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DRAMATIC RUSSIAN NOTE T
Shortage Proposes German Peace Talks,
[NCONVENIENT, though
they be, no one will pro- text that the new water- restrictions which become operative today Bro
UA-
necessary. The storage situation is serious, almost dungerous, While the spring rains were excollent it transpired they Huttered only to deceive. The summer rainfall has been wholly inadequate tu replenish reservoirs whose capacity to provide enough water for the present population is, at the best of times, atralned. Many may feel that the Water Authority erred in the direction of generosity
in maintaining a 11-hour daily supply for such a long at one point to provide an
period, and even attempting
unrestricted service during weekends. Yet the astonish-
ingly dry July could hardly have been foreseen. It is,
normally, one of the wettest months of the year and is expected to bring sufficient rain to ensure. at least, average water storage. But not only did July fail to live up to its rainfall obligations, in addition tho rain resulting from the typhoon which passed south of the Colony last week was dis- appointingly light. It yielded only the equivalent of one week's water supply and to the eye its effect
on the storage levels ILL reservoirs is not even discernible,
the
Temporary Govt, And Free Elections
BASIC ISSUES OUTLINED
Moscow, Aug. 16.
Russia put forward today a dramatic proposal for a German peace conference within six months, the establishment of a temporary all-German Government, and free elections throughout Germany.
In identical notes to the United States, Britain and France, delivered to the three Western Embassies in Moscow last night, Russia said it was "urgent" to decide three basic questions: 1. Calling a peace conference to decide a German peace treaty attended by all interested states, convoked within six months, with pre- paratory work being carried out in the meantime.
German representatives from the East and West would partake in all stages of the preparation, treaty and conference prior to achievement of German unity and creation of an, All-German Government;
2. Formation of a temporary All-German Government and the carrying out of free All-German elections.
A temporary All-German Government would be formed by the East and West German Parliaments with "wide participation" by Democratic organisations;
3. A lightening of financial and economic obligations by Germany connected with the war, including freeing Germany of all further repara- tions from January 1, 1954.
The Soviet note, which accom- panies the project to: n peace
irenly, maid the chief respoust- billy for German unity rested with the Western Powers.
The Ruslan note set out the following tanks for a temporary All-German Governament when
the preparation of the peace Representation of Germany in treaty organisations.
and
in International
л10 peace
treaty, is still split into an Eastern and Western part, and holds no equal rights in its relationships to other countries.
the West German population, under the conditions of a moul- Red occupation statute will re- main for a long time,
GERMAN MILITARISM ...” – This situation is contrary to
"This means that the treaties. the cfforts of fine peace-loving of Bonn and Paris lead to a re- peoples to secure peace "In building of German militarism Europe and also represents 1 and to a changing at West Ger contravention of the rightful many into an instrument of the national interests
plans of the Ger aggressive
of other Powers that mako
claims to worki domination.
mon people."
The Soviet Government had already on March 10, 1952,
three.
The dwellers of Jaguipur, a village near Delhi, are busily at work demolishing their houses, brick by brick, and rafter by rafter, so that they can use the materials again when they rebuild their homes on higher ground. The houses are threatened by the rising flood waters of Ilver Jamuna which la danı- gerously changing its coursc. During the demollijon the villagers are living in tenta, -London Express.
Expulsion
the
Of
Americans
Demanded
Pull Down Their Houses Before The Floods Strike
MOROCCO RIOTS:
27
KILLED
Rabat, Aug. 16. - Twenty-seven persons were killed and at least
32 injured as an attempt to strip the Sultan of his power set off a 24-hour wave of nationalist rioting.
Fifteen persons
were killed at Oujda in
Central Morocco, At Casablanca, a
Plan To End French Strikes A
UNION CHIEF'S PROPOSAL
Paris, Aug. 16.
M. Leon Jouhaux, voteran French trade unionist and President' of the non- Communist Force Ouvriere terlay pave the Prime Minister M. Joseph Laniel n personal plan to end the French strikes which have disrupted the nation for more than a week.
M. Jouhaux was understood to have suggested reconsidera- tlon by
the Government of existing wagė levels. His move brought new hopes of an agreed settlement.
But Communist Union leaders were planning an allout effort to extend the strike to privato fnlustry in the coming week.
