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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1948.
British Foreign Policy May Be Revised
Leopold's Message To Govt.
SAID TO ASK FOR
POPULAR VOTE
Brussels, Jan. 6. — King Leopold of the Belgians, now living in exile in Switzerland, has sent a message to the Bel gian Government which is believed to insist that the question of his return be put to a popular vote, it was re- liably learned here today.
It is believed here that the king's message, which is to be discussed by the Belgian Cabinet on Friday, may endanger M. Pun! Henri Spaak's | 10-months-old two-party Coalition Government of Socialists and Social Christians,
CABINET DISCUSSIONS TO START ON THURSDAY
New Developments In Greece
London, Jan. 6.—Important Cabinet discussions on overall rovision of the British foreign policy are scheduled to begin on Thursday and informed sources said today that these talks may produce a decision to reinforce the British troops stationed in Greece.
The gravest view is taken in official London of dispatches stating that Greek rebel artillery is shelling government troops from Albanian soil. If this news is officially confirmed the position of the Leftwing of the British Labour Party may be so weakened that the government would be able to disregard their demands for evacuation of British troops from Greece.
The decision to bolster the 5,000 British troops now in Greece would The Socialists have, in the past, materially lessen the logistics problem posed by the decision to withdraw from been opposed to the king's return.
Palestine-if the Cabinet can see its way clear to authorise such a transfer. which the Social Christians favour,
The king has
demanded, it in believed, that the issue of his return
The Daily Graphic reported today don "to discuss the changing situa- | between Konitsa and the Albanian
border. be put to a popular vole rather than that "preparations are being made tion in the Middle East."
Onice The Foreign
spokesman A spokesman for the Greek Gen- be held over to become the malin Athens for the possible reception
salt the Governor-General of the cral Stoff said last week at the issue in the next general elections, of extra (British) forces." due in 1950, Reuter.
Howe was en height of the Konilsa it appeared that the Sudan, Sir Robert Meanwhile
battle that of Britain's future
store of route to London from Cairo to pre- Albania, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria vast munitions and war material
in sent to the British Government his were furnishing Inrge quantities of Palestine would play an important views on the, proposed new constitu- men and material to the guerillus. part in the Anglo-Iraq treaty talks tion for the Sudan which is under A heavy battle was reported along
discussion
the among the Sudanese re- slanted to begin here tomorrow.
trail, northwest signature
Anglo-or of
presentatives and the governments Konitsa,United Press. financial
agreement
in of Britain and Egypt as joint rulers Cairo yesterday was regarded here of the Sudan-United Press. as pnother indication that the Egyption domestic situation
NO COMMENT ' King Leopold remained silent in his secluded villa outside Geneva today on his reported
message to the Delgian Government demanding an optional vote on the question of his return.
No information could be obtained from either the king or from Royalist coureCE....
It was understood
that the ab
by King sence of any contact Leopold with the outside world was In accordance with the undertaking given to the Swles Government not any political activity engage in while he enjoyed the asylum of the country.
to
The Belgian Minister in Berne, Vicomte de Lantsbecke, said today that he had not heard of the king's demand,--Reuter.
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London Jan. 6-Britain's labour.) unions, with memberships fotalling (57)
of
7,000,000, developed a snowballing Aid From U.S.
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Programme Prepared
Hypnotism By Radio
Sydney, Jan. 6A hypnotist, who tried his powers over the air last night, throw 20 people at the broadcasting station Into a trance and fald out many other listeners unconscious.
After his experiment in mass mesmerism, the radio alation was beslered with Indignant telephone calls.
The hypnotist was Mr W. J. Ousby, Sydney paychoanalysk. He turned from the microphone to find that 20 of the 30 people in the radio stadio wero hypnotised.
Опе woman Lelephoned complain tearfully that her husband was still "out" and she could not make him speak to her.
Mr Ourby advised her to slap her husband's face gently but firmly.
was
Anollier
who woman. also troubled because her bus- band was still unconscious, sald that she was uncertain whether be had been hypnotised or knocked out, because her four- Year-old son had dropped a toy engine on his head while ho was relaxing during the broad- cast-Reuter.
