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VOL. I NO. 53
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1946.
RUSSIA URGES IMMEDIATE CONTROL OF ARMAMENTS
Troop Census Controversy Agreement
New York, Nov. 28.
Passage of the British rezolution settling the troops'
STRONG BRITISH PLEA FOR SYSTEM
OF INSPECTION
census controversy by the PREPARED TO LIFT ALL
United Nations General Assemb-
ly was assured to-day when the Assembly's
and Political Security Council pussed it by
than
morg
majority.
+
two-thirds
all
British proposal-that The
the United Nations of members should report on all their troops at home and abroad by December 15- was adopted by the Committee by 34 to seven, with four abstentions.
This was regarded here as an
achievement by Important
the British delegation, which had taken the lead throughout in insisting that tho original. Ruşsinn proposal for a census of United Nations troops abroad should be extended to include those at home as well.- Reuter.
German Treaty
Problems
would
New York, Nov. 24: The French delegates notified the Big Three to-day that in the absence
they of Premier Bidault, prefer not to discuss the substance of the German freaty problems at the current Foreign session.
Ministers'
They said that although France has received no assuranceu from the other members of the Council that the substance of the German ques- tions would not be discussed, they
nssumed that their desires would be net, particularly since the. Ministers hoped to conclude their present meeting before December 18.
Informed sources said the French belleve, however, that questions of procedure would be discussed before the delegates started for home.
The French have now assembled their chef political and economie experts in Washington for these preliminary talks. They will come to New York as soon as the talks are started by the Foreign Ministers, -United Press.
CURTAINS TO ANY INTERNATIONAL PLAN
·
NEW YORY, NOV. 28.
DECLARING THAT AN ARMÁMENT RACE HAS BEGUN, THE SOVIET FOREIGN MINIS- TER, MR V. MOLOTOV, TO-DAY FOLLOWED UP HIS PROPOSAL TO BAN WARLIKE USE OF ATOMIC ENERGY BY PROPOSING A SYSTEM OF WORLDWIDE INSPECTION.
Britain, represented by Sir Hartley Shawcross, warmly welcomed the Soviet proposals. Canada and Australia also welcomed the Soviet proposal, but said they would move amendments to strengthen it.
Speaking in the resumed debate in the Political Com- mittee of the United Nations General Assembly on the Soviet disarmament proposals, Mr Molotov submitted a supplemen- tary proposal for two commissions of inspection to ensure that disarmament decisions of the United Nations Security Council would be carried out.
In
effective system of Inspection and control.
collective
"Disarmainent and
QUISLING UKRAINIAN CHARGE
New York, Nov, 28. Britain was accused by the Ukraine in the United Nations to-day of harbouring a division
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Britain Denies Soviet Re-Entry Into Manchuria Planned?
Decision To
Partition
Palestine
London, Nov. 28. The New Zionist Organisation said to-day that Britain has decided to partition Palestine and set up an independent Jewish state, but the Colonial Office denied that any decision has been reached.
of 120,000 Quisling Ukrainians accepted
in northern Italy.
the
A New Zionist press release said the Jewish Agency Executive had
British partition plan. The Agency spokesman sald actually there was no question of the The allegation was made ! a
Agency accepting a British partition meeting of the Social Committee plan and denounced the press release during to-day's debate оп
05 # twisting Df the facts for International Refugees Organisation. ronn
propaganda The Ukrainian delegate, Mr Lay
The New ZPoses. Medved, alleged that the "Petlura"
in part: "The British Government division had been subsidised by the
decided has de to impose a partition plan Cesenatico, British Command at
on Palestine whereby Jews will have near Rimini.
so-called state in an area projected He declared: "I shall go on talking till all war criminals in the Morrison plan the coastal
caught and no longer enjoy the area not predomis
Jewish-plus area not predominantly protection. of Britain."
аге
Britain,
Mr Frank Berwick, of said the Social Committee was not the place to discuss such matters. Mrs loosevelt, supporting the British delegate, said war criminals were already covered in the draft con-
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WITHDRAWAL OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES FROM MUKDEN SPECULATION
Shanghai, Nov. 28.