The 74-year-old M. Jouḥnux who is also President of the Economie Council was Lonight awaiting the Government reply which he will convey im- mediately to the Force Ouvriere.
Meanwhile the Union decided to prolong the strike of the Poris bus and underground workers by another 24 hours. But men on the capital's trans- port system were trickling back to work.
In Paris 250 underground atations were open today com- pared with 187 yesterday.
Other
developments
strike
Labour Minister Paul Bacon
today:
received representatives of the the Chemical industry and French announced after bearing
demands for adjustments wage agreements that
talk with them again
Force Ouvriero and Unions in
policeman was stabbed to death as 1,500 Moroc cans, armed with butcher knives and bayonets and would
led by their green nationalist banners, stormed
shortly...
through the streets in support of the nationalist. MAIL DELIVERIES
Sultan, Sidi Mohammed ben Yousef.
their
he
The postal ministry announced that 10 tons of mail arrived in by train yesterday and
The police opened fire, killing f "They are hercties because by Paris three and wounding several swearing to overthrow the legi-about the same amount was sent rioters.
Ilmate power they break the to the provinces by train from
were
at Marrakech yesterday and ole
lem. Thus after last week's } which are hostile to democracy United States have not yet a polley which has as its pur-manding the expulsion of person was kitted and at least
that now "there is plenty free movement
telegraphs; questions of the
of economic and
WCro
in-
regularly,
and
The Air Franco ground staff strikoo is continuing and causing some delays in air traffic.
GOVERNMENT must not hesitate to impress on the public that the water situation is serious. The immediate prospects
of substantial rainfall are not pacouraging and August has passed there can be no sound expectation of hecavy rains. The dry season begins in October
Not permitting Germany to
Demonstrations In and if, at that time, our pastake in a coalition or military water storage in well below alllance directed against any
"As may be seen from tho
Teheran
In carlier outbreaks at Casn- | rules of Moslem law," he said. Paris, There have been some normal, a difcult winter is power which partook in the war given the Governments of communique of the meeting of
blanca, the police opened Are United Press.
mall deliveries Teheran, Aug. 16.
In Paris' inevitable. There appears to again. Hitlerite Germany; ques- France, Great Britain and the the Foreign Ministers of France,
on 400 rioters, wounding six Premier persone.
more are expected tomorrow. be a tendency among the securing the freedom of action of basis
tions of German citizenship; | United States a draft
Supporters of for the Great Britain and the United
One French and ene DRIVEN BACK
Long distance telephone calls policemen of a peace treaty with States, which took place in Mossadegh and Leftists de- Moroccan
are still almost impossible. masses to regard any sort democratic parties and organisa- Germany for exainination, to Washington in July monstrated in Teheran tolled and 20 injured in rioting -BY-BAYONETSA few trains are running. Ir-
wounded. Seven persons were of rainfall as.being sufficient | ilona.......
wards which the Governments Government of the
day, with the Leftists de immediately to solve the Not permitting Fascist mill-of France, Great Britain and Powers have decided to pursue Colony's water supply prob- turist and other organisations the
Berlin, Aug. 10. The gas strike- is continuing expressed their views. (The pose the realisation of the plan all Americans.
injured at Rabat.
Severní hundred East Ger- and gas pressure is low in Paris. the basis of a peace
'European army' rainstorms it was common and the cause, of peace; question draft for
to set up the
Some government sources sold The outbreaks come as the mans today attempted to storm The electricity striko is con- und the inclusion in this army to hear servants exclaim of transportation and posts and treaty with Germany is included
shut Sultan ward
warned that innocent a barrier blocking their way in tinuing with some cuts in supply with this note.)
of West Germ fighting forces that Dr Mossadegh might
tlown all American offices in French and Moroccan blood" free American food In West in the provinces and a fo in with Hitler generala at their of the peoples' "The Governments of France, head."
flow in the streets in Berlin, but were driven back at Paris. of water" and
quite goods across the zonal borders; Great Britain
the country because of alleged would
bayonet point by Communist American intrigue against the Fance did not support him. and the United they believed cultivation obviously
police "The communique makes ex-
government.
