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CLOSER TIES WITH U.S. URGED
Economist Suggests 'Courageous Course'
Canberra. Dec. 10.
The Vice-Chancellor £} the Australian National University, Sir Douglas Copland, in a statement today again urged closer dollar relations between the countries of the British Commonwealth and iho United States.
Australia round approach M: Bri sh Winston Churchill. ih
Prime Minister, an suggest Immo tell America that he was working in the closest
tion with all members
Commonwealth
د.
of the
towards financial accord with the United the after
Slates that would
ted States the most fruitfel long-term avenue for profiteble international investorent and! enable the Commonwealth toy Launch imaginative development. give seal vigour to the Colomb. Pan impart basic strength
promote umor.
West
Sterling
between
ant
Fast and
assoviation
political
the Commonwealth.
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So Douglas suggested Hus
Courageous
course during a
survey of the financial pasitem
of Australia.
Immediate measures to connect
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the adverse
Ira je,
which he pre liten wol reur à &der of A£425,000,000 in this frei! financial
were
restrictions. impurt
Vesu
restrictions.
including British goiris, watering don the development plan,
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1951.
King's First Appearance
Since His Operation
GRIM PICTURE PAINTED
The King, accompanied by the Queen, seen in public for the first time since
his operation as he leaves Buckingham Palace by car for Royal Lodge, Windsor.-
London Express.
King Abolishes Teheran Drops A Hint
State Council
of
London, Dec. 10, King George tonight abolished
Counci a State set up to deal tem- porary with the country's business during his recent liness,
cluding migration,
the
expansion of exports for better 3342005
The Ave members of the Council were Queen Eliza-
beth, Princess Elizabetu,
Margaret. Princess
the Duke of Gloucester and the Princess Royal,
The King appointed the Counell on Sept. 27, four
Ruling On
Court's Competency
Washington. De 10. The
Federal United States Court decried today it was com- petent in the matter of the legal proceedings started against two'
Chinese Nation high-ranking alist offers by the Chiang Kai-
for shek
government embezzlement of large sums
money
the al
C
Nationalist The two Chiese offers are tieneral P. T Mow and Colonel VS Tsang, both Air Attaches +1 the
Chinese Ebbes in Washington
ار.
Authoritie
days after an operation on him for a lung aliment.
He signed u warrant 10- night revoking the ap- pointments, Router.
NO PLACE FOR
A
WOMAN
Washington, Dec. 10. An American Antarctic explor- Finn Honne, who was born Horten, Norway, said today he was planning another expe:filion The South Pole regan in the not to distant fixture
OF
EUROPEAN REARMAMENT
Paris, Dec. 10.
Western Europe is not going to reach its re- armament targets next year or even in the years immediately thereafter, writes United Press correspondent R. H. Shackford.
Moreover, many of the countries on whom the defence of Western Europe depends will have a difficult time merely staying afloat financially.
As a result the overall Attentie bitten oft more than they can pret plans for the strategi: de- ehow in the time allotted--three ince of Europe are in jeopardy. ↑ "cars.--United Pre-s.
It is not a question of whether it is possible to rearm more quickly. It is possible. Britain. for instance, spent more than, bait her national income during World War I on fighting the war. But this year she will not spend even the promised. 12 per cent on peacetime rearmament.
NATO MEETING
London, Dee. 10 The North Atlantic Treaty Council of Deputies is meeting
day to
discuss proposals streamline the organisation.
to
tu
Mr Charles Spofford. United States Chairman," who last week
, Under full war mobilisation and financial problems, is painted wo avisers for de- the democracies obviously can
Govern- experted But the truth is that ment's views.
give his do a lot. in placetime there is" a limit-
The Deputies are also con- political expediency beyond which democralic governments sidering an interim report of the !progress of the Paris talks on EL
European army and another
pact's internal structure concerning communications, air- fields and supply depols.
are not tread
Mrthe
Britain's Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, admits that £4,250,000,000 rearment ir framme
for three years is he big for such a short time It has no and probably will Bu he will fall far the 1951-52 target, and not be able to ful' the
even 1956.
