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BRITAIN & FRANCE SUMMON
24-NATION CONFERENCE
Move To Implement Marshall Plan
RUSSIA & SPAIN EXCLUDED
Paris, July 3.
Great Britain and France today summoned a 24-nation European con- ference on the Marshall Plan to be held in Paris on July 12. The French Foreign Minister, Georges Bidault, acting in the name of Britain and France together, dispatched notes to 22 other European nations but did not include Soviet Russia or Spain. He invited them to meet the new Western European Big Two in a European recovery conference on the Marshall Plan.
TEXT OF
COMMUNIQUE
London, July 3. The following joint communique was issued this afternoon by the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Bidault:
"For this purpose, it is essential to draw up as quickly as possible programme covering · Europe's r sources, and Europe's needs. A tem porary organisation needs to be set up to bring together the date on which such a programme will be
The purpos of the conference Luxembourgh, the Netherlands, Nor- would be to draw up rapidly the way, Poland, Portugal, Rumania. outline of a programme of European Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and economic ussels and list of needs for Yugoslavia. presentation to the United Stalca by September 1.
The list included all ex-enemy states except Germany, and the four The United States was not invited Allied Commanders in Germany to the conference, which the French would be asked to furnish lists of spokesman sold would be an all her available assets and require European affair, but a copy of the ments. A Qual d'Orsay spokesman letter to the 22 European nations said the omission of Spain was based and of the French compromise pro- on the United Nations decision of posal of July 1-which was sug- December, 1046, declaring that there gested as the basis for conference could be no
co-operation between procedure was sent to the United the United Nations and the existing Stutes
Jefferson Spanish government. If the present Franco government should be ousted, It was indicated, Spain also would be invited.
Caffery.
Ambassador.
"The British and French Govern- ments have reached the following decision in order to give prompt offect to the suggestion made by Mr Marshall, United States Secretary sent to the Soviet Ambassador to A copy of the invitation also was State, in his speech at Harvard Unla France. Alexander Bogomolov, with versity on June 3 that Europe should
The European Economic Commis- an accompanying letter expressing take the initiative in the work of 16- construction.
the hope that yesterday's Soviet re-sien of the United Nations also was fusal to join the Western powers to be informed of the Anglo-French in all-European economie recovery decision. A French spokesman said, planning was not final and that it however, that na Soviet Russia, a would be possible for the Russians member of the Commission, had at some future date to participate refused support for the plan, the in the work envisaged.
Commission would not be invited to Countries invited were: Albania, participate in any way as it was Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czecho felt an invitation merely would slovakia, Denmark Finland, Greece, result in time-consuming debate In "The British and French Govern-Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, that body-United Press.
Το ments have, therefore, decided Invite all European states (with the temporary exception of Spain) who desire to participate in framing a reply to Mr Marshall's suggestion to collaborate with them in setting up
A similor view was expressed by this organisation, whose task will be
New European countries, spurred to de- the
York
Herald to draw up a programme of Elo- pean reconstruction in which the re-tion by today's swift Anglo-French bune, which said: "I Russia is de- sources and needs of each country invitation to a conference in Paris termined to have an economie divi- will be co-ordinated in such a man-on July 12 to consider a joint res- sion into rival East and West blocs,
ponse to the Marshall plan for ald then the way is clear. ner as each freely decides.
thelo Europe,
tonight already considering the reply they should
based
This offer to participate in work of the organisation will be open
Immediate Reaction
make.
wero
London, July 3.
to all European states."
Though the Anglo-French com-
As invitations went out to 22 munique, describing the initiative which London and Paris will take capitals, Mr. George Marshall, the of State in securing the implementation of United States Secretary
After The Collapse
Skilful Kai collapsed in Wo On Lane, off Tak Landing
U.S. BOMBER HAS PETROL TROUBLE
The crew of a four-engined U. S. navy
bomber saw the
This dramatic picture was taken shortly after two houses had
Wellington Street yesterday morning. Several inmates were killed and 30 injured, The buildings were four storeys high and when the foundations gave way, the fronts of the houses telescoped. burying about three dozen people.
dawn of America's Indepen- TRADING
dence Day in Hongkong as a Teresalt of a forced landing at Kai Tak aerodrome at 9.20 last night.
