after Mr Peter Smithers, attacking in the Government policies West Indies, suggested federa- tion
enable because it would the West Indies to speak with a more effective voice.
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Signor de Gaspert told aroused Senate: "The destiny of Italy and Trieste cannot be We (the Atlantio dissociated. Pact powers) are organising an army which has to defend our frontiers."
He insisted that it could not be denied that Trieste is within Italy's frontiers.
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He said Italy would continue Mr Smithers said an appalling to recognise the Allied Military increase in
of Trieste Government The West Indies population
having AVAB
a would make certain that the drastle effect on the islands orders of the Military Govern-
and the Government monts do not compromise economy
final destiny of the city"- United Press.
had not helped lega buying cheaper Cuban sugar.
Mi Griffither said the Govern- ment was looking into the of building up the possibillies Industry in the West Indies.
"We have settled a Commott- wealth sugar agreement under which the Indies are assured of a market for all the sugar they produce up to 1952 and beyond that assured of a market for a very high proportion of their sugar, extending
to 1957," he
TENSION
EGYPT
IN
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Cairo, July 11.
Wod A state of emergency
Egypt proclaimed throughout today as nationalists nttempled to hold demonstrations on the 68th anniversary of the British bombardment of Alexandria.
the
said: "It is ensured at a price which elves reasonable re- All police forces and
Camel Corps were mobilised for muneration to the producer."
said more was guard-duty in Cairo. Mounted Mr Smithers needed and it was of very great police patrolled the streets,
The Nationalists planned to Importance that every possible
anti-British main taken to diversify the hold their step be
tho Opera House in agricultural production of all rally
in- Square. the islands and develop
bombarded Alexandria was dustries.
"I believe it unhealthy that by a British Fleet in 1882 after The British all these communities shouldn mob massacre, jave to depend for their liveliupened a compaign against the hood on only one or two com- Egyptians, cecupying the coun- modities. United Press.
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Favour of Prince Baudouin
King Leopold of Belgium has announced his intention to abdicate in favour of his son on July 16-
a step which will end the problem which at one time threatened to open a civil war. Leopold and his wife, Princess de Rethy (seen in picture at left) will live on an estate near Brussels and will have an annuity of £42,000. Prince Baudouin (seen at right) is only 20 and will have at his disposal the Royal palace in
Brussels and the Royal castle at Laeken, near the capital-AP Pictures,
New
Delhi Moves
To Ban Essential Services Strikes
New Delhi, July 11.
The Indian President, Mr Rajendra Prasad, to- day promulgated a decroo empowering the Govern ment to prohibit strikes in essential services.
The order was designed to prevent the first strike in- depenent India has had to face, which threatened to paralyse all India's railways on August 27.
All - Indian Federation at July 0.
The strike wus derided upon by the Prime Minister, Mr at a meeting of the General | Jawaharlal Nehru, made the day Council of the 300,000-strong before, not to strike "nt this
critical juncture." Rallwaymen's | Kharagupur on
He had also appealed to the leaders of the Socialist-led The decision
taken to Federation to advise workers not to resort to strike which would enforce a demand for Increased allowances for railway workers Interfere with the movement of in accordanre with their commendations of the Central
Pay Commission.
was
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food trains in the country,
SERIOUS STEP
The Federation demands an The Ministry of Railways, in increase of 40 rupees a, month Press note, explained, "The Instead of an increase of five decision-of-the-All-India-Rail- rupees offered recently by the waymen's Federation to go on Indian Government for all Cen- | strike tral Government employees.
The Council's decision Ignored the appeal to railway workers
JORDAN
ACCUSES
ISRAEL
New York, July 11. Jordan today accused Israel of interfering with the free flow of the River
on August 27 has been taken in spite of the best efforts of the Government to meet the poinic in the dispute with the Federation to the maximum ex- tent possible.
"Interruption of railway ser vices which will be caused by the strike will very seriously Interfere with the economic Bite of the country."
