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ISRAEL SEEKS LOAN FOR DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS
Tel-Aviv, August 30.-Israel will seek a $100,000,000 loan from the Import Export Bank within the coming weeks to finance new irrigation schemes, settle immigrants and purchase industrial machinery upon which the new Jewish state hopes to base its economy.
Mr David Horowitz, Polish-born chief of Israel's economic planning, said the loan would be applied for procedure and with the under regular banking standard rate of interest, and repayment terms. Israel, Horowitz said, has no intentions of secking European Recovery Funds from the
"We have sufficient sources of credit," the economist explained, "o obtain the monies we believe neces- sary to nonce these undertakings. Our goal is a balanced economy under which we can support selves without help and from the outside world,“
our-
donationa
The former director of the Jewish Agency's Economle Department with frankly admitted that pence Israel's Arab neighbourn was necez- sary for the prosperity of the stale,
"We haven't the slightest doubt," he continued, "that Israel can give a prosperous living to at least an other million Jews with the next ten yenre inside the boundaries fixed by the United Nations.
WHA
We
are rely. Nations 10
PEACETIME ECONOMY "Our
planning economic based upon the premise that only
would small defence force
be in Israe! necessary and everyone would-be a producer. Ing upon the United
in the Middle East maintain pence for it will be most dificult for us to maintain a worthine economy and simultaneously develop the country. on that problems, We are working however, and are confident of our survival even under those conditions If they are forced upon us."
The Israelite disagreed Arab migration from the state would seriously affect country by eliminating a cheep
that He claimed labour policy. cheap labour was not necessary to Jewish guarantee prosperity Palestine.
Jewish
the
"Cheap water is the only thing wo need to insure our prosperity," Horowitz said, "We are specialisis here working at skilled trades and highly professions which will be paid. A large part of the hundred millon we hope to borrow will be used to buy machinery and equip- ment to promote these professions. True" he added, "we have no raw materials, but the raw materinis easily and cheaply we need are
us to import accessible, enabling them, produce the finished product with highly paich and
skilled technicians and market our good an any competitive market."
PLANNED IRRIGATION
The stoop-shouldered
explained why cheap
economist
water was so
important to
to the tarnali economy. "We intend Importing grains which Australia, Europe and North America can produce cheaply acreage,
United States.
Don't Want
To Land
At Canton
PI Govt. Desires To Use Amoy Airfiold
Manila, Aug. 30.-The Execu-
Sceretary, Mr Live
Emilio Abello, said today that the Philippine government was "not disposed" to accept the Chinese proposal to make Canton the landing point for Philippine Airlines planes instead of Amoy.
The Philippines and China have been regottning toward a temporary
to
#1
reement regarding landing rights in the absence of a formal air pnet.
Chinese planes are now allowed tored in Manda and the Philippine Philippine government insists that planes be allowed reciprocally to and In Amoy. The Chinese govern- ent says Amoy is not an interna- tional port and, therefore, is unable to handle trame on an Internatiobal sente.
Legation sent The Chinese memorandum this morning to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, asking the retention of the status quo and offering Canton Amoy. compromise Instead of
Department Ofeints of the Foreign Affairs, the Civil Aeronau fica Administration and the Philippine Airlines are scheduled to
nee ineet tomorrow in order to discuss the Chinese proposal. But it is un-
that Philippines' derstood fance of the Chinese plan is highly unlikely. United Press.
It
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New Wartime
Convention
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1948.
Hiss Talks To Reporters
RED PROBE
Alger Hiss, former U.S. slate department official, Ile talks with newsmen at a conference in New York. denied charges by Whittaker Chambers, magazine editor, made before the House un-American activities committee, that both were involved in Communist spy activities. — AP Picture.
Soviets Given Right To Build Own Homes
LAND TO BE MADE AVAILABLE
Moscow, Aug. 30.-A special decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet gave every Russian citizen today the right to build and own a home.
At the same time, a decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR ordered Municipal and Rural Governments "to make available to citizens desiring to construct their. own homes lund plots in external use.
The one problem which hus to decrees. It is made clear in the be solved now is how to get the new law that the land is to be given house built. There are no con- the builders free of charge but they tractors to whom the Soviet citizen are to pay an annual rental-As-
sociated Press. enn turn, sluce private enterprice an an individuni basts is legal in this Socialist state.
There is going to be several ways of getting homes built, of course.
