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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1952.:
Katyn Forëst Massacre
Inquiry
At the Kensington Palace Hotel, Landen, recently, a group of former Polish Offlcers gave "secret evidence" before an American Congressional Committee on the Katya Forest massacre. In 1943 Nazi propaganda chief Goebbels accused the Russians of murdering 11,000 Polish pri soners. The Russians charged the Nazis with the crime, and sold that autopsies which dated the murders in August 1911, proved the Nazis' guilt, Representative lay 3. Madlen, Chairman of the US. Committee Cave a Press conference at the hotel-Express Photo.
Twins For Bergman?
Rome, Apr. 30.
The Swedish' film'slar, Ingrid Bergman, is expecl- ing twins, a recent X-ray examination is Bald to have indicated.
The birth will probably Ma fake place in June, Betgman married the Italian film
Roberto producer,
after. Rosselini, las! year divorcing her first husband.
Fiaace-Presse.
Colombo Plan Has Good Start
FIRST REPORT PUBLISHED
London, Apr. 30. The £1,800,000,000 Colom- bo Plan launched last year to develop the standards of living of Southeast Asian countries containing a quar. ter of the world's popula- tion has got off to a good start, the annual report issued today said.
SURPRISE COURT DECISION ON
STEEL INDUSTRY
Washington, Apr. 30.
Visit To Odessa Described
'LIKE 25 DAYS HOUSE ARREST' '
Karachi, Apr. 30.
An officer of a Pakistani cargo boat today described his stay at the Soviet port of Odessa, па 425 days
house arrest."
His
Fatakadu,
ship.. the arrived at Odesra to discmbark cargo. Immediately Saviot police and eusiems men went aboard. They ordered The master to hand over all bino- culars, telescopes and cameras,
The next command. was "All hands to. the quarter deck. Take all your cash with you sad tenve your cabins open drawers, wardrobes and trunks. all open."
The Pakistani ameer, who wrete of his experiences to a Karachi paper, continued: "Then all the officers and mer, excluding the master, werc placed into a ship store roun and guard was put un them, Police und customs officers rummaged the ship for six hours. Balleve me, there was rot a single place they did not starch. But they found nothing incriminajing..
WOULD NOT TALK lext day they, came ani checked up our cash,"
anain
The' ship was rummaged again when it left. One or two officers who were allowed to visit the Inter- national Seamen's Club told the oilcer that the Russians would not talk to foreigners, And t they did they would first glance furtively to make sure nebody was watching them.
They will not accept a drink or any hospitalily from a for-
The Government won back control of the steel industry temporarily in a whirlwind court battle today after promising to break up the para-ciner. lysing steel strike;
The Pakistani officer conclud- ed with the remark: The ma-
ed poor and suppressed by mili- tary rule. On the whole they
An unusual nine-man Appeals Court blockedjority of Russian people appear enforcement of the temporary injunction issued a few hours earlier by a lower Court to return the steel mills to private ownership.
The "stop" order holds goo: than 30,000 to 40,000 tons at the until 4.30 p.m. on Friday and inills or in the pipeline for ex- will give 130 Government # part to Britain in May, Ship- chance to appeal on the seizurement of even this Amount de Issue directly to the Supreme pended on whether the National Court.
Produellon Authority decided it If the Justice Department could be spared from U.S. re-. If the strike has taken the cure to the High armament needs.
are helpless. Bellove me,
El thought we were in hell.”
Indonesia
To Attend
We
Bench by that time, the rein-continued, Britain might get Rubber Talks
statement sínlus will continu2| about 10,000 tons in June from until the Bench has deelted two mills-United Press. whether it will take up the
care
If the Supreme Court refuses an immediate review, the stop
will continue
order
until the
Japanese
case can be precessed through Hold Talks
10
A. Pine this
regular channels.
-The Government decided appeal to the Supreme Court within six days. Judge David morning signed orders returning the steel plants to industry and The report on the six-year then rejected the Government's White plea that his order not go into plan, published as Paper. while stre. sing that effect Immediately. spectacular progress should not
with a
With Reds
Moscow, Apr, 30. The deptness Industrialists, Kisuke Miyakesi and Kei Hoa, Have begun a series of private talks on the posibilities of re- suming Sino-Japanese trade.
