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-TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1948.
RAM-JET MISSILE
Beaverbrook HOPES FOR SOLUTION
As Envoy?
Melbourne, Oct 11-Robert Elllott, war-time assistant to Lord Beaverbrook, the Cano- dlan born newspaper magnate, Euggested today through big group
of Australian news- papers that Lord Beaverbrook be sent to Moscow to clear up Issues direct with Stalin."
Elliott, na personal assistant to the Minister of Aircraft Production, went to Moscow with Lord Beaverbrook in 1941. Ills newspapers and today that the British newspaper owner had "Ierally fasciunterl thes Russian Tender and achieved a brilliant MUCCERA with Stalin when no one else could have accomplished it."
Decal in-
I was learned today that the Beaverbrook suggestion for 3
has mission
already brought to the attention, formally, to Dr Herbert Evatt, the Australian Foreign Minis ter-Reuter.
FIRE AT US
CRUISER'S
STERN
B
OF BERLIN DISPUTE FADE
Attitude Of West'n
Powers Hardens
}
Paris, Oct. 11.-Hopes of an early solution to the Berlin problem dwindled today when it became known that the attitude of the Western Powers had hardened. The Western representatives' meeting at the French Foreign Office yesterday was under- stood to have agreed that:
Some excitement was caused in the harbour shortly before the lunch hour today when fire occurred on board a sampan moored at the stern of the visit ing American cruiser St Paul.
The U.S. vessel sent out an in-
to ut signal ternational emergency
the 12.47 p.m. reporting a Are, and Im- mediately Naval Dockyard re-
11 float was sent out. This was joined shortly after by a civil frefont.
The fire was apparently caused by some aviation spirit spilling over the side of the craiser, on whose deck seaplane was being refuelled, on to the sampon, where the crew was doing some cooking. Four of the sampan's
and crew were injured,
they were treated in the sick bay
of the US, vessel.
The fire tapped the stern of the
sustained S Paul, but she
no damage beyond scorched sides,
ILM. Dockyard received a message from the St Paul at 12.55 p.m. that The fire had been put out.
Paper. Suspended
Nouking, Oct. 12-The Ministry of the Interior notified the Shanhgal Municipal Government todny--to suspend the newspaper Cheng Yen Fao for three days for "improper
clitorial comment,"
The order did not specify which editorial caused the action-Asso- ciated Press.
EDITORIAL
(1) The Berlin "blockade" constitutes a threat to peace and the Security Council should say so clearly, and
(2) The lifting of the "blockade" should not be made conditional on the convening of a new meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
There was no sign that the Security Council would be called within the next 24 hours to
its Berlin debate.
re-open
The United Nations Political that the refusal of the minority to Committee today resumed discussion negotiate on the basis of the majori-
cut in the "Big ty view Jeopardises for a one-third
any further Five" armaments.
activities of the Commission. Britain.called on the Soviet Union It notes also, that after more than endorse the Western majority of two years' study of the problem of
U. Commission
J.N.
Council's of con- placing at the Security
disposal the armed forces mentioned ventional armaments
The resolution, which was tabled in Article 43 of the Charter, agree- before the Comuniiice in opposition ment has not been reached between to the Soviet resolution calling for the representatives of China, France. a one-third cut in the armaments the United Kingdom and the United
Powers
on the one hand, and the and the States, of the Big Five destruction of atomic
representatives of the Soviet Union weapons, on the other, concerning many of the general principles governing the provision of such forces or concern. of the future work of the military staff committee. The resolution considers further that certain members of the United Nations
by refusing to accom- modate themselves to the views of the majority and to co-operate, or indeed to participate fully, in the work of the organisation in political feld have compromised the success of this work and thus con- tributed further to
present The
stated:
וניוייי
con-
General Assembly siders that it is of urgent impor- lance that the peoples of the world should be relieved of the burden of competitive armaments and
of insecurity which sense armaments generate."