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SECURITY COUNCIL ADJOURNS ON
KASHMIR DISPUTE
Meeting Next Week
Lake Success, Jan. 6.-The United Nations Security Council opened its debate today on the dis- pute between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
The President of the Council, M. Fernand Van Langenhove (Belgium) told the delegates that he had sent the following telegram in his name to both the Indian and Pakistan Governments:
"The Security Council is about to examina this case under Article 35 of the Charter. I take the liberty to address to both States an urgent appeal to abstain from all measures incompatible with the Charter which might worsen the situation and make the Security Council's work more difficult,”
M. Langenhove Bald that tho then. Mr Pilial, objected on the Council would have to decide whe- grounds that the matter was of co- ther to grant Pakistan's request for treme importance and urgency for
India.
the
a postponement of the hearings.
Both the Dominions wore invited to take part in the debate.
After taking their places at the semi-circular Council table, Indian and
delegates to intervene in daylight attack without a vote. debates, India's representative is Mr P.
received fullkiston
the
He read a Reuter's dispatch from New Delhi announcing that 4,000 uniformed. and steel-helmeted raiders today made their first major
·Indian Army positions in the Nadshera rector.
The Indian delegate added: "This is indi
Indicative of the urgency of the
Pillai, the permanent Assembly del llunion.
gate, and Pokiston is represented temporarily by Mr M. A. H. Ispahant, the Pakistan Ambassador to the United States.
Government,
however, realises that the request for an ad- journment of the debate by the Pakistan representative is a request to which we cannot properly ob- ject.
Cairo, Jan. 6.-New evidence
PAKISTAN'S REQUEST has been found showing that
Asking for an adjournment, Mr Moses and Israel probably cross-
INDIA AGREES cd'the Lake of Reeds Instead of Ispahani began reading a prepared the Red Sea in their flight from fact that India has made this com- to say "yes" to the request that be statement, la which he said: "The "In all fairness, they would like Egypt to the promised land, Mr plaint was made known to me by asks for. We have no objection to Wendel Philips, leader of the the Secretariat of the United Nations Pakistan being granted their short University of California.experi- by telephone, on Friday, adjournment
2. tion said today.
Mr Philips said the common be- lief that the
fleeing tribesmen crossed the Red Sea apparently has been disproved by a member of the expedition working under Willam B. Terry, who is now exploring the Sinal peninsula.
Mr Philips said: "It is now cortala
the Israelites were cald to have cross-
Washington, Jan. 6.—“Within week" the Chinese govern- that the Sea or Lake of Reeds which ment will present the United ed was not the modern Red Sea at States with a programme for all but a northerly body of water, further American assistance to probably the Lake of Reeds men- China, anid De Carson Chang, tioned in Egyptian documents chairman of the Chinese De- from the time of the exodus, mocratic Socialist Party.
"The biblical sen or Lake of Reeds'
4
com
Sir
received a copy of thh plaint a day later. I since learned
Mr. Pillal, neverthi
objected from my Government that they are to an adjournment until January 10 still without knowledge of the case and suggested a meeting next week Mr Ispahani said that he was only against them, inasmuch as it was telegraphed by the Indian Govern- too willing to help the Council, but ment to the Pakistan Government travelling conditions being bad, he
could not safely guarantee in cipher which could not be de- ciphered, and they had to ask twice Zafrullah's presence earlier.. för a
The President of the Council, a repetition. "India has now promised to send therefore, ruled that the Counci copy to Karachi by airmail. In would meet either on January 12 or that it has not the circumstances, you will realise 13, if Sir Zafrullah were here then, for my and at any rate not later than Government to study the case, or to January 15. send me a
brief even for The Council then adjourned- is intial hearing w
Heuter. "My Government is sending Sir Zafrullah Khan (the Foreign Minis-
1
MOSLEMS ATTACK
generally had been identified with ter) to present our case before you. In an exclusive Interview, the so-
"At the moment, therefore, I "eun New Delhi, Jan. 6. The fadian called author of China's new consti- extended.