The complete withdrawal of Russian employees on the Chinese Changchun Railway from Mukden-hub of the Soylet land communication lines to Port Arthur and Korea under charges that Chinese Government and army personnel, were guilty of beatings, lootings and, other lawlessness against Soviet citizens prompted to-day sober speculation in, well- informed. Chinese and American. quarters, that, the move.may presage Soviet military re-entry into Manchurla,
These sources pointed out officials and railway employees from that a secret portion of the Yalta the entire Nationalist held portion
of the Changchun line. Agreement in Section C snya: The recent Soviet military "Pre-eminent interests of the evacuation of Dairen which im- Soviet Union (in the Chinese mediately was occupied by Chinese for Communists is another cause eastern and southern Man-
that Moscow may be churian railways) shall be safe-overhauling its entire Manchurian guarded." Article Nine of the polley with the view to increase indirect help to China's hard pressed Sino-Soviet treaty of friendship Communists. stand alliance charged the Chinese
Meanwhile the Soviet Embassy in t riatement in
a part of Negev, declared Samuel Government with responsibility Napking issued
the for the protection of the rail-connection with the Central News report of the Soviet employees
Revisionist World Executive, in a way.
Stolement to the conference of the Swiss United Revisionist at Berne on November 24.
"It was known to the Revisionist Executive, be declared, that the Jewish
Agency Excculive had decided to accept the British plan even though the area was considera- bly smaller than that proposed by the Agency itself. The Agency had, moreover, accepted the principle of the United Nations maintaining military control in the part Loned territory."
The Colonial Offer spokesman said, however, that government would make no declaration of policy and there was 拉O decision on the parutioning of Palestine until after the Palestine conference which is
scheduled for December is
is concluded, gaid the
Jewish
the
New
The
Agency partition
which plan
would be imposed Zionist reported on Palestine resembled that which Dr Nahum Goldman, member of the Jewish Agency Executive, presented to the British Foreign to months
That called for the establish
autonomous Jewish
60
of per cent approximately state, including Negev, comprising Palestine in .contrast to a semi- autonomnus province of 15 per cent (Continued on Page 4)
Ernest Bevin, almost
ago.
Firstly, a commission to check the currying out of the Council's decision on a reduction of arma-security go hand in hand," he said
:::&Cat ments. Secondly, a commission "We cannot embark on one without stitution of the International Re- at the same time establishing the fugees Organisation, and there was to check the carrying out of a decision on the proposal to ban
no need for the new Soviet amend- other
When to-day's debate on troops ment. military use of atomic energy. foreign territory was resumed By 22 votes to mine the committee Britain and the United States re- defented the Soviet amendment pro- quested the Egyptian delegate to posing that all military units which withdraw his amendment urging the helped Hitler and all persons hostile withdrawal of foreign troops. from to home governments be excluded to continu? itsnitt Nations member territories. from International® Refugees" "Or- work on the same basis as it began. Following the return to Britainganisation help-Reuter.
Calling upon the United Nations to yesterday of Mr Noel-Baker, Sir Shawcross, Attorney- put an end to the armament race Hartlet which has begun," Mr Molotov de General, is now lending the Britisn clared: The second World War delegation on the committee. ought to convince us that Is neces
Soviet Proposal sary to take now grave measures in order to avoid another almitor war,"
Mr Parodi, of France, chairman of the existing Atemle Energy Cummi sion, urged that the commission should be allowed
Fiedging Britain's support for general reduction of armaments, Sir Hartley Shawcross sald that disarmament efforts between the two wars had failed for lack of an
NEHRU TO ATTEND. LONDON CONFERENCE
New Delhi, Nov, 28. Jawarharlal Nehru, responding to a personal appeal from the British Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, has decided to accompany the Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell, to London. There, they will discuss the Indian situa- tion, which is at present so serious that civil war could re- sult.
of the
responsiouty nternational control
Lewis Revises Wages Demand For Miners
withdrawal on November 22. The
These sources stressed that the statement said: "The Central News Russian charges open the way to a report, which had reference to protest. Speculation that the Soviet authoritative Bources. mya, "The decision to repatriate Soviet railway Jemployees was arrived at after re-
COMMUNISTS FIRE ON
peated consultations between Chinese Government and Soviet authorlifes.. PASSENGER BUSES
"The Soviet Embassy in China in fust, long ago and repeatedly, has raised the question of the évacuation of Soylet employees from Mukden before the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Central News, however, distorts the actual reason which made the Embassy to take the step
Panting, Nov. 28. Travelling along the highway` from Felping to this ally yester day, four passenger buses were fired on by a party of Communist troops near Isuhsul, 50 kilo- metres north of Paoting, it was reported here to-night. Beveral of the passengers were killed or wounded but full detalls are not available. Two of the buses are missing-Central News.