MINORITY'S REFUSAL
the such
it recalls that the Assembly has urged the expeditious fulfilment of the terms of reference of the Atomic Energy
Commission,
but
the programme
that the minority in that Commis-worldwide sense of insecurity. sion have, hitherto, refused to ac cept the proposals approved by the majority as the basis for action
I notes that the targe majority of the Commission for Conventional Armaments set up by the Security Council have agreed upon the general principles upon which system of regulation and reduction of armaments should be based, but
The Nationalists' Plight
NAN
up
JANKING officials are reported
have made
their minds that the military situation in North China has so seriously deteriorated that events of the next 60 days will determine the future control of the country
12
GRAVITY OF SITUATION
the
"It recognises the gravity of this situation and the importance of
Sringing about that increase in in- ternational confidence, which is an essential pre-requisite for an agree
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ULTIMATUM SENT
TO UN Threat By Egyptians
Shown (above) is a 16-inch diameter ram-jet test missile which has been clocked at mere than 1,600 miles an hour in drop tests. The disclosure was made by tho National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in Cleveland.-AP Pletare.
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Version
11.—A
Singapore, Oct. British soldier who last night found himself travel- ling by mistake with a terrorist patrol, shot one man and captured the other, it was learned here today.
The patrol commander his rrien to had asked follow him in single file in the dark. At dawn the last member of the patrol thought there was some- thing odd about the il- houette walking in front of him
When the light became better he found he had been following two terrorists for some time without knowing it.
He shot one dead and brought down the other The with a flying tackle. captured man was found to be a leader of the terrorist gang in the area.-Reuter,
MASSACRE
ment on disarmament and security OF BRITISH
problems.
"It endorses the general principles considered by the majority of the Commission for conventional
SOLDIERS
Half A Million Miners Await Railwaymen's
Strike Decision
Paris, Oct. 11.-Half a million miners and other workers on strike in France remained adamant to- day awaiting the vote of the railwaymen, who were to decide whether or not to join their ranks. Some railway workers were already outs
The General Confederation of Labour, the chief or- ganisere of the strike, at their annual Congress here today, heard no hint: from, their Communist secretary, M. Benoit - Frachon, of any settlement except on the workers' terms. He said a national general strike was not contemplated at present.
to
İNEGEV CONFLICT
Haifa, Oct. 11.-The United Nations Truce headquarters an nounced tonight that it received a virtual ultimatum from the Egyptian Military Command over the conflict on two strategic points in Northern Negev.
The announcement said that the Egyptians threatened to resume war at an early date unless the Israeli
were (roops
ordered by Truce headquarters to evacuate the con- tested areas.
The situation south-east of Gaza "Is steadily deteriorating," the an nouncement said.
There has been a total blackout however, on detailed news of the Negav conflict. A special investi- gation team was sent to the scene and will report back in a few days. The announcement said that simi- lar complaints were mado by the Israells against Egyptians pre- viously, but were not accompanied by implied threat of action.
A United Press report from Tel- Aviv tonight said that one of the contested buye two strategie heights the Israeli and Egyptian forces was Kuneita.
the
OIL PROSPECTING
said that Rellable sources Palestine Development Company, a subsidiary of the Iraq Petroleum Company, has been prospecting- nt 2,200 feet since last winter, but
arch last
spring abandoned tho
annonc when fighting broke out.
These sources said that the area M. Frachon, who is regarded as was now held by Israeli troops but threatened one of the most powerful men in the Egyptian Military
action the French Communist Party, told drastie
tho Jews unless the the 2,500 delegates at
Con-evacuated the height. gress that "the French Government There is no information here on is a government of the trusts, obey- the identity of the other contested ing the orders of the American height. Ometal sources sald they capitalists,
Political observers, however, con-| (£20) a month. To fight against cluded from his speech that the the Marshall' Plan. Communists Intended continuc the pressure by all means available for the overthrow of the Govern- ment--even if this were not to lead lo a Government with Communist participation.
the
An intensification of the struggle between the Communists and Government was foreshadowed.
M. Frachon's two and a half hours speech was mostly devoted to
at-
He urged for
.MARSHALL POTAGE
knew nothing about the Negev dis- pute,
The Government, however, ordered that a major outbreak of hostilities a mess of Marshall potuge. ia anticipated
tacks on "American Imperialism" "It has sold French sovereignty new air raid precautions indicating and the Marshall Plan. a new Government, including the France must be liberated from is The Government-inspired. preas. Communists,-which--would-reverse. Marshall- policy-which-is-leading thundered-today that if truce viols the present foreign policy of align down the road to decadence and lons continued, war is inevitable. ment with America and the Western economic ruin.",
United Press. Union.