Four persons, including one there was no further need cultural relations between East States also have not yet propos-press reference to the fact that
The disturbances followed an French ed their own draft for a peace the
West Berlin police said the policeman, Ministers three Foreign to practise economy in ita and West Germany.
attempted coup by pro-Shahjured whin the
took place at the treaty."
stated their intention to
demonstrators incident late last night. attempted use. It is imperative that
Royal Guards
Cilenicker Bridge, crossing poin Printers and teleprinter opera- the chief task "It follows from this that the cont
to break with their
into the to the All-German Governments all householders realise that of the temporary
The coup failed and the Shah, Place three continue vigorously of the
American sector de la France,
of fore will begin a 24-hour strike which policy
at the Berlin from East Germany, when tonight and there will be no 4 gravo
water shortage Government would be, the carry-Powers are underrating the im- men's have agreed within the accompanied by the Empress, entrance to the Europeats efty, the police closed the border there papers tomorrow in the move
to exists, and will continue to ing out of All-German elections, portance of the question of dramowork
despite strong the North
police cordons the peace treaty with Germany. Atlantic
to Soviet Zone residents trying to mentis completely followed, as do BO onless and until the result of which German
Today, government troops oc- protecting it. Policy
run the Communist road and seems Hicely. the worl already cupled all the Shah's Palaces
The policeman there is substantial rain-people would decide questions
was stabbed rail blockade
Elson- About 25 buses were running BIG 3 BLAMED en the social state and structure Equally
by the six European and Dr Mossale ordered the as the Arabs rushed the police hower
parcels.United | in Paris instead, of the 1,000 on a important without foreign influence.
"The treatment of the ques-
orc already arrest of all Opposition Deputies!
forces, The police opened fre Press
noanal Sunday-Reuter. cady and some 100 others allegedly when they saw they were out- that domestic The temporary Government tion of the peace treaty with countries servants are impressed with would work out German election Germany is delayed further and members of the cool and steel
in the attempted on the road to-implicalet!
numbered. After The Colony laws. The note sald the main further for which the Go community,
Beveral integration, coup. European cannot afford any wastage tenance of dentocratic conditions ments of France, Great Britain and whose governments
Ho dissolved the Majlis minutes of fighting and firing
the and (Parliament)
demonstrators were dis Any repetition should not permit the dominae and the United States oro mult-signed the pact on the forma that
announced $lon and influence of largely responsible.
Ten there would
now persed.
persona were of 1929 would be disastrous on and dangerous. The strictest
European Defence elections for a new one would arrested. monopolies in the elections,
The Four Powers must ensure question of the peace treaty
By refusing to discuss the como: a
Community."
ATMOSPHERE TENSE bé held onco arrangements voluntary economy in the that tire carrying out of elections with Germany, the Governments Governments of France, Great Uncondrin
"The road on which the
The crowd marched from the ald Medina use of water (quite apart was free of inquence and inter- of France, Great Britain and the Britain and the United States reports said that
Uncondance. but
In the Arab quarter, persistent
* led by standard bearers carry from official restrictions) is | terence their part.
on
pro-govern- urgently
United States took a different have embarked with regned to ment tanks clashed today with ng green nationalist flags and required, And
TEXT OF NOTE
the Gemman question Icads to an armoured car division loyal
chanting The Note sald:
ргоуста Government would only be
"On May 26, the Governments the Government "The
of
• Soviet
The police tried to stop them resurrection German to the Shah and pro-government doing its proper duty if, at considers it necessary to draw of France, Great Britain and militaria, otbed of alert for planes bombed Army centres city, but the demonstrators ap- entering the European this time, it conducted
the United States concluded with dangerous hotbed of aggression. loyal to the altention, of the Governments
monarch-United widespread eampaign
the Bonn Government of to an ever growing Sharpening Press.
peared dotarrhined to march France, as well as
through residential quarters. Inculcate into the minds of Britain and the United States deuer a treaty on the rela- of the danger of a new war sa
The
atmosphere remained tions between the three Powers Europe. tho to the anomalous situation that necessity for the strictest Germany eight years after the Germany, which became known Federal Republic of possible economy.
end of the war in Europa has
as the Bonn Conventions', and on May 27, 1932,
the Gover- ments of France, Italy, Belgium, national obligations that aimed at
fall.