**The West must proceed to or- ganise for recovery of Europe with-
to take part
denied
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Irishman's 4-Stroke
In British
Lead In Golf Championship
Hoylake, Cheshire, July 3. Henry Cotton and Laurie Ayton, first-round leaders in the British Open golf championship. On the Royal Liverpool links here, lost their place when the second round was played today as Fred Daly, Irish Open champion, with a brilliant round of 70, forged ahead and, with an aggregate of 143, leads Cotton and Sam King by four strokes.
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Only 40 players will contest the Frank Stranahan, the American Anal two rounds of the champion- amateur, la nearest to the leaders ship tomorrow and four strokes will with 150, despite taking 70 today, be a useful advantage for the young but Joliny Bulin, twice runnerup for Irishman, who since the war has the title, is 152, having recovered proved himself among the top-flight something with 72 today after of British professionals.
disastrous 80 in the first round. Conditions, owing to high wind, Vie Ghezzi needed 78 today for a were more difficult today than yer-total of 153 and the ten strokes terday and yet Daly played faulics defcit seem to be too much for him golf.
lo pick up in 30 holes. In contrast, Cotton, Ayton and
Dick Burton 148, Alfred Padgham several other stora faltered to leave 150, Reggle Whitcombe 152, H. the event "wide open."
Perry 153 are ex-chompions
among the players for the last two rounds, the others with leading aggregates for 38 holes being Charles Word. Ayton and Arthur Lees, Norman
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MISS HIS CHANCE Flory Van Donck; of Belgiura, missed his chance of closing the gap
when taking 70 today, but ta not Von Nida and W. Shankland 150 and entirely out of the hunt with an og D. J. Rees 151-Router.
gregate of 149, but the American
challenge appears to have evaporated,
though one can never tell how these WIMBLEDON
men will recover.
EASY WIN FOR U.S. Girls
S. AFRICANS
Newcastle, July 3. The South Africans defeated Nor- thumberland by an innings and 32 runa here today,
In Final
Wimbledon, July 3.', The two American girls, Mar garet: Osborne and Doris Hart The South Africans lost their last will, as expected. contest the three wickets for 14 runs and were final of the Wimbledon women's all out for 347.
leftarm medium paced bowling of day.
Northumberland again found the singles championships on Satur- Flimsoll too good for them and they The United States provides all the were dismissed for 133 In their analists in the men's and women's second innings.
singles a remarkable achievement, Plimsoll bowled unchanged sent down 25.4 overs for 73 runs and battle
and In the case of the men it is a
between
Californians, six wickets. His match Ogures were Jack Kremer and. Tom Brown, but 11 for 135.
two
Deighton, who was 73 not out fa in the women's event, while Mias Osborne is also a Californian, Miss the first innings, was again Nor Hart hails from Florida. thumberland's best. batsman. Call- ing for a sharp single to complete!
today's semi-finals, Mina
60, he had his wicket partner Osborne, whom it will be noted was run out. Dolghton scored 122 in the beaten by Miss Hart by two sets to maich without being dismissed. He one in the quarter-finals of tho hit one ball from the slow bowler United States championships last Smith out of the ground today the South African, Sheila Summers year, took only 25 minutes to beat Reuter.
Yorkshire Lose Again
by 6-1 6-2. –
"Miss
the
The bomber, Privateer, had taken off from Okinawa Thursday Allocations Announced
Osborne, seeded No. 1 in these championships, gave a spark- morning on an air-sea rescue mission out Russia or her satellites.”
ling display to beat northeast of Hongkong,
South Washington, July 3.