the Red Sen which name was later do little more then say a few words Army today. reported that 200 tution said, "China will tell the the north end of the Red Sea was the
Many scholars belleved from which the representatives of Moslems were killed when some 4,000 United States its situation, what much farther north in biblical times judge for themselves the background her.
countries here assembled may of them, wearing nitornts and steel
attacked Nausheru China can do to help itself, and pro- than
In which case today pose what the U.S. do to supply fur-Israelites might have crossed by
of India's complaint. ther assistance China needs."
"As my Government has repeated- following the itinerary given in the
the Indian Government urged on book Exodus.-United Press..
calmed sufficiently to warrant the reopening of the treaty talks.
REALLOCATIONS Whitehall quarters reported that anti-Communist drive as the Labou
commitice
the Government prepared to map defence
had prepared suggestions sweeping campaign at the Cabinet
Thursday Cabinet
Middle meeting
against reallocating Britain's Eastern milltary headquarters follow-Russian expansionism in Europe.
withdrawal from Palestine Two Leftist Union leaders, the Ing
both of the Suez Communist-supported, have been de- evacuation and the Canal zone which Egypt will demand fented for Union office in the last few days. The purge of a third was in any new treaty negotiations.
Britain's
believed imminent. problem
is to And a reasonably permament base In the The Cabinet lakes up on Thursday the blueprint for a completely revised Middle East where a military in the blu stnilation could be built of sumetent foreign policy as a result of the size to "stabilise" peace and coun- fullure of the Big Four Foreign teract the possibilityofany Ministers-conference.
Communist infiltration Two decisions of first-rate Im argescale
may be taken soon os Birmingham, Jun. 6.-Arrested at designed to make Russia a Mediter-portance
result of the meeting: the Birmingham City airport as she ranean power.
the and
Sudan remain was about to take off for Eire, a
WARNING TO STATES be agreements can was stated possibilities it smarlly dressed woman
1. The reinforcement of 5,000 ht Birmingham to have passed reached with the Daghdad govern-' worthless cheques on "fantasticment and Egypt. Libya is more or less troops sull in Greece
to aid joint Sintes-British fact that Russia United
support have posed reale," and to
us on ruled out by the.
in Its the Greek Government against the heiress with a £100,000 legacy. has an acknowledged volce
Communist guerillas. She was Eva Whitmarsh Potter, future.
2. A strong formal staternent to 45. a single woman carrying on
Trans-Jordan is a possibility that warning the danger of any diploma- officially. He expressed the opinton
Albania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, Chang said he was business as a hair dresser in Great
speaking un- Hampion Row, Birmingham.
is receiving close attention in view warning the
Communist "Minister of Communications David Pleading guilty to the theft of a of the proposed visit here within the "overtion of the
set up by the guerli-Yue is likely to head the mission." £600-fur coat, two fur capes, six next few weeks of Premler Tewiki territory they hold.
Well-informed sources reported Chang explained, "Yue and Secre-
Foreign Office
State was even tary of
George. also that the
Marshall now attempting to get from Russia worked together when Marshall details of the latest proposal with was in China." Chang said he did regard to German assets in Austria. not know just when the
mission The question of assets in delaying would leave China "if it has not writing of the Austrinn treaty. As already left." long as the treaty is not written, Russia is entitled to keep troops
$400,000,000 ENOUGH in and Rumania Hungary
to protect communications to occupation troops
He said it would present a pro- in Austria-United Press.
Kramme for China's rehabilitation which is the outgrowth of an investi-
o!
five
MAN board ation Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek
Chang de- pointed some time ago,
government.
"Changing SITUATION"
pairs of silk stockings and n even-Pasho Abui Hubu. ing gown, she was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.-Reuter.