A cut
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The Deputies last inet for the Ministerial Council of Treaty Powers in Rome two weeks
ago.
A
Pact spokesman Loday denled a London categorically
On An Oil Agreement de
Teheran, Dec. 10.
Tony
1955 or
FINANCIAL CRISIS
A high Government official said today that face, nancial bankruptcy. Iran would agree to a short-term agreement for World Bank management of the great oil industry whose nationalisation shook the Middle East's stability.
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At the same time, Deputy Hessien Fatemi an-hope for the defence of Europe nounced that the Prime Minister, Dr Mohammed Mossadegh, would go to The Hague himself to attack the competence of the International Court to consider the oil dispute at Britain's complaint.
Mr Futemi said thu Iran would accept World Bank management of the oil industry if complete con rol is not taken!! away from the Government. Irani would benefit from capital and Jureign technicians provided. under such a plan with the Bank controlling the sale and the dis- tribution of oil, he said.
New Series
Of Atomic
Bomb Tests
1-
(Mr Robert Garner Vice- President of the World Bank. was in London last week for!
Washington, Dec. 10. The Chairman of the United, talks on the question and a Bri- tish spokesman aid that there Sates Atomic En gy Comus-
in the pantr Mr be possibilities
Gordon Deart. nigh
uggestion although no formal used today that the United porns him, this time as she di in proposals had been made.)
States would hold a new series
mile tests next Spring 1947, he said.
B would not say whether the tests would be held in Nevarta
Eniwelck
in Atull. the
14:8 With would not 200-
"She won't in a agam as des thet a mou's words," he said.
Was speaking
Mr Fatemi said that Irani would be whung to give the World Bank 15 per cent dis
the oil and would die.
stunt on
J
or
report that the Spanish Government had been invited to send an observer to the next! meeting of the Paris Council in Lisbon on February 2
The spokesman said that no
no been seul invitation had
thal was there any intention Spain should send an observer İ
Lisbon.
On top of that Britain ago
The drain on her
and guld dollar reserve is so sever, thai they will be wiped
oul pomT) - next year unless there pletely is a change.
through the i And Britain 15
Alter working
Mr Averek Harriman, the keystone United States | night.
the Co-ordinator of
Mutual
the matter 12
ean Security Programme. completed of European
o'clock tais morning even it
governments by seven union,
the draft report by the North agre still doubtful-it is ex- tremely doubtful that parba- Atlantic Pact Three Wise Men" ments will approve. Ironically, on rearmament in the West. France. whose Government is
The report, which has taken about two months to make up. is for it the hardest bushing
In the hands of the 12 now doubtful of parliamentary
Governments of
of the North Atlan- And Belgium Holland-fearing that they will ic Treaty Organisation.
Mr Harriman and the other be only tails on the French-
two "Wise Men"-Britain's Sir German dog-are holding out
Edwin Plowden and France's M. Bul for British participation.
Jean Monnol-recently tomplete: Britain will not join.
The Americans re
asking an appraisal of each country's military commitments in relation to forget their Europeans
to the politico-economi.
sup- national pride, give up
abilities-Router national sovereignty and live together without any kind of barriers, like the 48 States in the United States.
must approval.
The defence fut previasiy atta kel the competen: v of the Feral Useat Avong to the charges against them. the two Chinese Nis.onelist A Foree Brems endezvied the major part
US$49,000 BUG which they Jb
even accept a trennical gueral The recent werkes of atomies the even to buy Ametiam piones Nora egian-American rally for the Nationalt form reta The Nea Turk honouring Amun sen, monger appointed by the Bank tests in Nevada had already had he is acceptable to the. substantial effect on the
United States
programme u tran wens development, he said. Mitici, general, he
have learned a lot of would be willing to accept any
thans about the design of wea- arrangement on the basis of Dr final proposals 10
pons which we have already in- Mossadegh's
corporated," Mr Dean said. the British and which were re-
He sidestepped a question on jected because they were un-
whether the United States now signed and undated.
had atomic artillery shells.