PRICES SHOOT UP
M. Frachon also attacked General
M. Frachon said that in 1938 the Charles de Gaulle, whom he des
He asserted capitalists got 29 percent of the na-cribed as a "Fascist" tional income while in 1948 they got "the determination of the CGT 42.5 percent Salaries, on the other form an insurmountable barrier to band, he Today as only took 38 percent Fascism." against 40 percent in 1938. Prices had nearly trebled between
ALLEGED REDS INDICTED
Shanghal, Oct. 12-
special
women-on
principle that such regular the Most Sordid Story Of August, 1940, and October 1, 1948, of the American representative criminal tribunal indicted 184, per-
armaments as necessary to the re gulation and reduction of armamentu
reduction can only be put into effect
Na-
En nu atmosphere
arc
cause, which is. Itself psycholo
Walle the Eleally bad. ilonalist
traders military entitled to expect their troops to fight hard and with treating the Communists
allo Եր give their Inspiration
Invaders, they must
in
תן
position
to
men inspiration-the
A will,
syitem of safeguards."
n
of a happier future through good do. government and practical mocracy. This is the our reward which may spur the Nationalists fight with the skill and to determination neccisary to defeat" flie Communists, There also remains the question of leader-
In
the neid.
of Few of Chlang's commandera In the northern batile zones can
110 credited with showing
very
ship
north of the Yangtae. And t this truly represents their opinion is tantamount to an admission that the Communists will turn out to be the winners, for there is little to be seen in the current battlefronts that linkds out hopes for a declsive
the part recovery on
of the Nationalist - troops. On the con- trary today's reports disclose more reverses. Chefoo, the only Shantung port held by
by Govern- ment forces Itas fallen
much to the
recoured от Ingenuity Communists, while the Reds are during the past twelve months. mounting a heavy offemive in
astil
neither has the overall the direction of Slan. AL
Invested
The
· In command, Taiyuan the Nailonalist defenders
Instilled call- are in a grave plight, and every- where in North China the Com- Juntsla appear to hold the Initiative. Nanking leaders aro said to be chielly over the possibility of whole-
defections by Blo
Nationalist troops during the
next. wo months, and. If the Tainan
debaclo
concerned
14 A criterion they
According
10
Generalissimo,
fidence. The general strategy appears to be based on defence and all too few big-scale offen- dives have been mounted and carried out. The Generalissimo admils that the civil War going to last a long time, which presumably means that he en- visages fighting the Communists
south of the Yangion. It in grave, implication,
题
tits-
World War 11
M. Frachon also singled out for
31 of sons-including
charges of Communist activities. white wages had less than doubled of the
The prosecution said the accused Further increases in prices would Labour, Mr Irving Brown.
in the he sald, formed a wide network take place shortly.
"Mr Irving Brown," of International
the Western Altacking
Union came to Europe a couple of years Shanghai area and communicated confidence and security, on the
Hamburg. Oct. 11. Two
agreement. he ago with a large stock of dollars. He with the Red armies in an attempt five-power militar
govemment. principle that any system of neminent must include an adequate British soldiers who survived a said: "They want to include France is an agent of the policy of the State to overthrow the
Most of the accused were report- massacre of British troops in in a bloc of aggression and the Department."
ed at one time to have been res- on Monday French Government is consequently
The French flm producer, ponsible exocutives of the various to have The British resolution concludes Flanders in 1940
a milltary of being forced accused
Louis D'Aquin,, also, criticised the fabour unions, and parti-faced the
effected by urging all nations,
of 450 miliard trance." budget
America The mass arrest was those constituting cularly
the machinegunning to death about
the Imperialist policy of Want France to They
confession of an minority in the Commission for 90 of their comrades.
bridgehead of American expansion- and protested against the American following the
alleged Communist agent-Asso- and um "unvasion" in France. armaments, conventional
agalast Soviet 'Before a military court here ism
clated Press.. be
(Continued on Pare 5) infantry operate to the utmost of their power In the attainment of the objectives was former 55 Company Com Frenchmen
cannon-fodder. But
French mander Fritz Knocchlein, 97, working class will never agree to charged with the war crime of serve these American objectives. killing unarmed prisoners of He held out no hope of a settle- war. He pleaded not guilty.
mentioned.
to
.coTM
The Canadian delegate, Mr Lionel Chevrier expressed his country's strong support for the British resolu- tion and described the Soviet pro- posals as "essentially meaningless."