Bumper Crops
Expected In The Soviet
London, July 11, Favourable weather con- -dllions and
dinatio Gov- ⚫ernment Imeasures Art
likely to
yields
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give Rustin. bumper wheat crop this year, according to reports reaching London,
Exceptionally rood expected. In most areas In Ukrains, Bouth European Russis and northern Kazakhstan, according to the reports. These
normally furnish the bak of Russian
wheat
arens
The reports said that the will be especially crop good. In the Crimea. In Jower the areas
on the Volga, too, a much belter crop than usual la expected. The Soviet Presa sald this is dne not only to good weather bat to greater
ала mechanisation
other improvements introduced recently-United Press.
India Feeling
"Let Down"
Over Kashmir
"The movement of imported food would not be possible.
Paris, July 11. Similarly, the interruption in the Sardar Hard! Singh Malik, flow of capital and consumer India's Ambassador to France, goods would also seriously affect the life of the community, said here today, "Our whole | Reuter.
country feels it has been badly let down by the Security Counell which has ignored the fact that Pakistan helped the aggressor tribesmen who invaded Kashmir,"
Jordan, saying that if this Russians
continued the general
economy of Jordan would
be seriously affected. Protest To
In a cable to Mr Trygve Lic, United Nations Secretary- General, the Jordan Government asked for immediate action to prevent this unwarranted inter- ference" by Israel.
Washington
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Moscow, July. 11.* The Soviet Press disclosed
very
Addressing the Anglo-American
PACIFIC COUNCIL
FORMATION
Washington, July 11. Details of the Pacific Pact between the United
States, Australia and New Zealand are expected to be made public in capitals of the three tions within the next day or two,
the
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The alliance, which commits
ench country to come to the assistance of the others in the cvent of an attack against them, is expected to becom Operative when the peace treaty with Japan is concluded.
the
Provision has been made for setting up at a Pacific Counell through which the three countries will co-ordinate their defence plans.
In effect, the Pacifle Pact will assure the two Dominions ́of "American" assistance-in-the- event of a possible resurgence of Japanese militarism, though the treaty does not attempt to Identify ony potential bigres-
sur.
The Dominions their objections restrictivo
. peace
withdrew non- to a Japanese treaty after the United States had agreed to sign on allance with them.
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they had Up to that time, pressed for specifle limits the size and type of Japan's armed forces.--Reuter.
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Press Club, Sardar Malik' sald, 17, Hankow Rd., Kowloon "India gave Kashmir A. free choice, Pakistan did not.
"The Security Council'a latest dzcision has not been accepted by India because it is felt that it is based on a false deduction re- garding the skuation."
die regrotted that it was too
The cable alleged that large today that Russla protested to quantities of water were being diverted from the fliver Jordan the United States over "hostile often forgotten that India had
by pumps in Israeli territory.mob demonstrations outside the been partitioned on the basis of The loss of this water, it sold, premises" of the Soviet United religion but while the Gover had caused a considerable in Notions crease In the salt content of the York.
delegation
was a seculari Newment of India ₤1%
government that of Pakistan was jans of creed. Jordan and the lowering of its The newspapers reported
It was also forgotten that water level,
without commont that Mr Jacob This abnormal rise in salinity
chief Malik,
Soviet United, some 40,000,000 Muslims Uved had become "catastrophic" to Nations delegate, and the deputy in India. cultivators in Jordan territory, Soviet delegate Mr Sammyon
"From the very beginning." who take water by pumps on Tsarapkin, had written letters bo said, our leaders took a both sides of the River Jordan to the United States chief dele- very important and firm stand for irrigating their land.
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has always relied on were allowed to continue these ince
to Measures
profect
to appealing
the religious pumping operations all schemes Soviet property. for the re-settlement of Palestine
The New York police report feelings of the Muslims.
"Wo bollevo In'. India refugees in the Jordan Valley would have to be abandoned. ed an orderly protest demon-
The United Nations Relict and stration had been held outside guaranteeing the rights of the
offices on Fifth Muslim minority. Until Pakis Soviet Works Agency for Palestine the
tan comes round to tho some Refugees had four such schemes Avenue, last Saturday, July 7.
the Police in
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after the samo depended on water pumped from Precinct said the demonstration determined to
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