EDITORIAL
The Foreign Office confirmed that Tewfik Pasha was coming to Lon-
Britain's Trade Policy
ONE after another, Britain is
completing or begluning trade talks with a number of im- portant countries. In every case the objectives include expansion of trade as well as a new - proach to the mutual balancing of accounts, Typical of this apirli is the recently concluded bilateral trade agreement with Sweden, which not only provides for a £50,000,000 each way ex- change of trade in 1948, buil adjusts the current balance which, last year, was running at дл annual. rate of some £10,000,000 ogalast Britain. But while these agreements will go way towards righing the Some unbalance of British trade, they really
tbo
only touch the fringe of major deficit with the
Western
hemispheres
One vital side of British exports polley has to be governed by that prominent postwar factor, the hardness or sofiness of currencies-a problem lus some ways more difoult than production. One effect Is to mutilateral poets almost alble from the short-term. view, and rendera necessary bilateral (rade agreements. It is santisfactory part of Brilain's polley. however, that these bilateral arrangements garded as being essentially ex- pedient until · means of bridging - the gaps on the ' hard and - soft
are re-
accounts are found. In consider- ing Britain's export methods, it to appreciate is also necessary lier Import polity. Its main purpose is to restrict Imports to what can be paid for and to secure the maximum quantity of essential foodstuffs and other goods which cannot be adequately kuppiled from home production. Where Britalo has a favourable balance with any country. and
after she haa obtained the after maximum supplies of essential toods, she declares her willing- ness to consider the exchange of Iras csanntials. On the other of countries hand in the case
balance where British
of pay- ments is less favourable, imports af relatively non-essential com modities are severely restricted. One ***
effect which must go hard with the Briton at home is that luxury goods have to be almost entirely banned, The general Year polley is to be applied this to the taken import scheme. which permits the Import from certain countries of a selected list of less essential goods up to 20 percent of the 1038 value. In "short the token imports Bes
will apply only to those countries which offer Tiritain an adequate return within her general traite arrangements with them. It is a hand to mouth polley, Chut seemingly, the only one which can give the nation's reasonable, chance of balancing fis trade.
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NO DECISION YET London, Jan. -Britain has made
to decision to send reinforcements neg
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to Greece and her policy with reclined to forecast what the mission
to the 5,000 British troops would tell the there at present remains unchanged, He said "financial reorganisation and
was authoritatively learned here today,
Plans for the withdrawal troups have been in abeyance since last summer when the United States bad, it is reliably understood, urged that they should remain,
of
It was pointed out that any de- cision to send such a force to Greece would rest with the United Nations
currency stabilisation
are funda- mentals of China's needs" Chang estimated stauise Nanking currency,”
"US$400,000,000
would
Referring to present discussions here
ciated Press.
AIR DISASTER
the
Ly
in
Kashmir.
An Indian Army communique said
the Moslems attacked Naushern in
the necessity of a peaceful settle-daylight, using machineguns, mortare ment by negotiation in Kashmir, I and artillery.United Press. can do no better than quote from a speech broadcast from Lahore by my Prime Minister on November 4. 1047."
Paris, Jan. 6-Fifteen persons were killed when a Paris bound Air Brussels France air liner from crashed and burned while coming in for a landing at Le Bourget air port.
ASKS FOR TIME
At this point, the President of the Counell, M. Langenhove, interrupted and suggested that immediate action be restricted to the quesilon of an adjournment.
Another Bao
Dai Statement
Only one person-a Polish woman passenger of the 16 on board sur-that sufficient time be given for Sir. vived. 13 died in the crash and two Zafrullah Khan to reach New York. He added that Sir Zafrullah succumbed later to injuries. Three Americans were among the 11 pas-would be here by January, 14 or 16 sengers, Associated Press.
and suggested an adjournment till
Mr Ispahanl agreed and requested No
Sikh Refugees Slaughtered In Karachi Temple
Rigid Peace Treaty, For Viet Nam
Paris, Jan. The people of Viet Nam would, refuse to accept a too rigid: peace 'settlement fer- Emperor Bio Dal of Anriam, told 2. .correspondent of the French newspaper, Paris Soir, in Geneva today.
cultural interests de financial
Avold
later
".
