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Choice Revelation
Before Asia
New Countries At The Crossroads
London, Aug. 13.
The Labour Press Ser- vice, official organ of the British Labour Party, said today that the British-Asian Socialist Fellowship, set up In July, should strengthen the bonds between British and Asian Socialists."
In a special article on the retting up of the fellowship the paper declared "The inderfed milions of Asia are necking a new way of life. They reck It In earnest. No longer will they tolerate hunger, poverty and ex- ptoltation.
"And, in casting the old order aside, they are at the crossroads which point on the one hand fo Communism or other forms of dictatorship and on the other to democracy.
"Which road will Asia take? That largely depends upon pro- like ourselves - in
plo
democratic countries
world.
Socialiste know
Communism cantol
Use
the
that
be Jought
by words alone, however line they may sound: it must also be fought and beaten -- on bread-and-butter basis.
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Britain Cuts
Trade Gap
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST. 14, ¦¦ 1963.
Of
Purge
In Republic
Still Further Of Azerbaijan
London, Aur. 13. Britain's excess of m poris over exports and re- exports was cut from £70,000,000 to £60,100,000 In June, according to pro- visional July' figures bsued by the Board of Trade: -
The July Grure com- pares favourably with the monthly average of £73,- 700,000 for the second quarter and £53,900,000 for the first quarter of this year,
Almost all the improve- ment was due to a a sharp rise in the value of exports
£203,000,000 from
to £234,200,000 (second quar- ter average £210,000,000, first quarter £208,500,000).
is also due to the larger number of working days July-27 compared wi.h 24 in June,
But some of the increase
When allowance is made for this the improvement
to just amounts
undler £5,000,000,--Reuler,
CAMPAIGN
IN SOVIET
BERIA MEN REPLACED
London, Aug. 13.
The Soviet Baku Radio announced today the appointment of a new Minister of the Interior and a new Vice-Premier in the Soviet Middle Eastern Republic of Azerbaijan, bordering on Persia.
The radio announced that Mahbali- Firidun Amiraskanov had been appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan Council of Ministers (Vice-Premier) and Anatoli Mikhailovich Guchkov Minister of the Interior.
The new Ministerial appointments indicate that the "Beris purge" is continuing in the trans-Caucasian arcas over which the disgraced former all-Russia police chief once held, away.
.
The appointments follow the However, today Baku Radio all State and announced that Mahball Firidun stripping from party posts last month of the Amiraskanov had been ap- Premier and "strong man" of pointed Minister of the Interior. Azerbaijan, Mir-Djafar Abbaso-
The appointments were made vitch Bagirov.
by decrees issued by the Bagirov, who an Stalin's Praesidlum of the Supreme death became one of the top 14 Soviet of the Azerbaijan Re Party leaders in the Soviet public. Union as on alternate member
Bolcu Radio of the Presidium of the Soviet who the
did not disclose previous Azerbaijan Communist Party, was clearly Minister of the Interior was ar regarded as "a Beria man". what has happened to him. "It is our duty to help the
The Baku meeting which re- commended under-developed countries to rise
luscionlsent o
OCHERA MEMBER
Azerbaijan and stand on their own feel, to
Premier also approved whole neighbouring Republic to Goor- organize the forces of freedom
heartedly the downfall of Berte, gla where both Stalin and Beria in the world so that the cause of
No record has so far been were born. Moscow, Aug. 13. human misery can be incklerl
Savict newspapers today traced here of the appointment
Berin
is believed to have haut with oficiency and vigour and launched what appeared to be of a Prime Minister to succeed a general supervision over parly the people enabled to build a determined campaign back- Bagirov.
and State affairs in these two structure of democratic Governing Prime Minister Georgi
Republics for some years. - mont on a sound foundation."
Malenkov's call for a sharp rise
In his carly days as a re
Beria in consumer goods production.
did under- As is usual
with the Soviet
intelligence work in both The paper said that one of the "prothetivity" drives the news- encouraging signs emerging papers are echoing Malenkov's Republican
ENCOURAGING SIGN
FLEC
of
PRESS
NOT DISCLOSED.
Often such appointments are announced
only in the localtionary.
Azerbaijan and Georgia. press and are not
from the struggle
in the Enst theme that there are shortcom-recorded in the Central Soviet the
powerfulings in the production of day-newspapers. WAS Socialist
anch the to-day necessities and are be parties
In-inning to pinpoint specific strengthening of Socialist fluence throughout the continent plants which fall below the re-
quired standard,
of Asia,
This enabled. Western So- cialiste, particularly those in Britain, to play an active and key role In reconciling the free of liberotam I the Eust with the forced of democracy
in the West,
This campaign to increase the availability of consumer goods is expected to intensify within the next few weeks.
Even papers such Als the Literary Gazette have been drawn in. Today's issue of the The paper concluded The Gazette contains an article by Labour Party Is convinced that a director of a textile factory the need for im- by
personal contact provided Uscussing the
Roods, the fellowship and its proved quality bratiches there will grow between Asian and Socialists
lbotitis sympathy, understanding lasting friendship.. We have a
The can
call for consumer goods British is regarded as the keystone of Government's policy to raise
of
The
Four-Power
Talks On
Air Safety
Berlin, Aug. 13. French authorities today an- nounced that the eighth four- Power meeting on air safety over East Germany will be held at
headquarters tomorrow
and living endards and answering their
workers denitands for igh afternoOT,
lot to learn from cach other. quailty goods with more variety China Mall Special.
is
Both he and Bagirov were early members of the "Chelta", secret police organisation sot up by Lonin to fight "counter-
the
| revolutionary activities”,
up
In Georgia a wholesale shalte- of Ministers and party omela's followed Beria's down- fall.
Interior Minister V. G. Dekano- a Beria nominee and a
SOV,
former Soviet Deputy Foreign Octroista, was taking those dismissed. China Mad Special
Indonesia In
Favour Of
and greater attractiveness in French General de Brigade Peking Trade
the
products.
From Delegates
Nigeria