African girl, who was but a. shadow Reaction from European countrica
During the search It developed
India will be allowed to send
of the player which eliminated the Foreign
trouble with the petrol supply, and 39 private traders into Japan
American player Patricia Todd in was: Sweden: A Swedish Office spokesman
Paris
at Kai after August 1, the Inter-Allied
the quarter-finals. The greatness of the occasion seemed to over-awe the Marshall plan even after the was understood in Washington to report that Sweden was reluctant the pilot decided to land
M. have assured Britain and France of whereby the Western Powers alone
in an arrangement Tak.
Trade Board for Japan-the
London, July 3...
Mrs Summers, who could and no with breakdown of the talks
the his backing in their efforts to rally would receive United States help earlier, Kni Tak area control Illu- tions of the Far-Eastern Commings of 02 in 35 minutte for Len- fectly-pinced drives to both corners Although the field and closed body representing the 11 na Cyril Washbrook, England's open-answer to her opponent's tremendous Molotov, does not exclude
ing batsman, played a sparkling service, lightning volleys and per- Soviet Union from the Invitation, Europe on the plan.
through the fear of Russia", and minated the runways the issue which broke the Paris con-
with head-mission-announced today. American 'reaction to the fallure
hinted that lights of lorries and Jeeps, and semi-official
circles
cashire against Leicestershire today, of the court. ference is stressed, in it from begin- of the Three Power talks in Pariz Sweden was eager to take part in parama flares, and the aircraft made The allocation of the initial 400 ning to end.
such an arrangement.
Washbrook hit one six into the The South African won only the a successful landing.
traders which General MacArthur, river on one side of the ground and third game on her own service in Mr. Bevin, who has been in Parls Wur summed up in the comment of
Stockholm's Tidningen, organ of were unable to contact the plane by
Supreme Allied Commander, Times' that "the
will another into a stream' on 'the other the first set, and two of her services for the Big Three talks on the Marthe New York
permit to enter Japan was un-side. When 18 he..completed his in the second. shall plan, arrived in London by air world's work must: go, on whether the Social Democratic Party, com- radio.
menting on the fallure of the Parts the afternoon-Reuter.
Eye-witnesses said the pilot made animously agreed upon by members thousand runs for the season. Conference, said in an editorial to a perfect landing after circling of the Board.
MAGNIFICENT CONTEST Derbyshiro's fast medium, and, off day that Sweden should participate deld several times.
No allocation has been made to
The result of the clash between the Soviet Union, the announcement makes his. Test match debut for Brough was always in doubt, Miss
spin howler, City Gladwin, in the proposed new
who
the Americans Doris Hart and Louko stated, adding "The provision be made for representatives of the third Test beginning at Old Trafford 8-4, Miss Brough was seeded above to England against South Africs in the Hart eventually winning 2-0, „8-6, Soviet trade organisation is still Manchester, on Saturday, had a spell
the winner, but there were many
EDITORIAL
Russia likes it or not."
Angry Voices Of Protest
YESTERDAY'S
that so keen is building that the final price bears no relation to the upset figure. Mainly, though, the Unoficials tont
were concerned with criticising Government's Crown Lease-a Policy policy which, Judged by the lus- arations given, appears hard to
Nevertheless it Justify.
cannot
criticism of Government's policy contera- Ing housing and Crown Leases was notable for the angry adopted by practically all of the speakers, who succeeded in draft- ing a powerful Indictment, All will agree with and applaud the allack en official inertia ao far as the building of homes is concern- ed. It has been sald before, and it remains tran: Government ha been much too complacent about buildtur programmes, either its own or others. Concentration has been placed on piecemeal rehabl- Iflation and no serious attempis have been made to set ta motion
rapidly poller that will produce new houses for the thousands who are dispossessed. Rightly. the Un- officials attacked tho
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Inadequacy of derequisitioning, especially of numerous premises occupied by the Services Bat while a number. of good arguments were advanced to expose Government's pro- crastination, other points were not
skilfully
presented. For example. It was suggested that The Landlord and Tensais" Or- an in- dinance was not really #noement to property owners to bulid because the Ordinance did not apply to new constructions. Barely, that is the inducement, be cause new buildings da not come, within the restrictions ・・ of the Subasture, {: I
Was also pleaded that Government's
high" unsel pelou for Crown land mitigated fjalori hamsing developments, bush, rmonal and mucllana havo - down i
over
be admitted that the Unofficials proved that unification of this fall. policy would produce a schle housing programmne, bousing needs of Hongkong are not tied up with Crown Leases to a degree that, if
property owners could obtain renewals without any · special [condlilon.