OVER RANNARIO:2012:39/C2E26E3 20 may be planning re-entry into Manchuria was heightened by the
imminence of an all-out Nationails! drive against Harbin, which could be since major disturbing factor
would result in the touring up of tracks and general un touring by disruption of operation on the rail-
·ways, -as
Well-informed
Greek Government today's action as highly significant
Success Against Macedonia Rebels
The
When the question of disarmament arose, Mr Molotov submitted a-sup- plement to the original Soviet pro- posal, reading: "To ensure adop- itan of measures for a reduction of armaments and prohibition use of atomic energy for military purposes, there shall be established within the framework of the Security Council, who bear the main
New York, Nov, 28.
Athens, Nov. 28. for International peace
Greek Government Secrecy cloaks the unofficial and operating on the basis for
special egotiations in the soft coal forces to-day claimed a victory with pravision which would provide for strike but Pittsburgh despatches in the two-day clash establishment of special organs of report that Henry Lewis, UMW rebels around the villages of inspection, for which purpose there head, has been in contact with Mandala and Mavro, about 10 shall be formed: Firstly, a com- influential coal operators- miles north-east of Yanitza in mission for the central of execution of any decision regarding reduction apparently with the knowledge Western Macedonia. The rebels of armaments. Secondly, a commis- and approval of Government are reported to have retreated sion for the control of any decision which would prefer to see the towards Paikos Mountains.
Twelve policemen and one officer regarding prohibition of the use of strike settled by some such atomic energy
were killed, the Greek News Agency for military
pur-working agreement between the reported. Twelve more of the re- Mr. Molotov, recalling the Soviet union and the real mine owners gular forces were wounded and five The rebel casualties Government's proposal to outlaw than to have the nations thrown are
to be 17 dead and Baldev Singh, Sikh leader and Government sources said Defence Minister in the caretaker the event the London talks produced difficult to imagine how more grave coal and atcol reserves dwindle.
that in atomic weapons, declared: "It is not into an industrial chaos as the are
Republican and Communist circles which Nehru Is no satisfactory conclusion the British and how greater the victims of the
to In his original wage and hour do- have complained the Prime leader, has likewise consented to go. Government would be compelled to last war would have been if the comands or Govertiment, Lewis aked Minister that "Right-wing Bands" Nehru and Singh previously hnd neck other means of discharging its vention prohibiting the use of poison for the same wage for a 40-hour raided the village of Zyrovalsi in the refused to attend the conference,
gan and bacter. lological warfare had both suspecting its molives because responsibilities in India.
week that miners now get for a 54 Kilkich area and "after separating The Times' editorial voiced not been arrived at.
In hour week, amounting to $75.25 un the population
Emali groups, meet here on December 8 without kind of agreement among commu- it is more right to prohibit the burgh sources: Lewis is now asking and set re to
"If it is right as regards poison gas, der the contract. According to Pitts- raped and murdered all the women the Moslems, who announced their nities which is represented by a state utilisation of atomic energy in war for the same wage for a 45-hour boycott of it.
Vuter. paper cannot be secured, the unity
"Any refusal to arrive at a con- | week. ̧
Nov. 28. Linquar Ali Khan, Finance of India, which is the 'great achieve
vention to prohibit the
The Exchange Telegraph reported use of of the Minister, said he and Mohammed All ment of
Dust century, must inevi
atomio energy in warfare is con-
the to-day from Athens that Govern. Jinnah, head of the Moslem League, tably be sacrificed would definitely
accompany Lord interest of elementary justice, her tradiction of the strivings and con- 32 cents increase over 110, Prescrement troops had reoccupied the vii- selence of the people of the world, as his original demand on government Yannitsa arca, and found the bodies lages of Mandal and Mavro, near the Wavell to represent their League. The India Omee believed there was
"When we speak of a reduction of Informonis said Mr Atlee
had still a possibility of Jinnah con- Nehru, asking him to senting to Moslems participation in armaments and the prohibition of the means a 68% cents raisa over the
government of
the Constituent Assembly is due to
Government's attitude that if the
to
poses,
-bis refusal to attend the the Constituent Assembly. Responsible use of atomic weapons, we must fully London conference. They said Mr Indian quarters here, however, said realise the importance of this task. Attlee told him the British Govern- it would be too late now for this to This matter must be looked into in tment had no intention of altering be of any avall because of the in detail," tite Independence plan, but wanted grained Congress belief that The only to seek a peaceful solution of British Government was committed the present turbulent situation.