Is
iL
the situation.
of water.
al!
water-users
to of
The note said
Flying Enterprise II
In Collision
Great
Bombay, Aug. 16. Tho American freighter Flying Enterprise (8,252 tons) akippered by Captain Kurt. Carlsen,, who wor world-wide fame by his love bid to save her name. sake, was in collision here last night with the British freighter Canara (7,024 tons),
road."
and the
Holland and Luxembourg.con-
embraces
wards
tion
Pact, This
which
have
OTHER WAY OUT "To go this way means the abandonment of all solemn inter-
be
from
Floods Threatene, especially in the old and
Town
now Meding, where soveral groupe of Momecans clustered around catts, arguing heatedly. Madran, 'Aug, 16, Meanwhile, unconfrica - promoting the relation of Flood waters today swirled ports said ridis broke out in the cluded the treaty of the Euro-Germay as a peace-loving and through large areas of Rajah-town of Oujda on the Moroccan- pean Defence Community, which United States and Great Britain Madras, on India's cast coast available. democratie country, on which the mundry,
400 miles north of Algerian border. No detalls were known as the Paris Troy had agreed at the Potsdam Con- threatening the town's 100,000 The "Thereby not only the Bonn fercnes of 1945 and to which population with evacuation.
Siai Moharamed Conventions,
Yousef, but the Paris later France also acceded.
ben
warned that Treaty' have become indissolubie
The river. Godavari breached "innocent blood" would 10w in from the aggressive North Atlan- "The other way out is in har" both banks last night and this the streets it France" falled to Itic bloc of states for the next 80 mony with the aims dictated by morning the rain-swollen river back up his determination to
years.
the love of peace, and with the was
stili rising
keep his throne. The purpose of the Paris taken by the four Towers lin- fire than fallaynon, were severcing of Moroco, and qua
obligations
under- More 1,000
ars and remain only this, that fighting forces to be mediately after the end of the evacuated last night, as their only spiritual leader," said the led by Hiles Generals and other war. It D
also
tho lu- houses were submerged.
Sultan in a communique, “We The Canura was being taken formerly the Noonday. She was Wast Germany to form part of in Europe..
revenge politicians, be raised interests of consolidation of peace No loss of life has been shall never abandon our people, to drydock for repairs. The renamed and placed under the the European my', meant for
reported so far, but vast arcus
The Sultan, bald Morocco was Flying Enterprise had alight command of Captain
"Here, of course, one cannot of rice fields have been in- going through one of the gravest Kurt the aggressive purposes of the overlook the fact that eight years undated damage to her bow.
Carlsen In 1932 after the Brst North Atlantic ploc.
causing damage to crises in its history. since the Potsdam con- standing crops-Reuter.
**The campaign of unnatural The Canara, owned by the Flying Enterprise (0,711 tons) "On the boats of the
'Bom ference, and that since that time.
agitation and rebellion has British India Steam Navigation was lost.
Conventions West Germany 1 some Company,
Captain Carlsen became the to remain in the condition of a London, was lying
not negligible changes
reached the climax we feared Communist Dios and Justified the anguished op- carply in the dock here awaiting hero of a saga of the high seas dependent state subordinated to taken into account: In the ithal
have
which must be occurred
Moscow, Aug. 10. peal-wo loading with general cargo for by remaining alone on his help the three Powers, who in spite
Our Australia.
less, vessel, the first Flying of a nominal lifting of the ce-ottlement of the
the German ques- The Coverament newspaper, we made (to France). Wo
Izvestia, today
courage. The pre- The Flying Enterprise was. Enterprise, in an Atlantic gala cupation
reported the and not lone po tolrest pured leave their statute turning in the dock basin. The in the hope of saving her.
at test cannot last troops on West German territory heces of war the cen one of the oldest members of
"Experiences of history who death of Alibi - Djanghinding sent
The Sultan Differty donounce port authorities said no one was He nearly succeeded for she with unlimited rights for the quently led Germany to A the Communist party, and a attempis to overthrow him, led hurt.
was taken in tow, but the tow pinpose of meddling in the in-national catastrophe, and that vice president of the Presidium by 'el Clecul, the Fasha of Flying Enterprise 11, an rope broke only 67 miles from torios affairs of West Germany, 200
ipt of the Supreme Boviet --United | Marrakech. He called the Pasha Isbrandteen Line ship, was Phymouth-Reutor:
through which#"bho "shmolling of (Contd. on Back Page-Col,2}:Press. Th
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