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requested the Norwegian who reached the to return US$1,000,000, the
December South Pole emainder of the milial sum
1911, 35 days head of Capta Aording to a statement made Scott. in Court, General Mow has US$200,000 deposited
father Washington bunk.
Amundsen's party.
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DAY FAR OFF
is
and
their
Funds To Start New Unions
But realists who havu watche I and studied Europeans for de-
Washington, Dec. 10. cades and even those who have
The Congress of Industria'! been major advocates vi Euro-
Orgs Hisations, one of America's feur or union pean federation
two najur labour union groups. the
The day for such a project
bas announced that it has put Jor Beat- Tespite thi
up $100,000 for bullding up de. militars, economic and rencia pati, trade unions is under- crisis ahead.
What about
United developed areas of the world.
Mr Phil Murray, President. States aid? It would not solve said that the funds were being the immediate rearmament crisis
turned over to the anti-Com- which revolves around the in- munist International Confedera. ability. for many reasons, to lion of Free Trade Unions produce weapons. Britain, for which both the CIO and the example, if all other problems American Federation of Labour are solved. just cannot gel
belong and which has a $700,000 enough nien
mine enough
programme for building unions. ― Reuter.
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When a reporter pointed out coal to keep warm, let alone in that General J. Lawton Collins, crease arms production. Army Chlef of tal, hatt said
Mr W. Averell Harriman, the
Informed sources said that Iran was carger to conclude # deal with the Bank in the hopes that 2,000,000 tons of oil now it that aternic artillery had been new director of the United
States Mutual Security Agency, i storage could be sold for some developed. Mr Dean replied: $50,000,000 urgently needed by "General Collins
well has been struggling with the of how to recuncille the Government.
programme." problem
Atlantic Pact countries limited tronomic capabilities with expanding military necessities. His report, due soon, is expected
aware of the Reuter
the
The United Stutes Ambassa- dor, Mr
Loy Henderson, พอ said to be in favour of
World Bank plan.
10-DAY ULTIMATUM
Mr Fatemi announced that former customers of the Anglo-
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TRUMAN AIDE to show that the countries have
MAY RESIGN
The
Washington, Dec. 10.
Under-Secretary
of
Iranian Oil Company would be given only 10 days to make up their minds on whether to con-State, Mr James Webb, has told tinue buying Iranian oil or lose the White House that he would priorities and privileges.
like to leave Government ser- vice for a rest as soon as con- venient, according to Press "eporis here.
iran
Last week
ZOV: cus- tomers a 30-day ultimatum, but the period was trimmed, accord- ing to informed quarters, be- cause of Iran's
There was speculation among some officials that Mr. Webb desire to push might resign about the begin-
the completion of an early dealing of the year and would be
with the Bank.
From London, meanwhile,
it
succeeded by Mr David Bruce, American Ambassador to France,
Since Mr Webb Enffered an
is reported that Britain re- cognises that the suggestions for attack
of pneumonía several
the World Bank to take over monitis go, he has been
the management of the Iranian creasingly anxious
to be
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Revealing this, a Foreign Office spokesman added that no proposals had been made.
Emphasising this point, he said that the whole question is In a state of exploration,
Only general discussion had taken place so for, the spoken- man said, and the next step probably would be up to fran Itself, United Press.
SENATORS ELECTED
reports added.-Reuter,
British Envoy To New State
in
London, Dec. 11. Tiritain today appointed alr Alco Kirkbride, Minister
first Amman, Jordan, as her Minister to Elbya' when that country becomes independent Inter this month.
Sir Alec expected ta be Teheran, Del. 10. present when the new State In The Persian Senate today proclaimed and will take up elected three Senators to the post In Benghazi. Parliamentary Oll Cotorisalen He will be succeeded in to replace three who have re- Amman by Mr Geoffrey Fur alened. The new, mergers are longe, who has been head o
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