On the eve of his conference with M. Emile Bolinert, the French High Commissioner for Indo-China, the ex-Emperui said: "Once peace is restored, Viet Nam will always re Karachi, Jan. 6-About 70 fore the police could be mobilised.
in the most Armed police were evacuating the maln
faithful forward on the Marshall plan for people were killed today when a It
Britain's Europe, Chang cald "about one and crowd attacked a Sikh temple temple was an inferno, with flames
survivors ns however, still
the interior of the bastion of French polley to withdraw them as soon one half or
in the Far two billion dollars in which 250, Sikh men, women licking heaps of bloodstained bodies. Enst Fast us practical"
would do everything China, needs.”
and children from Upper Sind Reports from Athens that nations
In the dust of the compound, the (To
misunder- on the United Nations Balkan Com- Chang is proceeding to Seattle were quartered for transit after bodies lay, where they had fallen standing, however, Parle must under- mission were discussing the des- where he is lecturing at the Univer- evacuation.
amid the survivors, too stunned by stand that we cannot agree to be patch of an "international force" 10 sity of Washington for two months.
bound by a too rigid peace settle- the shock even to, walk.... Greece were offlelaily discounted in on China's new constitution-Asso- Troops were rushed to dent with
Everywhere through the city ex-ment which would be the origin of London today.
the disturbances the trouble cited crowds were gathering in the
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a new discord, spread like a flame throughout the streets. Files of shattered glass and Ni Sze Young Ng Sze, Young city with angry crowds looting Hindu people running with bundles of be liberal enough to permit constant "The statute of our country must clothes and plecra of itself and was not a matter for the Britain Draws On Loan
furniture adoptation to the stream of events The temple was set on fire after showed where the looting was going and to allow room for amendments, the slaughter. Armed police picketed on. Washington, Jan. 6.With Bri- the area and evacuated the survivors. In the midst of the axeltement. formal proof of France's desire to **This Dexibility would be the SHELLING FROM ALBANIA tain's withdrawal of another $100,- By late afternoon, the disturbancen Khon Rahadur Mohammed, the facilitate our evolution," Bao Dal Athens, Jan. 6-Fress dispatches Informed quarter in Salceted appeared to be generally under con Prime Minister of Sind, personally sided.
here
trol. today reported that Leftist guerilla quarters
looter who was making off
Bao Dai issued a statement. last Police trucks, with loud speakers, with a small bundle of silke looted year, that he would return to Indo- artillery was shelling Greek Army that the whole of the loan will have positions from emplacements inside "been exhausted by the end of next
Hindu maved through the streets announce from
house
nearby. Albania.
Chinn only as a free citizen and ing ›n curfew throughout the ally. They have been
those moving
when anked to by Dr Ho Chi Minh Dispatches from mountains in: This was the second withdrawal
The temple, where the initial at-people (the Sikh evacuees) through the President of the Nationalist northwest Greece said that planes since the loan was unfrozen Tattack occurred, was almost within a the city in open trucks," he said. from "another power" were shipped month, and, with the $100,000,000 stone's throw of the Pakistan Gov- "Thoy should not have done that."
Viet Nam Republic),"
When he abslented, Bao, Dai said: Into Albania for guerilin pilot train-withdrawn in December, left only ernment Secretariat, but the attack Traffic throughout the capital was "For 13 years I have been a poor Ing. It was reported that Albanian $200,000,000 remaining of
apparently took the authoritica by disrupted for some time, while all puppet. Today, I have decided to trucks were shustling through the area original $3,750 million borrowed.—
surprise and the refugees were traffic through the affected areas | become, av free citizen Instead of a north of Bournzani on the highway Reuter,
slaughtered in their sanctuary" be- had ceased. Reuter.
monarch in slavery."--Reuler.
Balkan Commission to deelde. Router.
month.
the
quarters.
arrested