They opened talks today with Jen-min, the Chinese Vice- Minister of Trade.
The strike, called last night as soon as J Judge Pine announced be looked for at the end of the
quickly first year, declared: The first his decision, spread
Lei mos; across the country and step has been taken degree of success
that arouses steel mills were :llent and dark
Mr Lei ce here with the Only maintenance men
to the re- and may be expected to sustain today,
optimism for the remained on the job, making Chinese delegation
stare that furnaces were cupled cenlly concluded economic con
to aveld reriousference sponsored by the Rus- sans and stayed en to continue business
with talks
various
The report added: "Life in off lowly South and Southeast Asia will damage. be unimated with a new spirit
said that for the time
Mr Charles Spayer, Secretary groups of delcgates to the same of active effort that will open of Commerce, who is renning conference, up widening horizons of eppor- the industry for the Govern
Early next week Mr Miyakosi tunity for its peoples and willment, contribute to the fasting happi- being he was doing nothing to and My Heasi are flying to Pek-
ing. return the industry formally to
Meanwhile, the English- ness of mankind.
The object of the plan is to the private owners.
Innguage fortnightly "News" He also said that whatever
to the "sad raice the living standards of the
the outcome of the court's devoted an article peoples of the region by
treat all the economie plight of Japan" and Jalni ceon:mic effort on the part fight he would
suggested that the role possible companies technically
rolution was the rostoration of
of these under-developed coun- steel
developed countries' outside the
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STEVE
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MORGAN NEAL COCHRAN
The Government, in
Esking
tries and of other more highly-under his direction as a unit. trade with China and other
for the stay of judgment, argut Asian countries.--United Pres. that the judge's decision
with the saverelyn terfered functions of the Government.- United Press and Reuter.
The report was prepared at a baeting of the Plans Committee in Karachi last month and will ly the first of a series of an nual reports.
in-
EFFECT ON BRITAIN The leader of the British der
Washington, Apr. 30. tegution was the Marquess off Diplomatie omelats raid today Roading, Joint Under-Secretary that the United States Elcel for Foreign Affairs. France-strike was expected to reduce by 00 to 70 per cent steel exports to Presse..
Britala in May compared with April.
Gen. Guillaume
Recovers
This was ikely to have
severe effect on British rearm-
US Aid For
Formosa
Taipei, Apr. 30. Two shipments of American errived in For- ald materials mosa today to raise the island's industrial production.
The Mutual Security Agency's
tong
of crude oil with
Ing unless Britain was able to Chinn mission announced that make up for the lots by buying 15,000 steel on the European continent other commodities had geschied at probably far higher prices. the southern Formosan port of The oll was im- Casablanca, Apr. 30. United States steel exports to Kochslung.
over to the mediately turned General Augustine Guillaume, Britain in April were likely to
more com- Kaohsiung relinery for process- Resident-General In be 100,000 tons or
108,000 tons for ing into petroleum products. Morocco, has recovered after pared with
Another shipment of raw being seriously. il from the March. At least another 100,000
and ether industriul effects of overwork and diabetes. lons of steel exports were sche-cotton
He will leave for Vichy after duled for May before the strike equipment arrived at Keelung, northern Fonosan harbour, for presiding ut the Moroccan began.
.French
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A seven-mun Indonesien de- legation led by Mr Sadjarwo, of of the Indonesian Ministry Agriculture, has arrived London on its way to Ottawa to attend the International Rub- ber Study Group opening there on May B.
Several rubber-producing and consuming
ning countries are members the
ww.roup. While in London members of the delegations have held pre- Himinary talks with delegations from the United Kingdom and British colonial territories.
A spokermaan of the delega tlon said in an interview that the group would discuss prices of natural rubber
and an at-
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Loan To Finland
Washington, Apr. 30, The International Bank today announced the loan of $20,000,- 000 to the Bank of Finland to promote the growth of Finland's industry and agriculture and to Increase
from exports country-United Press,
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