ttached,
problem Holved. would imediately ho
claimed .be- tave fore, and We reiterato It: no the demand for no- Urgent la commodation that both property owners and Government should abandon the Wien of building first- class houses. Cheap bungalows, Intended only for Lemporary use. should be put on sites such as the eastern side of Waterloo Road. This is not the me
ornate
· LOT: two-storey buildlors, There would be no question of lost
oflour term` leuses and neither, would Government be allowed to impose- current inflated land prices. A temporary ** bungalow township could be built :: st Kowloon Tong and li could be done quickly by. genuine" = "co-operatlön between Chevernment) and private, enter- prise.
arrangement
whereby the Western European nn- tions alone would receive American
holi Molotov's
mean a
terrible fareweli
salvaes, notwithstanding this, would only
possible economic collaboration among the Western countries for their greater
Good", the_newspaper said.
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There is no suggestion of forming political bloc." Czechoslovakia: The Czechoslovak Cabinet is expected to give imme- diate
RAF men
Britain's Heavy
Naval Losses
the
He took three ΟΙ
In reaching their agreement, the of four wickets for five runs against who, having seen Miss Hart's ic
defeat of the season.
with
under consideration".
Gloucestershire, Board considered. auch factors as the them without conceding a run.
ful stroke production, fully pre-war trade pattern and volume,
Kent's fast bowler, Walter Hor-pated her success today. possible contribution London, July. 4.
It was a magnificent contest, Japoncas ding, took his first four wickels for Britain lost 1,503 Naval vesacla
trade and the number of traders seven runs against Yorkshire, cham-
both players going outright for during the war. the Royal Navy ro Japan in prewar years.
from each country who were in plon county, who suffered their fifth winners. The winner was not at ported in a statistical review. Enemy
her best in the opening set, making action accounted for the loss of 958 review in the light of actual deve- Distribution will be kept under
many errors and allowing her ep- CLOSE OF PLAY while accidents were responsible for lopments of trade.
ponent with overheaed smashes to The close of play scores today win point after point. The allocations to the
various were:
first
four, games in menace countries were: The United States
At Tunbridge Wells: Kent beat second set; went of 281,102, China 84. United Kingdom Yorkshire by 67 runs. Kent 303 and Miss
against service. Brough twice missed tbe and colonies--64, India-39, Netherlands and
the 68 (Robinson four for 10, Smalles chance of a 4-3 lead before Miss Indies-27, Australla 23, France and 74) and 163 (Coxon 63. Harding Brough,
Netherlands East four for 10), Yorkshira 151 (Rutlan Hart gained this advantage.
although obviously French Indo-China 16, Canada-8. I LOVE TV Cambridge University for Miss Hart to draw
tho New Zealand-0,
more tired of the two, led 6-5, only the Philippines--- 6, and others 45-Reuter.
lovel and She lovelled set scores
tines
consideration, probably at д 545. meeting tomorrow, to the questions of participation In the plan and re-causing presentation at the proposed talks. Czechoslovakia faces her decision as
the
key country between East and West.
It was pointed out in Prague that whatever political allegiance she feels shỏ kas towards the East, she is largely dependent economically on the West,
Austria: Political circles in Vienna it as almost certain that Aus- regurd tria will accept the invitation. A Socialist spokesman said that he did not think this would be, considered Padherence to the Western bloc."
war
BIG FOUR RELATIONS
the greatest were
the destruction Enemy aircraft destroyed 271. Sub- marines accounted for 172 and enemy surface vessels, 109. Enemy shore batteries, destroyed only four.