colnesque
declaring that t
World Lnterest
The Soviet delegate asserted that
Thai revised demand really means
contract scale-United Press.
Hongkong-Manila Air Mail
wounded.
of 24 civilians who had been slain by the bandits.
The agency dispatch sold the rebcl the forces suffered heavy losses in Kozani district of West Macedonia in mopping up operations of the 1001 Greek Army Division. The dispatch added that mopping up operations had also begun in the Evros River West Thrace-United region of
The Postmaster-General an-Press. mustnounces that an air mail service
to partiality towards the Mosler the Work of UNO on the problem of Decisions of the "greatest im- League...
Heneral reduction of armaments will portance to India's future must Moslem quarters refuted any sun- be followed by people throughout the emerge from the British Cabinet'e gestion that Jinnat would change world with the greatest interest and talia with Viceroy Lord Wavell ground in London. They cited Jin-urged the Security Council which are scheduled to begin on nah's New Delhi newspaper. "Dawn" take up the matter in the immediate has now been established bo Monday, Government sources said which this week used the Lin future. to-day.
phrase
M. Parodi, of France, declared it tween Hongkong and Manila, The Viceroy wan
scheduled to ar India
crat the rate being 60 cents per half government
be a ago was absolutely certain that a
reneral
Ounce, bo rive on Sunday at Dorsetshire by vernment of two nations, for two disarmament plan could not
this flying-boat from * Karachi.
The services to Manila will start nations and by two nations." This considered at The natio
time it tho and
not next week, the first despatch being Manila is Indlan lenders was interpreted as Jinhoh's adamant atomic weapon question was travel by special
made on Monday, December 2, by train to stand for pakistan (division of In-made part of it. London where they will be greeted dia), under du and Moslem ad- Canada and Australia welcomed CNAC.
Soviet
sald proposal, but
Malls will close at the GPD at ib by Secretary of State for India, Lord ministrations-Hindustan and Pakis- the
tan)-United Press::
(Contlauad on Paro 4) am for ordinary, and 9.30 a.m. for
Viceroy
Pellick-Lawrence.
registered covers, while closing time one hour earlier in cath case. at the Kowloon Post Office will be The first of the post-war air mail linking Hongkong and services
carried by CNAC. being but it is intended to extend the ser vices to other lines in due course.
Details of further despatches will be published in the daily mail notices,
Unbearable Conditions
"The return of the Soviet rallway- men to the Soviet Union was caused not by their personat considerations -neliler
bad
health or conditions among some of them nor by financial distress-but by the fact that while remaining at thel
(Coatinged on Fage 4)
Soviet Volcano In Eruption-
London, Nov, 20. volcano in the enstern Kathchatka Peninsula, ln
Chinese and American quarters do not anticipato an immediate move by the Soviets ta re-enter Manchuria but consider probably a prophetle indication of what may develop pr They also Asiatic Russia, has erupted, sending pointed out that the bviet charges streams of lava over a radius of 15 and withdrawal of railway cm-kilometres, Moscow Radio reported ployees from Mukden might be in-to-day. The radio quoted the Penin- 'tended us an indirect aid to the sula seismographic station as saying Chinese Communists in the form of that the eruption could be seen 49
to the Nationalist kilometres off. push further into Man-
Red "lame" bombs have talien churia in the face of bluntly stated
around the volcano and the tempera- Soviet displeasure.
There have been rumours of Sino-ture of the lava has reached 1,100 Soviet friction in areas administered centigrade. The eruption has been
a long Ume, but its, by the Nationalists and United Press expected for reported early in October that Russin violence exceeded. the calculations, was threatening to evacuate all civil according to the Radio-Reuter.
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