THE PROSPECTS
Apparent prospects include:
1. The citizen can build the house himself, getting help from Individuals carpenters. private Bricklayers. plumbers-and pur-
The
materials necessary wounded chasing
from state retail outlets.
conven-
In their Van! With our planned irriga- Stockholm, Aug. 30.-A
intend We
making tion schemes
tion to protect sick and one
big Imperial civilians and expectant mothers southern Israel
fruits and from the dangers of war was pass- producing early
California
Red Cross Conference In Its Anat much in the same way supplies the Eastern United States. plenary session here today. At least 20 percent of our economy will
based upon agriculture or by barter which either directly
all our to feed will enable people."
Horowitz claimed that the coastal abundant of Palestine hnd plain
sweet of supplies underground water sufficient for irrigating addi- a large tional thousands of neres;
0s for the European market fed unanimously by the International
be
uz
10 move
Fifty-four nations-bul. Tot Russia-took part in the conference. The convention supplements two existing conventions--for war Dri- soners and sick and wounded arm- ed forces.
It calls on signatory powers to establish in peacetime protective zones with hospitals and medical services to which sick and wounded
expectant
in
conTM
2. It is possible that home build- In co-operative organisations will he formed to whom the prospective home owner con turn for assistance
a contractual basis structing his house.
3. Within the next year it is quite probable that prefabricated houses will go on sale in Soviet retail stores with the price probably including erection costs.
In any event, it appears that the new decrees by the Presidium und
In part of the new loun has already civilians of all ages, children under the Council of Ministers are
and Afteen,
mothers and
tended to get Russian citizens into been earmarked for pipelines
the mothers with children under seven private homes and therefore, the pumping facilities
Negret and persons over 15 can be evacuat-Government probably will do some- thing about seeing that they got which the Jews hope to convert to ed.
The signatories recognise ench built. n second Imperial Valley.
neutral protected | other's zones arcas.Reuter, ·
water inland to the sandy
"We have had to revise our plans," "because of Horowitz concluded, the Arab attempts to Squidate us Things by invasion and boycati. are going to be much more difficult if they persist in their threats of
and bestreing us militarily nomienlly, but we'll succeed, some- how, for they forgel-we siouting to lose.United Press.
eca-
have
IL
MORE CALORIES University, until the February coup,
FOR JAPANESE
admitted nequnintance with foreign agents, the nnnouncement said, and relayed military and police. Intor- Washington, Aug. 30.-The U. s.mation to them.-United Fress.
Army announced todny that
the
Japanese calorie level would be in- creased from the present 1,300 per day for the normal consumer to about 1,440 per day about November
1.
The
this
announcement shid "undoubtedly" would permit a do- creuse in the amount of sugar going into the ration and increase the rice, soyn paste and sauce
rations. It
zaid, additionally, it hoped supplies of unrationed fish and
would be better.
vegetables
Belter crops, bath in Japan and in other areas, will make possible the Increase in calories.-United Press.
INVITATION TO
AN EDITOR Prague, Aug. 30-The the
Editor of Pinge
trade union paper Announced in the current issue that he had received a leiter asking him to choose the lamp post in Wenceslas Square from
which he would like to be hanged".
Ho
he also recctred n snld
workers to pamphlet calling on sabotage factories and form a re- sistance group.
Another warned farmers not to be afraid of the Communists und re- fuso Lo deliyet their harvest Rouler.
(The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet is the agency which nets as Legislative body when the 50- recess. vlet, or Parliament, is in The Council of Ministers corres- ponds to the Cabinet in other countries).
UN Order Ignored By Jews And Arabs
Jerusalem, Aug. 30.-Thero was no response when United Nations observera in Joru- salem today called on Jows and Araba to withdraw from positions surrounding the Red Cross centres at Government House and the Arab Collego so that they could form a neutral zone around the build- ings, it was learned tonight.
The Arab Legion today claimed Jewish trunde violations throughout this area the past 24 hours in where the south Red Cross sector was due to become a demilitarised neutral zone
at noon GMT.
A Legion spokesman said that a fast Jewish aircraft was turned back by anti-aircraft fire after By- ing over the Mount of Olives and
ho Sheikh Jarrah sectors.
The Arab
spokesman declared
that Jewish attacks on Arab villages south of Jerusalem' were repulsed, while three Jews who tried to in- Altrite through Arab lines shot dead.
NEUTRAL ZONE PLAN
were
The Red Cross zone south of the Holy City was to become a neutra} arca today after acceptance by the a United Na- Sews and Arabs of tions plan to check the sporadic which hud Bghting in Jerusalem threatened to extend through the whole of Palestine.
sonnel and
Under the plan, all military per- arms and equipment were to be moved from the zonn and ixed military installations destroyed.
in
Mr James Lide, chief code clerk at the United States Consulate Jerusalem, was shot and slightly wounded in the leg today as he was walking with two other Americans AD towards the consular building. Arab sniper was believed respon- sible.
it was reliably tearned in Calro today, that the Arab League Political Committee will meet
Bludan, nt Syria, on September 8 to co-ordinate Arab polley at the United Nations General Assembly la Paris later in the month.