Tonnage of vessels Inat totalled 959,757-Associated Press.
Innocent Prisoner Receives
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$24,000 As Pay-Off
At
The
boat M203, (Watts 02), M.C.C. 171 with a service name to love.
Tha
for 25),
by 14 runs. Cambridge load 7-0.. 167 and for eight declared and 175 (Powell In the anal set, games went with 83), A two-day match.
service until the seventh when the AI Kennington Oval: Surrey drew winner broke through to lead 4-3 with Oxford University in their two- and 5-3, taking the set at 6-4 for the
Kramer
Fday match. Surrey.175 for eight match enters his second final; för
declared and 140 for one declared
(Clark ́74. not out, Fletcher 67 not with Bob Falkenburg boat the Chicago, July 3. | woman, wiping the floors of an office out), Oxford 283 (Donnelly 87) and Australian pair, Geoffrey Brown and Colin Long in the semi-finals after Society paid its debt to Joo building on her hands and fances 182 for six (Henley 98).
At Bristol: Derbyshire 292 and an 18-game first set. six days a week. The failure of the Paris discussions Majezek with a cheque for.
Australians, Jack on the Marshall plan to help Euro US$24,000: The State of Illinois The doctor told her her heart was 151 (Cook Ave for 60). Gloucester. The other semi-final between the Bromwich and pean recovery the first major inter- hoped the money would square falling and that si should not shire 200 and 45 for two.
At Melton:
160 Dinny Fails and the Anglo-Australian Leicestershire scrub floors. She just went national conference since the things with Joe, who spent 11 scrubbing until her fund for Joe 355 for nine (Washbrook 82, Ikin well will be played tomorrow
on (Cranston three for 18), Lancashire pair, Tony Mottram and Bur, Sid.. clearcut end in break
rather
than' -'a' com years in prison for a crime he amounted to US$5,000. She then
100, Phillipson 603.
In the outstanding women's doubles promise formula has raised the did not commit. did not commit
insured an advertisement. In a At Hove: Sussex 183 and 100 for quarter-final, the British pait, whole qucation of the future rela- tions among the "Big Four Powers, payment on the debt ho owes to amount as a reward, for the killers lx (Cook 08 not out). Notta, 288 Kay Stammers Menzies and Molly
100.not out). (Winrow
Lincoln Binir heal the seeded · „Aus- Observers arounding how the the only person who had any faith of the policeman. An alert nows- At Swansen: Glamorgan 283 for trallaru. Nancy Wynne, Bolton, and breakdown will affect the structure in him through the years he spent paper reporter spotted the six (Dyson 104) against Warwick Man Hwy Hopman: 6-3, 0-3 and of the Four-Power agreements enter in prison-his mother,
advertisement and evidence was shine. Play curtalled owing to rala: now meet the holders, Bargaret Of ed into during; and after the war, The jury said he was
guilty of uncovered that Joe was Innocent. At Worcester: Worcestershire borne and Louise Brough," of the and the discussion of the German murder and the judge sentenced him. Today; Jos deposited a cheques in beat Royal Air Force by one wichst United States, in the stent-found. and Austrian questions when the Big to a so-year term. But, Mr. Talle the biggest bank in town? In his Worcestershire 1332 and 175 for ning thin the qui fon-lined of the mboed Four: Foreign Ministers mesi in Majczek know, her boy would not mother's name." It was the bank (Horton 71 not out); B.A.F. 144 and doubdow, Tom Brown and Margate London In November.
kill a policeman in 'a tavern hold-up, where she is had worked – as i'n 101 (Payton 81, Jackson ave for, 40). Osbome bent: Jaroslov: Dzo (Conflaged on Page 4) weil Shot want to work as a scrubs Berubwoman.- United Presse pa Neuter.
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