"Why should we be asked to poot our security with a nailon which will not, and is determined not to reveal to the world what it is doing? he asked.
DISTRUSTFUL
Dr Constantin Tealdaris, Greek Foreign Minister, told the Commit- tee that he could not trust any book disarmament for partial scheme ony more than he had faith in the
"substanceless
other
men
The prosecutor described the massacre as "the most sordid and dishonourable story of anything ever undertaken by an SS unit."
Post-war Investigations and the discovery of the mass grave con- timed his story however. proposals," The shooting occurred after
small group of British
surrendered
10
Rusain
1ts
the
move-
ment of the present strike ment except on the Confederation's own terms.
Mentions ber"
. NOT TO YIELD
He said although the massacre
This speech crme within 24 became known to the British au- hours of a categorial sintement of thorities in 1043, no one believed the Minister of the Interior, M. it. They discredited, the story as Jules Moch, that Moscow has or- fantastic when told by one of the dered the French Communist Party
been "to sabotage Marshall old by all,. two
and its
"to begin repatriates after he had
mado by M. The impression Frachon's speech in French political actreles was that the Communista which amounted to a mere shelving
soldiers would not yield on the strike issue. overwhelming. force of the disarmament problem.
M. Victorian Duguet, Communist Dr Tonidaris sold that he would at Panadis Pas De Calais in the 1040 Secretary General of the French Con- Uke to have seen a system of inter- breakthrough of the German Army. Miners Federation, told the bayo good Trounds for their
and one not pessimism.
national arbitration which would calculated to strike confidence. In
gress. that if the Sovket disarma❤ Generalinimo Chiang Kai-shek the hearts
allow threatened people to mobilise of his followers.
ment proposals....wers accepted, the universal consclench for their results of
The men, about 00 all told and France could do without Marshall| one of the primary
particularly when the reasons for the
awn defence."" AUCCESSIVO defcats the North China campolen · are
"What about the new weapon?"mostly from the Second Battalion of
the Norfolk Regiment,
dis- Nationalista suffered by his troops is their considered. The
M. Duguet, who was asked to afford to
They were then marched he asked the Committee. The secret armed. cannot
allow the Reds Inability to treat the Communists
Congress, which open the the borders. Inte a field where a grave had been here as the beyond army from It to control the Yangke. ac enemics. He calls it "psycho-
dovised
In a neighbour's country duff. There they were mown down France entered its-second logical unhealthiness." But 告 may well mark the beginning of
lo, upeat the peace of small na by machine gun-fre.. the end of the Ching may ro deeper than that. It is
tlons are they to disarm, tob!": possible thr:1 mang of his
A now soldiers feel that the Nationalist cause, represented at # today by the law of
decree, and displaying lite the
of
not virluca of democracy, is worth sacrificing their lives 10 offer for. Chiang has Niile 'thens' ollire than
B
negative
for
regime. concept of offensive strategy is called for on the part of the Nationalist milllery feaders If the Communists ATC to be prevented from galning complete control of China, and
L healthtor #
psychology In required
Nanking' high.
plices.
MOWN, DOWN AT GRAVE
The
prosecutor
wero
allegod officer
5
that who
strike movement
bogan in
week,
the
thu
in
a mark of homage for, the
le being
conducted by The French delegate. M. Alex Knoechlein was the
#described minors," andre Parodi, niso rejected the ordered the gunfire to kill the de-null Pins representatives
siriking Soviet, proposal as "over-simplified fenceless, men. ant unrealistic."
Living men in the heap of bodies Europe as warmongers."
In his annual report, M. Frachon were baroneted or that with pistols, defined the CGT * ging oo:
But two mon zurvivad. One of them, Albert Leonard Pooley, told his story on Monday morning."
(Continued on Fage 5)
He passionately appealed to, the Soviet Union
and the "associated countries" to show a spirit of co- operation in the work of the United (Continued "on Pars: 5)
Notions
To fight against rising 'prices. To fight for higher wages. To secure a minimum wace of 18,000 francs
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