It is reported that Count Folke Bernadotte will meet the Political Committee's Inner Council after his to his heud- rum from Sweden quatters at Rhodes-Reuter.
NO KOREA Big Crowds EVACUATION Cheer Queen
Wilhelmina
Washington, Aug. 30.--The United States State Department said today it knows of no plans to evacuate American troops from, South Korea.
Amsterdam, Aug. 30. Press Officer Michael McDermott made this statement at a news con- Silver-haired Queen Wilhelmina, ference when asked about published ruler of the Dutch empire for reports that a decision to withdraw 60 years, entered her capital the troops soon has been made by this afternoon to the cheers of the National Security Council.
than half a million sub- The National Security consists of President Harry Truman, jects and down the flower- the Secretaries of Defence, State,
Council more
Army, Navy, the Air Force and the strewn streets in a buick limou- head of the National Security sine to her palace where later this week she will sign papers
Resources Board.
Juliana
the
uk the
every
Mr McDermott said he could not of abdication.
Her daughter. Princess speak for the Notional Security Council but here can be no firm will automatically succeed her.
Through tenr-dimmed суса. decision involving Korea" until aller) the United Nations Assembly meet-popular sovereign waved
ricked vast throngs which ing in Paris in September.
Korea is at present split in two square inch of the five kilometra zones with the Russians occupying route from the railway station to the Northern section, An Ameri- pay homage to their monarch.
renched Queen Wilhelmina can supported government recently was set up in South Korea after flag-bedecked rallway station on the elections in the U.S. zone-As-outskirts of Amsterdam at 3.02 p.m. sociated Press.
Negro Renounces Citizenship
the
after an hour-long trip from The Hague aboard a four-coach royal train.
BIRTHDAY TOPAY
The Queen who celebrates her Guth oirthday tomorrow, spent most of the summer painting and riding horseback-a sport, the still enjoys→→→ through her scdiuided estate In Eastern Ifolland.
More than 100,000 packed in to Prison For Treason
of the Palace the square in front to greet the Queen. She went into Prague, August 30-A Catholle University student teacher was sen- The decree provides that the
the palace immediately and a low minutes later appeared on the first tenced to 20 years' hard labour homes to be built may be of one or
floor balcony with Princess Juliana, today for treason and espionage. two storeys, up to five rooms. They
her husband, and four children. Felix Uselman of the People's may be either inside or outside city Paris, Aug. 30.—Arthur W. Taylor, They arrived earlier today incognito Party Student Club at Prague limits
a negro believed to be from Penn-from their summer home, The land areas to be set aside
sylvania, visited the United States must come from city of state and Embassy here and renounced his Embassy funds and their use for individual | American citizenship; an home building must fit with spokesman disclosed today,
city plans, by the terms
of new
The
said Taylor culled spokesman at the Embassy "about ten days ago" and said he wished to renounce his citizenship
personal reasons".
He would not any what those the spokesman said, reasons were *nor did he give us his address nor say how long he had heert in Paris. As is usual in such eases. an Embassy officer tried to falk him out of it, but without success/"
The spokesman said Taylor then teak the nath renouncing his eliten ship, handed in his passport, walked out of the Embassy, and had not bern Been since.
James A. Taylor (left), apprentico seaman, U.S. Navy. stands before Lieut."Luther C. Parrott and explains that his marriage to Hazel Roach, 13, (centro) was reason for his delay in returning to his San Diego, Calif., base,””. At right is Mrs James R. Roach, the bride's........mother. Parroll extended the young man's leave.—AP Picture.
The French police said they had na knowledge of his present where nhouts-United Press.
U.S. HOUSEWIVES MUST SAVE FATS
New York, Aug. 30.-With domes- tie stocks of fats and oils - reported Hear an alltime low, the American Fat Salvage Committee today urge housewives to intensify the effort available, drop of "to save every
van
With her travelled, her lody-in- welting. Jonkvrouwe de Beaufort, Marshal of the Court, Baron Hardenbrock, her naval adjutant. Lieutenant van Loetzelaer and two privele secretaries.
of
The train travelled at a reduced Specil through a neat compact the Dutch countryside. Farmers and roulo villagers started lining the before dawn to catch a glimpse of stations The village their were
ed with hunting
and huge pictures of Queen Wilhelmina with the dates "1000-1948"-the with
years of her reign.
The Queen wearing a velvet cont and gray hat waved to the crowde from her train.-United Press.
Russian
Harvest
London, Aug. 30-Radio Moscow reported today that three-quarters of the entire Russian grain crop had been barvested and a large amount of it threshed.
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